My son went on a school trip for 8/9yr olds for a few nights earlier in May. It was his first experience of a residential trip. The hotel's main positives are that it is well located for the beach and market. The main things that he still talks about are - tobacco smell permeating the room, no soap or toilet... More

We arrived at the 'hotel' Riva Bella and was baffled by how poor the staff's English was. Eventually after talking to the staff in French to the best of our ability we managed to get the key for our room. Walking up the three flights of winding stairs with two suitcases was not the best of ways to start the... More

I went on a trip there, and we were escorted into the courtyard around the back, It was quite decent on a sunny day. Next we got into our rooms; We had a balcony which was alright but the room was quite poor, fags in the ladders of our bunks. in the bathroom, the shower only trickled and leaked alot!... More

I went there on a school trip, we were staying there for a week. The hostel was very clean, i think in the other reviews are abit exaggering, maybe the duvet covers had a stain on them, but bring a sleeping bag!!!!! The owners were very welcoming, they let us do anything we wished, there's a pizza parlour accross the... More

I have just come back from a 5-day residential with 41 yr 7s. I had previously stayed 5 years ago at the Riva Bella and although had stayed in other places on school trips wanted to give the Riva Bella another chance. There have been some improvements - they have updated the rooms and the ensuite shower rooms. They also... More

The hostel is cozy and friendly. It is quite small since it doesn't have many stories. The food was average for a 2 star hostel but lunches of supermarket salami sandwiches are quite manky. The rooms were quite clean and we could see the ocean. It is quite close to the market. We found a strange red hand shaped mark... More

I would recommend this hotel for any teacher organising a school tour to the area.The management is used to large youth parties so is very flexible and accommodating to needs of the group. Teachers given master keys to rooms which avoided problems of lost keys. Dining room excellent for briefing group. Seating area in courtyard fine for assembling group prior... More

brilliant owners, realy welcomeing. Realy nice food, cozy beds only problems theres a few damp patches but that didnt put me off the trip it was fantastic alltogether. Fantastic views, realy close to the beach and aqualud. over all this was a great stay. thanks riva bella!.

Hello I went on on a school trip to France. We were very excited. We ahd a long journey on a coach from the midlands. When we arrived at the "hotel" we were exhausted. However we came to a hostel instead. As there were quite a lot of us there was a bit of drama about bedrooms. However when it... More