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Gary from Leeds travelled to Riu Nautilus Hotel with
Own
on a couples holiday.
There were 2 adults and 0 child(ren) in the party. The travel date was 01 2007 |
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| said: Stayed at this hotel for 5 days January 2007, brilliant hotel rooms were very spacious had balcony overlooking pool area.
We went half board basis and were not dissapointed the food was excellent cooked fresh some of it ion front of you nothing was too much trouble staff were very friendly and couldn't do enough for you.
The riu is in a nice location right on the beach front 2 mins to Benelmadena and 2 mins to torremolinos along the sea front there is a gate leading onto the beach that is open till 8pm daily.
Plenty of sunbeds around the pool, bar and cafe area open whilst anyone around pool. We will be staying here again no doubt one of the best hotels we have stayed in.
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Mr & Mrs O'Boyle from N.Ireland travelled to Riu Nautilus Hotel with
DIY/Easyjet & Riu website
on a family holiday.
There were 3 adults and 1 child(ren) in the party. The travel date was 12 2006 |
rated the Riu Nautilus Hotel as follows:| Cleanliness | | | Location | | | Staff | | | Food | | |
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| said: Having stayed previously at the Rui Bel Playa & Rui Porto Marina I was expecting the usual excellent standard however I am pleased to say that this hotel surpassed by expectations.
I can say that I have never experienced such good food at any of the many good hotels that we have stayed at on a half board basis.
This hotel was run very efficiently under the supervision of the Director/Manager Manwell and customer service was second to none.
I would agree with previous comments that this hotel attracts a more mature guest however even though myself and my husband are only in our thirties we were not put off by this as there are plenty of attractions outside of the hotel.
My daughter is eleven years old and she too enjoyed her stay very much. I cannot comment on the entertainment as we went outside of the hotel in the evenings.
The location of this hotel is very good as you get the best of both worlds as you can easily walk to both Benalmadena & Torremolinos. Enjoy!
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Jean Knott from Leek travelled to Riu Nautilus Hotel with
Portland
on a friends holiday.
There were 4 adults and 0 child(ren) in the party. The travel date was 09 2006 |
rated the Riu Nautilus Hotel as follows:| Cleanliness | | | Location | | | Staff | | | Food | | |
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| said: Returned from the Nautilus Thursday 14th September 2006. Travelled with my husband and two friends. We are all middle aged. First time ever have arrived at hotel to be told our rooms are not ready!
Not a problem we were told to return in an hour and they would be ready and they were. Rooms are very nice, clean and quite spacious,there is air con and as a bonus a ceiling fan.
The view (well couldn't call it that) was a bit poor, overlooking a hedge but as we were on the second floor we didn't have to worry about steps or lifts, so we didn't complain.
We expected to be greeted by the rep and perhaps a welcome drink, but didn't see the rep all the 10 days ! No trips, no help ! It appears that she is at the hotel next door sometimes, but no-one told us !!. As frequent visitors to Spain it didn't spoil our holiday.
Most of the staff in the hotel very friendly, the maids do a fab job. Most of the bar staff friendly. I think that there is a bias towards German guests but "whatever" Food lovely, no complaints there, don't however, like the 2 sittings arrangement in the evening, it takes away the freedom of choice to dine when you are ready.
The dining room is a bit cramped. The location of the hotel couldn't be better, everything on hand and lovely walks in the evening across the prom. Good job because the entertainment was uninspiring.
The pool was nice but my husband suffered a nasty ear infection and needed medical attention (which was available in the hotel Brill idea). Beware, I would wear ear plugs. We all agreed that we would visit the hotel again despite that we felt a bit invisable at times.
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Cropper from Ellesmere Port travelled to Riu Nautilus Hotel with
Portland
on a family holiday.
There were 4 adults and 2 child(ren) in the party. The travel date was 03 2005 |
rated the Riu Nautilus Hotel as follows:| Cleanliness | | | Location | | | Staff | | | Food | | |
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| said: The Hotel was very clean including the pool and gardens.
The food was good with a very wide choice for breakfast and dinner.
We found the staff very friendly especially to the children.
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Karen from Worcs travelled to Riu Nautilus Hotel with
Portland
on a family holiday.
There were 4 adults and 1 child(ren) in the party. The travel date was 12 2004 |
rated the Riu Nautilus Hotel as follows:| Cleanliness | | | Location | | | Staff | | | Food | | |
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| said: I cannot praise this hotel enough, Excellant from start to finish, we stayed over Christmas and had a fantasic time.
Weather was a little ropey, very windy but you can't blame hotel for that.
The hotel staff were excellent and I would disagree the 'Brits' are treated diferently to the Germans.
The staff were very helpful and food was superb.
The hotel is superbly clean and pool beautiful, we only managed one dip throughout the stay (due to weather)
My son was ill (he is 6yrs) on Boxing day and staff were very attentive and very helpful throughout the day, they called our room to check he was ok and even brought some pasta, bread and bananas to our room for him.
Overall brillant stay and will definitley go back, infact can't wait to go back.
Excellent hotel would recommend it to any one.
Entertainment was ok, if you like ballroom dancing and that kinda thing but over the road was some excellent bars with very cheap drink!
As I said will definitley book and go again !
Truely Excellent Holiday !
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Rose Smith from Eaglescliffe travelled to Riu Nautilus Hotel with
Portland Direct
on a couples holiday.
There were 2 adults and 0 child(ren) in the party. The travel date was 10 2004 |
rated the Riu Nautilus Hotel as follows:| Cleanliness | | | Location | | | Staff | | | Food | | |
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| said: This is our second time in a Riu hotel, and it won't be our last. These hotels are brilliant.
The service is second to none and the food is everything you would wish it to be. The deserts are to die for.
The rooms are large and airy, with good aircon. The bathroom has 2 basins, and the toilet and bidet is in a seperate part, through a doorway, no door to this part though, the shower is very good, plenty of hot water.
The maid service is superb, she even changed our sheets just 2 days before we were leaving, the cleanliness can't be beaten.
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Andree from Leeds travelled to Riu Nautilus Hotel with
Portland
on a couples holiday.
There were 2 adults and 2 child(ren) in the party. The travel date was 10 2004 |
rated the Riu Nautilus Hotel as follows:| Cleanliness | | | Location | | | Staff |  | | Food | | |
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| said: We have stayed at the Nautilus several times and enjoy the location, cleanliness and the quality of the food.
I would concur with other comments regarding the bias towards the German holidaymaker and on the holiday we have just returned from we unfortunately didn't have a room with a very good view.
The hotel is ideal for those wanting a relaxing holiday with a good standard of accommodation. Those looking for entertainment, activities and nightlife may want to choose something else.
The hotel was most accommodating towards our 1 year old and there is a small paddling pool for children. The reason we used this hotel previously was because it wasn't appealing to families. Gone are the days of our "couples" holidays but we'll still return to the Nautilus for at least one week each year.
Another point that some readers may be interested in is that the room on the lower floors can be plagued with cats lying on the balcony. Which is okay I suppose if you like them!!
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Brian from Newcastle travelled to Riu Nautilus Hotel with
Portland
on a couples holiday.
There were 2 adults and 0 child(ren) in the party. The travel date was 10 2004 |
rated the Riu Nautilus Hotel as follows:| Cleanliness | | | Location | | | Staff | | | Food | | |
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| said: The hotel is situated right next to the beach which is not the best beach I have seen. The room allocated to us is in a section numbered 18-51 and had a very high wall no more than 2 metres from the balcony and this meant no view whatsoever. We asked to be moved and were promised by the reception that we could. We spoke to the rep (on a rare Visit) who said that everyone who is allocated this section asks to be moved. Despite a few enquiries we were never moved. The meals were very repetitive although adequate. Six members of our family met at the hotel and we asked in the dining room if we could sit together and were refused although German parties of six were allowed to. Cannot fault the hotel cleanlinness, it was spotless. At the end of out holiday we asked if we keep our room until about 6.0pm as we had a late flight. Not allowed. On our day of departure we asked if we could use a courtesy room for a shower and agreed a time of 6.0pm with reception for this only to be told when we went to reception at 5.50pm to get the key we were too late. Words had to be exchanged before they relented. The problem we had with this hotel was an apparent bias against British guests by the management and this spoilt our holiday. The rep agreed about the bias.
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Jon and Barbara from Barnard Castle travelled to Riu Nautilus Hotel with
Thomson
on a couples holiday.
There were 3 adults and 0 child(ren) in the party. The travel date was 11 2003 |
rated the Riu Nautilus Hotel as follows:| Cleanliness | | | Location | | | Staff | | | Food | | |
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| said: Riu Nautilus is situated right on the beach front about 500 meters from Benalmadena. The only complaint we had was that the room don't necessarily have a beach view! Most of them face North to the Sierra Nevadas and an awful lot face South into the back windows of another hotel.
When we stayed there, November 2003 the hotel pool was undergoing restoration, which Thomson hadn't informed us about. The hotel is German owned and it was apparent that this nationality got the best views! However, this is small complaint against the rest of the stay.
The hotel staff were 99% helpful, apart from a gentleman on reception who was a bit "huffed" when we asked for a room with a better view than the backside of the neighbouring hotel! He muttered somthing to a colleague in Italian which unfortunately for him I speak.
Food was superb and the rest of the staff most helpful, especially the restaurant staff. Evening entertainment was a bit "naff" with the usual parrot performers etc. but the Bar staff again superb. This hotel is ideal for those who may have a walking disability as it is situated on the flat with no hills and only the minimum of steps to negotiate. Indeed there are ramps throughout the building for wheelchairs.
Banalmadena is 5 minutes walk away and along the playa (sea front) are numerous fish restaurants which are very popular with the local. Torremolinos is about 30 minutes slow walk away, and for the more adventurous the local bus service which takes you to Malaga, Arroyo and Fuengirola, (Pronounced FuenHirola!) is about 10 minutes casual walk up a slight incline on the dual cariageway.
For the homesick, there are numerous Brit bars around, but try to stay with the locals. Don't bother with the cafes in Banalmadena marina, they are expensive and serve small portions!
Will we got back to the Riu Nautilus??? Definitely! Finally but possibly of the greatest importance. BEWARE the bathroom floors.....they are marble..and this reporter slipped while getting out of the bath and dislocated his shoulder. The bath mat simply slid away under me.
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