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Reviews of Rio Rita Hotel

3 out of 5
Rio Rita Hotel
49 Withnell Road, South Shore, Blackpool, England

Reviews

8.6

Excellent

Rating 10 - Excellent. 50 out of 90 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 25 out of 90 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 9 out of 90 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 5 out of 90 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 1 out of 90 reviews" "

8.8/10

Cleanliness

9.0/10

Staff & service

8.4/10

Amenities

8.0/10

Property conditions & facilities

8.2/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

David

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great short stay
Owners and Pip are very lovely. Place is nice and tidy. Right around the corner from all the fun at the front. Fantastic on site parking. Great breakfast in the morning. Room small but perfectly adequate. Shower was impressive, usually not powerful at all in these places. Bed was also comfortable and the 3 of us slept very well. Was very impressed for what I paid. It's a charming little place. Will be first port of call when we return to Blackpool.
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2021

8/10 Good

Patricia

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
good
this is a lovely quiet and great run hotel enjoyed my stay and would return but felt the bed could do with updating as i didn't get a good nights sleep but really nice good breakfast really friendly and helpful people
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2021

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2021

10/10 Excellent

Kenneth

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Pleasant staycation
Had a wonderful weekend at the Rio Rita . The host were friendly, enjoyed the breakfast. Will definitely stay there again
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2021

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Stayed 4 nights in Aug 2021

10/10 Excellent

Sharon

Traveled with family and small children, Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
We had a lovely pleasant stay. The breakfast was great and John and Joyce very accommodating and friendly. Would definitely stay here again in the future
Stayed 5 nights in Aug 2021

10/10 Excellent

Ann

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed for 4 nights in August in family room which was spotless. Excellent guest house.
Stayed 4 nights in Aug 2021

6/10 Okay

Verified traveler

Traveled with family
Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Avoid if you want a good nights sleep
When arriving at the Rio Rita the man greeted us advising us where to park. Parking was free however extremely tight that we couldn't get into our car again until the other car pulled out. The room was smaller than we thought, also booked a double and 2 singles for our family of 4 to find it small bunkbeds instead! The kettle was full of limescale, there was cobwebs everywhere. The bed.... where do we start, absolutely ROCK hard!! The other family who stayed also mentioned to us about how uncomfortable the beds were. The breakfast you pre order the night we arrived.... well don't bother! Crap tasteless meat, beans the cheapest.... and unless your there at 9am its luke warm. The gentlemen was lovely, talkative, welcoming and friendly.... the woman, miserable, rude and very unwelcoming...
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2021

8/10 Good

Po Shan

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2021

8/10 Good

Steven

Traveled with family
Liked: Staff & service, room comfort
Disliked: Cleanliness
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2021

10/10 Excellent

Samantha

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Lovely bed and breakfast , couple were lovely and friendly and little pip the dog , would do anything to accommodate us , breakfast was lovely , hotel is in a great location just a couple of streets back from the south pier , would definitely stay here again in the future , lovely light and clean room , just perfect
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2021

10/10 Excellent

Gary

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Excellent pleasant
Very pleasant stay. Owners were very accommodating. We stayed for 4 nights and the service was the same everyday. Breakfasts were very good.
Stayed 4 nights in Jul 2021

4/10 Poor

Roberta

Traveled with family
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Dissapointing & horrible damp smell !
Sorry to say this B&B was dissapointing. There was a horrible smell of dampness as soon as you entered.The Rooms were so cramped & small once you put your suitcase & any other belongings on the floor very little room to move. Not enough hangers for 2 people & 2 working sockets for charging phones & hair styling tools very outdated for this day & age. Some brickwork fell down on the window ledge & just missed me! There was still some left of it on the open window. The breakfast was ok, i like dogs but their dog was in the dining room & barked a lot which was annoying & if anyone had alergies that wasn't so good.The couple who owned it, the man was pleasant enough but the women was very ignorant towards us ! Only showed her face when we weren't around, as we had went to get our belongings when we where leaving & had to go through the dining area to get to my sons car & she was there standing talking to other residents. I said goodbye to her & she struggled to respond ! Needless to say i would not recommend this place to anyone !
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2021

8/10 Good

Paul

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Definitely stay there again.
Ticked all the boxes but a bigger cooked breakfast would have given top marks. I dont eat cereals. But they done whatever you asked and were very helpful on where best places to eat and entertainment.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2021

10/10 Excellent

Graham

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Blackpool sun
Lovely place lovely hosts
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2021

10/10 Excellent

Kerry

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great value rooms, very central
Excellent stay and very good value! Room was small but very clean, good shower and excellent cooked breakfast. The owners are very helpful and helped us get parked at the back of the property. Central location near the south pier.
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2021

4/10 Poor

Jennifer

Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Not so good
we arrived and as we entered the property at the front door there was an instant musky smell as you entered, they have a dog which barked a LOT, and was even allowed into the dining area in the mornings as we had our breakfast, the dog barked a lot as we had breakfast and owners just seem to accept that their dog barked, I for one like to have a peaceful early morning breakfast and couldent finish my food quickly enough so as to get out again, also my wife and myself like an afternoon nap, alas dog was barking all the time so could hardly have an hours sleep in the afternoon.
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2021

10/10 Excellent

Graham

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2021

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2020

10/10 Excellent

Lorraine

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
first class stay at the Rio Rita Blackpool
Our stay at the Rio Rita was excellent. Couldn’t have asked for better hosts. B and very clean comfortable and warm. Breakfast was first class. Will definitely be recommending and returning.
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2020

10/10 Excellent

Gillian

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Really enjoyed our stay. Lovely couple with a lovely wee dog! Great breakfast as well and So handy for pleasure Beach etc will definitely be back.
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2020

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2020

10/10 Excellent

John, Stoke on Trent

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed at the Rio Rita for two nights, Janice and John were very welcoming, the room was clean and tidy and the breakfast was very good, I certainly wouldn’t hesitate to stay there again.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2020

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Traveled with family and small children
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Very nice people. Lovely family room. Very happy 2 night stay.
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2019

4/10 Poor

Verified traveler

Traveled with family
Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
John welcomed us and was very helpful with free parking. The room was a decent size on the top floor in the attic. It had been cleaned, with tea and coffee facilities, but had a dodgy damp smell. The shower was terrible, luke warm and only a trickle of pressure. The B&B itself was clean, but had that smell, and was seriously dated. Nicotine beige artex walls throughout. The bed was comfy to lie on, but had that damp feel and smell about it, which got worse throughout the course of the stay. Breakfast was fresh, hot and perfectly adequate. The other guests were pleasant. I wouldn’t stay again nor recommend, but having said that, it is Blackpool and I’ve stayed in worse!
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2019

8/10 Good

Ken

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2019

10/10 Excellent

david

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Enjoyed our stay
Very nice couple.very clean rooms. Enjoyed our stay
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Stayed 4 nights in Aug 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Traveled with family and small children
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
very clean good breakfast pleasant owners kids love the little dog we have been twice will book again 3 mins to pleasure beach 2 mins to sand castle
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2019

6/10 Okay

Verified traveler

Traveled with family
Hotel is in a great location for the pleasure beach. Room gets unbareably warm, which cannot be helped as it is summer however no fan provided. Was warned on arrival that the hotel is for families and children (we were 3 girls) and that we were to keep the noise down, yet in the room next to us (2 guys) were not warned the same way. I’d like to note that we hadn’t done anything to prompt the warning. The kettle in the room didn’t work, neither did one of the plug sockets so this made life difficult. Cute dog, but starts barking from early in the morning which is a little irritating.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

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Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2019

8/10 Good

Owen

Traveled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Lovely stay
I had a lovely time here! The room was clean, had lots of space and my double bed was so comfy! The people who own it were very friendly and the breakfast was great too!
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2019

10/10 Excellent

Gavin

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Very good, brilliant hosts, couldn't help enough
Stayed 4 nights in May 2019

6/10 Okay

Krzysztof

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in May 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Traveled with partner
Liked: Staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
I stay there before the people there are friendly and helpful
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Very friendly couple and spotless clean with good breakfast
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2019

8/10 Good

Trudi, Surrey

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Staff friendly, nice hotel, and close to the promenade. Easy access to everywhere,
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2018

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
An all round budget place to stay
On arrival we were greeted very politely and shown to our room. The room was clean and tidy. Breakfast was thoroughly enjoyable. Everything was within walking distance. We will definitely be back again
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2018

8/10 Good

lynne, Glasgow

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Nice family ran hotel
Lovely and clean and owners very nice. Breakfast is very good. Close for pleasure beach. Booked as a last minute deals d very good value for money.
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2018

10/10 Excellent

Hayley

Nice little weekend
Owners were really friendly nothing to much ... rooms clean and breakfast was nice too
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2018

8/10 Good

rubina, edinbugh

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Really nice place to stay with family. Very quiet and clean. The breakfast really nice. The owners are friendly and the wee dog really lovely. Definitely a place to comeback.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2018

10/10 Excellent

robert, falkirk

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great b and b for the family
Thw Rio Rita is very close to the south pier and the pleasure beach great place to start your holidays john and janice were great at looking after yoy
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2018

10/10 Excellent

Michael, Glasgow

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Lovely hotel close to the south pier
My son has autism and wee found it very friendly and nice close to the Pleasure Beach and swimming witch was great
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2018

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Very friendly and welcoming
Nice B&B. Very friendly and welcoming and great location for local attractions and tram line service
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2018

10/10 Excellent

damian

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Very clean and very friendly people John was when out his way to help us and much as he could I'd stay again
Stayed 2 nights in May 2018

8/10 Good

Peter, Walsall

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
The shower was dissapointing but overall our stay was excellant. Would highly recomend for a family stay
Stayed 2 nights in May 2018