Melia Jardines del Teide

We have stayed in lots of All Inclusive hotels around the world and we were shocked at the poor quality and limited choice of cooked food in the main restaurant at this so called 5 star hotel. The food choice at lunch and evening meal was way more repetitive than anywhere we have stayed before. The cooked selection consisted of cheap meats, fish and the same vegetables boiled to an inch of their life every night. Ofter no cooked option for vegetarians unless you want margarita pizza twice a day. Also no kids buffet. Good Points: Lovely grounds. Nice pools with a lovely temperature. Nice modern room of a good size. Level lounge and breakfast very nice. Excellent views of Costa Adeje and beyond. Good gym for a hotel. Bad Points: Appalling cooked food quality and choice at lunch and dinner. No real entertainment area, just a musical duo on the bar terrace that finished at 22.30 every night. All Inclusive drinks finish too early then the cost of a drink is extortionate. Why pay for the Level upgrade when non level payers just use the pool for free without being checked by staff. Pools are too deep, management are taking a risk with non and poor swimmers. I can name lots of 4 star all inclusive hotels which are far better !

Me and my partner have just returned from a few days at this hotel and overall it was a good trip! They cook fresh fish & meat for you at lunch & dinner and fresh eggs and ommlettes in the mornings. My personal opinion was that breakfast was very good with a lot of variety but lunch and dinner not so good we ended up eating out a couple of nights. We were all inclusive drinks were very good! Very good cocktails, spirits and wine I can't complain over this however if you weren't all inclusive then food and drink is VERY expensive - eat out! We were on floor 8 and it was a nightmare getting down to the main pool requiring a LOT of stairs as the lifts don't go down that far and are ridiculous. We ended up having to do about 8 flights of stairs walking all over the resort to get down to the main pool. The entertainment wasn't that great they had singers on every night but not the best and it finished at 10.30pm and after that absolutely no music or anything. Not a great atmosphere and then the all inclusive ending at 11pm was annoying aswell when it's £10 per drink we ended up going back to our room - it should be midnight at least? The hotel is up a hill and getting down to Costa adeje isn't a problem but I would reccommend a taxi back! There is a free bus to Playa del Duque 3 times in the morning and back in the afternoon Rooms were very spacious - lovely shower and comfortable bed with the nicest pillows Everyone comments on the staff but I don't feel they went above and beyond for us at all? The level seemed a waste of money you had to walk past their pool to get to our room so it wasn't that private and anyone could sit around it. On arrival to the hotel we didn't get directed to our room or any help with our bags which resulted in us getting lost as the hotel is like a maze! The pool was warm with lots of sunbeds we never had a problem getting these. The view from the hotel is lovely over the sea and watching the sunset

We stayed for 11 nights at the end of April to 10th May on a bed and breakfast basis. We booked a deluxe sea view room which was large and had a great view from the balcony. The bathroom had a lovely large walk in shower and two sinks. The cleanliness was excellent, towels, robes etc were replaced when required. The only thing we had a problem with was the coffee and milk was replaced erratically (not every day) although we found we could pick this up ourselves at breakfast. The Mosaico dining room has a great view and outdoor dining is also available which is wonderful on a sunny morning. There is a very wide range of food on offer for breakfast and omelettes cooked to order were one of our favourites. We did have a problem with the pool, my wife is not confident in the water and the water aerobics which she wanted to do was in a 1.6 meters depth, she is only 5ft tall so she did not do it, there is nor shallow area that was comfortable for her to use it. It is a massive, very clean pool however. Overall a quality feel to the hotel, staff were excellent, breakfast was good but obviously we cannot comment on lunch or dinner as we ate out.