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    Riu Papayas

    PPPPP Plus

    InPlaya del Ingles, Gran Canaria, Spain

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    ABOUT THE HOTEL

    • Official Rating
    • Free Wi-Fi

    The Riu Papayas rolls out a shedload of activities for all the family, and tops things off with extras like a free beach shuttle bus.

    You’ll find the sand of Playa del Ingles a 10-minute walk from this place, or you can hop on the free shuttle bus. There are four shopping centres within 15 minutes’ stroll, too. If you’re after a daytrip, Las Palmas is a 40-minute car journey away.

    The colourful grounds come with a big swimming spot and a separate splashing area for kids. There’s plenty of room for catching rays, as well as a section with shade-giving gazebos.

    • Rooms: 468
    • Lifts: 6
    • Building: 1
    • Floors: 7
    TRAVELIFE CERTIFIED

    This hotel meets global standards on how it's protecting the environment, looking after staff and supporting the local community.

    Things you'll love

    • Shuttle bus to a beach
    • 24-hour All Inclusive
    • Great range of activities

    Location

    • 1.5km from Playa Del Ingles Beach
    • 500m from resort centre
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    FOOD & DRINK

    All Inclusive

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    • Breakfast
    • Lunch
    • Evening Meal
    • Drinks
    • Snacks

    Buffet breakfast, lunch and dinner at the main restaurant. Option to have dinner at the Asian or Spanish-themed restaurants. Selected local-brand alcohol, soft drinks, tea and coffee, 24 hours a day. 24-hour snacks.

    Facilities

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    • Outdoor pool

      This curvy fresh-water pool is surrounded by a terrace dotted with sunloungers and glossy palms. It's heated in winter, and there's a poolside snack bar in easy reach, too.

    • Buffet restaurant

      Open for breakfast, lunch and dinner with a varied buffet selection and live cooking stations. There's also a special themed evening held twice a week.

    • Kids' pool

      Little ones have their very own pool complete with slides.

    Rooms

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    • Twin Room with Balcony

      These twin rooms are kitted out with free Wi-Fi, satellite TV, air-con, a safety deposit box, a mini-fridge, hairdryer and a balcony. They sleep up to three with twin beds and a sofa-bed.

    • 2 Bedroom Family Room with Balcony

      These family rooms are made up of two separate double rooms. They include a balcony, free Wi-Fi, air-con, a ceiling fan, a safe, a TV and a mini-fridge.

    STILL A GREAT HOTEL
    11 Jun , 2019 Alan1451, 190737
    This is our second visit within the last 12 months. We stayed in a garden view room from 27 May to 10 June, it is still a great hotel, and staff are still just as friendly as they were on our last visit. Sadly the evening entertainment has not improved, in fact it was considerably worse than last year. The entertainment team work extremely hard but really should leave evening entertainment to the professionals. Sadly another negative is that you only get two tv channels in English which are bbc news and sky news, no entertainment channels, which unlike our fellow German guest, seem to get an abundance of tv channels, I don’t watch a lot of tv, but consider this somewhat biased. Apart from my two negative points we still had a great two weeks, but won’t be going back any time soon.
    Fantastic holiday
    10 Jun , 2019 LindzRoberts
    We have just returned from a great two week holiday at the Riu Papayas. The hotel is lovely and clean and the staff are all very friendly. We went with our daughters aged 4 & 6 and had a 2 bedroom family room which was perfect for us. The kids pool was perfect for young kids with two slides and a water fountain and plenty of loungers so we could easily keep an eye on them. The entertainment was great and it’s clear to see the animation team work very hard. The kids club was great and a big thanks to Lola, Uli, Alessia & Adu who made our girls welcome and did plenty of activities with them (they especially enjoyed Lola’s crafts!) The girls also enjoyed the Riu Art with Ruth and the mini discos. The food was great freshly cooked and the Spanish and Asian restaurants were fab. We never went hungry! We did a boat trip to the market at Porto Mogán which was great and had a fab day out at Palmitos Park. The bus runs from pretty much outside the hotel so easy to get to. There is a free bus service down to the beach but note the 10am one is very busy as everyone is piling on after breakfast! It’s only 15 minutes to walk though. Thanks for a great holiday Riu Papayas! 👍🏻
    Weeks holiday
    08 Jun , 2019 MarionK333
    The room The room was lovely very modern, very clean, everything in working order, large flat screen tv, walk in shower, comfy bed, plenty of hangers. Great air con. Dining Main restaurant was typical of all inclusive, bit samey, but plenty of choice, some dishes could be hotter.Went to the tapas, didn’t enjoy as husbands fish was cold and my steak was raw in the middle, also the tapas starters were mainly fish things on a buffet.We did enjoy the Asian, so went twice. Pool area Nice and clean, the main problem here is the sun beds are crammed in like sardines, almost all are under canopies so you don’t have control over your own sun/shade as the canopies are shut or opened by request to a staff member with a step ladder.All the beds at the front with a personal brolly go early. Also the tables in the restaurant are too close together, it’s not acceptable for a 4* tui platinum to expect guests to be sitting a few inches from complete strangers over dinner, conversation is not private, so you have to be a bit clever. We sat at a table for 4 that didn’t separate, no one tells you not to. Overall, I feel we got good value for what we paid as got it at quite a good price.
    Great hotel
    05 Jun , 2019 Graham B
    Lovely hotel warm and friendly Staff great variety of food and drinks 2 additional restaurants to give more choices. Great atmosphere, the rooms are spotlessly clean will definitely come again on my next visit to Gran Canaria
    Family holiday 6 adults 1 child and 1 baby
    10 Jun , 2019 Kath1916, 1237511
    Large room with comfy beds and absolutely spotless. Great friendly staff who said hello and smiled all the time. Did have an issue with noise but this was soon sorted out with reception staff plus it has to be borne in mind that busy hotels are noisy and particularly if rooms are above the restaurant. Food varied and well cooked. Pool was clean and plenty of sun beds. The children's club and entertainment bar were great for the evening. Blessed with hot sunny weather. AVOID the dolphin trip - not as described by Rui rep. Free bus to the beach. Would definitely try and visit here again. The only criticism I would say was that our Rep, although trying their best, wasn't very proactive and apart from sitting in Reception at certain times of the day, didn't really interact with tui guests.
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    Special Assistance

    This property is generally unsuitable for those with reduced mobility. Having said that, we understand that everyone has different needs, so feel free to contact our Customer Welfare team if you have any questions.


    Our Customer Welfare number is 0203 451 2585. Lines are open Monday to Friday 09.00-19.00, Saturday 09.00-18.00, and Sunday 10.00-17.00. Calls from UK landlines cost the standard rate, but calls from mobiles may be higher, so please check with your network provider.

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