FYI:  Since I made this post, I’ve done more checking into the resort’s renovations and have found out it is a total gut job.  Yes, everything is going.  I’ve watched videos of the pools being decimated, another floor is being added to some guest room buildings, and seen computer generated pics of the lobby area which keeps none of the elegant charm that I loved about this resort.  If you want more moment-by-moment info on this renovation, the best place to get it is on Facebook–ask to join the Riu Palace Riviera Maya page.

It’s finally happening.  After many years Riu has decided to renovate the lovely Riu Palace Riviera Maya. Closure dates are set for August 13, 2019, with reopening set to occur on December 7, 2019.  I hope Riu keeps the same beautiful lobby area–the rooms definitely need a complete re-do and the pools needed to be re-tiled back in 2014, but the rest was perfect in my opinion.  Here are a few pictures of the resort when I visited back in 2014.

One of the lobby chandeliers

Another lovely lobby chandelier

Ignore the date stamp–when I first started this blog I didn’t even know how to operate a camera, lol.

Knowing how closely guarded actual pictures are from ongoing renovations, I don’t imagine any real pics will be available until late in the year.  When I see them I will post them.  What do you think about recent Riu renovations in general?