Name: Hotel Riu Cabo Verde - Adults Only - All Inclusive
Address: Cabocan Lote A2, A3, Sal, Sal, Sal, 4111, Cape Verde
Rating: 9

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Wow!!! We had a wonderful holiday. All the  hotel staff are amazing nothing too much trouble they are always happy to help, advise and have a laugh with you.

 The food is lovely with lots of choice through out the day. The Entertainment team work so hard to get everyone involved and create a wonderful atmosphere around the pool and on the beach and in the evening. The Spa is definitely worth a visit. 

The beach is beautiful water is a lovely temperature to swim so clear we had a couple of red flag days but still padded. The beach is very clean. 

The hotel is constantly been cleaned and maintained. Our room was cleaned everyday. We also got a beach view that was absolutely stunning.

Mini fridge restocked whenever requested for soft drinks, beer and water. 

We can't wait to be back !! 

Wonderful holiday 

We absolutely loved our time here and did not want to come home!!! The staff are so friendly and kind and happy. The dancers at the entertainment on a night are so much fun and encourage everyone to have fun too. We enjoyed the food and cocktails in the various different restaurants and bars in the resort. There could be more sunbeds around the pool to avoid any issues but we didn’t have problems once we knew how it worked. Very clean rooms. Lots to do. Highly recommend! I also recommend if you are going on any trips to go with the locals who are just near the beach next to the resort! They will not hassle you at all, but if you are wanting to do trips they will be amazing with helping you!! Prices are significantly lower than going with tui and it is the exact same experiences, if not better as the locals know the areas the best!! We went on numerous trips with Prince tours who is absolutely amazing. He promised us a lot and that is exactly what we got amazing memories for a lifetime. He is qualified and knows what he is doing. Definitely support the locals for these trips they are the same trips for cheaper and you are helping the locals! We did the horse sunset riding, fishing trip and turtle nesting and they were unforgettable experiences with Prince tours (one of the local trips).  Amazing.

Lovely resort and local trips

Stayed at the Rio Cabo Verde ...the hotel is spread out in lovely gardens , The rooms are in 5 blocks which are from reception to the beach area. The pool is in 2 sections with 2 pool bars 1 which is a swim up bar (nice) ....The bar staff were very attentive shout out to Alex and Kleiton,  the food was plentiful and loads of choice from the main restaurant  to the one near the pool (which doubled up for late breakfast and lunch and speciality restaurant at night ) there were 2 more speciality restaurants the Gastro one and the Italian one ...only did the Gastro one which was lovely ( the banoffee pie was a let down though) The animation team worked their socks of  shout out to  Aleida, Djemila and Valeria, the holiday wouldn't have been the same without you and all the games we played (and won) . the bar staff at the beach were really nice too .The lobby bar was a nice escape and served everything you wanted ...there was even a coffee shop with nice little pastries (that were available on the buffet)  Sadly no waiting on staff can get a mention as I found the plonk yourself at a table and wait for a server a little off putting ( when you could get one ) all in all there was no management or maitre'd in charge ....same in the buffet ...difficult to see what the options were as often the labels were wrong . The evening entertainment I'm afraid not to my liking it joined with the sister hotel the Funana and this being family just didn't work for me ....too big and not cosy enough ... poked my head in the disco one night it was loud but looked ok. All in all a nice hotel but not that memorable

ADULTS ONLY ESCAPE

The hotel was absolutely beautiful, our room was modern and clean and very comfortable. The bed was a dream. Staff was super friendly and the all inclusive buffet was excellent with a huge variety for all meals and also possibility to grill your own meat or fish. It was one of the best holidays we ever had! The beach is very close and gorgeous with plenty of chairs available and a gorgeous palm grove to get out of the sun a bit. In summary, we had an amazing stay at Riu Cabo Verde and would definitely recommend it and book here again! Thank you!

Best beach holidays!

We had a fantastic time,rooms were spotless,the food was amazing, vodka gin were good,entertainment was brilliant,I would recommend this hotel to family an friends,the staff worked so hard,can’t understand the other negative reviews.thankyou Rui we had a brilliant time 

Cabo Verde amazing

I loved the Kasbah fortified town architecture, the inner gardens, excellent accommodation and view from balcony. The bedding and pillows were so comfy... I slept extremely well. Food was fresh and abundant, coffee place aromatic. All staff worked hard and efficiently and the local musicians were present every night. An amazing stay!

Myself and my husband, travelled here last week, we had an amazing time. The weather was a bit of a mixed bag, but overall perfect for what we wanted.
The hotel was gorgeous, spotlessly clean  and kept that way with a remarkable cleaning team.
The minibar in our room was a lovely touch, five different bottles of local spirits and a variety of mixers in the fridge below. This was topped up everyday. The food was brilliant, so much choice, we tended to go for the 'late' breakfast at around 11am which was perfect for us. The pools were again spotlessly clean, we loved the swim up pool bar too. the only downside for us was that we only went for 7 nights, not enough as it is a long flight of 6 and a half hours.   A mistake we wont be making again! I have MS so do struggle with walking , I was fine as most things were easily in walking distance. First visit to Cape Verde, it wont be our last :)

A nice relaxing holiday - just what was needed.

We cannot fault Riu Cabo Verde.  We stayed for 7 nights at the beginning of February.  It was very windy and cloudy some days.  The staff are very friendly and always smiling.  The buffet restaurant had so much choice including a different roast every night and had cooking stations... the prawns and tuna steaks were amazing.  A tip if you have an afternoon return flight... the restaurant opens at 1pm for lunch and we were collected at 12.45pm for our 15.50pm flight.  Breakfast finishes at 10.30am but the Santa Maria Restaurant overlooking the beach opens at 10.30am for snacks to prepare you for your flight.  No branded drinks but unless you are a connoisseur you can't taste the difference. We booked the 'Postcard of Sal' trip throught TUI which was an island tour which we felt was worth the money. 

We enjoyed our holiday

Flew to Sal Island on 26th January for 11 nights from Birmingham airport, which isn’t our favourite as it’s only a small TUI plane & at 5.5 hours travelling is right at the limit of shorthaul journeys.
Stay at Adults only Riu Cabo Verde - honeymoon, so received Prosecco & received requests desired on booking page - double bed & 1st floor room.
Smooth check in after 20 min transfer by coach, paid just over €50 euros tax in cash at hotel & were given room cards - since this was a return visit, we went straight to our room with the cases, rather than waiting for staff to do it (tipping optional).
If you are used to 5* mainland hotels, then maybe the RIU palace would be a better option as it’s newer, considerably larger, has more bells & whistles but you will pay more.
Room contained everything listed on TUI website & received sun on balcony from 12pm - the furniture was a little tired looking but perfectly ok for our stay.
Limited English speaking channels on the TV.
Plenty of plug in & 2 usb points in room.
Simple to use safe.
Take mozzie plugins creams & sprays as you will probably get bitten on 1st night if unprotected - I got 22 on 1st night & another 10 near end of holiday.
Drinks in bar are unbranded but taste mostly same 
The coffee is better from the coffee house near reception
The food is plentiful & varied.
The floors are lethal if there’s any moisture on them, so watch your footwear.
The beach can be very windy, but is probably the best place to get a sun bed & if you wish to sunbathe topless as around the pool, it’s difficult to get a sun lounger after mid morning.
There is a library here if you don’t want to lug books in your case.
Lifeguards on the beach are available during the day & have pretty strict rules, which are there to keep you alive as the sea was rough for most of our stay (yellow or red flags only) & there are craft on the water constantly or kite surfers.
Good beach bar with music playing & plenty of games available.
Take insulated mugs as it will keep your drinks cooler for longer & you won’t need ice.
You can walk to town, but it’s a long way by beach or path & for €5 is a short taxi ride.
There is use of the Riu Funana, but why would you want to when it’s the family hotel full of kids?
There’s also the water park in the ground of the Riu Palace, which we visited, but didn’t use.
The Spa has a jacuzzi which is free to use in the morning, but must be booked in the afternoon after 2pm & use is restricted to 30 mins & was monitored.
Good evening shows followed by karaoke 🎤 
There is a nightclub, which we visited once but didn’t stay long & a sports bar underneath which we didn’t use.
We didn’t do the welcome meet as we were there this time for relaxation & no trips, but you should go to find out what’s what.
If you have an issue with the hotel or reps, do it whilst you are there so it can be rectified or at least acknowledged - last thing they want is folk moaning about stuff on Trip Advisor, which leads me to the next bit
A couple of items of my wife’s clothing (which was on the bed) went missing during a visit by the maid & we never got it back, so in the morning put any clothing on the sofa just in case & make sure all valuables are in the safe when not in the room as Riu won’t cover losses. We did report it & checked for the remainder of stay & also logged with TUI rep, but it never turned up - some things are not happy endings.

Good for relaxation

So glad paid no attention to some of the previous reviews in October/ November. The holiday has been excellent! Could not have asked for any more! Extremely Clean. Good food. Good drink. Excellent service and holiday made by people met too. 

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