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In December 2016, we visited this island with our family and did not regret it. We stayed at the El Beril apartments. Everything in the hotel corresponds to the photos on the Internet, the neighbors are absolutely inaudible. The apartments have everything, the hair dryer did not work for us at the beginning, after they told us at the reception they fixed it (we did not see any more shortcomings in the hotel).
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In December 2016, we visited this island with our family and did not regret it. We stayed at the El Beril apartments. Everything in the hotel corresponds to the photos on the Internet, the neighbors are absolutely inaudible. The apartments have everything, the hair dryer did not work for us at the beginning, after they told us at the reception they fixed it (we did not see any more shortcomings in the hotel). We did not see cockroaches and dirt in the rooms and in the hotel. Apartments are being cleaned. I liked the work of the guides, especially our Nikita. A very positive and sympathetic person, than he can, will help in organizing your best holiday. Tours organized official and unofficial. Showed the most beautiful places of the island. There are no problems with the products. Nearby there are a couple of shops where you can find everything. We bought food in Mercadona, the store is 5 minutes away by taxi. Food prices on the island are cheaper than ours by half, or even more. We tried local wines, very tasty, we ate seafood for a whole year, I also advise you to buy fruits. The beach is excellent, protected by an artificial pier. Therefore, even with strong excitement, you can swim, even despite the red flag. The weather in this city is very even and warm, mostly +25 in the ocean, the water is also warm and you can safely swim, despite information from the Internet. Transfer from the airport on arrival and back is well established. Next time we plan to rent a car and drive around the island ourselves. Next winter, if possible, we will definitely fly to this island again to the El Beril hotel. I recommend visiting this island at least once.
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In the spring of 2012, they fell for the bait of the VIVAT company in St. Petersburg and bought 2 weeks in the apartments of Altamira, El Beril with a visit delay for the duration of the goal. Due to various circumstances, we were only able to make the trip during spring break in March 2013. The time of the vacation and the timing of the purchase of tickets made a significant factor in the cost of the flight.
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In the spring of 2012, they fell for the bait of the VIVAT company in St. Petersburg and bought 2 weeks in the apartments of Altamira, El Beril with a visit delay for the duration of the goal. Due to various circumstances, we were only able to make the trip during spring break in March 2013. The time of the vacation and the timing of the purchase of tickets made a significant factor in the cost of the flight. The cost of apartments T1 for two weeks for 4 people was 1200 euros.
Altamira and El Beril are on the first line, 5 minutes to the beach. Altamira is a single building in a semicircle enveloping the inner territory with swimming pools, etc. All windows of rooms face the ocean. El Beril is made in the style of Spanish villages with passages, gardens, balconies. It fell to us to live in El Beril and we did not regret it. The rooms in Altamira and El Beril are the same. Both in equipment and style. There is everything to have a good life all the time of your vacation. The kitchen is equipped with everything, there is a washing machine. Everything is thought out. There are no problems with the products. Nearby there are a couple of shops where you can find everything. And we made purchases in Margadon - a supermarket 5 minutes by taxi from the hotel. The prices are quite democratic. Very cheap and good wine and beer. Lots of fresh seafood. Came off on king prawns for a whole year. The beach is excellent, protected by an artificial pier. Therefore, even with strong excitement, you can swim, even despite the red flag (ban on swimming). The weather in the location of the hotels is very even and warm, despite the information from the Internet. For two weeks of stay, the sky was gloomy for only a couple of days. Transfer from the airport on arrival and back is well established. During our stay, we had a Russian-speaking guide attached to us - Zhenya, who helped us solve all our problems, organized official and unofficial excursions. A BIG THANK YOU for his attention and care! ! They offered many excursions and activities. We chose a trip to the Teide volcano, Loro Park, Siam Park, Flamenco concert. The rest were left for next time. By the way, next time we will definitely rent a car and drive around the island ourselves. This is both more interesting and cheaper at some points of official excursions. We had an excellent vacation. If it works out, then for the next spring break we will definitely fly to Tenerife. Who has not yet decided on the place of vacation. I recommend! V. Lukin, St. Petersburg
Altamira and El Beril are on the first line, 5 minutes to the beach. Altamira is a single building in a semicircle enveloping the inner territory with swimming pools, etc. All windows of rooms face the ocean. El Beril is made in the style of Spanish villages with passages, gardens, balconies. It fell to us to live in El Beril and we did not regret it. The rooms in Altamira and El Beril are the same. Both in equipment and style. There is everything to have a good life all the time of your vacation. The kitchen is equipped with everything, there is a washing machine. Everything is thought out. There are no problems with the products. Nearby there are a couple of shops where you can find everything. And we made purchases in Margadon - a supermarket 5 minutes by taxi from the hotel. The prices are quite democratic. Very cheap and good wine and beer. Lots of fresh seafood. Came off on king prawns for a whole year. The beach is excellent, protected by an artificial pier. Therefore, even with strong excitement, you can swim, even despite the red flag (ban on swimming). The weather in the location of the hotels is very even and warm, despite the information from the Internet. For two weeks of stay, the sky was gloomy for only a couple of days. Transfer from the airport on arrival and back is well established. During our stay, we had a Russian-speaking guide attached to us - Zhenya, who helped us solve all our problems, organized official and unofficial excursions. A BIG THANK YOU for his attention and care! ! They offered many excursions and activities. We chose a trip to the Teide volcano, Loro Park, Siam Park, Flamenco concert. The rest were left for next time. By the way, next time we will definitely rent a car and drive around the island ourselves. This is both more interesting and cheaper at some points of official excursions. We had an excellent vacation. If it works out, then for the next spring break we will definitely fly to Tenerife. Who has not yet decided on the place of vacation. I recommend! V. Lukin, St. Petersburg
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Review of Altamira Apartments Tenerife 3* I read a review about the Altamira hotel amandina dated September 28.2010 and remembered my trip with my family to this hotel in July 2011. All the negative points that amandina writes about are true. For my part, I can note the dirt in the hotel, the insects in the room, the poor work of the reception, tour operator and guides.
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I read a review about the Altamira hotel amandina dated September 28.2010 and remembered my trip with my family to this hotel in July 2011.
All the negative points that amandina writes about are true. For my part, I can note the dirt in the hotel, the insects in the room, the poor work of the reception, tour operator and guides.
A comment on amandina's review dated September 28.2010, written by a certain michalinasv, apparently, was written by a representative of the tour operator.
Cockroaches (namely cockroaches, not palm bugs) were found in the room on the very first night in the bathroom and in the kitchen. I contacted the front desk about this. After a while, a hotel employee came and handed me a can of roach spray. Like "saving the drowning is the work of the drowning themselves. " Leaving for the beach, they treated the bathroom and kitchen corner with this poison. Cockroaches from this did not become less.
In addition, with their excrement (which, by the way, is not washed off), these vile insects have ruined our light-colored clothes. After talking with our compatriots who were vacationing at the Altamira Hotel, it turned out that cockroaches live not only in our room.
It should be noted the unsatisfactory work of the reception at the Altamira Hotel. Here are just two examples. By the way, they can be confirmed by 80-100% of tourists who spent the night at the hotel from 06 to 19 July 2011.
Somewhere in the second hour of the night, when the whole hotel was sleeping peacefully, we were awakened by the wild cries of a drunken company who had an orgy in the hotel pool. Going out onto the balcony, I see how the lights come on in the hotel rooms, and the awakened tourists go out onto the balconies to see what's the matter. 10.20 minutes pass. Tellingly, none of the hotel employees even try to clean up the mess. I'm going to the reception. The night porter, a young man, pretends not to understand the Russian language (although there are 20 percent of tourists from the Russian Federation in the hotel).
Then I have to explain to him in English that:
1 - According to the rules of conduct for tourists at the Altamira Hotel, posted at the reception and by the pool, it is prohibited to use the pool from 19:00 to 08:00;
2 - If he does not immediately restore order, I will be forced to call the police and write a complaint about the Altamira Hotel and about him personally in the "green leaf" (a book of complaints that everyone here respects very much);
3 - That as a result he risks joining the large army of Spanish unemployed.
During my monologue, the expression on the porter's face changed from sleepy-indifferent to frightened-concerned. After 10 minutes, order was restored, and the long-awaited silence reigned in the hotel. In total, tourists were kept awake for at least 30 minutes.
The second incident happened a few days after the first. Around 2 am, the tourists were awakened by the screeching of a fire alarm. 10.20 minutes pass, the alarm chirps so that at least plug your ears
. I go back to reception. Literally 10 meters before it, I see broken glass above the fire alarm button. At the reception - a crowd of awakened tourists, 50-70 people. It turns out that there is no fire. I ask why then they will not turn off the fire alarm siren. They tell me that, allegedly, they are waiting for the fire alarm master.
At this time, the police arrive at the hotel. The porter (already different) trots up to the officer and says something to him in Spanish. Judging by the sluggish reaction of the policeman, he hangs noodles on his ears. I approached the officer and told him in English that someone, probably out of hooligan motives, broke the glass that covered the fire alarm button and turned it on. The officer perked up and asked me to show him the "crime scene". We go with him to the hotel. Behind the porter wanders dejectedly.
And then the most interesting thing happens.
The policeman examined the button and forced the receptionist to press it (after which the alarm turned off). Why couldn't this be done before? In total, the alarm screamed for 40 minutes.
Thus, out of 14 nights at the Altamira Hotel, we (and not only us) managed to sleep normally only 12.
Our tour operator was World Traveler. About guides. They are only interested in two things: exorbitant prices to sell you the maximum number of excursions and timeshare. And the rest of the tourist's problems are his personal problems. According to average estimates, a family of 3 overpays its operator 200-300 euros for an average package of excursions if they purchase from their operator, and not on the open market.
A little positivity. We liked the island of Tenerife. It's worth going there. But it is better to stay in another hotel and choose another tour operator.
If you prefer bus tours, I can recommend a sightseeing tour, on the Teide and in Loro Park.
In addition, I really liked the jet ski trip to Los Gigantes. There are 3 options, different in duration and route, somewhere from 1 to 3 hours. For such a trip, it is better to choose a day when there are no big waves and strong winds in the ocean. It is also worth clarifying in advance that there are 2 people in the escort motor boat: the helmsman and the photographer. In our case, there was one that combined these functions. As a result, the quality of photographs leaves much to be desired.
I read a review about the Altamira hotel amandina dated September 28.2010 and remembered my trip with my family to this hotel in July 2011.
All the negative points that amandina writes about are true. For my part, I can note the dirt in the hotel, the insects in the room, the poor work of the reception, tour operator and guides.
A comment on amandina's review dated September 28.2010, written by a certain michalinasv, apparently, was written by a representative of the tour operator.
Cockroaches (namely cockroaches, not palm bugs) were found in the room on the very first night in the bathroom and in the kitchen. I contacted the front desk about this. After a while, a hotel employee came and handed me a can of roach spray. Like "saving the drowning is the work of the drowning themselves. " Leaving for the beach, they treated the bathroom and kitchen corner with this poison. Cockroaches from this did not become less.
In addition, with their excrement (which, by the way, is not washed off), these vile insects have ruined our light-colored clothes. After talking with our compatriots who were vacationing at the Altamira Hotel, it turned out that cockroaches live not only in our room.
It should be noted the unsatisfactory work of the reception at the Altamira Hotel. Here are just two examples. By the way, they can be confirmed by 80-100% of tourists who spent the night at the hotel from 06 to 19 July 2011.
Somewhere in the second hour of the night, when the whole hotel was sleeping peacefully, we were awakened by the wild cries of a drunken company who had an orgy in the hotel pool. Going out onto the balcony, I see how the lights come on in the hotel rooms, and the awakened tourists go out onto the balconies to see what's the matter. 10.20 minutes pass. Tellingly, none of the hotel employees even try to clean up the mess. I'm going to the reception. The night porter, a young man, pretends not to understand the Russian language (although there are 20 percent of tourists from the Russian Federation in the hotel).
Then I have to explain to him in English that:
1 - According to the rules of conduct for tourists at the Altamira Hotel, posted at the reception and by the pool, it is prohibited to use the pool from 19:00 to 08:00;
2 - If he does not immediately restore order, I will be forced to call the police and write a complaint about the Altamira Hotel and about him personally in the "green leaf" (a book of complaints that everyone here respects very much);
3 - That as a result he risks joining the large army of Spanish unemployed.
During my monologue, the expression on the porter's face changed from sleepy-indifferent to frightened-concerned. After 10 minutes, order was restored, and the long-awaited silence reigned in the hotel. In total, tourists were kept awake for at least 30 minutes.
The second incident happened a few days after the first. Around 2 am, the tourists were awakened by the screeching of a fire alarm. 10.20 minutes pass, the alarm chirps so that at least plug your ears
. I go back to reception. Literally 10 meters before it, I see broken glass above the fire alarm button. At the reception - a crowd of awakened tourists, 50-70 people. It turns out that there is no fire. I ask why then they will not turn off the fire alarm siren. They tell me that, allegedly, they are waiting for the fire alarm master.
At this time, the police arrive at the hotel. The porter (already different) trots up to the officer and says something to him in Spanish. Judging by the sluggish reaction of the policeman, he hangs noodles on his ears. I approached the officer and told him in English that someone, probably out of hooligan motives, broke the glass that covered the fire alarm button and turned it on. The officer perked up and asked me to show him the "crime scene". We go with him to the hotel. Behind the porter wanders dejectedly.
And then the most interesting thing happens.
The policeman examined the button and forced the receptionist to press it (after which the alarm turned off). Why couldn't this be done before? In total, the alarm screamed for 40 minutes.
Thus, out of 14 nights at the Altamira Hotel, we (and not only us) managed to sleep normally only 12.
Our tour operator was World Traveler. About guides. They are only interested in two things: exorbitant prices to sell you the maximum number of excursions and timeshare. And the rest of the tourist's problems are his personal problems. According to average estimates, a family of 3 overpays its operator 200-300 euros for an average package of excursions if they purchase from their operator, and not on the open market.
A little positivity. We liked the island of Tenerife. It's worth going there. But it is better to stay in another hotel and choose another tour operator.
If you prefer bus tours, I can recommend a sightseeing tour, on the Teide and in Loro Park.
In addition, I really liked the jet ski trip to Los Gigantes. There are 3 options, different in duration and route, somewhere from 1 to 3 hours. For such a trip, it is better to choose a day when there are no big waves and strong winds in the ocean. It is also worth clarifying in advance that there are 2 people in the escort motor boat: the helmsman and the photographer. In our case, there was one that combined these functions. As a result, the quality of photographs leaves much to be desired.
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We were a family of 5 (2 adults and 3 children). The meeting and accommodation went just fine. We are in great clubs. At first I was afraid of what to cook myself, but then I even liked it. In "Merkadona" you could buy everything and much cheaper than in Russia. Children are delighted with the ocean and excursions.
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We were a family of 5 (2 adults and 3 children). The meeting and accommodation went just fine. We are in great clubs. At first I was afraid of what to cook myself, but then I even liked it. In "Merkadona" you could buy everything and much cheaper than in Russia. Children are delighted with the ocean and excursions. We took 3: to the Teide volcano, to Loro Parque and a boat trip. The hotels are quiet and the staff is friendly. the rooms are fully equipped.
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Rested in Altamira this year. We paid not only for the flight, but also for accommodation, although we flew under the fly buy program. As other tourists told us later, this program is free, so "thank you" to the agency. The advantages of Altamira are in its unique location, right on the ocean, large balconies overlooking the ocean and a nice pool.
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Rested in Altamira this year. We paid not only for the flight, but also for accommodation, although we flew under the fly buy program. As other tourists told us later, this program is free, so "thank you" to the agency.
The advantages of Altamira are in its unique location, right on the ocean, large balconies overlooking the ocean and a nice pool. This is where the advantages of the hotel quickly end, unfortunately. The hotel is old, dull reception, the same elevators and halls, a terrible layout of the apartments in which either the windows of the bathroom or the bedroom overlook the public corridor. Thus, you are an unwitting listener to the conversations of all the residents passing by your room and the staff involuntarily looking in the windows. There are cockroaches, especially in El Beril...
Photos of the rooms on the sites do not correspond to reality. There are good rooms, but no one can guarantee you that you will be accommodated there. (photo attached). Worst living conditions we've ever been to. There is only one key to the apartment (If someone went to the beach, then the second person is limited in movement around the territory... At our request, they relocate us to the best room with a working phone, a toilet, etc. , received the answer: everything is busy. Not I will write about the bad for a long time, you yourself will see everything in the photo.
Many thanks to our manager in Tenerife-Elena! Thanks to her energy and optimism, it was not so sad from(
The advantages of Altamira are in its unique location, right on the ocean, large balconies overlooking the ocean and a nice pool. This is where the advantages of the hotel quickly end, unfortunately. The hotel is old, dull reception, the same elevators and halls, a terrible layout of the apartments in which either the windows of the bathroom or the bedroom overlook the public corridor. Thus, you are an unwitting listener to the conversations of all the residents passing by your room and the staff involuntarily looking in the windows. There are cockroaches, especially in El Beril...
Photos of the rooms on the sites do not correspond to reality. There are good rooms, but no one can guarantee you that you will be accommodated there. (photo attached). Worst living conditions we've ever been to. There is only one key to the apartment (If someone went to the beach, then the second person is limited in movement around the territory... At our request, they relocate us to the best room with a working phone, a toilet, etc. , received the answer: everything is busy. Not I will write about the bad for a long time, you yourself will see everything in the photo.
Many thanks to our manager in Tenerife-Elena! Thanks to her energy and optimism, it was not so sad from(
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