Riu Paraiso Lanzarote

Just got back from an amazing 10 night's in this hotel. Great location right on the beach. The busy Puerto del Carmen strip is a short taxi ride away, took about 5 to 10 mins. Never cost more than 5 euros! The hotel is huge, but well managed by the staff. The resturant is busy but plenty of tables available thanks to how quick the staff clear the tables. The food is typical of most all inclusive hotels and of decent quality. The pool areas are nice with plenty of sunbeds. All the staff at this hotel are very friendly and welcoming. Couldn't fault the hotel at all. Rooms cleaned daily and often leaving a sweet or chocolate on our pillow. Would recommend this hotel and would glady stay here again.

This was our second visit, but unfortunately it will be our last.

There were both positives and negatives during our stay. The food was generally good and the staff worked hard to keep everything well stocked. However, the menu became repetitive, with many dishes from the evening meal reappearing at lunchtime the following day. The dining area could also feel quite chaotic at times, with children running around the serving stations while guests were carrying hot plates of food, which didn't feel particularly safe.

Our room was located on the far side of the hotel, across the bridge, which made it quite a walk, especially when arriving with luggage and when going back and forth to the restaurant.

The soft drinks were often flat and not very cold. The beer was acceptable, but the cocktails were weak and mostly filled with ice. The entertainment was disappointing, feeling outdated, repetitive and lacking variety.

Our biggest issue was the sunbed situation. On the morning of our 6:30am transfer, we saw guests reserving sunbeds with towels before sunrise. On other days, entire sections of sunbeds were reserved but left unused for hours. The beds were also positioned very close together. Another major downside was the number of flies around the pool area. They were everywhere, making it difficult to relax without several landing on you at any given time.

The evening seating arrangements were also frustrating. If you wanted to sit outside, it was often difficult as many of the chairs had been moved indoors, leaving tables outside with no seating. Queue times at the bar could also be quite long.

There is a strong sewage smell at various points of the hotel!

That said, not everything was negative. Our housekeeping attendant was excellent and the room was cleaned to a high standard every day. The hotel itself was clean and well maintained, and the staff worked incredibly hard throughout our stay.

On several occasions, we also saw management walking around the hotel checking standards and speaking with staff, which was reassuring.

We can't compare this hotel to other Riu properties, but overall we felt it was overpriced for the experience provided. While there are certainly some strengths, the issues outweighed the positives for us, and we would not choose to return.

Stayed here for 1 week in July have to say it was worst hotel i ever stayed in food was horrible same thing every day room was basic bad smell in bathroom found cockroaches in bedroom ac not good and entertainment terrible very poor selection of drinks need I go on felt i needed a holiday when i got home