Hi all

Spent 10 days over Easter 2008 in Playa La Arena with my Husband, two kids, aged 6 and 3 and my mum over 70, had a lovely holiday. Generally happy with hotel. Found it to be very clean, spacious and comfortable. Booked half board which I wouldn't do again as I found after night 4 evenings meals so boring. If you enjoy warm food this is not the hotel to visit !! thankfully I found a microwave which I had to use each night..
Whilst there is a kids club in the Hotel its a long distance from the pool area so if you have young kids (under 6) there is no way you would leave your kids there, this I found a major inconvenience. Staff in the club were lovely especially the young Polish girl, she was so hard working and so interested in all the kids.
I didn't find the staff very friendly, I sensed they were quite bored of tourists !
we will return

We spent one week over new year at this hotel Have to say it is amongst the best we have stayed at in the Canaries.

Food is excellent, especialy the new years eve Gala Dinner which had the be the best buffet I have ever had. The food choices were impresive and the staff were excellent.

We normally go all inclusive, but this hotel only gives half board. We put all our lunch & drinks on account a settled the bill on the last day. Adding the sum of the cost of the holiday and the final bill, we figured we paid the same amount as most all inclusive deals.

The hotel has plenty sunbed space, a choice of 2 large pools and a pool for the flume. This has to be the most child friendly hotel I have been to. My sons (8 & 13) loved the place.

As I said, so good, we are going back this new year

Just returned from our second holiday here. We booked with the Spring hotel's website and paid on check in. We got just what we asked for - double rooms on a high floor with good views of the pool and the sea beyond.

The foyer of this hotel is immense and very well set out - makes you gawp when you first arrive.

The staff are attentive and friendly.

The food in the hotel is as good as we'd remembered and a Happy Hour between 6.30 and 7.30 allowed us to enjoy a litre of wine for Eu4 !

The pool area is lovely and if you don't have kids and need to be right onto the pool there are some quieter terraces.

There's not much in Playa le Arena but a taxi to Los Gigantes is only Eu3

After 5 days we left here and went to the Riu Arecas in Costa Adeje - it was fine but didn't measure up to this hotel and we all wished we'd booked our full 10 days in the Arena.

we stayed for 11 days. on arrival, very impressed. grand entrance. rooms very clean and spacious. towels changed every day rooms changed twice a wk. room looking out to pool and the beach, lovely to watch the sun set. when booking direct we had courtsey taxie. fare would have been 86euro there and back to airport. plenty of variety of food for all ages, starters delious. and omellets to die for. entertainment every night good. would defintely go back.