Riu Costa del Sol

We stayed at the Riu in Torremolinos in July 2026 for a girls’ trip of four and had a brilliant stay. The hotel was spotless, very well maintained, and properly air-conditioned throughout, including the reception, restaurants and dining areas. There were several pools to choose from, plenty of sunbeds away from the main pool, and the drinks were really good. The food was one of the highlights — always fresh, tasty and with plenty of choice for everyone. The location is also excellent: right on the beachfront, close to bars and restaurants, around €10 by taxi from the airport, and within easy reach of Málaga city centre. The promenade outside the hotel is great for walking or hiring bikes, and there are plenty of water sports available on the beach. The entertainment team were lovely, and the evening events, especially the White Party, were fantastic. During the World Cup, the hotel also showed the matches, which was a great touch. Free bottled water was available for guests throughout the stay, which I really appreciated. The only slight downside was people reserving sunbeds around the main pool very early in the morning, but otherwise we had a fantastic stay. Highly recommended.

Welcome entrance 😡not good welcome SMOKER ZONE ++++++ horrible not a great start inhaling smoke nor good look for hotel guest arriving, they should like other areas of hotel have designated smoke zone, not when entering hotel. Check in simple and easy with a warm welcome. Room 5241 Block 5 great no complaints Lifts worked great also. Value for money ??? 🤷‍♀️ Ok NEGATIVE first. 1 - SMOKING at front of hotel, not a good look or welcome with this. 2- POOL TOWELS🙈 can only change between yes 4-6 !!! well pool opens until 7pm absolute joke, but don’t be discouraged, one person go with towels get card back then no brained next person goes gets new towels 🤷‍♀️😡😡totally crazy. 3 - ENTREATMENT Would have been good to see more professional acts rather than animation team trying to best by miming, but they tried there best with what they did. POSITIVES : LOCATION Central 10 min walk to main strip, but few shops round about for bits, also restaurants if you wanted a change. Good transport service, bus 123 or T2 cheap also, trains as well 5 min walk. We went to Mcarthur glen outlet, nice change designer shops. HOTEL Staff extremely friendly nothing any bother to them. ROOMS . Maids in daily with towel changes, room was spacious with large walk in shower, safe in room free of charge. USB plug chargers, Air con and ceiling fan, good sized balcony. FOOD 2 x bookable restaurants, we to both, but main restaurant was amazing, so just went to that each night, great self service but staff were very good at clearing tables. Fantastic choice for all meals: breakfast, lunch and dinner. Also snack bar until 6pm. Wine, beers, justice’s, water all on tap, spirits at bar and branded if you ask for them. Hotel has good access for wheelchair if needed. POOL 3 pools tried them all, all good and no war for sun loungers at either pools.and lots of parasols. Also kids zone and small paddling pool down by B5, Bar at both ends of complex and self service area as well. Life guard around but mainly on their phones, BEACH Public beach , 6 euro for lounger and parasol for the day, right across from hotel. Need cards to exit and enter. Would we go back YES

What an absolute amazing hotel,from checking in to leaving we received 5 star treatment, every single member of staff could not do enough for us ,the food was amazing and the drinks were excellent my wife and I both enjoyed the cava both rose and white ,we ate in the Italian and Spanish restaurants most nights as we enjoyed the food there the most ,the entertainment team worked tirelessly throughout the day keeping all nationalities entertained noone was left out ,the staff never stopped cleaning tidying up ,the whole hotel was immaculate thank you for an amazing holiday and we will definitely will be returning in the near future.

Our 4th stay at the Riu CDS and enjoyed it just the same as before. Ticks all the boxes - lovely staff, great location, excellent food, clean and well maintained. See you again next year😀

Amazing hotel. Lots going on all the time. Friendly staff, clean hotel , always food and drink available 24 hours . No sunbed wars. Shops nearby and walking distance to centre of torremolinos and a bit further for benalmadena but lots of shops,pubs and restaurants all the way along. Couldn’t fault hotel we are already planning our second visit next June and can’t wait!