We've lost count of the number of hotel buffets we've tried on Tenerife. The okay ones melt into one inoffensive blur, difficult to distinguish one from another. However, the really good ones stand out... as do ones which had me struggling to choose anything which looked remotely appetising.
La Laguna Gran Hotel combines both the old and the contemporary seamlessly – making it a sophisticated and stylish hotel which maintains a respect for the past, making features out of its own history .
We've stayed in most of Tenerife's luxury hotels and each was a very different experience, maybe something you'd expect from quality hotels which aim to be unique.
There are plenty of hotel swimming pools on Tenerife where architects have been allowed to let their imaginations off the leash. These are my ten personal favourites.
Few hotels seem to be able to recreate that warm and fuzzy feeling that envelopes punters in 'real' bars. However, there are some hotel bars on Tenerife which buck the bland trend and come close to creating a buzzing bar vibe.
There's a fresh, hot and sunny, tastefully sun-bleached, upmarket beach resort vibe that owes more to the Caribbean than the Canary Islands.
It's the Hard Rock Hotel. Unless you're booking from a jungle hut where you've been living as a hermit for the last couple of decades, you should have an idea what to expect from a brand which is famous throughout the world.
Whether you’re still in the flush of new love; have been together for more years than you were single; or are ready to move your relationship to the next level and pop the question, a romantic break in Tenerife adds a glowing dose of warm sunshine to help oil the love wheels. This is my pick of Tenerife’s most romantic hotels… Luxury If you can...
This is one of the areas on Tenerife where noblemen were given choice lands following the conquest of the island and the Meliá Hacienda del Conde fits in perfectly with the grand haciendas...
The experience got me thinking about other good Tenerife breakfast buffets, especially the ones which stood out for offering something a little bit different.