Celebrating its 25th year of operations in Mexico, Riu Hotels says it has “put the cherry on top” of the celebration with the reopening of the fully renovated, 1,288-room Riu Santa Fe in Los Cabos.

The hotel had been expanded in 2018 when the Riu Pool Party area and Splash Water World were built, and was fully renovated this year. The property is one of three Riu resorts in Baja California Sur where the company also offers the Riu Palace Cabo San Lucas and the Adults-Only Riu Palace Baja California.

The five-star Riu Santa Fe is spread throughout various buildings and streets emulating a charming Mexican village. Except those built during the 2018 expansion, all rooms have been refurbished following the modern design and simple lines characteristic of the Majorcan hotel chain’s renovations.

Riu says the renovated rooms “offer the elegance of wooden furniture combined with blue-toned décor, imbuing them with a cozy warmth.”

The hotel has expanded its dining options available to guests: the Kulinarium restaurant, with gourmet cuisine a la carte; two Tiki Taco stations; and two Pepe’s Foods in total, as one more has opened in addition to the previously existing traditional grill restaurant.

The main Baja California restaurant remains in operation, serving buffet breakfasts and dinners, the restaurant Lio, open during the Riu pool Parties; as well as the themed restaurants Carusso (Italian) and Sakura (Asian), and La Misión (Mexican) and Torote (steakhouse) located next to the main pools.

Customers are welcome to slake their thirst at the hotel’s 13 bars: La Monumental bar and lounge; bars Plaza Olé and Bravo; bar Felipe; the 24-hour Sports Bar; the Wet & Drink, in the water park area; swim up bars la Iguana, Tequila, Mezcal and Mezcalito, the latter having just opened. El Ushuaia, Privilege and Space are in the Riu Pool Party area, so they are open only for pool parties.

The Riu Santa Fe has an extensive entertainment program. Youngsters can play in the kids club RiuLand. Guests can also enjoy wellness services from the Renova Spa, with a beauty salon, hair salon and massage parlour, as well as Splash Water World waterpark.

Club Pacha is responsible for livening up guests’ nights, along with Riu Parties, a concept born in this hotel in 2018. Parties take place four times per week in the Riu Pool Party area. Jungle and Pink Parties will delight partygoers in the evenings while nighttime parties will have White and Neon themes.

Guests at the other two Riu resorts in the area can attend these parties and go to the waterpark at no additional cost as part of the hotel’s 24-hour All-Inclusive program.