Hotels in Spain in general

It was pure chance that we stayed at the Paradis Park Hotel in Pineda De Mar. Whilst looking for a cheap and cheerful last minute deal to get some sun I spotted a package to the Calella Palace Hotel through Teletext holidays online. After a bit of research the decision was made to book it, however, the dates we wanted weren't available. We were offered an allocation on arrival for the same price, or for an extra £45 each we could have an alternative named hotel of the same rating. Being unadventurous I opted for the latter and was given the choice of the Alexis Hotel (I had previously read reviews all of which were bad) and the Paradis Park ...  Read the complete review

I’d say that we made a good choice with the Aparthotel Columbus in Tenerife, had we chosen it ourselves, but we didn’t. We went on an allocation-on-arrival holiday which meant that we would end up in one of 3 complexes specified in the brochure, but that the final choice would be up to us. I’m not sure how nice the other 2 were, but we were certainly happy with this one. The Columbus is on a busy road which leads straight down to the beach, in the popular (and for “popular” read “packed”) resort of Playa de las Americas. Within 5 minutes walk of the hotel were numerous supermarkets, souvenir shops, bars and restaurants, ...  Read the complete review

A perk which comes with my job is a two week RCI Timeshare to anywhere featured in the RCI brochure. All I have to pay for is the flight, even the insurance comes free. We have been going to Tenerife for the last two years in March, so because we knew the weather has always been good we chose Tenerife again, but for just one week, the other week can be taken later on, hopefully. I sent an email to RCI and all they had available was Callao Garden in Callao Salvaje, Salvaje being pronounced Salvaki. It is 15 minutes away in the car from Las Americas, but to the North/West side. We wasn't keen at first, as we thought it may be too far out, but ...  Read the complete review

You probably haven't. Paradores is a very particular chain of hotels owned and run by the Spanish State. These hotels have different ratings, but all have something in common, they are all located in particularly beautiful spots all over Spain and are of an extremely high quality. Paradores were started by king Alfonso XIII at the beginning of the XX century. He was initially interested in having good hotels near some of the best hunting grounds in Spain. The network was expanded by General Franco as part of the effort to encourage tourism to parts of Spain considered of public interest. This means that many of the hotels ...  Read the complete review