Riu Palace Boavista

Hotel i polozenie pieknie. Bardzo czysto i przyjaznie. Pokoje bardzo ladne. Animacje bardzo profesjonalne, super atmosfera w dzien i wieczorami. Jedzenie - rozczarowana. Duzo i latwo. Ryby i mieso prawie zawsze za dlugo pieczone/ gotowane. Krewetki z " czarnymi" ozdobami, bo ponoc tak jest ok. Klub dla dzieci - rozczarowana. Opiekuni bez motywacji, zazwyczaj dostawaly dzieci cos do rysowania i ogladaly tv.

We have just returned from a 2 week stay at Riu Palace and enjoyed ourselves immensely! Our room was spacious and the enormous shower was a treat, with great water pressure. The beds were really very comfortable, and as someone who has to take her pillow everywhere, the hotel pillows were surprisingly comfortable as well. The buffet is excellent; fresh and varied each evening. The drinks are very good - very enjoyable wine, which is very important to us! The cocktails, as well, are decent. The cleanliness of this hotel really impressed us - even the toilets located next to the water slides were constantly monitored and kept dry. The pools were lovely and clean, as was everything to be honest. Staff were lovely and friendly and worked super hard. Special thanks to: Buffet Restaurant: Remy, Denise & Ethel Pool Bar: Djorgje, Vanderlay & Kevin The Whole Entertainment team were fabulous - special shout out to Kenny Rogers! My only small criticism was that it was very difficult to book into the a la carte restaurants. We were unable to book the 7pm sitting for the Steak House in the 17 days that we were there! We had booked the Asian restaurant, but unfortunately had to cancel due to my son feeling ill. We did eat at Krystal and unfortunately, we found the food there to not be very good. I think they would also benefit from having a children's menu in these restaurants - they advised they could only do a soup or a salad for my 6 yr old son - neither of which interested him! The food in the buffet was amazing and so enjoyable that we were very happy to eat there each evening! I would definitely advise you check out the sand boarding excursion - it was a fantastic morning out. We met many guests who were on their 3rd, 4th - up to their 6th visit to Riu Palace Boavista! And we have to agree, that we would not hesitate in returning to this great hotel - thank you very much!

Just back from a fabulous 14 days First time in Cape Verde but have visited several Riu Palaces in Mexico and Dominican and the Riu Palace Boa Vista is up there with the best of them . We all had a lovely relaxing time Beautiful sea view rooms , kept spotless by Angela , came back every day to great towel sculptures We celebrated our 50th wedding anniversary while we were here and big thanks to Adel on reception for all his help in sorting out our celebration meal at Krystal restaurant . Dgeorge at pool bars and evening bars is a credit to the hotel Every member of staff was so lovely and friendly Enjoyed all 3 A la Cartes a couple of times , easily booked on the App Had breakfast in the Africa, so much choice of lovely freshly cooked food , plenty of choice of fresh fruits too We always managed to get a table for 6 .Most lunch times ate at Sal Rei , again so much choice. Usually called at the Cappuccino bar on way back from beach , good selection of coffees and cakes Enjoyed the evenings in the bar areas and saw some shows , entertainment team work so hard day and night and really interact with the guests The beach is absolutely beautiful and loads of sun beds also plenty available round the pools Weather was fantastic , there is a breeze but very pleasant. 100% satisfied no complaints at all , we will be back

Usually visiting in February we decided to try during the Easter break and didn't regret it. Emailed before travelling and asked for 1 of a small row of rooms that we had been allocated before. On arrival check in took 5 minutes (pre-checked in online) and thanks to staff we were actually given the exact same room as last year. Half an hour later we were on the beach and had a late lunch. Weather, cloudy in the mornings but warm enough to be sunbathing on the beach, it grew gradually hotter over the week reaching low 30s. Very breezy but absolutely bearable - just watch for sunburn. I was on SPF 30 most of the time, but did drop to 15 later in the week and had a great tan. The hotel - staff - perfect. Clearly very well trained. Just enough chat to be interested but never chummy and intrusive - but happy to engage more if encouraged. Always polite, hard working and a credit to the hotel, whether restaurant, bar or grounds and cleaning staff. Beach - incredible, although wind caused sea to be too rough to enter. Pool was ideal and even though it was Easter break, children were very well behaved throughout and not overrun with them as some suggest. Sand, number of sunbeds, availability of towels, beach bar etc - great. Avoided entertainment but easily accessed if chosen. Drinks - optics in room and minibar more than enough. Pre-dinner drinks - Prosecco, cocktails, wine etc - all in plenty. Also, at meals, constantly topped up by the excellent staff. And to the food - incredible at every meal and at both the main buffet and lunch buffet. Never even considered the speciality restaurants as buffets were way more than enough. Freshness, quality, range - faultless at every single meal. Fresh fruit, freshly cooked to order, pre=prepared -all delicious. Flies? sometimes on some things, but what do you expect and never a problem. far more risk from guests licking fingers and handling utensils. Those who say it is samey - have clearly not learned how to handle such a buffet. If you have a bit of everything at every meal then it does feel the same. Choose different things each meal - there is way more than enough choice. Overall, can't fault this hotel if you want a 'fly and drop' holiday. Nothing really to do, although you could organise a whale watching trip (rough seas). but we wanted to sunbathe, read, eat, refresh before going back to work. Will definitely be back for visit number 5.

We have recently returned from our first visit to Cape Verde and the RIU Palace Boa Vista. Rabil Airport is an experience harking back to earlier times, but in keeping with the islands, just chill! Although arriving by taxi, delays at the airport resulted in the TUI coach making the short journey from the airport ahead of us. Hence, there was a queue to check in, but the process was reasonably swift. Thanks to the reception team for picking up on our request for a quiet and sunny room. Having checked in, our bags were delivered promptly to our swim up room, which was spacious and well prepared by the attentive housekeeping team who maintained the level of service throughout our stay. Using the RIU app, we were able to book visits to Krystal, twice, and Mitsuki restaurants. Both made a relaxing change to the buffet offering, and the food offering was of a good standard. Thanks to all the staff in Africa who served us for breakfast, lunch, and dinner when not visiting the a la carte. The food and level of service were excellent. We loved our morning coffee and often with something a little stronger at the Pontchi pool bar. Here and at Muscat in the evening, service was swift and always with a friendly smile. We enjoyed our stay and look forward to a return visit in the not to distant future. Obrigado to everyone.