Riu Costa del Sol

Lovely hotel very large lots of pools bars 3 restaurants all I found to have excellent food & service in house staff just superb can’t realy fault this But the downside is the entertainment not during day brilliant, but at night would have loved a we venue were you could listen & dance the night away ,only venue in this huge complex is indoor theatre which some were brilliant some not oh at night there was a bar at far end pool no one there & bar in reception were most played table games realy nice in there if that’s your thing

What can I say about this hotel that hasn't been said already? Excellent hotel, excellent food, excellent staff amd excellent evening entertainment. It really is that simple. Although some of the pools are freezing, apart from the heated ones. We'll be going again without a doubt.

We took a weeks holiday over the Christmas period, and we had a lovely time. Upon arrival we were greeted with a nice glass of Cava and lovely Christmas programme for keep sake. The reception had a lovely decorated Christmas tree and was so welcoming. The lady on reception who checked us in, I cannot remember her name, (quite tall with lovely curly hair, always smiling and is very professional) was an absolute pleasure to deal with, may I add the hotel is lucky to have such a lovely receptionist. We requested a high level room and that is exactly what we got. The hotel throughout is immaculete, there was not a speck of dust anywhere. The pool area is great for relaxing, there is also a nice pool bar if you wish to sit back with a drink and a tapas. The resturant has a lovely selection of food and there is the Ola resturant if you want a change of scenery. The evening meal is across 2 sittings, we opted for the later (2000 hrs), you are allocated a table on the first night and you keep this table for the rest of your stay. You can sit where you like for breakfast. Eating breakfast watching the sun rise is fab. I would definately recommend this hotel, great location directly opposite the med, its a win win. The only thing I did not like is you can hear the people in the room next door, or should I say its more the TV you can hear. So you may wish to take a pair of ear plugs if you are a light sleeper. The hotel is surrounded by bars and resturants and the bus stop is not far away. We travelled by bus to Mijas pueblo, Benalmadena pueblo, Malaga, Marbella, Fuengirol, all lovely to see. We have stayed on this coast around 6 times and this is the best hotel we have stayed in. So thaks very much to all the staff.