Riu Palace Boavista - All Inclusive

Service wonderful, room very well laid out for wheelchair access, bathroom fully accessible in wheelchair including the shower area, with fitted chair for easy transfer and grab rails situated in good positions. Bed very comfortable and made up as often as you require, with beautiful artwork made from soft furnishings. Balcony accessible with wheelchair without assistance needed. Entire hotel fully accessible with ease. Which made our stay perfect. There is a hoist to assist getting in and out of the pool if required. Sun beds are a little low if you are unable to transfer, but having spoken with the manager, it is the pipeline for possibly different ones when the hotel is refurbished. We will definitely be coming back as this is a wonderful hotel. The staff are absolutely amazing, extremely friendly and very helpful. Food is very tasty and beautifully presented, with plenty of choice, but if you do decide to go to any of the bookable restaurants be aware that the men must wear long trousers.

Reception was fantastic we were greeted and upgraded to a pool villa fantastic start. Pool villa was fantastic it gives you a choice to be alone, and they are well set up. The pools and bars are all superb. The theatre was good. The food was amazing, both buffet and speciality. The staff are all friendly and cannot do enough. It is our favourite Riu alongside riu palace aruba. Well done and thank you to Riu Palace Boa Vista.

Before booking our trip to the Riu Palace in Boa Vista Cape Verdi, we reviewed some videos on YouTube to get an idea of what it would be like, and it looked amazing. We were not disappointed, and we had an amazing time. The distance from the airport is very short and only takes 2 to 3 minutes, and not 50 minutes as TUI states. There are lots of staff so you are never kept waiting at the bar or the restaurants. The food was brilliant for an all-inclusive hotel with a vast choice. Like many hotels, the food is more warm than hot, unless you get it when it has just been cooked, which happened quite a bit. There is a microwave if you need to heat your food a little. The pools are great with two of them having a swim-up bar. The entertainment was OK but not amazing, although you are in the middle of nowhere so you cannot be choosy. There is a coffee shop in reception with a choice of cakes and sandwiches. The snack bar is huge and just as good as the main restaurant. Three speciality restaurants DO NOT cost extra, you just have to book them through the Riu App. WiFi is great and you do not need an eSIM as there is nowhere to go, and on a day trip you stop at a bar that has WiFi. We spoke to so many people who told us that it was their 2nd, 3rd or 4th time at the hotel, and we would definitely go back. It was such a relaxing holiday. The Karamboa Hotel next door has a water park that is free for Palace guests but not the all-inclusive part. However, the Karamboa host a party on a Friday night and it is free entry with all-inclusive drinks. The grounds have quite a few cats roaming around but they just want attention, and a vet visits every three months to check up on them. One thing to mention is that there are a lot of flies, and usually this is outside. You have to accept this given the location of the hotel, and generally, they are not a problem. We only saw one cockroach throughout the entire 12 days we were there. The shops if you visit them are not cheap, and neither is the airport, so save your money. Ignore any negative previous comments about this hotel. It is the only hotel we would go back to again. You will not be disappointed. We are now looking at booking again. Please bear in mind that there is a constant breeze day and night so you will probably need a light jacket or jumper for the evening. So many people do not put suncream on when they arrive due to the breeze and regret it later when they look like a bright red strawberry. BOOK NOW !

This is our 4th visit. I think that says it all really. You wouldn’t believe this place is 7 years old and a year round destination. On the whole everything is clean and well maintained. However, a small point, the sunbeds are now beginning to sag a bit. A minor point I know, but I don’t really have anything bad to say about the place! The staff here are wonderful, all of them. Happy in their work and all say Ola with a smile. The food is good, warm and fresh. The drinks are good although Riu have stopped doing mudslides, boooooo! Just look at the ratings, read between the lines though and make a considered judgement. Some claim food poisoning, which I’ve never seen here at all. It’s more likely the change in temperature, the increase in alcohol leading to dehydration. I’m also convinced some people mix up this riu palace with the one on Sal. That one did suffer with poorly people. Us included. That’s why we never went back there but and came here 3 more times. And don’t get me started on the cockroach complaints. People fear them like they’re flesh eating zombies. Grow up please, cockroaches live here as well as many other countries. Just deal with it. We found the bed counter pane rolled up at the bottom of the door helps. Failing that, make sure you book a high room, for some reason they can’t climb stairs! One word of note, the UV index can be really high on some days. Like 11!! Really easy to burn before you know it. We used Tui as our tour operator. Not a bad price compared to other destinations. But, 6 hours in a 737 seriously puts me off coming back. The seats are just simply not wide enough if you’re broad shouldered. The 767 was much better. I just wish Tui would consider another seat fit or a different aircraft for this route.

This was our second visit to the RIU Palace Boavista - purely because we had an amazing time last year (2024) when we first went there. We call it our Fly & Flop holiday as for us it's perfect destination to do nothing but soak up the sun, enjoy the atmosphere, eat and drink lots. The RIU Palace is not quite 5 star in my expectations as there are a few minor niggly things that would make it perfect but nothing that really detracts from having a good time and experience. We are definitely going to return.

This was our 5th visit to this beautiful hotel. We chose to spend our honeymoon here as we truly love the staff and service we always receive. Nothing is too much. All staff are always friendly and rember us from previous holidays. It's spotless and lots of different varieties of food. We will definitely be back 😍