While the story could be true, it's rare to hear of folks losing money that was kept in a safe. As for RIU, it's a nice place, but at a hotel with hundreds of rooms, it's only natural to hear of break-ins more frequently than at a hotel with just a couple of dozen rooms, like many of the indies hotels.

i have been to RIU club about 15 times and RIU TB twice, never had anything missing, plus they've found my cell phone a couple of times when I left it around after imbibing too much!