HL Rio Playa Blanca Hotel

Monika Oanea

Nice resort , friendly staff , tasty food , night show and kids entertainment. Activity during daytime too. The staff was very friendly and welcoming. There is one main big pool two for kids and a quiet pool in the back . Breakfast lunch dinner and snack also late night food in main restaurant all night . The quality of the food is really good and tasty , lots of variety, every day different type American , Italian , Spanish , Mexican etc . Rooms are spacious clean and it’s bungalow so you have more privacy. Nice well maintained garden , roof top bar u can watch football and have drinks . We would recommend more for families but for anyone really , it’s worth for the price , also it’s easy access everywhere around for ppl with wheelchair. The sea is like 12/15 min walk and it’s a beautiful walk side as well . Opposite side is an aqua park 15€ per day it’s nice . Thank you for having us and for the good hospitality.

Claudia Finlayson

We travel a lot as a family and this hotel was beautiful. We had a suite and omg the outdoor bathroom was sublime. I have a shellfish allergy I informed what I think is the manager in the dining hall ( mixed race lady) and every meal she got the chef to show me what I could and couldn’t eat. So so helpful and a big help. She never made me feel like I was taking up her time. Really appreciated. I never really rate all inclusive but this one was 10/10. Room was lovely and clean. The night entertainment was good. The pools were lovely. The only thing was the outdoor drinks area smelt like sick. But I put that down to brits not being able to handle their alcohol. Annoyed that the lift was broken because we had to walk all the way around everytime. We was only there for 3 nights. But great location. 15 min walk to the beach. Amazing. Will be going again. Also the kids pool was great the slides were awesome for the kids. They were just tucked behind the other pool which was lovely. There is also a supermarket on site.

Kieran

Excellent hotel and perfect for a young family. I stayed last week with my wife and 2 young daughters. The room was great, spacious and very clean. The grounds are nice, the staff are extremely helpful and friendly. The food is great and in near constant supply. The baby pool was much appreciated, never had to worry about getting chairs and it’s a short walk from a beautiful beach. The negative reviews seem extremely picky and unappreciative. We had a great stay and thank you very much to everyone at HL Rio.

Daniells Clark

You only have to go to trip advisor to see genuine reviews. Spent 10 days here and wished we had listened to the warnings prior lucky it this meets the standards of a two star and it wasn’t cheap for us either. Major flaws with this hotel starting off with the one life guard to watch over two deep pools and one small baby pool. Most days you will find him hiding at the back behind sun loungers where he definitely can’t see the pools or if anyone was in danger. The odd time he will go up to the stand to look out normally only during water polo. Entertainment was one of the worst I’ve experienced staff not having the best of English most games during the day catered for older kids or adults then at night a quick 30min disco. Some nights alcoholic shots where poured by entertainment team as a welcome drink at the front door then they got left unattended when the show started meaning any chile could easily access these. Karaoke,quiz and bingo activities all around the pool bar which is a small area with two pools a stone throw away if kids are running about putting them in danger. Hotel lift was broken I had to carry two suitcases down the stairs myself, this issue with the lift being out of order has seemingly been going on for years. Cross contaminated at all the food stations is a massive issue. Chefs using the same utensils for everything not changing gloves either. Food isn’t replenished enough meaning you’re waiting for new stuff coming most times and the stuff that is out is over cooked or looks like it’s been out for more than it should. The smell from the bar is another massive put off it’s a mixture of sick and sour milk it puts you off wanting to order drinks. Not much option the slushes that are ok show aren’t included in the inclusive either. The room was like walking into a damp cave the first thing you noticed is the damp smell. The toilet leaked around the edges daily, bed shakes as legs felt like they were about to snap, bedding wasn’t changed in 10days. Towels where all bleach stains and any towels we had left to be changed as the instructions said where taking out the shower folded and put back up for us to use totally disgusting. Mould on every corner of the windows and In the shower groves.plugs hanging off really needs a good scrub. Hotel is so outdated with damage to all the floors, pools had green slime on the bottom and sides. Only seen one guy go around in the morning with a brush to get it off. Splash park again so dated needs lots of work to it and supervision as the small slide is really fast shoots the kids across the floor normally resulting in kids injuring themself as someone else comes flying out. The football pitch be very careful a lot of wires burst out around the same height as face area and very sharp if a kid ran into it. So gutted at how let down this hotel has been and I hope this review can help warn others of exactly what to expect of booking

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.