Hotel Riu Touareg - All Inclusive

Would not bother again with speciality restaurants as main restaurant had similar to offer. House keeping did a good job in general cleaning, rooms acceptable, but coffee tray was not restocked in the week we were there. Staff generally very amenable. Most general areas need a bit of an update. Disappointed that we booked assistance (disabled) but we’re out in the furthest block & up 2 flights of stairs ( difficult for me to manage) On 4 occasions I had to wait for the disabled facilities to be available & on each occasion it was staff blocking the facilities Additionally added to booking that we were there as a surprise for my husbands 60th birthday but no recognition even though another table were presented with a birthday cake & sang happy birthday to. Lovely island, would probably try an alternative hotel next time

This place is very relaxing and chilled so if you want to just do nothing then this is the place for you. Nothing for miles around you apart from a couple of shacks on the beach where you can get usual trinkets to take home. Much cheaper than in the hotel. The staff were great and could not do enough to help you. The adults only area was lovely but I must say it is looking a bit tired and could do with a facelift. For this reason I would not give the place 5 stars it is more 3/4. The worst part of the whole holiday was the airport coming home. It was so stressful. We only just got through in time for our flight despite getting there on the organised transport by Tui. No time to get a drink or souvenir's. For this reason alone I won’t be rushing back.

Review for 2 week stay in adults only section - Feb 2024 Check In Easy process, drinks on arrival, thorough description of hotel grounds, luggage taken to room. Room Spacious, minibar (topped up every 2 days inc. beer), spirit board, 2 x 1.5litre bottles of water per day, cleaned every day with fresh towels as often as required, good air con and fan only downside was slight smell from toilet but this was not all the time and twin beds. Food Main buffet - We went on first night - did find a little bit chaotic so decided with the restaurant by the main pool instead Breakfast - Great variety, hard to think of a breakfast item that wouldn’t be on offer, always fresh and how it should be Dinner - Repetitive in terms of hot offer e.g. pizza, hot dogs and burgers but always salad, cold and hot meats, fish etc available too. Never an issue with the food quality Tea - Always a special starter/main dish and dessert on offer and again a variety in different meats, fish, vegetable/salad with staples again like lunch. Italian restaurant - book in as soon as you can, really nice food - buffet style. Asian restaurant - same as Italian - buffet style - really good food Adults only restaurant - make sure take long trousers, I didn’t have any and couldn’t get in, this is in the policy and they did enforce it on me, fair enough. Adults only Pool Good atmosphere, plenty of sun bed availability (around 8am), bar at top of pool with towel exchange, staff sometimes come round with champagne and often a singer/musician in the bar about mid afternoon. We didn’t try any other pools. Wrist band checks by security when entering the area to make sure just adults only Beach Sea always red flag but did manage to get in a few days but rest of time waves were too rough and current strong. Beach itself is amazing white sands where can do lengthy walks/runs. Very well kept with an adults only area too. Some shacks on the beach which sell souvenirs, not pushy with sales and can barter on price. Outside hotel the places to buy are definitely more pushy so this is an easier way to get souvenirs Hotel grounds Very well kept Lots of cats Gym Quite small, opens at 8am, a few times had to wait to get on equipment at opening time and would be busy but would almost fully clear by half past/quater to. I would suggest opening the gym earlier and probably extending/updating/acquire new equipment however if first rush is all there is then maybe not worth it Nighttime Entertainment - normal holiday shows we tended to stay at adults only bar where it was quieter Sports bar - will show premier league/champions league and European leagues. Doesn’t show championship or below Staff All amazing, not a bad word to be said. Overall a great hotel experience. Big grounds, very clean, amazing staff. Probably could be renovated slightly in parts but could see maintenance staff always on jobs keeping upkeep to a good level, re tiling pools at night times etc. Would recommend and would re v

Visited for 2 weeks middle of Jan. Gained an extra day due to a sandstorm. Hotel room - adults only...nice, spacious. Open plan. Plenty wardrobe space. Large sink area... terrible hair dryer- the type u have to constantly hold the button down. Mini fridge with water beer and soft drinks. Coffee making facilities. King-size bed. Only 2 sockets in room...one behind sofa and one in bathroom where u make ya coffee. Room is down a mini corridor with another room next door. Optics in the room too. Pools - nice, clean, plenty sunbeds, lots of cats who just jump all over your beds. Adult Only bar nice, had a fridge with sandwiches and fruit and hot dogs with a microwave. Infinity pool looked lovely but didn't use it. Main pool lovely, swim up bar. This is where the most entertaining was... darts, French bowls on the beach, volleyball. Restaurants - main restaurant...can get quiet busy, people queue but people also push in and can be rude. Staff lovely. We tend to get food then find a table. Sometimes we got table Service for drinks. Breakfast was decent. Plenty choice. Boa vista fish restaurant. Buffet with main from a menu.. nice Asian restaurant..buffet but nice Italian...again buffet but nice Adult Only restaurant- nice,posher..pick from a menu. Men have to wear long trousers. 24 hrs bar in reception and a fridge with sandwiches late evening. Night club-small but OK Entertainment-decent, I'd have preferred real singing over lip syncing every night though Neon/white party's....awesome. Bigelgest riu in the world. In the middle on nowhere so surrounded by sand. Sea you can't go into as always red flagged. Overall it was a great holiday . Only thing that ruined it was rude visitors pushing their way in. And also smokers...my god they like to light up anywhere and everywhere with no considerations for others. Need more non smoking areas.

Really wanted to love and rate this place as it has the potential to offer so much more… The weather has been fabulous (which always helps!). The place itself is lovely, but needs some TLC, although the grounds staff work extremely hard. The pools need TLC too. The entertainment… abysmal of an evening, however, the saxophonist is brilliant. The bars, the lobby bar could offer so much more, the whole place just lacks imagination. Food - not sure where to start, Most dishes are cold, even when they are supposed to be hot, ended up trying to microwave the food to heat it up. The staff try, but when you have people taking 4 or 5 pieces of food at a time, there isn’t sufficient to go round and so by the time you wait everything else is stone cold. Desserts all taste the same.. Worst part is many of the meats are uncooked, which surely has to be a hazard, this isn’t just a whinge, please see photos … This has to be one of the worst places I’ve been for substandard food.

Not really a 5 star hotel. Main shortcoming is the quality and options of meals / dining and the drinks options and service at the bar. Our check-in was a really bad experience. Our flight to boa vista was cancelled therefore we arrived 1 day late. Before checking in I already had an email with a notice for a no-show fine. At the check in, which was roughly at 11am, the frond desk lady told us our room would be ready at 3, which is the standard check in time, even though our reservation started 1 day earlier (!!!!). It took talking to a different person to get our room at noon. Rooms are spacious and comfortable and have a nice view (we paid extra for partial sea view). Our room was on a 2nd floor (no elevators). Our toilet was quite stinky unfortunately. Bar selection is very limited and 90% or 100% based on local spirits. All cocktails are made with premade syrups that come from giant buckets and have quite artificial flavors. There is no option for any known brand, not even paying a price (I was offered Cabo Verde “whisky” only). There is 1 local beer (lager, which is good) and the wine (1 version of red, rose and white) is quite foul and comes out of a wine dispenser (bulk). Food at the main (2) buffet restaurant is very good and there is plenty of options for everyone and food is abundant and there is endless supply of everything (you might have to wait a bit to be replenished at the buffet). However this is by no means fine dining, having to wait in line and serve from common platters and serving trays. Servers are highly attentive and kind and will attempt to fulfill all your needs. There are other restaurants that require reservation, however on our stay there was no availability and any one of them. Pool facilities are great, the pools are large and there is plenty of sun-beds everywhere with or without shade. The beach area is huge and also equipped with sun-beds if you want a more quiet time, although the walk to the bar is a bit long. The beach in front of the hotel is pretty and long (if you enjoy beach walks). There is a Diving center where you can arrange dive trips for the upcoming days. Staff is friendly, relaxed and professional. There is nothing around the hotel, but if you like hiking and trail running you will find hood grounds in the immediate vicinity. Altogether we had a very relaxing time at the hotel, spending long and lazy hours at the pool and beach.

We went for our honeymoon in 2022. I couldn't recommend this place highly enough, for lack of a better word it is perfect . We stayed in the adult only section and for a week i was in heaven, the food was great with so many choices of restaurants to choose from it never got dull, the drinks were your standard all inclusive affair but they were good for me. Amazing views of the sea stunning beach, pools were nice and cool and clean, i wish i was back there now