We stayed at the Costamar 21st September 2011 for one week on the 4th floor i would not have stayed any higher in this building due to the fact of safety in a fire!! In its day it was probably was great but it is very dated, we were on the fourth floor with spectacular views the room itself was clean but we only used it to sleep in, we did have several cockroaches sneak out from under the kitchen cupboards, we only paid £200.00 each so couldnt really complain, in my opinion the place needs a complete overhaul, we sat one morning and watched the amazement the maintenance man filling holes on the roof of the costamar building next door with scrunched up newspaper and concreting over the top!!! We wouldnt go back again to this building purely as its very dated with no pool bu we did have an amazing holiday in los cristianos and the people beaches and restaurants are lovely

We returned from our holiday on thursday 29th Sept and feel i have to inform you of the state of the accomadation at Costamar Appartments in los Christianos Tenerife.
We arrived expecting 24 hour reception after arriving at about 5pm we waited nearly 45 mins befor a security guard appeared he di not speak english and gave us an envelope with keys to an appartment on the 8th floor. we went to the room and befor going in there was alot of building noise and the appartment opposite was like a building site with brick rubble being brought out and piles of rubble could be seen in the room. The appartment we entered and found it unsafe as there were electical wires hanging from wall lights, none of the electrical sockets were secure,and all hanging from the walls, one even had no front on it with bare wires showing.The bathroom ceiling plaster and paint was hanging down, the draining rack in the kitchen cupboard were the pots were stored was extremely rusty and it would have been hazardas to heath to have used these glasses and pots. The kitchen cupboard door nearly came off in my hand falling and nearly hitting me on the head. We went back to the security guard and asked him to come to the room telling him it was dangerous, he did come to look but said we would have to see reception in the morning and he could not do anything. we did see the reception next morning and were moved to another room which was better and appeared safer but was not of a very good standard. we then went to see the swimming pool to find it was closed and were told it was condemmed and had been since March, this was not in the information about the accommadation and there was even a photo of the pool in the information we read prior to going on holiday, we were allowed to use the pool in the hotel across the road in the Paloma Beach. we feel the Costamar was misrepresented in the advertisement of it and we would not have chosen this accomadation had we been aware if the state of the rooms and the pool being closed.
we would welcome your comments on the above.

Zoe

Reading the reviews of the Costamar apartments really worried me prior to departure. So there needs to be some clarity about what you get and why.

We stayed in a privately owned apartment on the third floor with a partial sea view. That almost certainly accounts for the disparity between reviews on Trip Advisor. Our apartment was reasonably well equipped with hob, fridge, microwave, oven, toaster, hairdryer, satellite tv and stereo. The rooms were of a reasonable size with a pleasant sunny balcony and the standard of cleanliness was excellent. In two weeks no cockroach ever crossed our path either inside our rooms or anywhere else in the block. However we did speak to others who had booked through travel companies and there was considerably less satisfaction!

Yes - the lifts are slow(-ish) and certainly the pool remains closed as of the end of September 2011 which is the biggest complaint. The Costamar is a basic building with few frills but I've paid far more to stay in far worse accommodation. The area around the Costamar is certainly 'Britain-With-Sunshine' with lots of pubs, Chinese restaurants, karoake bars and a (genuine) branch of Iceland. Mums will love it!

Crime is an issue in Los Cristianos/Las Americas and caution with valuables is certainly advised. The thieves are well-skilled and even residents are not immune from bag stealers and pickpockets but don't walk in fear - this is not a hotbed of crime and depravity! Just take sensible precautions and use lots of common sense.

My advise - use the internet holiday rental sites to find a privately owned apartment and use the pool at the Paloma Beach apartments. That way you should get decent value for money without the problems mentioned by other reviewers

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Me and my mum have just returned from a week at the Costa Mar. When we arrived at the apartment we got chatting to two ladies who informed us they had their bags stolen by the pool area. That was a great start to the holiday!! We stayed on the 10th floor in room 101. As we entered the room we had a good look round and noticed dirty cutlery, dirty crockery and filthy bedding and towels. We couldnt wait to get ready and go out! After one night of staying at the Costa Mar my mum came out in a rash all over her body from head to toe, she couldnt stop itching, we got told it was SCABIES!! We had either caught it from the sheets or the bath towels. It totally ruined our holiday!! By the end of the week I had it too and just wanted to go home. We ended up leaving the apartment the day before we were due to go home because we just had enough!! I know it was a cheap holiday but they still need to make sure its clean but it was disgusting.