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As a party of eight including a 3 year old and a 1 year old the holiday was very enjoyable exactly what we wanted. The building work did not intrude at all and the 'compensation' free safe and trip to Los Cristanos were enjoyed by all.

Staff All the staff were really friendly and speak a few languages , the animation team work really hard and the keep fit classes included spin, Zumba, yoga and Pilates which I really enjoyed. Rooms The rooms are really spacious and exceptionally clean , everyday the maids visited and I couldn’t fault anything about the rooms Location It’s in a quiet part of Tenerife but there is a beach directly across the road. If you want to travel into Las Americas it’s 45/50 euros in a taxi and was 5 euros per person on local bus but it did take almost 2 hours so I would avoid that option. Food Unfortunately having been to many all inclusive over the years this hotel lacks behind for British holiday makers . My kids were 18, 16 and 11 and really struggled to find food they would eat. The food is more catered for other nationalities so if you are a fussy eater this wouldn’t really be the place for you as although I’m not fussy I really did get fed up of the repetition on offer after only a few days. Even the breakfast was poor. The bacon I didn’t even try as it did not look like bacon , however you can get omelettes and they did have ham and cheese toasties There is no kids buffet either like you normally find in other hotels, so no chicken nuggets /fish fingers etc fir little ones. The cakes however are lovely , always a massive choice and a chocolate fountain is there every other day with lots of jars of sweets and marshmallows for dipping. Pool 3 pools one with a wavy chute which was good for younger kids. The pool was always clean and there was never an issue getting a sunbed anytime , you can get towels from the hotel for 12 Euro deposit and can exchange them everyday at the pool area. Snacks and drinks The snacks before 12 were breakfast items which was good if you had missed breakfast as you could still get something like omelette/bread/beans/sausages . After 12 they served burgers , chicken , paella’s , salads until about 3pm. Then it changed to cakes and biscuits but you could still get salad , fruits and ice cream. The drinks were local brands ,soft drinks and water you helped yourself too. No bottles of water unfortunately but there was one complimentary bottle in the room that most people seemed to reuse throughout their holiday . Overall Modern ,really clean friendly hotel in a quiet location which offers keep fit classes everyday Would return only if I knew the food had improved as this really was the only thing that let it down.