This hotel is another in the well regarded Riu Club chain. This is a large hotel with over 600 rooms in the main six floor building and the three floor outer wings, giving excellent ocean views, with the Maspalomas lighthouse in the foreground. Set in 30,000 square metres of gardens, with three pools, here you will enjoy a fun holiday experience.
This hotel sits right on the seafront in Costa Meloneras near El Faro. It is only 900m from the big africanesque sand dunes of Maspalomas. On the promenade you will find a wide selection of shops, bars and restaurants, there is plenty to keep you entertained in a calm atmosphere. If you fancy a bit of a change of scenery, Playa Del Ingles is only 6km away.
Review by Forbes Family from Gatley, Cheshire on September 27, 2007 for stay during September, 2007.
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Tour Operator/Travel Provider: Thomson
Just got back from a fab 2 week holiday at the Club Hotel Riu Gran Canaria. This is the first time we have been to an all inclusive hotel (we usually go half board) and we were impressed, particularly by the standard of the food. The food was as good as the 4 star plus half board hotels we have stayed in. We heard some people saying they thought the food was a bit repetative, but I wouldn't agree. There was so much choice you could pick and choose and have something different virtually every night. As well as the international restaurant, you could choose to eat authentic canarian cuisine several nights a week in the adjoining restaurant. Plus themed nights - Mexican and Asian could be booked at the pool bar restaurant several nights a week too. We tried both the Mexican and the Asian nights and the food was great. We found the drinks to be pretty good and didn't notice them to be watered down as somebody has previously suggested. Some branded drinks are available if you ask- just have a peek behind the bar counter and see what you can spot. We didn't bother as we found the locally branded drinks to be just fine. The wine wasn't the greatest but was good enough to have with your meal. Wouldn't have drank it all night though. The cocktails were pretty good - considering they are made in bulk and machine dispensed behind the bar. Some people seemed to be a bit miffed that the cocktails weren't all freshly prepared before your eyes, but lets face it - it is a very busy all inclusive hotel. The cleanliness of our room was excellent. It was great to have fresh pool towels every day too. The pool itself was great - it was split up into 3 seperate ones, one of which was heated. The jaccuzzis in the middle were fine, but not heated. The reserving of sunbeds was a problem however - the worst I have ever known it in all of my holidays ever! We used to get to the pool for about 8.30 to 9.00am and 90% would be reserved, the remainder of which would be really rubbish ones. We gradually noticed after a while that some people were actually reserving them the night before! In fact some people had even pegged the towels down! The hotel should stick to it's 'no reserving' policy and start removing them. Also, whilst the pool was very clean, the poolside floor was quite grubby & not cleaned so often. Great location - nice and quiet but great choice of shops etc close by and just a 15 min walk to lighthouse, beach and dunes. Overall a fantastic value, quality holiday.
Mr Tears said, "We've visited Gran Canaria on our past four family holidays so we were looking forward to going to again. The Gran Lopesan was a hotel that had come recommended to me by a work colleague but we weren't too impressed by it at all. The hotel is huge but the layout and design leaves..." (further information on Clubhotel Riu Gran Canaria)
Cathy said, "My husband and I stayed here in Feb '07. very quiet and relaxed. We did have a taxi now and then to other resorts but the walks were beautiful and leisurely. The rooms were very clean and well looked after. They were equipped with basic but usable items. The swimming pool is gre..." (further information on Clubhotel Riu Gran Canaria)
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