Can you smoke in RIU hotels in Mexico?


Can you smoke in RIU hotels in Mexico? Under Mexican legislation it is not permitted to smoke in the bedrooms or public areas of the hotel. Smoking is only permitted in the areas specifically designated for this purpose.


Can you still smoke at all inclusive resorts in Mexico?

Mexico Bans Smoking in Public Spaces, Including Resorts and Beaches.


Can you still smoke on the street in Mexico?

The only legal place to smoke tobacco in Mexico is inside private homes or private outdoor spaces. The country now has one of the world's strictest anti-tobacco laws. Tourists who smoke could face fines of between $50 and $300 (€46 and €277) for lighting up in public, according to Reuters.


Can you smoke at Riu resorts?

Smoking is allowed only in the designated smoking areas provided by resort.


Can you still smoke in Mexico hotels?

Hotels in Mexico Must Provide “Smoke-Free” Rooms and Areas If a guest is found smoking in a smoke-free area, you will be asked to quit and to extinguish your cigarette or other electric smoking devices. You can move to a smoking area, or go outside of the property.


Can you smoke by the pool in Mexico?

A smoking ban in public places, including on beaches, at hotels and resorts, public parks, and outdoor bars and restaurants. Together with the 2008 ban, this includes all indoor and outdoor public spaces in Mexico.


Can you smoke at Adults Only resort in Mexico?

Can you smoke at Adults Only resort in Mexico? The law prohibits smoking in bars, restaurants, resorts, hotels, bus stops, stadiums, and beaches. Basically, there is no more smoking in public in Cancun and Mexico. The only exemptions to this law is smoking in private homes or private outdoor spaces.


How many cigarettes can you bring into Cancun?

What You Can Take into Mexico. There are limits on the maximum amount of items such as tobacco products and alcohol that can be taken to Mexico duty-free. Each individual can import the following: Tobacco: 200 cigarettes or 50 cigars or 200g of tobacco (over 18s only)


Can you smoke in Riu Cancun?

Under Mexican legislation it is not permitted to smoke in the bedrooms or public areas of the hotel. Smoking is only permitted in the areas specifically designated for this purpose.


Can you smoke after security at Cancun airport?

The arrival terminals are NON-Smoking. On the departure terminals there are some designated smoking areas, mostly in restaurants and bars.


Can you smoke at all inclusive resorts in Cancun?

If you're planning a trip to Cancun, it might be best to leave the cigarettes at home. Mexico has just imposed a strict new law banning smoking in public places, including in hotels and on beaches. The legislation is some of the most restrictive of its kind worldwide.


Can you smoke on resort property in Mexico?

A smoking ban in public places, including on beaches, at hotels and resorts, public parks, and outdoor bars and restaurants. Together with the 2008 ban, this includes all indoor and outdoor public spaces in Mexico.


What is the difference between Riu and Riu Palace?

The Palace resorts are a slight upgrade to the normal RIUs. The liquor is slightly better and the Palace tends to be larger. Stayed at RIU Guanacaste and it was stunning and quite large for not being a Palace resort. They share the same beach and it is not very large.


Can tourists smoke in Cancun?

Although police have been slow to enforce the new laws, tourists and residents that smoke on public beaches in Cancun and the Riviera Maya could face significant penalties, including fines or arrest.