Guest User
April 25, 2025
We’re just finishing up a great week at Margaritaville Rio Mar. This is a beautiful property with lovely landscaping, three nice pools and a beautiful beach. We really enjoyed playing in the waves when it was calm enough. Our timeshare suite was roomy but in need of updating. I was told they are renovating the hotel rooms and will be renovating the timeshare suites soon. The staff were generally friendly and the service was mostly fine. We did have a bit of trouble at Roots Coastal Kitchen. The room was cold and noisy, so we weren’t very comfortable. After 15 minutes of sitting at our table with no acknowledgment we left and went back to Five O’Clock Somewhere bar and grill. We really liked this spot and had several dinners there. Drinks and food were delicious and service was pretty good. We did the timeshare presentation and got $125 room credit, which paid for our parking. It was a typical timeshare presentation, went on longer than the promised 90 minutes, but wasn’t too pushy and they accepted our no pretty easily. A couple of hours wasted but worth it for the room credit. We had some issues with our air conditioning but it was fixed after a couple of visits by maintenance. Special shout out to Bianca, who we met on our first evening at the resort. She is a biologist who does nature walks but also helps out at the pools. We enjoyed chatting with her! Overall it was a very good week.