Hotel Riu Arecas - Adults Only

The hotel is as described, albeit the rooms are dated and could do with being refurbished, service before the strike, good in general although lacking around the pools (we couldn’t work out if it was waiter service, they seemed to avoid eye contact to order round the pool, but insisted on delivering your drink if you ordered at the bar, very odd!) Food before the strike was very good, lots of choice, Italian, Asian, salads & roasted meats, which changed every day. Strikes, really marked the holiday for us, our last 2 days we were woken up at 8am (not early for most I know) to air horns, whistles, mega phones & firecrackers, which persisted through out the day around all parts of the hotel, it felt pretty hostile, although in fairness, all the strikers were no problem to pass just noisy. The strike appears to be in a dispute between a 4% vrs 6% pay rise island wide. Service during the strike was a bare minimum, reduced food services & options (no live cooking stations) paper plates, plastic cutlery and plastic cups. Very limited drinks options soft drinks and beer (although free, but it was not welcoming getting the drink) Staff in their own clothing. Not the end of the world, but not the same holiday. We were quite relieved to be going home late morning of the second day. The people still at the hotel have our sympathy, in addition to the strikes they have witnessed, there is a Farra world (outdoor live music venue for the canaries, behind the hotel) event tonight. On leaving the hotel they unsurprisingly didn’t ask us about our stay, there approach appeared to be pretend it’s not happening or maybe the staff checking us out would like the matters highlighted, depends on there position in the dispute I guess. In short when there’s not a strike, a good hotel, with very good food & service. During a strike not good at all for us

La comida bastante bien en general, quizás algo más de variedad en la fruta del desayuno, así como el café, no era de calidad pare el hotel que es. Por otro lado, las hamacas, muy incómodas, era preferible poner la toalla en el suelo.

Ottima location, cibo buono, personale molto gentile, spettacolare la terza piscina vicino al mare TOP.

Excellent hotel, lovely room. All staff are fantastic, always helpful, smiling and wanting to help with any questions. Food was excellent in the restaurant, so much choice and prepared very well. I celebrated a special birthday and we returned to our room to find a bottle of sparkling wine in the room. My wife is disabled and uses a walker around the hotel and a scooter when going out, the hotel and staff were brilliant in helping her. The private beach was excellent, so peaceful and a great pool. Never had a problem getting a sunbed around any of the three pools. If all RIU hotels are this good, I'm a convert. Thank you

Meine beste Freundin und ich waren 2024 im Juni Ich gehöre leider zu den Menschen mit Unverträglichkeiten Gluten und Laktose.. Als das Personal mir an der Info sagte sie haben Gluten und Laktose Essen habe ich mich soooo extrem gefreut das ich normal essen konnte ohne Bauchschmerzen zu bekommen...nicht mal in Deutschland gibt's in jedem Café Laktose freie Milch. Was ich auch richtig gut fand das meine Matratze getauscht wurde durch eine Harte .. Unser Zimmer war immer schön sauber gemacht und der Außenbereich der Anlage war auch sauber . Man darf den Infinity Pool beim unteren Rui Hotel mitbenutzen Solltet ihr Lust auf eine Massage oder Augenbrauen Lifting usw haben dann geht zur Promenade. Dort gibt es auch kleine Restaurants mit absolut fairen Preisen. Wen ihr Wale und Delfine sehen wollt ...GEHT NICHT IN DEN LOCO PARQUE..Bucht euch lieber über das Hotel eine Tour dort bekommt ihr auch ein Mittagessen und bei VIEL Glück sehr ihr auch Delfine und Pilot-Wale die Motoren des caterwaren werden abgestellt aus Respekt vor den Tieren dann kommen sie auch näher ans Boot .

I have to say what a little gem this hotel is! Having read a recent review they must have stayed at a different hotel. It’s our first time here and have to say for a four star hotel it is fabulous. The staff are lovely and the hotel is spotless. Yes okay like all hotels (believe me we stay in Tenerife 3/4 times a year and usually 5 star) all hotels have some wear and tear but it’s nothing like the last review suggests. The food at breakfast is lovely. There is plenty of choice to suit all diets and the porridge is the best! Maybe not an English sausage…..why not try a tortilla instead after all you are in Spain! The pool area and staff are lovely. If you don’t like concrete surrounded by lawn, there is a lovely area and infinity pool you can access by walking down a few steps. It’s sandy and no concrete insight! There’s a bar, spotlessly clean toilets, plenty of loungers and parasols. The spar shop is two minutes across the road if you wish to purchase water and another supermarket and coffee shop opposite. The rooms are spotless, the staff lovely. The drink on arrival yes is orange juice but again it’s 4 star! There is nothing wrong with that, We happen to be here and friends are here also! They are returning guests and say the service and cleanliness is as it’s always been We will be back……thank you Riu we will be sad to leave tomorrow