Tourexpi
For
the first time in the country, since October guests of the hotel Riu
Palace Antillas have been able to enjoy the wide range of advantages
and benefits offered by this premium service. The hotel’s facilities now
include unique spaces where Elite Club guests can find a personalised and
intimate experience.
Sixty-six
of the 482 rooms at the 5-star Riu Palace Antillas are
reserved for Elite Club guests to ensure they enjoy the best views. Other
benefits include personalised check-in and late check-out, welcome gifts,
premium drinks and aromatherapy in the room. Guests also have a private pool
area and a bar near reception that serves a premium drinks menu. Elite Club
guests can also choose breakfast options from the menu in the “Atlantis”
restaurant, as well as à la carte dinners in the new "Elite
Club" restaurant.
The
hotel’s rooms were fully refurbished in 2021 and Elite Club’s arrival at the
hotel Riu Palace Antillas completes and updates the range of services on offer
in this destination, where the chain has a total of 932 rooms with its other
5-star hotel, the Riu
Palace Aruba.
The
Elite Club was launched in 2022 with the opening of the Riu
Palace Kukulkan in Cancun, Mexico. Following its great success, it is
now on offer in eight different hotels: the Riu
Palace Pacifico and the Riu
Palace Baja California in Mexico; the Riu
Palace Macao and the Riu
Palace Bavaro in the Dominican Republic; the Riu
Palace Jamaica in Montego Bay, Jamaica; and more recently the Riu
Palace Mauritius in Mauritius, Africa.
For
more information or bookings: www.riu.com
Image
Credit: © RIU Hotels & Resorts
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