Overall Ratings & Reviews Hotel Riu Madeira - All Inclusive

Management and staff of this Hotel were perfect and very attentive it made our stay so great

This place was amazing! Friendly staff, good food, proper drinks, clean room, everything. The only downside is that you cannot get drinks that are not on their menu, but that's okay they have a variety of options that were wonderful.

Just a regular resort. Nothing special

Our 25th wedding anniversary at RIU Madeira was a huge disappointment. The hotel completely lacks staff service—finding anyone to help was nearly impossible. No decent shows or entertainment at night left the atmosphere dull and lifeless. As vegetarians, we struggled to find anything to eat. Almost every dish had meat or fish, and there were zero real vegetarian options. The menu never changes, and the ice cream has the same boring three flavors daily. The chef or manager did not bother to make any effort to prepare a single dish for us!  There’s no jacuzzi! The pool hours are ridiculous: it is only open from 10 to 5, and there are no lifeguards on duty. The sauna and steam bath are also only open during those hours, so if you want to relax after a day out, forget it—everything is closed.  The staff didn’t bother to do anything special for our anniversary, which made us feel ignored and unvalued. Overall, there was no service, nothing memorable, and absolutely nothing to celebrate. I wouldn’t recommend RIU Madeira to anyone, and I certainly won’t be coming back.

We like everything

The hotel was great. Very clean and nice staff. Drinks at the bar were good and the food was okay. The buffet got old after the week. There was entertainment at night. I really enjoyed the stay and would stay here again.

Beautiful view.

With many years travel this hotel are absolutely amazing

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We booked here very last minute for a 4 night stay in January. We've previously stayed at Hotel Riu in Gran Canaria so wanted to use them again. It was very good value for money and breakfast, lunch, dinner and drinks were included. I liked the fact that you could get drinks at any time so tea, coffee etc. was in abundance. The food is similar to other Riu hotel and you just have to find the "specials" for the day, e.g. fish. Staff were friendly and helped us book an excursion to see the island. Due to the time we went, there were only a few children there. Rooms were very spacious and the shower pressure was very good. The set up of the bathroom meant that water didn't go everywhere when showering. As the Sun hit the room we were in everyday, it did get hot and the air con never seemed like it could get the room cold enough. Luckily, there was also a ceiling fan.

Very clean property with excellent service. Many food options but quality could be better.

Beautiful updated property with very friendly and helpful staff

When I booked the room they gave me a discount of 35%. When i checked in they treated me like I did the booking wrong to get a cheaper price. And when I showed them my reservation and the receipt. They told me that wasn’t enough. So they forced me to pay 1280 Euros extra from what I already payed for me and my 12 year old daughter or else they would throw me out of the hotel. This is a criminal behavior. First lure you to the hotel with a discount and then when you arrive the discount doesn’t appeal. I have never been so humiliated and fooled, I never thought a big company like Riu would do this. They totally scammed me. And tried to blame me all the time that it was my fault though I showed them my booking and papers they just said they didn’t care about that. I have to pay 1280 euros extra or me and my 12 year old daughter would be thrown out.

Some wait staff very rude, no shops inside hotel, all-inclusive restaurant nothing special in taste and similar items for all meals every day! The women cleaned our room were extremely nice and did a wonderful job!

Nice property with helpful staff. Good food choices.

Nice and clean

Excellent service, friendly staff

We had a fabulous stay at the Hotel RIU in Madeira! Food The food was outstanding and plentiful. There was food for everyone, and a great selection for vegetarians and pescatarians. Salads, cheeses, gazpacho and other soups every night at supper, meats, fish, fresh fruit, desserts and ice cream. Great selection for kids/ picky eaters, too, including plain pastas and pizzas. Snacks available at Pepe’s Pool Bar usually included French fries, battered and fried zucchini/ eggplant/ cauliflower, and some meat options. One small suggestion: at Pepe’s, it would be great to have a dedicated serving spoon/ tongs for the non-meat food, so that us vegetarians don’t have to use, for example, the hot dog tongs to serve our vegetarian food. In general, it might be a good idea in the dining room to put the vegetarian options in its own section in order to avoid cross-contamination with the meat options. But this is very minor. Pina coladas (non-alcoholic and alcoholic) are delicious! The bartenders were generous with Irish cream on the rocks. Location Caniço is approximately 15-20 minutes from Funchal. It costs about 15 euros by Bolt (the Madeira equivalent of Uber or Lyft), or the RIU offers an included shuttle service. The shuttle to Funchal leaves at 9:30am/10:30am /11:30am. The shuttle returning to the hotel departs from Funchal at 3pm/4pm/5pm. Must reserve a spot on the shuttle 1-2 days in advance. An earlier departure option and later return option would be ideal.

We loved spending our honeymoon here! It’s beautiful and comfortable. The staff was always nice and the rooms were clean. Highly recommend!

Buffet quality was only good, Food Variety is repetitive and boring. Restaurant excellent. Staff excellent.