Green Oasis Rio Sol Apartments

We stayed at Riosol with another family and booked 2 apartments - when we arrived straight away there had been a mix up with apartments.
Our friends apartment in which they stayed had brown bath water, electricity problems and not enough beds or blankets. There were 3 pools, the children’s pool was not heated and was freezing. Hotel staff overall were unhelpful. Washing facilities were inadequate - only 1 washer and 1 dryer for the whole resort.
There was no choice of menu for children and as for the choice of food altogether, 4 nights out of 7 our children ate nothing - the food was disgusting, that’s if we were lucky enough to get a table and be seated. The restaurant to us seemed not big enough to accommodate the number of people staying so queuing was common. Not a lot of choice of vegetables or fruit and the fruit looked like it had been thrown out of a shop for not selling - apples were always bruised and old and bananas were green or black.
The pool bar only served toasties in the afternoon. The accommodation was at least clean. We caught the free bus most days as there is nothing to do in or around the resort. Free buses run but the last one back to the resort is 3.15pm. Overall this made our holiday disappointing and we will not be returning to Club Riosol or Lanzarote.

Stayed with family (2 adults and 2 children), overall pleased with holiday, bungalows are adequate for stay and maybe only lacking air con.! Pool area was excellent with sunbeds available thru out the day ... Food was the only disappointment with the lack of choice in the main restaurant especially at breakfast. And having only cheese and ham toasties available at the pool bar. Also worth mentioning that the pool bar seems to close between 1.00 and 3.00 pm which is awkward as it means a trip to restaurant for drinks ....also a special mention to serge and Enrico the entertainment team who were excellent thru out the fortnight...so to sum up pleased with the time we spent there and just a bit more care and choice on the food could be a cracking place for a family/quiet holiday

My boyfriend and I had an excellent 11 days at this hotel.
The food was great, the weather was great & we’re going back again next year. The staff are brilliant, very friendly and helpful! You actually got to know them. The entertainment was typical of a family resort but the animation team really got you involved in day and night time activities. Kids seemed to love it. Be careful if you need a taxi on departure day, as we tried for 1&1/2 hours and ended up hiring a car to get to the airport. I would really recommend this hotel to anyone looking for a fun yet relaxing break in the sun.

We stayed at the Green Oasis Rio Sol Playa Blanca for 2 weeks in Sept. A.I. The complex was very clean and the surroundings were lovely. Staff were very pleasant and helpful though very few spoke English. This is not the type of holiday for young singles as it caters more for families and older couples (40 plus). The food was good and plenty of choice, but a bit repetitive the second week.
Our only complaint was lack of air conditioning in the villas, but you can hire fans from reception for 15euro per week. Town centre was only 5 minutes in a taxi (approx 3 euro) taxi service is top class. Playa Blanca itself is a beautiful resort but small resort with plenty shops and bars, but be careful of some bars as we were charged 11 euro for 2 vodkas (Irish bars). The Chinese restaurants are excellent value for money.

We have just returned from a well-earned break in Lanzarote. I had booked the Rio Sol through Journeys Direct because I took my two children aged 13 and 16 and they still are classed as children paying only 50% of the adult price.
The Rio Sol bungalows were clean and cheerful but the beds were something else! After two nights, I complained to reception and they changed the mattress immediately for a much softer one without the protruding springs.
I would recommend hiring a car if staying in this resort because it is a walk to the centre, although a courtesy bus is supplied three times in he morning to the Playa Dorada beach with three return trips in the afternoon, the last being at 15.15.
The staff were excellent in the resort, particularly the bar staff in both the snack bar and the American bar.
If you want to avoid the 'Germans', this seems the place for that! Having stayed previously in the Loma Verde, I expected to see the towels on the sun beds at 06.00. Surprise, there were very few. Sun beds were available all day long with very little claim to reservation.
Around the pool area, there were mainly English, Spanish and Dutch people with the odd German throw in but nowhere near as many as the Loma Verde.
I felt the food was a disappointment. The variety was not as good as the Loma Verde and the selection was certainly limited. Two mornings, I had wished I had never got up for breakfast as I did for one or two dinners. But saying that, there was good tasty food on offer some of the time.
The kids loved the snack bar, mainly living on hamburgers and hotdogs. This was available from 10.00 to 23.30 and being July, did not get full to capacity and we always got seated at whatever time we went there.
All in all, an enjoyable cheap and cheerful holiday and I would consider returning to the Rio Sol if I was taking the kids but not if it was just my wife and I.

Our party (five adults) went on a last minute deal to Green Oasis and were delighted with the accommodation. The bungalows were spacious and clean however the beds were a bit like camp beds.
There was a good choice of food in the restaurant all of which was very tasty. We were worried that the food might be a bit bland but not a bit. The pools were very clean, bar staff excellent, reception staff very helpful and the in house entertainment at night was enjoyable too.
It’s a good 20 minute walk in to town however we hired a car for our length of stay so that was not a problem. Thoroughly recommend hiring a car as it was cheap and a lovely way to see the island at your own pace.
Playa Blanca is a delightful resort and I would certainly return there and to Green Oasis.