Margaritaville Vacation Club - Rio Mar

The property is sprawling and well maintained. Restaurants had all just been renovated. Menu choices and prices are pretty standard for resort food. Nothing disappointed, but nothing was awesome. We stayed in a 1 bedroom suite. Very spacious, clean and the full kitchen was well stocked. We had an exceptional stay here, but I must comment that most of the rooms @ the adjacent Wyndham property were being renovated. So although we were there during what would be a crowded week - there was always a stool @ any of the bars, no wait @ any of the restaurants & the pool/beach areas were not overcrowded. Special kudos to the crew at the 5 O’Clock Somewhere Bar. Anthony, Xavier and the rest of the bar staff were awesome. Special shout out to Wanda in the kitchen for keeping us well fed!

Our experience started out great with assistance from Alexandria and a large shout out to Juan the Bellman. Juan found what we needed right away and answered all our questions. Juan was able to provide details on our questions that was very helpful.

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.

All the employees are so pleasant and accommodating! Our three bedroom unit was gorgeous! As were the grounds. One of our favorite employees was Joel from recreation on the beach. He was so friendly and helpful. Our other favorite was Bianca from the pool area. She was so personable and was so pleasant to chat with and her smile was beautiful! Having a very relaxing time!

The property is gorgeous the rooms large and comfortable with kitchenette. The staff are friendly and helpful. Joel from recreation was a real standout he took time to share information about the properties and restaurants and answer several questions. He is very personable and likeable young man. Definitely an asset to your property.

We went to the 5' o clock Somewhere Bar last night for dinner and drinks. We loved the food, the atmosphere, the happy hour (from 5pm-7pm), and the margaritas of course! The best part of our evening was the service from Christan our waiter. He was so knowledgeable, and provided us with personal service. Thanks again Christian!