I was very disappointed with Riu Palace Costa Rica, I will not be returning. The road to the hotel small very bumpy 15-20 min drive, made me nauseous. This is the only road being the hotel is atva dead end. So any excursions or when you leave hotel you have to use this road and at night its very dark. The Hotel was not up to Par with the RIU BRAND or other resorts Ive stayed in. The room smelled(luckily I brought essential oils to mask smell but smell came back everyday), room was cheap, tv poor quality. The all inclusive was not worth it, food or drinks. We ate out the entire trip, even stayed at another hotel for a night. The customer service just wasnt there, no one was rude or any issues Just overall wasnt very friendly like other resorts IYKYK. I was there for my Birthday with 3 other friends we had two rooms. Overall we made the best of Costa Rica and stayed out the stinky rooms majority of trip doing excursions and sight seeing.
Also the beach is not "giving", the locals hang there, stray dogs and smell of urine from guys just urinating by trees.