Hotel Riu Paraiso Lanzarote - All Inclusive

Todo muy bien

My travel agent wife has booked many people to this hotel over the years so we decided to check it out ourselves. First impressions were very disappointing. As many people have stated this is 2 separate hotels now connected by a walkway. First was the massive walk from reception to the “quiet “ part of the hotel. As we opened the door to our room we were greeted with a very disappointing location and view. We asked to be moved but were told there was no other rooms available. All week it was a long walk to the main part of the hotel where all activities, kids club, main restaurants and bars were located. Bit of a pain. The rest of the holiday was very good, rooms and grounds were immaculate. The hotel is in an excellent location for the beech. Food and drink was good. Bit of a free for all at meals times but that’s what I’d expect an all inclusive. The things that I will remember most fondly from the hotel were the excellent staff and especially the kids club. Our little lad had the time of his life.

Myself Husband and Son have just got back from an amazing 7 day Holiday here in RIU Paraiso Lanzarote. The hotel was lovely, spotlessly clean everywhere. As a non smoker I loved the fact that guest have a designated area they can sit and smoke in whilst sunbathing around the pool, so the area is kept clean of all cigarette butts. The hotel always had enough sun-beds and parasols for everyone. If there wasn’t and people who arrived through the day couldn’t find one they went and fetched more. The Hotel is VERY big as it originally was 2 separate hotels now combined into one. The hotel is joined by a LARGE LONG walk way so be prepared on arrival If your in the 2nd section of the hotel - this felt like a mammoth walk. Then later you can see the short cut for everyday walk to the main area. We were in the 2nd part of the hotel with the large pool with the island in the middle, this we found suited us better as the other 2 pools in the main section on the hotel looked crammed! Loved the fact the hotel accommodates for the disabled and has a slope into the pool where I observed a wheelchair user being able to access this in the chair and then the chair was taken out till needed again. Well done to the hotel, pluses lifeguard was happy to assist if needed. Only negative thing, that I would say about the pool is the half section of the pool where ball games are allowed is a pain as balls are flying everywhere. Two older french lads were being really rough playing and hitting the ball into people and their parents were not saying anything!!, at the time the lifeguard (of this day) was to busy talking to his friend to observe this! (Needs to be more aware of what’s going on) lots of people were getting angry with the boys as had enough by then! Apart from that the pool area is amazing! Pool snack and bar was great, nachos with cheese, burgers chicken Prosecco, wine cocktails, larger on tap. On arrival on your stay you get a card that you get the towels for your sun-bed by the pool. Rooms was lovely, fresh towels when needed, large balcony’s with a table and chairs for evening. Could do with the light for the balcony as there isn’t one and your unable to sit out when dark so suggestion to the hotel perhaps to install them. Had a rack to air your towels and dry them. Main restaurant- amazing food caters for all. Loved the fresh prawns, assortment of cheeses and hams can not fault this at all. We dined in the Asian restaurant and the Canary one both were lovely, a little slow in the canary one and we found staff werent as friendly as the Asian one and had to ask for some drinks in the end as waiter was too busy focusing on another table to much, but was lovely atmosphere and more relaxing that main restaurant. Entertainment was Ok to be honest we never really went in there only a couple of times we were quite happy sat playing cars in the bar area or we went out for a walk. Negative - in the daytime the entertainment theme walk around the pool w

I love the rooms there are 4 swimming pools 2 which are heated 2 which are a literally a ice baths going back to the rooms there is a massive balcony which I loved I went with a family of four and one of them was dairy free which was my eight year-old brother so at lunch and dinner all he ate was chicken nuggets and chips which for an eight-year-old would get quite reaping at lunch he didn’t eat anything because he was so bored of chips and chicken nuggets this makes me feel really bad and it is no good for people with allergies also about the food there is barely anything there are four stations that have the exact same burger on there are two sides to the food restaurant one side has like chips burgers, chicken nuggets, and other stuff and the other side will have the exact same thing. There are also two ice cream tubs and they have the exact same flavours on both tubs can fit about four tubs of ice cream in and they choose the exact same ones on both sides are the same which I found stupid one thing I didn’t like about the hotel was that there are cat allowed in the food area which was found to be very annoying because some people didn’t like cats or had allergies to cats like I am all for on no rats and mice like I don’t want them to get rid of the cats just make sure they aren’t in the area people are eating . There was also not a big variety of food for everyone.

First impressions upon arrival is that you are plunged back into 1970s-1980s. Partially due to the older profile of the clientele, partially due to outdated minor things (like pen and paper feedback forms given out at dinner?? I can only empathize with the person who will be inputting that data into a spreadsheet (or a handwritten book, who knows?) Two big disappointments - the quality of drinks (wine on tap, anyone?absolutely putrid) and a no floatie no ball policy in the pool. Even when there are two kids in the whole pool. The non English speaking lifeguard upset a lot of guests by removing floaties and balls from the guests. He explained that he is only a contractor and that he will be fired for non compliance with the hotel policy. Sigh, common sense didn't prevail again and there was no talking to him.

We are pleased with everything. Restaurangs, food ,room, entertainers and whit the very helpful and friendly staf. Only one thing was negativ, the pool temperaturen. High it two degrees and may be we will take a bath. Bengt Olof Bengtsson