Amy Adejokun
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Costa Adeja Gran Hotel is a very good standing hotel located in the animated summer station of Costa Adeje. Its lots of sportive and leisure amenities, the sophisticated fitness room and the numerous pools will satisfy most of the people. Cherry on the cake, its well panoramic equipped roof where most important activities take place, including the tapas break at noon.
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South of Tenerife, in Costa Adeje, 600 metres from Fanabe beach. Located 21 km away from the Tenerife Sur airport, it takes 20 minutes to drive to the hotel. The hotel is about 80 $$ away from Santa Cruz de Tenerife, the capital of the Island.
Spacious ( 40 $$), the rooms are very well equipped and decorated. They include two separate beds or a king size bed, a sofa bed, a satellite TV ( 20 channels including TV5), a paying safe-box, individual air-conditioning, direct telephone line for international calls, a refrigerator and a fitted out balcony overlooking the pool or the ocean. The bathroom is large and full with a nice decoration. It includes a bathtub equipped by a handle and a flexible shower, welcome products, a hair-dryer, combs, a double vanity unit, a bidet and toilets separated through a glass sliding door. For even more comfort, you can choose one of the 14 junior suites: even more spacious ( 60 $$), they offer two balconies, two TVs and a large bathtub with hydro-massage. The hotel includes also 4 royal suites of 130 $$ and an imperial suite of 170 $$.
Built in 2001, Costa Adeje Gran Hotel is a high standing hotel that makes a good impression once you get inside the huge lobby ( almost 4000 $$) that offers lots of small shops. If you raise your head, you will appreciate the found of the pool, located on the roof! The hotel is formed by a massive ochre sandy building, shapped as an ''U'' and layered on 5 levels including 458 rooms. Different panoramic elevators get you to the floral roof, , nicely decorated as a tropical garden, embellished by columns and fountains. Open from 9 am to 6 pm and nicely fitted out with an island, palm trees and a small wooden bridge, the pool is surrounded by a solarium space ( 4 500 $$) a part of it is reserved for nudists. No noisy animation will disturb the peaceful panoramic terrace that regnes in the entire station of Costa Adeje, the ocean of course and the top of Teide vulcano ( from now on ranked at Unesco) when the weather allows it . a sacred point of view is definitely one of the ''must'' of this hotel. Sunshades, wooden beach chairs equipped by matresses, towels, everything is insured to guarantee the client's comfort. A little thirsty? Chiringito Bar will serve you your favorite cocktails on your panoramic sundeck. Three other pools are offered to you, including one of 98 $$ for kids, 40 $$ deep and heated in the winter from 26 to 29 $$.
In what concerns the restauration, you can choose among not less than 5 restaurants! Two a la carte restaurants, two buffets and the hallway snack bar. La Finca, the main buffet-restaurant, serves breakfast from 7 am to 10 am and dinner from 6 pm to 9 pm, with two services: from 6 pm to 7:15 pm and then from 7:45 pm to 9 pm. It offers a large room able to accommodate 550 guests. Here you can taste an international cuisine with show cooking and, once per week, two Canarian specialities. If you can, you should lay down on the terrace, this is really nice! At noon, the snack bar Tasca serves tapas on the sundeck from 12:30 pm to 4 pm: a real treat ! If you want to get refreshed, one of the bars offers delicious fresh fruits.
To get to the public beach of Playa Fanabe, you need to cross the road and walk for 400 m. Equipment (not free) include beach umbrellas, deckchairs, toilets and showers. Water sports (notably parasailing, jet skiing and water skiing) and games for children are available. Supervised and well appointed, the vulcanic black sandy beach( that quickly heats up in the sun) is bordered by bars, restaurants, shops and games rooms.
Member of the Canarian hotelier group, GF Hotels, that also includes the hotels Fanabe Costa Surand Noelia Playa in Costa Adeje, Costa Adeje Gran Hotel is located in a touristic zone including a big shopping centre, bars, restaurants... A nudits area is offered on the roof for the hotel's clients. Everything is taken care of for the sport lovers, thanks to a multipurpose outdoors field: here you can practice basketball, soccer and handball. Two fitness fields and a raquetball field make the picture complete. If you prefer activities that are more quiet, you should use the reading room or the video games room. In the evening, you should go to the disco to wringgle your tips to the crazy beats!
Lodging advice:
Five rooms are fitted out at the ground level for people with disabilities.
massage, (paying), beauty salon, sauna, (paying), hammam, (paying), stretching, keep fit, spa, Turkish bath, wellness
tennis, (paying), gym, aqua gym, aerobics, football, beach volley, basketball, golf, (nearby), step, bums and tums, squash, water-polo, fitness, sports
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