Hotel Riu Arecas - Adults Only

Nos encantó la atención, la habitación, el servicio de comedor muy amables, recepción, limpieza, servicio de toallas... Por poner un pero, el minibar no enfriaba y en la oferta no vi bien especificada la info de que las bebidas en la cena no están incluidas en la oferta. Las piscinas estupendas, especial mención a la Infinity pool a pesar de que no sabíamos que era en otra parte del complejo, con unas cuantas escaleras por medio. La tranquilidad del lugar es genial para desconectar. Repetiría seguro.

Good points Friendly & hard working staff, the rooms were clean with everything you may need. Lots of sunbeds around the pool and the buffet was good, not great but good. The lack of children is always welcome and there were good, inexpensive bottles of wine to buy in the restaurant. The service in the bars was efficient & friendly and the gardens were well maintained and beautiful. The maintenance personnel were excellent, our room fridge/minibar was broken & it was almost immediately replaced. Also, great after care by reception, who phoned us twice to check that everything was ok, much appreciated. Not so good There was no snack bar for lunch by the pool, you had go to the restaurant on the terrace, which was inconvenient. The soda water to go with my Campari was €3.50 extra, the same price as a large glass of wine in the restaurant! The room safe is charged at €8 a night, my advice is to just keep your valuables in your padlocked suitcase. The double beds are in fact 2 single beds, made up as singles, not very good for a romantic break! The hotel is situated up a hill off the promenade with some very steep steps, although it is a lovely walk down to playa Fanabe (just get a taxi back up!)

Return for another amazing holiday at this hotel. Staff were very friendly and helpful. Great service. Entertainment every night which was very good apart from a last minute standin when the planned act was cancelled, which I guess can’t be helped. Good food from the buffet which changed daily. Would have liked an oriental night. We spent a couple of evenings in the Riu Palace across the road where you can pay for drinks and enjoy a lovely view of the sun setting. The acts are the same as the Arecas, just on different nights. The Spanish restaurant could do with more choice for the main course but still an enjoyable evening. Paying for the room safe as most other guests have said, is not good. Don’t pay at other hotels. This needs sorting. But sadly the hotel insist on this charge. We will return again. Hopefully not having to pay for the safe.

Everything is excellent about this hotel it is quiet with good swimming pools. The room is very nice and clean. The food is perfect. Even better than the last time we visited the hotel in 2023. Serving smoked salmon and caviar on several occasions at diner, and 2 mornings a week cava at breakfast is a plus. The food selection comes close to what is offerd at the Palace Hotels of Riu. The staff is very helpful and polite. The management is always around keeping an eye on things. Keep up the good work. Till next time...

The welcome from all the staff never changes from your first visit . We have visited here multiple times. There are so many people that revisit the Arecas. There are more fancy hotels in Tenerife but none with better staff. They always make us feel special and joyful in our return. Nothing is too much trouble. Thankyou all.

Beautiful hotel in the best part of Adeje as far as we are concerned. We had a pool view room overlooking the outdoor entertainment area. Probably better pool view rooms but we were hardly on it . Our room was spacious and spotless though I really hate those glass bathroom doors! No privacy lol. We found the food to be top notch and the drinks we ordered were massive lol ! Our favourite was the beach area . Heaven ! Though we did like both the upper pools with the submerged ceramic beds in the water. Only criticisms as mentioned before would be the no music round the hotel or pool. I think some soft relaxing music would make it feel more enjoyable overall , and the entertainment finished way too early but was very good . Our room cleaner was great . How she got that bed looking like that I’ll never know lol. And she also made the bathroom look like it had never been used ! Top hotel and very pleased with our choice . It’s a defo yes we would return .

This is the 3rd time we've stayed at the Riu Arecas. We really like the hotel, it has a lovely feel to it overall, and the beach/ocean setting and the pool options are a good choice. The ocean area is a short walk down steps from the main hotel with a side gate. The food is always very good and staff are helpful and friendly. The entertainment is mixed, we loved Sunday nights show by the band "Maxband" 'The final countdown' 80's night, really good, also Tuesday evening with the Maxband was great, we've not ever seen so many people up and dancing at a Riu Hotel. Also there is a male singer here from Cape Town in South Africa, he was very good, sorry I can't remember his name. It's just a shame the entertainment finishes too early, Riu need to make sure the entertainment is on until 11pm. 10pm or 10.30 is far too early to finish entertainment. The chance to go to visit either the Neon or White party (depending on your length of stay) held at the Riu Buenavista is a nice option also. Overall a great hotel, great location and very very good food, lots of options at the buffet. The Spanish Restaurant Olé is a nice touch too. Great ✅️ ✅️ Spotlessly clean throughout ✅️ Great Housekeeping ✅️ Large rooms ✅️ Comfortable beds (shame there is no duvet though) ✅️ Great bathrooms ✅️ Fantastic food selection ✅️ Good bar service and great drinks/reasonably priced ✅️ Great refurbished Gym/Fitness centre ✅️ Lovely pools and Beach area with infinity pool ✅️ Most staff are friendly ✅️ Great location ✅️ Lovely a**osphere throughout ✅️ A great 4 star rated option Needs improvement ❌️ ❌️ Entertainment finishes too early. It should be on until at least 11pm ❌️ Horrid, worn brown towels in bathrooms ❌️ Beds should have duvets, not blankets ❌️ Could do with more sunloungers at beach area ❌️ Not a great hotel for those with mobility issues and lots of steps and very hilly (wasn't an issue for us personally)

We have stayed at this hotel many times, the staff are very friendly and helpful. My only chritisam is that the hotel needs better quality entertainment.

Very enjoyable stay, high standards and quality throughout the hotel, friendly and welcoming colleagues including reception, restaurant, bar, poolside and cleaning depar**ents.