RIU Emerald Bay Opening May 2009
JANUARY 20, 2009 - Riu Emerald Bay, the 15th RIU resort in Mexico, the 30th in the Americas and Caribbean region and first RIU resort in Mazatl'an, will open up its doors in May 2009. The all-inclusive beachfront resort will offer 716 rooms, five restaurants, five bars, two swimming pools and three conference rooms.
Mexico, the top destination for RIU in terms of arrivals and revenue, is currently home to 14 Riu resorts (7,382 rooms) in Mexico. With the opening of Riu Emerald Bay, RIU will offer 15 hotels with 8,098 rooms, all in Mexico.
Riu Emerald Bay, which is being constructed by RIU, will welcome groups with their three modern conference and event halls: the largest measures 240 square metres and seats 108 people, while the second and third each measure 120 square metres and seat 48. All the rooms have sliding panels and can be opened up into one large, 480-square metre room.
Located on La Playa de Bruhas, Riu Emerald Bay will offer one buffet dining room featuring cold and hot dishes as well as prepared-to-order dishes. The buffet dining room has themed dinners three times a week offering dishes and entertainment from select countries. Reservations can be made at the four a la carte restaurants, which include: "Tabasco" featuring Mexican cuisine, "Bamboo" offing Asian dishes and "Las Gaviotas", offering tastes from the traditional American steakhouse. Snacks and beverages are available 24-hours a day and guests can quench their thirst at El Cerro lobby bar, El Estero lounge bar, sports bar, La Plaza bar, or at Playa Bruha pool bar.
For fun and fitness, Riu Emerald Bay offers a gym, table tennis, beach volleyball, windsurfing, sailing, snorkeling and kayaking equipment. A free introductory scuba lesson is available in the large freeform pool. Kids enjoy entertainment daily, a separate pool and kids club. Adults enjoy daytime and evening entertainment, live music and complimentary access and drinks at Pacha nightclub. Available at an additional charge are spa and salon services, billiards, motorized water sports, golf and horseback riding.
Each guestroom has an ocean view, balcony and is complete with a complimentary mini bar with full-size liquor bottles, bathroom, telephone, hairdryer, ac, and satellite TV, radio alarm clock, laptop-size room safe, iron and ironing board. Select rooms can interconnect and duplex double rooms with living rooms with sofa beds are available on the ground floor with an additional bedroom and bathroom on the second floor. Triple rooms are also available. Junior Suites offer larger balconies and the bathrooms feature a hydromassage bathtub, shower and bidet. Junior Suites also have a lounge area with sofa and the TV swivels so guests can watch from the bed, tub or sofa. Senior Suites offer all amenities of a Junior suite plus a dressing room and a jaccuzzi on the terrace.
For more information or to book a stay, contact a travel professional or visit www.Riu.com.
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