Riu Papayas

This is a fantastic hotel with excellent facilities all round together with polite helpful staff no matter what their position in the hotel was. Our original booking was for 28 nights but due to the African sand storm (we arrived a day late) & Virus Pandemic our holiday was cut short by three days, obviously none of which was the hotels fault. I must stress that whilst the hotel was in “lockdown” for the later part of the holiday that all the staff made our stay as comfortable as possible and we will be returning when able to do so once more. Our twin garden view room with balcony contained a free safe & fridge together with two large bottles of water which can be replenished from the Dunas bar again free as part of your all inclusive package. There is a double wardrobe with plenty of hangers, two very large single beds joined together & two double drawer units either side of the beds. Also a large double drawer unit & on top of the fridge are two glasses. There’s a large wall mounted TV, air conditioning & ceiling fan plus a full length mirror. The TV has a few English channels...28 Sky news, 29 BBC World news, 46 Energy (be patient as each English series like NCIS, CSI etc., is interrupted by 6 minutes of Spanish adverts), as is Fox on 116, plus there is Disney on 59. The bathroom contains a sink with plenty of space either side & a large shelf underneath the sink with soap & tissues. There is a large walk in shower with wall mounted shower gel. A word of warning though is that the wall dividing the shower from the bedroom is partly made of frosted glass which means that when you turn on the bathroom light at night the whole bedroom is lit up & so it’s best to take a torch with you. The room has a large balcony with two chairs, a table & a wall mounted airer. There are numerous sun loungers around the swimming pool & the pool has a long winding slope to get in or the traditional ladders scattered around. Yes the sun loungers are a little too close to each other which is my only gripe regarding the hotel’s facilities, but we managed. There is also a separate fenced children’s pool with slide, small water fall & sun loungers for the adults so that they can safely watch their children. There are drinks machines both inside the hotel & outside for tea, coffee, soft drinks & also a drinks machine where during meal times you can serve yourself red, white or rose wine, beer or soft drinks. There is never a queue for drinks either inside the hotel or at one of the two bars outside which serves good alcoholic drinks. During breakfast a coffee pot is brought to your table or you can make your own tea, coffee or soft drinks yourself from one of the machines. Like all hotels the evening entertainment is hit & miss but the adult & children’s entertainment throughout the day was the best. The nearest supermarket is a few minutes walk to your right as you come out of the hotel & both the bus stops & taxi ranks are just outside the hotel. The quickest way to the sea is to turn left out of the hotel, following the road round to you right & it’s is about a 10 to 15 minute walk away. The Yumbo shopping centre is to be found by turning right out of the hotel, then turning first left & keep walking for around 15 minutes & you’ll see it on your right. We have stayed at this hotel many times previously & would highly recommend staying here for top quality & varied food & drink each meal time.

Anyone who moans about this hotel needs their head testing. It was fabulous. Food was delicious, plenty of choice with the other two restaurants as well. Entertainment was very good and day time activities. It caters for all ages from young families to older people.

Situated in a great place. Amenities close by for all your needs. Close to the beach. Food and drink always available and had a pleasant mixture of food. Big thumbs up for vegetarians and lactose free options. Rooms clean and fully functioning. USB ports were handy in the plug sockets.