Riu Nautilus Hotel, Torremolinos

The Riu Nautilus in Torremolinos, Spain, is a lovely place, and our room had a balcony and view of the ocean. The people working there are very friendly and ready to help you and understanding when you don't know the language very well. The food was amazing - the plan we were on was half board which means breakfasts and dinners ... never have I eaten so well. This is not a place to go on a diet. The only problem I had at all was this: sound rings through the building. All the walls, ceilings, floors are either stucco or marble tile. A woman prancing down the hall in high heel clickety shoes can wake up the entire joint. Add to this a couple arguing, a couple laughing and drinking, Germans and French having loud discussions, a woman enjoying herself on the bidet (the water fixtures are also extremely loud) and you have got a managerie of loud sounds to keep you awake. The place needs to buy some of those hand woven carpets they sell in Tangier so that there is some acoustic dampening. The only rugs evident were two small mats on each side of the bed. Otherwise, as before, the place is well run, well maintained and overall a great place for a nice vacation. The shore and beach are lovely.

Myself and my husband stayed at the Riu Nautilus Hotel in July 2003. It was the best hotel we have stayed in to date and we are going back this summer. We could not fault it, food excellent, staff friendly and professional, excellent cleanliness. The bedroom was very spacious.They changed us to a different room when we didnt like the view from the first one! We will definetely keep going back to this hotel