Nick and Jo Sheward

Stayed here 3rd Feb 2012 for 7 nights and had a great time. Recent press reports indicate
that review sites such as this are full of malicious negative reviews or that a lot of people are serial complainers, so let's try and redress the balance.

The good bits; the staff are great, I didn't see any of the alleged rudeness other people have complained about. The pool area is spacious with a lot of secluded spaces. Whilst we were there, there were always plenty of sunbeds.
The rooms are large and have plenty of wardrobe space. We were on level 1 which is almost below ground level -reception is on level 4 and the hotel is on the side of a hill. We had booked a 1 bed apt which had a massive lounge, bedroom and patio. On arrival the reception and hall area was spacious and smart. Due to the time of the year there were mainly Brits aged 30 to 70 though I would imagine this changes in school hols. Facilities include gym, sauna, jacuzzi and squash court.The hotel is well located for the Adeje/ San Eugenio area with bars literally on the doorstep, and a 5 minute walk to Torviscas beach.
(Tip for people with mobility problems, use the lift in the shopping centre to bring you up 4 floors from beach level then its only a short walk with a slight incline to get back to the hotel.
Shortcut path by Bla Bla Bla).

The not as good bits; the food wasn't the best we've ever had but certainly not the worst. Breakfasts were repetitive with no daily variety, just fried or scambled eggs, bacon, sausage, beans tomatoes and fried peppers and fried bananas! plus the usual cold meats garlic sausage, breads, cereals and fruits. Lunches had some lovely salad offerings but no cold meats to go with them (Why not serve the cold meat that no-one ate at breakfast?) The hot buffet was again topsy turvy with mashed & galacian potatoes at lunch, but only chips at night. I must say however that on 2 occasions green lipped mussels were included in the evening salad bar; now that is class indeed.(see pic) In between meals you can get burgers, hotdogs, toasties and pizza.
No WIFI, though the bar next door, Soul City, will let you use theirs if you drink there.

The bad bits; the entertainment is rubbish. A bloke who thought he was Elton John, a bloke with a load of snakes ( I ran a mile), the inevitable parrot show, a reptile show and a mediocre drag act. Fortunately there is plenty of entertainment in the bars nearby and the drink prices are reasonable, typically 2-3euros a local beer, 2.5 a glass of wine. A lot of bars do beer for 1 euro a pint, but this tends to go up at night.

Overall we had a great time and met some nice people . I paid about £580 for the 2 of us All Inc. (plus flights) so I reckon the whole stay was good value for money. With a bit of imagination the food could have been excellent without really having to increase the budget.
I would also add that several people I met had been there before, some of them several times. I did not hear anyone complain while we were there.

Sorry if this is a bit long winded, but I think it is important to give a balanced review as I always read reviews in deciding my holiday destination.

I would go there again.

Look out for: Rumpot Bar, Irish Rover; good old Brits abroad bars.
Get a taxi to Safari Centre ( about 5 Euro) to see the Fountains sound /light show.