| | La Playa Del Medano S/n. El Medano (granadilla), El Medano, Spain
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Overall Community Rating: |   9.1 (based on 1 user reviews) |
 Medano: Only a 3* but its position, cleanliness and staff make it 5*! by Lindsay Burnand-Smith |
| Posted 02 October 2006 about a visit in September 2006 | Overall rating: 9.1 |
I’ve been going to El Medano on and off for 20 years, on rather than off. If you want McDonalds, Sky Football, all nightclubs and five star hotels you are in the wrong place. If you want the best natural beach on the island, the best windsurfing in the Canaries, excellent tapas bars, friendly locals at cheaper than home prices read on!
I have never up until now stayed in the Medano Hotel, it’s in the heart of the village, jutting out into the sea, next to the village square. It claims to be 3* rated but having worked in the industry for over 10 years really it’s a 2. Its position however is five star! The hotel is a little dated inside and under utilised, but its spotlessly clean and the staff are helpful and friendly.
We booked our hotel through Travel Counsellors / Med Hotels Twin for 2 adults and a toddler, half board, 7 nights £255! (Excluding the flights) We upgraded over the telephone with our credit card to sea view and balcony for just 6 Euros per room per night.
THE HOTEL
As Medano Hotel is next to the village square, there is no direct road to it. The taxi rank is at the top of the square, so you have to walk for less than 1 minute over it to the hotels reception. We arrived a little earlier than anticipated the maid was still attending to our room. We left our luggage in the reception and had a drink in the bar for half an hour. The reception is located on the pedestrian walkway and square. You can purchase postcards and newspapers. We hired a safe in the room. They are happy to call taxis or airport for you. There was plenty of excursion information and a lift serving all 5 floors.
Next to the lounge area is the beach, the bar is raised on stilts in to the sea. There are steps into the sea for those who wish not to get sand on their feet! The bar serves meals as well as ice creams. There are loungers on the sun deck (one of three which look out over Medano bay) as well as table and chairs. To the other side an enclosed walkway takes you to the showers, WC’ and a small plunge pool. Surprisingly it’s a fresh water pool and is heated by the sun. This side is in the shade by mid afternoon – a blessing from the blistering heat elsewhere!
Our room was 205 2nd floor over Medano beach, undisturbed views over the village square, Medano beach, the seafront and Montana Roja. If you stepped out on to the balcony and looked right you can see the awesome Mount Teide peeping through the Las Canadas Mountains.
The room itself had large built in wardrobes with sliding doors, plenty of shelving, a chest of drawers, chair, bedside tables with a drawer in, TV (you had to hire the remote) we didn’t watch TV but the only English speaking channels were Euro sport and CNN. There was also a luggage wrack and telephone. On the balcony were 2 chairs and a table. The bathroom was over spacious compared to the room itself! A bath with shower over (high powered) bidet, WC and basin. The towels and bed sheets were bright white and spotless. The maid visited and cleaned every day. Our only complaint was there was no kettle. You couldn’t hire one – so bring your own if like my husband your first breathe is for caffeine! There also isn’t any room service or hire of fridges. The room had a door to the balcony and an opening window, so going to sleep and waking up to the sound of sea was great!
The Breakfast’s were served between 8am and 1030am. The hotel caters for a wide range of clientele. English, Spanish / Canarians, Germans and Dutch etc. A selection of fresh juices, water, hot chocolate, tea and coffee. (PG Tips and Nescafe!) Selection of ham, salami, cheese, tomatoes, pastries, croissants, bread rolls, toast, cereal, yoghurts, jams, marmalades etc, the hot food was limited to two choices. Two of the following at any one time scrambled, fried, boiled egg, beans, bacon, sausage, bacon and Spam.
The Evening meals were served between 630pm and 930pm. The salads were excellent along with your bog standard contents there were then 4 larger bowls of different salads – pasta, coleslaw etc. A good choice of bread rolls, aioli, sour cream etc. Hot food always consisted of a fish dish and meat dish. A choice of vegetables, some form of potatoes. There was always a soup of the day. The deserts were a little disappointing a lack of fresh fruit. Bananas being the main, sometimes cake, yoghurt and some tinned fruit. There was however a good selection of ice creams and sorbets. Drinks wise you ordered what you wanted and paid for it on departure.
Our only disappointment was that no one seemed to make an effort for dinner! I have stayed in many 4 and 5 star hotels worldwide and would recommend the hotel to others making clear in summary its basic, but looked after, great staff, not bad food, the views and location are second to none!
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