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Riu Emerald BayA family resort on Playa Las Brujas with slides, kids' club and seven bars
Riu Emerald Bay sits on Playa Las Brujas in Mazatlan, on Avenida Sabalo-Cerritos, with a white-sand beach and hotel sun loungers.
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- 8.7
- Fabulous, 586 reviews
- 5★
- hotel class
- 6
- restaurants
- 7
- bars
Guest rating from Booking.com, updated 2026-11-05.
Riu Emerald Bay sits on Playa Las Brujas in Mazatlan, on Avenida Sabalo-Cerritos, with a white-sand beach and hotel sun loungers. The all-inclusive service runs 24 hours, and the resort is designed around families.
See rooms and prices at Riu Emerald Bay
The pool area is the draw for children. Splash Water World has the slides, there are heated swimming pools, and one pool has a swim-up bar. The RIU Land kids' club runs a daily program, and RIU Fun fills the days for adults. A free RIUFit programme and gym access keep the active crowd busy.
Rooms start with the 31 square metre Double Standard, with a bathtub, and go to the Superior Double at 39 square metres. Families have the Family Room with sea view at 37 square metres, the Family Suite at 60 and the Superior Family Suite at 84, which has two bedrooms. Connecting standard doubles with sea view are available for those travelling together. At the top, the Jacuzzi Suite with sea view is 58 square metres, with a king bed, a sofa and a whirlpool on the terrace.
Six restaurants and seven bars cover the day. Las Tres Islas and El Malecon are the two main buffets, each with live cooking and themed evenings three times a week, and El Malecon has a terrace. Bamboo serves a buffet of Asian dishes, Tabasco does Mexican a la carte with enchiladas and fajitas, and Las Gaviotas pairs lunch and snacks with Italian dinners. Pepe's Food is the grill and snack stop with a terrace view.
The Renova Spa offers a wide range of treatments, and free WiFi covers the hotel. It suits families with children who want a water park and kids' club at a resort that includes it all.
What's included
- 24-hour all-inclusive service
- Six restaurants, buffet and a la carte
- Seven bars
- Free RIU Fit programme and gym access
- RIU Land kids' club
- Splash Water World water park
- Free WiFi throughout the hotel
- Daytime RIU Fun entertainment and evening shows
At the resort
- Beachfront
- Spa
- Kids club
- Swim-up suites
- Water park
- Diving
- Weddings
Who it suits
- Families, with a kids club on site
- Anyone who wants to step from the room into a pool
- A trip built around the spa
- Eaters who like choice: 6 restaurants
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The details
- All-inclusive (operator's wording)
- 24-hour all-inclusive Source
- Address
- Av. Sábalo-Cerritos #3404, Mazatlán Source
- Programmes
- Fun4All, Splash Water World Source
- RIU groupings
- Listed among RIU's hotels with diving, hotels for weddings, hotels with spas Source
- Rooms
- 9 room types: Double Standard (31 sq m, bathtub), Superior Double (39 sq m), Double with sea view (31 sq m), connecting doubles with sea view, Jr. Suite (39 sq m), Family Room with sea view (37 sq m), Family Suite (60 sq m), Superior Family Suite (84 sq m, two bedrooms) and Suite Jacuzzi with sea view (58 sq m, whirlpool on the terrace, king bed). Source
- Restaurants
- 6 restaurants: Las Tres Islas and El Malecon (main buffets, live cooking, three themed evenings a week), Bamboo (Asian buffet), Tabasco (Mexican, a la carte), Las Gaviotas (lunch and snacks, Italian dinner) and Pepe's Food (grill and snacks). Source
- Bars
- 7 bars. Source
- Pools
- Heated swimming pools, one with a swim-up bar; Splash Water World water park with slides. Source
- Kids
- RIU Land kids' club; Fun4All family hotel. Source
- Spa and fitness
- Renova Spa with a wide range of treatments; free access to the gym and a free RIUFit programme. Source
- Entertainment
- Daytime entertainment programme for adults, RIU Fun; evening shows. Source
- Wifi
- Free WiFi throughout the hotel. Source
- Beach
- On Playa Las Brujas; hotel sun loungers on the beach. Source
- Website
- riu.com
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