We stayed at the Ria park at the end of a villa holiday. We booked a seaview room and when we arrived the seaview room was if you went outside on to the balcony and looked around the corner!! All seaviews are like this so really don't bother with it - the rooms all over look the hills!
The bathroom was nice but the room was dated - but clean and fine for a few nights!
The hotel is quite tired and could do with new furniture, but the staff are all so friendly and willing to help. It is 800m from the beach and they have a shuttle bus which takes you down there - again they were willing to pick us up after hours which was really kind of them.
Breakfast was good and the barman made a delicious hot chocolate - other than that we ate down by the beach - don't bother with Xenias restaurant opposite (not part of hotel) as food isn't good, but Julias and Izzys were both divine!
When we stayed here the hotel was only a third full and it really felt like an empty cruise ship - I wouldn't stay here again but that is mainly because it is totally not my type of hotel - I like small boutiquey hotels and booked here on a last minute deal!
Also there isn't really a spa - its a room with an empty jacuzzi and the swimming pool was absolutely freezing - i am pregnant so didn't go in as it was that cold!!! They could really do with heating it if only to take the edge off..
I have put i would recommend but thats because it wasn't awful it just needs to attention and it is really close to the beach!!
- Ria Park Garden Almancil
