Riu Palace Tropical Bay

Situated in the center of the beach bordering semi-circular, calm-water Bloody Bay.

Distance from Airport: Montego Bay Airport – 48 miles
Distance from Downtown: 15-minute drive
Distance from Attractions: Shopping – 3.8 miles
Distance from Beach: On the beach
Local Transportation Options: Taxi
Car Rentals at Hotel: Yes
Parking: Yes, no charge

Hotel Rating: 4 (Deluxe)
Number of Rooms: 416


Room Category Descriptions:

• GA - Junior Suite Garden View
  Garden-view rooms featuring flat-panel TV, iron and ironing board, minibar and liquor dispenser, bathrooms with dual sinks and amenity kit, sitting area with sofa or sofa bed, and balcony or terrace.
  Occupancy: 3 adults / 4 total
  Bedding: 1 king bed or 2 double beds
• OC - Junior Suite Ocean View
  Offers same features as Garden View but with an ocean view
  Occupancy: 3 adults / 4 total
  Bedding: 2 double beds or 1 king
• OF - Junior Suite Oceanfront
  Offers same features as Garden View plus an oceanfront setting
  Occupancy: 3 adults / 4 total
  Bedding: 2 double beds or 1 king
• OS - Suite Ocean View
  Offers same features as Ocean View above, and also features a whirlpool bathtub and separate shower, upgraded bathroom amenities, separate living room area with sofa or sofa bed, and large balcony.
  Occupancy: 3 adults / 4 total
  Bedding: 1 king bed

Room Details:

• Adjoining Rooms: Yes
• Air Conditioning: Yes
• Bathroom Amenities: Hair dryer
• Balcony / Patio: Yes
• Cribs: Yes, no additional cost
• Internet Access: Yes, complimentary wireless LAN zone; use of computers and Internet for additional fee.
• Iron / Ironing Board: Yes
• Kitchen Facilities: Minibar
• Non-Smoking Rooms: No
• Rollaway Beds: Yes, no additional cost
• Safe Deposit Boxes: Yes, in-room at no charge and will accommodate a laptop
• Smoke Alarm / Sprinklers: Yes / Yes
• Telephone: Direct dial phone
• Television / Radio: Yes / Radio alarm clock

Hotel Details:

• Babysitting Service: Yes, at additional charge
• Check-in / Check-out: 3:00pm / 12:00 noon

• Child Ages: Children 1 year of age and under stay free with adult when using existing bedding; children 2-12 years of age pay child rate.
• Concierge: Yes
• Courtesy Room / Day Room: No
• Elevators: Yes
• Housekeeping Service: Daily
• Luggage Check / Storage: Yes
• Luggage Porter / Bellhop: Yes / Yes
• Number of Floors: 3 floors
• Other Guest Services: Medical assistance available, tour assistance, beauty services

Details on hotel facilities for the physically challenged are available through our reservations sales staff. All ADA handicap room requests must be processed through our reservations center on a special request basis with the hotels to confirm availability of rooms prior to arrival. Please call for details.

Handicapped rooms: Yes, 1 - on request only, unable to confirm in advance

Dining Facilities:

• Main Restaurant - International buffet
• Bloody Bay - Poolside restaurant grill and steakhouse
• Rimini - Italian restaurant
• Hakuchi - Japanese restaurant
• Krystal Restaurant - Fusion gourmet
• Room Service – Yes, 24 hours

Cocktail Lounges or Bars:

• Reggae lounge bar
• Cubano lobby bar
• Plaza bar
• The Sun – poolside bar with swim-up bar

Entertainment:

• Daytime and nightly adult entertainment and theme parties
• Daytime program for children 4-12 years of age (7 times a week)

• Pool: Swimming pool with adjoining whirlpool, complimentary sun loungers, towels by pool area, and children's swimming pool
• Whirlpool: Yes
• Beach: Located on the beach
• Watersports: Sailing, snorkeling, windsurfing, kayaking, complimentary Scuba diving lesson in pool
• Spa: Renova Spa with different treatments, beauty salon, hair dresser, and massages (additional charge)
• Fitness Center: Fitness equipment available
• Golf: Nearby
• Tennis: Yes, 2 lighted courts
• Shopping: 2 shops
• Other: Volleyball, water polo, darts, and table tennis

All-Inclusive Plan Rating: Standard All-Inclusive
All-Inclusive Features Include:

• All meals and snacks
• All alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages
• Non-motorized watersports
• Table tennis
• Use of fitness center
• Beach volleyball
• Tennis courts
• Sauna and whirlpool
• 1 introductory scuba diving lesson in the pool
• Daily daytime entertainment program for children 4 to 12 years of age
• Daily daytime entertainment program for adults
• Riu evening program or live music
• Entrance to nightclub and drinks (open six nights a week)
• Taxes and gratuities

Dining Details:
Breakfast Options:

• Main Restaurant - International buffet

Lunch Options:

• Main Restaurant - International buffet
• Bloody Bay - Poolside restaurant grill and steakhouse

Dinner Options:

• Main Restaurant - International buffet
• Bloody Bay - Poolside restaurant grill and steakhouse
• Rimini - Italian restaurant
• Hakuchi - Japanese restaurant
• Krystal Restaurant - Fusion gourmet

Room Service: Yes, 24 hours
In-room Food Options: No
Restaurant Reservations Required: Yes, at Rimini Italian restaurant, Hakuchi
Japanese restaurant, and Krystal Restaurant
Dining Restrictions or Limitations: No
Dining Surcharges: No
Beverage Details:
Drinks Included:

• Non-alcoholic soft drinks, juice, coffee, tea, bottled water
• Local and imported beverages

In-room Beverage Options:

• In-room minibar
• Liqour dispenser

Beverage Restrictions or Limitations: No
Beverage Surcharges: No
Entertainment Details:
Daytime Entertainment Options:

• Daily daytime entertainment program for children 4 to 12 years of age
• Daily daytime entertainment program for adults

Evening Entertainment Options:

• Riu evening program or live music
• Entrance to nightclub and drinks (open 6 nights a week)

Children's Activity Program: Yes

• For details on the Children's Activity Program, please see the Family

Program section for this hotel
Activity Details:
Daytime Activity Options:

• Non-motorized watersports
• Gym
• Table tennis
• Fitness center
• Beach volleyball
• Tennis courts

Evening Activity Options:

• Tennis courts, lighted

Activity Restrictions or Limitations: No
Activity Surcharges: No
Other Services or Amenities Included:

• All gratuities, taxes, and fees; luggage handling; wireless LAN zone

Exchange Privileges:

• Riu Negril

Hotel Services or Amenities NOT Included in the All-Inclusive Program:

• Scuba diving school - PADI certification
• Billiards
• Spa services

• Minimum check-in age: 18
• Credit card deposit required upon check in: Yes

• Year Built: 2001
• Most Recent Renovations: 2008 completely renovated

• Located on Bloody Bay Beach in Negril
• Exceptional value
• Exchange privileges at Riu Negril.

• This hotel is great for singles, couples, and families

• Very large hotel with facilities that are spread-out.
• Active resort.

• Child Ages: Children 1 year of age and under stay free with adult when using existing bedding; children 2-12 years of age pay child rate.
• Children's Activity Program: For children 4-12 years of age, 7 days a week
• Babysitting Service: Yes, for a fee
• Children's Amenities: Children's pool and playground on the beach

This hotel is not currently part of the Delta Vacations luxury program. For luxury hotel packages, please visit the LIFESTYLE Collection featuring Luxury.

Available only through the Romance program
Honeymoon Amenities:

• Fruit basket
• Complimentary room upgrade and late checkout (subject to availability)
• Breakfast in bed on morning after arrival
• Bottle of wine or rum
• Special room set-up
• Spa discount

Restrictions apply including:

• Guests must present proof of marriage upon check-in
• Resort reserves the right to deny benefit without proper proof of marriage
• Services are valid per room, per stay unless otherwise noted.
• Services are subject to change or substitution based on availability at the discretion of the hotel.
• No cash value for unused services.

Available only through the Romance program

Complimentary Wedding Package Includes:

• Services of an on-site wedding coordinator to help plan the special day
• Bouquet of flowers for the bride and a matching boutonniere for the groom
• Decoration and set up of the ceremony location
• Two bottles of sparkling wine
• Wedding cake for up to 10 people
• Wedding group dinner at one of our specialty restaurants
• CD or recorded music during the ceremony
• 10% discount on all spa services
• Surprise spa gift

Restrictions:

• A $250 government and administration fee is required.
• All documentation must be provided to Wedding Coordinator no later than 30 days before arrival
• Services are valid per room, per stay unless otherwise noted
• Services are subject to change and substitution, based on availability, and at the discretion of the hotel
• There is no cash value for unused services

Requirements - Getting married in Jamaica:

• Bride, groom, and witnesses (if required) need to be at the destination at least two days (48 hours) prior the ceremony
• Civil ceremony is performed by a Judge; Catholic ceremonies are not performed in Jamaica
• Complimentary wedding with minimum purchase. To qualify for a complimentary wedding, a total of five rooms must be purchased through the Romance program including the wedding couple's room, at least 45 days prior to departure. Wedding couple must provide names and/or reservation numbers of additional rooms to their booking agent 45 days prior to departure.

Documentation: Notarized copies of each of the following documents:

• Birth certificate
• Passports
• Divorce papers, death certificate, and documents stating name changes (if applicable)
• Written parental consents (if under 21 years of age)
• All documents must be notarized and presented in English 30 days prior to the ceremony.
• Send notarized documents to the hotel at which the wedding ceremony is to be performed, no less than 30 days prior to wedding ceremony:
  Riu Tropical Bay
  Attn: Keneika Rowe, Wedding Coordinator
  Riu Tropical Bay, Norman Manley Blvd., Negril, Hanover
  JAMAICA
  

Contact your booking agent early to secure your choice of wedding date/time.

Available only through the Romance program

The following wedding packages are available for purchase by guests staying at RIU Palace Tropical Bay in Negril.

Highlights of the Classic Wedding package include:

• On-site wedding coordinator to help plan the special day
• Classic decoration set up for the ceremony location for 10 people
• Bouquet of flowers for the bride and a matching boutonniere for the groom
• CD or recorded music during the wedding ceremony
• Wedding cake for the couple and 10 wedding guests or less
• Sparkling wine for the couple and 10 wedding guests or less (during the main toast only)
• Surprise spa gift
• Reception dinner for the wedding group at one of the specialty restaurants
• Breakfast in bed the morning after the wedding
• 10% discount on all spa services for the bride and the groom
• Local judge to officiate the wedding ceremony
• Wedding certificate
• Four witnesses with valid passports, if necessary
  

Highlights of the Royal Wedding Package include:

• On-site wedding coordinator to help plan the special day
• Decoration set up for the ceremony location
• Bridal Bouquet and matching boutonniere for the groom
• CD or recorded music during the ceremony
• Semi-private dinner for the couple and 40 wedding guests (or less) at a specialty restaurant
• Wedding cake for the couple and 40 wedding guests (or less)
• Sparkling wine during the main toast for the couple and 40 wedding guests (or less)
• Romantic massage for bride and groom
• Ten percent discount on all spa services for bride and groom (restrictions apply)
• Complimentary room upgrade for the wedding couple subject to availability upon arrival (excluding Jacuzzi Suites)
• Riu "T-Shirts" for bride and groom
• Surprise gift
• Minister/Judge service and wedding certificate
• Witnesses if required

Highlights of the Caprice Wedding package include:

• On-site wedding coordinator to help plan the special day
• Caprice decoration set up for the ceremony location for up to 60 people
• Bouquet of flowers for the bride and a matching boutonniere for the groom
• 2 rose petals bags
• CD or recorded music during the ceremony
• Semi-private dinner for the wedding group at one of the specialty restaurants
• Wedding cake for the couple and all the guests
• Sparkling wine for the couple and all the guests (during the main toast only)
• Romantic massage for the bride and groom
• Manicure, pedicure, and hairstyle for the bride
• 10% discount on all spa services for the bride and the groom (restrictions apply)
• Complimentary room upgrade for the couple (subject to availability upon arrival and External Jacuzzi Suites are not included)
• Late check out for the couple (subject to availability upon arrival)
• Breakfast in bed the morning after the wedding
• Strawberries with chocolate and bottle of sparking wine
• Minister/Judge service and wedding certificate are included
• Witnesses if required

  For complete details see the Wedding Package information listed under the 'Activities+More' tab in the Destination section of our web site for this destination.

  Restrictions and conditions may apply. Specific documents are required to get married in Jamaica. Details on how to confirm the date, time, and location for your wedding will be provided to you by a Romance travel specialist after your reservation is confirmed with deposit or final payment.