H10 Taburiente Playa

The hotel is midway between the airport and the capital Santa Cruz and is an ideal base for visiting the Island.We stayed there for a week and hired a car and were able to visit the most important sites . We had booked a standard suite and were given room 2239 .The suite is fine but the view is horrible.It overlooks a falling down block of apartments and there is no sea view.We opted to pay an extra 12 euros per night for a suite with pool and sea view.It was money well spent as we used the terrace a lot. The suites are large and comfortable and well equiped.. The food was good and there was plenty of variety. We were there during the covid restrictions so the hotel was not full and it felt spacious. There was plenty of room around the pools and the free carpark is a bonus.

This was our third stay at this hotel, as normal we payed the extra for the all inclusive package which was for the drinks more than the lunch buffet . We also upgraded our room to one of the new suites which was well worth the money. Check in was the normal slow ish process , we have come to expect this now, so if there is a big queue you can pop down to the bar if its open to wait a bit. The upgraded rooms are great , usb ports and more plug sockets also a fridge and a coffee maker. The food is ok , sometimes there is a lot of choice and others not so much,. I guess they have to account for quite a few nationalities tastes, maybe could be a little hotter but too. The live cooking station is always good to visit for an omelette in the morning and usually a meat joint or fish in the evening . The paella and bizarrely a chicken curry was our favourites . The quality was ok nothing to shout about , just don't go expecting Michelin star restaurant standard and you will be fine. The bars were always quite quick service even at busy times during the night. The staff work so hard here and were in the most part very friendly especially when we tried to speak Spanish to them. So a big thank you to Eyder , Nieves and Davinia who were all great , one tall rather grumpy bar man not so great but you cant have everything !! The entertainment at night is so so so so much better than it used to be ( it used to be music videos) but still could do with improvement, there were a few great acts like the traditional Canary dancers and a great rock and roll group called Tihuya Cats The hotel is a couple of minutes walk away from a beach and around 40 mins to an hour (depending on speed and fitness) away from the main town. You can get the bus just across from the hotel if you don't fancy the walk. There is also a tiny coastal walk in front of the hotel which is nice for after dinner walks