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Re: Building works around Rio Park

anais_uk

2008-10-05 16:30:03

Can anyone advise me please on how close to the Rio Park it is and is it better to swop/cancel. My husband and his dad work in construction and they are going away to have a break the last thing they want is to wake up to a building site every day

We have just spoke with the tour agent and they are telling us that the building works are nowhere near the Rio Park they are down the road from it even though we have recieved letter from Thomsons to advise us about the building works, funny how we only got to know after we booked and I only recieved my letter after I had spoke about it with the agents :que.

Regards anais_uk

pebbles

2008-10-05 17:33:09

Re: Building works around Rio Park

Hopefully, This link will give you an idea of the location of the building works. It is my first attempt at a google map, but I hope it helps you decide. The top marker is the apartment building. The centre one is the Rio Park. The lowest one is the Cultural centre.

Let me know if it doesn't work for you.

Sanji

2008-10-05 19:07:13

Re: Building works around Rio Park

Hi Pebbles

It works for me, I'll have to have a go at that in future, saves scanning maps :tup

If you click on the blue markers, another little window opens and tells you which is which.

Well done, clever pants :rofl

sanji

pebbles

2008-10-05 20:20:19

Re: Building works around Rio Park

Well I didn't know if it would work, since I was logged in to google. Thanks for letting me know Sanji.

anais_uk

2008-10-05 22:09:22

Re: Building works around Rio Park

Thank you very much pebbles the link was a big help :tup

The building work looks too near for my liking will speak with the agent again tomorrow.

Regards anais_uk

pebbles

2008-10-05 22:18:39

Re: Building works around Rio Park

Glad to be of service.

tubs

2008-10-05 22:28:03

Re: Building works around Rio Park

We stayed at the Vista Marr in July, the building work you mention are two Gigantic tower blocks that have risen next to the Rio Park & across from the Vista Marr. Although Building work had supposed to have stopped in the summer months we were awoke at 8am every weekday by banging and crashing coming from the site! My advice...take some earplugs!

anais_uk

2008-10-07 15:40:22

Re: Building works around Rio Park

Thanks tubs for the advice..........we have now managed to cancel the hol with a full refund. Didnt fancy being woke up every morning to the sounds of drills, diggers etc. We were offered to swop to other accommodation but at a premium so we opted for the full refund.

Best wishes anais_uk

tubs

2008-10-07 17:08:59

Re: Building works around Rio Park

Only too happy to help, there's nothing like 1st hand info! This wonderful site is full of it!

Joyce-e

2008-10-08 11:00:57

Re: Building works around Rio Park

There is 2 blocks called doble which have gone up at the side across the road.The work to the left across the yelow brick road is the new cultural theatre centre it is low rise.With regarding this work it's been going on since last year.

Sanji

2008-10-08 17:57:59

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We do have a dedicated topic about construction work taking place in Benidorm.

http://www.holidaytruths.co.uk/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=82119&st=0&sk=t&sd=a

There is 2 blocks called doble

D'Oboe

scarborosmoggy

2008-10-08 20:04:15

Re: Hotel Rio Park

You can get the lift down to the resturant.

craig b

2009-01-06 18:46:03

Re: Hotel Rio Park

yes apparantly there is a lift to resaurant.

scarborosmoggy

2009-01-06 20:34:32

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Didn't you see my reply stating this in October? :rofl

Sanji

2009-01-06 23:01:37

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Latest photo's of the two "Torres D'Oboe," opposite the Rio Park...Date of photo's 22/12/08

These are just about to be "topped", then work will or should start inside.
The first photo shows the hotel Rio Park on the left.

http://img155.imageshack.us/img155/4523/riooe8.th.jpg

http://img71.imageshack.us/img71/1134/rio1wa2.th.jpg

http://img186.imageshack.us/img186/6285/rio2ia7.th.jpg

Click on image to enlarge ...Thanks to ImageShack for hosting.

Sanji

pebbles

2009-01-07 00:22:25

Re: Hotel Rio Park

To be honest, my parents spent a couple of nights there (my treat) and you couldn't hear much at all from their rooms. They were over the entrance, so it noise from the Cultural centre construction was a problem, they would have heard it big time. Their view if the project was very good. I was annoyed that they didn't take any photos.

Never mind. I just hope that no-one is put off the Rio Park because of the construction.

craig b

2009-04-06 17:55:23

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anyone been recently??? we are going on 16 June all the family is going from Grandma to Greatgrandkids about 21 of us in total. so should be good. the reviews all seem good. but how is the building work going opposite??
thanks all Craig n Jules

scarborosmoggy

2009-04-06 18:23:07

Re: Hotel Rio Park

My parents have just come back from having two weeks there, they loved it, they've stopped here previosly also, whilst they were there this time they had me book them in here for a month over christmas.

craig b

2009-04-22 21:48:56

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well we can't wait to go here after hearing loads of good stuff about thei hotel, but do the rooms have hairdryers???
thanks Craig

pebbles

2009-04-22 22:18:24

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I don't think they have hairdryers. We last stayed there in October 08, and I'm sure there weren't any then.