Hotel Riu Palace La Mola

“Four days pure relaxation”

Had a wonderful four days here at the end of October - was just what was needed - relaxation, beautiful beaches around and the best chiringuito I have ever visited - Bartolo - 5 mins stroll from the hotel. I am not one for staying in bit hotels, but the layout of the Riu Palace is so well done tha… lisää

Had a wonderful four days here at the end of October - was just what was needed - relaxation, beautiful beaches around and the best chiringuito I have ever visited - Bartolo - 5 mins stroll from the hotel. I am not one for staying in bit hotels, but the layout of the Riu Palace is so well done that you don't feel like you are on a massive soulless cruise ship. The staff, without exception, were excellent. The food very good - although more than 4 days might become a bit repetitive and also I would be come too fat! Really enjoyed the morning stretch and fitness sessions by the pool and in the pool! Very reasonably priced wine list. A lovely time to visit - although sadly the wind meant we couldn't go in the sea which was a shame, but still lovely and warm.

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“Would highly recommend and visit again!”

We visited Riu Palace La Mola last week and had a fantastic time! All of the staff are wonderful, they cannot do enough for you; they are so friendly and accommodating! Special mentions go to Alejandra and Geovani in the main restaurant - both are super smiley and attentive. The hotel is immaculate… lisää

We visited Riu Palace La Mola last week and had a fantastic time! All of the staff are wonderful, they cannot do enough for you; they are so friendly and accommodating! Special mentions go to Alejandra and Geovani in the main restaurant - both are super smiley and attentive. The hotel is immaculate, has such a relaxed atmosphere, and is truly beautiful. We ate in the main restaurant for our five nights, and enjoyed all of our meals there (breakfast too). There is a huge choice of food, lots of which is cooked in front of you. We also tried out the snack bar for some lunch, this food was good too. The food in the main restaurant is good for all ages, tastes, dietary needs, and it changes evening to evening. We went for the first week of September, we didn’t ever experience trouble getting a table, nor being rushed. There are three swimming pools, plus a very small baby one. All are lovely and again, we didn’t ever experience it feeling too busy, there were always sunbeds available. We stayed in one of the bungalows as a family of four (two young children), and felt the space was big enough for us all. The room was cleaned daily too. There are a lot of steps around as the hotel is on various levels, and it gradually goes down towards the beach. There is an access road to the side of the hotel and between the two main buildings which is useful should you need to avoid the steps (which we did with a pushchair). Check out was 12 noon but that just applied to the room, we stayed the rest of the day at the pool and were able to use the showers/changing rooms before leaving which was really handy. We definitely would recommend this hotel and would love to visit again!

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“Not a "4 start -superior" experience, but great location”

Let’s start with the good things: this hotel is beautifully situated on one of the most beautiful parts of Formentera’s southern coastline, with its mix of graphic rock formations and fine quasi-white sand blending into electric turquoise crystalline waters that rival the Maldives. You are walki… lisää

Let’s start with the good things: this hotel is beautifully situated on one of the most beautiful parts of Formentera’s southern coastline, with its mix of graphic rock formations and fine quasi-white sand blending into electric turquoise crystalline waters that rival the Maldives. You are walking distance from some of the loveliest beach shacks and beach restaurants and the prettiest little cove on the island and even to the pretty coves of the north side of the island when the wind favors it. Service was very pleasant during our stay, Juanma and Andrea at reception in particular, as well as the very efficient Rocio, at Illios, the beach-front restaurant. Food in the main buffet restaurant is not bad as big resort buffets go. Housekeeping was good, rooms well maintained and clean. The well-equipped gym is very pleasant and huge, with a pleasant view onto greenery (and a car park). And that was all the good stuff. At reception, unlike with her aforementioned colleagues, interacting with the more mature lady who checked us in (I think her name was Rausching though it may have been her colleague who looks very similar) was an experience in unpleasant, condescending lies, and she treated her colleagues just as badly as the clients. All with a fake smile of course… Other than that, this hotel is incredibly ill conceived. The spa is tiny so there is no chance to get in there or to get a massage unless you are very lucky. And the a la carte restaurant Krystal (which is a dark claustrophobic place) has something like 12 tables, when the hotel has 300 rooms. No chance to exercise your right to the one dinner you are entitled to there during your half board stay. The whole hotel has recently been renovated, with an incredible lack of taste… unless you love fake plants and flowers everywhere, badly tended gardens and a main restaurant and lobby with views of the back of buildings. And the lobby has an oppressively low false ceiling you can easily touch (with your head if you are a basketball player). Some rooms in the older Mola 1 building, built right on the beach, have great direct sea views (only some…. because others have views of the back of the sun loungers at the pool or even of walls), while the sea view rooms of the building further back (Mola 2) are in fact distant sea views marred by the view of all the “bungalows” and the back of Mola 1. Some of Mola 2’s rooms inexplicably have balconies right on the main restaurant’s terrace. Not above… but directly on the level of the restaurant. Your balcony is IN the restaurant. So, your view (and soundscape) is…diners. All rooms have the noise of one of the restaurants or lounge bar except the bungalows, but the bungalows only have views of walls (or car parks) and are dark, charmless places to stay. The main pool area is ok, with lovely sea views. The two other pools are not worth mentioning. During our stay, Illios, the well situated and more successfully designed beach front restaurant, closed at 15:00 (!!!!!) meaning you could not have a drink or anything by the beach during the afternoon or during sunset. That changes in June, thank God. It is a la carte. I do not know if half board includes one dinner there instead of Krystal. I hope it does. Circulation is absurd. To get from the rooms in Mola 1 to the main restaurant you have to walk outside (great when it rains) across an ugly car park and a long way up to the main lobby level to then go down again one level. The main restaurant feels incredibly crowded at breakfast and dinner The beach towel system is worthy of a tacky 3-star hotel. The kettle and instant coffee solution in the rooms (instead of a capsule based Nespresso-style machine) is also very 3 star. In fact, the whole place feels like a high end 3-star, not like a “4star -superior” as it is currently rated and priced. I have been to many cheaper and way better 5 stars. All in all, this is a way over-priced place to stay, when the island offers a lot of less crowded and more charming places for the same price… I guess they get away with it thanks to the unrivaled beauty of the sea here which makes you forget everything.

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