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The Hotel Riu Tropical Bay is an all-inclusive in western Jamaica on Bloody Bay Beach, 4 miles from Negril, and 50 miles from the Montego Bay Airport. Negril is an eclectic tourist zone with 7-mile beach (great sunsets), shops, and many beachside restaurants.

The Riu Tropical Bay has Victorian-style architecture, and 396 rooms, each with balcony or terrace, most with ocean view; adjoining rooms and junior suites available.The resort has buffet and specialty restaurants (reservations required) ; fitness center; spa.Riu Hotels and Resorts is a Spanish company with over a hundred properties worldwide. Riu has two properties in Negril, and is expanding elsewhere in Jamaica. Guests at the Riu Palace Tropical Bay have privileges at sister resort Riu Negril.

Kids are welcome at the Riu Tropical Bay, but don't expect the multiple programs for different ages found at some all inclusives in Jamaica. The kids' club is for ages 4 to 12; check recent visitors' comments (links below). There's also a kids' playground. Parents of older kids should read visitor comments; be aware that "ganga" may be an open secret.

Keep in mind about the Riu Palace Tropical Bay:

the resort is 4.7 miles from Negril's West-End, 3.7 miles to shopping centre.

the transfer from the airport can be long for little kids; bring water and snacks

at the beach, the water is shallow for quite a distance: great for little kids*

for good snorkeling, you'll need to take an excursion (extra charge)

this property had a major renovation in 2008, and joined the Riu Palace brand

All-Inclusive food and beverages

Breakfasts and lunches at this resort and a partner resort

Dinners at this hotel's buffet and à la carte restaurants

Unlimited domestic- and international-brand drinks at bars in this resort and the sister resort

In-room liquor dispenser with rum, vodka, gin, brandy

In-room refrigerator with drink mixers, soft drinks, beer, water

Taxes and gratuities

All-Inclusive activities and equipment

Water sports

Kayaks

Snorkeling gear

Hobie Cat sailboats

Pedal boats

Windsurfers

Pool aerobics

Pool volleyball

Use of swimming pool/spa tub/beach

Land sports

Tennis

Beach volleyball

Beach soccer

Ping-pong

Bocce

Use of fitness center and health-spa sauna and spa tub

Recreation

The majority of recreational activities and facilities described below are included in the room rate for this resort (scroll up to the All-Inclusive details section for more information).

This Jamaica resort is arrayed on 400m (437 yds) of the fine sand extending 3.25 km (2 mi) around semicircular Bloody Bay, in which the Caribbean Sea remains calm in most weather conditions. The beach extends deeply into the resort under palm trees. At the resort's center are two 23-m (75-ft) irregularly shaped pools--one with swim-up bar and 35-person jetted section--flanked by padded lounge chairs. There's also a 3.75-m-diameter (12-ft) pool for children.

The resort supplies snorkeling gear, pedal boats, kayaks, windsurfers, and Hobie Cat sailboats. For surcharges, a water-sports center offers windsurfing and sailing lessons, parasailing, glass-bottom-boat tours, banana-boating, scuba-diving instruction/certification, and scuba-diving and snorkeling excursions. Independent operators off the beach charge for water skiing.

Golfing nearby

Snorkeling on site

Swimming on site

Sailing on site

Scuba diving on site

Water skiing on site

Personal watercraft on site

Volleyball on site

Aerobics on site

Tennis on site

Bicycle rentals nearby

Scooter/Moped Rentals nearby

Horse riding/rental nearby

Parasailing on site

Rooms

The majority of amenities, activities, and gratuities at this newly renovated (December 2008) resort are included in the room rate; guests are not charged extra for the majority of amenities and activities (scroll up to the All-Inclusive Details section for more information).

Riu Palace Tropical Bay All Inclusive offers 416 guestrooms in seven three-story lavender buildings (no elevators). Balconies and ground-floor terraces are furnished with chairs and cocktail tables. Decor includes pale-yellow walls, mahogany-colored furniture, and marble vanities. Wood-paddle ceiling fans supplement air conditioning. Plasma TVs offer satellite channels, and electronic in-room safes can accommodate laptops. Compact refrigerators contain drink mixers, soft drinks, beer, and water. Liquor dispensers offer rum, vodka, gin, and brandy.

Room Amenities

Cable/satellite TV

Separate sitting area

Climate control

Blackout drapes/curtains

Air conditioning

Ceiling fan

Refrigerator

Bottled water in room (complimentary)

Wake-up calls

Housekeeping (daily)

Complimentary toiletries

Hair dryer

Separate bathtub and shower

Child care (in room, surcharge)

Iron/ironing board (on request)

Window opens

In-room safe

Smoking rooms

Rollaway beds

Cribs (infant beds) available

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