Holiday World Riwo Hotel.

What a lovely holiday we’ve had at the RIWO hotel in Holiday World! To begin, the staff are lovely, very welcoming and helpful. Not only this but the hotel is well decorated in the vast majority of areas - the rooms are slightly dated but it did not affect our holiday at all. We decided to pay for a half board service at the complex and we couldn’t have faulted the food, there was something different every night for dinner and it was all displayed beautifully. The outdoor pool area is lovely and clean and there are always sun beds available but unfortunately the pools we found were quite cold due to them not being heated. Despite this you can take a 5 minute trip on the complex shuttle to the beach club where there are splash parks- pools and a lazy river. A fantastic day out for young ones. The entertainment on an evening is definitely aimed for smaller children until 21:30 when other events take place but you can also visit the other hotels on the complex to watch their entertainment which we found helpful. Our only downfalls in regards to the hotel were- 1- Rooms slightly dated. 2- Small ants seem to be found all over the complex from the beach club to the rooms in the hotel but they didn’t bother us at all. 3- You need to get a taxi to most places as the resort is around 10 minutes in an Uber away from any shops or attractions. Apart from those three things we will certainly be returning and cannot recommend the holiday enough to families with children!

We visited here for 4 nights in February as a group of 5, 2 adults and 3 kids. Transfer was quick from the airport, when we arrived we had not been allocated rooms beside each other so were told to go for lunch and receptionist would sort our rooms. On return this was all sorted and we were allocated 2 rooms on the 4th floor. Our room was actually an apar**ent, with kitchen, large bathroom with separate shower, living and dining area and bedroom with 2 double beds. A large balcony was accessible via the living room and the bedroom. The room was clean and comfortable with plenty of space. We were all inclusive and overall I found the food good. Breakfast was excellent and dinner seemed to have theme nights. All the food I had was hot, fresh and well cooked and very tasty. My only criticism is the restaurant didn’t have a designated children’s section, eg no nuggets etc available. Snacks and drinks were available at the pool bar throughout the day and consisted of chips, nuggets, pizza, burgers, hot dogs and salads etc. At 4pm the hot food was removed and a selection of cakes and donuts were available. We were lucky with the weather but on one day it was particularly cold and windy with rain, there was nowhere inside to have food or get a drink and the snack bar didn’t have any covered areas. Not ideal and perhaps the inside bar should be opened if the weather is bad. Kids club ran in the morning and afternoon, my kids attended twice and enjoyed their visit. We didn’t watch any evening entertainment so can’t comment on that. The indoor pool must be pre booked and we did this when we knew the weather would be poor. I was very disappointed with this area, the pool is very deep with no shallower side for kids and no lifeguards on duty. The toilets and changing areas had no working lights so this was disappointing and difficult with kids. Location wise we knew in advance the hotel was quite isolated, we availed of the free bus to the bottom of the hill and walked into Fuengerola, this was a long walk and to be honest the resort felt run down and probably not worth a visit. Benalmadena on the other side is gorgeous. We ended up using Uber and Bolt which were both reasonably priced and readily available. We did visit the Polynesia hotel is a few minutes walk. It is massive and has a large arcade and ten pin bowling which was well priced. The bar there had a singer on in the early evening and this would have been nice to have in the Riwo as well. Overall we had a great time and I would consider returning in the future.

This was our first family holiday and wow it was amazing we had the junior suite which was clean and very spacious with lovely sea view. The pool area was always clean and tidy, the staff were always polite and room cleaned daily. The beach club was really good my children age 7 and age 5 loved the various pools and the arcade area in the Polynesian hotel. We hired a car for the duration of our stay which I highly recommend it was a game changer for us and allowed us freedom to go and explore surrounding areas and even trips to Malaga and Marbella. The beach in the next town over was lovely and well worth visiting. The food was ok but could do with more variety between lunch and dinner as it was always the same. We arrived very late due to flight delays and upon arrival we were allowed into the select lounge for food and drinks that had kindly been put aside for us which was very lovely and greatly appreciated. The only bad luck we had was 3 out of 4 of us came down with a horrendous sickness bug which wiped out 2 days of our holiday again no blame with hotel these things sadly can and do happen and can be picked up anywhere despite that we all absolutely loved our holiday and it’s left us with more positive thoughts than negative.

First time to Costa Del Sol and we were very happy! This was my Son (5yrs old) first time out of the country. He loved every minute of it. The hotel was amazing! Friendly, easy going a**osphere, Nothing too much trouble. Onsite Shop with very good prices. Pool area, Outside Bar & Snack Bar very nice, and kept very clean. Meals were high standard, a lot of choice each meal time. Along with the hotel, you get free access to the site "Splash Park". This is a short free bus ride down the hill, with access to multiple pools, slides, bars and places to have fun! My son loved this! We have a family suit, so the room was a good size, along with a good balcony. We made full use of all the facilities, and will be booking to return in the future.

We were made to feel welcome from the moment we arrived! The room was clean and tidy and well laid out. The reception staff couldn't have been any more helpful especially when our child was taken ill. The food was fresh at every meal and the pool side bar provided snack through the day. The onsite shop was well stocked with any essentials that may be needed. All in all we had a fabulous stay here and would visit again.

The staff were amazing, service fabulous. The hotel was really lovely. When we asked for anything to be brought to the room it was done within minutes. The staff in the children’s club were absolutely brilliant. The only criticism I have is that the food was cold, but I just popped it in the microwave and it was fine.

We stayed here, for a few days of sunshine, and on the whole it was ‘ok.’ The beach club is great and so much space and options - if all inclusive, then this carries on down there. Disappointed that we were told we could get food down there, only to be told it does not start until May. The free shuttle service to the beach club is very welcome, especially on the way back up the hill and runs throughout the day. Food is quite basic and lacks flavour - also 90% cold! When I raised this, was pointed to a microwave, to re warm my food!!! This is not acceptable at any hotel, let alone one that is boasting 4 star rating! Rooms are clean and good size - we had a mini suite. Daily cleaning service which is great. The shower continually runs freezing cold and boiling hot, no matter what time of the day, so be careful as it can scold you! We arrived late, and the hotel had plated up some food, which was a nice touch. For what we paid, it was OK, but I wouldn’t be returning back.