El Arenal Holidays

The hotel was lovely but we were disappointed with the rooms. It was an expensive holiday and the standard rooms are quite basic - a shower in a glass cubicle with a toilet next to it. The basin is actually in the room itself. I would expect a lovely complete bathroom for the price. We would stay again but don’t book a standard room. The spa treatment centre is not good. You expect a certain ambience in the rooms and reception area. My friend and I both had treatments where we were shown into a small white room with bright lights which were just switched off at the start and switched on again at the end. It should be a beautiful experience and it was not. The room I was in had bubbling paint and rust patches on the ceiling The pool area, breakfast and restaurant were lovely. We would stay again but upgrade our rooms and avoid the spa

Hotel lovely, room nice but small no seating area we are English and didn't realise it would be full of Germans. Breakfast good Evening meal poor and did t get a drink included with meal ( inc had to pay for water) air con didn't work in room but eventually got it sorted. No sound proofing of room so noisy all night long with groups coming home 1am 2am 3am etc banging doors and shouting, asked to be moved but hotel full. All in all nice hotel but wouldn't return due to area been German which we weren't told about

Lovely relaxing stay. Room was very comfortable and clean, with everything done to a very high end property. It was a bit windy and overcast when we were there (and the pool was a touch on the cold side), so we used it mainly as a base. We had one nice afternoon by the pool though, and ate in the restaurant one evening and the food was excellent. All in all, a great stay.

Great location and service. Clean rooms.

We really enjoyed our time at Rio Bravo! The staff were friendly and kind, and even taught us a bit of Spanish. The buffet offers a good selection of food, and we didn’t mind the 3 drink per person cap (it’s designed to stop people misbehaving), and the staff were lenient. We look forward to returning one day.