Costa Teguise, Aparthotel Puerto Tahiche Review

Overall Rating

Location, friendly staff, pool area, kids club.

Cold pool.

We had 8 in our party 6 adults and 2 children, 3 rooms, 2 over looking the pool 3rd floor, 1 sea view 1st floor. Having read other reviews before travelling I was a bit unsure what it would be like because we hadn't booked this hotel, we were moved from the Lanzarote bay which I am glad about now because the location of this hotel is superb. It's not the best hotel I have been to and it isn't the worst either, its kept clean up to a standard of the average 3 star hotel. The rooms are dated and could do with a good deep clean not just a quick wipe around, for example we had a mozzi which had been squashed on the patio door before we arrived and it was still there when we left and a couple of other small things that if it was in your own home you wouldn't leave, you would clean. I don't want to sound like I am being fussy but its the small things like this people tend to complain about. We stayed all inclusive the food was OK, always something to eat, the drink from the bars was good, entertainment wasn't bad most nights, 2 bars to choose from (upstairs was the only bar all inclusive) downstairs was like a small pub with sky football games on a big screen and during the week a couple of singing acts on, that started around midnight. Most of the staff were really nice. A couple of the staff found it hard to smile but apart from that everyone else was jolly. The children's entertainment team were brilliant with the kids, my son doesn't usually get involved with kids clubs but this time we hardly saw him. He was off playing games and making things and won himself a load of certificates which he was very proud of. When he wasn't at kids club he was in the pool which was freezing but it didn't bother him. I didn't go in the pool, it was a bit too cold for my liking, which is one down fall about the hotel because the pool area is beautiful but the water is that cold hardly anyone uses it. I am pretty sure they could heat it if they wanted too and in winter needs to be, unlike the sea which was quite warm and a lovely beach 50 yards from the hotel. The weather was great, loads of sunshine quite a bit of loose cloud in the sky that when it covered the sun you felt chilly because there is always a breeze and we did have a few showers but mostly at night. One top tip, we bought a beach tent (very cheap) that blocked the wind and we baked. All in all we had a great week and a holiday is what you make it, this hotel is well worth a stay but I wouldn't pay top prices to stay here and I wouldn't hesitate to stay there again if the price was right. One last thing regarding cockroaches, I don't think this hotel has a problem, I did see one around the pool area walking at night, but we had nothing in the 2 rooms on the 3rd floor pool view, but our friend had 1 in his bathroom in the 1st floor sea view room, which could be to do with the bars and food place below those rooms on the sea front. I hope this review helps because I have been as honest as I can and after reading some other reviews, you know people are making mountains out of mole hills.