Both give you a private heated pool, so it comes down to mood. Royal River is bigger, newer and more of a scene; Royal Garden Villas is smaller, more intimate and better for a couple who want to disappear.
The private oneAdults-only villas with private heated pools, wrapped around a lazy-river pool complex.
€€€From about €350 a night
Choose Royal River Luxury Hotel if
The catch
Inland on the hill; the beach and La Caleta need a taxi or car
The romantic oneTwenty-eight villas, each with its own heated pool, for couples who want to be left alone.
€€€From about €300 a night
Choose Royal Garden Villas & Spa if
The catch
Ornate, dark décor that not everyone loves; check photos
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The verdict
Both give you a private heated pool, so it comes down to mood. Royal River is bigger, newer and more of a scene; Royal Garden Villas is smaller, more intimate and better for a couple who want to disappear.
Questions people ask
Both give you a private heated pool, so it comes down to mood. Royal River is bigger, newer and more of a scene; Royal Garden Villas is smaller, more intimate and better for a couple who want to disappear.
A private pool of your own, without the villa-rental admin. Check availability for a sea-view villa. A private heated pool with every villa, a lazy river in the middle and no children anywhere. It sits up on the hill, so the sea is a view and dinner out is a taxi.
It has an outdoor pool. There is no beach; the nearest is a drive away.
The most intimate stay in the south, if the look suits you. Check availability for an upper sea-view villa. Twenty-eight villas, twenty-eight private pools and almost nobody else around, in a rich, ornate style you will either love or find heavy. The most intimate stay in the south, and the least like a resort.
It has an outdoor pool. There is no beach; the nearest is a drive away.