5 outdoor pools, pool umbrellas, sun loungers

Reviews of Riu Montego Bay - Adults Only - All Inclusive

4 out of 5
Riu Montego Bay - Adults Only - All Inclusive
Mahoe Bay, Ironshore, Montego Bay, Saint James

Reviews

8.4

Very good

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Rating 8 - Good. 1080 out of 4091 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 485 out of 4091 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 199 out of 4091 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 178 out of 4091 reviews" "

9.0/10

Cleanliness

8.8/10

Staff & service

8.6/10

Amenities

8.8/10

Property conditions & facilities

8.8/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

8/10 Good

Stephanie

Travelled with partner
Liked: Staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Easy access to dining and pool and room
Stayed 5 nights in May 2024

8/10 Good

Cynthia

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
I enjoyed my time at the Riu montego bay. Hotel was clean and staff was amazing. Food was sort of a mixed bag. Pepe food the jerk hut near the pool was amazing but the line was an hr long. Restaurants were impossible to get reservations and the reservation app is not user friendly. We did manage to get 1 reservation during our stay it was at the Italian restaurant and i was less than impressed. The food was salty and tasteless. The buffets had a lot of options but not many traditional jamaican dishes however; the curry chicken was decent. Liquor flowed freely but was totally watered down. Mini bar and liquor dispenser was restocked every 2 days. The entertainment team gets a A from me. They were the pool entertainment by day and put on shows by night. They were friendly and engaging. There's a little water park it waa cute and clean. I must mention this is an all adult hotel 21 and over but it attracts mostly 21 year olds as this place is totally a party atmosphere. Over all i enjoyed rui montego bay and would stay again but perhaps at one of their adjoining properties.
Stayed 3 nights in May 2024

8/10 Good

Jenna

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
I didn’t like that there wasn’t an elevator and no one helped us bring our luggage to our room after checking in. I liked that the room was close to the dining options but there wasn’t any reservations available for the steak house during our stay at the RIU.
Stayed 4 nights in May 2024

6/10 Okay

Leidy Carina Aponte

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
The hotel is nice but they only play they culture music they can have different music the food is not that good but the staff entertainment team I will give them 10/10 they really nice.
Stayed 7 nights in May 2024

10/10 Excellent

Alexis Allysha

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
I enjoyed my stay- staff were friendly and inviting. Hotel was clean.
Stayed 3 nights in May 2024

10/10 Excellent

Ebony, Richmond Hill

Stayed 4 nights in Feb 2024

6/10 Okay

Alexia Kim

Stayed 4 nights in May 2024

10/10 Excellent

Jeffrey

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
It was well kept.
Stayed 6 nights in May 2024

6/10 Okay

kathleen, yonkers

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
The food could use an upgrade, also some of your staff try to make side money off the unsuspecting vacationers. Perhaps you could have a tour bus to assist in that area, this way it will keep tourists from being scammed by some if your employees...
Stayed 7 nights in May 2024

10/10 Excellent

Esmeralda

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The staff made the party pool fun and funny, they went the extra mile. Resort was nice, rooms were updated and beds comfortable. Food was good a little too much on the spices but doable.
Stayed 4 nights in May 2024

8/10 Good

TERESA

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 3 nights in May 2024

2/10 Terrible

Kaniya

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
I went with my husband for my birthday i have been to many RIU resorts but this was by far the worst one. Jamaica is a beautiful place the water to the people and also the food. I was told prior to coming to Jamaica you have to get off the resort to experience the real Jamaica and that's what we did but the resort itself was horrible in my opinion. Room: The room was just ok we got a king room with no view it was just trees when we come out on our balcony. I can say the rooms was cleaned. But housekeeping was very rude. They moved stuff around when cleaning when time me and my husband entered the room when housekeeping was there she stayed that she can not clean the room while we was there so we left out, while we was standing in the hallway she just walk out and went down the hallway we went in the room and she didn't do any cleaning so I just got towels and sheets and did it myself. Food: The food is horrible please do not come to this resort thinking you will be full because you will be disappointed. WE had to eat out almost everyday one restaurant that is good is the steakhouse but you have to have reservation to eat there but once you get there the reservations may be taking from the people that's already staying at the resort. Also while eating there I saw many seats that were empty and in my opinion I just felt like those seated could have been filled by people who don't have reservation. WE also went 30 minutes before our reservation time and was still unable to sit
Stayed 4 nights in May 2024

8/10 Good

Verro

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Good place
Stayed 4 nights in May 2024

4/10 Poor

Sasha

Travelled with family, Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Staff & service, amenities
They must be short staffed - service was poor, everything delayed. Also having a building where guest have to walk up flights of stairs with thier suitcase is horrible.
Stayed 5 nights in May 2024

10/10 Excellent

Anthony

Travelled with partner, Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Your staff is the best. I want to say thank you to them.
Stayed 7 nights in May 2024

10/10 Excellent

Neermeen

Very good
Stayed 4 nights in May 2024

8/10 Good

Nikia

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
I liked staying there but the only things is that they didn’t have room service. Lol other than that my stay was good. The jerk chicken and Jamaican patties had me in a chokehold
Stayed 5 nights in May 2024

10/10 Excellent

Keith

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The hospitality & staff was amazing, top tier service!! I didn’t want to leave. Definitely going back & bringing more people with me next time!
Stayed 4 nights in May 2024

10/10 Excellent

Veronica, Haverstraw

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Absolutely amazing
Stayed 4 nights in Apr 2024

10/10 Excellent

Lisselot Núñez

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Mi pajera y yo fuimos por mi cumpleaños, me gusto el hotel. La comida , la variedad. Hasta coco y caña encontramos en el área de la picina. Las actividades son entretenidas. Lo único es el club que cierra a la 2am pero solo ponen música en inglés. Aunque nosotros sabemos el idioma pero también nos hubiese gustado escuchar música latina ya que al hotel van diversidades. Otra cosa que no me gusto mucho fue el área de playa. Solo tienen sillas, y la playa tiene algas. Pero tiene otro Lado de la playa SUPER TRANSPARENTE, HERMOSA pero es en DR. Cave fuera del hotel y se paga $7US de entrada aparte la sillas y sombrillas. El hotel es bonito, los tours son un poco elevado pero lo importante es pasarla bien. Encontramos que es un poco caro ya que todo lo cobran por personas, taxis, tours etc..
Stayed 3 nights in May 2024

8/10 Good

Chataman

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 3 nights in May 2024

2/10 Terrible

Deon

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Stayed 6 nights in May 2024

4/10 Poor

natalia

Business traveller
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
I was not at all impressed with the level of service. When we checked in noone welcomed us. A taxi driver in the lobby helped us with our bags. My bathroom left alot to be desired. The minibar was impressive on the bright side. I had no ironing board in my room. I request one 3 times only to receive a broken one the next morning. The bins in the room need to be washed since you do not use bin liners. The buffet needs to be cleaned constantly during service. The food in the sports bar was a total shock and the cleanliness of the area was disappointing. Check out was quite smooth. The boutique agents are lovely, the bell men too. I encountered one or two nice restaurant employees. The rest were quite brief.
Stayed 3 nights in May 2024
Response from Hotel Riu Montego Bay on May 27, 2024
Dear Natalia,Thank you for taking the time to provide us your feedback on your stay at our property.We are truly sorry to read of your dissatisfaction and we never wish for our guests feel any discomfort.We have noted your review to ensure we can work on improving our service delivery and offerings at the hotel accordingly. Please accept our apologies for any discomfort.Best Regards,Hotel Riu Montego BayOnline Reputation Manager

8/10 Good

Tierra

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
I love that you really don’t have to leave the resort, if you came for peaceful vibes and a getaway. There is always transportation available from many booking agencies and taxi services. Bar staff and housekeepers was nice and friendly. The events that occurred during my stay was great. I enjoyed the food and music. The beach was indeed my favorite.
Stayed 5 nights in May 2024

10/10 Excellent

Garfield

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The service was excellent. The room was very nice and clean. Would highly recommend this resort!!! Beautiful.
Stayed 4 nights in May 2024

6/10 Okay

Jacqueline

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
The bar staff was friendly and accommodating. The check-in process was horrible
Stayed 5 nights in May 2024
Response from Hotel Riu Montego Bay on May 27, 2024
Dear Jacqueline,Thank you very much for staying with us, we are very sorry to read about the inconvenience, please let us explain that we experienced a highly atypical volume of arrivals and departures within a very limited time frame. We are saddened to learn that you had the impression we were not fast enough, please accept our apologies.The management department will be informed.Please be assured that we will be looking into this further as we hope that you will give us another chance to host you and to redeem your confidence in us.Best Regards,Hotel Riu Montego BayOnline Reputation Manager

8/10 Good

Jamaine

Travelled with family, Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Had a good time. Would definitely return
Stayed 4 nights in May 2024

10/10 Excellent

Xavier

Travelled with family, Travelled with partner, Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Exceptional service, very clean, great time!
Stayed 5 nights in May 2024

6/10 Okay

Geri

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Disliked: Staff & service, amenities
We booked this trip for our honeymoon, they never made us feel special. Didn’t tell us about any extra things to do or celebrated us in any way. Every staff member made us feel like an inconvenience and had no knowledge of any questions that we asked them. Wish we would’ve spent our honeymoon somewhere special.
Stayed 5 nights in May 2024
Response from Hotel Riu Montego Bay on May 24, 2024
Dear Geri,Thank you very much for choosing Riu and for sharing your feedback. As we strongly believe that guests come first, it is truly saddening to find that you were not completely satisfied with your recent stay and this overshadowed your experience.We have passed your concerns to the management department for an appropriate follow up and we sincerely hope you will give us another chance to welcome you again and share a more pleasant experience.Best Regards,Hotel Riu Montego BayOnline Reputation Manager

10/10 Excellent

Renee

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
We liked our room, it was comfortable and we loved our corner balcony. We also loved seeing the cats on the property. The abundance of Beach chairs and available shade was great!
Stayed 4 nights in May 2024

2/10 Terrible

Jennifer Dawn

Travelled with partner
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
When we first went to check in at three we were told our room was not ready. We were able to go and see the room. The room had two double beds and not the queen bed that I was promised. When we asked about this we were told that all their oceanfront rooms Have Two double beds, not king size beds. When I stated that I spoke with someone online from the hotel and they guaranteed me a king size bed. They requested that I pull up the conversation which I was able to do and I showed them best. We were given an upgrade. to guarantee that we had a king size bed. But this room what is the furthest room on the property from all of the entertainment and dining options. The beach we were not able to swim in the water at all because there was so much seagrass that was slimy very unpleasing to walk on. The credit was not fully explained when I booked the trip so when I went to go use it I was explained that only 100 could be used at the spa but only $20 off per service. We went to use the kayaks at about 9:30 AM, we were told that all the kayaks were in use. We were told there was only two one person kayaks and two double kayaks for the whole resort. Then I went back up to reception to find out about dining. It was told we needed to download their app in order to do this and to make reservations. It would need to be done at least 48 hours in advance. This was something that was told on the website or when we booked.the food was adequate. The water slides were always full
Stayed 4 nights in May 2024
Response from Online Reputation Manager on May 23, 2024
Dear Jennifer Dawn,Thanks for your comments.Let us lament that this has happened with these sensations of our new installations.We do not have to live with our expectations and allow us to inform you that we have registered our observations and our comparisons with the appropriate departments to continue to improve our new services day by day.Our taste is that we will receive the opportunity to accept our new installations and, as we present it, the marvelous experience that we are offered to offer 100% satisfaction.Yours faithfully,Hotel Riu Montego BayOnline Reputation Manager

8/10 Good

Jaynee

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
This is my second time staying with Riu my first time in 2019 in Mexico this time in Jamaica, as expected beautiful property! Staff was generally pleasant. Food was OK. Only drawback was a lot of walking. No elevators stayed in villa four which was quite far away from the main building two floors up stairs with my luggage all the way at the end of my floor very very long walk. If Booking this resort and you have limitations, my suggestion is to request one of the very first villas, possibly staying in the main building.
Stayed 4 nights in May 2024

4/10 Poor

Arnetta

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Nothing
Stayed 4 nights in May 2024
Response from Online Reputation Manager on May 23, 2024
Dear Arnetta,Thank you for your comment.We are sorry to hear about your review.We would have liked to assist you during your stay and to have solved your problems.On our website you will find the wide and varied range of hotels that we have and the information corresponding to each one of them. We are convinced that you will find the one that best suits your needs.We deeply regret that your stay in our facilities did not meet your expectations and we are surprised to learn that you did not find any aspects to your liking. Yours faithfully,Hotel Riu Montego BayOnline Reputation Manager

10/10 Excellent

Jerusalema

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
I like everything about the property only problem the room have a bad smell some staff wasn’t too friendly food was ok a lot of pork for breakfast
Stayed 5 nights in May 2024

6/10 Okay

Amanda

Travelled with group
Liked: Amenities
Disliked: Staff & service
The staff wasn’t nice , the food was very Americanize.
Stayed 3 nights in May 2024
Response from Hotel Riu Montego Bay on May 23, 2024
Dear Amanda,Thank you for your review and feedback following your recent visit. It is disappointing to read that of your discomfort and that you did not have an enjoyable stay. We are sorry for not delivering the experience you expected from us.It is unfortunate to learn, that regardless our chefs’ efforts, we could not meet your taste.In order to fulfil every guest expectations regarding food, our main buffet and theme restaurants offer a great selection of exquisitely presented local and international dishes which are prepared daily with the utmost care and using fresh ingredients. We regret that we failed to live up to your wishes and we do check daily our food offer, combining quality and variety catering for all tastes. Your comments will be shared with the management department so that we can look into this more thoroughly to ensure that we improve our services.Best Regards,Hotel Riu Montego BayOnline Reputation Manager

10/10 Excellent

Tawana

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Amazing place, a great party place, a wonderful staff and community
Stayed 4 nights in Mar 2024

8/10 Good

Aliyah

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 3 nights in May 2024

10/10 Excellent

Bianca

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
It is a great place to go
Stayed 5 nights in May 2024

8/10 Good

Everett Edward

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 4 nights in Mar 2024

8/10 Good

Sheltoria

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 4 nights in May 2024

8/10 Good

selena

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 4 nights in May 2024

8/10 Good

Kristina

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 4 nights in May 2024

8/10 Good

Shaun Terrell

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Room cleanliness needs a little work. But other than that this was an amazing experience.
Stayed 4 nights in May 2024

6/10 Okay

Quintia

Travelled with family
Liked: Property conditions & facilities
Basic stay nothing over the top to be a 5star resort
Stayed 3 nights in May 2024
Response from Hotel Riu Montego Bay on May 21, 2024
Dear Quintia,Thank you very much for choosing us and sharing your opinion.However, we are saddened to learn about your dissatisfaction.We will address your concerns with the appropriate members of our team for further improvement, as we hope to host you again in the future for a more positive experience.Best Regards,Hotel Riu Montego BayOnline Reputation Manager

8/10 Good

Haika

Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Clean
Stayed 4 nights in May 2024

6/10 Okay

Tanesha

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
This was a decent property. The staff made sure to keep the common areas clean and kept up. Housekeeping could had been better as they forgot to replace towels in bathroom second day of being there. There could be better food options and quality as I got tired of eating the same thing at the buffet. Best place for the reservations was the steakhouse. There is no room service but a 24/7 sports bar that only had nachos, popcorn, hot dogs, and sandwiches. Once the nacho cheese is gone for the night, that is it. You gone be hungry overnight. The drinks at the bar is water is down before you get the chance to drink it. I was better off making my own drinks in the room. There could had been better activities during the day but I did enjoyed Karoakee night and the Riu Party.
Stayed 4 nights in May 2024
Response from Hotel Riu Montego Bay on May 22, 2024
Dear Tanesha,Thank you for sharing your thoughts with regards to your recent stay.We are very sorry to learn that you were disappointed with your stay at our hotel and that it impacted your experience.We are sorry to learn that you were not fully satisfied with the All-Inclusive program and the food and drinks included in it. We regret to read that we did not fulfil your expectations with our offer, as we always offer a wide variety in order to cater to every guests taste. Nevertheless, we will forward your feedback to our Food & Beverage manager.We are very happy to read you enjoyed the Riu Party.We will do the follow up internally to address the concerns that you have expressed. New perspectives allow us the opportunity to make improvements on an ongoing basis.We hope you are not deterred from choosing to stay with us again in the future and to give us the chance to provide you with the excellent level of customer service that we pride ourselves in delivering.Best Regards,Hotel Riu Montego BayOnline Reputation Manager

8/10 Good

delcie

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
It was a good experience. If you like a party vibe they definitely have it
Stayed 5 nights in May 2024

6/10 Okay

Iwona

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Disliked: Staff & service
Unorganized & very long wait to have our rooms ready for check in. Dining/restaurants weren’t enjoyable. Hard to find a good meal at night. Lunch was very good by the pool. Very limited activities/things to do. & not enough food options to even have something to snack on
Stayed 4 nights in May 2024
Response from Hotel Riu Montego Bay on May 21, 2024
Dear Iwona,Thank you for taking the time to provide us your feedback on your stay at our property.In our pursuit of excellence, it certainly saddens us to learn that you were left disappointed with some aspects of your experience. This is not the level of experience that we seek to provide our guests. Your review will be passed on to the departments in charge.We hope we have the opportunity to welcome you again.Best Regards,Hotel Riu Montego BayOnline Reputation Manager

8/10 Good

Sharlene

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Stayed 4 nights in May 2024

10/10 Excellent

Gelelawit

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
I did not like some times to crowded to spend alone time
Stayed 7 nights in May 2024