Hotel Riu Palace Santa Maria - All Inclusive

Can’t complain! Was a good beautiful hotel with plenty of food and drinks for all guests! Very easy to get there from the airport and everyone speaks English if you don’t speak the native language or similar. Most requests are done via their handy app which is easy to navigate and all inclusive is true to the name! You only pay for anything extra such as treatments in the Spa or items from the shop located on site otherwise everything else is included in the cost of your stay! I would have preferred more options for the 24hr “snack/food option” but this was only used out of hours so not many times for me.

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This was our second trip to this hotel after first visiting in 2023 and was just as good as the first time, we had a swim up pool in Villa 1 which was really quiet and had the sun on it from 10 am onwards. Room was very clean & comfortable, mini bar was topped up every other day or on request. Beach is excellent, when we first visited we had daily harassment from beach vendors this is now managed better so the beach is more relaxing Didn't use the pools as had our own swim up room and the beach but the pools did look very busy and noisy in parts so glad we had our own space Food was good ate in the a la carte every night, booked through the hotel app without issue, all were good. Buffet at lunch and breakfast can be busy but there is a quieter room at the back of the main restaurant Bars and service are excellent, good choice of drinks, if I'm being picky the "Irish cream" is a poor imitation of Bailey's Grounds and gardens are immaculate and constantly being cleaned, tidied or manicured Our only real issue with the hotel is the gym, it is far too small and poorly equipped for a hotel of this standard and size, the booking system to limit usage due to size is restrictive, this in my opinion really needs to be looked at as we saw people turned away frustrated on a daily basis whilst the booking system wasn't policed with people overstaying their alloted slot making the gym too busy, especially when there are only 6 sets of dumbbells!! The entertainment is heavily aimed at kids and the later shows are very hit & miss with karaoke twice a week for the main show. Overall the hotel is excellent and we were sad to leave