Riu Blue Waves opened its doors on the 30th of May on the island of Krk. The beachfront hotel features 97 rooms and is ideal for couples and families who want to enjoy a relaxing holiday. Krk is the largest Adriatic island, with an area of approximately 409km2, and it’s well known for the beauty of its landscape and the friendliness of its inhabitants.
The resort, located 1km away from the town of Malinska, has two outdoor swimming pools, one of them with children’s section, and an indoor swimming pool with jacuzzi. Guests can enjoy the main restaurant and a themed restaurant featuring Croatian cuisine. Furthermore it has a lobby bar and a pool bar.
The hotel offers, amongst others, family rooms with separate living room with sofa bed and a small balcony. Some of the rooms have two bedrooms and it’s possible to book them with a sea view.
Riu Blue Waves offers half board reservations (breakfast and dinner). Breakfast consists of a varied buffet with wholemeal products and show cooking. For dinner, the hotel features a delicious buffet with main course dishes cooked on the spot and vegetarian options available.
Guests can also enjoy a themed buffet twice a week, and hotel also offers a lunch menu (for an additional charge). Outside the hotel, guests can experience the delicious gastronomy of Krk and its specialities in fish, seafood and good wines.
Adults can enjoy live music or shows several times a week. Children can have fun at the miniclub and children’s park, and enjoy the daytime entertainment programme for children aged 4 to 12 (several times a week, in July and August). Riu Blue Waves also offers a spa with different treatments such as massages and sauna (for an additional price). It is also possible to practice water sports in the vicinity of the hotel (for an additional price).
For further information or reservations visit www.riu.com.
The international RIU chain was founded in Mallorca by the Riu family in 1953 as a small holiday firm and is still owned by the family’s third generation. The company specialises in sun and beach holiday resorts and 50% of its establishments offer its acclaimed All Inclusive by RIU service. RIU Hotels & Resorts now has more than 100 hotels in 16 countries which welcome over 2.7 million guests a year. RIU is currently the world’s 27th ranked chain, one of the Caribbean’s most popular, the leader in the Canary Islands’ accommodation offer and the third largest in Spain by revenue and number of rooms.