Hotel HL Río Playa Blanca

McDonald Oil

Rooms not properly cleaned, restaurant food very good and plenty of it. Restaurant was spotless. Staff very nice and friendly, interacted well with people, expecially the children. Entertainment very good, both for children and Adults. Hotel could fo with a good painting, fairly tired fir the amount you pay for holiday. Splash Area in particular could do with an uplift. Smell of suirage outside some of the rooms. Not good enough.

Mathew Mould

So i booked this for me and my girlfriend and my 9 year old daughter! Some of the reviews I read before going put me off! But it was fantastic, we really enjoyed the room as it was like our own private little bungalow, it had two shower rooms one normal one and one without a roof 😀 the hotel grounds were lovely full of plants and flowers! The pool area is decent and right next to the bar! The staff were lovely and helpful! The FOOD was brilliant, they had chicken legs, beef steaks, duck, fish, pork chops 😋 I love meat and they were plenty of it! To say it was an all inclusive family type buffet, we couldn't fault it honestly! Breakfast was decent with the usual stuff etc. The Breakfast window was good starting at 7:30am until 10am, then it was open for lunch at like 12:30pm until 3pm then 5pm - 7pm, and in-between they was a snack bar! But that was like ice cream, hotdogs and burgers (tbh it wasn't great) the snack bar was poor but the ice cream was good. If you want ice lolly's and like magnum ice creams etc you have to pay extra! The all inclusive drinks were OK but not brilliant as they were no cocktails you have to pay 5euro for a mojito. But lager (amstel) was decent and when the restaurant was open you can pour your own, they had sparkling wine bottles you can help yourself to. They were only one bar person working the pool side bar at any given time which ended up with people lining up! Which for me was the biggest downfall! They should of had 2 people on the bar atleast. You could get vodka and whiskeys etc but they were not branded. Id recommend buying your first drink for 5euro like a mojito (they give you a plastic cup instead of paper) then you can keep that and use it all day, and if you leave the mint leaves and lemon in the cup just ask them to top it up with bavardi and lemonade and it was like a free mojito pretty much. The entertainment was brilliant tbh they were great dancers and they put in Real effort. But theys no bar in the entertainment room so you had to walk a little bit to the bar, the bar stops all inckusive drinks at 11pm but opens until 12, so for the last hour they charge you for everything. They were a couple things like this which let it down! That's why I give it 4 stars and not 5, but all in all I would visit again! The flamingo beach is a 7 minute walk and the rubicon marina was only like 5.50 euro in a taxi so good location. It was better than I thought it was going to be based upon the reviews I read before arriving, so.if you've booked this DONT WORRY! You will have a great time, but you'll also like me, find a few things you would improve, but nothings perfect.

Craig Johnston

Stayed here for 5 nights with my partner and two friends. The positives of the hotel are the location is fantastic for a relaxed holiday. the selection of drinks is good and the food choice isnt bad for a all inclusive. Really let down by the rooms bodged plastering, damp feel even with the air-conditioning on constantly, not the best beds and bedding, just feels like it needs a good refurb and it would go along way to making it a great place to stay.

kathryn Loder

We have stayed at rio playa blanca twice and booked a third for end of november,rooms were cleaned by housekeeping daily apart from fridays. We had no issues with the all inclusive food,breakfast lots of choice,fresh fruit,yogurts,cooked breakfast,pancakes,and more Im a fussy eater and always found something to eat. Grounds were lovely and clean,well designed,if we had any issues the hotel sorted things straight away. We stayed in the master suite with the jacuzzi,when we asked the hotel if the jacuzzi could be cleaned,the safe key didnt work in our safe,we reported it,a new lock was sorted asap. Looking forward to coming back in november.

John Kavanagh

The Hotel Rio is ideal for families. We arrived in late March for a week. The crew at reception could not of been more helpful and friendly. The room has everything you need when you're on an all inclusive holiday. My little one loved the pool, the kids club and the entertainment team were great. Maid service was excellent, polite and very friendly. The food offerings were very tasty. Huge variety for breakfast, lunch and dinner with BBQ and other themes, last night there was food from Japan. The TUI rep, Sandra, help us with the one and only issue we had, which was of my making. Thank you to Sandra and the TUI team, absolutely brilliant. Would I recommend it, yes if you have kids, don't want the hassle or holiday expenses of finding places for breakfast, lunch and dinner and like the fact the kids are entertained while you can relax. Well done to the Hotel Rio and a massive thank you to the hotel staff especially Lorena, ​Gracias por toda su ayuda.