Riviera Beach Resort Reviews - Mazatlan




Riviera Beach Resort - Mazatlan —
Location: Beachfront - 15 miles from airport
All-inclusive - 134 rooms - 40 kitchenettes
Description: The resort features - 2 Restaurants - 3 swimming pools/one children's pool - Nearby the hotel are shops & restaurants
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Riviera Beach Resort Vic
March 2006

styed two weeks at this hotel and enjoyed it very much . not crowded at all. has one of the largest court yards with two pools and hot tub and rite on the ocean with a great beach and service from the staff. the room was more than adequate with the largest closet ever experienced ,shelfs included. nice dark wood. by the why the hotel is extremely clean , lobby etc. cleaner than hiawii.

for the price and weather would stay here before wikiki, hon. security is great cameras all around co mplex. Transportation is exceptiona. right in front of hotel. air buses 8 paces older buses 4 pacoes. lots to see in mazatlan and no problems with the local people. 11 cruise ships come in every week. walking around downtown is fasinating. if i would go again i would buy a bike woould be worth the 100.00 dollars or so and keep it in the room or with porters storage. be aware if you are a lite sleeper the disco may bother you on the week ends Again you can take a bus north or south , get off any time to exploy the area within 25miles or so... the beach walk is at least 8 miles for jogging bike ridding , the best i have experienced in the world resorts. thanks to the staff ie victor, jesus, angle, etc These are actual names of staff that i can remember who were very helpfull....

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Riviera Beach Resort - MazatlanEric
June 2002

ARRIVAL
The arrival into Mazatlan was smooth and uneventful, our tour company had a bus waiting to take us to the resort as well as other people to other resorts. Our resort was one of the first stops, but being dark we couldn't see much anyway. We were greeted in the lobby and within 10 min. we were in our room. The service seemed very quick. The lobby is nothing spectacular but kept very clean and well staffed.

ROOMS
We were given a Garden View room that was very spacious. We had a bathroom, 2 large beds,and a huge balcony/patio. The rooms were all recently renovated completley so they were immaculate!! 10 out of 10

GROUNDS
The grounds of the resort were well taken care of and were visually pleasing. This is the first hotel in the golden zone and beside it is currently an empty lot, so anything well taken care of looked good beside the vacant lot.

POOL
The pool was large and very clean. Plus since there was a "kids pool", the larger pool was never too busy to enjoy. The pool area was elevated from the beach and very, very close to the beach which not all resorts can boast. Plus you could always find a chair. The only thing is that there are not a lot of trees providing shade right by the pool. Another plus was that there is a good size hot tub that is in ground but built up quite a bit so soaking in the tub before going out in the evenings was excellent. We had the staff brining us drinks and the tub is a decent distance from the pool and pool bar.

BEACH
The beach is very large and they do groom the beaches early in the mornings. The water is clean for swimming but not the clearest water in Mexico. However for the amount of swimming we did, it was fine.

BARS
2 of them. There is a lobby bar which boasted a big screen TV and was very well stocked. The other bar was at the pool under a huge thached roof. This location jutted out on a corner and was excellent for catching nice breezes. Every drink is tequila based so get used to it.

RESTAURANTS
We only ate at the restaraunt in the mornings for the "American" breakfast. While the cook would make you a custom omlette the rest of the food was average. What stood out was the abundance of fresh fruits and good fresh coffees.

ENTERTAINMENT
Our complex did not have any evening show etc. We could have attended an evening show at the Playa but opted not to.

SERVICE
The service at our hotel was pretty good. The staff changed quite a bit so it was good to know that they were not overworked and when they did work, they worked fast and hard. Since it is not an All Inclusive resort the waiters usually worked harder for bigger tips. Which is the case anywhere.

MAZATLAN
If you are seeking a Mexican destination that is affordable and full of different dining and entertainment options and you don't mind having a city feeling to your trip then Mazatlan is a very good choice. Apparently the population of Mazatlan is around 800,000 which can be intimidating however all of the hotels are along the beach along one long road and opposite the road is bars/discos, restaraunts and shops so if you do not venture out of the Golden Zone, you really wouldn't know that you were in a huge city.

LAST WORDS
One thing that all Mexican destinations are not short of is peddlers. Mazatlan is no different. We found that we were constantly being harassed to buy something and it can get a bit annoying. Most of the time simply saying no was enough and other times the only way to avoid the peddlers is to play deaf, dumb and or blind and ignore them. For a group of 4 young men, we found Mazatlan to be a great place to go and party!!!!!. It may not be the most beautiful location in the Caribean but the many options for going out is appealing and the non stop abundance of fresh seafood especially shrimp. The Riveria doesn't look like much in the brochures but is a very clean hotel and you can't beat the location.

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Last updated: March 2, 2006