i have been to RIU Negril many times, here are some inside tips and suggestions:

1, email ahead of time about which room you want -- the closest to the action is building one, first floor, the best rooms of all being 1013, 1014 and 1015, imo ....

2, if there is a problem, tip the desk guy five bucks, and he will help you a lot. the women workers at RIU dont respond as well to tips ....

3, tip five bucks for a small handful of extra towel cards -- they come in handy if you want to leave a towel or two behind during your stay ....

4, use a route taxi during the day and pay 100j per person to the roundabout, and 200j per person to the CLiffs .... if it's late at night, ask for P KING, a private driver who ALWAYS hangs in front of RIU. Tell him Gerry G from LA sent you, and he will take good care of you .....

5, While at the buffet, you can tip the worker at the pasta station to give you a sampling of the meat entrees at the ajoining LIUGI BRAZILIAN restaurant -- it's like getting two meals in one.

6, of all the workers, hang with Spiderman. He's a great guy.

7, Check out the singing bar man at night, he is good. in the lobby.

8, make SURE to get an RIU awards number, and use it for 15 percent off all scubacaribe services like snorkeling and scuba .... You can save a lot of money but no one tells you this unless you ask!

9. take a ride the other way towards the air port to Half Moon Bay and/or Rhodes Plantation -- you will feel like you're in a scene from The Blue Lagoon movie.

10, order drinks two at a time. not sure if they're watered down, but it just seems like you can drink a lot more in Negril compared to USA .... and have fun!!!