Ria Park Garden Hotel

This is a lovely hotel with one very big drawback. To start with all the positives; my (garden) room was lovely, spacious and clean. Breakfast was excellent, staff were kind and helpful, and the pool was lovely. On the basis of all that I would happily give it 5 stars. The very big downside, however, was parking or the near total lack of it. The hotel has no car park - astonishing for a hotel of this quality - and it was a nightmare trying to find somewhere to park my hire car during the 10 days of my stay. Even worse the very narrow driveway around the hotel was so full of cars that there were often only mms on each side of my car as I inched my way in and out. Surely for a hotel of this quality they must be able to do better. If not, they need to warn their guests in advance of the parking problem and offer them some advice on where they can park.

Hotel clearly promotes itself as a tranquil getaway. Their own copy says ‘Ideal choice for tranquillity and a relaxing break’ and as a ‘world of tranquillity’ ‘set in a quiet location’ that ‘offers a unique location to enjoy your vacations in absolute tranquillity.' However while the first part of our stay was quite tranquil, the second half was ruined as they held a large gathering of international running teams without notifying other patrons. I was amongst other disgruntled customers who could now no longer use the pool or even sit out on their balcony without the noise of large groups carrying portable speakers and parting by the pool, group bombing into the pool for their selfies, wrestling, screaming and yelling across the gardens to eachother - anything but tranquil. I complained but was told guests were 'free to party'. The problem with this hotel is that it's in quite an isolated location, and the restaurant isn't great, so you really are compromising in order to get the tranquility. If you don't have that, then you may as well go somewhere else where you at least will have better access to other attractions, you know what to expect from what they promise and where you'll probably get much better value for money.

The location of the hotel is not on the beach, although there is a shuttle or a 1.5km walk. The rooms are spacious and clean, but the air conditioning is not great. Maintenance came and the front office told us the issue was resolved just for us to have to complain again, the we were told that the air con needed more gas and it could only be sorted two days later. They changed us to another room that was marginally better. The pictures on *********** show both the 4 and the 5 star hotel. There is no gym, tennis court or restaurant, although there is a shuttle and nice places to eat nearby. Funny enough when we ask about amenities they keep telling us only on the 5 star resort… The staff is really nice, they make some great cocktails, and the swimming pool very pleasant. The hotel seems very empty, I am not sure why they could not put us in a room where the air con works. I would say the hotel is 3 stars at best.

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