Riu Hotels & Resorts is opening its fifth Riu hotel in the resort town of Playa del Carmen and its ninth hotel in Mexico.

The Riu Lupita is a 300-room all-inclusive resort surrounded by lush tropical gardens. It offers 2 swimming pools, tennis courts, access to a private beach club and daytime and evening activities for children and adults.

Room amenities include air-conditioning, satellite and local TV, direct dial phones, minibar and liquor dispenser, in-room safe, coffee maker and hairdryers. All rooms feature private bathrooms and scenic terraces.

Remodeled interior of the Riu Lupita

The Riu Lupita joins its sister resorts Riu Yucatan, Club Hotel Riu Tequila, Riu Palace Mexico and Riu Playacar in Playa del Carmen, where the Riu resorts enjoy a rate 94% yearly average occupancy rate.

Most guests are from Canada and the US . Riu has designed and developed all its hotels in Mexico, with the exception of the Riu Caribe and the Riu Lupita, which were both purchased.

Riu Lupita, which was acquired in early 2004, underwent dramatic renovations.

Riu Hotels & Resorts operates more than 110 hotels worldwide with 23 hotels in the Americas region including Bahamas, Dominican Republic, Florida, Jamaica, and Mexico. For more information visit www.Riu.com.

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