Hotel Riu Gran Canaria 4*

This was our third time staying in this hotel so obviously we like it. You know what you are getting with Riu, usual standards for food, facilities, entertainment, pools and grounds. This place is set in a lovely area with great scenery and a nice selection of restaurants and shops. The hotel is not ideal if peace and quiet are what you are looking for which with 2 teenagers it wasn’t. Although the windows from the balconies are quite good at blocking out noise you could hear a lot of noise coming from the corridor and the room above. It did seem like once the first person in this hotel woke up everyone else would be soon after. I do still like this hotel but I have 2 reasons for giving a rating of only 3. Firstly I must have been lucky the 2 previous stays and was given rooms high, facing out and in the 2 side buildings but on this occasion we were given 2 rooms on the second floor of the main building. Our rooms completely overlooked the main entertainment stage to the point that I thought I might get an appearance fee for the night shows. Hotel was full so there was no point trying to get 2 rooms moved and as it happens I did kinda get used to it until the other reason for my reduced score. The White Party! On Friday nights they hold a full stage rave with loud music and flashing lights which goes on until quite late and the noise then continues whilst they clean up from the aftermath. To be honest it’s not ideal but I have to say what a great job the staff do holding this and then the speed of the clean up was a sight to behold. No way in England this would have been done so efficiently. If this is your sort of thing you’ll love it but it’s no longer mine so it’s horses for courses. What I do think though is that it’s a bit cheeky that the hotel I have paid to stay in gets flooded by guests from the other Riu hotels in the area to the point where it makes everywhere extremely busy and it is then hard to get a drink. Maybe an idea to open the 2 bars at the other end of the grounds and make them just for this hotels guests on this evening. Be warned this happens every Friday night.

Hotel Riu Gran Canaria Review I have come to the Hotel Riu Gran Canaria for several years and, in general, I have always been very happy. I really like the facilities, the food, and, above all, the staff's attention. The waiters are very friendly and always have a warm and pleasant manner. However, this year I did notice something that I think they should improve quite a bit: the control at the Infinity pool. During the week we saw that three people who were not hotel guests snuck in, minors were entering, and there were also people who brought drinks in glass cups into the pool. I think the problem stems, in part, from the fact that the lifeguard has to take care of several pools and only stops by from time to time to take a look. It was not a one-time thing for just one day, but rather it happened throughout the entire week. Otherwise, I still have a good opinion of the hotel and I still like coming here, but I think they should pay more attention to this aspect to maintain the atmosphere and tranquility expected of an area like the Infinity pool. I hope they take it into account for future stays.