The Riu's are on Bloody Bay which is a little bit away from the famous 7 mile beach.
Riu Negril is the newer one, and the Tropical has been around for a few years.
Wendy was there last year, so I'm sure once she see's this she'll give you a ton of advice.
We've always had the Riu on our list of places to go, but never made it. We were at Beaches Negril and loved the beach.
Negril is very laid back compared to the rest of Jamaica, but there are still loads of excursions to take.
We visited a little bar on Negril beach that has the bob sled from the movie Cool Runnings.