Hotel Riu Palace Meloneras

Nice hotel but was amazed in this day and age that in 22 C heat they insist on using outdoor gas heaters in the outdoor dining areas. Nobody was asking for it and it made the experience uncomfortable. We need to stop doing this!! Poor form RIU.

The location

Great location, lovely pools, great food - wonderful variety at buffet, most of the staff very friendly. However some negatives - the overpowering use and smell of insecticide in our room - I can still smell it 2 days after leaving the hotel! Some other surprising and disappointing points (for a 5 star hotel) - no slippers provided, a charge of €22 to use the in-room safe, pillows and towels were 3-star level.

Truly a great hotel

Séjour magnifique, cadre très agréable, très belle réception, personnel avenants (Estefania à la réception), (Joanna, Chawki, German.. au restaurant). Très belles piscines surtout celles qui ont une vue sur la mer. Le buffet est varié et de bonne qualité. La chambre est spacieuse et la litterie est confortable.

Great location. great hotel and good parking. Friendly staff. Good value. Only 2 speciality restaurants which are always busy. The staff was a little noisy around the pool area.

Spotless resort. Super efficient staff. Buffet half board can sometimes be a problem finding good options but here the choice is huge and quality very good. Options have included fresh grilled lobster, fresh cut and grilled sirloin, and Easter eggs on Easter Sunday :)

El hotel tiene varias piscinas que para poder disfrutar tanto si vas en pareja como si vas con niños. Es un hotel mediano (500 habitaciones) lo suficientemente pequeño para que el recorrido entre las habitaciones, comedor y zona exterior resulte agradable y no una travesía interminable. La atención en recepción y comedor es excepcional y el director está muy encima de la actividad diaria, lo cual supongo garantiza un mejor funcionamiento. Está a 10 min andando de la playa por el paseo marítimo y tiene al lado todo tipo de tiendas y restaurantes. Volvería a alojarme sin duda.

It's a lovely resort and I can't fault the staff; however, it feels like a retirement home, with the clientele being all very old people. The entertainment is all aimed at this group, with massive amounts of Credence Clearwater Revival and ABBA tributes. Despite it being half term, there was no kids club for the first two days, and then only for 90 minutes in the morning. For a family holiday, this is not ideal. There were two "menu" restaurants which felt extremely hostile to children (very haute cuisine, no accessible menu options for children) - my daughter lives in London and can happily eat in restaurants without needing some kind of crappy kids menu, but there wasn't anything remotely suitable for her here. So despite being a gorgeous resort, I don't think we will be coming back here. Also the music goes until 11pm most nights and is extremely loud (there is no double glazing and the hotel walls are very thin) - combined with elderly neighbours waking at the crack of dawn and listening to the news on TV at maximum volume, it is not as restful as it should be.