BEST Bahamas Resort That WON'T Break Your Budget • Full Review • Riu Palace Paradise Island • 2023

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Is this resort right for you? Riu Palace Paradise Island is an adult-only all-inclusive resort, located right beside the Atlantis Resort and right on a beautiful beach you can walk for miles. Getting to downtown Nassau is a short taxi or water ferry ride away. Rooms are spacious and all have at least a partial ocean view. Pools are large and there is drink service around the pool. Overall, this resort offers good value for money & is one of the best all-inclusive options in the Bahamas.
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𝖱𝗂𝗎 𝖯𝖺𝗅𝖺𝖼𝖾 𝖯𝖺𝗋𝖺𝖽𝗂𝗌𝖾 𝖨𝗌𝗅𝖺𝗇𝖽 𝗂𝗌 𝖺𝗇 𝖺𝖽𝗎𝗅𝗍𝗌 𝗈𝗇𝗅𝗒 𝖺𝗅𝗅 𝗂𝗇𝖼𝗅𝗎𝗌𝗂𝗏𝖾 𝗋𝖾𝗌𝗈𝗋𝗍, 𝗅𝗈𝖼𝖺𝗍𝖾𝖽 𝗈𝗇 𝖯𝖺𝗋𝖺𝖽𝗂𝗌𝖾 𝖨𝗌𝗅𝖺𝗇𝖽 𝗂𝗇 𝖭𝖺𝗌𝗌𝖺𝗎, 𝖡𝖺𝗁𝖺𝗆𝖺𝗌. 𝖨𝗍'𝗌 𝖺 𝗌𝗆𝖺𝗅𝗅-𝗂𝗌𝗁 𝗋𝖾𝗌𝗈𝗋𝗍 𝗐𝗂𝗍𝗁 𝗃𝗎𝗌𝗍 𝟥𝟧𝟢 𝗋𝗈𝗈𝗆𝗌 𝖻𝗎𝗍 𝖺𝗅𝗅 𝗈𝖿 𝗍𝗁𝖾𝗆 𝗐𝗂𝗅𝗅 𝗁𝖺𝗏𝖾 𝖺𝗍 𝗅𝖾𝖺𝗌𝗍 𝖺 𝗉𝖺𝗋𝗍𝗂𝖺𝗅 𝗈𝖼𝖾𝖺𝗇𝗏𝗂𝖾𝗐.
𝖳𝗁𝖾𝗋𝖾 𝖺𝗋𝖾 𝟦 𝖺 𝗅𝖺 𝖼𝖺𝗋𝗍𝖾 𝗋𝖾𝗌𝗍𝖺𝗎𝗋𝖺𝗇𝗍𝗌, 𝖺 𝖩𝖾𝗋𝗄 𝖲𝗁𝖺𝖼𝗄, 𝖺 𝖻𝗎𝖿𝖿𝖾𝗍, 𝖼𝗈𝖿𝖿𝖾𝖾 𝗌𝗁𝗈𝗉 𝗐𝗂𝗍𝗁 𝗌𝗇𝖺𝖼𝗄𝗌, 𝖲𝗉𝗈𝗋𝗍𝗌 𝖡𝖺𝗋 𝗐𝗂𝗍𝗁 𝗌𝗇𝖺𝖼𝗄𝗌 𝖺𝗇𝖽 𝟥 𝖻𝖺𝗋𝗌 𝗍𝗈 𝗄𝖾𝖾𝗉 𝗒𝗈𝗎 𝗁𝗒𝖽𝗋𝖺𝗍𝖾𝖽. 𝖳𝗁𝖾𝗋𝖾 𝖺𝗋𝖾 𝟤 𝗉𝗈𝗈𝗅𝗌 𝗂𝗇𝖼𝗅𝗎𝖽𝗂𝗇𝗀 𝖺𝗇 𝗂𝗇𝖿𝗂𝗇𝗂𝗍𝗒 𝗉𝗈𝗈𝗅 𝖺𝗇𝖽 𝗍𝗁𝖾𝗋𝖾 𝖺𝗋𝖾 𝗉𝗅𝖾𝗇𝗍𝗒 𝗈𝖿 𝖼𝗁𝖺𝗂𝗋𝗌 𝖻𝗒 𝗍𝗁𝖾 𝗉𝗈𝗈𝗅𝗌 𝖺𝗇𝖽 𝗈𝗇 𝗍𝗁𝖾 𝖻𝖾𝖺𝖼𝗁, 𝖺𝗌 𝗐𝖾𝗅𝗅 𝖺𝗌 𝗉𝗅𝖾𝗇𝗍𝗒 𝗈𝖿 𝗎𝗆𝖻𝗋𝖾𝗅𝗅𝖺𝗌 𝗍𝗈 𝗉𝗋𝗈𝗍𝖾𝖼𝗍 𝗒𝗈𝗎 𝖿𝗋𝗈𝗆 𝗍𝗁𝖾 𝗁𝗈𝗍 𝗌𝗎𝗇.
𝖱𝗂𝗎 𝖱𝖾𝗌𝗈𝗋𝗍𝗌 𝖺𝗅𝗅 𝗂𝗇𝖼𝗅𝗎𝗌𝗂𝗏𝖾 𝗉𝗋𝗈𝗉𝖾𝗋𝗍𝗂𝖾𝗌 𝖺𝗋𝖾 𝗅𝗈𝖼𝖺𝗍𝖾𝖽 𝗂𝗇 𝖬𝖾𝗑𝗂𝖼𝗈, 𝗍𝗁𝖾 𝖢𝖺𝗋𝗂𝖻𝖻𝖾𝖺𝗇, 𝖺𝗇𝖽 𝖢𝗈𝗌𝗍𝖺 𝖱𝗂𝖼𝖺.
Chapter List:
00:00-00:14 Introduction
00:15-00:25 Overall thoughts
00:26-00:34 Pool areas / changes since renovation
00:35-01:00 Adult Only & upgrade to Palace designation
01:01-01:27 A la carte dining
01:28-03:00 Food
03:01-03:25 Sports Bar
03:26-04:05 Rooms & views
04:06-05:44 Alcohol
05:45-06:12 Jerk Chicken Shack info
06:13-06:59 Activities
07:00-07:25 Wifi Speed & # of connections
07:26-07:35 Wristbands
07:36-07:40 Area walkability
07:49-08:13 Resort gift shop - where is it???
08:14-08:31 Nearby shopping
08:32-09:10 Atlantis
09:11-09:36 Airport transportation
09:37-10:45 Summary
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@Mikeofindy 9 ай бұрын

I envy you so much. Always somewhere beautiful.

@ChristineTurner 9 ай бұрын

Hi Mike! Thanks - it really is great to be able to see such beautiful places & experience different cultures in the world! Tune in for my next trip (starts Saturday) when I'll be filming from the Cook Islands and then Hawaii! I'll be LIVE on YT from Honolulu Saturday at noon Pacific time and then Monday at noon Pacific from Rarotonga! Can't wait to share this with you guys!

@msew73 9 ай бұрын

Great review. Did they have a “white party”?

@ChristineTurner 9 ай бұрын

Hi MSew! No this isn't one of the party resorts - no white party. That said, they did have a theatre and some nights karaoke & I heard that got a little crazy. The drinks were so strong there, that I didn't even make it close to staying up that late!!

@angelacoleman5777 8 ай бұрын

Hi! I am considering this resort or the Warwick on paradise island. I read online that the Riu has 24 hour food room service. Is that so?

@ChristineTurner 8 ай бұрын

Hi Angela! I'm not a room service person but seem to recall seeing a menu in the room (and as a "Palace" level Riu, that's typically included. I really like the Warwick, but if you want the best ocean views, that's over at the Riu; whereas, the Warwick faces the inlet between Paradise Island and the mainland. Still nice, but not quite the same.

@Sharo85414 Ай бұрын

PLease tell me if the A/C is cold in the room? I love cold air when i sleep! tks you !!

@ChristineTurner Ай бұрын

Hi Sharo! It was fine. When we were there, it was very hot most days (and ridiculously windy & rainy others) but I felt very comfortable in the room. Not too cold though. Thanks for watching!

@brandonnlackland3323 7 ай бұрын

Just came from there Dec 6-10 and I the coffee shop cakes was the best the red velvet and carrot cake was the freshest, but I did not know that they had a little something something behind the bar alcohol they do have honey, the ladies on the morning shift act like they didn’t know where it was but the night shift did great place overall oh and the auction and the RIU bucks get your money up by participating in the activities, yoga volleyball, bocce ball, bowling dance class pool swim up bar so you can be bud on RIU merch

@brandonnlackland3323 7 ай бұрын

Also check the expiration date on they sports bar snacks sandwiches 🥪 I’m sure they was fresh but the dates on them was like July 3 2033 and again I was there Dec 6 .. not a big resort but that’s great think I my eyes o and don’t forget your toothpaste unless you wanna pay 10 dollars for regular Colgate

@ChristineTurner 7 ай бұрын

Hi Brandon! I didn't try the red velvet or carrot cake but now I wish I had! Agreed - participating in the activities so you can bid on free stuff during the auction - brilliant. I just wish I'd known that there were only going to be 3 items at the auction - would have snapped up the Bahamas hat in a heartbeat!

@ChristineTurner 7 ай бұрын

Hi Brandon! Yes the nearest shop to the Riu is astronomically expensive but if you walk down to the Comfort Suites, there is a small mall across the street with a mini grocery store and it's much more reasonable. Plus they sell the most delicious Jamaican Patties! Thanks for watching and for your comments & recommendations!

@John-es7zn 7 ай бұрын

Hi, How would you rate this vs riu palace negril Jamaica?

@ChristineTurner 7 ай бұрын

Hi John! I haven't stayed at that Riu, so I can't compare first hand; however, I can say that the main difference is walkability and overall safety in Bahamas vs Jamaica. If you're planning to stay on the resort grounds, I'm sure they're both very similar in quality but if you want to go out and explore, I'm personally much more comfortable doing that in the Bahamas than in Jamaica. Hope that helps!

@John-es7zn 7 ай бұрын

@ChristineTurner thank you for your feedback....how did you find cook island?

@ChristineTurner 7 ай бұрын

@@John-es7zn It was great! I haven't been to Fiji or Tahiti [yet] but I would imagine it to be very similar but WAY more expensive. The people were very kind and I felt totally safe. Prices were decent. Food was very good. Ocean was a bit rocky in spots but there were definitely some beaches that were gorgeous and very swimmable. Highly recommend it for the price!

@unfailingcolt8928 8 ай бұрын

Are there Bali beds? If so are they free?

@ChristineTurner 8 ай бұрын

No not here.

@unfailingcolt8928 8 ай бұрын

Do they have hot chocolate by chance?

@ChristineTurner 8 ай бұрын

Yes! Found it at the breakfast buffet and you could add a little something to it if you choose!

@unfailingcolt8928 8 ай бұрын

I want your life/job. How would I get started? Lol

@ChristineTurner 8 ай бұрын

Ha ha I just read an article that 39% of travel agents in North America that started in this profession in the past 5 years make about $25,000/year. Is that what you're looking for? 😆 It's a tough job but the rewards can be very good.

@what163 6 ай бұрын

Going in 6 weeks for the 9th visit lol

@ChristineTurner 6 ай бұрын

Hi @what163! Nice! Do you also head over to the Atlantis and to the downtown Nassau area? I sure do love the area! Thanks for watching!

@what163 6 ай бұрын

We go to Atlantis for some casino fun, also occasionally fish fry. Our favourite is to just sit on the beach and plant ourselves like trees and just enjoy the light, colour and sun. Our absolute favourite holiday place, the food, the people and the view!!@@ChristineTurner

@ChristineTurner 6 ай бұрын

@@what163 couldn’t agree with you more! The beauty of that place is mesmerizing!!

@AnnaAtaraxy 4 ай бұрын

Wow that's a lot of visits. We just booked this for the first week in July. However, I am having serious second thoughts based on the amount of bad review about mold, coffee shop not opening till 10am, king bed is two beds pushed together, beach always busy and lots of disturbances by locals selling things. Should I be concerned?