Royal Hideaway Corales Suites

We have just returned from a 9 night stay at this hotel. Previously we stayed at the Ritz Carlton Abama but I loved this hotel so much more. I loved the location, walking distance to lovely restaurants in La Caleta and Del Duque for meals. I also loved that you could walk for miles along the coast - I did a 7k walk most mornings before my family woke up. The food at the poolside restaurant was beautiful, I had tapas every day. The staff there were all amazing. Breakfast at the hotel was a highlight. It was all fresh and so easy to make healthy choices. Not like other massive breakfast buffets at hotels. My children also loved watching their pancakes being cooked instead of picking from a pile. The little beach hut at La Caleta was lovely in the evenings with live music some nights so we often stopped there on the way back from our evening meal. We had lunch there too when we just wanted something simple and a change of scenery. What I loved most about the hotel....that you can get a sun lounger/bed at anytime of the day. In August you dont always get this at lots of hotels. We went to the pool 11am most days and could always get a great spot and there was 8 of us! My pet hate is people reserving sunbeds and this wasn't an issue at this hotel at all as its not allowed. The room we had was huge with a nice big balcony. The bed and pillows were amazing, I slept like a baby. Will always stay at this hotel now when in Tenerife. A few little downsides: The hotel has no bar for evenings unless you are in the adult only part. You don't get any water in your room. I have never stayed at a 5 star hotel that doesn't leave water in your room. I asked a few times at reception when we returned to the room late and was given a small carton but later in the week they refused and I had to order large bottles from room service. The hotel shop is ridiculously overpriced - my daughter picked up some Pringles for 7 euros and a bar of chocolate for 6 euros! I believe there is a little shop close by, but we never actually went looking for it. The pool bar is also very expensive at 17 euros for an aperol spritz - it didn't stop us drinking them but we did get quite a surprise at the end of our stay when we saw the bill. We also did a whale watching tour with a marnie biologist - whale watch tenerife (organised ourselves). It was amazing and so worth the extra money for a private boat. It was the highlight of our holiday.

Awesome hotel and the best breakfast menu I’ve ever had - so clean yet filling - you can order more than one dish offa menu, and they provide a buffet - the porridge was so good I had it as desert daily! Lunch - plenty of choice and reasonably priced for a 5* - lots of places in walking distance. Gym - very good for holiday gym, prob one of the best I’ve been too, bottled water in the gym for all too - does get busy as bit of a heath gaff in that respect. Rooms - huge, with lovely bath in the room - tv could stream Netflix/prime etc and the bed was massive, like huge - much bigger room that I expected. Food - this is what sets the place apart, the Michelin stuff is obviously great, but even the Italian was excellent - it’s a 3/4 min walk from beach from restaurants which are also good. We did 2 out of the 3 Michelin and will do the other on our return - the 2* place was very good imo, it just went on a touch too long, at 3 hours for a sitting that’s a long time to eat dinner (not hotels fault) Service - 10/10 and very attentive , everyone was helpful. Location - perfect, been Tenerife about 8 times and this was my fav location - 10 mins in a cab to water park, 20 mins to airport and lots of restaurants in a 5 mins in a cab or 5 mins walk. One minor issue. The hotel was very very clean, but without notice they starting ripping up all the decking around the pool, this lasted for the entire last 3 days of our trip - it was so noisy that we switched pools at one stage, and it’s obviously an eyesore. I fully get this has to be done and Tenerife is open all year round, but surely May/June is start of peak season, so we found it strange that this was the time they decided. Most of all, think when paying nearly 4k for a 9 night trip, we shouldve have got a heads up.