This is a fantastic place to stay. The natural setting was quiet and wonderful; the staff were amazingly helpful and kind, everything else was perfect. The hotel itself is beautiful and magnificiently kept, we enjoyed swimming-pools and jacuzzi in particular. The beach in front of the hotel offers spectacular views.
You have quite a big range of foods to choose from, but what really impresses you is the nice, very pleasant atmosphere you can sense here. We're from Italy and we've really appreciated the Riu Hotel Maspalomas.

this hotel is probably the best in its area, especially for the views. we thought the staff were great, happy to help with anything. The two pool areas were great, never had to worry about getting a sunlounger,there were enough for everybody.
the food was great, we went on a half board basis and at breakfast drinks were included. there were freshly made smoothies, juices and tea and coffee.plenty of choice from cerial to cooked breakfast. at dinner time there are two sittings 6oclock and 8oclock, you will be designated a time on arrival, you cant choose. but again plenty of choose on food from pizza to ala carte dinning if you wish. dinner is very formal men to wear trousers, you would look completly out of place if you dressed down.
the entertainment, well it started at 9.30pm and ended at 10.30 pm after that it was the ressidant band, who can sing around 3 songs and thats it. the entertainment is defanantly for the older generation and not the most exciting. during the day there were no enterainment.
the dunes are great, i would well reccommend you venture over them its good fun. try this before midday though as they do great hotter throughout the day and can burn your feet.
all in all really enjoyed this holiday, but did feel slightly out of place due to our age we are only a young couple of 21 and 23 and the majority of the guests are at least over 50.

We travelled with grandparents and 15mth old daughter. Staff are absolutely a credit to the Riu chain, welcomed with open arms, they loved our daughter! However.....if you are a sensitive soul like me and worry what people think, don't go here. The 90% of German guests, glared, stared and quite obviously talked about my daughter when she made a peep, and that wasn't very often.
I started dreading mealtimes due to the pressure of being "watched".
They didn't however seem to be phased by the same sex couples or transexuals that were staying at the hotel, so why the bad reaction to a child in a hotel that gladly welcomes them? Lovely hotel, shame about the fellow guests.

We have just returned from our fourth stay at this hotel and we are still impressed how this place keeps up to its level over years. Gardens, rooms, communal places are very well kept. Only minor change we saw this year was in breakfast offer which seems to display just little less options and in some cases in lower quality (crisis ?), but it is still better than in some other places we stayed. We have thoroughly enjoyed our stay again and, yes, we plan to come back next year.