"If I could give 4.5 stars, I would. This hotel is excellent for a certain type of holiday. For myself and my husband, celebrating our babymoon, our requirements were a smaller, quiet, adults only hotel that had a nice pool, and was easy on the budget. We got a great deal for half board. The staff were kind enough to upgrade our room and we thought it was an excellent size and very comfortable,
We enjoyed breakfast (especially the fresh orange juice) but the quality overall of the food wasn't amazing. A lot of processed food and tinned fruit for example. Dinner was okay, a good variety but a lot of foods were just so bland. It would be nice if the filtered water machine was available at dinner as it is at breakfast, but I suppose they want to make money on drinks. Lunch by the pool was a little pricey but of a better standard. Beers and coffee were cheap, but soft drinks, juices and smoothies were pricey.
The local area. There is a small supermarket less than 5 minutes walk which was good to buy beers, soft drinks and snacks for the room. There's also a great mexican restaurant for lunch called El Chile Verde, again within walking distance, but the opening times are a bit weird so make sure to check. We found the walk down to town very easy even at 5 months pregnant, and a cheap taxi back up. Puerto de la Cruz is quiet and nothing extraordinary but nice for an afternoon. We knew this when booking. There isn't much else to do around the hotel.
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