Rats, Roaches, Recurring Illness - Hotel Riu, Santa Maria Sal

Santa Maria, Sal, Cabo Verde

06 Jan - 20 Jan 2024
Never been ill on holiday before as we careful when we eat, only drink bottled water, don't put my face in the pool.
We both had Severe Diarrhoea, Vomiting & stomach cramps for 2-3 days after going to the Italian ala carte restaurant. We were just started to improve, then got it again 5 days later, after going to the main buffet restaurant which was so bad I couldn't leave the room. Eating at the restaurant felt like Russian roulette.
Reported it to the TUI Rep, but he just wasn't interested. Reported it to RUI, but never got a response.
We heard of others who were sick too.
There was a rat in the Hallway to our room on the second day we were there.
Then there was a Cockroach on the salad bar in the main restaurant on next to last day, so didn't eat in the restaurant after that. | Symptoms: Diarrhea, Vomiting, Cramps