Atlantic Holiday Hotel

What let's this hotel down is the lack of air conditioning anywhere in the hotel. We were in rooms 408 & 410 right above the bar area with a constant barrage of drunk English singing out of tune. We are English too & even we found them incredibly annoying. There must have been some complaints as after 11 the noise seems to die down, so I think the bar closes then. We had a one bedroom apartment with a street view. Large seating area with a table & four chairs, a basic kitchen with a fridge, cooker & kettle, crockery & cutlery provided. Sofa bed in seating area which was incredibly uncomfortable because the cushions kept sliding off, balcony from the seating area had a table & two chairs & a washing rack for drying your clothes. Linen & towels provided & towels for the pool are provided if you ask at reception, we didn't know this & bought some just for the pool but at least we have souvenirs. The bedroom was a good size, with plenty of wardrobe space. Bathroom was OK but because it is in the middle of the apartment, gets extremely hot, very quickly. As Tenerife gets very hot during the day the dustmen collect the recycling glass & bottles at 1am, yes, you read that right, which as you can imagine is very noisy, as you cannot sleep without the window open because it is stifling in the rooms. I would not recommend coming to this hotel during the summer peak months. We came in September & the temperature during the day did not drop below 29 & during the night 23 or 24. The staff are lovely, food is all buffet led so if you're not half board or all inclusive it is expensive to eat there. We only enquired once about having dinner there & it was €35 pp, for a buffet! No thank you. If you have children under 10 the pool entertainer is brilliant. He did aquarobics, water polo, darts tournaments, pool tournaments & much more providing entertainment for any kiddies that were in the pool, he let the younger ones climb all over him in the children's pool. The hotel is in a quiet location, virtually no nightlife so I would say it is geared towards the older generation & families with young children, provided you're not in a street view room. All in all this hotel would get a better rating from me if only they had air con.

We are currently on our 6th day here. Weather is beautiful. We are staying on an all inclusive basis in a sea view studio. I requested a low floor room due to mobility issues and was given the first floor without hesitation. The room is massive, has a kitchenette if you are b&b, a full size fridge, extra sofa bed and a good sized bathroom with a massive rainfall shower. Our sheets and towels have been changed daily and the room cleaned daily too. The balcony is a good size and the view across the ocean is beautiful.

Breakfast : plenty of choice. Full English, cereal, porridge, toast, waffles, yoghurt, fruit, ham, cheese, meats etc. Food always fresh and hot and replenished regularly.

Lunch : different choices daily along with burgers, chips, salads, pizza etc. Lots of desserts and ice cream available.

Dinner : a different theme each night ranging from English, Italian, Canarian, Mexican, BBQ and a few more. Quality is consistently high and hot. Maybe less choice than larger hotels but I prefer quality over quantity. Again, plenty of desserts.

Self serve white and red wine, beer, soft drinks, water, tea, coffee, hot chocolate, latte etc available at all meals. Bar service for all other drinks.

Drinks : good quality wines, beers, spirits and great measures too.

Snacks : available to all inclusive guests beside pool bar including sandwiches, toasties, burgers, chips, coffee machine and water machine.

Pool bar : 10.30 - 19.00, quick service, plenty of choice for drinks and cocktails included.

Pool area : 09.00 -19.00. Plenty of sun beds and umbrellas available every day and very few people reserving them. There is a small children's area where there were rings etc left behind for others to use, a nice touch.

Washing machine and tumble dryer available for around €5 if needed.

Hotel areas all well maintained and clean, however the communal stairways could do with a touch up but that's to be expected after a busy summer season.

Staff : all staff very friendly, welcoming and polite. Nothing is too much trouble.

Would we return? Definitely! I'd say the hotel is more geared towards adults but there were some children here, but I'd guess it's because it isn't the school holidays.

Area : fairly quiet area but lots of restaurants and a few bars, some open to 04.00. There's a great gin bar not far from the hotel too.

Shops : handy supermarket just a few 100 metres from the hotel especially if you do want to cook in your room.

Thank you to all the staff for a lovely holiday. We will return 😄🇮🇪