On the beach, sun-loungers, beach umbrellas

Reviews of Riu Nautilus - Adults only

4 out of 5
Riu Nautilus - Adults only
Avda Salvador Allende 39, Torremolinos, Malaga

Reviews

9.0

Wonderful

Rating 10 - Excellent. 205 out of 356 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 114 out of 356 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 22 out of 356 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 6 out of 356 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 9 out of 356 reviews" "

9.4/10

Cleanliness

9.2/10

Staff & service

8.6/10

Amenities

9.0/10

Property conditions & facilities

8.8/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Karsten

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great service and great value for a beach vacation or to explore the costa del sol area.
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2024
Response from Hotel Riu Nautilus Online Reputation Manager on 12 Apr 2024
Dear Karsten,Our team here is committed to providing high-quality customer service, and we are thrilled to read that we made a good impression on you.Thank you very much for sharing your fantastic review of your recent experience. We are very happy to learn you liked it.Wishing to see you again soon, Karsten!Kindest Greetings,Hotel Riu NautilusOnline Reputation Manager

6/10 Okay

John

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Disliked: Staff & service
Checkout Staff disgraceful
Extremely rude Gentleman on check out today. Named Abdel. Abdel should be trained up in the correct attitude towards guests, for example, he could ask how a persons stay was, and perhaps not hang up so abruptly upon denying a late checkout. The hotels not full and I’d have booked further days without that checkout experience if they could have organized a proper double bed for us. Single beds only it seems?? Also, a policy of talking to younger clients like a teacher would do, I am 45, the hotel was I’d estimate at a third occupancy of mainly Dutch retirees. We were told that the hotel does not allow ppl use the facilities after check out. The Lady made an exception for us it seems as the pool wasn’t busy. Excuse me for expecting the use of facilities on check out day. Speaking of checkout it was our delay in checking out that ruffled the feathers of Mr Abdel. I make no apologies for being tardy to checkout when you arrive the night before at 9pm.
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2024
Response from Online Reputation Manager on 17 Jan 2024
Dear John,Thank you very much for choosing Riu and for sharing your feedback.We are saddened to find that you encountered the mentioned inconveniences and that this overshadowed your experience. We are committed to provide excellent services to our guests and to create a familiar atmosphere in which our customers must feel like if they were at home. We apologize if we were not able to demonstrate it this time.Your comments will be forwarded to the responsible department for a proper follow up, in order to reassure to improve our guest’s service and we do hope that we will have the opportunity to welcome you back again for a true RIU experience!We remain with best wishes, Hotel Riu NautilusOnline Reputation Manager

10/10 Excellent

Anthony Murphy

Stayed 3 nights in Jan 2024

2/10 Terrible

Christine

Stayed 7 nights in Sep 2023

10/10 Excellent

Sarah

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Fantastic Hotel
Just returned from a child free break at the RIU Nautilus. We arrived at 1230, greeted with a glass of Champagne and our room was ready! Had a brilliant top floor sea view room which was really big and extremely clean. Fridge in the room to use, wifi was brilliant, even available round the pool. Food was fantastic, plenty of choice both at breakfast and dinner. Cannot fault the service. Location was perfect, right on the seafront with lots of bars, supermarkets on the doorstep. Will definitely return again if we have the opportunity.
Stayed 7 nights in Aug 2023
Response from Riu Nautilus Online Reputation Manager on 25 Aug 2023
Dear Sarah,It makes our efforts worthwhile when we read that our beautiful guests enjoyed a much-deserved holiday.Thank you very much for your fantastic review, our staff feels rewarded.Wishing you a great day!Thank you for choosing us, see you soon, Sarah!Kindest Greetings,Hotel Riu NautilusOnline Reputation Manager

10/10 Excellent

Betty

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 9 nights in Apr 2023

10/10 Excellent

Gerard

Stayed 14 nights in Mar 2023

10/10 Excellent

William

Stayed 4 nights in Mar 2023

10/10 Excellent

Catherine

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Will definitely visit again…
Excellent.. from when we arrived (early) to when we left, the service and facilities were excellent. Room available for early check in, reception staff very helpful, even when we left a rucksack in the taxi! Buffet food for breakfast and dinner fresh and plentiful and meal times were perfect.. Ideal location, miles of promenade to walk and within easy reach of bars and beach. Used the indoor pool, chilly but clean, didn’t use the outdoor pool, very cold but this was early March.. Will definitely visit again, well done to the staff and team, loved our visit. Thank you.
Stayed 7 nights in Feb 2023

10/10 Excellent

Lindsay

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Booked again already
Friendly staff excellent food lovely rooms the drinks were very reasonable price the only let down were the room towels they were threadbare! They need to get some new ones
Stayed 5 nights in Jan 2023

10/10 Excellent

Edwin

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Beautiful and stylish hotel in excellent sea fron.
Lovely hotel. Large well equipped bedrooms. Shower very spacious. Room cleaned on a daily basis. Food absolutely outstanding. Plenty of choice and lots of choices for Vegetarians. Live music in the hotel every evening. Hotel foyer large and attractive. Decor very pleasing. Pool area faces the beach but is private and secure. Plenty of sun beds and towels available. Indoor pool and spa which we did not use. Car parking available in front of hotel including 3 spaces for Blue Badge holders.
Stayed 14 nights in Jan 2023

10/10 Excellent

Ciarán

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Winter sun break 2023
Really nice, modern hotel, at the far end of Torremolinos, closer to Benalmádena. Great base for exploring the area. Excellent outdoor pool area and direct access to the beach. Decent buffet breakfast and dinner with plenty of choice and different options each evening. Colour scheme in the lobby area not to everyone’s taste, but bright and airy. Nice indoor pool, gym and spa.
Stayed 6 nights in Jan 2023

10/10 Excellent

Noel

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Excellent Hotel
From check-in to check-out every thing excellent
Stayed 6 nights in Jan 2023

10/10 Excellent

Peter

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
All the staff were extremely helpful and friendly and contributed immensely to a restful holiday

8/10 Good

tony

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Lovely hotel, most of staff really friendly and helpfull .food good with plenty of choice
Stayed 5 nights in Dec 2022

10/10 Excellent

JULIA

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
A great stay
Booked for two nights and stayed for four. We received a great welcome, had a lovely room on the seventh floor and had dinner included. The food was typical of a buffet style hotel restaurant and with plenty of choice. A good hotel to rekax in. We especially applauded the fact that there was no music around the pool area. Easy access to the beach. Very clean throughout with friendly and helpful staff. We'd definitely stay again if we were in the area.
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2022

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Loved our stay!
Had a wonderful stay! Staff (from reception to housekeeping to dining) are really friendly and helpful. Javier and Susana made our dining expereince very pleasant each time! Thanks for the oceanview upgrade! We loved staying at room 309. reception helped us a couple of times with our inquiries, they gave full attention eveyrime! Great customer service! This is our first trip since the pandemic.. happy to have chosen Riu!
Stayed 8 nights in Nov 2022

10/10 Excellent

edward

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Everything and everyone was fine except the indoor pool being cold. That was the biggest attraction for me so that was disappointing

8/10 Good

michael

Stayed 5 nights in Nov 2022

8/10 Good

Gina

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Agree with all the great reviews of this hotel BUT beware apparently they have a rather strange rule which allows guests to invite people who are not staying there onto the property to use the facilities including pool and restaurant and that includes CHILDREN AND BABIES!! I do not expect to specifically book and pay for an adult only hotel and be surrounded by kids two days running I was told by the receptionist that they can visit as day guests and use the facilities. Although the sign at the entrance clearly states over 18 and guests only Not good Riu!! They told me its public property - what nonsense! I have never known this in any other adult only hotel so just a warning that your peace and quiet may be disturbed!!

10/10 Excellent

david

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 5 nights in Oct 2022

10/10 Excellent

Brian

Stayed 3 nights in Mar 2022

6/10 Okay

Thamer

Travelled with partner
Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Outdated facilities but the location is good
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2022
Response from Online Reputation Manager on 30 Sept 2022
Dear Thamer, Thank you for taking the time to write a review of our hotel.We are very pleased to know you enjoyed the hotels location, however, we are sorry you were not fully satisfied with our property. We sincerely hope that you will visit us again soon and we will be able to offer you a better experience. Hotel Riu NautilusOnline Reputation Manager

10/10 Excellent

Thomas

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Enjoyable 7 nights
Location ***** Great location to visit eith Torremolinos or Belanadema Staff superb **** Always cheerful and helpful Bedroom **** Nice and spacious bed & pillows 😴 goid Food choice **** Excellent choice for breakfast and evening meals 😋 Pool area **** Good area with pleasant snack bar. Indoor pool ***** Good size pool General drinks **** All seemed reasonably priced Fitness room * More choice required...no mats for sut uos and stretching exercises Bedroom tea and coffee ☕ ☹ none Should a given in a 4* hotel..aways nice to have a cuppa in the room.
Stayed 7 nights in Jun 2022

10/10 Excellent

Ivy

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The property is in an excellent location for the beach but the surrounding area to the main entrance is rather run down and dirty
Stayed 5 nights in Mar 2022

10/10 Excellent

Eve

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
good food
comfortable stay. staff on the desk and restaurant working very hard. Good food. Clean
Stayed 3 nights in Mar 2022

8/10 Good

PHIL

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 3 nights in Mar 2022

8/10 Good

Michael, London

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Property location was good Easy access to Marina and Torremolinos center along promenade. Staff all very pleasant. ONe surprise was they charge to use the room safe which I found odd for this level of Hotel to try this money scam.
Stayed 4 nights in Mar 2022

10/10 Excellent

Graham

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Lovely sunny break
Excellent
Stayed 4 nights in Feb 2022

10/10 Excellent

Jacqueline

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Enjoyable stay
Excellent hotel right by the sea was very disappointed to find the pool empty and being refurbished was not informed of that before our stay the food was very good staff and facilities excellent but is a way from any other things need a car really or go on the bus
Stayed 3 nights in Feb 2022

10/10 Excellent

Lynn

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 4 nights in Feb 2022

10/10 Excellent

William

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The only dislike we had was that the hotel towels where not of a good standard and need renewing, apart from that excellent service.
Stayed 7 nights in Jan 2022

10/10 Excellent

Romano

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Overall very very satisfied wuth this hotel staff friendly and very helpful, very cleaned every where. The room is huge and cleaned daily, the only downside is no coffee maker in the room.
Stayed 6 nights in Jan 2022

10/10 Excellent

Alba

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
First location: on the line between Torremolinos & Benalmedina - step out the secure gate by the pool and you are on the beach front promenade - perfect for strolling to either town. Breakfast views out over the pool & beyond to the Med were lovely. Staff: from manager to every single person we encountered, everyone was friendly, attentive, and seemed to love their job. All requests met with "Si!" & a smile. Rare to find such a well selected & trained group. The room: spacious with a comfortable bed, good TV (several languages) small table & chairs, extra blankets, deck a decent size for two people, bathroom nicely done although towels a bit thin. Biggest closet I've seen in a long while! Lastly: dining provided a wide variety for breakfast and dinner. We tried the reservation restaurant as well for a change and enjoyed the more private room and table service. We didn't go for the lounge acts - not our thing - but appreciated the hotel's proximity to the nearby Benalmedina Marina where we went for drinks and took a sea cruise one day. All in all an outstanding value at a great spot.
Sunrise from breakfast table
Breakfast table
The Benalmedina promenade.
Tons of seafront restaurants for lunch nearby
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2022

2/10 Terrible

STEWART

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Disliked: Staff & service
Jobs worth receptionist
Hotel booking includes dinner arrived around 8.40 pm I had 4 emails showing booking and that I pay hotel receptionist could not find it told me to wait I explained and showed her the booking all she had to do was take my money sort it out later finally the booking came through just gone 9 pm I asked about dinner “ sorry we stop serving at 9” I asked if she could contact kitchen to get a snack her answer was “no they have finished” I think she needs retraining in hospitality as I am in same buisness
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2022
Response from Online Reputation Manager on 14 Jan 2022
Dear Stewart, Thank you for your recent visit and reviewing your experience with us. We appreciate your time and value you! We sincerely apologize that you left our hotel with the impression that we did not meet your expectations in several respects during your recent stay. It was certainly not the intention to upset you. At the same time we hope that you can understand that a restaurant has its opening hours. We therefore recommend that guests arriving much later than the specified check-in time contact our front desk or inform Expedia so that our restaurant staff can prepare something for you. Your concerns have been addressed with the appropriate team leaders, It is our hope that you decide to come back in the future so we can provide a better experience in the future. Kind regards, Hotel Riu Nautilus Online Reputation Manager

10/10 Excellent

David

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Perfect short stay
Excellent hotel and very polite, friendly, professional staff. Highly recommended.
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2022

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great Hotel
Nice hotel, great staff and incredible view.
Stayed 3 nights in Dec 2021

10/10 Excellent

Kelly

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Absolutely beautiful hotel. Extremely clean, lovely polite staff. Would definitely stay here again.
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2021

10/10 Excellent

Fahim

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 5 nights in Dec 2021

10/10 Excellent

Simon, Wigan

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stated here at the nautilus on the recommendation of family snd wasn't disappointed so SO clean, spotless, staff where super friendly, you'll have to forgive mr i cant remember names but the lady who checked me in on the sunday night was so helpful and another lady working thr evenings was really nice as well. Excellent selection at the dinner menu, the breakfast is out of this world! I went back like 3 time's! The room is lovely a side pool view on the 3rd floor, big room and again spotlessly clean. I didnt watch the shows at night but sat in the lobby some nights reading a book, sounded lively and everyone seemed to enjoy themselves. The beach is 100 yards away through a secure gate st the back, supermarkets available left and right through reception. I wanted a hotel for a quiet relaxing break and i sure got it, i believe buses and trains are available in town but didnt use them i do know a tour operator is available right outside. Overall i couldnt br any happier and will for sure be back 10/10
Stayed 5 nights in Nov 2021

8/10 Good

William

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Nice Hotel, Very Touristy Area
The hotel was nice and the staff was very friendly. It is quite a large hotel with buffet, spa, pools and a nice gym. The room was quite large and the location is right on the beach with access to the boardwalk to explore the restaurants and shops. While I found the area to be very touristy, the hotel itself was very pleasant and accommodating.
Stayed 5 nights in Oct 2021

8/10 Good

andrew

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Late autumn sunshine break.
Sunshine autumn break. The weather was mild and the light superb. The hotel is modern and in very good condition.
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2021

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2021

8/10 Good

Karan

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Fantastic break
We celebrated my husbands 60th birthday. The staff were very friendly. The rooms were very comfortable and clean. The pool area was great. Had a lovely 3 night stay. Will definitely stay there again in the near future . 👍🙂
Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2021

10/10 Excellent

Nicholas

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Peffecthotel for a short break.
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2021

10/10 Excellent

Masoud

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Review
Great service
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2021

10/10 Excellent

PATRICK

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 8 nights in Jul 2021

6/10 Okay

Dante

Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Fun stay
Nice hotel getaway. The RIU resorts are very popular in Mexico and the Caribbean so that drew me to staying there. The buffet was good and great access to the beach.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2021

2/10 Terrible

Charles, Durham

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Disliked: Amenities
Food wasn't hot cold all the time not good for your health no tea or coffee in room no dressing table
Stayed 7 nights in Sep 2020
Response from Online Reputation Manager on 24 Sept 2020
Dear Charles, Thank you for taking your time to share a review on Expedia. We are sorry to read that we were not able to reach your expectations in terms as food and that you were missing coffee and tea facilities in your room due to the recently implemented safety measures. We please hope for your understanding that the reason behind is to protect our guests and employees. Please accept our apology for any inconvenience caused. We do hope you allow us another opportunity to share a more positive experience with you next time. With our best wishes we remain, Hotel Riu Nautilus Online Reputation Manager

10/10 Excellent

Kurt

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2020