Hotel Riu Bravo 4*

Positive: very good and varied food, it is the best Riu we have had in terms of food, the room was super spacious and well cleaned by friendly chambermaids. Negative: no daytime entertainment and very brief evening entertainment; we were bored. As for the bedding, it was too firm. Germans are the majority, so the French are a bit isolated.

We stayed here for four nights. The hotel has the same corporate design as other RIU hotels we’ve stayed in. The bedroom was spacious, as was the shower. Staff friendly and courteous. Good in the main restaurant was excellent, with wide variety, and high quality. In line with local laws there is a restriction on the amount of alcohol served to clients on All Inclusive. It’s three drinks at lunch, and the same with dinner. This wasn’t an issue for us. The snack bar at the pool was problematic. Regrettably, there was an austere offering of cold meats and cheese, and bread, allowing guests to make their own sandwiches. There was fruit, and cakes. But no hot food; no chips or chicken or hot dogs. I know as I write this I will come across as petty and Northern European. But if children have been in and out the pool all day, that’s what they want. The indoor pool was closed during our stay. The spa features two jacuzzis, but the water is cold. The steam room was not reliably a steam room. Most of the time there was no steam, regardless of what reception staff insisted. The gym is small, but the equipment is excellent, with resistance training machines, free weights, treadmills, and static bikes. It’s also worth mentioning that the clientele were predominantly German, although there were a few French and British guests. The hotel is located in a German area of the island.