Hotel Riu Buenavista - All Inclusive

“Truly r&r experience”

Just come back from an totally relaxing 10 day break booked with TUI Warm welcome on arrival comfortable room Something for everyone every meal plenty of choice Location in perfectly located for shops supermarkets and very good bus service Really couldn’t fault anything A special mention to the l… more

Just come back from an totally relaxing 10 day break booked with TUI Warm welcome on arrival comfortable room Something for everyone every meal plenty of choice Location in perfectly located for shops supermarkets and very good bus service Really couldn’t fault anything A special mention to the lovely Elizabeth at the outdoor bar Such a bubbly lady Enough high standard of entertainment as always with the riu chain Highly recommend a stay in the benavista

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“Another Great Riu Hotel”

Hotel Riu Buenavista A lovely Riu hotel of high quality, that was refurbished about 3 years ago. It caters for about 1500 residents, so very big. Beware if you have mobility difficulties, the area in and around the hotel is very hilly. The hotel itself is on hillside leading down to the promenade.… more

Hotel Riu Buenavista A lovely Riu hotel of high quality, that was refurbished about 3 years ago. It caters for about 1500 residents, so very big. Beware if you have mobility difficulties, the area in and around the hotel is very hilly. The hotel itself is on hillside leading down to the promenade. There are steps and ramps going down to different levels of accommodation, swimming pools, restaurants and bars. Staff: I must compliment the staff, very helpful and courteous. These people really make you feel welcome and are a bonus to having a great holiday. The Climate: the weather was perfect in early June warm in the the day 28°c and lovely and cool in the evening with a nice breeze. Accommodation: The bedroom we had was immaculate containing everything you would expect: Air-Con with ceiling fan, a free security box, walk in shower, en suite washroom and toilet, tea and coffee making etc., There were 2 USB charging sockets at side of the bed. Restaurants and Swimming Pools: There are a choice of 5 swimming pools, many bars and snack bars throughout the facility. There are 4 restaurants including a Grill, Italian and an Asian, you can visit the specialty restaurants as many times as you want during your stay if there’s availability. All the drinks we tried were good but were local brands, the draught beer was Amstel. Free bottles of water are available from the Lobby bar, just help yourself. One slight disappointment was the quality of the food, pretty basic all inclusive fare, some days better than others, again this is subjective. As in most all inclusive holidays the buffet meals get a bit repetitive. If you like an English fry up breakfast then you will be happy, Nice eggs of your choice, unsmoked bacon, good baked beans, grilled tomatoes plus all the other accompaniments, the sausages looked like boiled hotdogs but tasted nicer like a pork sausage. In the Lobby there’s a late night snack bar serving from 11pm, burgers, hotdogs and sandwiches. Tip for lunchtime: we found the Atlantico Restaurant better than the Yaiza restaurant at lunch, quieter, less hustle and bustle and better food, just a little further to walk down the ramp. Entertainment: The entertainment was very good starting at about 7.30pm with live music, followed by children’s entertainment Kahoot, after 9pm the main act performed the evening finishing with karaoke or music. Once a week on Fridays they have a party night alternating between a White and Neon themes, great fun for all ages. One disappointment about the entertainment was the early finishing time, most nights about 10.30pm which on holiday is early. On previous visits to Riu hotels they usually finish with a DJ playing pop music until after 11pm. Some of the evening entertainment was as follows. An Acrobatic Troupe Comical “Symfunny” husband and wife duo Michael Jackson Tribute H.A.L.T a tribute to the Earth A Karaoke night. An Acrobatic Circus. Overall a great hotel and holiday ideal for couples and families. I would thoroughly recommend it, good value for money.

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“Great hotel, rubbish food”

We came in May, covering the half term. Hotel is very clean, rooms very spacious. We had a 2 bedroom family room and had plenty of space. Only downside with the room is despite the balcony being very big we only had 2 chairs which meant we all couldnt sit outside together. Pools are saltwater and… more

We came in May, covering the half term. Hotel is very clean, rooms very spacious. We had a 2 bedroom family room and had plenty of space. Only downside with the room is despite the balcony being very big we only had 2 chairs which meant we all couldnt sit outside together. Pools are saltwater and we had no issues finding beds. Drinks are very nice including the cocktails. They will happily make you other cocktails if they know how to and have the ingredients. All the staff were friendly and I was impressed that you could get bottled water for the rooms. Entertainment was okay. Kahoot was a fun and the Riu party was incredible I was very disappointed in the food. Despite there being 3 themed restaurants, a snack bar and 2 buffet restaurants i found the food very bland, repetitive and poor quality at times. One occasion the chicken was raw and then my daughter found a worm in her jacket potato she had at the grill restaurant. Now I understand potatoes are grown in the ground and this is a risk, however this jacket potato was pre cut before in the buffet tray so I would imagine this would have been seen but it was still served. Unfortunately despite all the other amazing parts of this hotel the food has put me off returning here.

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