Riu Oliva Beach Resort

An older hotel maintained by wonderful staff, fantastic position with a wonderful beach and crystal clear sea

Exterior the hotel itself is looking a little bit tired. The rooms are impeccably clean and all areas around the building of fairy cleaner as well. The staff are super helpful and always accommodating. The food is nice and a large collection to choose from the pools areas are clean and I like the fact you can’t have glass around the pool.

TLDR review pros - Great location, Excellent service from the staff, very clean good food, good value for money Cons - Air con in room didn't work, difficult to park due to lack of spaces, food choice not the best, no entertainment in annex Remember that it is only a 3 star, definitely did the job overall but wasn't blown away other than the impeccable service by every single staff member full review Stayed here mid september, the hotel was fairly busy this time of year with guests from all over europe. the room we had was upstairs in the annex part of the hotel away from the main building, this was a bonus as its out of the way and very quiet. however it is up a flight of stairs and then once in the room, the bedroom, bathroom is up another narrow spiral staircase which is not ideal when trying to haul 3 big heavy bags up there but definitely unique and have a large downstairs area with dining table and 2 sofas, yes dated but was clean and did the job so can't fault that. food and drink was good, Breakfast and lunch was the same every day with a variety in the evening drinks were plentiful and tasty The entertainment team were very good! sadly can only go by the evening as although there was quite a few of them, entertainment was only in the main building both day and night so pool activities only in the main building. however the shows in the evening were very good! especially jukebox. There is a discoteque downstairs after the show but is only open friday/saturday night which is annoying as we arrived saturday night so could only enjoy it on the last day, it could have been done with being air conditioned too. In the week there is no more entertainment after the showtime which finishes around 10:15pm meaning you might as well head to bed early which is disappointing considering the different bars there's so much more opportunity for later entertainment. We hired a car for the week whilst there and everyday found it incredibly difficult to get a space as the place was packed full of cars for people visiting the beach. it would have been nice to have parking reserved for hotel guests. overall this is not a bad hotel at all! does look a little tired but the staff are working hard and make it such an amazing place, shame about some of the cons such as lack of air conditioning/fans and such so there is room for improvement with facilities and such but definitely worth it. I've stayed in worse 3 star hotels so would recommend this hotel for a clean but no frills hotel in the best location

The RIU hotel chain naturally offers a top-notch holiday experience. Despite the hotel's issues with local authorities, the stay was a success!

Was okay but like most reviews the place is in need of a serious renovation. Our room in the apartments had holes and cracks in the walls and floors and the safe didn’t lock properly due to it needing to be fixed. The pool needs some TLC due the square tiles coming off everywhere and was finding them scattered at the bottom of the pool. Apart from that the staff was very welcoming but I’ll give it up to one worker who goes above and beyond he works in the main dining area he’s short with black hair and always makes effort to great everyone and put a smile on everyone’s face. He definitely put a smile on both mine and my girlfriend face everytime we saw him. Just a shame we couldn’t get his name as he definitely deserves a pay rise or something.