Help!! RIU YUCATAN or IBEROSTAR PARAISO BEACH ? :(

perillo/hilger · June 1, 2009

Hi everyone it is finally down to two.... Now we can't decide between the two, the RIU is a little bit cheaper, yet is supposed to be outdated in some respects. The IBEROSTAR has nicer pools but seems to have more of a kiddie atmosphere... We just can't decide and what we want to see before we go are pictures of ceremonies at both places so that we can decide based on which one has the nicest backdrop, scenery, set-up etc... Any help would be greatly appreciated in helping us make our decision.... it took forever to get to this part and now this headache is still hanging on...

Thanks

sfrench0621 · July 20, 2009

Hi! Just wondering what resort you decided on? I have a date tentatively reserved at the Riu Yucatan and need to make my final decision by Friday. It's hard because not many people on this forum have been married there. The price is really reasonable and I'm not sure it's worth paying an extra $200/person for the Riu Palace Riviera Maya.

natterssmith · February 20, 2010

I found a lot of photos of the ceremony locations at the RIU resorts in Playa Del Carmen at this website:

RIU Weddings Playa del Carmen Mexico: CEREMONY DECOR

Emmers · February 22, 2010

Hi! We chose Iberostar but they are both nice resorts. What took RIU out of the running for us was that they only allow you to stay 3 nights or more. For a lot of our guests, we knew that they would not be able to take alot of vacation and we wanted to give them as many options as possible. Hope that helps!