Grand Riviera Hotel
A pool bar, hot tub and nightclub built for a full evening
About this hotel
The wellness floor here does double duty, a spa pool and hot tub for unwinding, a pool bar for staying in the water past sunset, and a nightclub for guests who want the evening to keep going. Family rooms and full-day security sit alongside the nightlife amenities, an unusual but workable combination for a property that clearly serves both business travellers and visiting families. The restaurant runs one of the widest menus in Port Harcourt, spanning African, Chinese, French, Spanish and barbecue grill cuisines, with breakfast covering continental, American, à la carte and Asian options. Express check-in and check-out, daily housekeeping and complimentary WiFi keep arrivals quick after the roughly 28-kilometre drive from the airport.
- Pool bar
- Hot tub
- Spa pool
- Nightclub
Our take
Travellers staying here will find Port Harcourt's most complete wellness-and-nightlife combination, with the pool bar and nightclub setting it apart from every other hotel in the city offering a hot tub or spa pool. Groups and business travellers wanting an evening out without leaving the property will get the most from it, though guests seeking a quiet stay might find the nightclub more than they bargained for.
- ✓Ask which nights the nightclub runs, since it isn't necessarily open every evening despite being a permanent amenity.
- ✓Book a family room away from the pool bar side of the property if a quieter stay matters more than proximity to the water.
- ✓Try the barbecue grill menu option, one of the wider cuisine choices spanning the restaurant's African, Chinese and Spanish offerings.
Why we love it
- A pool bar attached to the outdoor pool
- Hot tub and spa pool on the same wellness floor
- A nightclub for evenings that run past the water
- An unusually wide restaurant menu
Why guests love itA colleague and I ended up staying two extra nights here after a work trip ran long, and the pool bar became the easiest way to decompress without planning an actual night out. The nightclub surprised us, busy even midweek, and turned one evening into a proper night rather than another room-service dinner. Family rooms elsewhere in the hotel looked well set up too, though we didn't need them ourselves. The restaurant menu covered enough variety that neither of us got tired of eating on-site.