Platinum Privileges - The Travel House

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Holiday Overall 96%
Accommodation 96%
Location 94%
Food Quality 93%
Customers rating excellent/good May 08-Mar 09
✔ Colonial style hotel
✔ Fabulous pool areas
✔ Excellent choice of
restaurants and bars
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“Palm gardens and a beachfront setting make this hotel a customer favourite.”
Palace by name and palatial by nature, the Riu Palace Macao
brings a touch of colonial grandeur to the Platinum collection by
way of elegant white turrets and balustrades. On the inside,
meanwhile, dark-wood panelling, chandeliers and marble add a
gracenote of Victoriana.
Room-wise, expect more of the same. Decorated in a timeless
combination of cream and gold, they’re a taste of old England.
Think carved dark-wood furniture, chintzy curtains and elegant
wing chairs. And bringing things into the 21st century are
mod-cons like satellite TVs and RIU’s spirit dispensers.
Outside, the cruciform pool takes centre-stage in the
hotel gardens. Dotted with fountains and statues of mermaids,
it’s framed by a spacious sun terrace. Palm trees, white canvas
parasols and sun loungers complete the picture. And it all sits
on the edge of Bavaro’s long white sandy beach.
As for restaurants, the hotel’s got a great selection. There’s an
international buffet, a Japanese, a steakhouse, an Italian and a
fusion food restaurant. What’s more, there are as many bars as
there are restaurants, plus entertainment on tap at the casino
and Copacabana amphitheatre.
Location • On Arena Gorda beach • Pick up point in complex
for buses and excursions • Golf course nearby
Pool area • Cross-shaped swimming pool • Sunbeds on the
beach and pool terrace • Pool bar • Beach bar • Pool towels
and umbrellas by the pool • Drinks service at the pool
Meals • El Patio offers a tempting buffet breakfast, lunch
and dinner • International restaurant serves a late breakfast,
lunch, dinner and snacks • Optional dining: Caribbean cuisine,
grill and steakhouse, Krystal fusion food restaurant and the
24 Hour
All Inclusive
Kabuki Japanese restaurant - all à la carte restaurants
• Krystal fusion food à la carte restaurant
Activities • Aerobics • Aqua aerobics • Gym at
Caribbean Street • 4 tennis courts in the RIU Resort
• Water polo • 1 free scuba diving lesson in the pool
per holiday • Windsurfing, sailing, kayaking and snorkelling
equipment • Table tennis
Entertainment • Entertainment hosted by the hotel
entertainment team • Spanish lessons • Hotel disco
• Dance classes • Evening shows throughout the complex
• Entry to the casino is included in your All Inclusive package
Other facilities • 24-hour reception • 24-hour room service
• Whirlpool bath • Wi-Fi • The following facilities do not form
part of your All Inclusive package: • Money exchange
• Lounge • Casino • Shop • Laundry service • Spa at the
Caribbean Street • Internet
Room facilities • 2 beds • Turndown service • Satellite TV
• Telephone • Radio alarm clock • Iron and ironing board
• Minibar • Liquor dispenser • Hairdryer • Safety deposit box
• Air-conditioning • Rooms with a sea side view and Suites are
also available
Rooms: 356
Lifts: 4
Official rating: ★★★★★
Cruise and Stay available here in winter 09/10 - for further
information visit your travel agent or www.thomson.co.uk/cruise
Weddings available, please see the A-Z Guide and our
Weddings & Renewal of Vows brochure for details.
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