Hotel Riu Touareg

What a lovely hotel and have visited before. Good all round all inclusive with friendly staff and clean rooms. Was really looking forward to visiting here again after a lovely trip last March. Awoke this morning to this noise and half the pool screened off! Constant noise all day from drills breakingnodf tiles! No escape as other end of pool had live entertainment! Absolutely NO mention of this on TUi website when booking or when checking in yesterday! Be warned if arriving soon , no idea how long this going on for! TUi you should be ashamed not to have mentioned this on your website, would of booked another hotel

Clean rooms, clean everywhere Large hotel never felt over crowded. Only there for a week and could only book 2 of the speciality restaurants- we wanted the Asian restaurant but was fully booked until the following week when we’d be back home. Visited Boa Vista restaurant - personally I think it’s overrated- similar dishes to that in the main restaurant. Had a few main dishes you could order from the menu from table but wasn’t my cup of tea. Of course this is my personal opinion - others may love it. I didn’t feel as though this was as child friendly as the other restaurants. However it is a little more quieter and intimate. The Italian restaurant was great. Great selection of Italian food. This was definitely more welcoming and friendly than the Boa Vista and had just as amazing service as the main San restaurant. Bereber snack bar serves lunch and breakfast and I believe also dinner but only ever ate there for lunch as was less formal than the main restaurant but was mainly because it was closer to the pool and beach. It’s an easy option and it’s like a huge food hall. Entertainment - didn’t really get involved but from what I could see quite limited. There is a huge stage where live music is played every night, there is a kids club (we didn’t use it), a children’s play area in the middle of the hotel which is very good for those with toddlers and babies which has a small park , two pools and enough sand to keep them happy. Rooms Pros clean - we were in twin room as this was the only one available when we booked so quite squashed with a 6 year old on sofa bed and a travel cot in the room. Pillows are lumpy - not sure why they don’t provide normal ones. It feels like it’s been filled with lots of cotton balls and chucked into a pillow case... no support whatsoever. Might be different for other room types? Bathroom is a funny layout Step in shower with only a curtain not helpful when your kids think it’s funny to keep ducking their heads in and out. Toilet has a door (thank goodness) but I wouldn’t recommend keeping door closed as it emits a funny gas smell (no it wasn’t one of us! Incase you were thinking ha) Bathroom amenities: Has a really slow hair dryer (least they have one I suppose), soap bars, shower cap and attached to the wall is a shower gel/shampoo dispenser however recommend that you take your own. You are provided bottles of 1.5 litres of water and topped up every day (we always had 4). Rooms do come with fridge, kettle, cups and glasses with various teas and coffees - although we never had them. I would highly recommend that you bring whatever you need including bucket and spades!! We forgot our kids buckets and boy did we pay for it. 18euros I kid you not. Cheapest spade is about 4,5 euros... Pringles are around 6 euros for a large tube, bag of haribo is around 3,5 euros Tui understand it’s overpriced here so they do have something called along the lines of a swap shop - whereby you can leave any old toiletries you no longer want to take home here and say if you’ve forgotten some cream then you can go check to see if anyone has left any which you can have. April weather is still windy but is also hot. Would recommend that you take a warm jumper/cardigan/hoodie for breakfast and dinners. Sandy beach is amazing. Only thing is always a red flag but the TUI rep even confessed that it’s been red flag since 2012!! Maybe they were kidding.. Dress codes in restaurants seem pretty relaxed, t shirt, shorts and flip flops seem acceptable just no swimwear. Transfer to hotel is around 30 mins on a bumpy road... Check in was smooth. Lovely staff from reception, waiters and cleaners. Great family friendly hotel, would recommend for families, friends and couples who want a beach break to do literally nothing but the beach and pool. There is also a spa which you pay extra for. I had a lovely massage and really reasonable priced. They also offer pedicures, manicures etc My partner and son went whale watching and they really enjoyed it. There is also quad biking, scuba diving and jet skiing available also at additional costs. This is my first proper all inclusive experience and it was a very pleasant one. Good variety on food options, hotel was large enough that it never felt overcrowded even during half term! Cleanliness was outstanding. Although TUI rates this as 5 stars I would say it’s more 4 stars. For me it’s the attention to detail - it’s the RIU group and definitely NOT staff fault. The hairdryer looked like it needed replacing, expected it to have better toiletries than a combined shower gel/shampoo dispenser, use of shower curtain, only showers no baths, bedroom furniture although goes with the look and feel of African theme the wood is very sticky to touch, bedroom door had bits of wood falling off, WiFi only available in designated areas, reception area could do with a bit of a facelift.

Stayed here April 2018, was looking for a bit of sun and we got it! The weather apps were saying 24 but in all honesty it felt nearer 30s. This place is a massive resort with some 1500 rooms (3000 guests) but it didn’t feel that way, always got a sun bed and plenty of room in the restaurants etc. Couple of points - there is very little to do on the island and not much in the resort. Entertainment was not very good but we had a relaxing week (teenagers were bored) the place has a gym but it’s too small and very poor with old equipment that doesn’t work very well (one of the running machines was dangerous and subsequently removed. Food was good and I would recommend booking the Asian restaurant (book on check in as it gets very busy) would bother with the others - much the same as in the main restaurant. In short it’s worth a week but would t do any longer - would I go back? Yes, if asked where they could improve - entertainment needs improvement and the gym needs money spending. The staff are pleasant and the rooms good.