Hotel Riu Cabo Verde - All Inclusive Adults Only

take plenty of fly spray and mosquito repellent antihistamine. We have been to many Rui hotels especially Caribbean and Boa Vista, thought we would give Sal a go, this is our honest opinion ill start with the positive first comfortable bed, good power shower, not a bad view of pool, adequate balcony vert tatty chairs, the, cleaner was very good, Main restaurant adequate, specialist venues, good, Now the not so happy bit, how can this be an adult only hotel when children are allowed in at night ?Especially on the neon night and white night when everyone is going crazy jumping up and down going mad and you have little tots under feet huge lasers that can damage eyes alcohol flowing come on that's not right !! for 4 days we couldn't get a sun bed around pool no body on the beds just towels, we could see them from our room going down at 6 am,aparently if you put your own towels down they where not allowed to remove them ? when you did get a bed my god they where absolutely filthy the pool area was a disgrace discarded cups glasses litter everywhere and flies ive never seem so many flies,The beach

Lying on my sunbed now at 9.45 am. No trouble finding one. Going home tomorrow so thought I’d pen some thoughts. After worrying about reviews I’d seen and thinking about cancelling I’m so glad I didn’t. It’s lovely and clean. The people work hard with a smile on their face. The beach is a bit of a walk and only went once. Sea is rough, no shade or under a cover of palm trees so didn’t suit me. The pool area is lovely. Only went in pool without swim up bar though . Food is plentiful and loads of choice. I’ve put on a few pounds whilst here lol. Coffee shop is fantastic. Very popular. Love the Jamaican coffee with Tia Maria. I drink vodka and Diet Coke and found it to be just as nice as at home. Animation team are great. Going to White Party tonight. I’m sure it’ll be loads of fun. Would definitely recommend this hotel

We stayed in the RIU Palace Cabo Verde in Sal for my birthday in September 2024. I can categorically say it was the worst holiday we have ever had the displeasure to endure! The hotel is dirty and unkempt. The bedroom we had was not 5* at all. The bathroom was full of mould, the mini bar was full of ice, where is hasn’t been defrosted in a long time. The fridge was also dirty inside. The furniture was chipped and dirty, there were holes in the curtains and the sofa was ripped. We had a cockroach in our room that had climbed into our bed! The shower leaked, the toilet would constantly re-fill, the ceiling lights would constantly flash and would not turn off. We had maintenance to the room on numerous occasions and the matter was never resolved. We were violently ill and couldn’t leave our dirty, basic and below standard room, with only x2 English speaking channels…BBC news and Sky News. Exactly what you want to do when on holiday! The staff were rude and would ignore you. The staff at the pool bar wore dirty and stained uniforms for days on end; and the bar area would seldom be cleaned. The crockery and glasses in the main restaurants were also chipped and cracked. We paid over £2000 for this holiday, hating every single minute at this resort, even looking for alternative flights back to the UK. If I can give any advice, it would be to never stay in this hotel unless you want to live in squalor and be violently ill.

Resort is pretty, gardens well kept, rooms clean and well stocked. Lovely pool area to relax in, the staff from room attendants, bar, reception, waiters/waitresses were all exceptional. Private beach was beautiful, can see the baby turtles in late September! Nice coffee shop in the lobby, lovely shop with native gifts you can take home. Recommend the lemon shark experience, amazing to see. However, sadly this is not a 5* RIU resort. We did not find the food to be very good, made both of us unwell for part of our trip. The restaurants sadly are not at the same level of other RIU hotels we’ve stayed in. Hot food was often served cold, cold food served lukewarm. Flies on food too. My partner has a severe nut-allergy, and we found out very quickly that items on the buffet are not labelled correctly making it a nightmare for him to select food. I was biting into food to check it out before eating, and discovering that most things weren’t as labelled. Very dangerous for him, life threatening in his case if consumed. Left him very limited on what he could eat and scared to venture outside of pizza and chips for the stay. Not usually a problem in other hotels, all inclusive and we’re always a bit careful. This one was really risky. Not enough sunbeds around the pool, created sunbed wars with people reserving them from silly o’clock. We had no WiFi in our room from day 3 onwards. A bit annoying you needed to go and sit in the lobby or bar.

Excellent holiday in a lovely place Sal island 🏝️ hotel RIU Cabo Verde is the most beautiful 🤩 We love it 😻

Just got back from Cabo Verde hotel after having a great two weeks there. I was a bit concerned about the bad reviews but needn't have worried. The staff are so friendly and helpful, the grounds are kept immaculate. The food in both the buffet and restaurants was good. Our room was cleaned and towels replaced every day and the minibar replenished every other day. Couldn't fault anything and overall had a great time.