R2 Rio Calma Hotel

J L

A very luxurious and peaceful hotel with an abundance of fine construction materials, such as Carrara marble and natural granite, used in the exteriors and rooms. Spacious indoor and outdoor dining areas with gardens and live music are available. The hotel has ample, convenient parking at no extra cost. It offers all kinds of services and facilities, such as tennis courts, several fully equipped gyms, a jazz bar, pool bars, a poolside bar, and more. The pool is enormous, very clean, and well-maintained. There are also gardens with all kind of trees and plants, waterfalls and a majestic fountain. The food is very good, and the service is excellent. It is truly a 5-star hotel, with an unbeatable balance between what you pay and what you get; there is nothing like it on the entire island.

Shannon

Food was lovely, good variety of choice. The staff were very helpful, and were always friendly. Stunning views from the hotel and the grounds of the hotel were beautiful, lovely architecture. However there were a few downsides to the hotel. We found little bugs on our bed side table, which we noticed started to crawl into our bed. We also found them on our Chest of drawers. Other than that the rooms were decent and the view from the balcony was nice. The pools were lovely, although a bit dirty with leaves and sand at the bottom. Also unless you want to get up at 7am to reserve a sun bed all of them will be taken. A bit annoying that we had to pay for water, and also drinks get charged to your room which means you pay the bill at the end of your stay. There was also construction going on which was loud, the walls were quite thin so we could hear people scrapping their chairs above us and also in the room next to us. The location of the hotel was very rural, closest town is a 40 minute walk or a 8 minute taxi drive. Taxis were about €8 and you can order them at the hotel reception. Closest beach is a pebble beach which is about a 10 minute walk from the hotel. However, if you want a sand beach there’s one in Costa Calma which is a 8 minute taxi drive. There’s also a few cats who live on site, they’re very friendly. The evening entertainment in the hotel was good, there was an amazing live singer and they had a disco night which was great fun. My friend had a massage at the spa which she said was really relaxing. You have to pay to use the pool in the spa so we didn’t bother with that. Overall we had a nice stay but definitely a few issues.

Niklays Pappas

Nice hotel in terms of infrastructure – swimming pools, tennis court. Good food, breakfasts very repetitive, but dinners nicely varied. For me, a big downside are the discos that take place every day, at least until midnight. We had a room a bit away from the hall, but the music carries through the walls – I personally couldn’t sleep.

Emilia Gruszczyńska

Nice hotel, lovely swimming pools and gardens. Far from the beech and nearest shops. Food was ok, but could be better. Desserts was poor. Clane rooms. Friendly staff in the reception. Lovely views. Poor animations. Not much to do with the kids. Generally nice hotel I've paid for all inclusive but bar was open with food from 12-4 pm and when my daughter was hungry after 4 pm , next meal was at 6.45 pm!

Vaska Malkocheva

We stayed here for 12 days on an all-inclusive package. Unfortunately, the food was repetitive and of poor quality — tough meat, no variety for kids beyond pasta and pizza, and tasteless desserts. The bar and pool bar offered very limited options, with no fruit or sweet snacks. Construction noise in front of our room was disturbing, and there was no entertainment or activities. Some staff were friendly, but many were unfriendly and unhelpful. The chip-bracelet system caused incorrect charges on our bill, so check carefully. After checkout at 12:00, the all-inclusive stops — even if your transfer is hours later. On the positive side, the hotel has lots of greenery, a beautiful view, clean rooms, nice pools, and pleasant outdoor seating in the restaurant.