Hotel Riudor

Stayed here for a week, check in quick and easy, staff ok ,,rooms lovely clean and comftable ,tea and coffee making available , safe and fridge free ,,only one complaint the food in hotel, not much choice ,,over all had a nice stay,, your right in the thick of it but once the patio door is closed you can't hear anything,,pubs clubs restaurants and the beach all very close,,, we are booked to come back in November looking forward to it ,,,

We've just returned from a week in the Riudor Hotel and found there to be some very good points about the hotel and some not so good. Check in Check in was very quick and efficient. The guy on Reception had us checked in literally in minutes and on our way to our room on the 6th floor. There are only 2 lifts for the whole hotel and as there is around 8 floors sometimes you could wait a while for the lift Rooms On the whole I was very happy with the room. We had 2 single beds which were very comfortable, good air con, a mini fridge, wall mounted TV, free safe with a 3 euro deposit, Decent size balcony, free shower caps, shower gel, shoe shine, travel sewing kit and kettle with tea and coffee facilities. Most days we got chocolates left, sometimes 3, sometimes 4 and on one day none. We also had no little pots of milk left one day and when I went down to the reception to ask for some I was told he would mention it to housekeeping for the next day. We had a bath with an over head shower, and although I like a bath, it would have taken someone with the brain power of Einsten to work out how to run a bath and then switch the taps off because the fixed shower screen couldn't be moved to allow you to reach in and turn the taps off once they were running. You would either have to stand in the bath while the water ran or have a shower. Wifi was good but our TV frequently had problems with the satellite reception so the screen flickered and the sound was dodgy. There was plenty of wardrobe space and hangers, with a couple of shelves in the wardrobe area. . Our room overlooked Waikiki bar, Talk of the Coast and Valentines but once your patio door was closed the noise was minimal. It was nice to hear the Northern Soul music from Talk of the Coast around teatime if you left the door open. I don't think the sheets were changed in the week we were there although the beds were made daily. Location Location of this hotel is amazing, right in the heart of the action but amazingly very quiet once the patio door is closed. It was great for nightlife, indoor and outdoor market and not to far from the shops and beach Pool area There was always plenty of sunbeds, chairs and tables available and although we are one of the guilty parties who reserved beds with our towels around 9.30am every morning there were still lots available every day, all day for people to use.There were also plenty of parasols. The beds were pretty comfortable but did creak a bit as you got on to them. My main problem was with the pool. For the age group that stay at this hotel it isn't really practical. The shallow end is still around 5 foot. I'm 5 foot 6 inches and it was up to my neck. The steps are also the old fashioned ones that are like metal step ladders and aren't the most easy of contraptions to get in and out of the pool. As a result while we were there very few people used the pool and if they did they stayed right at the shallow end. If you were small or can't swim it would be nigh on impossible to use. As a result people just dangled their feet in what must have once been a baby pool. That had walk in steps down and was only around 18 inches deep. The tiles waddled a bit as you walked so made a clattering noise as you made your way to the pool. Imagine a herd of elephants tap dancing and you get the idea. Another report mentions the tiles and the hotel replied that they are designed so that water infiltrates and doesn't lie on the top to make them slippy. Food This is what let the hotel down for us. You could always get something to eat but although it was edible very little of it had any flavours and could be quite bland. Breakfast was ok with a choice of cereals, porridge, breads, beans and tomato. Some days they had scrambled eggs and others fried, but the fried eggs were usually hard. They also had hard boiled eggs. The bacon was the usual fatty type and the sausages didn't look appetising at all so I didn't try them. They also had tinned and some fresh fruits. The coffee was pretty good so on the whole I would say breakfast was pretty good. I usually had a pancake and they had the usual chocolate, strawberry and caramel syrups to accompany them and there were also yoghurts available. We swapped dinner for lunch a couple of times and found the lunches to be a bit better. The soups were nice at both lunch and dinner. One day they had some nice ham, another day they had some nice pork chops and a couple of times they had baked chicken. I seemed to be eating cauliflower, potato and vegetables every day. Desserts were usually not that good e.g. apple crumble had a very sparse amount of apple and the topping was like a crushed digestive biscuit. About 3 times over the week they had some cake with flavour, the rest of the time the cake was tasteless. One night they had jelly cola bottle sweets as part of the dessert table . Sometimes they had profiteroles and a chocolate fountain. We've had better food at every other hotel we've stayed at in Benidorm but you could always find something to eat so wouldn't go hungry. The 2 young guys who worked in the restaurant were very pleasant and helpful but unfortunately some of the female staff were a bit unpleasant. A bottle of water was 1.40 euros, Fanta Lemon or Orange 1.70 and the cheapest bottle of house wine was 7.95 euros. All inclusive We could have upgraded to all inclusive from half board at 25 euros a day each, but because we weren't really enjoying the food we didn't bother. If you did local drinks were included but if you wanted anything other than local you had to pay extra at a reduced price e.g a premium brand gin would cost around 6 euros for non all inclusive guests and if you were all inclusive you would pay 3 euros. From what I saw on the menu you would get local spirits, house wine, water and pop but any named products or named bottles of wine would cost extra even if on all inclusive. Entertainment We didn't stay in the hotel on a night but they did seem to have quite a lot on e.g pop quizes, singers etc. Happy hour This is on 3 times a week for 1 hour a day. I think it was between 4pm an 5pm but I've no idea if it was two for one, or half price as there was nothing to let you know. My overall impression of this hotel was good because of it's location, but because it was pretty difficult to get into the pool and the food wasn't great we probably wouldn't stay again.