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Hotel Riu Papayas

4.0 star property

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Outdoor pool, pool umbrellas, pool loungers
Front of property
Lobby lounge
Children’s area
Bicycling

Reviews

8.6 out of 10

Excellent

Popular amenities

  • Bar
  • All-inclusive
  • Breakfast included
  • Pool
  • Gym
  • Laundry

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Avenida de Gran Canaria, 22, Playa del Ingles, San Bartolomé de Tirajana, Gran Canaria, 35100
  • Kasbah Shopping Center
    7 min walk
  • Paseo Costa Canaria
    9 min walk
  • Yumbo Shopping Center
    11 min walk
  • Las Palmas (LPA-Gran Canaria)
    29 min drive

Room options

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Garden view

Standard Double Room, Balcony

  • 27 sq m
  • Sleeps 3
  • 2 Single Beds

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Garden view

Double Room, Balcony, Garden View

  • 27 sq m
  • Sleeps 3
  • 2 Single Beds

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In-room safe, free cots/infant beds, free WiFi, bed sheets

Family Room, Balcony, Garden View

  • 37 sq m
  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 King Bed and 1 Queen Bed

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In-room safe, free cots/infant beds, free WiFi, bed sheets

Family Room, Balcony

  • 37 sq m
  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 King Bed and 1 Queen Bed

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The price is CHF 196
for 1 room
includes taxes & fees
5 Jan - 6 Jan
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About this property

Hotel Riu Papayas

All-inclusive San Bartolomé de Tirajana hotel in Playa del Ingles with 3 restaurants
This smoke-free hotel features 3 restaurants, an outdoor pool and a fitness centre. Free buffet breakfast, free WiFi in public areas and a free beach shuttle are also provided. Additionally, a bar/lounge, a poolside bar and a snack bar/deli are on-site. Housekeeping is available on request.
Hotel Riu Papayas offers 468 air-conditioned accommodations with a safe and a hairdryer. Rooms open to balconies. Televisions come with satellite channels.

Bathrooms include a shower. Guests can surf the web using complimentary wireless Internet access. Housekeeping is offered on a daily basis and change of towels can be requested. Housekeeping is provided on request.

An outdoor pool and a children's pool are on site. Other recreational amenities include a waterslide and a fitness centre.

The recreational activities listed below are available either on-site or nearby; fees may apply.

Our customers tell us that they enjoy the overall property condition at Hotel Riu Papayas. During your stay, you're just a quick walk from Kasbah Shopping Center. Features include free breakfast, free WiFi in public areas and a free beach shuttle.
  • Free buffet breakfast served daily
  • Free WiFi
  • The 3 restaurants, poolside bar and bar/lounge offer choices for drinking and dining
  • Splash around at the waterslide or swim in the outdoor pool
  • Services include babysitting, a free children's club and dry cleaning/laundry
  • On-site recreation includes a gym, volleyball and bicycles to rent
  • 11 minutes by foot from Yumbo Shopping Center and a 4-minute drive from Maspalomas Dunes
  • Free beach shuttle service
Hotel Riu Papayas is an all-inclusive hotel. Room rates include meals and beverages at on-site restaurants and bars. Other items and amenities, including taxes and gratuities, and access to recreational activities and entertainment may also be included. Additional charges may apply for meals at some restaurants, special dinners and dishes, certain beverages and other amenities.

Hotel Riu Papayas offers its guests a kids' pool, an outdoor pool, a waterslide, and a fitness centre. There are 3 restaurants on site, along with a nearby snack bar/deli. You can enjoy a drink at one of the bars, which include a poolside bar and a bar/lounge. Free breakfast is served daily. Public spaces have free WiFi.

A terrace, a complimentary children's club, and multilingual staff are also featured at the family-friendly Hotel Riu Papayas.

This 4-star San Bartolomé de Tirajana hotel is smoke free.

Guests are served a free buffet breakfast daily from 7:30 AM to 10:30 AM.
Main restaurant – This buffet restaurant serves breakfast, lunch, dinner and light fare.
Asian restaurant – This theme restaurant specialises in Asian cuisine and only serves dinner. Reservations are required. Open daily.
Spanish restaurant – This theme restaurant specialises in Spanish cuisine and only serves dinner. Reservations are required. Open daily.
Lobby bar – This lobby lounge only serves breakfast. Open daily.

All-inclusive details

This hotel is all-inclusive. On-site food and beverages are included in the room price (some restrictions may apply).

Food and beverages

All buffet and à la carte meals, snacks and beverages included

Land activities

Fitness facilities
Volleyball
Children's club

Entertainment

On-site entertainment and activities
On-site live performances

Awards and affiliations

Eco-certified property
This property participates in Travelife – a programme that measures the property's impact on one or more of the following: environment, community, cultural heritage and the local economy.

Languages

Dutch, English, German, Spanish

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and transport

  • Electric car charging station on site
  • Free offsite parking
  • Street parking available
  • Free beach shuttle
  • Wheelchair-accessible parking available

Food and drink

  • Free buffet breakfast available daily 7:30 AM to 10:30 AM
  • 3 restaurants
  • A bar/lounge
  • A poolside bar
  • Snack bar/deli

Restaurants on site

  • Asian restaurant
  • Lobby bar
  • Main restaurant
  • Spanish restaurant

Things to do

  • Beach volleyball
  • Bicycle rentals
  • Bicycle storage
  • Children's pool
  • Concerts/live shows
  • Evening entertainment
  • Fitness classes
  • Free children's club
  • Gym
  • Outdoor pool
  • Playground
  • Waterslide

Family friendly

  • Babysitting (surcharge)
  • Children's pool
  • Free children's club
  • Free cot
  • Mini-fridge
  • Outdoor pool
  • Playground
  • Snack bar/deli
  • Waterslide

Conveniences

  • 24-hour front desk
  • Safe at front desk
  • Water dispenser

Guest services

  • Change of towels on request
  • Dry cleaning/laundry service
  • Housekeeping (daily)
  • Multilingual staff

Outdoors

  • Beach loungers
  • Beach umbrellas
  • Garden
  • Pool loungers
  • Pool umbrellas
  • Terrace

Accessibility

  • If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • Lift
  • Wheelchair accessible (may have limitations)
  • Wheelchair-accessible gym
  • Wheelchair-accessible parking
  • Wheelchair-accessible path of travel
  • Wheelchair-accessible pool
  • Wheelchair-accessible registration desk
  • Wheelchair-accessible restaurant

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Bedsheets provided
  • Free cot

Bathroom

  • Hair dryer
  • Private bathroom
  • Shower
  • Towels provided

Entertainment

  • TV with satellite channels

Food and drink

  • Mini-fridge

More

  • Air conditioning
  • Bulk dispensers for toiletries
  • Ceiling fan
  • Eco-friendly toiletries
  • Energy-saving switches in guestrooms
  • LED lighting
  • Phone
  • Recycling
  • Safe

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 3:00 PM; check-in end time: midnight
Minimum check-in age - 18

Check-out

Check-out before noon

Special check-in instructions

Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival
This property does not permit name changes on reservations. The name on the booking must match the name of the guest who is checking in and staying at the property; photo ID is required.

Access methods

Staffed front desk

Pets

  • No pets allowed

Children and extra beds

  • Children are welcome.
  • Rollaway/extra beds are not available.
  • Free cots (infant beds)!

Payment types at the property

Important information

You need to know

This property is managed by a professional host. The provision of housing is linked to their trade, business or profession.
Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
This property accepts credit cards, debit cards and cash
This property reserves the right to pre-authorise the guest's credit card prior to arrival.
This property uses solar energy
This property affirms that it follows the cleaning and disinfection practices of Covid-19 Health Protocol (RIU)
Please note that cultural norms and guest policies may differ by country and by property; the policies listed are provided by the property
Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival.

We should mention

  • On-site cash transactions can't exceed EUR 1000, due to national regulations. For more details, please contact the property using information in the booking confirmation.
  • Registered guests are the only ones allowed to be in guestrooms.

Property is also known as

Hotel Papayas
Hotel Papayas Riu
Clubhotel Riu Papayas All Inclusive Hotel
Hotel Riu Papayas San Bartolome de Tirajana
Papayas Hotel
Riu Papayas Bartolome Tirajan
Riu Papayas Hotel
Riu Papayas San Bartolome de Tirajana
Clubhotel Riu Papayas All Inclusive San Bartolome de Tirajana
Hotel Riu Papayas Hotel
Hotel Riu Papayas All Inclusive
Hotel Riu Papayas San Bartolomé de Tirajana
Hotel Riu Papayas Hotel San Bartolomé de Tirajana

Hotel Riu Papayas Reviews

Reviews

8.6

Excellent

Rating 10 - Excellent. 190 out of 448 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 190 out of 448 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 50 out of 448 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 14 out of 448 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 4 out of 448 reviews" "

9.2/10

Cleanliness

9.0/10

Staff & service

9.2/10

Amenities

8.0/10

Property conditions & facilities

9.0/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

4/10 Poor

Angela

Liked: Cleanliness
Shame on Riu no lotion, shampoo or drinks provided in the room. The towels were very old & worn out. Drinks watered down, too much sugar and poor brand drinks for the money you charge
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2024

10/10 Excellent

Eyeris, Union City

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
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Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

Sarah

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
I could not fault this hotel. We had a fab stay!
Couldn’t fault the hotel. It had everything right. Hotel not too big so it was easy to get to everything. Self serve drinks including wine, beer and soft drinks meant there was never a queue at the pool bar. Plenty of sunbeds and umbrellas and shade. Poolside food was good but we preferred the buffet, but the kids preferred the chicken legs and chicken nuggets by the pool. Hotel was very clean and always being cleaned. Even the toilets by the pool were spotless. We really enjoyed the food and it was constantly replenished and catered for all tastes. Mojitos were delicious! Pool was fresh but not freezing. A 15 min walk to the beach but this should not put you off, there is a free shuttle bus to the beach.
Stayed 7 nights in May 2024

10/10 Excellent

Cristina

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Todo muy recomendable, personal amabilísimo!
Stayed 3 nights in May 2024

8/10 Good

Andrew

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Very high standard with few issues
The hotel is very high standard. Two things were disappointing 1. Hot water issues. Kept running very very hot then very cold. I told reception but didn't heard anything back after reporting it twice. 2. The food quality could have been better. The food next door at the Princess Hotel is better and cheaper
Stayed 9 nights in May 2024

2/10 Terrible

Sebastian

Stayed 1 night in May 2024

10/10 Excellent

Christy

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 7 nights in Apr 2024

10/10 Excellent

Susan

Stayed 7 nights in Mar 2024

10/10 Excellent

Michaël

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Very nice hotel, only the food could use some more variation.
Stayed 10 nights in Nov 2023

8/10 Good

Martin

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great stay - poor gym.
Really lovely hotel. Good sized rooms and great shower. Great poolside area with plenty of loungers and shade. Good quality and selection of food, snacks and drinks all day. Negatives were a really poorly equipped gym, no working station in room and no teas/coffees available in restaurant after lunch /dinner.
Stayed 6 nights in Nov 2023

10/10 Excellent

Priyan

Travelled with family, Travelled with family and small children
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Clean. Excellent service and staff very helpful and friendly.
Stayed 6 nights in Aug 2023

8/10 Good

Anthony

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Pleasant hotel, but the food could be better.
This is a huge hotel with 1000 guests, but it's ran well. The food however isn't all that great. The 2 restaurants are ok, the asian one being the better of the both. Both lunch and evening buffets were boring and not great, they had the same food pretty much every evening to the point we ate out a few of the last nights we stayed. The drinks menu is good, we liked the cocktails menu. Evening entertainment was ok, but because it gets so busy you're likely not to get a seat after around 8.30pm which was disappointing as we typically ate a late dinner. Additionally we were disappointed that our friends were refused entry to the hotel to say hello as they were also in Gran Canaria at the same time, I've never experienced this before. Overall, it was a pleasant stay, though for the price we paid I expected a bit more from the restaurants and buffet.
Stayed 7 nights in May 2023

10/10 Excellent

Carmelo Perez

Travelled with family and small children
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Very good overall. Playground for kids not well positioned.
Stayed 3 nights in Apr 2023

10/10 Excellent

Keith

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Great Hotel - beware individual bookings
Great hotel - lovely people - very clean and great service - I just didn't realize this was an all inclusive hotel (like a cruise ship) with drinks too. When I booked, I thought it was just bed with breakfast. Nothing wrong with that as I did take occasional advantage of the food and drinks but if you are booking for yourself, the room allocations for individual travelers are obviously at the rear of the property and close to the very busy highway behind it (you won't be able to use your balcony). It makes sense that major travel operators have block bookings of the best rooms. As long as you're fine with that, it was a good choice.
Stayed 4 nights in Feb 2023

8/10 Good

Kerry

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Lovely hotel
Had a lovely week away, got back last night. Second visit and still love the hotel, but..........seems to be very busy, mealtimes is hard to get a table. Needs to be two sittings so not so busy and not so many tables. It seems hard to squeeze through the tables to get to the food where they are quite close together. That is the only bad thing. Food great, staff very friendly and the hotel is spotless and very clean. I would definately return. All staff and entertainment team are lovely and work so hard.
Stayed 7 nights in Feb 2023

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Amazing hotel & staff
Amazing stay, staff could not be friendlier, will definitely be back.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2022

10/10 Excellent

Jamie

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Fantastic midweek break, food was outstanding and hotel was fabulous.
Stayed 4 nights in May 2022

10/10 Excellent

Tomasz

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Top hotel! Great staff, modern furnished rooms, very comfortable beds, nice shower, lovely food and drinks, main restaurant with big terrace (table outside), additional two delicious restaurants (Asia and Spain food). I can really recommend this hotel for everyone!
Stayed 10 nights in May 2022

10/10 Excellent

Ian

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 7 nights in Mar 2022

10/10 Excellent

Anthony

Stayed 7 nights in Jan 2022

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Too busy
Rather overcrowded, stayed over Christmas the gala dinner was nice but the queuing for each dish took enjoyment away. Also frustrating that the hotel allows guests to reserve sunbeds that then sit empty for most of the day.
Stayed 5 nights in Dec 2021

10/10 Excellent

Ronny

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

10/10 Excellent

Santos

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
N/A
Stayed 7 nights in Aug 2021

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Very enjoyable holiday!
The all-inclusive option is good, it includes popular drinks sangria, cava, gin tonic etc. The food provided is good, there is good range of options in the salad bar, main course, and dessert. Their paella with squid is really nice! We joined some free activities in the hotel, such as french balls, darts etc. They are a lot more fun than they sound, because the staff is fantastic, they make the game very enjoyable! We enjoy our stay very much at papayas!
Stayed 4 nights in Jan 2021

10/10 Excellent

MINJEONG

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 3 nights in Dec 2020