Reveron Apartments - Los Cristianos

Operator and Date: (Thomson Direct) Thomson March 2007

Opinion submitted in March 2007 by : John & Chris Groome [56,55]

Resort Rating: Excellent

Accommodation Rating: Excellent

My/Our Holiday Opinion: 

What a loverly hotel, The cooked breakfasts were very good, rooms clean, tidy and comfortable. Swimming pool refreshing. Weather wilst we were on holday wonderfull. Only small critisism, no english entertainment on television. Stayed B&B good resturants all around hotel which is central to main town and seafront area. Our favorite was El Porton.
Please do try this hotel.

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Reveron Apartments - Los Cristianos

Operator and Date: Independent - March 2007

Opinion submitted in March 2007 by : Pam and Ray - Yorkshire. late 40's

Resort Rating: Average

Accommodation Rating: Very Good

My/Our Holiday Opinion:

Just got back from a week at the Reveron Apartments.

Very nice apartments.  Clean, well equiped, well maintained and in the nicer part of Los Cristianos.

The only problem we had was that having booked a studio we did not have a balcony. We did have two huge french windows from floor to ceiling which we coud open for some air but its not quite the same!  We asked if we could change rooms but it wasn't possible.  The room was fine apart from this but it didn't stop us from having a good holiday.  If we had been there for two weeks though it would have been a problem.

Talking to other guests it seemed as if those who booked independently as opposed to with a tour operator got the studios without balconies.

Nice pool area (still making that horrendous sucking noise though) great views. OK first day then second day all sunbeds were reserved by people putting towels out (very, very irritating). We used the sun terrace the second day - that was fine but very hot as enclosed.  The rest of the week we drove up to Playa de L'Arena beach which is lovely.

Hired a care for the week from Autoreisen via the net and got a great deal of a new car for £65 for the week.  Used it all week and it only cost us 13 euros to fill up! You need to have your wits about you when driving. Spanish drivers tend to drive attached to your back bumper!

We agree with other reviews - Los Cristianos is a dump at the moment - they seem to have building work going on throughout the town - hence we tended to avoid going into the centre.  All the streets are dug up and its filthy everywhere.  I suppose it will be OK when its all finished (famous last words).

Food wise it was OK. We never had a bad meal but neither did we have an exceptionally good one - all much of a muchness. 

The new shopping centre just up fromt the apartments is finished but nothing open in it yet except for yet another Chinese restaurant and a SPAR supermarket which was brilliant. Everything you need at half the price of the litte supermarket on site where you were hard pushed even to get beer or water!

All in all a good week - glorious weather - not a cloud in the sky the whole week. Would recommend Reveron apartments but make sure you go for a one bed apartment and this will guarantee you a balcony.  Personally we prefer Los Gigantes/Santiago area - a lot more character and a lot less tacky.

Oh, a word of warning about the flights - we used Brtish Airways - fine - on time, nice planes but don't bank on getting what you want to eat unless you are in rows 1 to 5.  They have a menu system and you order what you want and pay for it (great idea in theory). However on both journies our choice was not available.  On the way home having been up since 6 a.m. we would have killed for a breakfast but after row 5 they had sold out (we were in row 10). It doesn't take a genius to work out that a lot of people on that plane had had nothing to eat and being as it was breakfast time would like to eat breakfast.  Whoever plans the catering service for the airline needs to have a serious re-think about what they are ordering for the flight!

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Reveron Apartments - Los Cristianos

Operator and Date: (Thomson Direct) Thomson - Dec 2006

Opinion submitted in January 2007 by : Steven & Julie - Lancashire (mid 40's)

Resort Rating: Good

Accommodation Rating: Excellent

My/Our Holiday Opinion: 

Stayed at the Reveron Apartments over Christmas & New Year 2006, this being our second stay there.  The complex is very well maintained and managed, rooms are clean and comfortable (1 bed apts - not stayed in the studios so can't comment on those ?)Being a relatively small complex - around 60 rooms - we found it quiet and peaceful - which suited us nicely.  There's a good range of facilities for its size, although we stuck mostly to sunbathing on the sunterrace.  Theres also a roof top pool area.

We found the staff helpful and friendly, and would recommend these apartments to anyone looking for good quality accommodation in a reasonably quiet location.

We enjoy eating out at good restaurants and would thoroughly recommend the following :
Krishna Tandoori - next to the VistaSur Shopping Centre
Papa Luigi's on the main street in L.C.
and the Original Bistro - just below the Square in L.C.
plus the Italian Restaurant (cant remember its name) but its on the first floor balcony by the harbour.

S & J

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Reveron Apartments - Los Cristianos

Operator and Date: Broadways Travel - Nov 2006

Opinion submitted in December 2006 by : Dave Gardner - Ellesmere Port (22, 26)

Resort Rating: Average

Accommodation Rating: Very Good

My/Our Holiday Opinion: 

We got quite a cheap deal on this holiday so I wasn't expecting anything brilliant, just a nice relaxing week in the sun.

Thankfully the reviews on this site are all pretty accurate and I have very few complaints about these apartments.

I would advise you to make sure that you specify that you are going the the REVERON APARTMENTS and not the HOTEL REVERON PLAZA when being transferred to the hotel as there seemed to be a bit of confusion with that with our transfer company.

Everything was fine with the apartment and as described from other reviews apart from the lack of hot water to the shower. The hot water lasted about 2 minutes and then it went cold.

I didn't think much of the pool. It wasn't very big at all and there were a limited number of sunbeds.

We found D' Arcos bar right by the apartments was good for food and drinks plus very attractive Scandinavian bar staff!

Overall I found Los Christianos to be quite boring for my age group. There wasn't much to do and there were mainly older couples staying at the resort at that time. It's only a short taxi ride from Las Americas though. If you want to head for the nightlife there then ask to be dropped off at a bar called TRAMPS.

Another thing that needs to be mentioned is that the apartments are up a hill. They do a roaring trade hiring out motorised scooter thingys!

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Reveron Apartments - Los Cristianos

Operator and Date: (Thomson Direct) Thomson - March 2006

Opinion submitted in Mar 2006 by : P Davidson, Edinburgh (72, 72, 41)

Resort Rating: Average

Accommodation Rating: Excellent

My/Our Holiday Opinion: 

I can only echo all of the good reviews already listed on this site.

Reception Area - very spacious and clean with comfy sofas that I wouldn't mind having in my own livingroom.  Everything is decked out in marble.  Reception staff all very helpful and friendly with excellent English.

Internet - there is one PC with Internet access in the reception area.  ?1 for 10 minutes.

Other Facilities - squash court and gym in the basement.  Also, a comfy TV lounge.  Washing machine and tumble dryer are also in the basement.  Washing machine costs ?4 per load.

Sunbathing - there are two sunbathing areas on the roof.  One of them is beside the swimming pool.  We tended not to use this one as the noise from the pool's filtering system drove us mad.  Sort of like someone sucking up the last dregs of a milkshake with a straw!!

Rooms - lovely and clean.  Maid service 5 times a week.  Clean towels every couple of days.  Microwave, toaster and coffee machine included.  Not a huge preparation area but we coped.  We had a two bedroom apartment and there was only wardrobe space in one of of the bedrooms - it was huge though.

A number of rooms face north or north-east so if you're after the sun make sure you ask for a room at the back of the apartments and not those facing the road.  Mind you, on the hot days we were very thankful for our north-facing, cool balcony.

Shop - the shop in the apartment is teeny and not exactly cheap but the sales assistant is very friendly.

Supermarkets - the nearest decent one is on the wide boulevard road going down to the front.  It's on the right-hand side and underneath some apartments.  It seemed to be open til 10pm most nights.  There is a small 24 hour one right at the bottom of the hill near the front and across the road.  The best one we found though was near the Arcona Hotel.  Go right down the road towards the front and turn left.  Walk along that road for about 400 metres and it's on your left.

Restaurants - we quite liked Charley's Bar on the corner at the bottom of the hill.  They have live music most nights - easy listening sort of stuff but they did branch out into Queen one night.  Ask for a gin and tonic and they'll give you a triple for only e4.20.

Driving - a bridge fell down a couple of weeks ago on the main dual-carriageway heading north on the west side of the Island.  A detour is in place.  It could get quite busy at times but nothing like the traffic queues we're used to in the UK.    Be prepared that most other roads are twisty and if you're going up Mount Teide, vertical and twisty (and possibly foggy too).  The easiest and safest road up Teide is the one that heads out towards Los Giganties in the north west of the Island.  Having been on all the roads up Teide I can safely say this is the easiest and safest though maybe a bit longer than the rest. 

Roundabouts - there's a big one as you head into Los Cristianos from the dual-carriageway.  They seem to have different priorities when it comes to lanes over there.  Be prepared to be cut up by drivers switching lanes.  Nightmare.

Los Cristianos - lets be honest here, it's really a bit of a dump though I've got to say that the Reveron Apartments are at the nicer end of town.

Shops - in Los Cristianos itself there are quite a lot of shops but mostly of the tacky touristy variety.  Just up the road from the apartments they're building a new shopping centre.  Looks like it will be open quite soon.  If you want any decent shops you really have to go into Santa Cruz.  There are also a pile of designer ones at the Los Cristianos end of Playa de last Americas.  Ask the taxi driver to drop you off around Santiaga III.  Restaurants are pricier aroud here too.

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Reveron Apartments - Los Cristianos

Operator and Date: Potland Direct - Jan 2006

Opinion submitted in Feb 2006 by : Ste, Jan, Renee & Graham - Liverpool (35,35,59,58)

Resort Rating: Very Good

Accommodation Rating: Very Good

My/Our Holiday Opinion: 

We have just returned from our second stay at the Reveron and once again have no complaints.  We received a bottle of wine welcoming us back and as usual two bottles of water in the fridge.  Once again, clean and tidy and friendly staff.  They now have satelitte tv which you can rent for two Euros per day.   

If you are planning to visit the Reveron this time of year, we would recommend using the heated pool next door in the Victoria Court Complex as the Reveron's roof top pool is not heated.  The sun beds are for hire in the Victoria Court at 1.50 euro per day.  The bar within this complex charges you extra for beer in plastic glasses to drink around the pool so our advice would be to sit in the tables and chairs next to the bar. 

For breakfasts visit Porkies in the Apolo Centre (by the Netto Supermarket behind the bus stops).  The breakfasts are superb and the staff are extremely friendly and will cook your breakfast to your liking. 

There are also a number a good bars in this centre - happy hours 12 - 7pm for 1 Euro for a pint.  One word of caution - dont got to the Cheers bar at the San Marino Complex - as the food and the beer are not very good.  Dont waste your money. 

Make the effort to visit Rosies Cantina for a wonderful Mexican which is up the hill from the Reveron, take your first right then first right again keeping walking and its on your left (about 5 min walk). The staff at the Reveron will give you directions.  Also, Tony Romas in Playa De Las Americas is a must for Ribs and burgers.  There is an Indian Restaurant just past Burger King up a side street on the right which is called the King of India - if you love Indian food this is a must.  There are numerous Chinese buffets and we heard no-one complain about any of them - just take your pick. 

Just down from the bus stops on the next block up a side street there is a pub called The Royal Oak.  The staff are great and the food is excellent.  The President Chicken King next door the McDonalds in Playa De La Vistas is a must for paella.  We had the Chicken paella and it was wonderful.  Bars worth visiting - The Pelican bar (quiz everynight) and Churchills.  We had great nights in both these bars.

In the Apolo Centre try The Merry Monk, The Shires and The Victory - during happy hours you can sit outside and soak up the sun and beer.  Also a new bar called Mambos which is a up on the right past Churchills is good for burgers and snacks in general.   

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Reveron Apartments - Los Cristianos

Operator and Date: (Thomson Direct) Thomson - 2006

Opinion submitted in February 2007 by : 58 , 60

Resort Rating: Very Good

Accommodation Rating: Very Good

My/Our Holiday Opinion: 

The Reveron are excellent, half way up the bank. They are very clelan, towels changed daily. We had a studio at the rear of the apartments, no view, just on to the back of the Victoria Complex, but we asked for a quiet room and it was. Nice balcony. The pool is on the top floor but found it to be quite noisy from the filter. There is a sun terrace at the other end of the building on the top floor which was lovely and nice and quiet.

Would certainly stay there again.

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Reveron Apartments - Los Cristianos

Operator and Date: (Thomson Direct) Thomson - August 2005

Opinion submitted in Sept 2005 by : Nia Davies - Manchester (29, 29)

Resort Rating: Excellent

Accommodation Rating: Excellent

My/Our Holiday Opinion: 

The Apartments were very nice and I would highly recommend them - clean, spacious and modern. The fan we hired was a must though since there is no air conditioning. The only minus point for me was the fact that there was no shade by the roof-top pool. It was explained though that umbrellas would be dangerous given the roof-top location. We therefore spent most days at the beach. Avoid the beaches nearest the apartments and instead walk along the promenade through the tunnel to the nicer sandier beach which has plenty of beds and umbrellas. Ventured into Playa Las Americas for one clubbing night and went to Tramps which was good.

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Reveron Apartments - Los Cristianos

Operator and Date: (Thomson Direct) Thomson June 2005

Opinion submitted in July 2005 by : Jo & Trev (Both 26)

Resort Rating: Average

Accommodation Rating: Very Good

My/Our Holiday Opinion: 

We were originally on the front of the Apartments in a studio..however, due to the building work starting at 7 in the morning we were moved. The receptionist at the apartments was hesitant in moving us, as she said that only the front of the apartments were studios, but 2 days later we were moved to the back of the building, which was a studio!! No disturbance after the move though. Downside was no air con, we rented a fan which was 20 euros, with a 10 euro deposit. This was on constantly.
Beautiful hotel though, couldn't fault the service by the staff, or Jim the rep.

The restuarant underneath, Darcos was quite expensive compared to other restuarants in Los Cristianos. We only ate there once.

Nightlife was very quiet in this resort, no disrespect, but ideal for families, or older couples. We got a taxi most evenings into Las Americas, where the more lively bars are. We did have a couple of evenings in Los Cristianos, but we tended to go more further afield, through the tunnel, to the restuarants/bars by the Lavistasur shopping centre. Found a nice little snackie bar 'Surfers', which did baguettes, main meals, jacket potatoes and salads. There's also a lovely restuarant 'Barbeque' which is on same row as the shopping centre. Chicken dishes cost in the region of 5/6 euros, and each meal was not a disappointment.

In all, a nice holiday, however, would not go back to this resort, due to the developing area  (jackhammers, cranes, builders) everywhere. Also, the hill is a killer!! We walked to Las Americas in the day and it took about 1 hour 10 minutes.

There is a lot of Chinese restuarants in this area, and a few indian restuarants too, with snack bars, so always something to eat.

As I said, a nice holiday, but would have been even nicer without the building work etc going on.

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Reveron Apartments - Los Cristianos

Operator and Date: (Thomson Direct) Thomson - May 2005

Opinion submitted in June 2005 by : Nicky & Emily 21,22

Resort Rating: Excellent

Accommodation Rating: Excellent

My/Our Holiday Opinion: 

The Reveron Apartments were brilliant, we booked the hotel on the good reviews from this site and were very impressed.

The rooms were basic but very clean and the maids came in on a daily basis to clean up our mess!

The view from the pool was amazing and the hotel staff were really friendly and available 24 hours a day. you can also leave your key in reception when you go on a night out if you think you might lose it!!

We ate breakfast and lunch at the D'Arcos restaurant about 30 seconds away (sausage sarnies and the pizzas highly recommended!).  In the evenings there are a lot of nice restaurants on the sea front (about 10 mins walk).  Also you must visit the sunday market, its hilarious!!

Would definitely visit this hotel again.

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Reveron Apartments - Los Cristianos

Operator and Date: (Portland Direct) Portland Direct may 2005

Opinion submitted in May 2005 by : colin &mandy shaw 39,36

Resort Rating: Excellent

Accommodation Rating: No rating

My/Our Holiday Opinion: 

Had a surprise on getting to apts.Really nice,better than brochure said it would be!
Got pestered by timeshare people straight away.Just tell them you will call the police and you get left alone.
Nice big beach a 15 minute walk away.lovely golden sand and plenty of beds with parasols if you need shade.Book your trips down in the town,as reps charge way too much.Do go up Teide (20 euros on the cable car)you can see 3 other islands from the top 11,800ft!!

Whale watching trip brilliant too.We are coming back as so much to see and do here.
Heard about bag snatching but never saw any,that said do be careful,as some places are not that well lit.
plenty of food choice in the town.Jin Xin chinese all you can eat 5.99 euros was our favourite.Chicken very nice too.
Do take care on crossings,as Spanish drivers a bit clueless when to stop!!They will zoom across even if you already crossing the road.

All in a great place to go to for a holiday.Our only gripe was rubbish service from our rep,and our airport coach return never even turned up!!!only just got the plane back thanks excellent staff who got us a taxi that drove at warp speed.
See you there next year!!!

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Reveron Apartments - Los Cristianos

Operator and Date: (Thomson Direct) Thomson - January 2005

Opinion submitted in Apr 2005 by : Spence, Malton - (30,30,3,1)

Resort Rating: Very Good

Accommodation Rating: Excellent

My/Our Holiday Opinion: 

We had a thoroughly great time at the Reveron Apartments (not to be confused with the HOtel Reveron).  We have two small children and found it to be ideal.  The rooftop pool was fantastic and provided all day sun with no shadow and brillian views all around.  Behind are the mountains and in front the sea and ferry harbour.  We had received a letter that diredly in front of the Reveron building work was taking place but we had no need to worry, it was very minimal and they have probably completed it all now, certainly there is no banging or anything just painting etc and a swimming pool to tile etc. 

I would say that the short walk to the centre is not a problem if you are young and fit but I think older people may struggle going up and down there a couple of times but again we didn't find it a problem and we were pushing a double buggy up!!

The apartment was huge - 2 bedrooms, plenty of space, usual kitchenette etc but all very clean.  Maids cleaned it every day and did a brilliant job.  The whole complex was immaculate with beautiful fountains and lounges and a gym which we didn't use but was fully equipped with modern stuff. 

We think the Reveron is great for children, you obviously have to be a little more watchful on the rooftop (not that you can fall off or anything - but just for piece of mind) but you would be like this anywhere!!  We would go back again as we loved it.  The staff are very friendly, there was a Restaurant but we didn't go there and we went in one evening and it was a very cheesy entertainment act on.  We loved the Miramar bar down in the centre just before the harbour.   

All in all a great holiday and would definitely recommend it.

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Reveron Apartments - Los Cristianos

Operator and Date: (Thomson Direct) Thompson - Jan 2005

Opinion submitted in Feb 2005 by : Jen & Mick - London (50 ish!)

Resort Rating: Excellent

Accommodation Rating: Excellent

My/Our Holiday Opinion: 

The apartments were a little way out of the main resort.  Nice and quiet. the apartment was clean and had good maid service. The restaurant was excellent and the staff were helpful and friendly.

The swimming pool area was clean and well maintained.  Gym facilicites were good - not that we bothered with all that!

It was a good base to explore the island, good bus service, and several free busses taking you to different locations.

The Tenerife Pearl is a must.

All in all, a great holiday we would use the hotel again.

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Reveron Apartments - Los Cristianos

Operator and Date: (Thomson Direct) Thomson - January 2005

Opinion submitted in Feb 2005 by : Julie, Carol and Janis (44,45,46)

Resort Rating: Good

Accommodation Rating: Good

My/Our Holiday Opinion: 

The Reveron apartments offer exactly what it says in the brochure. Clean well maintained accomodation, with friendly helpful staff. No frills, but adequate. My only gripe was the lack of hot water. Only enough water for one and a half showers and as there were three of us, we had to stagger showers or have cold ones.

Playa de las Americas is a mass of concrete, apartment blocks and bars. It has no soul and I am glad we were in the quieter end of Los Christianos, yet within walking distance of lots of restaurants with entertainment. Theycater for all tastes and we even managed to find more traditional canarian restaurants. Try The Church (nr Arona Gran) for interesting cabaret and a reasonable meal.

I had prawn cocktail and avacado with prawns and on both occasions there was fruit cocktail in it. Not a mixture I will be trying at home!

Avoid the tour operators trips and use local agents, found at varios point around the town and in Arona Gran, we saved 11 euro's (£8) each on the half day Teide coach trip. Be warned the coaches are often late, so don't panic, ours was 25 mins late, they often have a lot of pick ups.

This was not a young and lively resort when we went in January, so lager louts would be disappointed. Older holidaymakers should be aware of the poorly maintained paths around the resort. For those with walking difficulties electric wheelchairs can be hired.

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Reveron Apartments - Los Cristianos

Operator and Date: (Thomson Direct) Thomson - December 2004

Opinion submitted in Dec 2004 by : Niamh,Bert - Ireland (33,30)

Resort Rating: Very Good

Accommodation Rating: Very Good

My/Our Holiday Opinion: 

lovely apartments, contain microwave, toaster and coffee perculator!cleaned regularily, staff very friendly and helpful.
Building work across road starts early in the morning about 7.30 but is not too noisy.
rooftop pool but nearby "tenerife sur" hotel has a lovely pool.
La Vista beach about 15-20 minutes walk but nice and very long with access for wheelchairs.
Also electric scooters/wheelchairs can be hired locally and seem to be used by many.
Supermarket near church called "supermarket caroline" has best range of cheese and cold cuts of meat I have ever seen.

"Loro Parque" a fantastic day out for all,cost 61 euro for 2 adults including transport also check out "mount Teide",cable car to summit (20 euro)does not run every day ,depends on weather conditions.
organise your tours with "Tony" from "the ticket box" on the promenade near "la Vistas" beach under the "claddagh" bar,very good deals there and more than helpfuland much cheaper than the rest.

But BEWARE! of scratch cards being offered to you everywhere,with promises of free holidays/gifts, this is for "timeshare" ,no matter what they call it!they will try to sell it to you and it seems like a good deal but walk away.They will pester you everwhere.

To eat check out "tented" area near "burgerKing", they have daily specials like 1/2 roast chicken,chips and salad for 3.50 euros and it is right on the beach.Chickens roasting outside the door daily.

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Reveron Apartments - Los Cristianos

Operator and Date: (Airtours Direct) Airtours July 2004 & October 2004

Opinion submitted in Sept 2005 by : Rod Chris & Reece (57.54.5) Chris,Sarah.Reece.Harvey  (54.29.6 .1)  North Wales

Resort Rating: Excellent

Accommodation Rating: Excellent

My/Our Holiday Opinion: 

Oh Revron we Love Ya. What a wonderful wellcome. 

Everywhere is spotless, apartments A1. Staff very helpful and friendly. Great places to eat people so friendly. We found it quiet although our balcony was facing a main road,we were on the 3rd floor. The rooftop pool was clean and inviting.We hired a car wnd went to most places on the island.The reps were helpful too. I enjoyed the place so much that when I returned home I booked the next day to take my daughter and children back in October. We were allocted a room on the ground floor this time, we didn`t ask for a ground floor but we found that most people with babies and toddlers were on the ground floor so the Reveron really looks after you. 

I was welcomed back with a friendly face on reception who remembered me and Reece from our holiday in July and next day I was presented with a lovely Bouquet thanking me for returning.Thankyou Reveron they were lovely and thankyou all for making our holiday most enjoyable. We shall be returning. The beaches were clean and inviting. Whale watching is a trip not to be missed. The restuarants and food (there are so many to mention)were briiliant. See you soon

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Reveron Apartments - Los Cristianos

Operator and Date: (Airtours Direct) Airtours-August/Sept 2004

Opinion submitted in Sept 2004 by : Tony Holland. Poole

Resort Rating: Very Good

Accommodation Rating: Very Good

My/Our Holiday Opinion:

The apartments are very clean,cleaned and towel changed regular(no cockroaches seen in appt)staff very friendly and helpful.The biggest drawback was no air con. Very hot each day averaging 30c and 26c at night.That forced us to open inner doors with shutter doors on outside to try and give some air in the room.It didnt help it only made it more noisy from the traffic of cabs,mopeds,and coaches at all hours from the adjacent road.Tripod fans can be hired for 40e a week with a refundable 10e deposit.It didnt really help to cool us.Construction site across road starts at 7:30am.Didnt really bother us.  

While we were there an appt was broken in to.Make sure you use the safe in the appt.26e a week with a 6e refundable deposit.The appts are insured for 1400e if you use the safe.Keep your documents etc in there.You will need your passports with you if you do a credit card or travellers cheques transaction.If you have a vid camera and it wont fit in the safe take it with you.Dont leave any valubales out in the appt.

The roof pool is open from 09:00-19:00 unfortunatly everybody has the German approach of putting towels on the sunbeds then going for breakfast etc.This practice is totally banned at Tenerife Sur hotel just down the road.The Sur is worth a visit for a swim.A nice big pool,with pool bar and internet access(1e for 10 mins)Just walk in and settle down.We visited 3 times for a swim in the pool.

Be careful when visiting any viewpoints especially on the way to Mount Teide. We witnessed a bag snatch from a vehicle while the occupants were pre-occupied with the view and the thief was off like a rocket down the hazardous mountain road.Obviously this thief had done it many times before and knows the road very well. You have no chance of catching them up.

You will be plauged with touters offering you scratchcards,free drinks,prizes,meals,etc,etc. just hold up your hand and shake your head.They are very persistent cos they are all on commission.Just ignore them.According to the local press,there has been a problem of tourists having drinks spiked then robbed etc particularly in Las Americas. Just be careful and dont go to bars on your own.Went for a swim in the sea at Garrachico then saw solids floating about afterwards.Didnt go in again.Right,thats all the negatives out of the way.....

Tenerife is a beautiful and you will thouroughly enjoy it as long as you keep your wits about you.The best Indian restaurant on the island is without doubt The Taj Mahal near the Gran Arona Hotel(just down the road towards the beach from Reveron)Excellent food and service from a British Indian family. Well worth a visit.The Emperor Chinese restaurant on the prom towards Los Cristianos is another nice eatery.The Big Ben pub near the Taj Mahal restaurant is a good Brit pub with draught Stella.You will be hard pushed to find draught Stella.

A faboulous bar to chill out in of an evening is The Beach Club bar on the prom between Cristianos/Americas. Its right on the beach with a rooftop bar and restaurant downstairs. You can watch all the flights coming in and just chill to the sound of the waves,nice chilled background music and take in the shoreline view.

If you want to go up to the crater at Mount Teide you will have to apply in person with your passport to the offices of the National Park which is based in Santa Cruz. Head for the Marina part of Santa Cruz and its not far from the monument in the pedestrianised precinct by the ferry.The permit is free but you need to apply 5 days before your visit to Teide. Its a hell of a climb so make sure you dont have a dodgy heart etc.But well worth it.
We will definatly go again but we will make sure we get an appt with air con.
Take your factor 20+ and enjoy.

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Reveron Apartments - Los Cristianos

Operator and Date: (Airtours Direct) Airtours - September 2003

Opinion submitted in Nov 2003 by : R. Upton - Birmingham (20,20)

Resort Rating: Excellent

Accommodation Rating: Excellent

My/Our Holiday Opinion: 

The apartment, the hotel, the staff, the weather, the view from the apartment, the pool - everything was absolutely amazing. There is no way on earth that this hotel is just a 3 star accommodation.

We arrived on Sunday via the airtours transfer and even as we got off the coach we heard murmurs of "that's a bit posh - ain't it?" And it was. It looks like an international hotel as you walk up to the reception.

Inside the staff were fantastic - all week in fact. They explained about the television (which you have to put money in to watch. About 1 Euro an hour I think - but who watches TV on holiday?) And the safe - which you have to hire. They showed us where the little shop was downstairs and explained about pool opening times. The shop is open every day except Sunday and has everything from food and drink to English newspapers.

When we got to our room - which was on the second floor I was rather apprehensive as to what is was going to be like. My girlfriend had left everything up to me to arrange so I wanted the apartment to be nice.

When we walked into our room my girlfriend flung her arms around me and hugged me because of how nice it was. The pictures on other websites I have seen, and in the brochures did the rooms no justice. There was marble flooring throughout and dark wood doorframes. The view from the balcony was amazing. We could see right across the whole of Los Cristianos and looked out over the sea. We were very lucky with this though as we were at the back of the hotel. People at either side and at the front of the hotel wouldn't have had such a nice view - however the view from the rooftop pool would make up for this. The bathroom was very nice. All marble walls and floor, powerful shower and bath. The linen and towels in the room seemed to be changed everyday by the lovely maid staff. The living room was comprised of a kitchen area - 2 hobs and a sink - but adequate to cook pretty much anything (but again - who eats in on holiday - especially with such a wonderful restaurant a minute away from the hotel) and a sofa bed.

The pool was a decent size and was never full in the week we were there and we never once had a problem getting a lounger round the pool.

The facilities in the basement of the hotel included a 'gym', luggage room, self-service laundry (a godsend), communal TV area (very large and homely) and a lovely seating area round a waterfall (lovely to sit by if the temperature gets too much).

The placement of the apartments wasn't the best - but that can't be helped! It is at the top of a 'minor' hill - its not appallingly steep but can feel a bit draining in the Tenerife sun. 

The closest beach is probably the worst beach I've ever seen - rocky and tiny. However, take a 10-15 minute walk through the village and under the tunnel and you arrive at an amazing run of beach. I reckon its about 2 miles of the most perfect beach in the world - if you want to just lounge around or play in the sea! And then carry on walking towards Las Americas and you arrive in a village that I can only describe as being like something off American TV. Palm tree lined avenues, perfect surfing waters and just some amazingly beautiful looking buildings. The atmosphere around there is brilliant. It's rather surreal as well - your basking in 30 degrees heat yet when you like towards the mountains (heading inland) you can see really dark clouds and mist in the sky above them.

The nightlife in Los Cristianos is perfect for couples. A massive amount of varying restaurants could keep you happy for a year! There's a laid back atmosphere that makes you feel really comfortable. There are street-traders trying to sell you 'Asda-price' watches and jewellery - but just say no thanks and they'll move on to the next person.

A taxi-ride away (about 6 Euros) is the completely different atmosphere of Las Americas. Perfect for younger people looking for a party atmosphere. We went there one night and had probably the best night of the week (and one or two too many free drinks!). If you don't want to be pestered by the PR's on Veronicas - just tell them you know what club you're going too and they should leave you alone.

So to sum up: perfect Reveron apartments + perfect resort + perfect weather (+ perfect company) = perfect holiday! Definitely will go there again.

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Reveron Apartments - Los Cristianos

Operator and Date: (Airtours Direct) Airtours August 2003

Opinion submitted in Aug 2003 by : Andy & Tracey Birmingham  40/40

Resort Rating: Good

Accommodation Rating: Very Good

My/Our Holiday Opinion: 

Very clean & well maintained appartments, however, there is extensive building work directly opposite! This means dumper trucks, jack hammers etc start at 7.15 AM and believe me, they WILL wake you up! Also, we were woken up by the coaches bringing people to and fro the hotel. This could go on till 3 or 4 AM and happened three times (out of 7 nights ) to us. Then there was the dustbin lorry that clooects the rubbish at 2.30 AM every morning! That is loud, and due to the hotel being on a hill, the lorry revs up a lot and has the noiseiest compactor I have ever heard. Couple this with NO AIR CON and average evening temps of 28c, we were rather uncomfortable all week! 

The entertainment in Darcos next door was varied, mostly rubbish, but varied! Their pizza was excellent. Agree about the Linares restuarnt chain, all very well presented and good value food. Three courses ( all good) for 7.80 Euro. Really good. ONE WARNING re the whole of Teneriffe south at mo: There is very limited chance of you finding parking spaces any where! We tried  realy hard and had very little sucess. There is a lot of Roadworks in Las Amwericas, due to last till May 2004, be warned. 

Pathetic pool bar.... just a table & a fridge! No parasols when we were there, and too remote for our liking! Will not return for that reason, however, could not fault the staff and cleanliness of the Reveron. Nice place, shame about the building site opposite and its location. Try it!

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Reveron Apartments - Los Cristianos

Operator and Date: (Airtours Direct) Airtours - June 27 to July 4. 2003

Opinion submitted in July 2003 by : Brian (61) & Carol ( 0ver 21) - Leeds.

Resort Rating: Very Good

Accommodation Rating: Excellent

My/Our Holiday Opinion: 

Having endured an Airtours auction site holiday fiasco in Lanzarote in Feb this year we were apprehensive about using Airtours website again.

Being a Yorkshireman I decided that we could put up with a lot for a holiday which we got for £178 for the two of us!
We needn't have worried. The apartments were, whilst not 4 Star, really very good.
There was a fair amount of building work going on at five sites within 4/5 hundred metres, but we can say that except for one morning around 10am when all the cement lorries in Tenerife seem to turn up, we were not disturbed at all.
We found all members of staff always friendly and keen to help. Towels changed 3 times, sheets twice and apartment cleaned five times in week (must remember next time not to be sunbathing on balcony in nothing but sunglasses when maid comes in!)

I've seen this area of Los Cristianos develop tremendously over the past 18 years or so and there is now building work going on well over half way up the big hill at the back (1000ft+) but it is always to a high standard.
For eating you just cannot beat the FORTUNA in the centre of town ( stand facing the church doors, look to your left and it's on the right down that street). There are lots of other eateries with good quality food on.
We hired a car online with CICAR and they were pretty good (around £90 + ins. for the week) They have an office in the area where you pick up baggage. We picked up and dropped off the car at the airport- handy so you don't need to pay for transfers (£15 ea)and petrol is only ?0.55 (that's about 40p/litre!- diesel is 28p/litre). For those who don't know the area just go down the motorway, come off at L/Cristianos or L/Americas (10 mins ride)and ask directions once in town - it's easy. After that DO go visit places on the island, Mt Teide, etc.

Two bars in the area (Charley Bar and Church Bar & Restuarant) seem to think they can charge double most places, like a short and mixer would usually be about ?2/2.5, but there ?4.00! Anyway there are plenty of other bars (around 8000 in Las Americas I was told!). Taxis are cheap and plentiful. Alcohol about £6/litre (never touch it myslef-honest) cigarettes £11/12 for 200.
All in all a great holiday!

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Reveron Apartments - Los Cristianos

Operator and Date: (MyTravel Direct) My Travel - June 2003

Opinion submitted in June 2003 by : Colin Smith -Derby (31,32)

Resort Rating: Excellent

Accommodation Rating: Very Good

My/Our Holiday Opinion: 

I booked this holiday late off my travels website but was more than impressed with the accomodation. The rooms were very clean and even had a t.v which i could watch while my other half was getting ready. The gym was a bit run
down but you should not be using it anyway your on holiday.

The pool although a little shallow was nice to jump into when it got a bit Hot the only down side was there were only a couple of parasols around the pool and by mid day you would have no were to shade.

The bar next door d`arcos was very good for breakfast (3 euros)and good for a early drink before you went into the town centre. For food there are plenty of places to eat but my personal favorite would be the "Aberdeen Steak House" The food was excellent the prices are very cheap this year as it is there 15th anniversary i.e a very large mixed grill on a sizzerling platter with saled, veg, chips and jacket potatoe comes in at (4.50 euros) how cheap is that.

I have got to say that the highlight of the week was the dolphin trip not the one the tour operator tries to sell you for (42.00 euro) but the one down by the harbour called the "travelling lady" which cost 15 euros for two hours which most of the time is spent with the dolphins swimming round the boat showing off.

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Reveron Apartments - Los Cristianos

Operator and Date: (MyTravel Direct) My Travel June 2003

Opinion submitted in June 2003 by : Jan & Ian - Sth Wales (39, 41)

Resort Rating: Very Good

Accommodation Rating: Excellent

My/Our Holiday Opinion: 

Apartments are approx 10 mins walk from Promenade and beaches, although there is quite a steep walk coming from the town.  Quality of apartments are excellent although there was some building work being undertaken opposite, but we did not find this intrusive.  All staff were friendly and helpful.  We did feel, however that these apartments were not suitable for young children due to the rooftop pool, being a level 1m 60 cms dept in its entirety and no real facilities for young families.  Restaurants are numerous with the D'Arcos being the closest and again the staff were friendly.  Music went on no later than midnight and the restaurant shut not long after.  On our many meanderings around the town we found an excellent restaurant "Linares"  which is on one of the main shopping streets about five minutes off the promenade.  Mytravel/Airtours reps were all friendly and helpful and the trips they offered were all great.  We definitely rate this holiday positively and plan to return.

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Reveron Apartments - Los Cristianos

Operator and Date: (Airtours Direct) Airtours - May 2003

Opinion submitted in June 2003 by : Colin Shaw - Manchester ,)

Resort Rating: Excellent

Accommodation Rating: Excellent

My/Our Holiday Opinion: 

Well 2 weeks before travelling to Revron we were told that there was building work taking place at the apts.  But we still went and we had the holiday of our life.

The Apartments are fantatstic and so are the staff at the apts.

we went to the welcome and event and met the rep, he was excellent he didnt push us onto excursions and he did look after us for the duration of the holiday.

We did decide on go on A NIGHT AT THE OSCARS show which was brill........... a definate must if you go to Tnerife with Airtours.

Definatly recommend Airtours and the rep there and the Reveron Apts

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Hotel Reveron Plaza - Los Cristianos

Operator and Date: Independent - Nov 2006

Opinion submitted in November 2006 by : Louise & Vincent - Lancashire (39,46)

Resort Rating: Excellent

Accommodation Rating: Excellent

My/Our Holiday Opinion: 

This Hotel is by far the best hotel we have ever stayed in (ps we are well travelled - approx 3-4 foreign holidays per year)
Los Cristanios is fantastic - we have fallen in love with the place and have returned year after year.
The location of the reveron plaza is excellent; close to the beach and central.
We didn't stay half board due to the numerous excellent restaurants within minutes of the hotel. (recommend 'the ivy')
If you enjoy 'plush' and 'abusing' room service this is the hotel for you; having drinks, snacks and meals delivered to the room is a real bonus (feels like 'london')
The room facilities are fantastic and very very clean) - we will def return

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Hotel Reveron Plaza - Los Cristianos

Operator and Date: independent - Oct 2006

Opinion submitted in October 2006 by : L Mc (30)

Resort Rating: Very Good

Accommodation Rating: Excellent

My/Our Holiday Opinion: 

We booked this holiday ourselves, flights with Thomas Cook and the hotel was booked with go2spain.co.uk. It was all very easy. On arrival at Tenerife South, we jumped in a taxi which took us straight to the hotel (22 Euros). It was so much easier than finding a tour operator and sitting on a bus for ages while everyone was dropped off.

The Reveron Plaza is situated right in the centre of Los Cristianos. You literally step out of the hotel and you are next to all the bars and restaurants. Despite this, there isn't any noise. The only thing this means is  that unless you are on a high floor, you don't have much of a view. (They were relaying a lot of the pavements when we were there though so if you are planning to go within, say, the next month or two, prepare for a bit of building work going on.)

The rooms were a good size and very clean. A king sized bed (well, two large beds pushed together), balcony and free fridge. The hotel has a small rooftop pool, which, in October, we could always get a lounger next to. This hotel is not suitable for families and it was  all couples when we were there (the tables in the dining room are set for two). We were bed and breakfast. There was a buffet of cereals, juices and contintental breakfast and if you wanted a cooked breakfast, you ordered what you wanted and it was made fresh. This was great as it meant if you went down at quarter to 10, you weren't left with cold scrambled eggs that had been sitting for half an hour!

The hotel also has a gym and a bar, but it's fairly small so it's more suited to people who like to go out at night - there wasn't any entertainment but Tenerife is so cheap to eat out that this is the best thing to do anyway.

We've been to Tenerife twice before, so only did a couple of trips. We did the island tour which took us to Mount Teide and also up to Puerto de la Cruz where we have holidayed before (the north of the island is much more traditional and has so much more charm than the south). Teide is worth a visit, but the island tour is too long a day. You spend more time in the bus than anything else so I'd recommend just doing the half day Teide tour. We also went to Jungle Park. There is a free bus but by the time it got to Los Cristianos it was full (get an early bus), so we just got a taxi for 7 euros. I wasn't particularly impressed by it. If you are in Los Cristianos of Las Americas it might seem a bit of a journey to head up to Loro Parque but it is sooooo worth it. Jungle Park just seems so shabby in comparison - the animals just look bored . We visited Loro Parque last time we were in Tenerife and there seemed to be a huge effort to make sure the animals were in the best environment they could create - I didn't get this impression from Jungle Park  so I wouldn't recommend it.

All in all, Tenerife in October is perfect. The weather was great and while I still prefer the north of the island, it is a great winter break and we would definitely go back to the Reveron Plaza.

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Hotel Reveron Plaza - Los Cristianos

Operator and Date: (Airtours Direct) Airtours march 2006

Opinion submitted in Apr 2006 by : hedi 51, big jim52

Resort Rating: Excellent

Accommodation Rating: Excellent

My/Our Holiday Opinion: 

the only problem with this hotel was the evening meal. delivered by a waiter who had the personality of a spanish bullfrog  it was so small you could die of starvation. better to go to burger king for back up.

i cannot fault the hotel as it was exceptionally clean and the service was perfect. the pool, which was heated , was a luxury and we could possibly return again another time.

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Hotel Reveron Plaza - Los Cristianos

Operator and Date: Travel Republic/Alpharooms - Nov 05

Opinion submitted in August 2006 by : Geoff + Carol from York 57,54

Resort Rating: Very Good

Accommodation Rating: Excellent

My/Our Holiday Opinion: 

We are a couple in our mid 50ish vintage. This was the third time at the Reveron Plaza, staying B & B, rooms booked through Alpharooms.com and flights through Travelrepublic.co.uk. Both very good on prices and a saving on using Tour Operator, use a taxi from airport, so much quicker only takes 12/15 minutes and costs around 13/15 euro.

The Hotel,what a wonderful hotel, clean, quiet, excellent breakfasts and very central for the huge choice of local restaurants that Cristianos has to offer. The staff at the Reveron are pleasant, efficient and helpful. The rooms are, I believe to be amongst the best in Tenerife, spacious and well maintained, every room has a balcony, we requested a room to overlook the church square where we could watch the life from above.The pool is quiet and an excellent sun trap, pool can be a little cool but equally refreshing. The Hotel does not have entertainment,(thank goodness!) only a small lounge bar, this does not detract from the overall ambience of the facilities due to its central position in the centre of Los Cristianos.

We have no hesitation in recommending this hotel, especially as an adults only Hotel.It was so pleasant not to have young children/teenagers invading the peaceful tranquility of the pool and restaurant. Go for it!

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Hotel Reveron Plaza - Los Cristianos

Operator and Date: (Airtours Direct) Airtours (My Travel) - Jan 2005

Opinion submitted in Feb 2005 by : Couple from Kent - 33 yrs old

Resort Rating: Very Good

Accommodation Rating: Excellent

My/Our Holiday Opinion: 

A small traditional Spanish hotel.  Well decorated throughout & the rooms were of a very good standard - spotless. 

Excellent location, only a few minutes walk from the centre resort & quiet too. 

The food was very good.  A lovely restaurant on the top floor overlooking the harbour.  Very civilised.  Breakfast was buffet style, both continental & English.  Evening meal - buffet choice for starters & desert.  Water service al-la-carte for the main meal.  A choice of 4 meals & the menu changed every night.  Traditional Spanish cuisine. They served boiled potatoes quite alot with the main meal which could be a bit boring.  Other than that the food was excellent & plentyful.

I would certainly stay at the Reveron Plaza again. 

I can also recommend the 'Breeze Inn' for lunchtime snacks. Excellent food & cheap beer! e1.50 for a pint.  Ran by an English couple.  Situated along Playa De Vistas Beach, towards Playa Americas, proceed up some sweeping steps, on the first floor.  

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Hotel Reveron Plaza - Los Cristianos

Operator and Date: (Airtours Direct) Airtours - June 2004

Opinion submitted in July 2004 by : Doreen & Ian Procter - Lancashire (62 & 63)

Resort Rating: Very Good

Accommodation Rating: Excellent

My/Our Holiday Opinion: 

This was our first visit to Reveron Plaza, it will NOT be the last.The hotel is lovely and spotlessly clean. The staff very friendly and helpful.Our room overlooked the square and was very well maintained.
The rooftop pool was quiet, plenty of comfortable sunbeds and parasols. There is a small terrace overlooking the harbour where you can order lunch.

The dining room was small but very relaxing.The breakfasts were excellent, but some of the main courses at dinner were a little bland, but there were plenty of other dishes to choose.
we are regular visitors to Tenerife and have also stayed 3 times in the Arona Gran.another super hotel, but we preferred the Reveron Plaza as it was much smaller.

Sadly Los Cristianos is not looking its best at the moment due to the much needed work going on to improve the drainage system, hopefully this will soon be finished,and we can again enjoy the promenade.However nothing much seems to be done about the touts, who are a nuisance, there seem to be more of them each time we visit.
Our favourite places for eating out are Roma and Pailebot and The Promenade Bar and if you want entertainment, try Los Tarajales, the last bar on the promenade before you get to the market. Double Trouble,(Ian and Alan) will entertain you every night from 8.00 'till 11.45.

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Hotel Reveron Plaza - Los Cristianos

Operator and Date: (Airtours Direct) Airtours - May 2004

Opinion submitted in June 2004 by : Marie Cooke - Joan Stewart (55,53)

Resort Rating: Good

Accommodation Rating: Below Average

My/Our Holiday Opinion: 

Arrived 3.30 in morning Sat, shown to room to see a very large cockroach disappearing behind pillows of bed.

Two room changes later at 5am left in a room without lights or air conditioning.

7.30 am arrival of concierge with a cockroach spray for us.  We were offered yet another room change but by this time we had unpacked and were very tired and so refused.

Balcony overlooked what only can be described as a 'black hole' and a park used as a gathering for 'winos' and 'druggies.

However we were determined to make the most of the stay.  Roof top pool was wonderful and other guests were very friendly.  Reception service excellent.

Food can only be described as poor.  Waiter service but very little choice of indifferently cooked meals.  Fairly formal dress code.

The holiday was booked for seven nights- half board and with some negotiation we were given the use of the room on the Friday before we left.  Taxi due 12 midnight for 3.30am flight.  However when we went for dinner Friday night before leaving we were told that there was no meal for us.  Waiter was very rude and insisted that we had had a meal when we arrived.  He later said that we had a selection of cold meats(perhaps it was the cockroach!) Very embarrassed we left the restaurant. (We since learned that others on our flight had been given meals).  We went to the reception to find that we had been overcharged for services by quite a large amount.  Fortunately we had a record of dates and amounts that we had signed to the room.

We will not return.

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Hotel Reveron Plaza - Los Cristianos

Operator and Date: (Going Places) Going Places - May 2004

Opinion submitted in May 2004 by : Tom and Chris, 67 and 50

Resort Rating: Good

Accommodation Rating: Excellent

My/Our Holiday Opinion:

Located in centre of Los Cristianos, a small friendly hotel.  Very clean, quiet with very friendly helpful staff.  Restaurant waiter service, leaning towards Spanish cuisine, no burgers etc.  Food always fresh and plentiful, but could be strange, ie lettuce and carrots with your bacon and eggs.  Daily maid service, air conditioned rooms and staff who where extremely nice.  No children.  No entertainment or gardens.  Roof top pool quiet with enough sun beds but sparse on parasols.  You could ring for snacks and drinks to be brought to you.

The town itself is full of timeshare touts and "lucky lucky" men who would pester you even when eating to buy this or that!  Long flat walkways but lots of broken paving and dogs mess.  Quite a few bars with entertainment on and lots of restaurants, all of which had staff trying to tempt you in.  You could not walk anywhere without being pestered to come in, try this, buy this etc.  Most of the shops were the typical tourist shops, full of those essentials you didn't know you needed!  Building work being carried out on the beach which could be noisy.  Trips out of the harbour or into the areas of Tenerife easily available but compare prices and times available - often cheaper than through your rep!  All in all a friendly, quite busy place but you have to be ready to say "No thank you" quite a few times.

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Hotel Reveron Plaza - Los Cristianos

Operator and Date: (Airtours Direct) Airtours - July 2003

Opinion submitted in Sept 2003 by : T Pollock  (43,42,17,14)

Resort Rating: Very Good

Accommodation Rating: Excellent

My/Our Holiday Opinion: 

A traditional style Spanish Hotel,small,only 42rooms or so,Right on the street beside the little town square.2 minutes walk from the beach.Although it has no grounds around the Hotel it makes up for this in a big way,by way of service from the staff (best I have ever experienced) the restaurant (excellent food) and location (in town centre but quiet)and the pool area, although small but always plenty of sun loungers (as no-one seems to leave towels on them)and very peaceful.

The hotel guests were all different nationalities giving a greater sense of being abroad.We will be back to this hotel,and I assure you that from our point of wiew it certainly deserves its 4 star status.The only downside we found was that the price of the drink in the restaurant was expensive (a bottle of wine could cost as much as 50% more than in some of the other 4* hotels in the area.Excellent holiday and excellent Hotel.P.S. the food was excellent but it wasn't burger and chips, or Pizza,so for the food lover,enjoy a choice of 4 starters 4 main course and 4 sweets.

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Royal Gardens - Los Cristianos

Operator and Date: (Thomson Direct) Thomson - August 2004

Opinion submitted in Sept 2004 by : Jen & Stu (18, 24)

Resort Rating: Very Good

Accommodation Rating: Excellent

My/Our Holiday Opinion: 

We stayed in a private apartment but the resort was brilliant.
Gorgeous pool, loads of sunbeds, a poolside bar and restaurant (during the day)
The beach is literally 10 steps away from the hotel entrance! and there are plenty of bars and restaurants just minutes away.
Surfers Bar is a brill English bar with 2 for 1 beer day and night!! (which always goes down well!)and do great cooked breakfasts!!
Chouky's (next to McDonalds) was also a fab restaurant! There special being Half Roast Chicken and chips for 3euros!
Doesn't get much better!!
I would definately go back!

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Royal Gardens - Los Cristianos

Operator and Date: Private (Time Share) bought one off visit - Date Not Specified

Opinion submitted in Aug 2003 by : 6 Lads 18 - 24

Resort Rating: Excellent

Accommodation Rating: Excellent

My/Our Holiday Opinion: 

Tenerife Royal Gardens is primarily a timeshare resort. Situated directly on the sea front this resort is absolutly first class. Well maintained gardens and patios surround a pool which you would expect to see in a first class carrabian resort. On first entering the resort I was surprized at the relaxed atmosphere it had to offer. The apartment I had was just above street level with a balcony the size of which I have never seen before in a any other hotel. The facilities are of adequate quality the staff bend over backwards to help you. Although the resort does not have a restauant as it is mainly self-catering but a step outside the front entrance round the corner you are offered with a small selection of Restaurants where the food is exellent. The staff really make you feel welcome. A small bar I would recomend is the marina bar where upon entering every night we were welcomed with a big smile and one or two free drinks. After the first night we were on first name terms with all the staff.

Being a timeshare resort it attracts couples of the age 40+ making it very quite and quite honestly pleasnt. The rooms are all furnished to a very high standard to which we had no complaints what-so-ever. Situated inbetween los Cristianos and Playa de Las Americas the resort is out of all the hustle & bustle Tenerife is well known for. They call it Royal Gardens and when you compare it with other resorts you can see why. Trust me you will not be disappointed.
I am lucky in the way that I have a friend who's parents own a share and offered it to us for next to nothing because for the money the holiday cost us this was absolute bliss.

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Royal Palm Apartments - Los Cristianos

Operator and Date: Holiday-Rentals (4323) - Dec 2006/Jan 2007

Opinion submitted in January 2007 by : 39,Female, 38 Male, 6 Female, 1 month Male

Resort Rating: Good

Accommodation Rating: Excellent

My/Our Holiday Opinion: 

Enjoyed our stay (3 adults, and 2 children) in this privately hired apartment booked through Holiday Rentals over the Christmas period, and the weather was warm too!

A lovely apartment with good kitchen area, there were 2 bedrooms & 2 bathrooms (with washing machine), and a lounge with plenty of seating and satellite TV also providing us with plenty of space for our baby equipment. 

The balcony was lovely and spacious, and the apartment was quite close to the outdoor pools on the complex with plenty of room for the kids to run about.  There is a bar and Mexican restaurant on the Royal Palms site (away from the apartment), and although sited up a hill from the beach area there are still plenty of restaurants and bars nearby.  Nearby there was a Spar shop (with plenty of groceries including freshly baked baguettes and croissants), and a bakers.

We hired a car and parked right at the apartment door when we were not using it to visit the Loro Park (well worth the drive) and Masca (spectacular views if you are not afraid of heights and driving on very narrow, steep roads).  We used to walk down to the harbour and beach daily, alternatively, there is a taxi rank nearby. Also worth a visit is the Sunday market, where we also discovered Desperate Dan's (opposite the market entrance) where we enjoyed a nice and reasonably priced meal (famous for its cow pie).

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Royal Palm Apartments - Los Cristianos

Operator and Date: September 2006

Opinion submitted in November 2006 by : Emma & Karen, Scotland (31 & 32)

Resort Rating: Excellent

Accommodation Rating: Excellent

My/Our Holiday Opinion: 

Loved the Royal Palm apartments.
Very clean complex with good security.
Was a private hire but you can rent apartments by contacting the lovely Neil and Barbara who are possibly the most helpful people I have ever met.
Would love to go back to this complex again.

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Royal Palm Apartments - Los Cristianos

Operator and Date: april 2006

Opinion submitted in June 2006 by : thelma Smith, 50, Charlotte Smith 29

Resort Rating: Very Good

Accommodation Rating: Excellent

My/Our Holiday Opinion: 

Stayed in a private apartment , very comfortable, well equipped, excellent complex, clean.  Lovely gardens
Loads of restaurants for all budgets, particularly enjoyed Desperate Dan's opposite the Sunday market, good food, nice atmosphere reasonable prices. Friendly staff.
Meson Castellano steak restaurant in El Camison.

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Saint George Apartments - Los Cristianos

Operator and Date: Budget Travel - Feb 2006

Opinion submitted in Apr 2006 by : Eamonn & Charlotte 27 & 24

Resort Rating: Excellent

Accommodation Rating: Excellent

My/Our Holiday Opinion: 

Really enjoyed holiday in Saint George Apartments. 

Excellent location, walking distance to Los Critianos and Plays de Las Americas. Found the restaurants in Los Cristianos very good especially Restaurant Fortuna. We got a taxi most nights to Las Americas as there was more life there, maybe it was just the time of year. We couldn't believe how low the prices here are. We've been to Turkey the past couple of years, but Tenerife is much cheaper and there's a better selection of food. There's plenty to see and do in Tenerife. We hired a car and went to Mount Teide. Found a nice Bodega on the way down. Will definitely be back to Tenerife as there's plenty more to be seen.

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Saint George Apartments - Los Cristianos

Operator and Date: Budget Travel - July 2005

Opinion submitted in Sept 2005 by : family of 4 - (37,36,10,8)

Resort Rating: Very Good

Accommodation Rating: Very Good

My/Our Holiday Opinion: 

We found the Saint George apartments good, basic, clean accommodation.  They were well cleaned everyday (except Thur and Sun) and you got as many new towels each day and you wanted (provided you left your used ones lying in the bath for the cleaner to change.
The apartments were almost full of families, (not many couples or larage groups when we were there) and most of the people (they were Irish) were very friendly.

Location was good in that you could easily walk (~10-15mins) to Los Christianos or into the 'nicer and newer' end of Playa de Las Americas (some really nice shops there, and sales - at start of July - made the quality clothing quite reasonable).

For a decent 'middle of the road' meal, we preferred Aberdeen Steakhouse.  We only found on the last few nights, and hit it 3 times in a row and were well pleased each visit.

In the whole holiday, saw about 8 cockroaches and these were nowhere near the apartment - can't understand this, as normally we seem to attract the things!

Get your food shopping in the Mercadona (about 200 yrds from apartments, but you'll need to ask directions to get to it.  Like a big TESCO store, great selection and cheap prices - all spanishs residents shop there.

One serious downfall was the apartment entertainment facilities (we're not big on parties, but some type of activity would be nice).  They max'd out once a week by doing a kids video in the bar area on a 15" portable TV!!  Seriously, that was it - nothing else.

The visible security guard around the place at night was reasuring.

All in, a relaxing family holiday - ps Loro Parque is definately worth a day out - rent a car and go for it.

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Saint George Apartments - Los Cristianos

Operator and Date: Budget Travel - May 2005

Opinion submitted in June 2005 by : MIA - Party of 14 - Aged from 24 to 44

Resort Rating: Very Good

Accommodation Rating: Very Good

My/Our Holiday Opinion: 

St. George apt. very good location, the nearest beach is only 2mins away with lots of bars and restaurants on the beach front. For any girlie's there's a beauty salon practically next door to the Apartments.

Los Cristianos is very very very quiet in May which suited our group. Beautiful Beach front walkway which leads you to Los Americas (much more busy, but not too busy), it takes about 30mins but worth the walk to see the sun setting lots of bars & restaurants on the way. We found the Apartments very clean and staff very helpful if you'd any problems and a good size pool.  

Not much entertainment in the complex, but only e4 taxi ride into Los Americas where you've a good variety that suits all ages. I would recommend any group of girls or couples to stay here (well in May!)! We were only there for 1 week and did not get to see much of the Island, there seemed to be a lot of things to do and so many places to eat and drink you'd never get bored with it.  I was pleasantly surprised and I'd go back tomorrow if I could! Normally we would go to Lanzorote around this time each year (annually girlie get together) Shoppers!!! Zara is only about 10 min walk from the Apartments and then you've a number of Spanish Designer Shops also Benneton and up in Los Americas across from Veronica's Strip is a beautiful Department Store and a number of trendy Spanish shops at the back of it!! Also a Mango Nearby beach front!!

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Saint George Apartments - Los Cristianos

Operator and Date: Budget Travel, Ireland - Oct 2004

Opinion submitted in Feb 2005 by : Fiona Yule, Ireland

Resort Rating: Excellent

Accommodation Rating: Excellent

My/Our Holiday Opinion: 

We stayed here in October 2004 and had the time of our lives.

The pool area is very clean and there are plenty sun lounger.  The bar is cheap and cheerful and open all afternoon.  Close to the beach, Los Cristeanos and Playa de las Americas.  We could walk to both with our two young children.

The resort is really friendly and love kids.  Definately recommend the April Fools Cafe down the hill, and the Texas Diner in Lost Cristeanos old town.

Just a word of warning stay away from the scratch card sellers as they are a con.  And also if booking the whale tours haggle with the reps at the harbour.  We got over 70 Euro off our trip doing it that way. (two free children).

Going back this year we enjoyed ourselfs so much.

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Saint George Apartments - Los Cristianos

Operator and Date: Budget -  Oct 2004

Opinion submitted in Oct 2004 by : A. Hickey - 23 & 25

Resort Rating: Excellent

Accommodation Rating: Excellent

My/Our Holiday Opinion: 

We both absolutely loved the St George apartments and this part of Los Cristianos.  The apartments are up a bit of a hill though nothing much to worry about. 

Apartments very clean and well equiped - everything you could possibly want in the kitchen in the line of cups etc. Lovely large balcony - ours overlooked the pool. one bedroom apartment - large bedroom - ample storage space and dressing table with mirror.  Bathroom grand - though water tended to go all over the floor when we had a shower.  Rooms cleaned everyday bar thursday, fresh towels.  There was no air conditioning in the apartments but you could rent these from reception - well worth it!!! Even in Oct the temp was in high twenties and thirties!!

We found St George Apts to be in the perfect location - close to all pubs, restaurants, supermarkets etc.  Within walking distance of Las Americas - or only ?3 or ?4 in a taxi. - went to Veronicas - not impressed - just mainly tacky stuff - those nice walk along seafront in Las Americas.  Don't go to the casino unless you know what you are doing - a lot of locals here some gambling pretty big money - woman in front of me took a ?500.00 from her purse and changed it into one chip - and then lost it - have to say i was delighted as she was extremely rude!!!

Overall - had excellent time here - would recommend - Los Cristianos and St George Apt anytime - have to add that the thing we really liked was that there was no groups of the usual lager louts -

Hope everyone has as good a time as we did here - Bon Voyage !!

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Saint George Apartments - Los Cristianos

Operator and Date: Budget- July 2004

Opinion submitted in Aug 2004 by : Jean Mc Grane 25, 26,5

Resort Rating: Excellent

Accommodation Rating: Excellent

My/Our Holiday Opinion:

I truly recommend a visit to these apts and this area of Tenerife. This was our first sun holiday and was booked at the last minute so we didn't know what to expect. We had a wonderful time and miss it terribly. The Saint George apartments were lovely, very clean and friendly. The cleaners came every day except for Thursday and they left the rooms spotless. One of them even arranged my sons teddy on the bed for him on our return which was a nice touch. The pool was lovely and clean and there were plenty of sunbeds. We even had a sun care advisor that came around every second day to advise on how to get a nice tan and not to burn which i found very helpful.

The only fault was the fact we had no air conditioning! But we found that if we opened the bathroom window (which has bars on it for security) and slightly opened the patio door to the balcony, it created a draft so as we could sleep. Be sure to turn lights off to avoid the roaches. We only had two the whole time and didn't have to kill them we swept them out with a brush although they move very quick!They were not a problem at all and i was expecting to see more of them.

We were on the 4th floor over looking the neighbouring apts and yes they were noisy but it didn't bother us and their antics provided great entertainment, lots of different flags and towels and balcony hopping but it never bothered us at all.

Our balcony overlooked the road and we had no problem with the noise at night, it was nice to hear the traffic at times. Lots of Scramblers over there but it all added to sense of the place.

The staff were limited with their english and the poolside bar staff and minimarket staff didn't really seem to like or be happy with what they were doing but we had people like that in the airport before we even left home!Its the tourism industry and has to be expected. The reception staff were friendly and I found the security guard very nice and it was reassuring to know he was there at night keeping an eye on security.

The staff in the reception bar were so so friendly, they made the holiday for us. We really enjoyed their company and they were always happy, friendly and smiling. The drink was cheap(a pint of local beer ?2.50).

We didn't bother renting a TV but you can rent one for e3 a day. The Kids Club was nice they had films at about 7pm for the children once or twice and it allowed the adults to get ready to go out that night and then come down and meet them in the reception area. If they brought e2 they got pop corn and a slush puppy or soft drink.

Los Cristanios was a beautiful place, very warm and pretty (note the grass if you are over there, it looks fake but its real!)There are plenty of places to eat we would recommend Litle Italy (there are two in the area), beautiful restaurant, wonderful food, top class staff and very reasonable. Next door to one is a cafe which does lovely ice cream. Also have to mention Goodfellas on the beach front, very nice food, cold beers and excellent staff.

You will be annoyed by the men pushing you to buy watches, chains and toys but just say no and mean no(even though i bought a lovely watch!).

We wanted to go up in the balloon but our little fella said no way so we didn't but it looks brilliant. We didn't do any trips because we were only there for the week and thought the trips were expensive enough for our budget but most people that we spoke to who had done trips had mixed comments so we were better off i think.

You can get a key to the safe which is in your room for e20 and you get e5 back on leaving. Its like all places even home, never leave your money lying around, there is no hiding place for it, get the key to the safe at reception, lock your money and valuables away and bring the key with you. Its is great peace of mind and it the safest thing to do.

If you are going to holiday here you will love it, we did and we think anybody who goes here will enjoy it too. I would go back tomorrow if i could get time off work!!!!

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San Marino Apartments - Los Cristianos

Operator and Date: Lets Go Canaries - Mar 2006

Opinion submitted in Apr 2006 by : Debbie 46

Resort Rating: Good

Accommodation Rating: Poor

My/Our Holiday Opinion: 

San Marino Apartments are based next to the bus stop in Los Cristianos, Tenerife.  Good for getting around but no sea views - just apartment blocks and roads/shops/dustbins etc.  Internal walls to the Studio that I was in seemed very thin, so when the people in the next door studio started their partying/arguing at 10.00pm and continued till 4.00am and when the karaoke bar started up at 9.00pm (finishing earlier than neighbouring apartment tho) it was totally impossible to sleep until both the neighbours and the Karaoke bar had shut - sadly, I wanted some early nights and a quiet break so this was a great disappointment to me. 

There is a security guard on site and at 3.30am one morning I decided enough was enough and the guard came upstairs and spoke to the neighbouring occupants and asked them to quieten down, which they did.  However, the next night the shouting and noise started again and I couldnt be bothered to complain again.   One morning came out of my studio to find what appeared to be human excrement in the corridor outside my door, which remained there until my departure - despite a workman repairing the walls in the corridor.  

The caretakers at reception were nice, but, sadly, since the apartments are privately owned and rented out, there is little they could do.  "Lets Go Canaries" repeatedly said to me on the phone "great spacious sun bathing terraces" - but when you get there, the picture on their web site perhaps was taken with a wide angle lens, since I would not say it was exactly spacious - just a couple of pools with modest tiled area around the pools for sunbathing (pools only open between 10.00am and 6.00pm. Found "Lets Go Canaries" less than helpful and lucky the San Marino Apts are based next to the bus stop or I would not have known where to go, given that no address was supplied, or transfers included with holiday.  Also, advised after I booked and paid for holiday that I would not be provided with any info about tickets or holiday until I signed and sent back their Terms & Conditions (looked like a waiver of responsibility to me) - saying to me on the phone "you sign our conditions and we will tell you where your tickets will be......" so was concerned before I left......  Advice would be to ask a hundred questions before you book to make sure you understand everything about the holiday before committing yourself - with any agent.  

Would not return to San Marino Apts, but liked the resort - lovely beaches - great surf - beach cleaned every morning with big tractors - golden sand and a handful of beach guards who regularly patrolled the beaches.  Playa de Las Americas only a half hour stroll up the beach with great black sand beaches.   

Would return to Los Cristianos, but not to the San Marino Apts or, unfortunately, would I use this particular agent again. A bit of honest appraisal wouldnt have hurt.....

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San Marino Apartments - Los Cristianos

Opinion submitted in Aug 2004 by : Caroline & Mo Manchester

Resort Rating: Good

Accommodation Rating: Good

My/Our Holiday Opinion: 

When arriving at San Marino we where a bit unsure what to do (being to 18 year old girls)but we soon found reception who helped us!the only problem was carrying r suitcases (extremely heavy with shoes & clothes) up about 10 stairs!

When we got in the apartment i thought at first it was a bit small but then grew to love it, the kitchen was great and the oven and toaster where very much used!the fridge did seem to snore but we lived with that!the beds where comfy and you had everything that you needed!BUT do take a cork screw (because i hab to master opening wine with scissors)although u dont have air con, the apartments where very cool.

the pool was great and spacious and cheers where very friendly.u also have shops & pubs & the best cafe ever at the back of you called 'porkies' not only are the staff so friendly and the food cheap, its gorgeous!had at least 1 meal frm there a day!

san marino is in a very good place, near the shops and the only 5 euros in a taxi to linekers (and the other bars)
if you are in tenerife for the night life i recomend to go linekers and yates and all them first then YOU MUST GO TO TRAMPS!!amazing there and veronicas is phat too!

anyway cheers san marino we love you (apart frm the woman security guard who said she would phone the polica coz we strolled in at 7am very very drunk)
i think san marino is more of a family resort though and very peaceful but friendly!
cheers

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Sur y Sol Apartments - Los Cristianos

Operator and Date: (Thomson Direct) Thomson - April 2004

Opinion submitted in Apr 2004 by : Michelle Hoy - Stockport (39,33,13,11,2)

Resort Rating: Excellent

Accommodation Rating: Good

My/Our Holiday Opinion: 

What a fantastic holiday, Best ever been on. When we got to the appartments we were pleasantly greeted by clean, tidy basic room. Ideal for a base for our holiday.
The rooms were cleaned every day, with clean towels, linen every other day.
The pool area was spotlessly clean and was ideal for our son Thomas who is 2, he was able to play in the baby pool.
The resort itself was fantastic, very very friendly people,
We found a fantastic english bar there, called Dreamers where you can watch all the sports etch. The staff were fantastic. Nothing was too much trouble for any of them.
What a fantastic holiday, Definatly would go again

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Summerland Apartments - Los Cristianos

Operator and Date: (Thomson Direct) Thompson - July 2006

Opinion submitted in September 2006 by : Katrina - Harrogate (37, 36)

Resort Rating: Excellent

Accommodation Rating: Excellent

My/Our Holiday Opinion: 

We booked our flight with Thompsons, but found the apartment on the holiday lettings site on the internet. 

The Summerland apartments are now exclusively owned by individuals, and the ones I have stayed in and seen have all been exceptional - very comfortable and clean. There's a lovely big pool and sunbathing area, a nice bar and the complex is very well located - quiet yet plenty going on within a two minute walk. The nearby building work was long since finished, and there's nothing else being built nearby. There's a good excursion shop and a car-hire shop, and a nightwatchman on duty every night. 

Los Cristianos has everything you could possibly wish for in a holiday destination, and the bus station is nearby so you can easily get to other parts of the island. Also, the taxi rank is only a few metres down the road, and taxis on the island are cheap. Summerland is a 10-15 mins journey from the airport. 

As my husband - a writer - can work anywhere, we spend every winter in Tenerife (at the Summerland complex) and have two holidays there in summer. I would highly recommend it, and know we'll be staying there for many years to come.

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Summerland Apartments - Los Cristianos

Operator and Date: CT2 mARCH 2003

Opinion submitted in Apr 2003 by : John Price- Gwent 48-47

Resort Rating: Excellent

Accommodation Rating: Poor

My/Our Holiday Opinion: 

Summerland apartments were in poor condition. They appear to be private apartments leased to holiday companies.

The apartment we used was very small with a poor standard of decoration and furnishing. The beds were camp beds.

Until at least October 2003 large scale building work is taking place directly adjacent to the apartments. Building work starts at 07.30 hours each morning and will wake you up. Two large cranes work on the site and the lifting arms cross over the pool area and come close to the main building.

If you like having builders watching you sunbathe, enjoy a great deal of noise and stay in poor accomadation then this is the place for you.

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Tenerife Sur Apartments - Los Cristianos

Operator and Date: Direct Holidays - July 2007

Opinion submitted in August 2007 by : Benn, Bradford (37, 37, 12, 5)

Resort Rating: Average

Accommodation Rating: Good

My/Our Holiday Opinion: 

We stayed in the Tenerife Sur apartments between the end of July and early August 07.  The apartments are only about 10 miles from the airport, so the coach transfer is only about 20 minutes.  Following previous comments about the noisy bars on one side, as suggested by a previous reviewer, we faxed the Ten-Sur (fax no  0034 922 792 774) a few days before our departure and said that because we had children, could they please ensure that we didn't have a room overlooking the bars.   

We also requested a poolside room if possible.  On arriving at the hotel, the receptionist acknowledged receipt of our fax, and said that they had been more than happy to accommodate our request ; a poolside room away from the bars.  A quick note regarding those bars - there are about 7 or 8 of them, only small bars which are generally quiet most of the time, but come midnight - karaoke time !!  And yes, they were loud, avoid those rooms if at all possible.

The apartments are in need of a bit of a face lift, they are practical, but a bit dated, although the rest of the hotel complex is in pretty good order.  Our room was a one bedroom, so the kids slept on sofa beds in the living area.  The kitchen has a cooker, 4 hobs, fridge, kettle and toaster.  Loads of pots, pans and cutlery.  The area is a bit small, but we've stayed in smaller and it wasn't a problem.  Balcony overlooked the pool - quite nice views.  There is a snack type bar at the side of the pool, which served salads / sandwiches / pizzas / burgers, all very tasty and reasonably priced.  

The pool itself was great, a shallow end about 2 foot deep for the kids, leading to a deep end about 7 foot deep, very clean and well looked after.  We spent most days at the pool.  Sunbeds - they were unlocked at 9am !! and although there was always a queue waiting for them (always Brits - get a life fellas !!), there was never a shortage.  We went out a couple of mornings, and always found spare sunbeds when we returned.  

Kids club ; we were with Direct Holidays, and their kids club was run by Carol and Carly, the laughing scousers.  They were awesome, really looked after the kids, made them all welcome and did a great job - thanks a lot ladies, you made our hol a lot easier.  Our 5 year old had to be persuaded to go to the first meeting, but then we couldn't keep her away - she loved it.

Locationwise, Ten Sur is ok.  The main beach of Los Cristianos is about a 20 minute walk away, that's also where the main strip of bars / restaurants are.  The harbour area is about a 10 minute walk away, and there is a beach there aswell, but its not as nice as the main one.  There are lots of bars around the harbour area, and we tended to spend most evenings around there, only twice walking on to the main strip.  The area is undergoing some construction work, so isn't very picturesque at the minute.  Looky looky men are a real pain, I've never been anywhere else where there are so many of them, in the central areas, they're queuing up, as frequent as every minute, painful.  Restaurants, there were plenty in and around, we went out every night and didn't have a bad meal.  Beers, ranged from 1e to about 3.5e, depending on where you went.

Timeshare touts - we only went down to the harbour / beach area a couple of days (spent most days at the pool), and yes, the touts were out in numbers ; guys, honestly if you think I'm going to be drawn in by the scratch cards, think again.

Trips - went to Loro Parque, amazing, fantastic - honestly the best zoo we've ever been to.  We booked with Los Cristianos travel, who are across the road to the Ten-Sur, a lot cheaper than with the rep.  With the rep's trip, you are guaranteed 5 hours in the park, our trip left us with 6 hours in there, but and it was no where near long enough to see everything.  The shows were awesome - especially the whales and dolphins, but they take up most of your time whilst you're in there.  Best bet would be to hire a car, and travel up there independently, its about an hpirs drive and its coastal all the way, so you won't get lost.  The park opens early (9am I think),and closes about 7, but none of the coaches get there till 11, and they've all left by 5, so go on your own and I reckon you'll have the park to yourself before / after the coaches have been.  Food and drink was very reasonable in the park, but again, if you're only in there for 5 hours, take sandwiches ; you don't want to be sat in a café for an hour.  

Another trip - Medeivel night, at the Castillo San Miguel - another brilliant trip, great shows, and great family fun., not cheap but again, but worth every penny. We booked with Los Cristianos Travel again; and saved about £20 compared to the rep's price.  We also went on a whale / dolphin boat trip, on the Peter Pan boat down in the harbour.  62 Euros for 4 of us ; 3 hours all in.  Probably not the best boat trip available, but it was fun.  The boat is small, and therefore felt the brunt of the sea swells, so towards the end of the trip, there were a few green faces onboard.  We saw a family of about 30 pilot whales, nice to see them in their natural environment, no dolphins but we'd been told that it was unlikely we would see them.  The trip included soft drinks and water, and a meal, which was ok.  I'm sure on the more expensive trips, you'd get better but you gets what you paid for.

All in all, a good fortnight, weather was good, always late 20s early 30s.  I'd recommend the Ten Sur for families as a hotel, its a reasonable hotel.  But Loc Cristianos ;we've been to better, I think we'll try a bit further a field next year, but if you've already booked, I wouldn't be too worried.

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Tenerife Sur Apartments - Los Cristianos

Operator and Date: direct holidays july 2007

Opinion submitted in August 2007 by : shaz gaz (45,38,10,8)

Resort Rating: Excellent

Accommodation Rating: Excellent

My/Our Holiday Opinion: 

Having just returned from tenerife sur apartments i felt the need to share BRILL, there is only one negative and that's you need to get up early to reserve your sunbed by the pool,although it states you can't it didn't stop people.

Apartments were very clean on arrival and spacious ,we had room overlooking the pool and the other apartments in the block were privately owned, so very quiet i would recommend eating in the restaurant , excellent food and reasonably priced, the building work going on in the resort by beaches didn't stop you doing anything and didn't bother anyone but the bars were very quiet where the work was going on.

All in all an excellent holiday with good accommodation and resort loads to do if you want to or just back and enjoy the relax. HAPPY HOLIDAYS

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Tenerife Sur Apartments - Los Cristianos

Operator and Date: Direct - July 2007

Opinion submitted in August 2007 by : 40, 38 and 5

Resort Rating: Average

Accommodation Rating: Very Good

My/Our Holiday Opinion: 

The appartment was quite basic, but very clean and had everything you would need (appart from a corkscrew). We telephoned a few weeks before to ask for a pool view room to avoid the noise from the bars over the road and we got what we asked for. The pool is very large and the surrounding area is kept very clean, the only thing I would fault it on is the slippery tiles, we saw lots of people almost fall, and a few children take a tumble.
My son attended the kids club and loved the 2 girls (Carol and Carly) who ran it. They made a real effort to make the children feel welcome.

We found the walk to the beach a bit far in the heat. The first beach that you come to isnt all that nice, but the second one (Las Vistas) is much nicer.

The resort itself has a bit too much of the English person abroad feel about it for our tastes,lots of British type pubs and cafes serving full English breakfasts, but it didnt spoil the holiday.
There is lots of places to eat, but by the end of the 2 weeks we found that the food was a bit same old same old. Two places stood out, a very nice Chinese called Overseas which you just needed to turn right out of the appartments, walk down the road for a few meters, then right again. The food was exceptional. Another place was Cabanas down near the beach, it didnt look much from the outside, but we had a few meals there and couldnt fault them.
I dont know if we will return as we prefer Menorca,but we had a very enjoyable holiday.

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Tenerife Sur Apartments - Los Cristianos

Operator and Date: first choice - June / July 2007

Opinion submitted in July 2007 by : teresa 44,38,15,12

Resort Rating: Average

Accommodation Rating: Very Good

My/Our Holiday Opinion: 

went to the tenerife sur frome 22nd june o7- 6th july 07
lovely flight times with first choice arrived early afternoon kids straight in the pool had requested a low floor but when we arrived several stairs to tackle with no help from hotel staff was not happy dragging 4 suitcases up stairs so went back to reception and changed our room with no problems

overall room basic but homely nice bathroom with shower and bath and bidet good sized bedroom with large built in wardrobes kids slept in living room on sofa bed which was comfy good range of utensil fridge and dining table and chairs nice patio with table and chairs pool area nice and clean very slippery the sunbed situation is silly sunbeds chained and unlocked 9am so everybody waiting to get beds real pain if your not up you wont get a sunbed became a bit of a pain especially if you had a late night hotel very quiet if you have teenagers beware no entertainment so they become bored few pool tables and a airhockey thats it no entertainment in the evening just a guy on a electric piano this hotel would be suited to older people or people with no children young ones would be ok there is a kids club but very clean hotel

los christianos itself is very nice lovely beach but mainly shops and restaurants not really entertainment bars which teenagers like as los christianos joins playa americas its really nice very clean great shops bars and restaurants more lively and better than i expected would return to playa americas but  would not go back to los christianos to quiet with 2 teenage girls but very pretty relaxing if you like dolphins you must go to waterpark expensive day for me but well worth it fantastic dolphin show better than loro park my daughter was picked from the crowd taken out a dingy and out into the water whilst the dolphins swam over her head then if you pay £40 per person after the shows finished you go and have your picture taken with the dolphins you can touch them make them dance in the water and have a educational talk well the worth the money 

had a good holiday but its back to turkey next year where the staff are more friendly and service alot better

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Tenerife Sur Apartments - Los Cristianos

Operator and Date: First Choice 29 June 2007

Opinion submitted in July 2007 by : Anne McBride, Dumbarton (40,39,14,10)

Resort Rating: Very Good

Accommodation Rating: Very Good

My/Our Holiday Opinion: 

We have just came back from our first time in Tenerife and we had a great time in Los Cristianos.  The T.Sur apartments were great. Hairdryer/toaster etc. Excellent fridge which kept our beer freezing was a bonus. We stayed in the ground floor in room 131 which was opposite the bars. They were noisy but we were out until late at night and with the patio doors shut, the noise didn't bother us. The pubs seemed to wind down about 1am.
The apartments are great. Basic but very clean. Loads of sun beds about and we must have picked a good time to go as the pool area was always pretty quiet.

It's about a 15-20 minute walk into the town and beach.  There are absolutely loads and loads of eating places. We loved Little Italy. Great pastas and pizza. Had a lovely Indian and a buffet Chinese on the front for 7 Euros each. Also the apartments did nice meals. Had a steak there one night and it was really nice.  Reception staff were pleasant and we booked a trip to Aqualand with them there.  Aqualand is about 20 minutes away on a free bus which you get at the Sol Princesa Hotel about 5 mins walk away.  Worth going if like us you have the kids.  Not the most impressive waterpark we have been to but enjoyed our day there. Hot food not available until after 12noon and the queues for drinks/ice creams are horrendous. THe highlight was the Dolphin Show. Don't miss it. We thought it would be rubbish but it was amazing and it's free as well so worth going.

We had a great time in Los C. and would def. consider returning. Flights with First Choice all on time and no problems.
The Only thing we would complain about the resort was the guys constantly touting sunglasses/bling and other things. They are really constant and even go in and out all the bars and restaurants so annoy you when you are having a drink. However, they are pretty pleasant and not over pushy. It just gets a bit wearying after a week of it. Also the restaurants all try and pull you in to eat and that can be a bit annoying as well. We just said no thanks and tried not to be rude. It's not their fault and it's a crappy job to have to do.

We walked in to Las Americas one day but it was really hot the day we did it and by the time we got there we had a drink and caught the bus back which was 5 euros for the 4 of us, so take the bus if you have kids, in fact, just take the bus, it's too hot to walk as far as I am concerned, especially in the heat.

I'd recommend both the resort and the apartments and would hope to go back to Los C. Hope this is helpful.

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Tenerife Sur Apartments - Los Cristianos

Operator and Date: (MyTravel Direct) Mytravel - May 2007

Opinion submitted in May 2007 by : Julie Robson and Sarah Grufferty

Resort Rating: Good

Accommodation Rating: Excellent

My/Our Holiday Opinion: 

Went for a nice week away just me and my friend, both eighteen and it was fabulous!
We stayed in the bigger white building at the back on the 6th floor with a pool view and it was great. As everyone says the room is only little but sufficient for two seeing as all we did was sleep and get ready in there, you would be mad to stay in longer!
The kitchen is tiny but you can still make a mean cheese sandwich.
definitely get a safe, complicated to use but obvisouly worth it.
We were there for a week and most days were spent but the pool, plenty of loungers and its better on the grassed areas because the tiled floor gets really really hot and slippy during the day which can be quite humorous!
We went into Playa De Las Americas EVERY night because los cristianor was dead, but i think thats because of it being out of season.

being 18, las americas was great, but my mum and dad have been severaltimes and they love it, the nicer bars are down the top end whereas Starco and Veronicas are aimed more at the younger ones. Veronicas is really trashy, the 'PR's are horrible, especially the lads, hands off!

must recomment BONKERS BAR which is in pleasure island, its the best bar in tenerife! makes you really welcome and everyone has a smile on their faces, good music and te staff are great especially natalie the shot girl and Ox the barman, phoar! DJ Dave is great too.

Went on the whale watching trip, was actually quite god, staff are great fun, and the diving off the ship is a good laugh.
Guaranteed a good time, only problem we had there was a car show behind the hotel one day and it went on until late and it was ridiculously loud but thats noones fault. taxi into americas were arund 6 euros, worth every penny!!! have a great time, im booking up to go back next month already

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Tenerife Sur Apartments - Los Cristianos

Operator and Date: First Choice - April 2007

Opinion submitted in May 2007 by : The Jones Family - Yorkshire (45, 38, 4)

Resort Rating: Good

Accommodation Rating: Very Good

My/Our Holiday Opinion: 

Just returned from the Tenerife Sur and what a great place to stay. Very family orientated, suits families especially with young children, and couples. Located in a quieter part of the resort, its about a 15 min walk into town and to the beach, but there are plenty of bars, restaurants in the area. Taxi rank is right outside the apartments, and the local buses are a 5 min walk away.

After reading previous reviews, we wanted to avoid a room on the roadside where the notorious Karaoke bars stay open til 2am, so requested a pool view room by sending a fax to the hotel a few days before we went, and thankfully we got what we asked for. We had a one bedroomed apartment, a bit on the small side to be honest but very clean, maid service 5 days a week, on Weds and Sundays you just get your bins emptied.

A bottle of water was in the fridge for us, very welcome when you get there late at night, and apartment quite well equipped, with 4 gas rings and a full size oven, toaster, kettle, hairdryer.
Pool area is lovely and kept spotlessly clean, but beware of the tiles around the pool - they are really slippery when wet, we saw a number of people lose their footing, including us!.
Sunbeds are unlocked about 9 in the morning, then there is the usual dash to grab the best spots - but only the towels are actually laid on most of them for a good part of the day!. Always enough beds to go around though the week we were there, but obviously this will not be the case as it gets busier.
Los Cristianos itself is currently a major building site at the mo, with many roads, pathways, including the harbour area undergoing a facelift, there are piles of rubble and big holes virtually everywhere you look, not a pretty site, and made pushing a buggy a prob due to alot of uneven pavments etc. Parts of the town have been completed, but there is still a long long way to go, it is not pretty by any stretch of the imagination.

The Angus steak house is good, caters well for kids, and reasonably priced ( left out of the hotel, then it's on your left about 100m down the road ). There are loads of Chinese buffet type places where you eat as much as you like for around 7 euros. There is a Chinese Restaurant near the Tenerife Sur called Overseas, which is good, and a bit more upmarket than some of the others, though they dont do the eat as much as you like buffets. There is also a great place nearly opposite the apartment entrance called the mini market that makes fantastic baguettes while you wait, great to take out as lunch to eat around the pool.

All in all, we had a great time, the Tenerife Sur is a good place to stay and we would book again. Not suitable for anyone with walking difficulties though due to many steps around the complex.

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Tenerife Sur Apartments - Los Cristianos

Operator and Date: Traveled Independently - April 2007

Opinion submitted in April 2007 by : Fox Family 38,13,7,Infant.

Resort Rating: Very Good

Accommodation Rating: Very Good

My/Our Holiday Opinion: 

Nice apartments in a nice location. Flew into Tenerife North airport, hired a car and drove down to Los Christianos. Had a great week. Don't go to the Atlantic View Chinese Restaurant which is down on the seafront, they almost throw the food into you, no time between courses plus my seven month old son fell through one of the "Childrens Highchairs" We did not get as much as an apology. Other restaurants around the area are very good. We would stay in the Tenerife Sur again.

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Tenerife Sur Apartments - Los Cristianos

Operator and Date: (Thomas Cook Direct) Thomas Cook April 2007

Opinion submitted in April 2007 by : Brigitte - Ipswich Suffolk (41, 42, 67, 15, 13, 13)

Resort Rating: Excellent

Accommodation Rating: Very Good

My/Our Holiday Opinion: 

Hope this review is helpful to anyone reading it, it is an honest account of our wonderful holiday.

We stayed in the Tenerife Sur and at time of booking did not request a pool view as we like road views.   The brochure does NOT state you are opposite horrendous noisy bars (karaoke bars - in competition with each other!).  I cant stress how bad the noise was.

 Without going on too much the gentelman on reception was extremely unhelpful, didnt want to know and basically was quite rude (in otherwords probably had had complaints before  but to be fair it was not his fault the bars were there!). Lisa our fabulous rep, however, found us another room in a quieter location of the Tenerife sur but because we were a party of six in two apartments we declined.  Instead,remembering another review I had read, we dashed up the road and purchased some earplugs, which I have to say saved the day, not a sound, pure peace and quiet so on a happier note DO NOT BE PUT OFF IF YOU HAVE OT REQUESTED A POOL VIEW, JUST TAKE SOME EARPLUGS WITH YOU OR BUY SOME OVER THERE.  WE DID NOT TAKE THE OTHER REVIEW SERIOUSLY, BUT PLEASE DO, IT WILL SPOIL YOUR HOLIDAY OTHERWISE.

Having solved that problem I can only praise the rest of our holiday as 10 out of 10.  The apartment rooms were so clean, basic furniture but extremely clean.  The cleaners worked so hard,  there was no muck or grime anywhere.  The sheets, beds and towels were changed/cleaned frequently and were always crisp and white.  No faults whatsoever. 

NO HASSLE GETTING SUN BEDS and this was easter holidy time.  Fantastic pool, half for children and inflatables and other half for swimming in. Great idea.  Lots of area to sunbathe in, plus a garden/grassed area which we preferred.  We thought it was quite quiet by the pool, mainly couples, families with young children, we wanted a quiet relaxing break and it was just what we wanted.

The apartments had a shop, restaurant which did lovely evening meals and breakfasts etc.  Would recommend you try eating there as we always enjoyed it.  Did not try the poolside snack bar.

Just a quick mention to the thomas cook reps, Lisa and Anthony.  It was their first season and they were both the nicest, most helpful reps we have ever met.  If they read this, good luck to you both and thank you for all of your help.  (lisa is now at the Paradise Park). 

No problems with Thomas cook flight, comfortable, on time, no problems, one of the best flights ever - (gatwick airport). All staff very helpful.

On to Los Cristianos, well I thought it was a fantastic place.  Apartments were about a 10-20 minute walk to harbour/beach.  Breathtaking views if you walk out on the harbour promenade.  We loved it!  Fab beaches although sea very cold for this time of year - braved it once.

Cant recommend this resort enough.  All locals freindly. 

We were self catering and our favourite restaurant to eat was FADOS on the harbour front.  Everyone friendly and great food.  Did not rate Las Velas, asked for scampi and chips - 5 scampi, a shred of lettuce and 10 french fries!!!!!!!!!!! So we paid the bill and dashed back to FADOS for pudding!!  Be careful where you eat, the area caters for all different needs.

I have to mention the two most fantastic trips we did.  First of all the whales, we went on the VIP free bird one catamaran trip and it was the most perfect highly rated trip ever!  What a fantastic sight seeing the whales so close.  We got some fantastic photos and video clips. 

The second trip mount teide at night.  My husband and I went on this jeep trip.  The views were amazing, you are above the clouds, then you have a fab meal and watch the sunset before star gazing.  (the only minor downer No loo stop after the restaurant ie three hours!! so darent drink anything!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!).  (Its ok for the men as they were able to dash up the mountain side!!!!!!!!!!!!).  The views are simply breathtaking and I will never forget this trip, we went to Timanfaya, Lanzarote last year which was amazing but I think this was better! 

Having been to Lanzarote last year Tenerife is such a contrast, very green and just beautiful.  I WILL be going back to another resort as it was one of the best holidays ever.  We usually prefer Greek islands but for this time of year Tenerife is fully recommended.  I was amazed at how hot it was, must have been 80 as we all got fab tans.  It was a alittle windy later in the evenings, so take a jacket to wear.

although we have three teenagers, they are relatively quiet and not into clubbing and all we wanted was a pool, beach, restaurants, a lovely area for a relaxing holiday and Los Cristianos has it all.  go somewhere else for a more upbeat holiday. 

HAVE A FAB HOLIDAY WE DID AND WE RATE IT 9 OUT OF 10.  (just remember a pool view or earrplugs ;) - sad to be back).

Thanks for reading this from the Broom family

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Tenerife Sur Apartments - Los Cristianos

Operator and Date: First Choice March 2007

Opinion submitted in March 2007 by : John & Cheryl Tamworth (49,48)

Resort Rating: Excellent

Accommodation Rating: Excellent

My/Our Holiday Opinion: 

Just had a lovely week at Tenerife Sur had good sized studio apartment. All the reviewers were pretty much spot on and thanks to you all. 

a couple of observations Cockroaches only saw three and they were all dead??. Why did'nt anyone mention the sunbeds by the pool?? not the waiting till 9'0'clock unchaining but the comfort of them, I now know what it must have been like to be put on the rack in olden days they are the most uncomfortable sunbeds we've ever been on.The big finding (although it did'nt bother us)and we had an apartment over looking it was the building works going on not just next to the Sur but the whole town. Los Cristianos is undergoing a major facelift, roads and footpaths mainly. So if its the quiet life you are looking for be warned you will not get it.Sur is fantastic and in a great location, reception staff are very helpful. All the bars are fine did'nt find a rubbish one,as are the restaurants, so like us have a great time. 

Will be going back soon. Just been reminded to recommend the whale and dolphin boat trip experience of a lifetime don't forget your video cameras cheers

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Tenerif Sur / Cristian Sur - Los Cristianos

Operator and Date: (Thomas Cook Direct) Thomas Cook - Jan 2007

Opinion submitted in March 2007 by : Judy & Peter - Surrey (55 & 58)

Resort Rating: Excellent

Accommodation Rating: Average

My/Our Holiday Opinion: 

Like others in their reviews on these hotels, we had expressed a wish to stay at the Cristian Sur, mainly because it was smaller and also because other holiday reports said it was the better of the two, but we wasn't surprised when we were put in the Tenerif Sur , although some people did complain we couldn't be bothered besides we were told by the travel agent that they couldn't guarantee which hotel we'd be put in.  We found out later the main reason that people are not put in the Cristian is because most of the apartments are privately owned.

The Tenerif Sur comprises of a large high rise white block of apartments located at the opposite end to the hotel entrance and several low rise apartments built around the pool and even some of those are apparently privately owned.  I'll be honest we were a little disappointed when we first realised we were staying in the high rise block, however we soon realised that it was probably the best place because although the outside could do with a lick of paint and some flowers in the plant troughs, we were far enough away from the pool, bar and road to be bothered with too much noise.  The apartment was clean and smelt nice and although not very big there was ample room for two and besides we didn't plan on being there all the time so it was sufficient for our needs. It was cleaned most days and the bins were emptied everyday even Sunday the communial areas and lifts were also kept clean & tidy. We did have a couple of concerns; one being when it rained the outside area, stairs and pool area are very slippery so non-slip shoes are a must. The second concern would be if we had children the balcony's are little low and the spaces between the bars are too wide you couldn't leave them alone on them. Although some reviews stated that the staff were unfriendly and not very helpful, I can honestly say that we found them the opposite.  The only place we encountered staff a little unfriendly was in the hotel bar/restaurant located at the entrance to the hotel but it didn't bother us too much.
The beaches are about 10-15 minutes walk away but are well worth it. 

Los Cristanos is a very pretty place and beaches are cleaned everyday, ok the sunbeds are a little pricey but so what we're on holiday!  There are a wide range of different restaurants, in fact we were really spoilt for choice. It's not as lively as it neighbour Playa Des Las Americas (which we found a bit grimy to say the least) but there are of lively and not so lively bars to choose from.  In certain areas there were a few 'touts' trying to sell you something or you into bars/restaurants but not as many as we've experienced in other places we've stayed so didn't really bother us although we were told that in Las Americas the touts are everywhere and some quite aggressive but we never saw any when we visited there, maybe it was because it was the daytime? 

We have been to a couple of other Canary Islands but this was our first visit to Tenerife and we will definitely go again and would even stay in the Tenerif Sur but not in the height of the season!!

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Tenerife Sur Apartments - Los Cristianos

Operator and Date: (Thomas Cook Direct) Thomas Cook - Dec 2006

Opinion submitted in January 2007 by : 37, 40

Resort Rating: Very Good

Accommodation Rating: Average

My/Our Holiday Opinion: 

What can I say, its Tenerife, its average.  Cristianos is probably the best place in South Tenerife to stay.  Great bars and great places to eat.  Lots of expats so theres plenty of people to talk to about the island.

Tenerife Sur is ok.  Its just average Tenerife apartments.  Apartments were clean on arrival, the cleaners only seem to make beds and empty bins after that.

The pool area was very nice but dont try and get a sun lounger after about 9am - you wont get one!

All in all it was an ok place but if you get the chance - dont book with Thomas Cook - I swear I will never fly Thomas Cook again.  The flight was the worst I have ever been on.  Everyone was complaining.  Half of us had indents on our knees where they were hard up against the chair in front.  Two guys behind us had to eat their lunches off thier wife's tray's next to them as they couldnt get their own ones down (and no they were not fat just tall).  Honest if you dont ever listen to advice again listen to this..........fly anyone else other than Thomas Cook!!!

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Tenerife Sur Apartments - Los Cristianos

Operator and Date: First Choice - Dec 2006

Opinion submitted in January 2007 by : John King - Brighton {45, 43}

Resort Rating: Excellent

Accommodation Rating: Very Good

My/Our Holiday Opinion: 

We've just got back from spending Christmas in tenerife, thought we'd get away from it all. Even though cos of time of year it was expensive it proved to be a very relaxing break.

Been to Tenerife before so didn't do any trips. The hotel was brilliant, very clean and towels changed daily.

Weather glorious, but chilly on a night. Tenerife was very festive and there were plenty of places we could have had a traditional dinner but we chose chinese around the corner to be different.

Roadworks on the front have finished and it was all paved so we used to walk most days along the promenade.

Went to various bars, but we don't like loud music so found our hideout across the road in Yelas.

They were very friendly, even providing water and milk on our first night as we arrived late. They sell Smiths so i was happy.

Didn't venture into the other nearby bars as they were too noisy.

Visited the town centre and went to Fortuna which served massive steak, also a favourite Spanish Tapas bar on the main road into Los Cris.

Never stayed in Los Cris before but would definitely stay in Tenerife Sur again on return next year.

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Tenerife Sur Apartments - Los Cristianos

Operator and Date: JMC - Nov 2006

Opinion submitted in November 2006 by : Steve & Josie (42, 39)

Resort Rating: Very Good

Accommodation Rating: Very Good

My/Our Holiday Opinion: 

We requested a room with a pool view and a high floor and this is precisely what we ended up with (on the fifth floor, there are lifts in the main block). The apartment was quite small and basically furnished but spotlessly clean and more than adequate for two. Cleaners five days a week (including fresh towels) and bed linen was changed at least twice a week.

The sunbed fiasco that previous reviews reported was still evident every morning at 9.00am, but as the hotel wasn't full there were always a few beds spare for latecomers. Must also comment on the cleanliness of the pool area, pool cleaned and whole area swept and mopped daily.

Best entertainment close by was at the Cheers Bar and A'Js with various cabaret acts. For live rock music visit 'The Sax Bar'on The Patch. Keep an eye out for 'Mikey Mike', he is a Soul singer performing at various venues, fantastic voice (reminded me of Tom Jones).
The best restaurant by far was the 'Margui', (Take the road opposite Tenerife Sur and you will find the Margui about 40 yards down on the left hand side).
There is an English Bar next door to it called the 'Beer Engine' which shows all the Football Matches (and the Landlord reminded us of Basil Fawlty!)

Anyway as I was saying, the staff at the Margui were really friendly and helpful, food was great but be prepared for the service to be a bit slow sometimes as they do get very very busy, best to go early if you are going on somewhere with entertainment.
For a great breakfast go to the North & South bar on the Las Vista's beach front (hopefully they will have sorted out their staffing issues so service time should improve - it needs to!) but food was great.

The only down point to our holiday was my purse being stolen from our apartment, which I have to take some blame for as it was the only time I didn't put it into the safe when we went out for a drink. I think the thief got through the window as I hadn't realised that both panes are opening (I assumed that the left hand pane was fixed and I clicked the right hand pane shut and thought that the window was locked). Thankfully (albeit oddly) all my cards, receipts and photo's that had been in my purse were returned by Reception the following morning as somebody had found them on the waste ground behind the hotel and handed them in, only the purse and the small amount of cash were missing.

So be warned that if you get a room in the main block, both sides of the bedroom window and the patio doors slide open so when you think you have locked them just check that neither still slide open.
However that wouldn't stop me going back to Tenerife Sur (I would just be more careful) or Los Christianos , there are plenty of bars and restaurants to choose from and its not too far to walk into Las America's or the Patch if you want even more choice.
The Beaches are great and the water so clear that we could even see fishes swimming close to the shore. Happy Hols!

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Tenerife Sur Apartments - Los Cristianos

Operator and Date: (Direct Holidays) Direct Holidays - October 2006

Opinion submitted in October 2006 by : C Hop - Scotland (40, 38, 15 & 13)

Resort Rating: Very Good

Accommodation Rating: Very Good

My/Our Holiday Opinion: 

Just returned from Tenerife Sur.  Apartment was a bit on the small side with not enough storage space, but apart from that and the fact we were directly opposite the karaoke strip (can no one sing in Tenerife!!!! OUCH), it was a good base for our holiday.  The weather was fantastic - roasting both day and night.   Los Cristianos is a lovely family resort and is also close enough to walk to PDL Americas.  Turn left from reception and then left again and walk approx 200 metres and you'll come to a small commercial centre.  Here there's a Netto supermarket, a few english bars/diners, the excellent Angus Steak House and round the corner is AJ's Scottish Fun pub.  Angus Steakhouse has an excellent and cheap menu and the service is excellent (run by locals) and AJs has different acts on each night including Billy Connolly tribute and a hypnotist to name a couple. 

Pool area at apartments is excellent.  Didn't try the restaurant but the snack bar was pretty good.  They also have courtesy shower rooms (male & female) downstairs in the taller block which was handy for our last day.    First night we had a cockroach & a lizard in our apartment which certainly livened things up.  

All in all an excellent time was had by all and would definately go back (although would get a 2-bedroom apt next time).

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Tenerife Sur Apartments - Los Cristianos

Operator and Date: First Choice - August 2006

Opinion submitted in September 2006 by : Geraldine Roche, 45, 50, 20 15

Resort Rating: Very Good

Accommodation Rating: Excellent

My/Our Holiday Opinion: 

Just returned from the Tenerife Sur apartment, in Los Christianos,   apartments were very well equipped, and extremely clean, pool area cleaned every day.  Excellent reception staff, didnt bother our rep once for anything just went straight to receptionist and they would help. Having teenagers away on holiday can be difficult keeping them under control and entertained.  But here mine were happy to stay around the hotel at night and they were watched by the regular security guards on patrol, which only help to make you feel more secure.  The race for the sunbeds and parasols in the morning was my only gripe.  But on the larger scale I can only highly recommend these apartments and will return again.

P.S. I would also like to thank the Manager
for his help on a certain issue. If he reads this he will know what I mean

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Tenerife Sur Apartments - Los Cristianos

Operator and Date: (Direct Holidays) Direct Holidays - August 2006

Opinion submitted in August 2006 by : DM 46,44,14,6

Resort Rating: Very Good

Accommodation Rating: Good

My/Our Holiday Opinion: 

Restaurants were excellent, loads of choice and great value for money. Especially loved The Texas Steak House (down past the Church) and the Grand Reserva Steak House.

We arrived late at night and were delighted to find water in fridge for next morning. Direct Holidays have an excellent kids club - well done to Loopy Leanne and Disco Debbie our 6 year old loved them. We requested a ground floor apartment and were really lucky to get room 128 very close to pool - could actually go back to room and still see our sun beds. 15 euros a week for the remote control for TV but great in evenings as nothing much in complex for teenagers. Safe cost us 28 euro for 2 weeks but well worth it. Hairdryer in bathroom amply good. Having read other reviews on this website took their advice and brought my Boots card to leave the overhead fans on the whole time we were there - life saver!. Place was kept very clean but cleaning staff weren't over friendly... Laundry facilities available great for washing but just as handy/quick to dry your clothes on your balcony.
Took a taxi to Playa Las Americas one morning charged 4.50 going down but 7 euros coming back because we had bags!!!

Only fault we had with the place was we stayed 2 weeks and didn't hear of anyone who had a late flight out of there being able to hold onto their room for extra day - told by reps it would cost 36 euros but never any available. Had courtesy facilities were clean but wouldn't encourage me to ever book a late flight again! If using these facilities make sure to bring your own hairdryer with you as there isn't one available there.

Would certainly consider going back to Tenerife again but only when some airline decides to fly in and out at better time!!

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Tenerife Sur Apartments - Los Cristianos

Operator and Date: JULY-AUG 2006

Opinion submitted in August 2006 by : Catherine , South Yorks (24, 23, 9, 7)

Resort Rating: Very Good

Accommodation Rating: Very Good

My/Our Holiday Opinion: 

After reading the reviews on this page, I didn't really know what to expect and if I'm honest was probably anticipating a bit of a dive, but thankfully I was very wrong.  

Upon arrival in the early hours we were sent to our apartment which we found to be basic but clean, though the mustard and blue colour scheme could have been modernised a bit more! We had originally requested a pool view room, off the ground floor but although we were off the ground floor we were facing the notorious row of karaoke bars opposite, which we later found throughout our stay that they didn't close until 2am. The next day we put our name down for a pool room request but after a few days we actually found that the karaoke didn't really bother us that much and so stayed put.  We just put ear plugs in, and even with  the balcony doors open (due to no air con) the noise wasn't all that bad, and it never bothered the kids. 

Regarding the sunbed situation - don't even think about getting one if you're up after 9. Went down on first morning at 9.05am to find ALL beds towelled and only about three people actually there! Went to beach instead and continued the routine throughout the hol where we went to Vistas beach until 3/4pm ish then back to pool for a couple of hours where we usually got a couple of beds free. The Vista's beach is a bit further than the Cristianos beach and the waves there make it a bit more fun for the kids, though the Cristianos one is nice for views of the harbour and boats. 

Eating places we found The Breeze Inn along the Vistas stretch nice for breakfasts every morning, sitting on the terrace watching the beach.  We went to Cotintas (think thats right) for nice food at night, again along the Vistas strip, and waiter great with kids.  Don't bother with Robinsons Steak House - Kept us waiting for ages for food, then when we requested bill, kept us waiting ages again, even though it wasn't busy, which we later concluded was why they'd kept us there - to make it look busy to passers by! Really annoyed us.  Little Italy was very expensive, and not all that impressive, and the Gran Reserva up in the town is great for value, food and service.  

BEWARE the man in the kiosk around the hotel pool as he just basically charges you whatever he wants for drinks - we challenged him for a receipt after ordering a second identical round of drinks and paying over a euro more! Weren't bothered about the extra cents, it was the principle, but he did apologise.  Would like to mention 'Cheeky Monkeys' which is a bar down on the Vista beach stretch, it had only been open a week when we arrived and it waa great to see it flourishing over the 11 days we were there. Emma and Ian are really friendly and great with the kids, and the cocktails are imaginative and fun. Give them a try, I assure you that you'll make it one of your regulars.

Cockroaches rife in the resort, but only late on at night, not too much of a prob unless you despise them. One ran over my foot one night while we were sat eating at an outdoor restaurant and it freaked us out a bit, but luckily only saw one in actual apartment all through the 11 days we stayed, it was sitting on the plug in the bathroom, urgh. Expected to see more though, so weren't too bothered. Hotel clean enough, beaches clean but having to pay 20 euros daily for 4 sunbeds & 2 parasols mounts up, but the sand is far far too hot during these months to even walk on never mind lie on.  You must wear flip flops on the sand, it was unbearable, as was the tiled area around the pool which is, I agree with other reports, is way too slippery - We all had a trip at one point and it hurts! 

Temperatures hit 42 degrees one or two of the days, average temp was around 38. The sun warning people were round the hotel reminding you to put on your creams and stuff, but despite this, me and my little girl both ended up badly burned so please be careful. Heat didn't put us off though, it was great, just know what to expect next time. 

Restaurant and bar touts do your head in, especially for Chinese restaurants, every two minutes! Sunglasses and odds & end women bug you when you're eating but just don't make eye contact and they sod off. All in all a great hol, the resore itself isn't scruffy as such, but a lot of building work is taking place in the streets and you have to squeeze down makeshift alleys along metal fences which isn't very comfortable especially as there's only about three feet of space and people are coming the other way! 

The hotel is ok for 3 star but it wouldn't hurt to jazz the rooms up with lighter, sunnier colours to give it a bit more of a holiday feel. Reception staff great, though we were ripped of with remote control for TV and deposit box came to 67 euros and couldn't work out why this was, and the deposit box was broken so we had to carry our cash round with us instead as we didn't trust it after that.  

Anyway, we are planning on revisiting the resort, will probably go for the Arona Gran Hotel instead though as this was a bit nearer the action and a bit classier.  But if you don't mind walking we averaged around 8 miles a day so that gives you an idea of how the resort is laid out! Went to Jungle park which was great for kids, and went to Aqualand on our last day until the taxi pulled up and we saw the mile and a half long queue - no exaggeration either. We reccommend pre-booking tickets but even then, once inside it looks so busy and bustling, we didn't really mind missing out that much and went out on the glass bottom boat to see the whales, which was a lovely experience, though I was sea sick. 

Anyway, I am really glad I didn't change anything about the holiday after reading some poor reviews so please don't worry, we are quite fussy and we wouldn't think twicw about going again. It was a great holiday.

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Operator and Date: (Direct Holidays) Direct Holidays - July 2006

Opinion submitted in August 2006 by : Gillian, Ali & Jack - Fort Wiliam (36,39,6)

Resort Rating: Excellent

Accommodation Rating: Very Good

My/Our Holiday Opinion:

The Apartments were very well equipped,although a bit on the small side.  Pool area excellent with plenty of sunbeds, but not so many parasols.  Rooms were cleaned 5 days per week, with beds and towels changed regularly and bins emptied daily.  Kids club was fantastic with two sessions per day for 5 days a week.  On site restaurant was not up to much, but some lovely restaurants to be found in the town.  Slowboat is a must for fantastic chinese food.

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Operator and Date: Independent - May 2006

Opinion submitted in August 2006 by : Julie Woodley - Cambs (51, 39, 11)

Resort Rating: Good

Accommodation Rating: Very Good

My/Our Holiday Opinion: 

We paid £800 for travelling with Fly Globe Span (flights) booking the hotel independently and hiring a car for the May 2006 half term week.

We had a great time the accomodation was clean, well stocked and our rooms cleaned more than we have ever had.  Basically every day.The apartment facilities are good.

The apartment block  is friendly but the usual early morning towel bandits prevail and seem to block book endless sunbeds and never seem to actually lie on them, but as a not keen sun bather that was ok.

There are eateries to suit all tastes and budgets and the chinese buffets are very good value if you are looking for an adequate meal for under 10 euros each with wine (good if you are running low on cash at the end of the holiday).  The apartment restaurant buffet is dry and not particular good value, so unless you are ravonous and have had a long day and cant be bothered to go out to eat steer clear of it.

There are lots of tourist attractions Parc Loro is lovely especially the Killer Whale and Dolphin Show.

Mount Tiede is spectacular and a really good experience to have.

Whale watching is missable but not too expensive to at least catch a glimpse of the lovely creatures, do not expect close ups though, more outlines,

In all a lovely holiday.

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Operator and Date: (Thomas Cook Direct) Thomas Cook - May 2006

Opinion submitted in June 2006 by : John & Ali Aged 48 & 40

Resort Rating: Good

Accommodation Rating: Good

My/Our Holiday Opinion: 

We requested a pool view on arrival at these apartments and there was no problem.
the TV in the room has sky sports 1&2,Eurosport, BBC 1&2, ITV, channel 4, living TV and sky movies 7 it cost 15 Euros per week for the remote control. The safety boxes were excellent, you put a card in and type in a 6 digit access code and the boxes are insured against any loss. the onsite supermarket is okm as well. Tried the restaurant on site was ok apart from the tinned vegetables - it also does takeaways. There are plenty of bars across the road. Tried the Chinese directly opposite only for takeaways though - very good and reasonably priced. There is a small supermarket across the road at the Cristian Sur, it sells very nice sandwiches and cooked foods. The apartments really need a good coat of paint, but when you walk around Los Cristianos nearly all of them do.  

The only thing that I personally did not like about the place was the rush for the sun beds on the morning and the noise people make dragging them to their favorite pool location. The sun beds are chained up on a night and the pool area is thoroughly cleaned (which I thought was excellent). The sun beds are unchained between 8-9am on a morning and yes there are plenty of them to go around but people came down put the sun beds where they wanted them and left towels on them and then went back to bed until mid afternoon, even though there are signs up stating you cannot reserve them. There is also a lifeguard present at the pool all day. 

The reception staff are excellent. Apartments are approx 15 minutes walk to the harbour. There had been approx 1000 illegal immigrants to Tenerife in May, but we did not see any of them. The main problems that we encountered were the usual time share touts, please avoid these at all costs(they offer you so called discount cards for shops etc, they should be banned from the Island. A couple of pensioners had been fleeced by them the week before we arrived. The other problem is the Lucky - Lucky men, the constantly pester you with cheap sunglasses and watches even though you are wearing them. 

We went to the patch in Las Americas a few nights; you must try the Blaydon races bar there is a 7 foot drag act on and he's brilliant. Bars to try in Los Cristianos The Devon arms down one of the side streets near the harbour - has good English meals and reasonably priced, also the terrace again good food and cheap, the Royal oak about 5 minutes walk from the Cristian Sur down to the harbour(behind the Indian restaurant) which again I highly recommend very good food. We also ate in a good Spanish seafood restaurant by the beach near "the patch" just past an Aberdeen steak house I had a large plate of paella and a glass of sangria for only 5 Euros. Worst place we went in was the Aberdeen steak house; food was ok but got ripped off with extras, charged 1 Euro for a small bread bun and drink was expensive apart from the draught which was 1 Euro a pint.

Beware we were 1.2 kilos over on our luggage going out, they even weighed our hand luggage - we had to pay an excess of £5. My sister in law who went with us and was in the next check in desk was 6.5 kilos over and charged nothing so beware.

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Operator and Date: (MyTravel Direct) My Travel May 12 to 26th

Opinion submitted in May 2006 by : Cammy,Tricia 53,51

Resort Rating: Excellent

Accommodation Rating: Good

My/Our Holiday Opinion: 

Have just got back. Weather was brilliant.  Appt basic but clean, view over pool, no noise late at night. Staff very helpful and friendly. Taxi rank outside. Good place to eat is  Don John which is in CC Apollo. Turn left out of Tenerife Sur,left at Agumar, down steps and you will see various eating places, Don John is round the back. Excellent home made meals, very big choice, not expensive.
Try Irish Times for evening entertainment, near Bluebell bar. 2 irish singers on every night great craic.

If you want to go on a trip go to Loro Park it is worth it, even if for the penguins, fantastic.

I have been to Los Cristianos many times over the years staying in different hotels. I have seen many changes for the better.
Re the Illegal boats comming over, yes there were many which i saw arriving in the Harbour but it did not cause any problems to me. Infact it gave a bit of a insite to how desparate these people are to get away from their own country.

Some people have left comments that it is like Blackpool, how wrong they are. Yes there are lots of english places, but try the spanish places you will get a better service. I don't speak spanishbut try and be as friendly as i can by saying Hola and grasis and basic phrases. They will appreciate you for the effort.
You will enjoy Los Cristianos, if you want the wild bit go into Los Americas.

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Operator and Date: (Direct Holidays) Direct Holidays - May 2006

Opinion submitted in May 2006 by : Ayrshire - 28,30

Resort Rating: Very Good

Accommodation Rating: Very Good

My/Our Holiday Opinion: 

Great accomodation, got pool view which we had requested.  No probs getting sun loungers round the pool as plenty of space available.  This about a 10 minute walk to the main centre but there are plenty of pubs and restaurants in the area.  Went in to Playa de las Americas 1 nite but could not be bother with touts hassling us so be prepared!  Try the Banana Gardens there for a great Mexican meal.  

All in all really great holiday!

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Operator and Date: (Going Places Direct) Going Places due to go Aug 06

Opinion submitted in May 2006 by : Tracey, West Midlands (44,43,14)

Resort Rating: No rating

Accommodation Rating: No rating

My/Our Holiday Opinion: 

Just making enquiries. Has anyone seen the reports mainly in the sunday newspapers, about the influx of migrants into Los Christianos and the setting up of holding camps just outside the resort. Just wondering if anyone has encountered any problems?I have asked at travel agents but they say they have heard nothing. Hopefully this is the usual press exaggeration!!!!

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Operator and Date: (Direct Holidays) Direct Holidays may 2006

Opinion submitted in May 2006 by : ayrshire  50,41 ,42 ,39 ,21 ,11 ,3

Resort Rating: Very Good

Accommodation Rating: Excellent

My/Our Holiday Opinion: 

hi there,
first time staying in los christianos,had good flight and transfers went smoothly, if you excuse the indignity of the airport shuttle buses.

We were very impressed with the tenerife sur,we phoned them the day before to request pool view rooms , 2 next to each other and got exactly that,(0034 922 791414). The rooms are basic but spotless, and have english television channels for a small fee, the ceiling fans are good, we left them on when out of room, take a  tesco clubcard or suchlike to leave in slot. Every utensil needed for cooking is there, altho we didnt use them, take ice cube bags as there is only one small tray for them. My only tiny complaint might be that there wasnt much storage space for four, altho would have been fine for two.
Add the hairdryer in bathroom, plenty of towels and little things like free shampoos, tissues etc, i dont see how anyone could fault them for three star.

The reception is very helpful and will do anything to help if needed,ie got me a doctor at 200am when i was ill, arranged our car hire and so on.
The pool is nicely laid out and quite warm, we had no problems getting sunbeds, the kids were allowed their tshirts in pool to stop getting burned.
Direct Holidays kids club was great, my three year old loved it.
The resort is a walk away, but plenty of surrounding pubs etc for entertainment, we didnt do much touring, as i became ill, but i can reccomend a visit to eagle park, there is a free bus there and back.
Porkies and cheers were our favourite for food, i dare you to finish their meals,

all in all well worth a visit
enjoy!

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Tenerife Sur Apartments - Los Cristianos

Operator and Date: Flyglobespan

Opinion submitted in Apr 2006 by : Tom McEwan -Nairn (54, 52)

Resort Rating: Very Good

Accommodation Rating: Excellent

My/Our Holiday Opinion: 

We found these Apartments to be ideally placed for our needs.  On arrival we had to climb the 39 steps (yes really!) to get to our Apartment but we were not disappointed when we got there.  The Apartment (330) had a great Pool View and sight of the Sea from the nice sized balcony.  I recommend insisting on a Pool view if you can as quite a few apartments looked out onto the Streets - it wasn't in a noisy part of Town but the some of the streets looked quite busy if you are a light sleeper.  The Apartment was spotlessly clean but basically furnished but still had a well equipped kitchen and fridge as well as a full cooker (we ate out all the time so don't know if it worked !)We had ceiling fans in our bedroom and lounge although no AC which might make the rooms very warm in Summer. We were there in March and the weather was excellent - no rain and only two cloudyish days !
The Pool was a good size but quite cool but there was a very nice kiddies pool and always a Lifeguard on site - he was very alert and had all the First Aid Boxes etc at his side.

The on-site restaurant was busy, although we never ate there - we like to wander the Town before we eat and found plenty of good Restaurants 10 mins walk away.  Didn't have a bad meal at all .

This resort is quieter than Las Americas which seems to have much more Entertainment in the Bars/Restaurants but is ideal for a relaxing stress-free break with good weather and friendly locals.  Plenty of reasonably priced Taxis and Buses to get you around with smart Drivers and Fares easily seen on the Meters !

I would recommend both the resort and accommodation - as long as you are reasonably fit as there is a fair incline down into the Town and no lifts in the Apartments.

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Operator and Date: (Direct Holidays) Direct Holidays - may 2006

Opinion submitted in Mar 2006 by : lorraine ayrshire, 53, 41, 41, 39, 21, 11,3,

Resort Rating: No rating

Accommodation Rating: No rating

My/Our Holiday Opinion: 

hi there,
we are travelling to these apartments in may and will be sure to let you know what we think, meanwhile we would appreciate some advice, being smokers, id like to know what the situation is regarding pubs etc with the new laws and children.
We plan to stop, hopefully, but have set our date as the end of our holiday.
if anyone can help me with info on this, id be grateful, meanwhile il be back on here in may to tell you about ours
thanks

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Operator and Date: (Thomas Cook Direct) Thomas Cook 27th jan 2006

Opinion submitted in Feb 2006 by : Colin Anderson (51,52)

Resort Rating: Excellent

Accommodation Rating: Very Good

My/Our Holiday Opinion:

We enjoyed our stay in Los Christianos and had requested a pool view as we had heard of the noise from the bars opposite.You can imagine our dismay at being put in a first floor room opposite the karaoke bars.We immediatly went to reception and asked to be moved as we had requested a pool view because of this and were told they could do nothing about it.We then complianed to our rep who was also unhelpful and told us and another couple who were unhappy about the level of noise until 3.30am in the morning that nobody ever complained about it.She said the same thing to another couple we met later in the week who complained after us.

Apart from our location in the complex the hotel was 1st class and if we could guarantee a pool view room we would certainly return to this lovely place.Los Christianos has kept its charm even though it has grown and you can walk all along the coast prom to Costa Adege about 9 kilometers and then get the bus back.Dont forget to get a bono card from the shops if you are going to use the buses as you then are charged half the fare on the card until your card expires of money.Ther are lots of resturants in the town and along the prom and all bars in town have to close at midnight

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Operator and Date: (Direct Holidays) Direct Holidays - 2006

Opinion submitted in November 2006 by : Peter Harris. 65. Aberdeen.

Resort Rating: Excellent

Accommodation Rating: Below Average

My/Our Holiday Opinion: 

Without doubt the noisiest complex ever encountered in the past 20years. Bounded on two sides by roads and the third by a building site. Non stop noise from coaches, taxi engines running all night with radios blaring, excessive noise from nearby bars, barking dogs and loud mouthed drunks at all hours in the street and in complex.
Appts big but shabby and no AC.
Never again.

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Operator and Date: Superbreaks 2006

Opinion submitted in Mar 2006 by : Julia Home 67 & 60

Resort Rating: Below Average

Accommodation Rating: Poor

My/Our Holiday Opinion: 

Our main complaint about this holiday was that we understood we were booked into the Christian Sur complex across the road this is a far supirior complex. On arrival we were told that we were in fact in the Tenerife Sur and no amount of complaing would make them change us they said they were completely booked and as they were sister hotels we had to go where we were told. 7 day later friends of ours who had also booked the Christian Sur and were placed in the Tenerife Sur complex managed to get there accommodation changed over by their Palm Air representative. The management were disinterested to the point of arrogence and when we said we should complain to Superbreak on return home answered "well do that then".

The Tenerife Sur appartments are in much need of reburbishment the flats are badly furnished no microwave and very little equipment in the kitchen our bed clothes had holes in them and though the flats were cleaned 5 time a week the cleaning was very poor standard our kitchen window did not look as though it had been cleaned in months. The television service is good although is is to pay for extra or you get no service at all.
Unfortunatly for us we had booked the half term holidays so the pool was crowded with children not the fault of the hotel I might say we just picked the wrong weeks, but the pool was filled with inflatables and a lot of football was played even though there are many signs saying it is not allowed.

Los Christianos is very scruffy with far too many English type bars we did find 3 street in that center that had good spanish restraunts but on the whole you could have been in holiday in Blackpool( on reflection I think Blackpool is better)

All in all a very dissapointing Holiday Rude and unhelpful reception staff, poor appartment and not a good resort. We will most defintly not be returning to Tenerife for our holidays

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Operator and Date: (Airtours Direct) Airtours december 2005

Opinion submitted in Dec 2005 by : michael wilson- west yorkshire  21,23

Resort Rating: Very Good

Accommodation Rating: Excellent

My/Our Holiday Opinion: 

just got back from a wonderful week in the tenerife sur apartments.the reception area is beautiful the staff are very helpful and friendly and make your stay very enjoyable.the rooms are spacious very nice kitchen with everything you need these are very nice rooms.the resort  of los cristianos is lovely this hotel is a little walk from the centre no good if you cant walk far but when you get to the centere there are loads of shops and there a loads of bars and wonderful restaraunts on the seafront i did not have a bad meal in this resort if u like you can eat cheap you can have all you can eat buffet at a chinese for 6 euros plenty of english breakfasts i would also reccomend a boat trip to see the whales and dolphins dont buy tickets from your rep the cheapest places are thoses shops that specialise in trips and foreign exchanghe etc 

all in all i would reccomend it to anyone

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Operator and Date: (Thomson Direct) Thompson - Nov 2005

Opinion submitted in Dec 2005 by : David,Lorraine, Maddie 49,39,3

Resort Rating: Very Good

Accommodation Rating: Very Good

My/Our Holiday Opinion: 

Tenerife Sur apartments were roomy, well maintained and clean. As with other reviews we found the sun bed reserving annoying. Some of the apartments overlook a string of British bars which are some of the noisiest in the resort - try to get a room overlooking the bar. Excursion to Laro Parque is pricy but a good day out.

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Operator and Date: (MyTravel Direct) My Travel - November 2005

Opinion submitted in Dec 2005 by : Shelagh Thompson

Resort Rating: Excellent

Accommodation Rating: Excellent

My/Our Holiday Opinion: 

Just got back from Los Cristianos, stayed at Tenerife Sur. Didn´t see one cockroach. Didn´t go on any trips as we went to relax, weather was very good cloudy one day.Went to Fusion restaurant and Overseas Chinese both good. Went to Heritage bar but we didn´t like it karaoke and very expensive.Went to a tapas bar just by the church square opposite the taxi rank, gorgeous. You can get into it from either side.

Spent most nights after our meal in Yelas in the strip of bars opposite, no karaoke it was outstanding. Good screen for sport at the weekend. 

Would go back to Tenerife Sur next year, perhaps to watch the world cup on a big screen!

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Operator and Date: (Airtours Direct) Airtours October 2005

Opinion submitted in Feb 2006 by : S Fielding - Wales (34,42,8)

Resort Rating: Good

Accommodation Rating: Very Good

My/Our Holiday Opinion: 

On arrival at resort were booked in quickly and had a ground floor appartment overlooking the pool and play area.
Tha apartment was basic but spotless and well equipped with a cooker, toaster, kettle, fridge and ample cutlery etc.
The apartment was cleaned almost daily - I think Wednesday and Sunday they don't which included replacing towels and bedding.
the pool closes at 6 and is then cleaned - so there is no trouble with noise and people swimming at all hours!
The kids club is great and they do pajama parties and babysitting which allows you a couple of hours to yourself.

The resort itself was very friendly and the main centre about 10 mins from the hotel, there are some excellent restaurants down in the resort.

There are many "English" style pubs in the vicinity of the hotel and a netto store around the corner.

In my opinion - a great place to take the family

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Operator and Date: (Thomson Direct) Thomson - October 2005

Opinion submitted in Nov 2005 by : Colin Dunster (52,48)

Resort Rating: Excellent

Accommodation Rating: Very Good

My/Our Holiday Opinion: 

Myself and my wife stayed in Tenerife Sur Apartments,it was very clean and tidy. Hotel restaurant not up to much though even though it looks very nice. Good little supermarket on the complex, advisable to rent a safety deposit box. Most days we lazed by the pool. After our meal we ventured across the road to a strip of bars, they´re all different but our favourite was YELAS. Big screen for sport at the weekend, we were made to feel very welcome unlike in some of the bars which appear to be full of locals. Eating out we went to Fusion nearby nice, tried Margarita on the corner but not very nice and we had to wait a long time. Going back to visit the girls and guys in YELAS at Easter.

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Operator and Date: (Direct Holidays) Direct Holidays -Sept 2005

Opinion submitted in Oct 2005 by : Clarkson Family  (68,66,53,49,47,35,29,23,14,10,6)

Resort Rating: Very Good

Accommodation Rating: Very Good

My/Our Holiday Opinion: 

This was our second visit to Tenerife Sur although it was mum and dads first time abroad so we had to go where we knew what was what as mum and dad are in their late 60's. The place was pretty much like when we went there first time around. 

The accomodation was pretty good and we all had apartments in a row on the ground floor. The cockroaches seemed a bit more lively than our first visit even to the tune of mum and dad asking to be moved which they were straight away they moved to the first floor and saw none after that. The pool area is spotless and the sunbed situation is cool as the beds dont get unlocked before nine so we had plenty of time to get as many as we required. Eating out is fine and Porkies bar round the back of complex at the Apollo centre is good for meals and fairly priced as well. The beer in most pubs tends to be Dorada which is o.k. but no more than that. 

The weather was excellent and never had a threat of rain, sun all the way.Hotel staff very pleasant and we became to be known as the family (not for any notorius reason) mainly due to the amount of us and the age range ( I think anyway!).We have been to the other islands except Fuerteventura which we will visit next year and this seems to be best weve seen. The touts werent really a problem as we tended to steer clear of them as we had been before. It must have been a good hol for mum and dad as they can be quite fussy and they want to come with us next year! the only downsides were the time it took to get our suitcases at the airport in Tenerife and the cockroaches (although there weren't loads) but other than that would recommend it to anyone out there that hasn't been here and it will suit any age group of people. P.S take a boat ride out to see the whales and dolphins we saw some absolute fantastic sights out there in their own natural habitat and they are as talented at jumping out of the water as the ones trained at the waterpark.

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Operator and Date: (Direct Holidays) Direct Holidays - Sept 2005

Opinion submitted in Sept 2005 by : Phil Parkin (34,31,10,7)

Resort Rating: Excellent

Accommodation Rating: Excellent

My/Our Holiday Opinion:

Just got back from tenerife sur aparts and would recommend them to all with family's, the evenings got a little on the tedious side unless you like karaoke most pubs seemed to do it. Most places where you will eat are very nice and competative, on the whole a very good holiday throughout, just be aware of the timeshare ticket touts plenty of them.

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Operator and Date: (Direct Holidays) Direct Holidays - August 2005

Opinion submitted in Sept 2005 by : John Frederick - Ruislip (43,42,4)

Resort Rating: Good

Accommodation Rating: Excellent

My/Our Holiday Opinion: 

We have just come back from the Tenerife Sur and had a great time. As the previous reports stated the cleanliness was excellent. The room is cleaned 5 days a week and they do a very good job.They also clean the pool area every morning before opening the pool. The sunbed situation was a bit mad as people were queing before 8 in the morning and if you were not there by 8.40 for the 9 o'clock unlocking you had no chance. By 9.05 there was usually only about 6 of us around the pool and the beds looked like they were in a best dressed competition.At the start of our second week (26th August) it started to get quieter by the day and for the last 5 days there were plenty of beds available all day.

The food in the Restaurant and the Garden Bar were both excellent value and good quality. If you want a british experience then across the road are about 6 bars and some restaurants and around the back in the Apollo centre are about another 4 bars which do food. The bars in the Apollo centre also do pints @ 1 Euro until 7pm.
The location is good because there are lots of local bars and the front is only 10 mins away.
The hotel staff were brilliant. We arrived at 1.10am and when we got to our room on the ground floor found 7 cockroaches in the first 2 minutes. We went back to reception and was given a room on the second floor straight away and never saw one again.

There is an organist playing most nights of the week and they had a Flamenco show which was very good but apart from that nothing for the kids. We were lucky as Direct Holidays had a kids club which my little girl Rosie loved(thanks Debbie and Jayne). This and the fantastic pool area made her holiday. If the hotel utilised the pool area properly and had a Mini Disco for the kids and a bit of entertainment it would have been perfect.
I think the general guide for food is to look at how busy the Restaurants are and if they are busy go in. We didn't have any bad food but the restaurant we loved the most was El Brasero just past the Cristian Sur. Their speciality was shoulder of lamb and it was delicious and also their fillet steaks were great.

There are a few cabaret bars along the front but be careful in Dreamers as the language from the compere was pretty bad and not just on the adult comedy night which you would expect. There is a nice little bar near the hotel called the Heritage which had Karaoke and a bit of entertainment with a drag act on Fridays.

All in all a great holiday.

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Operator and Date: (Airtours Direct) Airtours August 2005

Opinion submitted in Sept 2005 by : Bearman/Barden Families 47,45,44,42,17,17,16,15,12

Resort Rating: Excellent

Accommodation Rating: Excellent

My/Our Holiday Opinion: 

Excellent accomodation. Dis have to get down to pool before 9.00am if you wanted a bed, they were not unlocked until then. Pool lovely and clean although very slippery lots of children and adults slipping over.  Appartments excellent full size cooker and hob, ceiling fans in bedroomand living room, cleaned daily,  Towels and bedding changed very often. Resturant and bar very good, staff very obliging.  Supermarket on site miserable staff but supplied all essentials.

Good days out are the Jungle Park, excellent and Waterpark, also Loro Parque we booked these with the tour operator over the road cheaper than the holiday reps.  went on Medieval night, good fun but not worth the money, very hot food yuk, and reps tell you its all in until you go into the other venue to watch the drifters and then you have to pay for your drinks. 

There were some cockroaches, but did not see any in appt. surrounds.  Worst problem was the lookie lookie men disturbing your evening meals and the chinese selling toot .
have to say had a great holiday even though we had a whole day of torrential rain (none since Feb) would definately go back.

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Operator and Date: (MyTravel Direct) My Travel - August 2005

Opinion submitted in Sept 2005 by : E.Carter - Preston 36,31,11,9

Resort Rating: Good

Accommodation Rating: Excellent

My/Our Holiday Opinion: 

We have just returned from the Tenerife Sur.
I booked this as there were good reports about it on this site. I liked the sound of the resort and the hotel looked good.

We requested low block and pool view when we booked the holiday. When we arrived we had to wait about half an hour for our room. They did offer us a room over looking the road but we waited for a pool view etc. We didn't mind waiting this short time and we were impressed that they had looked at our requests.
The rooms are well facilitated , all kinds of pots, glasses etc. Even the bathroom had a hairdyer. We got welcome toiletry packs with shower gel and soap, etc in. We even had some water in the fridge. We were pleasently surprised with this, especially with the hotel being only a 3 star.

The balcony was accessed by iether the bedroom or lounge area, this was great as once the kids were asleep we could sit out on it. The rooms were of average size. They were kept splotless as was the entire complex. The maid came 5 days a week. The staff were very very friendly. The pool was lovely, and for the first time we didnt have to get up ridicuously early to get a sun bed as they only unlocked them at 9am. The floor did get very slippy,we did see some people fall.
There was only one lot of entertainment while we were there, and i must admit we did expect more, especially with it being peak season. The brochure does state occassional entertainment. However as the resort is busy we didn't miss it.

The kids clubs looked good, they were included in the holiday price, they even got t.shirts etcs on arrival, but our kids arn't really into them so didn't go.
We paid to go half board - i wouldn't really advise this, although the food is ok there isnt much choice at all. Puddings were the worst, fruit salad, or caramel stuff, there was no ice creams any day. I was a bit shocked especially as the hotel was aimed for kids.  The lack of choice was a disappointment as we have always had loads of choices when we have been half board before. We ate out in the centre several nights. There are loads and loads of places to eat and drink. It was about 24 euro for a meal for 4 and drinks. It was also nice people watching whislst we ate our meal. The kids went to play on the trampolines and play areas on the beach.

We went to lora parc. This was a good day out. We only had about 5 hours there so it was a bit of a rush. We booked with my travel. Other people did the trips as well, this worked out only slightly cheaper.
We went on a boat trip from the harbour. It was 38euro for all of us. Excellent value. We saw whales and dolphins.
Outside the hotel there is a bus stop and taxi rank so there isnt a problem about venturing out.
There are some great English bars in the close  proximately of the hotel so you needn't walk into the resort centre, theyre owned by very friendly people

The hotel is at the far side of the resort and it takes about 10mins to get into the heart of it. This walk is a bit grotty not very attractive scenery a bit rough and derelict. But once you are there, the more you walk the more beautiful it gets. One day we walked to Port o Colon through Americas. Everytime we ventured out we found different kinds of shops and attractions. There is so much to see and do, you couldn't possibly get board. If we came to this resort again we would stay the other side of it, so we could pick to walk into americas or cristianos. Both resorts are nice though.

One problem, as many people will say, is there are loads of people pestering you to go and eat in their pub and buy watches, etc I lost track the amount of times i was called "lady" and asked if i wanted a hair braid. I have never seen anything like this before. It was ok the first couple of days but it got very waring indeed. One night my daughter counted 24 people hassling us in the time it took us to have 2 drinks each. I can imagine it puts many people off going back. It might of been worse being peak season.

Overall a fantastic family holiday, great hotel, great resort and my travel were good too, rhe reps were friendly and always seemed to be around.  Happy holidays!!

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Tenerife Sur Apartments - Los Cristianos

Operator and Date: (Direct Holidays) Direct Holidays - July/August 2005

Opinion submitted in Aug 2005 by : The Stewart family (43, 39, 8, 6)

Resort Rating: Very Good

Accommodation Rating: Very Good

My/Our Holiday Opinion: 

The Tenerife Sur apartments are located approx 1 km (15 minutes) from the Playa Los Cristianos beach. The complex is kept very clean and is well maintained. The apartments are arranged in a diamond shape with the large swimming pool at the centre of the diamond. The pool temperature at 24ºC is colder than your local pool and on entry you feel the chill, but once in, you quickly warm up. We had a pool view and it is recommended to ask for this when booking - otherwise you might be looking onto a busy street with many pubs across the road.

The typical clientele of the apartments are British - mum and dad with two kids, usually under 14 years of age. There is no entertainment at night in the apartments and we were never kept awake at night by excessive noise or drunks etc. Much of the entertainment in the resort consists of singers/karaoke which begins about 10 p.m. and finishes around midnight. I noticed the pubs across the road stay open till 3 a.m. at least! If I was to criticise the resort it would be for a lack of early evening entertainment for young children. The best entertainment in the complex is the kids clubs - my two kids loved it and made many new friends. Debbie the Direct Holiday kids clubs organiser was absolutely fantastic - incredibly enthusiastic and a bundle of laughs. There is a small shop on the complex but if you want a bigger range at slightly cheaper prices, walk round the back of the apartments to "Netto's" supermarket. There is a baker's shop "McIntyre's" in the same block which sells excellent cakes and savouries.

We did not use the cooking facilities in the apartment, preferring to eat out every night. There are hundreds of places to choose from to eat (an incredible number of Chinese) and the prices are much cheaper than the UK. Due to their speed of service, quality of food and value for money there are two restaurants I would recommend. These are "El Brasero" - head straight out of the apartments, 500 yards along the road, and "Little Italy Taberna" which is located on the promenade beside the beach. The promenade itself runs from Los Cristianos into Costa Adeje and is an enjoyable walk. The downside to this and indeed most walks in the resort is the bar/restaurant touts who are a pain in the arse. We never saw many timeshare touts apart from one day we went to the market. Their opening line is usually "Are you English? Want a discount?". Senegalese women are here in large numbers to do here braiding while the men are here to sell watches, sunglasses, jewellery etc. Some restaurants where you eat get bothered more than others by these sellers. If you prefer to go by taxi rather than walking, taxis are quite cheap, approx 5 euros to centre of Playa and the taxi rank is right outside the front door.

Playa Los Cristianos beach is a small beach with black sand and not the best views so we walked through the tunnel to the neighbouring Playa Las Vistas beach which is huge. A word of warning - be careful with your children in the sea - the sea bed drops away very quickly and the waves rolling back produce a large pull. When the Fred Olsen ferry comes past at around 5 p.m. watch out for the large waves on the beach it creates! Do not buy tickets or excursions from your holiday rep - these can be purchased much cheaper at the apartment reception or from the many excursion outlets situated around the resort. 

My kids enjoyed "Aqualand" and "Jungle Park" the most and if you buy both tickets at the same time, you can save nearly 30%. There are free buses for these days out which run from the Princesa Dacil hotel. Be warned however, there is no organised queuing and probably not enough seats on the bus for Aqualand! If you go to Aqualand I would recommend pool shoes - by afternoon the tiles around the complex are too hot to stand on - indeed the same can be said for the pool area in the Tenerife Sur and on the beach - OUCH!!! We also went to the "Camel Park" and had a ride on a camel which was OK and my kids really enjoyed karting at "Tenerife Karting Club" - I phoned up to arrange a free bus to pick us up at the apartment reception. We also did a half day Teide tour, which was expensive once the cable car tickets were bought. If you want to climb to the very top of Teide be aware there is not enough time to do this on a bus tour and you also need a special pass, obtainable from an office in Santa Cruz!!!.

There are large thermometers dotted around the resort so you quickly realise the difference between the Tenerife climate and the Med. - the temperature hardly varied throughout the day - 24ºC first thing in the morning, rising to 30ºC on a sunny day - so much more pleasant and manageable than the Med. is at this time of year.

In conclusion, Los Cristianos is a quiet resort - it may be too quiet for some families but we had a very enjoyable time and we would recommend the Tenerife Sur apartments and the resort for a relaxing and interesting family holiday.

P.S. One final tip - check your change carefully from barmen if you hand over a big note - you are not mistaken, you are 10 euros short!!!

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Tenerife Sur Apartments - Los Cristianos

Operator and Date: (Airtours Direct) Airtours - July 2005

Opinion submitted in Aug 2005 by : Ian Skinner - Newcastle (51,43,12,6)

Resort Rating: Very Good

Accommodation Rating: Excellent

My/Our Holiday Opinion: 

Very good apartments,clean and only one cockroach sighted in two weeks.hair dryer and plenty of utensils and sheets/towels regularly changed.Sun beds collected at 0900, more problems trying to grab a parasol though!

Resort also clean and easy to get around, appx 40mins walk to Las Americas but only 6 euros in a taxi. Also appx 8 euros to Aqua park which is expensive for one day,appx 50 euros for family of 4 but you can get another days entry for 20 euros on entry. Dolphin show very good and more professional than the one at Loro parque. Food expensive in park so good idea to take sandwiches and a drink.  Ground very hot around noon so have flip flops handy.
Jungle Park was also a good day out, appx 10 euros in a taxi, on entry we got a 20% discount voucher for aqua park, so you could go there first.Food not as expensive as aqua park.  Free buses to both parks but using taxis was more flexible.

Hired car to go to Mt Teide , small engine so worth spending a bit more so you can get up the mountain roads quicker than the snails ! Also went to Porto Santa Cruz and Loro parque in the car,went western route which is slower as more mountainous roads, quicker up east coast via motorways.
Loro Parqe cost 55 euros for the 4 of us, advised to take passport to get 6 yr old in free but it made no difference. Plenty to see,food again was cheaper.
In resort found an excellent english pub/restaurant called Razz ma taz,vfm and good choice of food, only found it in second week so only went twice. Situated next level up from the main st in town - where the restaurants have the seats in the middle of the street Just up the steps from the sweet shop on the corner at bottom of street and up past the miners arms.

Mandarin  chinese restaurant also good value, set price for as much as you like, situated down road behind the underground car park opposite BP garage
Yellas bar opposite complex good for quiet beer and sport, Smileys just further down for karoake. Left out of complex and first left is Charlies bar for cheap grub and barbecue on thursdays.  Also left out of complex and go up road to small cigarette/booze shop for cheapest prices, also Premiere excursions for cheap car hire and money changing.

Overall we would go back but biggest pain is that all restaurants try to get your trade, then the bling -bling brigade are round with cheap watches and jewellery followed by the chinese with toys etc.  On top of that the proverbial time-share and holiday touts, though these were mainly on the sea fronts.  Good resort/apartments for families and the kids will enjoy the pools.

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Tenerife Sur Apartments - Los Cristianos

Operator and Date: (Direct Holidays) Direct Holidays - July 2005

Opinion submitted in Aug 2005 by : 47, 45, 17, 15, 8 - Hertfordshire

Resort Rating: Good

Accommodation Rating: Very Good

My/Our Holiday Opinion: 

Hey! We've just come back from a 2 week holiday away at the Tenerife Sur appartments. Appartments themselves were excellent very clean and spacey cleaners come 5 days a week! Pool is fantastic very good size and there are plenty of sunbeds but in our 2nd wk we did notice it got a lot busier as schools had broken up for holiday and people were rushing to get sunbeds! Sunbeds are unlocked around 9am and ppl are waiting to put their towels down then! Staff are very friendly here and restaurant at these appartments is very nice and serve good food.

Resort is good but watch out for time share ppl they do there very best to say their not time share (we even had someone say they were a thomson rep which did make us think until we saw him holding a scatch card and realized he wasn't really) jst walk on. We did! ppl also do like to jump on you when walking past restaurants to try and get you to come in! the trick is to say you've eaten!

Overall for me this was actually the best holiday i've been on so far and it would suit  all ages being as quiet as you like or as lively as you want it. if you want it more lively you've got playa de las americas   about 10 mins away by car. Oh yeah just to let you know we saw No cockroaches at all in the appartments or around in the day jst one night when it was l8 but none at all any other time not bad for a 14 night holiday!!!

Anyway going here i hope you have an excellent time and enjoy it as much as we did!

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Tenerife Sur Apartments - Los Cristianos

Operator and Date: (MyTravel Direct) My Travel July 2005

Opinion submitted in July 2005 by : Amber and Peter (26, 38) Chesterfield

Resort Rating: Good

Accommodation Rating: Good

My/Our Holiday Opinion: 

My husband and I have just returned from a two week holiday in Tenerife staying at the Tenerife Sur apartments in Los Cristianos. We had a really nice time although the resort of Los Cristianos was much quieter than we had anticipated.

I'll begin by reviewing the accommodation. The hotel has a 24 hour reception, pool, shop, internet facilities, games room, bar, restaurant and snack bar so it is well facilitated. The hotel room we stayed in was four a family of four and was therefore really roomy for just the two of us. The room itself was very basic although all necessary amenities were provided e.g. kettle, pots, pans, cutlery, over, hob and hairdryer (although this did not work!). We had a balcony overlooking the main road leading down into the resort so it was excellent for people watching on an evening before going out. The room was cleaned every day apart from Sunday and we got fresh towels daily. One thing that annoyed us slightly is that the main used to come into the room at about 10:00 am making it impossible to lie in beyond this time.

We used to go by the pool at about 11:00am - 12:00pm and we never had a problem finding sun beds. However if you have small children and like a bed beside the pool so that you can keep an eye on them you'll have to reserve some sun beds pretty early I would imagine. The pool area was very clean and definitely one of the best we have stayed at. The pool was quiet big and there is a snack bar and bar for refreshments throughout the day. However this could work out quite expensive because the facilities in the hotel add tax onto everything.

The resort of Los Cristianos is about 10 minute walk from the hotel. The main resort consists of endless restaurants and bars and a main beach. The restaurants along the front all offer the same type of food and don't really specialise in anything. The best food we had was definitely near to the hotel or up some side streets. The main beach at Los Cristianos is a port and therefore the sea is full of boats and it's not as relaxing or attractive as the beach the other side of the subway.

We found many nice places to eat but had problems finding places to just sit and have a drink. The main places we drank were the Heritage Bar (nightly entertainment and quizzes), Miramar (overlooking the beach) and a few random bars in the centre. There are several bars opposite the hotel and the booze there is fairly cheap but the bars are quite small.

We had some lovely meals and some dodgy meals over the two weeks. These are the places which we would advise to avoid. The restaurant in the hotel is poor. On first glance it looks great because the waiters wear bow ties and are very attentive. However the food is to be avoided. This was not value for money and was not only the worst meal we had but one of the most expensive. Also be choosy along the main strip in LC because you pay for the view rather then the food.

The best places we ate were:
1) King of India: really top quality curries at very reasonable prices. The service is friendly and the Lamb Vindaloo is well worth having if you like spicy food
2) Rosies Cantina (Mexican): this is a 10 minute walk up the hill in the opposite direction to LC centre. We ate here twice because the food was really nice. The chilli is very tasty and a bargain at 5 Euro.
3) Overseas Chinese restaurant: This is virtually next to the hotel and is very popular with locals and tourists. The food and service were both top quality and the place was well done out.
4) By far the best place we ate was a seafood restaurant on the right hand side before you go through the subway to Las Americas. We ate here twice and the food was really fresh. If you like Fish then try it here. I had the mixed grill of fish which contained 8 different fish and seafood for 13 Euro (£9ish - bargain).
5) For breakfast there is the 'Cheers' bar behind the hotel which does an all you can eat breakfast for 5 Euro - top quality.

We went to Las Americas one afternoon but never went back because the whole place was just too British.

We went on a boat trip from the sea front to see whales and dolphins but didn't actually see any dolphins. We would advise going on a smaller boat because you get nearer to the animals and there will be communication.
We went to Loro Parque (with the hotel) and this is well worth a visit. The highlight of the day was the dolphin show which we saw twice because it was so amazing. There are also tigers, sharks, penguins, chimps and jaguars! A really good day out.

Overall we had a lovely holiday but we won't be returning to Tenerife or LC because we enjoy visiting places we have not been to before!

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Tenerife Sur Apartments - Los Cristianos

Operator and Date: (Panorama Direct) Panorama - June / July 2005

Opinion submitted in July 2005 by : 38,43

Resort Rating: Excellent

Accommodation Rating: Very Good

My/Our Holiday Opinion: 

were there from 17th june to july 1st,..were in room 125,which faced sandies and yellas pub,no problem, but christ almighty,the kareoke was course,...songs were murdered,however it was usually over by 130am,recommend the cable car up teide to anyone,its a must do,enjoyable 2 week break ,clean rooms,friendly staff,chicagos on the front for pancake and syrup brekkie,and la scilla for coffee....looky looky men about but not as many as previous years....

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Tenerife Sur Apartments - Los Cristianos

Operator and Date: May/June 2005

Opinion submitted in June 2005 by : Ray Dodd - Aberystwyth

Resort Rating: Excellent

Accommodation Rating: Excellent

My/Our Holiday Opinion: 

The friendliest staff we have ever come across. Rooms cleaned by Linda the nicest cleaner you will ever meet. It was not a problem to get sunbeds while we were there. The pool was fantastic. The apartments were a reasonable size but good enough for the time you spend in them. Good size balcony, which leads from the bedroom, and living room, which was good. The pool side bar was a little expensive.

The Tenerife Sur apartments are in a relatively quiet place, about 10 minutes from the busiest part of town, which was not a problem. Three is a row of bars over the road where you could spend your whole holiday. The first bar, The Arms Park, we were met by Levi and his wife Lisa, the friendliest bar owners you will meet who made us feel so welcome. 

Next door, Smileys opens lat afternoon where we were met by Martin and Sonia the hardest working couple who go out of their way to let you enjoy yourself. There's karaoke, quizzes and games all run by Roy and Gary who are excellent compares in their own ways. Martin was always there on hand to help you with any questions and advice on places to eat and visit, all in all an excellent host and we couldn't have hoped nicer people on our holiday, they made it special. Our favourite restaurant with the friendliest staff and excellent food was 'El Brasero'. But the food generally in any restaurant was of high standard.

The water park was fantastic - must see the dolphin show. Down by the harbour, The Phoenix Bar with Welsh Tony on Monday nights, brilliant singer and very funny. Too much to say about how good this holiday was - back next year!

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Tenerife Sur Apartments - Los Cristianos

Operator and Date: (Direct Holidays) Direct Holidays mid may2005

Opinion submitted in June 2005 by : julie,lucia,karl,aaron,hollie,jessica  26,32,14,13,4,2

Resort Rating: Below Average

Accommodation Rating: Average

My/Our Holiday Opinion: 

Bad start when we arrived at luchtime as 1 of our rooms wasnt ready yet.Had to wait over an hour for the maid to finish cleaning it.

We requested pool view rooms although our view was not of our pool but of the neighbouring hotels pool!!! The rooms were basic but clean and the maid service was every day except weds and sundays although the bins were emptied every day.towels were changed 5 days out of 7 and beds changed i think 2/3 times.We were given a clothes aire/dryer type thing which we wouldnt dare use unless we wanted our clothes covered in rust!!top floor with about 60 steps to climb each time witha buggy in tow!! 

The pool area was lovely and very clean with a snack area and a pool bar.Although in the kids pool there was a broken tile or summat and my daughter who is 2 cut her toe on it.Staff in reception were very friendly and their english was excellent.Wasnt to keen on the snack bar staff. Beware of the street outside as we heard that 2 people were mugged in the week we were there,Also the footpath outside is in very bad need of repair. 

Use the supermarket around the back of the complex called Nettos.Its cheaper compared to the one across the street. Its a good 15 min to the main centre walking. Nice places to eat are Little Italy which was our favourite with the fillet steaks and also Linares too.We found these really reasonable with all us eating and a drink for 80 euros. Beware of the looky looky men aka del boy!!! Lots of them about at night and the women too selling stupd toys for kids come over to u while eating!! Very annoying indeed. 

We went to the water park one day which was very enjoyable althoughr beware of the water--its very salty.The rep told us she was cheap for selling the tickets but when we got there we realised she was lying as they r cheaper to buy when u get there. There is a free bus that runs to the park which leaves about a 10 min fom the apartments.

Another day we went on  a glass bottom boat were the kids went free.19 euro per adult.We seen loads of whales which was a nice experience for all the family although Hollie aged 4 was seasick everywhere!!! At night we went to alovely Irish bar called The Irish Times where the staff were extremely friendly and the band were unbelievably great musicians.They played all types of music. We had fantastic weather also which was a great bonus. All in all we had a enjoyable but quiet enough holiday as there was not much to do in the resort itself. Try urself and see!! Hapy Holidays!!! xxx

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Tenerife Sur Apartments - Los Cristianos

Operator and Date: (Direct Holidays) Direct Holidays - May 2005

Opinion submitted in May 2005 by : Gillian & Chris - Edinburgh (20, 25)

Resort Rating: Excellent

Accommodation Rating: Excellent

My/Our Holiday Opinion: 

After reading the reviews on this site my boyfriend & I decided to book.  We got a good price for 1 week in these apartments with flights from Edinburgh. Neither of us had been to Tenerife and were pleasantly suprised.

We had a one bedroom apartment on the second floor, with a balcony facing the main road.  We never had any trouble with noise and enjoyed people watching before going out at night.  Lovely bathroom with decent shower & hairdryer.  Fantastic fully equipped kitchen, with gas oven & hob, kettle, toaster & fridge (with bottle of water waiting for you on arrival)along with every piece of cutlery you could imagine & plenty of pots, pans & plates. Large dining area/living room.  Even in May the fans were a god send.  Large bedroom with mirrored wardrobes & plenty hanging space.

The pool was lovely and large and also warm.  Plenty of space to sunbathe & never experienced any problems getting beds.  We ate at the pool restaurant, the food was gorgeous & v.cheap.

Food everywhere in the resort was fantastic & reasonable as were alcoholic drinks.  We went for the cheap option most nights & had a bottle of wine/vodka on the balcony before heading out.  Would recommend El Brassero Steak House, wide choice, large portions & cooked to perfection.  By chance we happended to stumble upon Rosies Cantina Mexican Restaurant which was my favourite place of the whole holiday, quaint & very romantic, staff were amazing.  Massive portions but we managed to eat every morsel.

We really liked Los Cristianos, it was just busy enough when we wanted a quiet night and only 5euros in a taxi to veronicas where we went twice during our stay.  Go to Gas Bar & Rags.  No PR folk at this time of year so we didnt get pestered.

We went on the VIP Freebird Catamaran to go whale watching & dolphin watching - neither of us would recommend this, we felt the 52 euros each could be better spent although im glad we can say we done it.  It was quite cramped, the free food and drink wasn't up to much and half the people on the boat were being sick.

Would definately recommend the apartments and resort to anyone, young & old.  We are hoping to go back again around the same time next year.  I think we got our timing just right and tenerife is the best of all the Canary Islands.

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Tenerife Sur Apartments - Los Cristianos

Operator and Date: (Airtours Direct) Airtours - May 2005

Opinion submitted in May 2005 by : Barry Lewis - Kent  (55, 54)

Resort Rating: No rating

Accommodation Rating: Very Good

My/Our Holiday Opinion: 

The Tenerife Sur apartments are very nice. Lovely pool area, but we weren't happy with the busy road right beneath our balcony. I prefer sunbathing on the balcony rather than around the pool, but I felt on display with all the holdiay makers walking by all the time. Loved Los Cristianos, though. We come twice a year and wouldn't go anywhere else. It was nice to see that Yela's bar just opposite the Tenerife Sur is under new ownership - no more Karaoke! The owners are really down to earth people and couldn't have been more helpful when my wife fell on the way there and hurt her knee. We spent almost every night of our fortnight in Yelas after our meal. We enjoyed going to the El Brasero restaurant - the haed waiter is a real laugh. The Tenerife Sur restaurant is excellent, too. You can't beat the Spanish restaurants in Tenerife.

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Tenerife Sur Apartments - Los Cristianos

Operator and Date: (Airtours Direct) Airtours Discount - March 2005

Opinion submitted in Apr 2005 by : Caroline Watson - Kent (33, 30, 9, 7)

Resort Rating: Excellent

Accommodation Rating: Excellent

My/Our Holiday Opinion: 

My family and I loved the Tenerife Sur, especially the lovely pool area with its nice pool bar. The accommodation was spacious and very clean, with most of the comforts of home. The restaurant was lovely, and the waiters were good with the children. The row of bars opposite was then a favourite, with my little boys playing pool on the table at Yela's bar every night while hubby and I chatted with the lovely staff. We felt we had known the people at Yela's forever, that they were long time friends. There's always a nice atmosphere in there with everyone chatting to each other. 

We'll certainly be going again.

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Tenerife Sur Apartments - Los Cristianos

Operator and Date: (Airtours Direct) Airtours-March 2005

Opinion submitted in Mar 2005 by : Kerrie Jones 18,21

Resort Rating: Excellent

Accommodation Rating: Excellent

My/Our Holiday Opinion: 

As this has been our fourth year of travelling to Los Cristianos and third to Tenerife Sur i would suggest to def go here, its a wicked holiday have been with the parents for the last three years so decided to just go with the other half.

Apartments are in a really good location about 15 mins from the beach and town centre, mostly all down hill but a few uphill which are quite a trek.
If you fancy a long walk try and go to Las Americas about half hour walk but you will be amazed at how different the two resorts are!!!

Las Americas is where all the night life is especially if your looking for all the clubs but saying that i found Los Cristianos really good aswell for pubs.

Food very very cheap we were eating out everyday breakfast we were going to a small cafe in the sister apartments to ours Cristian Sur and having baguettes and for evening meal we were going to an English owned bar around the corner from our apartments.

Would suggest going to the Heritage bar which is 2 mins away from apartments and also Paloma beach which is about 15 min walk away, these are the best to just have a drink and chill, most bars out here hold a nightly quiz and karaoke!!!

Am going again to same apartments in June this year which am really lookin forward to!! the only thing i do stress is make sure you have plenty of hairspray to get rid of the cockroaches had five or six in the one week we was there.

Other than that was fantastic, you should def go!!!!

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Tenerife Sur Apartments - Los Cristianos

Operator and Date: (Thomas Cook Direct) Thomas Cook - 2005

Opinion submitted in Apr 2006 by : may & peter glasgow (59, 61)

Resort Rating: Poor

Accommodation Rating: Below Average

My/Our Holiday Opinion: 

These flats are tired looking from the outside and only slightly better inside. The whole complex would benefit greatly from a few licks of paint. The flats are kept clean and a fair rating for them would be 2*. We found the towels threadbare and not changed enough. The pool area in the centre of the complex strangely is quite nice with plenty of flowers adding colour. The complex is approximately 1.5 miles from the beach and is a slow gradient all the way.

The on-site restaurant serves good food at reasonable prices.   However, without exception the staff, by their attitude, would be better employed as undertakers.

The resort itself, in general, is very similar to the cheap end of Benidorm.  The bus service (500 metres) is excellent for access to the other resorts.

We would not recommond Los Cristianos or these apartments, unless you are getting a super-douper deal.

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Tenerife Sur Apartments - Los Cristianos

Operator and Date: tenerife sur web site - 2005

Opinion submitted in Nov 2005 by : carol 58 shirley 52 lorraine 40

Resort Rating: Excellent

Accommodation Rating: Excellent

My/Our Holiday Opinion:

Booked this holiday over the tenerife sur web site which is a lot cheaper than travel agents cost 67 euros a day for the apartment there was 3 of us so it worked out at £12 a day each web address is grupohg  com then booked flight & insurance with monarch airlines 

had  lovely holiday in tenerife lovely places to eat if you turn left out of tenerife sur then next left you will come to a row of bars try porkies for breakfast theres a hairdressers along there as well really good & get your phone cards from newsagents ther best value cards in tenerife,if you turn right out of tenerife sur that takes you towards the town & beaches try overseas chinese on the right 100 yards from tenerife sur also heritage bar try walking to playas las americas it takes about 30 mins head towards the beaches go through the tunnel & keep walking towards mcdonalds lovely shopping centre 

watch out for lucky lucky men selling jewellery & sunglasses just say no thanks or ignore them they will go away try slow boat chinese lovely meal free bottle of wine also go to the square where the church is keep to your right & go where all the bars are look for fortuna bar & have a lamb meal you get half a leg of lamb plus veg & potatoes plus gravy,royal oak not far from tenerife sur you get a lovely sunday lunch june & mike who own it are a lovely couple they also do home made chips best in town go to nettos supermarket for shopping down by the bus station not far from tenerife sur on your right if you book via tenerife sur web site ask for pool side view it is noisy facing road & the bars

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Tenerife Sur Apartments - Los Cristianos

Operator and Date: (Thomson Direct) Thomson DECEMBER 2004 

Opinion submitted in Jan 2005 by : SHIRLEY SHEILA MARK JACOB

Resort Rating: Excellent

Accommodation Rating: Excellent

My/Our Holiday Opinion: 

arrived xmas eve weather was 82 degrees it was not humid at all the apartments are brilliant we had a 1 bedroom apartment for 4 of us 1 main bedroom & a pull out sofa settee in the living room area kitchen had a 4 ring gas hob & oven toaster kettle  really lovely & clean maids came in to empty pedal bin & to put clean towels every day then every other day to change bed linen bathroom had a bath shower bidet toilet & sink & hair dryer 

meals out were lovely try chinese slow boat in town had a banquet for two 13 euros each but bottle of wine was free also the overseas chinese that was posh but not dear that is by the heritage bar on way to town try royal oak nice meal friendly couple june & mike also porkies that is turn left out of tenerife sur few yards up cardiac hill turn left follow the road & theres a row of restaurants & english newsagents we had xmas dinner there really lovely new years eve is brilliant go down to main square where church is live bands & then onto beach where fireworks are going off all around you never seen anything like it 

try day out at lora park nature reserve at puerta de la cruz 28 euros but a good day out if you like to see sea lions & dolphins perform tricks its like being in the jungle as your walking through the reserve gorillas ll bird species theres aquarium section as well coach picked us up at 9.15 arrived back at 6.0 clock 

will definately go again did not see any mosquitos cockroaches lizards which is different to greece it is the best holiday resort i have been to & the best apartments  

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Operator and Date: (Thomas Cook Direct) Thomas Cook , early November 2004

Opinion submitted in Nov 2004 by : Ron B Shrewsbury (47,43,13,11)

Resort Rating: Good

Accommodation Rating: Very Good

My/Our Holiday Opinion: 

Tenerife Sur is an ideal self catering centre, except for the bars opposite it on the east side.We were on the ground floor looking facing the bars.The rooms looking over the pool must have the excellent facilities and no noise.These are immediately cross the road and did prove noisy.But there were only two nights out of our 14 which this caused a problem.

The rooms were clean and cleaned five times a week.The weather in November was perfect.Sunny and warm enough to swim every day.
The pool is excellent large enough for everyone to have fun.
The suggestions I would make do not involve the hotel which we would return to again.They cover the resort, trips and eating out.

Los Christanos is a fishing port which has ben converted into a succession of outlets to satisfy the tourists.It was an excellent location as it combined the beaches , which are ok, with the port where ferries and whale spotting trips could be taken.It is in easy walking distnce of Los Americas , and we walked there a few times for shopping and meals.

The trips offered by the tour company reps are not the cheapest.Ones from the hotel desk or the shop opposite are cheaper.We tried all suppliers and there is little difference in quality.The trips we can recommend are;
Catamarran , including free champagne,
Mount Tiede, go up the cable car it is worth the cost of the holiday to see the view from the top of the cable car,
Whale watching, glass bottom boat, the prices varied on these in the harbour depending on how busy they were,
Loro Parque, the arranged trip did not really give enough time there, getting there at 11:00 hours and leaving at 15:30 hours,
Los Gomera , the adjacent island.

Our favourite eating places were;
Slow Boat (Chinese), 5 or 2, despite some reviews , the quality and value for money were excellent,
King of India , (up alleyway by KFC), by far the best food and service, the early evening deal was the best value for money food we had,
Bistros just down from Burger King, on the promenade,here a meal of half chicken and chips ,salad and garlic bread was 3.5 Euros,
Porkies, just down from Nettos, just North of the hotel, an excellent breakfast and meal,

There is one thing we learnt which was to get the menu before ordering drinks as we went to one resturant drawn in by the "offers" board only to be stung for the drinks.We paid between 1 and 4 Euros for a large lager;and between 6 and 19 Euros for a bottle of wine.

All the above is a very Britist holiday which is what you get in Tenerife.There may be a typical Spanish experience but it was not immediately obvious to us.

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Tenerife Sur Apartments - Los Cristianos

Operator and Date: (Direct Holidays) Direct Holidays, My Travel - August 2004

Opinion submitted in Sept 2004 by : Aimi and Scott - Aberdeen (21, 24)

Resort Rating: Very Good

Accommodation Rating: Very Good

My/Our Holiday Opinion: 

This was the our first holiday abroad together.  We chose Los Cristianos as i felt we would get the best of both worlds, having Las Americas near by. Having been to tenerife the year before, i knew how lovely it was.

We booked through direct holidays, got a very good deal.  They were brilliant at helping us find the best deal. Our reps at the resort were wonderful, very friendly and helpful. 

The resort of Los Cristianos was indeed very beautiful, much quieter than Las Americas, more for the couple or older holiday makers. Our hotel, Tenerife Sur, was situated about 10 mins walk from centre and beach, so it was well situated for us.  Most of the other hotels were up a steep hill, so we were glad to be at the bottom!!!! The centre of Los Cristianos was busy, with restuarants and bars and wee shops, alot going on.  We loved walking through the centre at night. And the harbour at night time was stunning!! I would recommend this resort to anyone!

The "Tenerife Sur" was excellent value. THe location was great and the room had everything we needed. The pool was a decent size, and even though it got busy with lots of kids there was still plenty of room. The staff were always excellent and very friendly. It had a nice small cafe open till 5pm and a lovely restuarant on site, open morning till the early hours. The food was great and good value for money.  I would definatly stay here again, it was better than i expected.HOwever, i would try and get a pool side room, as we were in room 149 which had a garden. we had clean towels and the room cleaned on a daily basis, except wednesdays and sundays. we didnt even see one cockroach!!!! extremmly clean and of a high standard. we had no complaints about the "Tenerife Sur". 

Las Americas was only a short taxi drive away, 5 euros was the most expensive one we had. A much busier place than Los Cristianos,with many clubs and bars along the front. HOwever, the restaurants especially "Royal Garden" (the pint glasses are something special!!!!) were brilliant. Lots to choose from... but they all mostly do the same kinds of food. But a walk along Veronicas Strip is well worth it!! Take a horse a cart ride around Las Americas, somethign different and alot of fun! ALso try jet skiing on the beach, 40 euros.

Tenerife offers so many activities for all ages.  The ones we decidd to go on were "LORO PARQUE", "AQUA LAND" and the "FREEBIRD".  "Loro Parque", was brilliant, filled with sea lion shows to shark tunnels to parrot shows... an absolute brilliant day. 

The Water park ("aqualand") was a good day out too, although it can be pretty pricey, wtih lockers and rubber rings to buy,so its best to take lots of euros with you! But the dolphin show is worth a look, briliant. The park is not that big, but the water flumes are alot of fun!!!

The "freebird" experience was amazing... we were on a £2million catamaran boat, with free bar and a buffet.  It was amazing. Your guaranteed to see whales and dolphins, but one piece of advice is to take a camera with zoom on it, as someties they are a bit far away. Your are treated to jump into the sea, at a secluded bay area! well worth it!

all in all we had a fantastic holiday, with plenty to keep us going! the food was great, the atmosphere everywhere we went was great, and the hotel was great! the island of tenerife is one of the best holidays that anyone could ask for. The beaches are lovely, the temperature is great and the people are friendly.  

We would reccommend this holiday to anyone of any age, and will definatly be going back again!

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Tenerife Sur Apartments - Los Cristianos

Operator and Date: (Direct Holidays) Direct Holidays - July 2004

Opinion submitted in Oct 2004 by :

Resort Rating: Very Good

Accommodation Rating: Very Good

My/Our Holiday Opinion: 

good appartments located about 10 min walk from town center. Good food on site though drinks a bit expensive compared to elsewhere. Book any trips from the booths at the Harbour, half the price your rep sells them for. Euro 2004 was on when we were there and I have never seen so many Engerland strips, not just the kids but whole familys decked out and not just tops, i am talking the full kit, a weee bit sad me thinks.

Try the comercial complex a the back of he appartments, 1 euro a pint untill 7pm at maost of the bars!! If you like Indian food try out "Taste of India" again at the comercail center up the back.
back to the appartment complex- pool very good though not a sunbed to be had unless you got up early with all the saddos and "booked" one very early, I had a few run ins with some of them when i removed the towles as no one was using them as far as i could see.......tough luck i say to them!! watch out for the timeshare touts, they are everywhere and after a few days the are a pain in the a**e.

All in all a fab holiday and am going back next year thogh am going to PDA, just fancy a change!

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Operator and Date: (Direct Holidays) Direct Holidays - July 2004

Opinion submitted in Aug 2004 by : Jason Porter - Newport (35, 29, 2)

Resort Rating: Very Good

Accommodation Rating: Good

My/Our Holiday Opinion: 

We have just got back from a wonderful week spent at the Tenerife Sur, the apartments are basic but clean, maid service is 5 out of 7 days and bins are emptied every day. 

There is a well stocked, if small supermarket on-site ,along with a very nice restaurant and pizza take-away. A sligthly cheaper and much larger supermarket ("netto's") is about 5 mins walk to the rear of the apartments. 

Pool very nice and heated but very slippery around the edge, BEWARE with your small children, we seen many fall. The one and only thing that got on everybody's nerves was the sun bed fiasco, please be warned, the sun beds get unlocked at 9.00am, if you wish to get your hands on these, you will have to stake your claim for them from 8.15am. This became a morning ritual, very sad I know, but as this was the only way to secure beds, you have to do the same as everyone else. The Germans can't even be blamed for this practice as the apartments are totally filled with BRITISH holiday makers, yes I'm afraid we honestly now put the Germans firmly in the shade when it comes to sun beds. Don't let this put you off going here though, I'm sure a lot of other apartments are the same. 

All in all, we had a wonderful time and only wished we had booked for 2 weeks.

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Operator and Date: (Direct Holidays) Direct Holidays - July 2004

Opinion submitted in Aug 2004 by : Gary, Norma, Amy & Kate (33, 32, 6, 3)

Resort Rating: Very Good

Accommodation Rating: Good

My/Our Holiday Opinion:

No complaints with the apaprtments as such, only the sunbed fiasco.

GOOD
Apartments well specified and clean.
Bedding/towels changed 5 out of 7 days a week.
Staff friendly & helpful.
Kids club great.
Great location, only a 10/15 minute walk into the centre of town & beach.

BAD
Did not appreciate having to get up every morning before 9.00am to try and get a sunbed. This did definately spoil the holiday, we went to the beach to avoid the crowds.

Overall I would recommended these apartments to anybody although not during busy periods due to the sunbed situation.

I must tell you about an excellant Chinese restaurent call 'Oversea' which is just dowen the hill. We had seen good reports on this website and decided to try it on our second last night. It was so good in fact, we also went on our last night.

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Operator and Date: (Direct Holidays) Direct Holidays  July 2004

Opinion submitted in July 2004 by : Sharon, Robert, Megam and Ashley (34, 40, 10, 7)

Resort Rating: Excellent

Accommodation Rating: Excellent

My/Our Holiday Opinion: 

Excellent holiday for the family.  Apartments modern and clean with the all essential ceiling fans.  Staff and reps friendly and helpfull(the kids club reps Kelly, Casey and Kirsten were brill). Large pool was great but if you want sun beds you have to wait for them about 8.40am unlocking at 9am prompt and then beat the January sales rush to grab your beds and location!!!

Los Cristianos is a great resort with plenty of excellent restuarants we can recommend going to Punams Tandori for a 3 course meal with wine for 15 euros (£10). Little Italy is an excellent Pizzaria well worth a visit.

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Operator and Date: (Direct Holidays) Direct Holidays - June 2004

Opinion submitted in June 2004 by : Julie Welsh - Tillicoultry, Scotland (41, 38, 4)

Resort Rating: Very Good

Accommodation Rating: Very Good

My/Our Holiday Opinion: 

This was our 2nd stay at Tenerife Sur so knew what to expect. 

We had a one bedroom apartment, 2 single beds in the bedroom and two sofa beds in the living area.  We had a problem with the safe and the satellite TV when we arrived but reported it to reception and both were fixed within the hour.

Both rooms had fans which was a bonus.  The key you are given has a card attached which operates the electricity, to allow you to keep the fans on when you are out you need to take the key off the card - this means you get back to a nice cool room at night.

Our son is 4, so we telephoned the apartments a week before we travelled to request a ground floor apartment with a pool view.  I am pleased to say that is exactly what we got.  It was ideal for us to go from the apartment direct to the pool.

The kitchen was well equipped and a bottle of water waiting for you in the fridge.  There is a supermaket on site which is more expensive but is certainly convenient.  For a wider choice go round the back of the hotel to the 'Netto' supermarket - a greater choice and cheaper.

The bathroom was clean, hairdryer included although not the fastest.  The bath was so clean I even took a bath - no mould or grime on the tiles here.  If you have young children though I's suggest you bring a bath mat since the bath is quite slippy.

Apartment was cleaned every day except Wednesdays and Sundays, but on these days you still got your rubbish emptied.  We had clean towels every day, and when we needed more we just went to reception for them.

We had enough wardrobe and cupboard space but I think you'd be struggling for 4 adults.  Plenty coathangers available.

We liked the location, there are many wee bars and cafes round about - we went into Los Cristianos most nights - loads of lovely restaurants but we always finished up at the Heritage bar which is a couple of minutes from the apartments for a last drink.  It wasn't too far to walk home then.

I'd recommend the Little Italy restaurants, and one of the square I think it was called Burgandos.  Also, if you are in Americas, try Michael Angelos. The restaurant at Tenerife Sur is also worth a go.

We didn't try breakfast in the apartments but people who had raved about it - it cost 5 euros for buffet breakfast.  Some days we went to the wee shop at the Cristian Sur across the road, the guy cooks while you wait - try a bacon and egg bagette - its massive and did 2 of us - at only 2 euros it was a steal.

The staff were all friendly and eager to help.  I'd recommend this accommodation to anyone.

For a change one night we went to one of the Direct Holiday nights, it was called Flash.  It was a good night, nice meal and 4 different cabarets ending in the reps show.  It seemed pricey at 55 euros but I think it was worth the money.  My only complaint is the charge for kids.  For a 4 year old, who couldn't eat the food, there was no 'kids' food, the cost was 27.50 euros which I think is a bit steep.

Tenerife Sur has kids clubs but although if you stay at the Cristian Sur (the sister apartments across the road) you are allowed to use the pool etc at Tenerife Sur,  your kids are not allowed into the kids club so if this is an important point for your holiday chose Tenerife Sur instead.

Hope this helps you make up your mind to try Tenerife Sur.

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Tenerife Sur Apartments - Los Cristianos

Operator and Date: (Direct Holidays) Direct Holidays - May 2004

Opinion submitted in June 2004 by : Sally Cameron - West Lothian (35, 33, 6, 4)

Resort Rating: Very Good

Accommodation Rating: Excellent

My/Our Holiday Opinion: 

This is the cleanest and friendliest apartment I have stayed in.  The staff came to clean our apartments every day and I didn't see one beastie all week! When we couldn't get our ceiling fan to work, a member of staff was there within 20 minutes to sort the problem.

The staff are really friendly and good with the children (especially in the restaurant).  Talking of the restaurant, the one in the Tenerife Sur is really good - they are happy to cook something not on the menu (I asked for a chicken salad which was not on the menu and they made this up for me without any problem and it was delicious).  If we were going back we would definitely book half-board as all the food in the restaurant was really brilliant (the kids loved it too).  The lounge bar is great at night and the kids can play in the swing park close by.
The Dolphin Club was a huge hit with my kids providing us adults with 2 hours of peace each day!

We had read other reviews saying to request a first floor apartment facing the pool, which we did, and this is exactly what we got.  The apartment was very quiet at night and we didn't get disturbed at all (except on the first morning when the birds woke us up with their enegertic singing!).

Los Cristianos itself is quite a quiet resort, perfect for young families who are not looking for a lively nightlife.  The lovely beach of Playa de la Vistas and the town centre of Los Cristianos are just a 10 minute walk away, and you can walk to Las Americas in about 20-30 minutes.
If you are looking for shops there aren't many near Tenerfire Sur but these are about 10 minutes walk away.

I loved Los Cristianos, and so did my family.  Tenefire Sur is the best "budget" accommodation I've seen so far!

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Operator and Date: (Direct Holidays) Direct Holidays - April 2004

Opinion submitted in Aug 2004 by : Andrea, Phil - Nottingham (40, 53)

Resort Rating: Very Good

Accommodation Rating: Very Good

My/Our Holiday Opinion: 

This was a last minute booking for my 40th birthday.  Having never been to Tenerife before I was pleasantly suprised and would definatly go again.

The apartments where clean and comfortable with a balcony overlooking the pool area....a lot quieter than having a roadside appartment we found out.  Kitchen was very much on the small side and you could only really get 1 person in there ata time but as there was only 2 of us it wasnt a problem.  Had to pay extra for the safety deposit box....(a must have) and also for the television....which we never used.  Unless youy are prepared to be up realy early dont expect to get a sun bed as people are queuing for them at 08:30....not my idea of fun.  However, the beaches are only a 15 minute walk away and you have to walk through the town which is realy pleasant.  The only down side of this is the towts who can get on your nerves a bit.  Best advise is to say "no Thanks" very firmly and keep on walking

Try and use the local shops, butchers and bread/cake shops.....about 5-10 minutes walk from the appartments.  Much cheaper than the tourist supermarkets and better quality of produce.  The butchers we found up a little side street on the way into the town centre was excellent.....there was a cake shop 20 yards up the road and lovely.

Go into the local tapas bars for the atmosphere.

I was very impressed by los Cristianos and the facilities available for the disabled i.e. the pavements where all wheel chair friendly but some of the shops could be difficult for them to access.  It was really nice to see wheelchair bound people being taken on to the beach and in to the sea....something you never or rarely see in other tourist areas. 

The bay and harbour provided a good long walk at night around all of the bar areas and provide some good people watching entertainment.

The restuarants all seem to be of a good standard with excellent frexh fish.  Plenty of fast food places and the bars are good.

All in all a good holiday and I would go back again.

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Operator and Date: (Direct Holidays) Direct Holidays - March 2004

Opinion submitted in Mar 2004 by : Pat Forsyth - Dunfermline (47, 64 )

Resort Rating: Excellent

Accommodation Rating: Excellent

My/Our Holiday Opinion: 

2nd yr at the Tenerife Sur same time of the yr, rooms tidy and clean for 2, any more and they could be crowded. Everything about the apartment good, towels refreshed,hair dryer, EGG CUPS yes , we did hear someone down town trying to buy for somewhere else. We were again overlooking the street but ideal for "people watching" and just enjoying the sun and a G & T. For food please try "The Arms Park" just over the road, Martin and Sonia are just starting food there the breakfast would keep you going for ever and the portions are huge ( well for me anyway). Its the sister pub of Smileys next door, good beer and quizes. The Rep is a lot more friendly than last yrs

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Operator and Date: GH Vacations Mar 2004

Opinion submitted in Mar 2004 by : Green - Doncaster (42 & 51)

Resort Rating: Very Good

Accommodation Rating: Excellent

My/Our Holiday Opinion: 

Handy location - just 10 minutes walk from the centre of Los Christanos. The pool varied in popularity depending on the cloud cover. We stayed in one of the timeshare apartments. Which was excellent -bright, roomy and the bedroom opened up onto the balcony. The balcony was on the corner of the building and huge. So we did not have to go down before 9 am to get a sunbed as we had 4 of our own and sun on the balcony all day.

The complex was quiet and clean. If we a complaint it was that the tiles inside the building could be slippy & there some building noise from behind the complex.

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Operator and Date: (Direct Holidays) Direct Holidays - Jan 2004

Opinion submitted in Mar 2004 by : Laura (36,37)

Resort Rating: Very Good

Accommodation Rating: Very Good

My/Our Holiday Opinion: 

My first time to Tenerife and was pleasantly surprised, was expecting brit bars, fish & chips etc but didn't find this.  The large beach was immaculately clean, raked over every morning and the sun bed attendant turned the beds vigilantly with the sun! The sea was even warm enough to swim in and the weather mostly was sunny, a bit of cloud but a lot better than at home this time of year!

As a regular Greece traveller, I found the apartments almost luxurious, with kettle, toaster, full size oven, gas hob, hairdryer, halfbath with shower, full utensils in the kitchen including egg cups!  The apartments were spotlessly clean and visited regularly by the maids.  My advise would be to take ear plugs in case you are put in an apartment overlooking the main road and the bars opposite as they can get quite noisy and because it was warm, we had the patio doors open.

The pool area was very clean as was the pool - again warm enough to use.  We were bellowed at by a very unfriendly scottish man who felt he had the right to claim 2 sunbeds which had been left unattended with no towels or anything left on them, but that was the only down side to the holiday. The only complaint I would have about the apartments was that the brochure stated there were lifts, but in the block we stayed in there were none and it was hard going lugging our cases up 4 flights of stairs, especially as both my sister and I have slight mobility problems.  However we managed. 

The restaurant on site was very good although we only used it once, beware, the pizza's are huge!  We found the other restaurants in the resort very pleasant, with lots of seafood available at very good prices and friendly staff (we avoided the ones where the waiters heckled you to go in) the only problem being the constant stream of street sellers who did not like to take no for an answer. We only got accosted once by timeshare sales - I suppose because we were 2 women together, although this one was quite persistant advising us to claim we were lesbians so that we would be accepted for a deal, after assuring us it was not timeshare he was selling!  We refused his (kind?) offer, but we did see a lot of people being hassled.

All in all a very enjoyable holiday and I would return to the resort and the same apartments again.

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Operator and Date: (Direct Holidays) Direct Holidays-jan 2004

Opinion submitted in Feb 2004 by : tony riley -cleveland (43, 37,16,10)

Resort Rating: Very Good

Accommodation Rating: Very Good

My/Our Holiday Opinion: 

We went to Los Cristianos for a break away from Las Americas.It was much more relaxed than Las Americas,The Apartments what we were staying in were very good clean,staff helpfull.The good thing about it was that there were no mad rush for sunbeds on a morning.

Our apartment was above the restaurant so about 10:00 on the morning you heard tables getting put out this was not a problem as it was not that early. If you like nightlife the best place to be is Las Americas. There was 1 bar wot we would really recommend which was The Heritage Bar just at the right hand side of The Tenerife Sur, also the chinese next door to The Heritage was excellent it was called Overseas.

Most of the time we went to the Playa La Vista beach and was really good for children as there is the sea and sand for them.Just watch out for the African Men coming and pestering you.

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Operator and Date: Internet - Alpharooms - 2004 / 5

Opinion submitted in Apr 2005 by : Ruby Sivia - Birmingham (34,31,3,1)

Resort Rating: Very Good

Accommodation Rating: Very Good

My/Our Holiday Opinion: 

Specifically booked these apartments after reading reviews on this site and was not disappointed. 

Good location, very clean and lovely poolside area. Staff extremely helpful. The patio door on our apartment would not lock properly and they sent someone around to fix it within an hour. As stated in previous reviews, get a room overlooking the pool rather than the road. On site restaurant is nice although somewhat limited menu. Beach is excellent (ther are two but las Vistas is the better one) and is about a 7 min walk. Excellent Netto supermarket around the corner (behind San Marino complex). 

If you get conned into a holiday club presentation by any timeshare touts for dwvc.com - do not sign up no matter what they tell you. I attended and I ended up losing money on an admin fee for a 'free' holiday that I didn't get!
If you're veggie like me, there is a nice little bistro on the seafront by the Oasis Moreque called The Olive Garden that has an excellent veggie menu.

Overall, a lovely resort for families with young kids. Is is not at all tacky like its neghbour Playa de las Americas

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Operator and Date: Kwik Travel - Xmas and New Year 2003/04

Opinion submitted in Jan 2004 by : Joanne, Ricky, Andy & Laura - Yorkshire (43,38,16,14)

Resort Rating: Very Good

Accommodation Rating: Very Good

My/Our Holiday Opinion: 

The Tenerife Sur appts. are quite pleasant but on the small side. Not alot of cupboard space.  Everything you need is in the appt. which were cleaned 5/7 days plus the bins emptied every day. Was over looking the main road which was quite noisy but did have the sun on the balcony all day. 

Getting a sunbed around the pool on the first week was no problem but the second week was as mentioned in previous reports, this was not helped by the holidaymakers in the appartment block on the other side of the road (Cristian Sur)trolling over at 8.30 with their towels but not to be seen untill the earliest 11.00.  On the upside the beaches are alot nicer and quieter. The appartment shop is ok for emergencies but the hyper trebol is cheaper.  The on site restaurant is good and not bad priced and the staff friendly.  a few english bars around the site are fun.

The weather was wonderful for the time of year. Xmas week was very quiet but new years week was hectic.  New years eve in the square was brilliant. There was a live band with a few bear stalls and a mixture of all nationalities. Champaigne corks went flying at midnight and an excellent firework display. 

Los Crisianos is alot nicer than Americas but you still have the same problems with the looky looky men and the restaurant managers touting for business which got very anoying.  Watch out for the time share paople at the markets.

Los Parqua was wonderful even the kids enjoyed it and the waterpark is a must for teenagers although the Dolphin show is a must.

Would certainly go back to these appartments and Los Cristianos maybe not at xmas but deffinately New Year.

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Operator and Date: (Direct Holidays) Direct Holidays - Sept 2003

Opinion submitted in Oct 2003 by : Marie & Phil - 49 & 54

Resort Rating: Good

Accommodation Rating: Good

My/Our Holiday Opinion: 

The actual Tenerife Sur apartments themselves were pleasent enough, cleaned regularly and good equipment. They look a little tired in places. I would confirm some of the other peoples comments, especially with regard to the sunbed brigade and the advice about asking for a poolside room was very essential,, the traffic noise is rather a probelm in the road side rooms. The aditional probelm I would point out is that although the ceiling fans are a good idea, the room below us had their fans on high speed all through the night, and the droneing noise in our room was very loud, for most of the holiday we slept on the balcony, and you could still hear it out there!!! 

The resort of Los Cristianos has changed beyond all recognition, and is now alot more busy than it used to be. We had a Hire car from the airport and did get up and around the island, and some of the scenery is stunning. We also found two very nice fish restaurants in Las Gallatas about 15 mins along the coast towards the airport, average bill was 30 Euros (£21) for two. All in all a good holiday. 

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Tenerife Sur Apartments - Los Cristianos

Operator and Date: Panaorama - Sept 2003

Opinion submitted in Sept 2003 by : Ger, Dublin, 29, 29

Resort Rating: Excellent

Accommodation Rating: Excellent

My/Our Holiday Opinion: 

The accomodation at Tenerife Sur is excellent.  You have everything you need in the apartment (hairdryer, kettle, corkscrew, cutlery etc).  We were overlooking the road which could be a bit noisy with delivery's early in the morning. Also there is a noisy bar across the road.  This wasn't a big deal & didn't keep us awake.  Other people were overlooking the pool, which was nicer. Say only one cockroach & he was on the balcony.  There is an on-site supermarket which is reasonable.  

The on-site restaurant (HG's) has very friendly staff, is reasonably priced & the food is nice.  Although there are plenty of lovely restaurants down by the seafront anyway. There is a lovely Chinese just around the corner from the aparments (I would not recommend the one directly across the road as we got some dodgy food there, and some bacardi breezers we bought were beyond their sell-by date). Los Christianos is only around a 15 minute walk away (taxis can cost between e2-e5 if you are feeling lazy).  This resort is suited to couples & young families.  Re: Excursions: I would recommend going to Eagle Park.  The Eagle show is brilliant & the jungle is really well done.

The other excursion we went on was the Freebird Catarmaran to see the Whales/Dolphins.  I would NOT recommend this.  While the trip itself was good (we got to see whales) & the crew were excellent & very friendly, we had a bad experience on our return journey. We were told by the crew to go back to the bus that we came on.  After we all got on, this really aggressive bus driver started shouting at the entire bus load of people that we were on the wrong bus etc.  He was really aggressive & nasty & when he eventually drove us back the the apartments, he drove like a madman.  I seriously thought we would have an accident.  This put a dampner on that excursion.  We complained to our rep about this nutter, but hadn't received any feedback by the time we left.
This was the only nasty thing that happened.  I would definitely recommend both Los Christianos as a resort & Tenerife Sur as your accomodation.  DOs: Eagle Park 'cos of the birdshow.  DON'T: Freebird Catarmaran 'cos of the aggressive bus driver.

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Tenerife Sur Apartments - Los Cristianos

Operator and Date: (Direct Holidays) Direct Holidays - Aug 2003

Opinion submitted in Nov 2003 by : Sarah and Darren - Ayr (22 & 29)

Resort Rating: Very Good

Accommodation Rating: Average

My/Our Holiday Opinion: 

All in all had a lovely holiday in Tenerife.  Stayed in Los Christianos for the first time and liked it a lot more than Las Americas.  Every time we go back to Tenerife it gets that little bit more expensive. 

We got the Holiday as a last minute deal of the net, as it was my birthday end of Aug and thought it would be nice to be away - only paid about £170 each for the week so didnt expext the apartments to be anything special, and they were not!  Lovely and clean, but very badly set out.  Both living room/kitchen and bedrooms were front facing which is a very bad idea when its nearly 90 degrees and the room gets the sun for a good 3 or 4 hours.  Some nights we ended  up sleeping on the living rrom floor with the door open just to get a few hours kip. The hotel staff were very friendly and cleaners kept the room to a high standard.

The pool!! looking a pic's in the holiday brochure i thought it looked smart, no! It was far far too small for the number of apartments.  We never went to the pool, much prefered going for long walks or lazing on the beech.  The only time we spent round the pool was the afternoon we were going leaving whilst waiting for the coach to take us home which wasnt enjoyable.

The balconies were a decent size and either had a pool view or front view(front either facing a row of bars or other apartments)  our room faced a row of bars and was a good location for people watching late at night.  We went to the bars opposite once but werent too impressed.

We spent all week eating out and discovered too places that were excellent value for money and served top fod by lovely people.  Come out the appartments and start walking up the hill take your first left and carry on walking till you get to a row of shops and bar, if you go through to the back there is an english bar next to the back of the supermarket - it is brilliant, definately go.  The other was Lewinski's corner, if you start walking down the hill, its about 2 mins away on your left, lovely food an nice atmosphere - and a lovely little bald bloke that makes you very welcome.

All in all we had a really good holiday and will definately be back at some point - not to these apartments though, just too hot at night.  The only other thing that did get me a bit anoyed was the growing amount of timeshare idiots and lucky lucky men!!!!!!!!!!!

The location wasnt exactly brilliant eith.  Its a good 10-15 min walk to Christianos itself, which is ok, until you are coming home at night and walking for 15 mins up a steep him isnt too good.

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Tenerife Sur Apartments - Los Cristianos

Operator and Date: (Direct Holidays) Direct Holidays - August 2003

Opinion submitted in Aug 2003 by : stuandfee - Scotland ( 29,33)

Resort Rating: Very Good

Accommodation Rating: Very Good

My/Our Holiday Opinion: 

The accommodation was very good, maids cleaned the room 5 days out of 7, the towels got changed regularly, and it was very comfortable, with good cooking facilities, not that we used them.

The pool area was quite large, but the one big problem was sunbeds and umbrellas.
The beds are locked up at night until 9am, but if you want an umbrella, you have to go and stand beside it from 8am, which is pretty poor indeed.
Everyone reserves bed first thing, which is very annoying, especially as 1) there is a sign at reception saying its forbidden and 2) The reps metioned this too, but done nothing about it.

We weren't impressed by the reps at all, they had an arrogant attitude and were more interested in selling you trips than telling you information about the apartments and the resort.

We went on the Freebird VIP whale and dolphin watching trip, complete waste of money art 49 Euros each.  You can get the same trip for 15 euros at the harbour.  The only difference is you dont get a pathetic lunch and the time is not padded out by just sailing aimlessly.

The resort itself is very nice indeeed.  Much more chilled than LA, which I would never go again ( to many squads of drunken teenagers).
There are lots of bars and restuarants, where the quality varies, but is generally worth the money.  The nighlight in this resort is mainly singers, which to be honest is quite amusing, and some are very good to the very average.
Plenty to do and see for people of all ages, and if you want to goto LA, its not far in a taxi.

All things said, we had a great time, the weather was perfect, the apartaments good and the resort great.
Would definetely go back and recommend it to anyone.

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Tenerife Sur Apartments - Los Cristianos

Operator and Date: (Direct Holidays) Direct Holidays - August 2003

Opinion submitted in Aug 2003 by : Allyson, Archie and Ami Ewart - Coatbridge (37, 37, 7)

Resort Rating: Excellent

Accommodation Rating: Excellent

My/Our Holiday Opinion: 

These apartments are absolutely brilliant.   We have been to Las Americas a few years ago but this resort is much better for families.   The pool area and playground are ideal.  The location is great and the staff were great with our daughter.   There is an on-site Sueprmarket and plenty of little supermarkets outsite the apartments.   The restaurants are all good - esp. Chinese.   We were told that abroad was expensive this year, but we found this resort to be very reasonable.   First holiday we have come home with money.  I would recommend these apartments to anyone.

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Tenerife Sur Apartments - Los Cristianos

Operator and Date: Excel - July 2003

Opinion submitted in June 2004 by : Paula Louise (47,46,50,41,16,16)

Resort Rating: Very Good

Accommodation Rating: Excellent

My/Our Holiday Opinion: 

I went to Los Cristianos with my mum dad aunt uncle and my best friend. I was 16 years old and i found both the accomodation and the resort excellent. 

The appartments were clean and tidy and were kept like this throughout my stay. The pool area was exceelent with a large pool, sunbathing area and a pool bar and restaurant located adjacent to the pool. Shope and Restaurants were closeby and the beach was only a 10 minute walk away. 

Took the walk into Playda Las Americas (only 20 minutes) and thought that it looked ok but Los Cristianos is definately the cleaner, more classier resort. Went to the Water Park highly reccommended the dolphin show was fantastic! Going back again to Tenerife this year and I reccommend it to people of all ages even 16 year olds who are with their mum and dad aswell!! Bars I reccommend are The Irish Times and Cheers (located behind the appartments). The onsite bar and restaurant is also good! Thank You! xx

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Tenerife Sur Apartments - Los Cristianos

Operator and Date: (Panorama Discounts) Panorama (my travel) July 2003

Opinion submitted in Aug 2003 by : John, Lynn, Sean, Amy (42,41,9,7) GLASGOW

Resort Rating: Excellent

Accommodation Rating: Excellent

My/Our Holiday Opinion: 

BAD POINTS Sunbed queues at 8.30am. The 'Mr. Lewinsky' rip off bar across the road @ 13 Euros for a pint, Cinzano and 2 cokes, creepy little rep 'nice family' catch phrase, avoid at all costs!.
5 Euro Sunday roasts that taste like cardboard with mushy tastless veg (porkys)

GOOD POINTS Friendly apt staff. Basic but clean rooms, cleaned 5 out of 7 days, clean laundry, towels etc. More xtras in apts than wre're used to i.e hairdryer, toaster, bottle of H2O in fridge on arrival which I thought was a nice touch.
Lovely pool, separate large younger childrens pool.Reasonably priced pool bar and supermarket on site.Small complex so everyone becomes fairly friendly and familiar quickly.Although theres no in house entertainment, theres a great coice of things to do nearby. Robbie G Williams,(Yelas bar) looks like Martin from Corrie but great Voice.A 'Tom Jones/Elton John' who looked like Harry Hill but was really funny into the bargain ('Chicagos' down the front).The aforementioned IRISH TIMES not to be missed. If your looking for a quiete family orientated no frills bar with good music seek ou 'The Beer Engine' nice friendly staff, kids games pool table upstairs, also do very good bar food.An abundance of very good restuarants

Chinese go for the BRILLIANT,youll pass this if walking towards the Princessa dacil from the apts. 595 for 3 courses and lovely into the bargain. Our favourite was 'Marguit' Don't miss uot on this Food fantastic and a really funny PR Dale Winton lookalike and the waiters throw in an in house cabaret act as well.

If shopping in Los Christianos check out a wee gift shop called Alladins cave in the town centre. Its Beatifull, youll spend hours here.

My wee girl says to say SKYPARK was great and thanks to David,Leslie, Lyndsay and Sarah. A great holiday and we'll definately be back to the Tenerife Sur

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Tenerife Sur Apartments - Los Cristianos

Operator and Date: (Direct Holidays) Direct Holidays - July 2003

Opinion submitted in July 2003 by : Harry Jay - 45,40,10,10

Resort Rating: Good

Accommodation Rating: Excellent

My/Our Holiday Opinion: 

Apartments ideal size, not much cupboard space so take lots of hangers.All areas extrmely clean, not one beastie in sight. Pool area cleaned regularly, whole area sprayed regulary. The usual fight for sunbeds and umbrellas that everyone else mentioned. If you didn't hang about beside your preferred area by 8.30 then forget it.  If you go out for the day and come back at around 4ish then your on a towel on the grass.

Reception staff very helpful with everything. The restaurant on site was very good value and very tasty.  The supermarket on site well priced. Don't go to the large one on the other side of the road - they are a fortune.
If your looking for a good night out then go to Chicagos down at the front (opposite the trampolines and ball pond).  They have some great acts. Very funny.

The Go-Karts were great and nearby.  Mount Teide was a rip off. 60 Euros to go up in the cable car and you don't even get to the top of the crater. That has to be booked somewhere else.

Altogether a great holiday.  Ideal apartments.

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Tenerife Sur Apartments - Los Cristianos

Operator and Date: July 2003

Opinion submitted in July 2003 by :  a party of 8 . 38-4 yrs N.Ireland.

Resort Rating: Very Good

Accommodation Rating: Excellent

My/Our Holiday Opinion: 

Didnt fancy Playa de las america`s last year,but gave tenerife another go and proved ideal for us all.Kids club during the mornings and afternoons gave us peace for a few hours.Apts very clean and the bar/restaraunt had very friendly staff,a big thanks to Antonio who got on brilliantly with all the kids.We as a group like trying different destinations but will be visiting tenerife sur again soon.

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Tenerife Sur Apartments - Los Cristianos

Operator and Date: (Direct Holidays) Direct Holidays - june 2003

Opinion submitted in Feb 2004 by : Mandy Newton - Bournemouth ( 33,28,6,4 )

Resort Rating: Below Average

Accommodation Rating: Average

My/Our Holiday Opinion: 

The appartments looked very nice on arrival untill we were told we were on the 3rd floor and had to negotiate 6 flights of stairs with children, luggage and buggy. We asked to move but the reps didn't want to help at all. In fact it was pointless them being there as they knew nothing, done nothing, and didn't even have knowledge of the local area!. The appartment door was broken as was the shower and sink. I must say the appartment was clean and the maids made regular visits. 

As i say the reps wew hopeless but the hotel staff were great both friendly and helpful. The pool was lovely and very clean. People have mentioned that the sunbeds are tied up till 9am and then there is a queue but this is the fairest way we have ever seen it done! everywhere else we have been people have put towels down at 4am! 

There is nothing for children at the resort at all and belive me we looked! I would advise the water park though and the dolphin show there is a must see, absolutly breathtaking! I was very dissapointed with los cristianos and playa  and will not be returning!!

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Tenerife Sur Apartments - Los Cristianos

Operator and Date: (Direct Holidays) Direct Holidays; June 2003

Opinion submitted in June 2003 by : Brian Clayton, Glasgow (46,43)

Resort Rating: Good

Accommodation Rating: Excellent

My/Our Holiday Opinion: 

We were delighted with our apartment, which was immacculate, and visited daily by the maid. Along with a comprehensive set of cutlery, pots etc., the room had a T.V. and a useful safe (for a small extra charge). Sleeping at night was comfortable, thanks to the two ceiling-mounted fans. We were lucky in that our rooms looked out over the attractive pool, although it was hard to miss hearing the bin lorry at 4a.m. every morning!
Everything is close at hand, restaurants, shops galore, although the traffic can be quite busy. The resort itself is pleasant enough, but I felt that parts of it were a little 'tired', requiring a good sweep and a lick of paint. Eating out is not nearly as cheap as it once was; we were spending nearly as much as we would at home, on some fairly average food.

The bars are rather relaxed, and any entertainment there was ended at midnight, reflecting the family orientation of the resort. We rented a car for a few days, and explored the island, taking in Mount Teide and the wonderful scenery, something I suggest all visitors should do. The cable car to near the summit was expensive and stopped at 4p.m., but you can't go all the way there and not go right to the top! Also recommended- Loro Parque at Puerto de la Cruz, a wonderful zoo and aquarium.

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Tenerife Sur Apartments - Los Cristianos

Operator and Date: (Direct Holidays) Direct Holidays-May 2003

Opinion submitted in June 2003 by : Mark& Cheryl - middlesbrough (30,28)

Resort Rating: Very Good

Accommodation Rating: Good

My/Our Holiday Opinion: 

Arrived at the resort early hours Saturday morning. First impressions were nothing special but very clean, which didn't last for long becasue the apartment was only swept in the full week we were there no actual cleaning done, bed sheets NOT changed for full week and towels only changed on the Thursday (one change of towels in a week)Must admit pool area at these apartments was excellent with plenty of sunbeds and good sized pool (we went at a busy time as well when the kids were off school) you could get a sunbed at 2 or 3 o clock in the afternoon, but if you wanted a parasol be prepared to go down to the pool area for 9 in the morning dead on with the rest of the saddos, some people even tied CARRIER BAGS around them.  We also heard a lot of reports about break-ins and muggings, one man who we spoke to said they had actually kicked in his apartment door at 2 or 3 o clock in the afternoon, and no-one heard anything, when the people reported the breakins etc at reception the staff did not want to know and offered them no help whatsoever.When you first get there get a safety deposit box. Dont walk around the back of the apartments when it is dark because people had been mugged there, obviously no reps will let you know when this happens so just be aware and keep your wits about you as you would at home.

Overall holiday was fantastic and I would definetly go back, we went to Playa Las Americas seven years earlier and I vowed I would never go back to Tenerife, but I tried again and Los Christianos is the cleaner, quieter and classier of the two. Went to Playa Las one night we walked there which took abaout 20 mins but the further into it the longer it takes, cost 4 euros in a taxi to go back to Los Christianos, not bad but I remebered why I didn't like it there. 
Market on a Sunday in Los Christianos just with the usual junk.

Had a breakfast in Dannys bar which was nice then tried The Shire the next day which was just around the corner from the  apartments, didn't need to look any further for breakfast. Chicagos had good acts on food was ok, also try the Irish times bar which was a fantastic atmosphere with a live band on. For a quiet end to the night to the left of the exit from the apartments cross over the road where there is a few small bars which were ok.Try the little restaurants just before you come to the seafront, we tries La Romantica which was 100% on everything service, food, price etc.
I would definetley stay in these apartments again because they are situated away form the centre but not too far away approx 10-15 minute walk. We paid £306 each for 1 week which bearing in mind the kids were off prices go up so was reasonable.

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Tenerife Sur Apartments - Los Cristianos

Operator and Date: dierect holidays - Date Not Specified

Opinion submitted in July 2004 by : dave 63 janet59

Resort Rating: Excellent

Accommodation Rating: Excellent

My/Our Holiday Opinion: 

apartments very clean cleaners every day towels changed daily.our app was on the main road you did get traffic noise.do not use supermarket on site rip off  turn rightout of  appartments walk to first right along the bus station  a large nettos on right. plenty of pubs near appatment. iff you want a good food try olivers bar all home cooked food and fresh veg . turn left out of appartment walk up the road untill you see the sign for olivers on the right very good.

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Tenerife Sur Apartments - Los Cristianos

Operator and Date: (MyTravel Direct) My Travel - Date Not Specified

Opinion submitted in Aug 2003 by : paul,rachel and chelsea    (38,32 and6

Resort Rating: Excellent

Accommodation Rating: Very Good

My/Our Holiday Opinion: 

overall a very enjoyable 2 weeks with so much to do and see.A must see is a trip to see the dolphins and whales,what an experience also a trip to sky park will go down with the younger kids.Eating out you will be spoilt for choice,we found the chinese restaurants excellent value for money especially (OVERSEASandTREASURE)wich were just around the corner.Round the back is CHEERS FAMILY BAR which has its own wacky warehouse and PORKIES is a must if you are hungry.

the only fault was the way to get your sunbed, queue up for 9am and wait for them to be unchained,also be wary of greedy saddos like the ones whom i came across 3 of them took 14 sunbeds between them,by the time i looked round there was none left,i will never call GERMANS again.Anyway i prefared the beach.Apart from that you cant fault the place.

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Torres del Sol - Los Cristianos

Operator and Date: private rent - Feb 2007

Opinion submitted in February 2007 by : Paul - Manchester (2 ADULTS - 2 KIDS)

Resort Rating: Excellent

Accommodation Rating: Below Average

My/Our Holiday Opinion: 

we specifically requested low floors as my wife is disabled and we have two small children, also we booked a 1 bedroom appt.  Imagine our surprise then when we got there and discovered that we had been allocated a studio, on the top floor of a block with no lift!!!!!  

At first we thought there was some mistake, we went back to the bar and we were passed on to someone we were told to put up and shut up basically, as thats all that was availble, and thats what had been booked, thankfully my wife had kept all the reciepts and we set about sorting the whole mess out, after loads of phone calls at our expense, on the mobile to the UK!!!!! 

we finally were offered a squalid appt on the 1st floor of the main building, but had to move half way through our stay to another appt on the other side of the complex!!!!  We were offered £50 by way of compensation for our trouble, but had we not kept all our reciepts etc, we would have been left high and dry, the appt from Friday was lovely, but having spent the whole 1st day trudging around while everyone else tried to blame each other for the whole mess was not good enough, we missed the first day of our holiday and had to basically slum it for the first half of it, and there in lies the problem, you just do not know whos appt your going to get, if your lucky, you may get a nice one, if your not, it WILL be awefull.  

Kitchen king just to the right of the main entrance is great for cheap breakfast at euro 2.40 for full english, but by far the nicest is to turn left onto the promenade and look for a place called goodfellas, the food is A1!!!! Mac D's is expensive, but if the kids love it then.....  For bars we ended up in a place called Buz Bar quite a lot, really nice staff, and the drinks are huge!!!!! 

Speaking of drinks and food, the bar in torres del sol, is the one thing that makes this place, food is great, and when you ask for say a baileys, you get a huge glass full of baileys, not some imitation of it, staff there are lovely as well.

 The pool is really nice, but dont bother going to the other one, although there are sun beds, the floor of the pool has peeling paint, its just so old and derelict looking, and to couple that, its side by side with a piece of scrap land.  BE AWARE!!! this is NOT a cheap appartment, you may think it is, but there are lots nicer ones for the same money in an equally lovely location, such as parque santiago this place looks so so so nice, thats where we are going next, its classed as Las Americas, but believe me, its more los christianos than americas, if you want quiet you get it, you want busy, you get it.  

The looky looky boys are funny we thought, we hagled them down from £25 to £5 for some sun specs, the chinese sellers are a bit of a pain if you have kids as they put things in the kids faces to attract them, but i WILL def go back to tenerife, but NOT to torres del sol.... 

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Torres del Sol - Los Cristianos

Operator and Date: private nov 2006

Opinion submitted in November 2006 by : leebay 36,31,10,5

Resort Rating: Excellent

Accommodation Rating: Poor

My/Our Holiday Opinion: 

just dont stay there !! very run down BUT the resort is excellent also 70% of people staying there are spanish residents. tenerife is the best place to go on holiday bar none but stay clear of this complex !

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Torres del Sol - Los Cristianos

Operator and Date: Going Abroad - Oct 2006

Opinion submitted in October 2006 by : Renee & Charlie -  Newport, South Wales (31,45)

Resort Rating: Excellent

Accommodation Rating: Very Good

My/Our Holiday Opinion: 

We have just returned from a great (and cheap - £285.00 each!) in Tenerife and we would happliy recommend it to everyone!

APARTMENTS - Our flight was delayed about an hour so we didn't arrive at the apartments until 3.30ish (taxi 23 euros).  The main reception area was closed which panicked us a bit but after helpful security guard lent us his mobile we phone number on accomodation voucher and woke up manager (English - Joanna) who told us our keys were in the bar area (I think we should have been told this by travel firm).  The bar was closed but with security guard we knocked on door and Alf was waiting for us with the key to our room C1103.  The room was spacious with ample cupboard space.  

Kitchen contained toaster, gas oven & hob, microwave and fridge and plenty of utensils etc.  No balcony in this room which was disappointing at first but did not miss it during our weeks stay.  Clean on arrival but no change of towels or sheets during our stay so we used a local laundrette run by nice british lady, but later learned laundrette on site.  Saw one coachroach all week and had fun trying the catch the litlle beggar but was not a problem!  Neighbours on either side tenerifian residents, very quiet and friendly during our stay.  Pool on this side of complex very nice but no rooms for beds around.  Fine by us but if you like lounging around pool there is a square pool on site with sunloungers - didn't try rhis so cannot comment.  General area of site clean, supermarket on site cheap for bottled water.  Bar area run by Brits, nice & friendly - food ok.     

LOS CRISTIANOS - This resort and neighbouring Las Americas are huge and I'm sure we missed more than half of what was to see!  If you turn right out of apartments main entrance there are the backs of a few restaurants in front of you (Chouky's, McDonalds etc), if you go down a path at the side of these you are on Las Vistas beach.  A step to the left with now take you into Los Cristianos and a step to the right into Las Americas!!  The resorts are clean and frankly nothing like blackpool as some people have suggested.  Yes, you do have bars that have British singers and comedians and you have the areas that are for the party crowd but you can totally avoid this, there are so many different areas to chose from - the back streets on Los Cristiano harbour have alot of Italian & French cuisine and the Park Santiago area of Las Americans is quite cosmipolitan.  We even found a very Spanish area od Los Cristianos (in the North East) which didn't evan have English translations on the menus, in fact the Hubby and I were the only Brits we seen in that area! 

We had no problems with the Looky Looky men or chinese women, yes there are alot of them but a simple no thankyou and they move on, same with the hairbraiding ladies on the beach.  We didn't have much problem with scratchard people but we did notice them pounce on alot of older couples.  They were mostly around the shopping centres and they say that it's a special offer scratchcard for a shop in the arcade - just walk on by, don't even get into conversation with them.

BARS & RESTAURANTS - On Las Vistas beach enjoyed breafast in THE PLAYERS LOUNGE. In Los Cristianos harbour (turn left behind Subway) we enjoyed a couple of home cooked meals in ROB ROY's (yummy mash potato).  Also try The BEACH BUM above the harbour - hubby loved their chips!!  Also enjoyed a massive T-bone & Canarian potatos in a French restaurant in these area but can't remember the name! Rest of the time we mostly ate curries, either sit in or take out.  Won't reccommend a particular Indian as tried 4 and loved them all so take your pick!!  
As for bars - so many to chose from but our favourite were:- for good prices THE PLAYERS LOUNGE(both on La Vistas) for a nice cool Dring in the day ROB ROY's & THE BEACH BUM  for entertainment our Fav was DREAMERS!!!  IRISH TIMES was ok but too small to accomodation the amount of customers and CHICAGOS not bad but the smell of stale chip fat put me off!! 

SMOKING & SHOPPING - There is a smoking ban in some places in Tenerife not in any of the bars we went so no problem there.  Tenerife Airport in now completely non-smoking so once you have gone through to departures you won't be able to smoke.  Lots of cheap places to by cheap fags etc.  Don't get then near the apartment.  Go either to PARADISE which is next door to Burger King in Los Cristianos Harbour or even cheaper go to SAI RAM which is in the Parc Santiago Shopping area.

TRIPS - Loro Parc Fab!  Whale watching Fab for Hubby but I must admit I got bored after an hour!

I've gone on a bit haven't I!!  I'll shut up now - Happy Holidays  xx     

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Torres del Sol - Los Cristianos

Operator and Date: Spanish Isles Holidays - Jan 8 -15th 2006

Opinion submitted in Jan 2006 by : John and Doreen, Ron and Mary - Birmingham 64 - 70

Resort Rating: Excellent

Accommodation Rating: Very Good

My/Our Holiday Opinion: 

I booked this for the location initially,which is great,about 300 yards from the "Strip" with all the bars and entertainment, and on the edge of Cristianos. We used Spanish Isles Holidays (Paul Dean very helpful)  we booked 2 en suite studios at £200 each for a week, and flew with Monarch from Birmingham (recommended)Taxi to Torres del sol from airport 20 euros. 

The complex is a bit dated built about 1975 originally as a hotel but it was converted to studios and apartments and is partly residential for both spanish and english people, the pool bar was good £1 pound a pint and friendly staff . Our friends studio was a welsh home from home very nice with Radio DVD player TV etc and clean, ours was a bit more basic but the same type and clean,we did have to ask for TV and Radio but no problems.
We were in the outer building on the second level overlooking the large pool and facing Mary Rogans bar, but it was not noisy, there are lots of good restruants next door and we found the chicken King the Best but all are good.
Cristianos has something for everyone, and is great for a bit of winter sunshine.

beware buying electronic goods, our friends bought an MP3 player as a 256mb and it turned out to be 128mb, they dont give receipts unless you demand and there is a small sign(in Spanish saying no refunds)he lost out so beware!
otherwise it was a great holiday and we will go again.

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Torres del Sol - Los Cristianos

Operator and Date: Going Abroad - Sep 2005

Opinion submitted in Oct 2005 by : John Mills - Darlington 46,44

Resort Rating: Excellent

Accommodation Rating: Average

My/Our Holiday Opinion: 

Torres Del Sol is primarily a residential complex however many apartments are privately owned and rented out for holiday makers. The accommodation is basic, but clean and serves as an ideal base because of its central location. All amenities are close by but there is no noise disturbance. The pool bar is excellent. The staff are extremely friendly and the food is good.

If you want to go out to see Dolphins and Whales I can highly recommend you wander down to the harbour and go to the first booth selling trips. " The Travelling Lady" offers you a 2 hour trip at a good price. The boat is low to the water so there is less chance of sea sickness.  When you get to the Whales and Dolphins they are so close it is wonderful. A Camcorder is the best way to capture the scene.

Overall we were very happy with our stay at the Torres Del Sol and we will return back here again.

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Torres del Sol - Los Cristianos

Operator and Date: Solidays Group/Tenerife Vacations September 2004

Opinion submitted in Sept 2004 by : Colin Wolstenholme, Accrington 53

Resort Rating: Excellent

Accommodation Rating: Below Average

My/Our Holiday Opinion: 

This holiday was sold to me on the basis that it was a privately owned apartment, available for rent. This may be true, but I very much doubt that the owner has ever stayed there - it seems to be purely for rentals. Whilst the apartment was clean, basic just about describes the facilities. If you are expecting any home comforts, forget it - camping on the 11th floor is the kindest description I can give to the apartment. Having said that, if you are prepared to rough it, the location is excellent, being ideally placed for both Los Christianos, and Las Americas with all the entertainment in the world available.

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Torres del Sol - Los Cristianos

Operator and Date: Independent  - July 2004

Opinion submitted in July 2004 by : Sean & Jules (28)

Resort Rating: Very Good

Accommodation Rating: Below Average

My/Our Holiday Opinion: 

Arrived at Tenerife Reina Sofia airport without any accommodation booked - went to the information desk and they gave us a couple of leaflets for accommodation agencies in Los Cristianos.  Got a taxi there and found the first place was closed (next to Harlequins) as it was siesta time. We went to the other place who only seem to provide accommodation for Torres del Sol - got a price of e35 per night during last week of July.

Although the nice lady gave us directions, it tooks us two trips round the block to find the entrance.  Our apartment was on the thirteen floor of tower A.  There are 2 ancient lifts, one of which does not tell you which floor you're on, but if you step out the lift to find out, the door closes behind you and if you discover you're on the wrong floor, you have to wait an age for it to come back again.

Apartment was very basic - no TV or air conditioning - there was gas hob, microwave and fridge.
The front door looked as if it had been prised open previously and therefore could easily be prised open again.  The people in the apartment next door continually played Spanish music at all hours of the day and night.
The view from the balcony was quite impressive although it only got the sun after 5pm.

The resort itself was quite nice - plenty of bars and restaurants to choose from.
The weather was really humid the first couple of days but later in the week it got a bit less sticky.

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Torres del Sol - Los Cristianos

Operator and Date: PRIVATE BOOKING JANUARY 2004

Opinion submitted in Jan 2004 by : ANNE JONES  (60)

Resort Rating: Excellent

Accommodation Rating: Excellent

My/Our Holiday Opinion: 

I HAD A LOVELY TIME IN THIS COMPLEX.  OUR APARTMENT WAS FIRST CLASS AND THE LOCATION IS FANTASTIC.  JUST 50M FROM THE BEACH AND A SHORT WALK FROM BOTH LOS CRISTIANOS AND PLAYA DE LAS AMERICAS.  THERE ARE LOTS OF BARS AND RESTAURANTS NEARBY.

THE TWO POOLS ARE WELL LOOKED AFTER AND THE BAR DOWNSTAIRS WHILST TIRED LOOKING AND IN NEED OF A GOOD REFURBISHMENT SERVED VERY NICE FOOD AND THE STAFF WERE VERY FRIENDLY. 

THIS PLACE WAS IDEAL FOR A WHEELCHAIR USER WITHIN OUR PARTY AS IT WAS ACCESSIBLE BY RAMPS AND THE BEACH AND PROMENADE ARE FULLY EQUIPPED FOR WHEELCHAIR USERS AS THERE IS A REHABILITATION HOSPITAL NEXT DOOR TO THE APARTMENTS.

WOULD DEFINITELY GO BACK, BUT TO THE SAME APARTMENT WHICH WAS ON THE UPPER FLOORS AND HAD FABULOUS VIEWS AND WERE NICE AND QUIET.

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Torres del Sol - Los Cristianos

Operator and Date: Going abroad Travel  -2004

Opinion submitted in Aug 2004 by : Layton, Lorraine Mills( 42) and Boys (15)

Resort Rating: Good

Accommodation Rating: Below Average

My/Our Holiday Opinion: 

On booking we were given the impression that the complex had been refurbished in the last couple of years, This may be correct when it comes to the toilet areas near the pool, but does not apply to the appartments. 

We were put in one appartment on the 13th floor to start with that was totally un-suitable to sleep four,We were then transferred over to block A and this was marginally better, but the lads still needed to have camp beds brought in, as the bed setee was useless. not to mention filthy, the kitchen was poorly equipped and was crawling with cockroaches. there was no linen change, and the pillows were awfull. The complex is a mixture of Spanish and British residents, and Spanish and British holiday makers, about fifty fifty, We felt that some of the Spanish youths did take pleasure in aggravating the younger British youths, which became a problem as there were a few fights that broke out, one was especially nasty.

On a good note the staff in the front office were very good, are English speaking and tried to help  any way they could

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Torres del Sol - Los Cristianos

Operator and Date: (Airtours Direct) Airtours/Mytravel - Sept 2003

Opinion submitted in Oct 2003 by : Steven Bennett  - South Yorkshire 18,21

Resort Rating: Average

Accommodation Rating: Below Average

My/Our Holiday Opinion: 

We arrived at the apartments at approx 9pm, the women on the recpetion was quite helpful, but didnt really point us in the right direction, so we ended up walking about aimlessly, dragging our suitcases! 

The appartment that we stayed in was ok, it wasent great but it was ok, the pools were good, we had one pool more or less to ourselves most of the time. The appartments are well situated very close to the beach and very close to plenty of bars and resturants. Even though we was so close to everything there wasent much noise at night, except from the road! We did ask to be moved because of the noise of the road, they offered us another appartment but it really wasent worth the hassle of moving!

DONT BE CAUGHT OUT BY THE TIMESHARE PEOPLE AND THEIR SCRATCHCARDS, remeber if something seems to good to be true it probably is!!!!!

If you have time pop along to Harlequins bar along the seafront towards Las Americas and see Kraker there brilliant.
Drinks are cheap, you might have to sit on the steps tho cos it gets very busy!

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Torres del Sol - Los Cristianos

Operator and Date: independent 2003

Opinion submitted in May 2003 by : lesley coyle

Resort Rating: Very Good

Accommodation Rating: Very Good

My/Our Holiday Opinion: 

The Torres del Sol apartments are in aprime location on the Playa de las Vistas beach area of Tenerife.  Most of the apartments are privately owned so the appearance of flats internally varies.  The buildings themselves are over 25 years old so the decor is a bit dated, but they are spotlessly clean and well maintained.  Few apartments provide such a stunning location at such a reasonable price.  The apartments are in a quiet location, but are within easy access of all that los Cristianos and las Americas have to offer.  Many Spanish families live within the complex so unlike other parts of the resort you do feel that you are in Spain.

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Victoria Court 2 - Los Cristianos

Operator and Date: Independently booked - August 2006

Opinion submitted in August 2006 by : The Kays  - Lancashire (50, 48, 15)

Resort Rating: Good

Accommodation Rating: Excellent

My/Our Holiday Opinion: 

We booked our flights via the internet with Thomsonfly.  On arrival at Tenerife we walked outside, got a taxi straight away and within 15 mins were in the apartment.

We booked via the owners agent a two-bed two-bath apartment which was possibly the best one in the complex.  Superbly furnished, extremely spacious and very comfortable.  It had one very large terrace off the lounge and a smaller balcony off the master bedroom which overlooked the pool.  British TV via sat dish.

Apartments privately and individually owned but thought there was a 'them and us' situation as the residents seemed to keep themselves to themselves.

The pool area was clean and spacious though ruled with military precision by Norman - no footballs/inflatables in pool, thought the football rule OK but inflatables in a pool are part of children's holiday fun and thought they should be allowed.  Sun beds and parasols to rent for 2 euros each - not enough parasols but Norman has a secret stash if you ask him for one he will bring it.

Located in a predominently residential area only 2 mins from sea and promenade but about 15 mins from harbour beach and about 30 mins from Las Vistas beach which was excellent and well worth the walk.

Restaurants OK but nothing special.  Mithered by time share touts but just ignored them by walking by.  Also mithered by sellers of fake designer goods when eating - got to be quite a pain.

Would I stay in Victoria Court II again - most definitely YES.

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Victoria Court 1 - Los Cristianos

Operator and Date: Interval International - July 2006

Opinion submitted in August 2006 by : 53 and 22

Resort Rating: Very Good

Accommodation Rating: Good

My/Our Holiday Opinion: 

On arrival the accommodation was fairly clean and well presented.  We were quite shocked to find out that we had to pay for the hire of sun beds and brolleys around the pool, that was a first for us.  Also we had to supply our own toilet rolls.

Each night on returning to the apartments we found a couple of cockroaches, we understand in a hot countries this cant be avoided, each evening we sprayed them but to no avail.  On the fourth evening we came home to a room with them climbing up curtains, in the beds, in the lounge, loo and bedrooms.  It was at this point we booked out and paid for a hotel.  We felt the room should have been fumagated.

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Victoria Court 1 - Los Cristianos

Operator and Date: Booked Independently-May 2006

Opinion submitted in May 2006 by : Chris, Peter, Keeley, Mark,Carley, Beth,55,46,32,40,10,8.

Resort Rating: Very Good

Accommodation Rating: Excellent

My/Our Holiday Opinion: 

Booked apartment independently through Holiday Rentals. Apartment was a penthouse and very clean, comfortable and well stocked.Good quality furniture and lots of space. Very safe environment for the kids. No entertainment at the time we stayed which was a 'quiet time' but we just wanted to lounge around so that suited us. 10-20 minutes walk to main shops and restaurants in Los Cristianos and 20-30 minute walk into Las Americas. Found a really good restaurant just round the corner 'El Brasero' doing very good lamb dishes.Taxis cheap and quick to arrive.Beach at the port is ok but water not pleasant to swim in (don't even ask what was floating around!) but just round the corner and under the bridge is playa de las vistas which is a beautiful big and clean beach. One word of warning, the current can be quite strong, even for experienced swimmers. 

Would not recommend the Aqua Park at all, expensive, rubbish food and very restrictive-whistles going all the time for minor things eg my daughter gave her husband a kiss and they were warned not to do that!! Otherwise the holiday was great, weather fantastic and would definitely stay in the apartment again.

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Victoria Court 2 - Los Cristianos

Operator and Date: Independent booking - Jan 2006

Opinion submitted in Jan 2006 by : Hartleys 50s

Resort Rating: Very Good

Accommodation Rating: Very Good

My/Our Holiday Opinion: 

Found the apartment on the internet and booked direct with the owner. Booked separate flight (ThomsonFly). Victoria Court does not take package tours. We had a one bedroom apartment which was fine for the two of us. There was a sofa a roll-out bed, both of which could have been used if there was four of you.

Accommodation was a high standard and was well equipped but obviously it's down to each owner how well they look after the place.

We've stayed a number of times in Playa de las Americas but this was the first time we had stayed in Los Cristianos.It's much nicer. Not as many time share touts. bars and restaurants seemed a little bit more up-market. Los Cristianos is a "real place" with many Spanish people living there. English is widely spoken but, of course, people welcome it if you try to speak some of their language.

As with any holiday destination, restaurants are very much "you get what you pay for". Nowhere is really cheap and nasty, but then nowhere is really expensive. Only one restaurant really stands out - El Rincon serves nothing but fish. It's excellent. I had a plate opf mixed grilled fish (swordfish, bream, red mullet and something that I didnt recognise, with a few clams, swordfish and prawns scattere dover). And only 13 Euros. Fantastic value for money! It's at the port end of town, just before you go through the tunnel under the road towards Las Americas.

All the other restaurants have a pretty similar menu of steak, chicken, pasta, pizza. If you want to find Spanish food, forget it.

All in all, a great week away from Britain's cold January

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Victoria Court 1 - Los Cristianos

Operator and Date: Private booking

Opinion submitted in July 2005 by : St helens 30, 27, 1

Resort Rating: Average

Accommodation Rating: Excellent

My/Our Holiday Opinion: 

We booked the apartment privately (through an agent) and stayed on the ground floor. The apartment is by far the best I have stayed in (I think it was privately owned) and the complex is quiet and friendly and to a good standard.

I've been to Torviscas end of Las America a few times , but this was the first time in Los Cristianos. The complex is about a 7 minute walk to the beach area and then a further 10minutes to the main drag  of bars and restaurants.

There is bar/restaurant - on the corner by the complex which is a little dearer than anywhere else but never the less okay.

Los Cristinaos is a typical slightly upgraded Blackpool in the sun.

I personally wouldn't go to Tenerife unless it is for winter sun

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Victoria 2 - Los Cristianos

Operator and Date: Internet - Letting / Management Agent - Easter

Opinion submitted in Apr 2003 by : 37, 40, 14, 11

Resort Rating: Very Good

Accommodation Rating: Average

My/Our Holiday Opinion: We were looking for a cheap week away for an early Easter break and wanted some degree of certainty with regard to weather and Tenerife offers this.  We booked via the Internet and found this very easy and very good value.

The Victoria 2 apartments are located on the east side of Los Cristianos in a quite residential area only 10 minutes walk from the centre and its beautiful beach.  The complex is on 3 or 4 floors surrounding a large courtyard that contains a spacious pool, lovely Mediterranean garden plants, bar/restaurant and strangely a shoe shop. The bar/restaurant is very good value and the one evening meal we had there was excellent.

The accommodation we booked was a 1 bed apartment and was spacious enough for 2 people but not really big enough for 4 (2 adults and 2 children in our case). The apartment was furnished to a very basic standard. Uncomfortable sofa and chair, no microwave, television sound broken (Satellite TV worked great though), single beds in the bedroom and 2 pull down beds in the lounge, but not enough linen for the beds (what was supplied didn't fit anyway - had to remake the bed every time you turned over sort of thing). We went out and purchased some of own linen, but lost it when the maid changed the linen and towels on day 5. Also, as a middle floor apartment, we experienced some noise from the women in the apartment above who wore clippie / cloppy shoes at 3am. Shame the apartment was let down by the owners lack of investment in the property itself. Not really good enough in this day and age and would suggest there is better available at the same price.

On the plus side we were picked up from the airport by the management team letting this property in Tenerife, which was great as we bypassed all those queuing for coaches with the package tours and whisked to the apartment in 20 minutes, and it was the same on the return.  The management team should be given great credit for their service and the way they keep the apartment spotless.

As the apartments are privately owned the place is well maintained, but they subsidise some of their costs by letting sunbeds at 2 euros per bed per day. This seems good value compared to the 4.25 euros charged at the beach.  Don't think you can get away without paying, the permanent British clique make sure you pay and can see you from their prime spot by the pool. They also take it upon themselves to enforce pool rules - no noise, no ball games, no inflatables (except in the kiddies pool). While the pool rules and charging for sunbeds seems a bit of a killjoy, I actually support it as there was always room to sunbathe and relax.

We took a trip to the aqua park near Playa De Las Americas which was ok (not cheap 74 euros to get in, 6 euros for a locker and 4 euros for a sunbed). Get there before 12 o'clock to avoid the crowd and get a decent sunbed position. The best feature is the Dolphin show. As an alternative, Loro Parque (Zoo) looks a better trip and includes penguins and dolphins.

The Sunday morning market at the bottom of the hill from the apartments gets packed. It is full of stalls selling tacky gear, dodgy designer stuff, African carvings etc. Go late morning and haggle hard.

Overall a nice place for the week to get good weather and an early tan, nice bars and restaurants and the Victoria 2 apartments are generally nice - only the one we hired is a bit dated.

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Villa Mandi - Los Cristianos

Operator and Date: Thomson  -   July 2007

Opinion submitted in August 2007 by : Cathy , Gary, Rebecca, Amy (38,39,12,10)

Resort Rating: Excellent

Accommodation Rating: Excellent

My/Our Holiday Opinion: 

Having booked a last minute holiday departing four days later we were not sure what to expect. However when we arrived we were extremely pleased. The accomadation was a 1 bed apartment which was very spacious and clean. We had a view overlooking the lovely pool and golfcourse which was peaceful and pleasant to wake up to each morning. Each apartment on the first floor had a roof terrace as well as a balcony.

Staff were very friendly and welcoming and there is no mad rush to reserve your sun beds each morning as there are plenty to go around. There is also a baby pool and chill out pool on the complex for those with very young families.Daily there is music and games played by the main pool as part of the entertainment.
On the down side the shop on the complex is quite expensive and the pool is slippery around the side so take care.
The apartments are situated about 15 minutes from Los Cristianos and 20 minutes from Playa Las Americas, however this suited us as it was very peaceful night and day.A taxi cost about 5 Euros.

Each evening we had a pleasant walk to find restuarants in either of the resorts and can recommend Little Italy in Los Cristianos and Tex Mex in Playa Las Americas to name but a few. We did find the people in Los Cristianos to be pushy  whereas in Playa Las Americas the shops etc were more up market and more relaxed. We had breakfast and lunch at the Villa Mandi and although the breakfast was ok the lunch was very tasty and the menu had a good selection for both adults and children.

Overall we all had a very good time here and we would not hesitate in returning.

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Villa Mandi Golf Resort - Los Cristianos

Operator and Date: Thomson - June 2007

Opinion submitted in July 2007 by : Karen, Craig,Tia & grandad - Stoke (,26,32,3,57)

Resort Rating: Average

Accommodation Rating: Very Good

My/Our Holiday Opinion: 

we stayed at the villa mandi from the 12th to 26th june. we stayed in a 2 bedroom apartment. its was lovely. really spacious and on 2 levels. we had 2 balconies and 2 bathrooms. the only gripe i had with the room was the stairs. very steep and there was no hand rail and they were open. not very practical when you have got a 3 year old who likes to go up and down all the time. it gave me a heart attack everytime she went near the stairs in case she fell. apart from that the room was fantastic.

the pool bar was a bit of a nightmare. took forever to get served even if you were the only one waiting. the ice creams were practically melted by the time you paid for them. we ended up going to the supermarket on the complex to get ice creams in the end. you got served quicker and they were cheaper too.

The pool is really good. very big and also got a kids pool. Be careful around the pool though. there was at least 5 accidents in the first week we there. people slipping over all the time. one little girl ended up in hospital cos of it. Dont bother going to the rep to report it though, she aint interested. "not thomson's fault. its to do with the hotel" will be the only reply you get.

The kids reps were good. some better than others. Kids rep in charge didnt really seem to do a lot either. she was hardly ever in club and when she was didnt look like she wanted to be there.
The other girls Krazy Kaz, Loopy Leanne, Super Sam and cheeky charlie all did a good job considering they were first time reps. Tia loved them all especially loopy leanne and Krazy Kaz.

Awesome Anthony and Loopy Laura were on hand to keep everyone entertained day and night. Laura has moved to gran canaria now though. she left the same day we did. she was fab. always full of energy and always so happy. I wish i had half as much energy as she did. Anthony was always full of beans too. trying to get everyone involved in everything. He seemed to want to do everything though and leave laura in the sound box or in the back ground. a shame really as when they did superfamily zone together it was brilliant.

overall we had a good time. we have been on many superfamily holidays and i must admit this wasnt one of the best. will avoid tenerife next year.

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Villa Mandi Golf Resort - Los Cristianos

Operator and Date: (Thomson Direct) Thomson (the dog) - May 2007

Opinion submitted in May 2007 by : Freer family - Long Eaton (52,37,8,8)

Resort Rating: Good

Accommodation Rating: Excellent

My/Our Holiday Opinion: 

Just had an enjoyable six days at Villa Mandi in the middle of May. Between 20 & 25 degrees with three sunny days, two sunny intervals and one mainly cloudy - not too bad for May.

The flights from East Midlands were scheduled so that we didn't arrive until tea time on the Friday, with an early morning flight back the following Friday - hence the six days. We flew Spanair, complete with stroppy Spanish air hostess!

We stayed in one of the two-bed apartments (335) which are on two floors above a ground floor one-bed apartment. A bit of stair climbing involved so not ideal for everyone. As previously reported, the accommodation is very spacious, clean and air-conditioned (no extra charge). The TV is a waste of time unless you're fluent in Spanish or German so save yourself £10 or so.

The Villa Mandi is laid out like a little village (shades of Portmeirion I thought) and certainly pleasing to the eye. The reception staff are very helpful and fixed a couple of faults for us virtually immediately. The bar staff are also very friendly providing you show them a bit of patience whilst they battle with their computerised till system (always going belly up).

The onsite shop is reasonably well-stocked and does a good line in hot croissants, providing you get down there early enough (just after 8). You may find things cheaper in the town supermarkets, but what's the point in using petrol to drive down town just to save a few pence? It also sells the days papers from when it opens at 8.

Putting out your towels is, I'm afraid, the norm. In fact, it's quite an early morning social occasion meeting your regular poolside neighbours an hour or two before the serious sunbathing commences!

The entertainment staff seemed to be fairly new (I suppose it was early in the Superfamily season) and took a bit of time to get a momentum going but towards the end of our week it seemed to be coming together. Anthony is in charge of daytime stuff and he doubles as the DJ in the bar in the evening where 'Silly Simon' leads the Kids disco. The only gripe we had is that he tries to get the parents involved in virtually every dance or game - hey, doesn't he realise we just want to sit with a quiet drink ot two whilst the kids tire themselves out!

The mini jugs of Sangria are recommended in the bar - three glasses for just a little more than the cost of a beer! And if you like 'nibbles', stock up on Locomix at the shop (near the bread).

The Kids club reps seem to be a happy little team and are led by Tracy Beaker and Giggles, with Krazy Kaz my particular favourite (down, boy).

The restaurant seemed reasonably well-patronised but we ate down town every night. We started off by getting cabs but it didn't seem to matter how far you travelled, the magic fare of 6 Euros seemed to click up on the meter. After three days of this we decided to stretch our legs a bit and saved ourself a few quid. The routes are safe to walk and take around 20-30 minutes depending on where you're going. Head past the football stadium to find the bars and restaurants just past the Hotel Columbus (Giddy Goose not cheap but good food). Turn left just past the Columbus for the bars down by the Safari centre (Corner Bar recommended by our kids). To reach Los Cristianos head across the wasteland opposite Villa Mandi, cross the busy road via a footbridge, and carry on walking. The centre and harbour at L.C. is very twee and recommended.

If you've got kids the Villa Mandi complex is ideal. Good Kids clubs (every afternoon - bar Sunday - and three evenings) plus the nightly mini disco followed by a show of some kind. There's a small games room and two adventure playgrounds. Two pool tables at the poolside, plus free table tennis. Theres a 14-hole mini golf course up by the top pool, which is quieter than the larger bottom pool where all the activities take place. The pool itself is about 4 foot deep at its shallowest so is not ideal for small kids, specially if they can't swim. There is a paddling pool for toddlers, though.

There's internet access inside, but my only complaint (being a bit of a heathen) is that the nearest Sky Sport TV is in the town.
Most people probably wouldn't worry about that!

Recommended!!

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Villa Mandi - Los Cristianos

Operator and Date: Thomson - 2007

Opinion submitted in August 2007 by : Chris and Becky  - Newcastle UK (40,13)

Resort Rating: Very Good

Accommodation Rating: Excellent

My/Our Holiday Opinion: 

You can skip my blurb and just look at my recommended excurions at the bottom if you want.

I was determined to put a review in for this trip and as Thomson kindly won't publish mine on their site I came here. I'm told this is the one to use anyway.

Firstly the accomodation is excellent by any standards if you've travelled you will notice this straight away. No good moaning about the little things, and yes I found the air con is weak and the english TV was extra but overall this is as good as it gets or you're talking a 5 star hotel which is another world and another budget entirely. Don't worry its great and the cleaners are superb as long as you remember to use your door label thing! Thats why some people get missed out and think there are no cleaners I'm sure, anyway I found them excellent sheets and towels every day if you wanted! can't ask better than that. No nasty insect night life in the complex at all as far as I could see! Must not go on as people loose interest so its a summary of the important points as far as I can see. Here you go;

Kidds entertainment excellent, top marks Thomson. Mums requiring some freedom you must use this service.
Hotel Restaurant - food very mediocre I'm afraid, waiter service very hard working but can be overwhelmed and drop into slow, you may have to wait particularly at the bar.
Hotel reception staff - superb I would definitely employ them you will want for nothing.
Thomson team okay but don't forget your in a sales environment. Some of them appear to be out of their depth. Spoiling it for those that aren't.

EXCURSIONS -
my experiences are Do - Piramids of Arona (mint show, food pants)! Submarine trip, Loro parque (Excellent), Medieval knight (great fun but that castle?, Snake show (impressive)Mount tiede 4x4 (good)
Please I beg you don't do La Hacienda its ABSOLUTELY ATROCIOUS - (contrary to what you will be told by the Thomson sales Team)

Supplies and location -
The hotel is a little out from towm I sadly timed the walk at just under 20 mins to the beach, go right and straight on and your there. Otherwise there is a Netto to the right a bit then back to the left and straight on (sounds complicated it isn't) but it isn't that good really and a hike for your supplies. The supermarket on site is a bit pricey but caters for most of your needs, is super friendly if you smile first and what the h**l you're on holiday anyway, chill out and live a little.

Happy travels and I look forward to your review when you get back.
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Villa Mandi Golf Resort - Los Cristianos

Operator and Date: (Thomson Direct) Thomson - Dec 2006

Opinion submitted in December 2006 by : Rach & Pat - Bradford (36, 42)

Resort Rating: Very Good

Accommodation Rating: Very Good

My/Our Holiday Opinion: 

Stayed at Villa Mandi Golf Resort over Christmas, booked online with Thomson (flights booked separately with Jet2). 

We had a one bedroom apartment which was large and well equipped (fridge, microwave, kettle, toaster etc) and absolutely spotless.  Maids came round every day, even Christmas Day! Not a cockroach in sight all week in the apartment (or anywhere else around the complex), in fact the only insect I saw was one tiny little ant in the bathroom.  One word of warning though, even though the window in the bathroom is 'frosted' you can still clearly be seen from outside when showering (as we saw for ourselves on a couple of occasions when walking around the pool area!).  I spent the week showering with the light out in the bathroom and crouching down to avoid any embarrassment!  The hairdryer in the bathroom is handy if you just want to dry your hair, but if you do want to style it you should probably still take your own.  Not nearly enough hangers in the wardrobes either.  

The complex itself was just as pictured on the Thomson website with a really lovely pool area and the reception staff were really nice and very helpful. We never actually ate in the restaurant or at the snack bar, in fact we didn't really spend much time at the complex, but the pool area always seemed busy when we passed through. There is also a supermarket within the complex which was really handy.  We took advantage of the safety deposit box in the room, which I didn't think was too badly priced at around 15 Euros for the week.   We had a downstairs room at the entrance to the complex (no 226) and it had a really big balcony which got the sun all day (temperatures were in the 70s every day, although some days were a little cloudy).  The only problem with that room was that because the 'service area' was underneath we did get woken early every morning (around 7.00 am) by the sound of wheelie bins or linen trolleys being brought in and out. 

It's quite a walk from Villa Mandi into either Los Cristianos or Las Americas, maybe 30 minutes, but if you ask at reception they will order you a taxi (which cost us anything between 5 and 8 Euros - the cheapest fare was actually in the early hours of Christmas Day morning returning from the centre of Los Cristianos to Villa Mandi when the taxi driver told us they were charging extra, so not quite sure how they work their fares out sometimes considering they all use a meter), but still a small price to pay to save the old legs!  Los Cristianos is a really great resort with plenty of shops, bars and restaurants to choose from and lovely beaches.  We've stayed in Las Americas on a couple of occasions and have to say that Los Cristianos is much nicer and Las Americas now seems very shabby by comparison, which is a shame because we did enjoy it when we stayed previously (perhaps it's our age showing!).  Although we thought Villa Mandi was lovely, we would also be quite happy staying in the centre of Los Cristianos.

We booked a trip to Loro Park, which cost about 33 Euros each (including coach fare).   The journey took approximately an hour and a half and then we had about five hours in the Park.  It was a really good day out, but we found the map you were given upon entry and the signs in the Park were very confusing.  We actually gave up on finding 'Tigerland' at one stage, but eventually stumbled across it and I'm so glad we did as it really was great to see them up close.  Unfortunately we missed the dolphin show, but saw the whales and the sea lions which were both fab and I personally loved the penguin house.

All in all Villa Mandi was a lovely place to stay and we would definitely recommend it to anyone and would be happy to stay there again ourselves in the future.

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Villa Mandi - Los Cristianos

Operator and Date: Thomspn - Sept  2006

Opinion submitted in October 2006 by : Gemma Wilkinson - (35, 27, 6, 2)

Resort Rating: Very Good

Accommodation Rating: Excellent

My/Our Holiday Opinion: 

Well where shall I start!!  we just got back last night and all ready I am dying to write up exactly what I thought about this holiday.  We travelled with Thomson and this was a super family hotel, and it definately lived up to it's name.

Hotel facilities were abosultley faultless, everything was very very clean, maids come in every day the to make beds and clean up, the only thing that lets this hotel down is the food, the day time snacks are ok but not fantastic, and we were recommended not to eat there on a evening so I can not comment on the evening meals, I was informed that the food was gradually improving and that the hotel are very much aware of this problem.

Becasue the hotel is about a 30min walk from the centre we generally took taxis into town which costs approx 12 euros round trip.  We did however hire a car which we found very beneficial as the supermarket on the hotel is expensive, and also we decided to drive to attractions rather than go on the coach just so that we had more flexibility with times.

We visited Loro Parc which I would recommend to anyone, the dolphin show is very impressive, also we went to the water parc which in my opinion is desperate for a make over, take flip flops for you and the children as the ground is very hard on your feet. Vikki the hotel rep informed us that they plan to open a new aqua park next year and it is the same company as Loro Parc so it should be fantastic.

Last but certainly not least the Thomson Reps.  First of all Vikki (hotel Rep) what a absolute star, nothing at all is any trouble, she always seems to be there and is a fountain of information. Claire, Kelly, Gemma, Stacey and James (kids reps) they were all fantastic really took time out with the children and got to know them well.  Now we come to James and Jodie (entertainment)they were brilliant I can not praise them enough, when we took our holiday it was very quiet not a lot of people but they somehow managed to get everyone involved daytime and evening, they knew your name and kids names and really really made you feel welcome.  All in all the thomson reps at this hotel have made our holiday one of the best we have had, we are that impressed that we are going to go back in May and that is something we have never done (went back to the same place twice).  There are some hotel reps that need to spend a week with these people and see how it is supposed to be done, they have certainly made my holiday one in which i will not forget.

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Villa Mandi - Los Cristianos

Operator and Date: (Thomson Direct) Thomson - July 2006

Opinion submitted in August 2006 by : W. Johnston -Belfast (39,37,13,4)

Resort Rating: Excellent

Accommodation Rating: Excellent

My/Our Holiday Opinion: 

We stayed here for 2 weeks on arrival we were located room 129 it has a shady balcony and every one going past looked into the apartment so we had to keep the blinds closed most of the time it was facing the big pool/restuarant and pool bar/the room was spotless but beware this room had a major downfall it is situated right beside the entertainment room which was a nightmare when you can hear the kids playing games (air hockey)and the adult entertainment which started every night at 10pm and went on for hours 2-30am then other guests came out of the entertainment room and sat down on seats at restuarant to drink even more i stuck this for a week then asked to be moved 

we got room 202 which is situated around the other side of the complex overlooking the kids play area this room was massive had a few problems with spiders and cockroaches but after a complaint the cleaner came in and did a very good job she even dusted the beams on the ceiling and left insect spray. the cleaners came in every day and made beds washed the tiled floors and left clean towels.We did not use the kids club as my kids just stayed at the pool.

If you want to cook food for a family you will have problems as there is only 2 rings and a microwave and small sink no cooker/oven at all and the supermarket on site is very expensive -2.70 euros for a bottle of sprite 1.90 for a large bottle of water/4.95 for dove shampoo/cereal 2.45 small packets /lollies ranged from 2 euros up chocolate filled crossiants 1.90 each/small i cant believe not butter 2.95 /can of coke 50 cents/washing up liquid 2.45 if you can find the supermarket in los cristanios or in playa da las americas its behind the mango shop go there. take your own pot scrubbers with u as u have to buy them you get 1 tea towel to last 2 weeks after a day it is no good.

We attended the rep meeting it was buy the trips from us rent only our cars then if u dont book any trips the reps fone you twice asking y not!at the poolside we had problems getting a sunlounger and parasol i had to complain 3 times in the first week then the rep Stephen got me a parasol there are signs up at the pools saying dont reserve loungers or parasols but ppl were doing it from 7.30 am on my last day the cleaners took all the towels of the sunloungers that were reserved before 9am and put them in reception.

Villa Mandi is very pleasing to the eye but it is situated a 30 minute walk from las americas in hot weather and pushing a pram not recommended so we took taxis and they ranged from 4 euros to 10 euros and over a 2 week period cost us over 350 euros for taxis.

Eating out go to las americas and book a seat in slow boat teppanakyi chinese restuarant (for 4 of us cost 60 euros)which is situated at the musical fountain at the safari centre it is lovely we also tried tony romas got ribs etc family of four cost about 50 euros that was for dinner and desserts and 4 lemonades.Also went to macdonalds 18 euros for 2 adults and 2 kids meals and la barca for a meal dont order steak unless u like it very rare!but chicken meal was beautiful/some lovely shops underneath parque santiago 3 apartments in las americas.WARNING DONT BUY ANYTHING ELECTRICAL  which is situated on the beach front in las americas they sold us an ipod 1 meg for 125 euros (only worth 55 euros)and told us it was 4 meg went back to complain they kept saying it is 4 meg and to try it at home then if it didnt work to bring it back!!!!as if!!!!

Now for something good

LORO PARQUE make sure u go here out of this world the sealion show is great u can get a kiss from a sealion if u sit on the second step on the left hand side of the arena at the front/ orcas out of this world we left at 9am and got there at about 10.30am then u had to be back at the coach for 4.30 pm dont be late they just drive off and leave u. visit the penguins and aquarium too fantastic the trip cost 46.50 euros per adult and 12 euros per child (4-12) u can get food to eat in here try the long donuts they are filled with custard lovely /plan what shows u want to c as u dont get enuf time to go around the whole park the dvd was 22 euros to buy.and the loro parque hats 1 euro. to sum up villa mandi beautiful apartments but too far away from the shops and onsite supermarket too pricey 1.90 euros for a tin of heinz baked beans. came back with a lovely tan but if i go to tenerife again i will stay in las americas near parque santiago 3 apartments or volcano apatrments. Watch out for time share they try to get u to scratch off flags on game cards bragging u with t shirts and free family passes to the water park just ignore them.

In villa mandi we tried the restuarant go for breakfast it is beautiful buffet style all u can eat a fry cereal and on the first day after arrival u get for half price ask at reception 8-10am for breakfasts usually 5 euros for adults sets u up for the day . in restuarant small portions of food for the price  dont buy the sausages and mash and gravy it is potato flakes the fish and chips are lovely/ the poolside snack bar 2.50 euros for a small chip in a hamburger carton/ 2 euros for a slush puppy /pizza 7.95 crispy thin not a lot on top

hope this is of help to you and u have a great holiday at villa mandi now u know whats what

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Villa Mandi - Los Cristianos

Operator and Date: (Thomson Direct) Thomson July 2006

Opinion submitted in July 2006 by : The Staines Family - Northamptonshire (34,34,3,6,8)

Resort Rating: Excellent

Accommodation Rating: Excellent

My/Our Holiday Opinion: 

We have been on three Thomson superfamily holidays and for the third year running was not disapointed.

The Villa Mandi's accomadation is the best we have seen a two bedroom apartment is like a mini house! two floors two en-suite bathrooms a 4 balconys one being massive! most rooms overlook the plush golf course and pool.

The main pool is neat and very clean however my only complaint was it was a bit deep all the way round, (1.4m) there were parts the little ones could stand but not many, the toddles pool was small but perfect for them to splash in.

The sun beds are a bit of a problem there a lots of them but the pool is not big enough to house a full complex and in the summer months this place is 99% full. up at eight in the morning and you will get one but Thomson and the hotel urge people not to reserve beds but if you dont you dont get one!

The complex is very clean and you get a plush feel to the place but there were reports that the food in the restraunt is still poor which is crazy as thomson have had enough time to address this with the hotel and still the hotel are not getting this right, being 15 minutes out of the town the restruant would be a gold mine if the sorted this issue.

The evening club is not massive and we did experience air conditioning problems some nights but we did have some good laughs and shows.

The bar is run by English and Scottish staff and the price of a bottle beer or breezer is 3 euro's which is not to bad.

The resort center is very nice and we did not have one bad meal in the whole two weeks we were there,plenty of choice and reasonable prices for good food.

Its a 15/20 minute walk to the center of both Las americas and Los Cristianos but taxi service is fantastic and only costs 4/6 euros.

The onsite shop stocks most things you need and all though not that cheap is very good.

We hired a car and anyone going should take the time to go to mount tiede to see the amazing views but a must is LORO PARQUE this is the best zoo/safari park I have ever been to, the animals here are well looked after and all will love the dolphin show and the new killer whale show, its as good as the one in seaworld florida (same company)

Thomson have got two of the best entertainment team they have on there books based at this hotel Jodi and James are a double act made for TV and will make your holiday fun for those who want to get involved or those who just want to sit back and watch.

The kids club is also very well managed and caters for all the ages.

I would be supriced if anyone goes to the Villa Mandi and experinaces many problems, hire the safe in the room as there were minor reports of some items going missing in the rooms but the safe is there use it and then all should be fine.

Tenerife is not a beech holiday but with the entertainment round the pool everyday there is no need to go far to get a good tan and have a great holiday.

Well done thomson fantastic choice of holiday.

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Villa Mandi - Los Cristianos

Operator and Date: (Thomson Direct) Thomson - May 2006

Opinion submitted in May 2006 by : Carol & Mike Brown (38, 37)

Resort Rating: Very Good

Accommodation Rating: Very Good

My/Our Holiday Opinion: 

We've just come back from a fabulous holiday at Villa Mandi.  Would recommend these apartments to everyone. 

The rooms were lovely and big - we had 213 which overlooked the golf course.  Plenty of storage space (I paid extra baggage so that shows how much clothes I had taken!).  There was no kettle but we just boiled water in a pan, no big deal.  Great shower, very powerful.  The apartments were kept lovely and clean - and I'm fussy about cleanliness (even took my own flash wipes!).  The reps were just superb, we don't have children but I heard great things about the children reps but for us Jodie (our personal favourite), Stephen, Vicki and James were helpful, great fun, lovely to talk to and I believe were responsible for creating the friendly and relaxed atmosphere around the place.  We have never stayed anywhere with such friendly guests and have come home with some new friends to visit.  We visited the Disco Bar most nights and the drinks were really expensive (9 euros for 2 drinks) so be warned but sometimes you just want to go for a nice meal and then come home for a few drinks.  Reps shows were really good so worth going to see them.  

In our first week we found it difficult to find somewhere nice to eat - I am so fussy re food - but someone thankfully recommended heading for CC Safari and the restaurants there.  What a difference.  They are on the first floor of a lovely shopping area.  Our favourites were Biancos (Italian) and Terrayaki (think that's the spelling), which is Sushi, Thai or Chinese.  Both these restaurants are reasonably priced and the food & service were lovely.  We also tried the Mexican, which was okay.  

All in all we've come back from a fabulous holiday, both with lovely suntans and we would go back to Villa Mandi again. 

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Villa Mandi - Los Cristianos

Operator and Date: (Thomson Direct) Thomson may 2006

Opinion submitted in May 2006 by : Pauline - Belfast   (39,64,3)

Resort Rating: Good

Accommodation Rating: Excellent

My/Our Holiday Opinion: 

On first see apartments i was very inpressed cleaned every day outside and in The grounds are very well kept .I had my 3yr old wiuth us so i checked the kids club. The staff were excellent there is plenty for kids between the ;playarea the kids pool and the clubs he was well amused. Before going i read about the restaurant but we still desided to have a try but unfortunatley the food was still as bad as past reviews. The entertainment at night for young and old was excellent.

The apartments are abit far out you have to go past building sites and waste ground not very pleasant and we like to walk so this was a bit disappointing. One bounse you get a good nights because if so quiet no lager louts. All in it was a perfect holiday first time on a superfamily holiday so would recommend it to any one but just a pity about area thanks to everyone at thomson and hotel staff well looked after just sort the restaurant.

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Villa Mandi - Los Cristianos

Operator and Date: (Thomson Direct) Thomson - March/April 2006

Opinion submitted in Apr 2006 by : Jennie Quigly Judy Wood (49,55)

Resort Rating: Average

Accommodation Rating: Very Good

My/Our Holiday Opinion: 

Thomson's telephone sales reps need to get their act together a bit more; one told us that if we wanted to sit together on the flight, we should pay £20 each and pre-book seats. The seats we wanted to have were two adjoining aisle seats. We were told that we couldn't have that as it is a 2/4/2 seating plane and they can't pre book the aisle seat without the window seat and they also told us that all  the window seats had gone. We thought it over.... The next telephone sales rep told us that there were window seats left, but still wanted to charge us £20 each if we wanted to be sure of getting two seats together.   We decided to chance it, and went to the airport early at 6.30 am to check in  and were then offered a window and aisle seat for no extra payment - so we saved ourselves £40.

Tenerife's luggage reclaim is a horrendous scrum, as it takes  ages to  get the luggage off the plane. Note: For the return trip home, there is no duty free air-side, for any late purchases use the duty free shops before going though customs.

Some reviewers say the Villa Mandi is in a quiet area; not if you have a room in the front. It's on a busy  road and even though it is now a no-through road, the traffic is fast, especially the  coaches and the taxis,  who like to do handbrake turns into the lay-by!

Villa Mandi is a low rise complex only three stories high in some places around the pool areas. The whole ambience of the place is quite pleasing to the eye. Built in two semi-circles and set in front of the local golf course. Most of the apartments have an outside sitting area that get some sun during the day, however, you may be unlucky, and get one of the few apartments that are in the shade all day: i.e. the ones on the right of the reception, at the front.  The balcony's facing the front could do with have a sun shade as it will get rather hot out there during the day.  The reception staff are very polite and helpful. If there is a courtesy bus, then we were never told about it. I don't think  was any entertainment during the time we stayed, but their summer season is about to start and it may be different then. 

The safe costs about 15 Euro s. You will be given a number to key in, then enter a six figure number of your own. Suggest that you don't use your birthdays as you will have to leave your passport in reception for 24 hours. You use your number to open and close the safe.   One thing that is very noisy is the "crickets".  Their chirping go on for hours at night and they are very loud..... take some ear plugs!
If you have hired a car there is plenty of space to park outside .

Our apartment  (221) was the one on the left with the  ramp and the flag poles outside. It did have quite a large balcony, but everyone using the ramp had a good view of everything we were doing. As a consequence we had to have the curtains pulled over all day. The apartments were clean but still held a slight smell of smoking. The bedroom is very big and with the double doors on the room made it easy to carry out one of the beds at night, so one of us didn't have to sleep on the sofa bed. You could,if you wish, move the bed that's under the sofa in to the bedroom for a young child to sleep on.   The kitchen area, as you might imagine, is small. The cupboard could have done with a shelve inside it, as there is nowhere to put any food. The bathroom is a good size, with double basins, bath/shower, toilet and bidet. The electric is worked by inserting your keycard into the slot just inside the door, removing this  card does not turn of the fridge.

The pool areas are nicely laid out and the pool depth is well marked. There are quite a lot of sunbeds but not many umbrellas. There was not the usual tussle to get a good place, but it may get busier as the season moves on. We didn't use the pool bar or restaurant to eat in, ice-creams are dearer at the pool bar and  they were nearly melted: go to the on-site supermarket which is also the best place to buy water, it also sells freshly baked bread and rolls which are nice if you are making your own lunch. 

It is quite a walk to the nearest  outside supermarket. To get there you need to go over towards the white buildings with the red roofs, which are on the far left in front of you,  as you stand outside Villia Mandi. This is also the way to go in to the town,  head down by the Eden Hotel (pink building). There is a  nice fruit shop along the way on the right,  that's very cheap and the fruit we had from there was good.

A word of warning: do use the crossings on the roads as the traffic is very fast, and the iron bridge, mention in other reviews, is now closed.

The area around Villa Mandi is as present, under construction . New roads are in place,but not in use (as at April 06). The whole area opposite is going to be a shopping centre. There is a sitting area opposite, all nicely laid out with seats and flower beds,  you're not supposed to go on it but the fence has been pulled down and everyone went thought it to get to the town.
If the walk down to the shops was too much for you, there is a taxi rank in town near the Reveron  Plaza, the fare ranged from 4.80e to 7e: it may take a bit long during the day time to get back, owing to the traffic and people crossing the roads.

Los Cristianos is very suitable for anyone in a wheelchair or  ride a disabled scooter, as it is mostly pedestrianized with ramps. The beach had toilets with disabled facilities. If you are up to  a long walk, it is possible to walk all the way from Los Cristianos to Playa Del Duque.

There are plenty of places to eat: it depends on what you like. As we don't eat meat, we did like the "King of Indian". All their dishes have a vegetarian version  and the prices there are very reasonable. A "Little Italy" was slightly more expensive but provided a good meal. Another Italian place is "Taberna".  If your choice is plain English food then again there are plenty of places for you to go to. For a good cappuccino, ice cream and cake go to "La Farfallina". Be warned, in some places, their idea of a cappuccino is a black coffee with whipped cream on top.

A trip to Mount Teidi is a good way to see some of the countryside. A half-day trip costs 29 euros, for the coach fare only, you may get one cheaper in town but you will still have to pay another 22 euros  (11 euros  for children)  for the cable car. Note: there are some toilets at the top, but it is very cold up there: take something warm to put on!

The shops are nothing to get exited about:  run-of-the-mill shops selling, bags and leather goods, perfume, watches, cameras, and plenty of tatty souvenirs, on the other hand if  your euro's are burning a hole in your pocket, there are some  better designer shops selling clothes and jewellery. You will be pestered by the street hawkers. They are not supposed to go into the restaurants , but if you are sitting outside, watch out, and keep an eye on your bags.

We both enjoyed our holiday at Villia Mandi. The Canaries are only about 3hours 45 mins from Gatwick and are on the same time as we are here, but as they are further south, it will not get light in the morning to around 7.30-8.00am and will started to get dark about 8.00pm.

In the reception there is a book which tells you what time they collect you for your flight home. Ours was down as 11.50am (Tuesday),  but the coach turn up at 11.30 and  nearly caught us out. It was only that we had the apartment at the front that we saw it. There was no rep on the coach and the driver didn't have list of names has to collect, so he didn't wait for the other 7 people he was due to take! At the airport we were left to find out which check-in-desk to go to ourselves.
Not very good Thomson :-(

Have a good holiday.....

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Villa Mandi Golf Resort - Los Cristianos

Operator and Date: (Thomson Direct) Thomson Superfamily - September 2005

Opinion submitted in Oct 2005 by : Robert Deighton - Skegness (70,64,62,34,6,4

Resort Rating: Excellent

Accommodation Rating: Excellent

My/Our Holiday Opinion: 

The villa mandi apartments are fantastic after just spending a fortnight there on half board the staff there are very helpful and speak excellent english the kids club reps are great in entertaining the kids that is MAGIC MARK,CRAZY KELLY,BANANA ANNA,JOLLY JENNIE,COOL CLARE,AMAZING ADELE these reps have got stamina that nobody as ever seen before and hearts of gold they look after the kids during the day then on a monday night they do a reps show hosted by the two entertainment reps JODIE and CHRIS then if you have any problems there is another two reps EMILY and DAVID who deal with any hiccups you may have JODIE and CHRIS have always got something going allday to keep you entertained the apartments and the complex is fantastic 

now the downside of things the location of the place if you want to get to LOS CRISTIANIOS you have to catch a taxi or it is a half hour walk the food at the villa mandi is not very good the food that we had was either uncooked or it was overcooked or cold i told the waiter one night the dinner was cold he took it back to the chef on the buffet bar who then put it in the microwave then sent back to me i told him were to put it apart from that we realy enjoyed ourselves and had a great holiday for i joined in the reps games and won myself thomson superfamily T-SHIRT

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Villa Mandi - Los Cristianos

Operator and Date: (Thomson Direct) Thomson - Sept  2005

Opinion submitted in Oct 2005 by : 21

Resort Rating: Very Good

Accommodation Rating: Excellent

My/Our Holiday Opinion: 

Apartments were absolutely gorgeous & really clean, all staff spoke excellent English & were really friendly & helpful! Its a bit of a trek to walk into Los Christianos or Las Americas but not impossible, taxis are really cheap though! Los Christianos is the more classy resort of the 2 & has got some excellent shops but Las Americas is fantastic for a night out, but we got attacked by PRs! They were queing up to talk to us! A great night though!! Id definately visit again maybe next year & id definately stop at Villa Mandi again without a doubt, we didnt get to try the food there, thats the only thing ive heard bad about but we survived & i wouldnt let that put you off.

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Villa Mandi - Los Cristianos

Operator and Date: (Thomson Direct) Thomson - Sept 2005

Opinion submitted in Oct 2005 by : Brian Turton - Cumbria  5 Adults 65,65,63.60,59

Resort Rating: Very Good

Accommodation Rating: Excellent

My/Our Holiday Opinion: 

Sept 2005 and the Villa Mandi has still not sorted it's dining problems. We had booked Half Board and were fearful after reading the reviews, and they were right.
First 4 days we had 4 different breakfast cooks, none of which could speak English and I think one was struggling with Spanish. I went to see the Thomson Rep and she obtain a full refund for the next 9 days for all 5.She did us a real favour and straight away we found a place in Los Cristianos, to the left when looking at the harbour, called PROMENADE. The food was brilliant, a main course and we were stuffed, we ate there every night.
Our appartment at Villa Mandi was spot on, 2 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, 2 balconies, and it overlooked the pool and the golf course. The maids were brilliant, kept the place clean, made the beds and supplied fresh towels daily.
Everybody we spoke to were full of praise for the appartments.
The free transport to the beach was always on time 10am and 11am to the beach and 5pm back.
Good holiday

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Villa Mandi - Los Cristianos

Operator and Date: (Thomson Direct) Thomson - September 2005

Opinion submitted in Oct 2005 by : Carl R (34,32,31,29,1,1)

Resort Rating: Good

Accommodation Rating: Excellent

My/Our Holiday Opinion: 

Accomodation - the apartment was fantastic definitely lived upto it's 4 star rating, although there were some apartments on the ground floor which did not have such fantastic balconies & roof terraces as the ones on the top floor. It was trekking up the flights of stairs each day with the buggies, just to have a better apartment.The towels were changed every day & the sheets on the bed too, if you wanted them doing. The maid service was exceptional, although they did not appear to have any logic when they were coming ie one at 1000, the next day 1600.
The Hotel was set in the most fantastic settings, surrounded by scenery of the mountains & the golf course.Walking into Los Crisitanos was like walking through a building site, but whilst in the hotel you couldnt here any noise or see the building works going on around it.

The rooms all come equipped with electronic safes, so no key to lose, just remember the no. that you choose!
The Hotel Staff - very helpful, if you take Euro Travellers Cheques you can exchange them at reception for 2 Euro's per 100 Euro cheque, which on talking to some of the other guests they had made the walk into town loaded with passports, some had got them changed for 1E/100E but can hardly see how the 2 Euro charge was excessive, as some guests has changed 250 Euro & recieved only 224 Euro back for their trouble in some places in the town.The bar staff were really good. Stolla was the main man in the evening just dont ask him for a snowball as the only bottle he could find was possibly pre war dated!Geronimo,Roberto & Mary held the fort in the day. The bar was not cheap, but wasn't excessive, they served a good variety of drinks to suit all pallets.

The food - didn't go half board, and listening to the complaints glad we didn't however through talking to the Reps this is being adressed as we speak, but probably won't be great until next year.The bar food was okay, try the Club Sarnie it is the best that they do, good enough for a midday snack.

The Reps - what can I say, Emily & Dave were helpful, best resort reps I have come across in all the years of going with Thomson.Chris & Jodie the entertainment reps were really good, although their jokes need some real work as most were really baadd!The kids of all ages love these 2.The shows that were professional were okay, I would rather have seen more of the shows that the entertainment reps put on as these were fantastic!If you don't want to participate then ensure you hide from Chris otherwise he will have you blowing up balloons & doing all manner of things to entertain the rest of the guests.Be warned if you want to win make sure you make him tea & toast as this will ensure he looks after you in the competitions( we found this hilarious to have a pop at him over his favouritism towards the tea & toast brigade!)Jodie was highly entertaining as well & the two of them worked very well toghether, bouncing energy of each other.Nearly at the end of the season & both still giving it their all.The KidsZone reps all SIX of them(yes SIX couldn't believe Thomson would have provided 11 Reps onsite!(made sure there was always someone if you needed them 24-7)) were fantastic, all I can say is Magic Mark I think you need to get in the Thomson the Dog suit EVERY day as the kids loved it & are still going crazy over the song still!The soft play area for the under 3's was great, although a little hot after awhile!

Restuarants -
Miramar on the harbour were very kid friendly & served some great food one to check out
Linares just round the corner from Burger King did a real mean steak, but remember it is Spanish so if you dont like blood steak order well done.
Chicagos - not bad to grab a burger from, little over priced but nice staff,and some good shows in the evening.
Chinese Slowboats - there are many they are all good, try the takeaway service you can get from the hotel it is very good food.
Takeaway pizza & Indian food is also availaible to get delivered to the hotel.
We also ate in a number of other restuarants, did not have a bad meal in Los Crisitanos, just look for a busy place & you cannot go wrong!.
Las Americas - can't print what I actually thought of the resort as from last time I went there over 4 years ago it has really gone down hill. A brief summize, it smells, its dirty, great if you want to club all night, not a very kid friendly environment.

Overall this was a great resort & fantastic hotel, will we be going back next year? I am looking forward to booking it already!

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Villa Mandi - Los Cristianos

Operator and Date: (Thomson Direct) Thomson - 23rd August - 6th September  2005

Opinion submitted in Sept 2005 by : Raych 34, Ian 37, Harriet 6, Archie 3. Litchfield

Resort Rating: Excellent

Accommodation Rating: Excellent

My/Our Holiday Opinion: 

Having never been on a Super Family Holiday or Tenerife we weren't sure what to expect?
I had emailed the hotel a week before our travel to ask for a nice room over looking the main pool. They kindly gave us room 325 a very large room with a large balcony and even larger terrace above.

The rooms are spotless, well maintained nicely decorated. The bedroom has the TV in it so that Mum and Dad can retire to bed without the kids being disturbed in the lounge on the bed settee.

The wardrobes are large but could do with a few shelves in them.
The preconditioning is very welcome and works very well.

The kitchenette is adequate as who wants to be cooking more than a light breakfast on their hols? It is quite well equipped except we didn't have a tea towel but didn't think to ask for one, we just let them air dry.
 
The complex itself is spotless too, the pool is cleaned each day and the tiles around it disinfected daily. Even the paths around the complex are disinfected! The cleaners are at it all day without disturbing guests at all.

Now to the best bits...The entertainment!
Fantastic!! Super Family Fun!! A great BIG Thanks to Emily, who is sunshine it' self and will do anything to make your stay a trouble free one. Then there's Chris he leads most of the adult and kids games in the pool. He's a great laugh, makes the games such fun but cheats, cheats, cheats!! All tongue in cheek though. When his team are about to score the goal widens by 10ft! LOL

Joff is fun and caring, he is fantastic with the kids and particularly made a fuss of Archie, who really loved to him.

The Kids clubs reps are also fab, and go out of their way to get to know the kids personally. My two loved the chocolate parties and the film show best.

The entertainment at night is really great fun for all ages. You have the opportunity to win a ' One size fits nobody' Super Family T-shirt.

With all the entertainment you have the opportunity to take it or leave it, although Chris drenched me and my newspaper twice so I would join in, I did get him back!

The hotel also puts on a fashion show once or twice a week to sell beach wear. It is very annoying as all the pool fun stops while this is going on. My husband enjoyed watching the very toned slim women strutting their stuff, but I think they should have male models too for the ladies to enjoy.

Taxi's are easily arranged by the hotel, but beware as we were charged from 4 Euro's right up to 9 Euro's just to get into Los Chris. I found out from a couple on their way home that they were told to get in the taxi and state '4 Euro's to the driver and this was always accepted. I wish we had been told this. We spent a fortune.

Eating out: Try the Chinese on the front in Los Chris the one nearest Burger King called ' Fu Lin' eat as much as you want for 6.95. They only charged us 6.95 for three kids to eat.

Then there is El Cedro's near the La Siesta Hotel in Playa America. The food is fab, it's spotless, the menu is varied, the waiters are great with the kids. If you go for a breakfast it's 2.20 with thick crispy bacon and they bring you a paper.

To recap:If you've booked here you are going to be assured of a great fun filled memorable holiday.

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Villa Mandi - Los Cristianos

Operator and Date: (Thomson Direct) Thomson - August 2005

Opinion submitted in Sept 2005 by : Andrew - Swansea (34,34,7:-)

Resort Rating: Excellent

Accommodation Rating: Excellent

My/Our Holiday Opinion:  

Just got back from a 2 week stay at the Villa Mandi and had a fab time.

ACCOMMODATION;
Nice Big Spacious and Clean rooms. Impressive Balcony/Patio area - large enough to have a footy match on. Digital Safety deposit box and Air con which kept the room nice and cool. 10 out of 10.

Hotel has a couple of great swimming pools and a nice childrens play area.

MEALS;
Only ate once at the hotel restaurant. Food was OK but nothing special.
The Resort of Los Cristianos has many nice restaurants;
For a good menu try 'Little Italy' next to the Church Square or if you have a Special Occasion, Why not try 'El Faro' next to the Safari shopping centre.
For a Great value family meal, Head for Harleys Bar in Playa.
Alternatively, If you're missing your 'Take-away' curries from back home, Why not try 'Pizza Boy' who have a wide choice on thier menu and they deliver to your hotel room.

ENTERTAINMENT;
Thomson Reps were very helpful and great with the kids keeping them entertained with various activities throughout the day. The Reps also put on games and quizes for adults if you like that sort of thing.
Evening entertainment was average compared to previous holidays but still enjoyable for families.
The only downside was the entertainment was performed indoors and as you can imagine, It gets very warm in a crowded room in August. The Thomson brochure states 'During the hot summer months the entertainment takes place outside.' This was not the case and you dont get much hotter than August.

LOCATION;
 Hotel is set against magnificent backdrop of the Golf Course and mountain side in a quiet location.
Los Cristianos old town is only a 20 minute walk. This would be a pleasant walk along the coast but unfortunately, It's not. You have to walk through a building site, a carpark and a residential area. Taxi is the best option as they are cheap (only 4-6 Euros) and very convenient.

The Welcome meeting goes on for about an hour trying to flog excursions. It does not explain the essentials like where to head in the evenings for food and drink. Just head for 'Church Square' or 'Safari Shopping Centre' and you cant go wrong.
It may be worth a mention that the Hospital is only a short taxi journey just incase you get involved in 'Reps Vs Guests' Water activities.

For a great day out, Give 'Loro Park' a go in the North of the Island.

OVERALL;
Villa Mandi is an excellent hotel and the Resort of Los Cristianos is Fantastic. Playa de las Americas is very busy and hectic while Los Cristianos is more sophisticated. It may not be as family friendly as resorts such as Alcudia but there is plenty to see and do and well worth a return visit in the future.

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Villa Mandi - Los Cristianos

Operator and Date: (Thomson Direct) Thomson- August 2005

Opinion submitted in Sept 2005 by : Steve - Newcastle Under Lyme (37,36,7,5)

Resort Rating: Excellent

Accommodation Rating: Excellent

My/Our Holiday Opinion: 

This was our first visit to Tenerife and based on the experiences we've had will not be the last.

Resort: Something for everyone here, and much has been covered by other posters. One thing i would point out though is the vast choice of restuarants to suit both ones wallet and taste. We found the Safari complex(opposite the pyramids) to have possibly the best chinese i've been to(Tepanyki)and i've been to a few. The quality of all the restaurants we ate in was excellent.

At the other end cheap, cheerful food could be found in Torviscas, and Veronicas.

Island: Plenty to do and explore with the North certainly worth a visit. Santa Cruz the capital boasts a large port,duty free shopping, a military museum, and an excellent beach(las teresitas).

Puerto de la cruz(not to be confused) is in the North West and is lush and green) The climate here is a lot cooler albeit  cloudy, and it has the excellent loro parque which is worth a visit.

Hotel: Possibly the best room we've ever stayed in on a package holiday and definately worth a 4 star status. We had a lovely room overlooking the golf course, with views of the sea, mountains and La Gomera. The kitchen wasn't great, but then we didn't come on holiday to cook gormet meals.

The staff were excellent all spoke good english, and were very helpful.

Whilst the location is away from it all and a few guests complained(the brochure does state this), it was ideal for us, and extremely quiet at night.

The only downside was the quality of food in the restuarant and the bar service. Having said that a couple of staffing changes(new chef, and head bar man) have been made, and by the time we left the bar had improved.

Thomson staff: This was our fourth year at a Thomson Super Family hotel and the staff and entertainment were upto the usual high standard. Special mentions to the kids club staff(Magic Mark,Anna,Clare,Adele,Jennie, and Kelly), the Thomson reps who gave good advice,(Emily and Dangerous Dave) and by no means last CHRIS and Joff.

Chris has took it upon himself to arrange golf trips to the course next door, and if you're a golfer I would recommend that you take your clubs and join in. Its not cheap, but if you like Golf then it's a must. Chris(we know you read this) keep practising and the role of Golf co-ordinator for Thomson could be yours ;)

Summary: It's a lovely hotel in a quiet part of a large resort that would suit families who enjoy the Thomson Family experience.

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Villa Mandi - Los Cristianos

Operator and Date: (Thomson Direct) Thomson - August 2005

Opinion submitted in Sept 2005 by : Alison Ian - Hertfordshire.

Resort Rating: Average

Accommodation Rating: Excellent

My/Our Holiday Opinion: 

Having just returned from a fabulous 11 nights at the Villa Mandi, i had to write my comments on the place.
The Villa Mandi write up in the brochures does not do it justice. The apartments are amazing, both in quality and cleanliness.

They have a real spanish feel about them and when you look out from your balcony its almost like looking out onto a spanish village.
They are very, very clean (not a bug in sight) although my 18year old daughter did come across one in the early hours of the morning (4.30am to be exact) after one too many at the bars in Playa and she could of sworn that it had boots on!!!!!!!!never found it though!!

You feel as though you have rented your own private villa, they are so spacious and big.(we had a 2 bed apartment).
The bar staff are friendly but overworked and not enough of them, but they do their best.
Wouldnt recommend the food there though as its quite basic and not all that nice.
Great happy hour between 5/6, but only local beer and spirits.
Reception staff really nice and speak very good english, which is more than you can say about my spanish!!!
Cabs into los cristianos about 5/6 euros and the same for Playa.
Ate in Tangos which is within walking distance to Playa, its the first lot of restaurants you come across and the food there was excellent and the waiters really friendly and funny.
Also ate at The Royal, english speaking but a great Carvery for 8.50 euros each. Very hot in there though so try to sit as near to the doors as you can.

Leonardos club/bar near to Playa itself, brilliant for entertainment. Two guys singing most of the night, but loads of various songs, their called the Wild Boys and their signature song is Wild Boys by Duran Duran, keep you eye on the barstaff that come around getting you drinks when they start singing Wild Boys as they do a dance routine on the street and its brilliant to watch, certainly pulls in the customers.

All in all a great holiday as there was 11 of us in total and all of us would recommend the Villa Mandi.
Resort will be lovely when they finish the building work in the surrounding areas, but dont let that put you off as you only see it when you drive towards the Villa Mandi and when you come home, half cut.
Definately worth its 4 star rating.
Oh nearly forgot, the reps.... Emily, Dave, Chris and Joth, brilliant and they really try to make your holiday a success, well done to them.

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Villa Mandi - Los Cristianos

Operator and Date: (Thomson Direct) Thomson - August 2005

Opinion submitted in Sept 2005 by : Steve Thompson - Spennymoor Co. Durham. 36,33,9,7.

Resort Rating: Excellent

Accommodation Rating: Excellent

My/Our Holiday Opinion: 

We've just got back from Tenerife 2 days ago after staying at the Villa Mandi and thought I should write this for anybody considering staying at this particular hotel.
This was the perfect hotel for a family holiday.The children enjoyed playing in the adequately sized swimming pool for hours on end.

All of the hotel staff spoke very good English,and were extremely friendly,this more than compensated for the very slow service received from staff at the food and bar areas.
The part of the holiday that the children enjoyed most was this Kids Clubs.This was due to the fantastic Kids Reps who ensured that every minute of their time was spent making sure all the children had an unforgettable holiday.A big thankyou to all the Thomson Reps at the hotel you are a credit to your company Chris,Mark,Jodie,Kelly,Jennie,Joff,Emily,Dave,Clare,Anna and Adele.
The children also enjoyed the evening entertainment,starting with the Kids Disco followed by a show from either the reps or outside artists.
The rooms were spot on aswell.All of the rooms were spacious and were kept very clean by the maid who cleaned the room six days a week.

The hotel is very peacfull and relaxing.Myself,Alison,James and Andrew would have no hesitation in returning next year. I recommend this hotel to any family looking for the perfect family holiday.

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Villa Mandi - Los Cristianos

Operator and Date: (Thomson Direct) Thomson august 2005

Opinion submitted in Sept 2005 by : Tromans 41,38,36,36,10,10,9,6

Resort Rating: Excellent

Accommodation Rating: Excellent

My/Our Holiday Opinion: 

hi came back from villa mandi from the 9th to 23 of august the appartments were great air con in bed room and living room cool,maids were great cleaned room everyday fresh towles great.

the balconys were massive hairdryer in bathroom so dont take one.showers were good powerfull and twin sinks, kids reps were great make sure you push chris in the pool..entertainment was ok not the best. and the room where the entertainment is as got big pillers so no matter were you sit you have a piller in the way of the stage reception staff are great and any probs with ya room and it will be fixed that day. BAD BITS bar and restaurant very expensive and were load of complaints, if you want a curry go to ghandi's top notch or english food try the pelican bar we found these great {POOL}the pool was dangerous in places like the steps i cut my foot very bad and a few other people while we were there. but apart from that we had a great time if they fix the pool and lower the prices for food and drink it would be perfect

i give it 8 out of 10

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Villa Mandi - Los Cristianos

Operator and Date: (Thomson Direct) Thompson - July 2005

Opinion submitted in July 2006 by : Jane, Des & 3 children - Leeds

Resort Rating: Average

Accommodation Rating: Excellent

My/Our Holiday Opinion: 

Accommodation was fantastic, large, comfortable, with great views across golf course to mountains. Pool was clean and no probs getting sunbeds for all 5 of us.

Walk to restaurents was do-able, but did become a drag every night, and nobody reccomended the hotel restaurent, so the evenings were the low point of our holiday. Snacks around the pool during day were overpriced, and service at bar poor.  Hated Las Americas, Los Cristianos better, but very comercial.  This is NOT the place to go if you want to see anything of the authentic Canary Islands! Best part of holiday was when we hired a car to see Tiede and Loro Park(parrot place). Both are must sees.

Day entertauinment was sparse, but fun and well run.(Our children are perhaps too old for kids clubs at 13, 11 and 8)
For us, the night entertainment was THE worst we've ever been subjected too. 'Professional' shows of rather sad, tuneless, karioke style singers, Rep shows that made you cringe in embarassment at unfunny jokes - it reminded me of Butlins on a bad day. All held in the claustraphobic, low ceilinged underground club, with a tiny stage and expensive drinks.

Don't get me wrong, we had a great fortnight at the Villa Mandi, but we had expected more from a 4 star hotel.

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Villa Mandi - Los Cristianos

Operator and Date: (Thomson Direct) Thomson - June 2005

Opinion submitted in July 2005 by : Rob - Surrey (41, 34, 4)

Resort Rating: Below Average

Accommodation Rating: Good

My/Our Holiday Opinion: 

Bit of a culture shock for us, Los Christianos. Busy, ugly, concrete city etc. etc. - It does have a few nice restaurants, seek them out. Our fave was a tiny Dutch Tapas bar (on the third story of shops high above the beech) it's just along from the Big Chinese restaurant. Run by two nice guys with superb food and drink, no Brits too!

Luckly we hired a car at the beginning of our two week stay and so managed to get out and find some lovely places on the island. Visit Puerto Cruz (capital) it has the best beech on the island, with not one Brit in sight. Really feel you are away on holiday there. Also Puerto (harbour) at the north is lovely and interesting, quite a few Germans here. They demand more quality than the Brits so the standard of restaurants is superior here.

It's a must to go up the volcanoe it's an exciting and quite excillarating drive and the views from the top (above the clouds) are out of this world. Strange plants, ice and quite cold but take lots of sun protection with you.

Villa Mandi is okay and we did get use to life there after the first week. The entertainment keeps the children amused so must be praised for that alone! - But it does get on your nerves, very Butlins'y, especially the 10am entertainment start by the pool. Just when you've packed them off to kids club and started to relax on your own, on comes the noise ahhhhh! -  Oh well, all the reps are cheery though and kids love them. The hotel is of a resonable standard not 4 star more like 3 but it is clean and I can't really fault it, it's quite cosy really. They changed our room when asked without too much fuss. We didn't eat in the restaurant as the food did not look too interesting but cooked or went out on alternate evenings.

We did feel that the Hotel was a little closer to Las Americas - It was quicker to drive there but better to stay away not a nice place in the evenings. Lots of noise on the streets.

Overall, if I was to go back to Tenerife I would stay in the north of the island away from the loud tourist traps. Although, staying in Los Christianos, you are very close to some lovely little mountain villages, Vilafour for instance. It's where all the bottled water is "supposed" to come from!

Best of luck, Greece next time......

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Villa Mandi - Los Cristianos

Operator and Date: (Thomson Direct) Thomson - June 2005

Opinion submitted in July 2005 by : 43, 42, 16, 9

Resort Rating: Very Good

Accommodation Rating: Excellent

My/Our Holiday Opinion: 

Firstly having returned only this week from Villa Mandi, and only ever having visited Tenerife once before, some 6 years ago when we had a particularly nasty experience, I was a little dubious even after having read the mostly great reports already entered on this page. I'm pleased to say we had a great week away.

First impressions of Villa Mandi, superb, clean, modern, friendly staff, all speaking perfectly good English (something I don't think we should assume, but which is always helpful).

Accommodation
We had booked a 2 bedroom apartment, and were allocated room 309.  Lovely, clean, and spacious.  A small but adequate patio reached from the lounge area, with a balcony overlooking the lush golf course (Campo de golf) behind), furnished with a patio table and 4 chairs.  Spacious downstairs bathroom, good sized double bedroom (single beds), kitchen area with dining table seating 4.  Open staircase but fitted with a safety gate at the bottom for anyone with small children, to a double bedroom upstairs with a further large bathroom, and an enormous sun terrace. More than adequate storage in bedrooms, plus a cupboard just inside the front door which had only 2 brooms stored in it.  Apartmet was reached via a door from the front of the building. This area overlooked some un-developed land, which wasn't aparticularly pretty site, but didn't affect our stay. Maid service daily, towels and sheets changed daily if required, just put them in the laundry basket.  We did have a hiccup one day, stripped the beds and dumped all the towels, went out, came back around 4pm, and no one had been.  Spoke to reception and they had it sorted straight away.

Downside

Very small kitchen area, and not equipped well enough (2 electric rings, fridge with very small freezer area, kettle which has to be boiled on the hob, microwave and toaster, plus sink, no drainer) for anyone planning to eat in rather than out to reduce costs, it would prove really difficult. In fact I spoke to someone on her last day, who said she'd found it really hard, trying to cater for 6 with the limited facilities. 

Shame there were no sun loungers allocated to the apartment, and the upstairs terrace, whilst large, wasn't furnished.  If you are a sun chaser, this area got the sun all day long.

No instructions/information around the apartment at all.  It's the first place I've ever been where this has been the case. 

Restaurant
We ate once here in the evening, the restaurant was empty, which should have told us something, and the food was dire to say the least.  Choice of only 3 main courses, 3 of us chose escalope millanese, and it was pretty disgusting.  The escalope was served with chips and green beans, which in itself wasn't an issue, but both the meat and the chips tasted as though they had been fried in VERY old fat, and you got a multitude of food tastes with every mouthful.  We all left most of the meal, and the waitress, did ask if our 16 year old hadn't enjoyed his meal. He was honest and said not, she immediately deducted the cost of his meal from the bill. I guess they must be used to it.  Our 9 year old had a hot dog, and was quite happy with it though. We didn't have an evening meal there again, and later found that most people felt the same, and avoided the restaurant, which is a real shame as it was clean, and well presented but the food really let it down. I felt sorry for anyone who had taken half board. To finish on a positive though, we had breakfast on our last morning, and it was reasonable, and cost us around 15euros for the four of us.

Bar
Reasonable size, again English speaking staff.

When we arrived, we literally dumped our bags and went down to the bar to get something to eat (Birmingham flight arrived around 12:15, reached apartments around 2pm, everyone very hungry).  The bar snacks are fairly limited, and we quickly realised that almost everything everywhere in Tenerife comes with CHIPS! The food was okay but not great.

Difficult getting served sometimes.  Apparently the bar area is table service, although there is nothing to tell you, we found the best thing was to go to the bar, and tell them where you were sitting so that someone would come and take your order.  If you just sit down, you may not get served, if you approach the bar from your table for a drink, the manager gets really upset, insisting you sit down as it's table service.  Obtaining the bill is also quite difficult.  I had to go to the bar and insist I paid on one occasion, as we'd asked 3 times for the bill.

All that said, the staff are generally really nice, the atmosphere is great, and of course the weather fantastic.

Pool
Very shallow small children's pool for the very young, alongside a larger free form pool which reached 1.5m deep.  Our 9 year old has only just learnt to swim, so isn't too confident, there wasn't a very large area within which he could touch the bottom, so he was a little restricted in where he could swim unaided.  There are also loads of floats in the pool at any one time, which really makes it more of a fun pool than a swimming pool. Another pool which is a little quieter, is reached by some steps from the bar level, this pool is slightly smaller than the main once, and although quieter, was also normally scattered with floats when we passed.

Lots going on around the pool if you want to get involved, we didn't but loads do, and there is no pressure to join in if you aren't interested.  This was just a relaxing week away for us.

Sun loungers - some of you will remember the days when it was a standing joke about a particular nation of people who got up early and put towels on the sun loungers in order to reserve one for the day.  Well they had nothing on the English at the Villa Mandi! Every day, without fail, a very high proportion of all of the sun loungers had towels and/floats placed on them in order to reserve, but there was, in most cases, no sign of the owners.  On our last day, we went to the restaurant for breakfast at around 8:30 and entered via the pool area.  I reckon 90% of all loungers were reserved, there was no one in the pool, and only 1 other family in the restaurant.  It was also a checking out day, so there would have been fewer people around to do this than normal.  If you go to the pool late morning or early afternoon as a family, you will be extremely lucky to get sun loungers together, worse you'll find the majority of owners of belongings on the loungers are quite likely no where around the pool.! This is one point that I think either Thomson or the management should put a stop to.  To be fair, if everyone took a lounger just when they needed it, there wouldn't be a shortage.

KidsZone
At nine years old, our youngest attended 3 sessions throughout the week and thoroughly enjoyed them.  All of the KidsZone staff were really good with the kids and full of energy.

Generally the club met indoors in a purpose built (?)/decorated set of rooms.  I think this is a really good idea as it keeps the kids out of the sun at crucial times of the day, but I did bump into a couple who said they thought the kids should be out in the fresh air.  I guess you can't please everyone all of the time.

There are daily sessions, except Sundays, and some evening activities for those who want to join in (usually payable).  There is also a mini disco most evenings at around 8:30.  Our 9yr old thought he was a little old for the mini disco.

Out & About

We took the Thomson excursion to the Medieval night on the Wednesday, a good laugh for kids and adults, food wasn't bad either, free wine. Orangeade and water throughout the event.  Afterwards you are led to the other side of the castle for a "Drifters" tribute band. By this time our youngest had had enough, so we grabbed a taxi back (15 euros), unfortunately the cabbi didn't know where Villa Mandi was and we had nothing with us to show him, we spent around 15 minutes trying to direct him to the right place - carry Villa Mandi's address with you, it's worth it!

On Thursday we went with Thomson again to Skypark, a waterpark mainly for the youngsters.  The entrance included a barbeque lunch which was really nice.  The park was extremely clean and not over crowded.  Our youngest had great fun, our 16 year old just sunbathed.  Prices inside the park were probably the cheapest we came across throughout the week.

Hired a car, went up Mount Teide, gave up after 80 minutes, but we had reached the base and it was a stunning view.  The roads up there are really winding and some are very bumpy, 3 of us get travel sick and suffered big time - take your travel sickness tablets before attempting this!

Went to the Jungle Park, which was really good, spent around 4 hours there which is really unusual for us. It's only around a 3k drive from Villa Mandi. You are a bit of a captive audience, and prices for food & drink are quite high.

Sunday went karting - Karting Tenerife Sud - hard place to get to, directions on leaflet look like you need to exit the next junction along the TF1, but it's further than that, we spent ages up and down side roads until we worked it out!  For anyone that gets room 309, I left a load of leaflets and wrote details like this on them for the next holidaymaker - assuming the maids don't clear it all out.
 We go karting on nearly every holiday, and found this to be the most expensive, and the poorest quality karts, however, it's good for a few minutes of fun.

On Wednesday night we went out to find somewhere nice to eat, and ended up at the Corner Café, alongside the Safari shopping centre, food was fair, service slow, prices ok, stand up comedian was hilarious, don't go if you are touchy though, as he can't be called politically or racially correct.

We ate at the restaurant Vilaflor on 2 nights, and found the service great, the food good and the prices reasonable.  Watch out for the sting on the drinks though.  Once seated a waiter takes your drinks order, when they arrive they are enormous, but the prices reflect it at almost 3 times the normal price for around double the volume.  If you are a one drink person, they've got you as, there is no such thing as a small drink here. I think a coke which came in a 1litre boot shaped glass, cost almost 6 euros as an example. It's worth going for the food though.

On our last night we ate at the Royal Garden (normal cuisine not Indian) which is almost opposite the Tenerife Sol hotel along the promenade, similar experience to the Vilaflor (a little further towards Los Christianos on the same stretch of promenade), including the drinks but with life singer (bit old fashioned) but worth a visit.

Shopping on the promenade - what an experience!!  Our teenager clocked a DVD cam corder, anyone who is used to the Canaries will know that if you stop to look in these shops someone will come to try and sell to you.  Anyway, when offered a model - any model - for 100 euros, he thought he was on to a winner, but decided to think about it.  Went back to a different store the following night, looked at a particular model, got a price, then was talked into a different model for another 5 euros by a very credible and seemingly helpful guy who asked lots of questions about how and when it would be used, and pointed us in the direction of the model he finally bought.  I've never heard of the model, and when using it we found it actually only has around a 6 minute memory, to upgrade will cost around £50.

Never one to be phased J decided to sell the one he'd bought on, and go back to get the original model, but tried a different store.  By now we were wary and realised that they will always try to get you onto a different model at an increased price selling it as a better spec, when it's likely an unknown brand, and not necessarily a better product.  This guy showed us a Panasonic, a price was agreed, but he failed to bring out a new, boxed model, also tried to sell us a pk of 2 x 3hr dvds for use with the camcorder at a cost of 70 euros.  The ones he showed us were in fact 60minutes, and we'd earlier seen the same product for 7.4 euros each!  When we wouldn't buy the dvds, he tried to get us onto a more expensive product, when we insisted on the one we'd agreed on, he got aggressive, instructed someone to give us our money back. The man who gave us our money back pointed 2 fingers at my husband's head, telling him to be careful as he would have us followed, and have my husband bumped off, quoting Coso Nostro as acquaintances. We thought it was laughable, but just a little scary. Basically they were never going to sell us the Panasonic, the game is to get you onto a more expensive product, which is a lot lower spec selling it as a better product.  I don't even think they had a Panasonic other than the one in the window.

All in all an interesting, and regardless of this, a relaxing holiday. We aren't really Tenerife people, but I would recommend the Villa Mandi to anyone without reservation.

Sorry it's been long winded, but hope whoever reads this gets some benefit.

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Villa Mandi - Los Cristianos

Operator and Date: (Thomson Direct) Thomson   - JUNE 2005

Opinion submitted in July 2005 by : CAROL ,TOMMY JACK & ABBY (50,42,5,2)

Resort Rating: Very Good

Accommodation Rating: Excellent

My/Our Holiday Opinion: 

Have just returned after having an excellent holiday at the villa mandi. We couldn't find much info before going so hope this will help others. 

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