Hotasa Taburiente Playa

Having just read Tangowhiskey's review wondering if we had the same Privilege. This was our 4th visit but first time booking Privilege. The hotel is very Spanish ( I don't agree the English are spoiling it) trying to speak a little Spanish goes a long way with the staff who are all very pleasant. We had room 408 which had a great view across the pools to the sea. The room seemed to be exactly like a normal room apart from Privilege robes, coffee machine, a comfortable chair and chocolate/coffee pod service around 5pm every day. All amenities were good, bed comfortable and towels a generous size. We thought Privilege was well worth it for the menu service and allocated table at breakfast and dinner. We enjoyed all the menu options and my fruit plate for breakfast was certainly fresh (will post a photo). Our dinner options were also freshly prepared and large portions. You could use the buffet outside the Privilege area if you wanted to, we always went there for ice-cream. The Privilege lounge was a most welcome addition, all top brand drinks and softdrinks, bottled beer, also snacks available. It was lovely to go up to the roof terrace around 4pm for a drink and snack (olives, peanuts , crisps and a selection of spanish style rolls and cakes. There were plenty of sunloungers everywhere, we did use the Privilege section at the top of the rocky pool a few times as it was so quiet. No loud music around the pools which suited us fine. Evening entertainment was OK, a singer usually or folk dancing. There's also an area where they show La Liga football across from the main bar. Yes you did have to queue at the bar but it was never very long. There was a waiter service but too many people for them to cope with in the evening. We very much enjoyed a coffee at the lobby bar after breakfast, a very lovely staff member Franco (I think) was very entertaining and we looked forward to seeing him when we went up there, the coffee was also excellent. It is easy to walk to the local beach and to get the bus into Santa del la Cruz. I also visited the science museum a short walk from H10. Very interesting tour by Francesca (she works with the Gallileo telescope) about the earth, galaxies with great photos. To sum up : we had an excellent holiday at the H10 taburiente playa. It's a quiet hotel, very clean and suits perhaps couples and older people more than children. We would recommend Privilege. We will definitely be back.

Quiet location and great friendly staff, our suite overlooked the pools and sea. The terrace was spacious if not a little empty with 2 chairs and a small table. The beds were very comfortable and we slept very well, the curtains kept the light out making it a perfect place to stay. There was a sink, fridge, microwave , 2 cups, 2 spoons and coffee maker. No cutlery,plates etc should you want to make a room snack. The entertainment wasnt every night but little else to do in the area. Drinks were paid for using your wristband and bill settled on departure. A large beer (Jara) was €4.50. Plenty of sunbeds and large terrace areas to relax. Breakfast was good. Evening meals weren't that great, several people walked to local restaurants as they also found the food poor and cold, thankfully there is a microwave to reheat stuff, if you found something you liked. On our departure back to the ferry our car was blocked in on both sides and neither of us were able to get in to move it, a maintenance man was walking by and I asked him to help which he did , thankfully. This sums up the helpfulness of the staff, the hotels greatest asset.

The hotel is nice, good pools, the noise at night is horrible, on Saturday the music was blasting until 12 at night and the rest of the days until 11 at night, I will not return.