Apartamentos Acuario Sol

Ignore bad reviews! Especially the Nov ones who gave this fab wee place poor scores because they got into arguments with other guests over water fights … jeezo! I stayed in the smaller complex. 10-15 mins from airport (€18 taxi) Yeah it is dated but it was really clean and had everything you need for a self catering trip. Cleaners were round every 2nd day with fresh towels. It was a 3 minute walk to the sea front and a 6-7minute walk to Long Beach. Reception staff were very friendly and helpful. Handy wee supermarket across the road. The smaller complex pool was clean and sheltered from the wind. The larger pool at the bigger complex was clean too (yeah the odd leaf blows in as the moaners from other reviews stated) and it was more open and windy but a nice area to sit. The on-site restaurant staff were nice too and the food was fine considering the cheap prices. I ate there twice and enjoyed the steak, wings, baked potatoes and toasties. Not 5 star but you aren’t paying for 5 star. I would stay here again.

I didn’t know the hotel was built over two sites, one much older with views of other back yards. We had to cross two roads to get to the pool and restaurant which wasn’t explained on any website. The location was great, close to the bars and restaurants but the accommodation was poor on our site.

The hotel's pool area was clean and welcoming. The cleaning in the rooms was okay and towels were changed every other day. The apartments have plenty of equipment and the beds were good to lie in. The location of the hotel was good, pulled away from the main street and there are two large Spar supermarkets nearby. Hotels in resort on Canary island generally do not have heating, and the apartments in this hotel are very cold in January. There is only one sheet to have over you in bed, so the alternative is then to use wool blankets that are in the room, and that are probably not cleaned between guests. If you are sensitive to noise from other apartments, then stay away from this hotel. It should be quiet between 10 pm and 8 am, but there is no one to report to between these times. There was a lot of noise from the apartment below us when they came home every nights about 02-03. When we remark this to the reception, We were met with a suspicion and she said no one else had complained!!! Cleaning staff knock at door before 9 am to clean the room. This hotel has a rule that only one - 1 - roll of toilet paper is delivered every other day where there are 2 people in the apartment, and we experienced having to justify why we needed another toilet roll. The lady at reception confirmed this and said it should be enough!!!! We considered whether we had to buy our own toilet rolls. The most important thing for us was that it should be quiet at night, but that is during the quiet period when there is no one to report to. We're like rules, but this hotel has so many rules that it can feel like you're being watched, except at night when there can be noise without anyone to report to.