Hotel Riu Funana - All Inclusive

Cape Verde , Cape Verde
SANTA MARIA, Cabocan Lote A2, A3
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75 reviews shown

10/10

Exceptional

16 Nov 2025

Rajwinder

Quick and easy check-in. Very spacious room with a very large bathroom. All staff very friendly, helpful and courteous. Large selection of food in the restaurant. 10 minute walk to the beach. Two minute walk to the local and free waterslide park.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

18 Oct 2025

Errol S

⸻

Title: A Stunning Oasis with Exceptional Entertainment and Service

Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ (5/5)

I recently returned from an unforgettable stay at Riu Funana in Sal, Cape Verde, and I can confidently say this resort exceeded all expectations.

From the moment we arrived, we were greeted by friendly, professional staff who went above and beyond to make our stay comfortable and enjoyable. Their warm hospitality and attention to detail truly made a difference and elevated the entire experience.

The resort itself is a beautiful oasis nestled in an otherwise arid landscape. Lush gardens, spacious grounds, and well-maintained facilities create a feeling of paradise. But the real showstopper is the stunning beach – imagine turquoise waters lapping against white, powdery sand that stretches for miles. It’s postcard-perfect and ideal for both relaxing and taking in the breathtaking views.

One of the highlights of our stay was the entertainment. The team does a fantastic job, keeping the energy high and the atmosphere lively. A special mention must go to the All White Party on Friday night – an absolutely exceptional event! The music, lights, dancing, and vibe made it one of the most memorable nights of the holiday.

Whether you’re looking to unwind by the pool, explore the island, or enjoy vibrant entertainment in the evenings, Riu Funana has something for everyone. We left feeling refreshed, relaxed, and already planning our return.

Highly recommended!

Leisure

6/10

Pleasant

28 Sep 2025

Anna

All clean

Leisure Partner

2/10

Poor

28 Aug 2025

Pedro

Crowded and noisy, everywhere. Place is too big, decadent, packed with people. The “all inclusive” regime attracts a crowd who seems to be there just to eat and drink at all occasions

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

21 Aug 2025

Sonilisa Helena

Very nice

10/10

Exceptional

15 Mar 2025

Inês

Parfait

Hotel idéal pour un séjour en famille. Très propre, nourriture délicieuse, kids club, animations, personnel souriant et aux petits soins. Plage juste à côté.
Pas de transfert mais taxis à disposition (20€ de/pour l'aéroport et 5€ jusqu'à Santa Maria).
On reviendra sans hésitation !

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

10 Dec 2024

Peter

Absolutely fabulous resort. A must stay with very friendly and welcoming staff, clean and well maintained facilities, plenty of food options beautiful beaches and lots of activities to keep you busy.
10 out of 10 👍😊

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

08 Jul 2024

Joao

very nice place

Leisure Family

8/10

Excellent

26 Mar 2023

Maria

Everything is beautiful and the staffs are very friendly I did recommend to anyone who likes to have fun at the resort

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

15 Nov 2022

Verified traveler

Excellent staying

Everything was excellent. Very professional and kind staff. We especially liked animation program and super cool animators. Excellent food and alot to choose for all tastes. Room is nice, clean and cleaning ladies are very nice and friendly. We were on our honeymoon and the staff gave us a welcome drink to the room and nice decoration with towels.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

12 Nov 2022

Santo

The property is lovely surrounded by palm trees. The rooms are spacious. We liked that the various buildings of rooms were only 2 floors and each had a veranda. We were especially impressed with their buffets. Incredible variety of foods and very well prepared. The only thing it lacks from our perspective is a couple more a la carte restaurants. There is only one in the resort, the rest are buffets.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

31 Oct 2022

Josh

Funana Fantastic

I stayed for a week with family. The hotel has everything you could wish for, it has African decor, to give you a true authentic African atmosphere with terracotta and dark wood, African paintings, The cleaners and maintenance workers never stop. The restaurants are great, the pool is fabulous, the beach is a stroll to the back of the hotel grounds. I highly recommend

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

21 Aug 2022

leidimar

I liked the buffet. The variety of food is endless. The staff are very friendly and super hardworking. I liked everything.

Leisure Family

8/10

Excellent

04 Apr 2022

Angela

We loved the night entertainment, especially the kids activities, the food at the buffet restaurants and the cleanliness of the property. The gardens are immaculate and very well looked after.

Two out of three A la carte restaurants should not be closed 3 days per week, by the time we checked in they were fully booked. The rooms are in need of refurbishment, they don't meet 5 stars standards. The mini fridge in the rooms only offer two bottle of water, we stayed for three nights at a different 5* hotel in the island and they were offering a selection of soft drinks and beer in the room. Air conditioning in the room works fine but again, the vents are dated and you cannot switch between different modes such as dry, cool, fan.. or intensities.

Overall a very good experience, expecially for families with young kids, but if you are a couple or looking for a 5* experience and comfort you might find other hotels in the island meeting your expectations fully and a better value for money.

Leisure Family_with_children

10/10

Exceptional

10 Feb 2022

Damir

Top

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

06 Feb 2022

Marie

Fin

Leisure Friends

6/10

Pleasant

11 Oct 2021

Irina

The hotel is nice, the pools are huge, good restaurants, good animation team. The woman at the reception kept speaking Spanish to me, I don’t know why. She gave me a room that was very far and no one helped me bring my bags in. Plus she forgot to give me the bracelet so security stopped me later questioning if I was a guest. The biggest drawback was that the beach is too far. I tried to go and find it a few times but was swarmed with men sitting outside the gate and selling tours. I didn’t feel comfortable walking the super long desert road alone to try and find the beach. It’s so far, you can’t even see it from the gate. There are plenty of amazing hotels right on the beach in Sal so this was a huge disappointment. The Riu hotel I stayed at on Boa Vista was one of the best hotels I’ve stayed at so I had high hopes for this one but it doesn’t compare. I left after one day.

Business Self

10/10

Exceptional

27 Sep 2021

Fabiana

I love it, I think the pool closes pretty early.

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

26 Dec 2018

Sandra

Riu Funana is a very well kept and family friendly resort. We came first more than 10 years ago, and were happily surprised to see that the resort had only improved, particularly the service and activities. Highly recommended for families with young children.

Friends_and_family Family_with_children

10/10

Exceptional

12 Nov 2018

Maria

Was very nice
We had a good time
The food was excellent
The stuff was so pleasant we wood go back

10/10

Exceptional

06 Jun 2018

Verified traveler

High quality hotel with excellent staff; tremendous value.

8/10

Excellent

06 May 2017

Verified traveler

Very good hotel

Everything was perfect but the wine is very bad taste

10/10

Exceptional

05 May 2017

jad chidiac

Very good resort

Very big food variety
Interesting themes and activities
Everything is close by
Good restaurants
Very friendly staff
Great diving center best in the island amazing staff

8/10

Excellent

24 Aug 2013

lounia

Great beach and dunes in a walking distance

Spend here 2 last days of our Cape Verde trip before the departure to Europe. Good place to take last sun and ocean treatment. If your departure is late in the evening ask for late check out (possible to 18:00) to have all inclusive services non stop
Reception staff can make you feel mad if you'll try to ask for smth unusual (beach towels when you check-in in the evening), so please be patient, just keep all receipts they gave you (paid government tax)

10/10

Exceptional

16 Aug 2013

Fernando

Great for families

A big resort with all the conditions for a good vacations. Ideal for families with kids. The sea water is absolutly great! Warm, calm and very very clean and transparent.

Family

10/10

Exceptional

09 Jul 2013

Verified traveler

Good value all-inclusive hotel with nice beach

Riu Funana is a huge resort with level of amenities and services. Although the level of entartainment could be better. Good value of money!

4/10

Poor

13 Jan 2013

Verified traveler

horrible, non charming, unpersonal.

we were forced to book a night here because no other hotels were available. I know it;s just this type of all inclusive, but really, if you ever want to get to a place that has NO local charm, do go one of these riu hotels. Horrible. We were glad we were there only for 1 night. Friendly staff though

8/10

Excellent

21 Dec 2012

Verified traveler

Great hotel for couples

The entertainment staff worked very hard. Lots of food but not great quality. Best thing about this hotel is proximity to best beach in Cape Verde.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

31 Mar 2026

Giacinto Antonio

Si ottima piscina e risorse per tutte le età

Friends

6/10

Pleasant

29 Mar 2026

Carole

Les chambres étaient correctes juste pas d’ascenseur pour monter les valises

Friends

10/10

Exceptional

28 Mar 2026

Natalia

Personnel excellent, très avenant, à l’écoute.
Toujours une belle attention du personnel de ménage quand nous arrivions dans notre chambre.
Concernant les restaurants pas assez de proposition tradionelle,c est dommage.
Un séjour inoubliable . Nous reviendrons c est une certitude.
Merci nous partons avec pleins de souvenirs..

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

07 Feb 2026

Rita

O quarto apesar de merecer uma nova decoração, estava sempre muito limpo.
Os funcionários são todos fantásticos.

Partner

4/10

Poor

05 Feb 2026

Anette

Slitet, nergånget, luktade illa på rummen från badrummet. Första var så illa att vi bytte på en gång. Långa avstånd, från vårt rum 1 km till stranden. Poolen låg vi inte ens vid då det var fullkomligt proppat m solstolar o människor. Lyckades en gång boka middag på den finare restaurangen - inte så lätt när även grannhotellet har tillgång t denna = totalt gäster från 1072 rum...Man delar även gym. Det funkade bättre då tämligen liten andel gymmar.

Friends_and_family Family

4/10

Poor

29 Jan 2026

andrea

I expected much better from a Riu hotel,
reservation-only restaurants where you cannot ask for seconds, The maid forgot to leave the towels in the room, it took them an hour to bring some from the reception.
The tablecloths on the tables are not very hygienic; the tables are cleaned but the

Leisure Partner

6/10

Pleasant

21 Jan 2026

Elias

Inte så fräscht

Partner

8/10

Excellent

28 Nov 2025

Raphaël

Les equipements sont un peu usés et certains seraient a changer- notamment les transats de la piscine. Le personnel est courtois mais peu souriant. La nourriture est bonne et le spa fantastique.

8/10

Excellent

09 Nov 2025

UGO

Tutto perfetto,tranne i materassi. Da cambiare. Canali TV italiani sarebbero altrettanto graditi.

Leisure Partner

6/10

Pleasant

09 Oct 2025

Lorenz

Es hat eine Schildkröten Aufzugsstation, das ist top für Kinder. Der Strand ist grandios, aber etwas weit entfernt. Der Wasserpark mit den Rutschbahnen ist super. Das Hotel ist in die Jahre gekommen, Zimmer schlecht isoliert, man hört alles.

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

05 Mar 2025

Diogo

Excecional, uma simpatia indescritível, e condições fantásticas.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

22 Feb 2025

Flavien

Hôtel avec des super prestations et personnels au top.
Animation, propreté, bar, restaurants.. nous avons adoré.

Leisure Family

8/10

Excellent

04 Feb 2025

Esperanza

El hotel esta pensado para descansar, para que no te muevas del complejo, tienes todo lo que necesites, comida y bebida, piscinas, actividades, entretenimiento y si quieres marcha, discoteca. El personal es increíble, atentos, sonrientes, se preocupan de que estés bien, si necesitas algo sin dudar te lo buscan, una gran experiencia como no podía ser de otra manera al ser un RIU, lo malo, Isla de Sal no tiene mucho para hacer, pero íbamos a descansar, misión cumplida

Leisure Friends

8/10

Excellent

18 Jan 2025

Jean-michel

All inclusive pour ceux qui les aiment

Points forts :
. Nourriture de qualité
. personnel très affable
Points faibles :
. Très grosse structure
. Zone piscine trop petite pour l’affluence
. Baignade interdite pendant les 10 jours du séjour : pas de chance

Partner

8/10

Excellent

17 Jan 2025

bernard jean

L'anti moustique n'a pas été appliqué dans la chambre, c'est très désagréable la nuit.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

11 Dec 2024

Audrey hilda

HOTEL TRES BIEN TRES PROPRE PERSONNEL TRES ACCUEILLANT ET A L ECOUTE
PARFAIT

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

17 Nov 2024

nathalie

RAS

Leisure Partner

4/10

Poor

23 Mar 2024

VIRGINIE JEANNE

Le rapport qualité prix n'y est pas du tout.
L'hôtel a vraiment besoin d'une grande renovation
Il ne mérite pas les 5 etoiles .
Au niveau nourriture il vaut mieux en avoir moins de meilleur qualité.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

24 Jan 2024

GEORGIOS

Great place

very good selection of restaurants (4) foid was tasty and service was exeptional. Staff were very friendly. Beach was exellent

Friends_and_family Friends

10/10

Exceptional

23 May 2023

Arico F

Excelente estadia, funcionários competentes e simpáticos, ótimos buffet e muito boa a culinária.

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

08 May 2023

Enrico

Il format RIU è sempre una garanzia

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

19 Apr 2023

Nicolas

Très bon emplacement pour des vacances en famille

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

06 Mar 2023

Verified traveler

Hotel fantastico

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

22 Feb 2023

Sandra

L’accueil était vraiment top et un choix de nourriture varié comme je n’ai jamais vu nul part

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

22 Jan 2023

Bruno

Excelente!!

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

08 Oct 2022

Carla

Muy bien, comida muy variables, limpio, personal muy amable y siempre ayudar con todo los cosas. 10

Business_and_leisure Self

8/10

Excellent

11 Sep 2022

Philippe

Hotel avec un buffet de qualité (sauf pour les boissons: alcools et sodas de trés mauvaise qualitè) et assez diversifié: equipe d'animation toujours souriante et hyper investie (en journée comme pour les spectacles, de qualité).
Bemols: 2 piscines principales ou les gens boivent, mangent, envahissent l'espace avec d'enormes bouees pour enfants...bref, trop bruyant, impossible de nager ou d'etre ranquillement dans l'eau.
A 11h, il n'y avait deja plus de serviettes a la piscine...et ce, jusqu'en fin de journee.
Personne ne nous informe que l'on peut reserver d'autres restaurants que le buffet et au SPA, malgre l'achat d'un massage, personne ne nous informe que nous avons acces au jacuzzi ou au hammam. Bref, pour un 5 etoiles, beaucoup d'a peu pres, difficile de se reposer(mais plutot lié au manque de civisme de certaines personnes, trop nombreuses)

Leisure Family_with_children

4/10

Poor

01 Aug 2022

Luis

Pésimo

A limpeza no hotel a zona fora de quartos era pésima. Muito sujo e cheiro muito forte a volta dos bares da piscina, cheirava sempre a álcool e vómito. Junto à piscina alguma criança dlse lembrou de fazer suas necesidades la e demoraram e ninguém ia lá limpar, o cheiro era insoportavel. Filas para tudo, pouco pessoal para atender as necesidades das pessoas. Se tinha que andar inmenso até chegar a praia. As comidas sempre eram as mesmas. Não recomendo para nada este hotel, foi a. Outros muito mais baratos que superou as espetativas. Este hotel muito caro para a má qualidade que ofrece.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

01 Jul 2022

Maria Alice

Morabeza

Experiência a repetir. Acolhimento excelente. Parabéns a todos os profissionais que ali trabalham. Sempre de sorriso aberto e amigos. Obrigada

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

31 May 2022

Aurélie

Très bon séjour mais check in compliqué...

Nous avons passé 4 super jours dans cet hôtel.
Cela avait pourtant mal commencé : Adèle à l'accueil ne trouvait pas notre réservation, une autre personne a du nous prendre en charge puis elle a repris le dossier avec très grande lenteur. Elle a eu de grosses difficultés pour nous faire les réservations de restaurants et les horaires d ouverture des restaurants communiqués étaient incorrects !
Bref ne perdez pas votre temps avec elle ! Elle n est vraiment pas compétente !

Sinon hôtel super sympa surtout avec des enfants avec les aires de jeux aquatiques.
Très bon repas, déçus de ne pas avoir pu tester le restaurant gastronomique car tous les créneaux étaient pris sur notre période.
Magnifique plage atteignable en 5 minutes à pied

Friends_and_family Family

8/10

Excellent

20 Apr 2022

Michel

Je recommande malgré tout

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

16 Apr 2022

Sigmund

Good service

Nice stay.
Bad wifi

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

28 Feb 2022

Alain

Bel hotel tout confort

Très bel hotel, nourriture vraiment bonne et variée, personnel hyper attentionné, très agréable dans l'ensemble, seul hic, les personnes qui font les chambres et qui ont tendance à parler fort de bon matin, pas top pour les grasses matinées !

Friends_and_family Friends

8/10

Excellent

20 Feb 2022

Antonina

Riu funana opphold

Hyggelig hotell med grei beliggenhet og veldig mye grønt beplanting. Noe eldre men greit vedlikeholdt. Madrassene på sengene noe harde. Vennlig personale, forventningen til tips fra vaskepersonalet var noe plagsomme, noen kunne gå inn på rommet og spørre om alt var ok flere ganger Ila en dag, vi ble også oppringt med samme spørsmål. Ettersom vi sluttet å gi tips, minsket det på vann flaskene inne på rommet også. Drinkene var ferdig blandet og lite mulighet for valg. På Strand serveres kun øl, vann/brus og en utvalgt drink. Mat serveres kun på hotellets området. Veldig stor utvalg på matretter både til lunch og middag. Noe innsnevret frokost stod i kontrast, men var ikke dårlig. Kvaliteten på maten var god. Generelt var maten lite krydret men det var en hylle med diverse sauser. Hele tiden var det masse aktiviteter både ved bassengene og på stranda. Kina restauranten og grill restauranten har vi vært på og maten var ganske bra, en så litt lite krydret til å være asiatisk. Gourmet restaurant må en bestille bord med en gang etter ankomst, pga for få plasser. Så det rakk vi ikke. Pleier ikke å reise med all inklusive vanligvis så dette var nytt for meg. Helt grei hotell for dette formålet.

Friends_and_family Friends

8/10

Excellent

21 Oct 2021

Lorena

El resort está bien; personal de servicio, animación, servicios….
Comida; normal. Siempre faltaba algo y no la reponían.
Por mala suerte nos retrasaron el vuelo cuatro horas, queríamos seguir disponiendo de la habitación y nos cobraron 35 euros a mayores.
Es un resort donde se está agradable y cómodo

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

22 Oct 2019

MARIANE

Ferias tranquilas

Hotel com ótima estrutura, porém tem alguns pontos negativos, bebidas não são originais e são preparadas de forma rápida não sendo saborosas e não fazendo bem quando toma , exceto a cerveja que é chopp, praia fica distante tem que caminhar quase 1 km para chegar na praia, a Pacha o dia que fui não tinha ninguém , esperava mais agito no hotel, talvez seja mais indicado para familias, shows também não são muito cheios e esperava mais animação. Pessoal do hotel , todos muito simpaticos, atendimento impecavel, quartos são confortáveis porém nada de muito luxo e hotel em si não é tão novo, piscinas muito boas e restaurantes com bastante opção porém para quem fica muitos dias acaba se tornando repetitivo. Retaurantes selecionados tem 3 porém é difícil conseguir marcar horário nesses. Na praia do hotel tem um bar que também é all inclusive com cerveja, refrigerantes , agua e sucos de maquina.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

03 Oct 2019

Viliana

Ottima posizione , buon servizio , cibo abbondante e molto buono!

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

13 Sep 2019

Manuela

Pulizia impeccabile, cibo vario e di ottima qualità, personale discreto e professionale, posizione fantastica a 5 minuti a piedi dall' oceano (con lettini e teli mare inclusi nel prezzo dell hotel), spa e jacuzzi.

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

13 Jul 2019

Luis

Piscina

Todo muy bien, pero todo el mundo jugaba con pelo tas en lá piscina y no puedes banarte

Family

10/10

Exceptional

11 Jul 2019

Verified traveler

Hotel internazionale di grandi dimensioni perfettamente organizzato e quindi in grado di garantire un servizio celere nonostante la contemporanea presenza di moltissimi clienti. La spiaggia, distante trecento metri dal resort, ed il mare favolosi.
Le piscine del resort sono affollatissime e per chi ama fare 4500 km su un aereo per starvi in ammollo potrebbe essere un problema.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

08 Jun 2019

Verified traveler

Tout était parfait. Tant le personnel que la chambre que la nourriture. L’endroit est magnifique

Friends_and_family Self

10/10

Exceptional

09 May 2019

Verified traveler

Resort davvero ben fatto. Pulito e con personale gentile. Sulla spiaggia. Con molto verde e giardini curati (la non piove da 3 anni). Le camere vengono pulite e riordinate tutti i giorni. 2 bottiglie di acqua lasciate in stanza tutti i giorni più altre 2 bottiglie in frigorifero. È All inclusive su tutto qualsiasi cosa da bere e mangiare ed in qualsiasi ristorante. Si ha la scelta di 3 ristoranti su prenotazione e 1 self service a libero servizio ricchissimo di scelte sia a colazione che pranzo che cena. Cucina davvero ottima. Piscina con molte sdraio a disposizione. SPA con entrata a idromassaggio e bagno turco gratuito. Animazione per nulla invadente. Siamo stati pienamente soddisfatti del nostro soggiorno e sicuri di voler soggiornare su un altro resort della catena RIU.

Leisure Family_with_children

8/10

Excellent

17 Apr 2019

Elisabet

Fantastico aunque con alguna mejora

El hotel es estupendo. La única pega que pondría es que hay demasiados mosquitos (fui en el mes de abril). Como recomendación pondría en las habitaciones algún tipo de aparato anti mosquitos ya que toda mi familia acabamos acribillados a picadas.

Family

8/10

Excellent

01 Apr 2019

Verified traveler

Seconda volta che alloggio in una struttura RIU. Ormai è una garanzia.

Leisure Family_with_children

8/10

Excellent

10 Mar 2019

Verified traveler

Struttura direttamente sul mare, tutto impeccabile, ottima ristorazione, professionali, secondo me l’unica pecca è
il centro fitness molto piccolo ed equipaggiato con macchinari di scarsa qualità non accettabile per una struttura così.

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

26 Nov 2018

Corrado

Struttura gradevole con buoni servizi e pulizia. Personale educato e disponibile. Migliorerei l’illuminazione nei giardino in quanto di sera si fa un po’ fatica a vedere.

8/10

Excellent

17 Sep 2018

Nacho

un hotel estupendo para unas agradables vacaciones

muy buen hotel, cerca de la playa. tiene alguna deficiencia ya que hay que recorrer unos 300 metros para llegar a la playa por un camino que hay bordeando el hotel Riu Palace, al cual no se permite acceder aun siendo de la misma cadena. hay un chiringuito del hotel en la playa pero solo sirven cerveza y refrescos, ademas no tiene aseos, lo cual parece increíble en los tiempos que estamos y con la categoría del hotel. por lo demas el hotel esta muy bien para pasar unas agradables vacaciones.