Fell in love with Puerto Rico, but then again maybe it is anywhere you find soft warm sand and blue sparkling salty water. The weather was cozy and sunny with a few showers sprinkled in. The resort was luscious. Maybe we hit a slow time, the resort was not busy at all. Staff, each and everyone was professional and courtesy. Definitely a 10 for customer service. Not that we used the pool, we prefer the sand and ocean effect, but was impressed that they offered 2 pool areas, one for children and one adults only. Not a draw back, but need to mention, this resort is on the Atlantic. The was was not that Caribbean blue and the sand was not white Would agree with those that say it is "resorty" Other than an informative and entertaining trip into Old San Juan, you did not know you were in Puerto Rico. But as this trip was scheduled for the sole purpose of relaxation, it it the mark.

This hotel is was not nice to stay at.
The rooms were not comfortable and smelled bad, the crew that worked there didnt want to be there since they rather speak to each other than the guests and the pool area was crazy.
I did not have a good stay at all.

The Rio Mar Beach Resort is fine for people looking for the resort experience. The pool is great, it's right on the beach, and the rooms are fine. El Yunque National Forest is very close, which is the best hing about it. The spa is good. It just doesn't offer an authentic experience of the culture. I could have been in Miami or Ft. Myers.

Went for a couple of days of great golf and was not disappointed. It was easy to find the hotel shuttle service at the airport and they did a very good job for the $75 round trip. The one van was nearly full so they rolled out another for me and a couple so as to not make us wait.

The hotel is about an hour ride from San Juan with light traffic. It has two really nice 18 hole golf courses adjacent to the hotel, the Ocean and River courses. The beach side pools provided a nice place to relax in the afternoon, I didn't use the beach so can’t comment on the quality of the sand and water, it looked very pretty. My daily routine was morning run around the property, golf, flop at the adult pool and read then a light dinner and drinks at the lobby lounge. Everyone was friendly and had no trouble making conversation even though I was alone. It being school season in the US there were not many children and no teens, so it was fairly sedate around the hotel. It was either young couples with no children or just infants & toddlers, or mature singles and couples with grown children, The hotel was only about half full so it seemed that most of the restaurants in the hotel were on limited schedules or not open at all at night. No dancing or music, (except Friday night they had a show, but I was not there on a Friday). I didn't really focus on the activities in the area and did not have a car. The hotel room was clean but it is not a brand new hotel and the rooms and bathrooms were starting to show some wear. I had a corner mini-suite with a great view of the ocean and a nice outside balcony. The bed was very comfortable. The two chairs and a table on the balcony were very basic and the balcony was very bare, no plants or flowers, but the view of the ocean was spectacular. The lobby bar and the small casino were about it for night life.
My goal was to just go and relax for a couple of days so a daily routine of going for a morning run around the property (the beach sand even at low tide is much too soft to run on, so that running option was out, but it would be a nice walk) , play golf and sat by the pool, I did not rent a cabana, always got a nice spot a chair poolside but I could see that at full capacity it would be more difficult to procure a spot. The poolside drinks run about $10.00.

All in all it was a quiet and relaxing experience with no problems experienced. The staff was consistently friendly and helpful.