posted 03-08-2005 08:40               

It's just me and hubby, and while my primary interest is being able to walk to the beach, he'll be more into touristy things. Looks like any of the islands have plenty of that.

Anyone with an opinion, please bring it on:

Diamond Las Calas, Puerto del Carmen
El Marques, Puerto de Santiago
Club Tarahal, Puerto de la Cruz
Club Ambassador Parque Farrais, Puerto de la Cruz
Camel's Spring Club, Costa Teguise
Club Tenerife, Arona
Apartamentos Tropical Park, Adeje
Club Cala Blanca, Mogan
The Paradise Club, Adeje

posted 03-09-2005 04:06               

Others may be able to help you with other resorts you list.

Kitty

posted 03-09-2005 22:50               

It is set on the side of a valley overlooking the small resort village of Taurito and is about 3kms from Puerto Mogan.

You will nedd to rent a car as the resort is some 60+ kms from the airport and quite a drive from the neasrest main resort town of Puerto Rico.

If you can get an exchange into one of the Anfi Resorts this would be much better for you.

Geekette, If you were to join TUG you would get access to all the reviews on offer.

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posted 03-10-2005 05:15               

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Originally posted by Sirpa:
Tenerife is the best in my opinion. It is the most beautiful of these islands.

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We have been to Gran Canaria and stayed at the Anfi Beach Club.. It turned out to be one of our most memorable trips. I would like to visit Tenerife next.. Which is the best rated, most deluxe RCI resort in Tenerife? The reviews on TUG are all outdated for Tenerife. Bruce you're the inhouse expert on the Canaries.. any recommendations?

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posted 03-10-2005 08:17            

My favorite islands were Tenerife (north and central, not south) and Lanzarote (all except Puerto del Carmen). We loved our stay at Club Tarahal in northern Tenerife very much, fell in love with the little historic city of Puerto de la Cruz (lots to do there), and our unit had a fabulous sea view, but it's a bit of a walk to the beach (all downhill there, not bad; all uphill on the way home tho.) Personally we didn't care for southern Tenerife. Also loved Costa Teguise area of Lanzarote, and I'm 99% sure Camel's Spring Club is about 1/2 block from an uncrowded beach we liked a lot. I also love black sand beaches - you may not.

Gran Canaria is a beautiful island, but it's big, IMO the timeshares were in more crowded not-so-scenic areas, and it was a drive to get to the spectacular central mountain and northern regions. The Anfi resorts are destinations in and of themselves, if you are going for sun, beach and pool plus gorgeous architecture - but the beach there is trucked-in sand, and my personal preference is for more natural beach settings. There's a beautiful natural beach not too far at Maspalomas - but the roads, driving and parking there were nerve-wracking to us. Our problem may have been it was the week before Easter - probably better in more off-season times.

Edited to add: seriously consider going to at least 2 islands while you're there - 3 is even better. Like the Hawaiian islandsd, they're all different, and very worthwhile, and the inter-island flights are cheap. And if you select Gran Canaria, I also encourage you to hold out for an Anfi! I don't know what you're trading, but Anfi did require my best GC trader.

posted 03-10-2005 18:30               

I can't see Anfi. Not a shock, I don't have a great trader. With some luck - and a patient hubby - this won't be a once in a lifetime deal and I'll have a major trader then.

posted 03-11-2005 12:50               

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Originally posted by iiderman:
We have been to Gran Canaria and stayed at the Anfi Beach Club.. It turned out to be one of our most memorable trips. I would like to visit Tenerife next.. Which is the best rated, most deluxe RCI resort in Tenerife? The reviews on TUG are all outdated for Tenerife. Bruce you're the inhouse expert on the Canaries.. any recommendations?

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Not sure about the best resort on Tenerife. Overall luxury is not always my priority. There are some very good resorts around the world that, for one reson or anorther, do not command GC status but can, in most respects, be as good. The best area to stay is either along the south west coast towards Los Gigantes or on the north west coast in Puerta de la Cruz.

IMHO Tenerife is OK but it is dominated by Mount Teide and there are not many roads across the island from one side to the other.

As for Gran Canaria there are more routes into the interior and some spectacular scenery. GC is only the third biggest of the islands but it does have much more diversity that the others.

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posted 03-29-2005 05:00               

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Originally posted by iiderman:
Thanks Bruce.. there must be more opinions out there?? Can anyone think of a true Gold Crown on Tenerife that they would recommend. There seems to be a great deal of availability on this island but I'm not sure about the quality of the resorts. I would appreciate any insight.

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Bear in mind that there is potentially a huge difference between GC resorts in the Canary Islands and those in the US. Expectations in the two regions are very different.

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