Very suitable for my needs

Nice hotel and grounds with good access to the boardwalk. We stayed at the RIU Arecas, the hotel immediately behind it. The RIU Palace is a good hotel if you want larger hotel gardens and boardwalk access for the elderly etc. However, if you don’t mind walking down a large flight of steps, the RIU Arecas is the same standard and had better food.

Staff in the restaurants are great and work very hard!

Diamond resorts are instantly recognisable as having great self catering facilities, a home from home. Sunset View is no different and so the facilities are great and kept in great order. Staff are very pleasant and helpful. The only issue we had, and had at a different former Diamond resort has to do with the “Club Members”. Club Members pay a fee for points to secure a certain number of weeks holidays and so feel “entitled” to certain/specific accommodation in the complex. Twice we were drawn into debate with the members because these apartments are available on Expedia, EasyJet packages and other booking sites. They are unhappy and making that known, so for an unsuspecting holiday maker this is not great. This said, Sunset View is lovely, handy for some lovely walks, bars, restaurants and a Hipo Express supermarket which catered enough for essentials like bread, milk, eggs, and fresh fruits/vegetables etc. We enjoyed walking to Los Abrigos along the coastline on the walkway built to assist. We couldn’t have if there was no walkway and resting points. Most folks could do it in 15, we took our time because we’re not so able bodied but enjoyed it all the same. A visit to El Médano is a must. A visit to Los Cristianos, not so 😬….we took local buses 470,483 but be aware they don’t always run to schedule so you may have to wait a while for one to turn up.

Lovely new infinity pool which was great to spend time by. Location is very central to Las Americas strip which is good for walking to restaurants but meant very noisy at night so struggled to sleep. Walls thin so could hear the noise from the neighbouring rooms and the corridor. We had breakfast included which was fine but nothing to rave about. Spa changing room was very dirty. Overall average hotel - if the infinity pool wasn’t there it would be rated lower!