Hotel Riu Arecas - Adults Only

Second visit to this hotel and sadly we won’t rush back as standards have considerately declined. The hotel is in need of a full renovation, furniture in our room was tired, stained, scratched with the drawers unstable. Cleaning staff woke us every day, early mornings so no chance of a lie in on holiday! To be fair our room was cleaned to a fashion daily. We paid for half board and found the food to be tepid as it’s cooked in the back kitchen and doesn’t retain its temperature. Quality of meals very disappointing being served cooked carrots and green beans for breakfast is not what most people would expect of a 4 star hotel. When we spoke to local bars they advised us they were busy with hotel guests eating there as the hotel had been bought out by a German company who were cutting corners to save money! Queues to enter the buffet style restaurant were large and the other restaurant at the hotel was closed during our visit hence we ate out. The lower infinity pool bar was closed for most of our stay potentially as the weather was hit and miss, however the sun loungers are stained, worn and uncomfortable. I mentioned the food quality at reception and the blonde lady shrugged her shoulders! Entertainment was as mentioned in previous reviews tailored to over 70s Overall a very poor experience

Lovely hotel in a quiet area of Adeje. A bit more upmarket than other areas. It was exceptionally clean and the grounds meticulously kept. The food was delicious if not on the cool side sometimes. Lots of choice. The entertainment was great. Not many bars locally but Fanabe isn’t far to walk too. Our room was garden facing. We would have preferred a pool view but none available at time of booking. Room well equipped and shower powerful. We had the bonus of a side seat view. Higher floor rooms recommended we were floor 3 and this was fine. Pool area lovely. Reception staff extremely friendly and helpful. We would holiday here again for sure. Shame the weather wasn’t the best.

Wonderful staff made our holiday very special . A huge thank you to the following staff - Paloma, Eduardo , Nadia, Diane,Andrei, Wilson, Salvodore, Francisco, Johan , Ivan and Roberto. The restaurant food super . Thank you so much from your Scottish customers who appreciate the good service .

Stayed for 5 nights on an all inclusive package. The hotel is very large and beautifully presented and most of the staff we met were very helpful. The quality and quantity of food in the restaurant was very good, but it’s a Buffett and basically the same every night which gets a bit boring. We tried to book the service restaurant on site but whilst we were there it was either fully booked or closed which was disappointing and we actually went out to a restaurant just for a change of menu. The evening entertainment was of a good standard although clearly aimed at an older audience which suited the mostly over 60s clientele whilst we were there. Our room was clean and comfortable although the housekeeping had some shortcomings as the tea/coffee was not replenished each day and the towels provided were very thin and definitely below standard for an upmarket hotel. My main gripe is that the hotel is so large it feels impersonal and to be honest we will not return because we didn’t take to the all inclusive style, however if you like that style of holiday then RIU Arecas is a good choice in in this part of Costa Adeje.

My husband and I booked this last minute 10 night holiday here, it was “ on special” with Tui. We arrived late and we were really surprised to find that a cold meal had been prepared and left for us in the restaurant with a bottle of water. It was greatly appreciated. Our room was really lovely, very clean and with a nice unexpected sea view. The hotel is immaculately clean and the gardens and pool areas are kept really well. The main restaurant is very very busy at both breakfast and evening meal. The food is very good, lots of choices and show cooking. The staff are attentive and usually friendly! This hotel is very big with lots of guests but we still found it very quiet and peaceful and relaxing. We got sun beds easily every day despite the early morning rush to reserve the best spots. Our room maid kept our room spotless with little finishing touches which was really nice. There are a lot of steps to climb when you are out and about, but we are an elderly couple and managed ok. There are walks either side of the hotel, our favourite walk was to the right of the hotel to the fishing village, we had an amazing seafood lunch there at La Caleta restaurant. We didn’t sample the evening entertainment in the hotel but it was always busy. There was only one thing that we didn’t like. TUI described the hotel as totally non smoking in all areas. This is simply not true. The smokers have their own stinky designated area and when they all congregate the wafting cigarette smoke is disgusting. There were occasions where people were smoking and vaping around the pool despite the no smoking rule.

Excellent location, nice food,good entertainment and friendly staff. Would stay again