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HL Rio Playa Blanca
Spain, Europe
Playa Blanca
This bungalow complex lies in the outskirts of Playa Blanca fishing town. The town centre with numerous shopping and entertainment venues is only 1.6 km away. Playa Flamingo sandy beach and the beach promenade are only 300 metres away. This establishment offers 196 bungalows and a one storey main building in a large garden of 80,000 sqm. Guests will find a reception, a bar and an air-conditioned buffet restaurant with a non-smoking area, a terrace and highchairs for children at this hotel. The tasteful bungalows include an integrated living room and bedroom with a kitchenette and a dining area with chairs and a table. There is a swimming pool in the garden with a separate children's pool, a sun terrace with sun loungers and parasols as well as a snack bar. A breakfast buffet is available to guests every morning.
Facilities
- Tennis*
- Bocce
- Billiards*
- Archery
- Table tennis
- Spa treatments
- Massage
- Entertainment programme for children
- Kids’ club
- Children playground
- Please note some facilities may incur an additional fee
Due to the surrounding area and the number of steps around the hotel, it may not be suitable for those with mobility difficulties.
The Local Area
Tripadvisor Reviews
4.0 Very Good4,339 reviews
Excellent
51%
Very Good
22%
Average
12%
Poor
7%
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Great holiday
We have just returned from a fabulous weeks holiday. We were anxious after reading the bad reviews however when we arrived, we had an amazing holiday! We upgraded to a suite which made all the difference for a family of 2 adults, a 14 year old and a 12 year old. We had separate sleeping areas, 2 toilets and a large space! Always something to eat at the restaurants. A couple of BBQ nights and fresh prawns, sushi, tex mex, pizza and Chinese! Arrival drinks and staff amazing. Always polite and happy to help. The animation team were the best. Very impressed with the entertainment. We had a great time. The animation team were very professional, always approachable and engaging with the guests. Really made the holiday. Drinks were fab - not watered down at all - very strong in fact and good choice, best nights for us were the greatest showman and the white party at main bar. Pool was a bit cold but refreshing given the heat. On site supermarket was great. A few rumours about break ins however we did not witness anything. We did not leave anything valuable in the room just in case…. We had a visit from 2 cock roaches on our first night - assume the bungalow had been empty as we never had any more for the whole stay. We had a lizard run into the room - nobody’s fault, just the Spanish lifestyle…. The hotel were helpful. We loved our stay and would definitely re book. Thank you HL Rio for a lovely week away - can’t wait to come back x
Review by Sam D Scotland, United Kingdom
Family of four review
Myself & my family stayed at the HL Rio Playa Blanca 10th-20th September, we had a great time. My two boys 5yrs & 3 yrs had a wonderful time in the pool. Entertainment team was great, always getting the kids involved, great enthusiasm 24/7.
No break ins to room, room very clean and tidy although needs updating in places.
Short walk to Flamingo beach which is pleasant, marina a short walk on from the beach, taxi was €6 and super fast of ordering from reception.
Room was two single beds, we found them uncomfortable but nothing is like your own bed at home.
Italian night we found not the greatest but always nice to have a change to be served rather than serving yourselves.
Drinks were good, beer is Amstel and plenty of cocktails & fizzy drinks to choose from.
A good hotel, definitely 3* rather than 4* but all in a good experience,
Outstanding
An absolute dream this place is. From food location to entertainment everything is just amazing. The people are kind, friendly, funny, helpful and polite. The cleanliness of the place is fantastic. The activities are so fun with so much variety and the staff so much fun making everything worth doing. Location is great. Ten minutes from a lovely sandy clear beach. A water park across the road and another main one 40 minutes by coach. As for the food it was absolutely phenomenal. I managed to gain half a stone because I could not stop eating due to how amazing their food was 😆 . The only negative I have is the room cleaners are rude and not the greatest but other than that I recommend this place highly. Im definitely back next summer. Thank you so much to everyone there especially the entertainment people and yeisson at the pool bar
Anniversary 4 day trip
At the hl rio playa blanca top food top service top staff especially all the bar people and Monica and Teresa can't wait to go back there next year cheers chris Jones 1108 b 24 sept to 27 sept
Review by Chris J Pontypridd, United Kingdom
Do not listen to bad reviews!
Honest review from a weeks family visit 21-28th September 2026. I honestly cannot understand any negative reviews as we could not fault our stay in any way shape or form.
Rooms: we booked a master suite (2 bedroom apartment with jacuzzi in terrace). Upon check in our room was not ready as we arrived around 12pm on. Check in operated from 3pm. The receptionist explained that we could store our luggage in the secure room and use the facilities including shower/ washroom and toilets to get changed. We had our AI bands applied straight away and was able to go for lunch and use the bar. Receptionist advised to check back around 1:30pm on the ‘off chance’ the room was ready… it was. She directed us to our suite and we made our way. The master suites are all located at the back of the complex which yes it was a bit of a walk but we did not mind this. Upon arrival the room was clean, spacious, had 2 bathrooms and 2 separate bedrooms from the living area. The main tv in the living area was a full smart TV with access to all apps. We did also take our firestick as with a 4 year old we wanted to make sure we had access to his fave programmes but we did not need to use it. The room was cleaned every single day to a high standard and fresh towels were left when we asked following the ‘towel on the floor’ rule.
Food: yes it’s a standard all inclusive so you have the same repetitive dishes but there was exceptionally tasty dishes to compliment the sides every single night including Chinese themed foods, Italian, bbq nights etc! We found it one of the best all inclusive restaurant options we’ve been too. We also booked the tex mex al la carte one night which we all enjoyed a 3 course meal and table service for drinks.
Drinks: local spirits which is fine, bar staff always asked how much of the spirit you would like pouring before adding mixer. I cannot comment on beers or cocktails as did not try these however my brother had the beer and said it was also fine. The only downside I would say is the requirement to pay €1 for a plastic cup when we had brought our own plastic cups to use but you could not use them for alcohol only for self serve soft drinks but this wasn’t a biggy!
Pool areas: always cleaned and was plenty of sunbeds wherever you wanted to situate yourself. The main pool was energetic with the animation team and if you wanted quiet the other pool up by the splash park was much more relaxed.
Cannot comment on the entertainment as we only attended for the children’s mini disco before retiring back to our room to enjoy the hot tub.
All in all, top hotel, top location and would definitely go back!
Review by Chelsey L Cannock, United Kingdom
