We are a family of 4 who stayed at the Riu Olivia Beach hotel from 9-16 April 2008. I read other reviews before we went and found some of the advice very useful. Accommodation - we knew before we went that we would be allocated an apartment in the annexe. We have stayed here before self catering so requested a... more

Stayed at the Riu from 21 - 29 March, party of 5 (4 adults and 1 child age 10). We were allocated two big rooms in the Annexe with bedroom upstairs. Check in was quick and reception team very helpful. The food was excellent, plenty of choice with show cooking on some evenings to add some variety. The restaurant in... more

We have just returned from a week at this hotel (Mar 2008) I must say the hotel is very impressive. I have never known cleanliness like it. It is all inclusive and the food was cooked to perfection and such a choice changed daily. There are 2 main restaurants which you just turn up too or you could book the... more

We visited Oliva beach hotel from 15th-22nd march and had a fantastic holiday. Location on the 'white sand desert' was amazing, facilities brilliant and cleanliness faultless. We took our young toddler and there was plenty of choice in the all inclusive food to feed him. The staff even provided warm milk for his evening bottle! We also took him to... more

We booked this hotel 2 weeks before leaving due to an balls up on the part of Thomas Cook & Royalties Gold (never gonna deal with them again"!) It was for a group of 8 people, 2 of which were aged 1 and 4! We booked 3 suites in the annex area of the hotel, which was great as we... more

We stayed at Olivia Beach Resort from the 27th Feb - 5th March 08 in an apartment overlooking the pool in the annex. We have been very happy at the quality of the food, the cleanliness and the friendly reception staff. Nothing was too much trouble. What made our holiday special was the wonderful mini club. The children (3yrs and... more

My husband and I booked this hotel for one week after Christmas. We enjoyed the holiday and the weather was perfect all week. The hotel was good but not up to usual Riu hotel standards. We had been to the Hotel Funama in Cape Verde in September (which was excellent) and there was no comparison whatsoever with this hotel which... more

This our second visit to this hotel, but were very dissappointed this time to be allocated room in annex. Annex walkways very badly need repairing or retiling, some areas extremely dangerous for the elderly and they were in the majority during our two weeks. The area (which was a main walkway) behind the Mandarin restaurant was disgusting, stained flooring and... more

My wife and I took four daughters, three partners, and eleven grandchildren, to the Riu Oliva to celebrate my wife's 70th birthday. We'd give it full marks in every way. It is brilliantly managed. It is the perfect place for families with children, and there are lots of these even babies. So it isn't the place for a quiet holiday... more