I stayed in the hotel Riu Buenavista in Tenerife between 1st February and 13th February with my friend Miss Stephanie Brodie.
We chose this hotel as it was claimed that they could cater for any dietary requirements or allergies. This we found out not to be true.
Miss Broadie is vegan for health reasons and has a milk allergy and all its derivatives. Despite informing reception and management of her dietary requirements repeatedly they failed to provide an adequate or safe option for her due to poor or non-existent food labelling. This is a breach of Regulation (EU) No 1169/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 October 2011 on the provision of food information to consumers.
This was compounded by them providing meat as an option on several occasions despite us repeatedly informing them that she is vegan
We paid for an all-inclusive package which we could not take advantage of due to the lack of safe food options or the correct labelling of the food that was on offer.
This was my first experience of a RIU hotel and if this is the standard across the chain it will be my last and I will recommend to everyone that I meet to not stay at a RIU hotel.
I would suggest that you demote and replace senior management as they are ineffective and incompetent.
The restaurant managers and chefs need training in what is required to cater for anyone who has a dietary requirement or allergy
Desired outcome: Refund the the cost of the food for the all inclusive package
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