10/08/2024: we came to Riva degli Etruschi because my partner had already been there years ago and was enthusiastic about it. As far as I'm concerned, my first experience in this resort was overall positive, with some notes for improvement: the place is really beautiful, very clean and spacious apartment, beach with a few rows of umbrellas, almost transparent sea, kind, polite and helpful staff , many services are made available to guests (e.g. the mini Coop is very comfortable, the internal buffet restaurant is very good).
The improvement notes instead concern:
- the entertainment was not up to the standard of such a well-kept place: the evening shows ended at 10.10pm (but do tourists sleep that early?), in the pool after the 20-minute water aerobics there were no games - as stated - if not an inflatable volleyball net that involved very few people and in any case only used for 2 days then nothing, non-existent tournaments (we asked the managers but they couldn't organize them)... The "old" Halfhead animation was something wonderful, which remained imprinted for years after in our minds for the beautiful emotions transmitted to adults and children. Positive note this year: the baby dance, well done and full of always different and engaging songs.
- the gym is nice but without air conditioning it is difficult to use, especially at 8 in the morning when the heat is already making itself felt.
- the playgrounds are a bit sparse and ruined, only a few pieces of the old toy galleons remain in the pine forest... Too bad.
For the rest, Riva degli Estruschi remains a place of the heart: we hope to return and to have provided just an idea on what, in our opinion, could be improved.
09/03/2024: PRO: Resort immersed in a well-kept pine forest (with other types of plants), where you sometimes come across some squirrels. Silent. Each room/villa is a stone's throw from the beach, which can be accessed directly via several small paths. Deckchairs and umbrellas at a good distance from each other.
CONS: Small rooms, which would need to redo part of the wardrobes and bathrooms. It would be good if the food area were divided again between the new building in the pine forest and the "old" room: ok for lunch, but I preferred dinner and breakfast in the restaurant room (and veranda), where they were before. In the afternoon at least one place in the square should remain open. The staff in the dining room were friendly, but, apart from a few, poorly trained.
I come back every few years, because it's my favorite place, but the last time made me miss the "old" Riva a little. There is a sort of carelessness and sloppiness, here. I hope they bring it back to being (even in its "soul") the resort that has always distinguished it.
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