Hotel Rural El Patio

Beautiful hotel in beautiful garden In the heart of a banana grove and not far from the sea on foot Rustic outside but modern in room, we stayed right next to the reception Cuba-style exterior decor Much different from the concrete of the south of the island

Traveling on my own, I spent one week at this beautiful hotel which is surrounded by a 60-hectare banana plantation. My room was located 500 meters away from the main property in the “Banananera” annex. The very spacious room and bathroom were rounded out by a private patio with two sun beds and an umbrella. The breakfast buffet (included in the room rate) is served at the main building, with various cold items (yogurt, juices, fruit salad, fresh fruit, including, of course, bananas) served every day and hot items rotated over the week. Given poor weather for much of my stay, I spent a lot of time the nicely furnished reading room. During sunshine, I enjoyed the pool, which is small, but has a lovely surrounding. Very friendly staff. Great maid service. At the main property, there is a 24-hour space with a vending machine for purchasing soft drinks, beer, and snacks, and a kettle for preparing tea. Suggestions for improvement Given the distance between the main property and the Banananera complex, it would be nice to have a kettle for tea/coffee and a mini fridge in the Banananera rooms. One major disadvantage of El Patio is the lack of a restaurant, meaning it is necessary to leave the property and go to one of two nearby towns for lunch or dinner. The staff indicated to me that a restaurant is due to open in September. In traveling from Tenerife South Airport to the hotel, I used a web-mapping platform which routed me north, first through a four-lane motorway and then through a brutal, two-lane road that climbs up to over 1,000 meters above sea level and then descends. Luckily, I made that trip during daylight – it would have been quite scary in the dark. On returning to the airport, I took another route towards Santa Cruz which was much easier to navigate. I suggest the hotel advise arriving guests in advance to take the latter route, instead of the one provided by the web-mapping platform.

Super nice location, we had a suite in the middle of the banana plantation, absolute silence. All staff very friendly and breakfast offers a good selection for everyone. We always took a tray and had breakfast outside as it was sometimes too noisy for us in the breakfast room.