Thanks for the reply littlebirdie,
We are travelling with Direct Holidays which is now part of the Thomas Cook group, so I assume we'll have a similar amount as yourself to pay (2 adults, 1 child and a baby), which is actually quite reasonable.

Hi,

Thinking of taking my wife and two teenage kids here. Not sure if the kids will share the sofabed in the living room - does anybody know if there is enough space in the living room for a single blow-up bed when the sofabed is open ?

TIA

Hi there,

Just got back last night, this hotel is fantastic. The sofabed in living room is easily as big as any double bed. There probably is enough space for single blow up bed between sofabed and patio doors.

Hi brownbear ... if you haven't already done so, perhaps you could provide some feedback on our Costa Los Gigantes Suites & Spa Resort reviews page when you have time.

Many thanks
David

Brownbear how did you get on, any comments regarding this place?

Hi Mark, this hotel is fantastic!! We have been to what many people call the best all inclusive (?) in tenerife (Bahia Principe), many times and will definitely return, however, we feel this hotel is equally as good in terms of food, drink and pool areas . Where this hotel probably beats the B.P. is childrens facilities/entertainment, night time entertainment, rooms(all suites!) and location. During our stay the hotel wasnt even half full and I guess that this is down to the fact the hotel had only been open for about 9 months. I'm sure that once word spreads how good this hotel actually is then I'm sure it will become as popular as the B.P. The only down side being that it's another 25 minutes further from the airport. If you look on tripadvisor at the reviews you will see that the majority of reviews give it 5/5.
We are planning on having our main holiday there next August as our recent one week visit was to check out another potentially fantastic all inclusive hotel in tenerife. We were not disappointed!!
My only other concern is regarding the tour companies pricing for next summer. I started a topic regarding next years pricing on the tenerife forum and was then directed to another existing topic by the HT Mod. Basically, if the tour operators haven't got their early pricing system wrong then they stand to lose a lot of customers. Looking at most comments, this does not just affect the eurozone but worldwide!! If you would like any more answers, please feel free to ask.

Brownbear, many thanks for the swift reply, and yes i have checked other sites regarding this hotel and all seems good, we don't worry too much about tour operators as we can easily book direct with the Hotel and sort our own flights out (saves money).

We have two girls aged 3 and 12 so we need some activities for both the age group.

What blocks would you recommend for a good view? maybe of the pool and La Gomera together!

Anyway thanks.

Hi Mark, blocks C,D,K,L and M will all give you views of pools and La Gomera. The rest of hotel will all give you sea views. We requested these blocks before travel but were stuck in block E which was still fine.

Hello
Visting this hotel in July - What is the situation for evening meals do you have to wear long pants or can you wear 3/4 lenghts.

Hi gal,

We got backfrom this hotel on Tuesday - to be honest we saw long trousers, three-quartersand even shorts at dinner. I don't think they're enforcing the rule strictly. In saying this, no gentlemen ever wore sleeveless shirts, and the atmosphere in the restaurant was very relaxed. Luckily for us we felt like we had the hotel to ourselves,as there must have only been a couple of hundred people in for the majority of our stay. The hotel staff mentioned that tomorrow (Friday) they were taking in another 800 people, and the occupancy was ramping up to the 2000 maximum as August approached, so you might do ok in July.

The sun terraces are huge anyway, so you'll be able to find a nice quiet spot away from it if it gets busy..........

Enjoy

Mark and Pam

Thanks

Could anybody recommend a block to request ?

TIA

Steve

Hi Steve,

We were in Block M, overlooking the Toddler and baby pools next to the waterslide. Great views out to sea and La Gomera, although there's the obligatory crane in view, which I guess is normal for Tenerife!! Only slight downside to our location was that if we chose to go back to our room earlier, say 4:30pm, it was still quite noisy from the little kids (bless 'em!!), even with the patio doors closed.

Other than that, not a bad block to be in. I think brownbear mentions Blocks C, D, K and L in a previous post, but if you go to the hotels website there's a map of the complex, and a quick look on Google Earth (even though GE only shows the foundations for the hotel) gives you an idea of the orientation.

Mark and Pam

Hi brownbear - Do you mind me asking which "potentially fantastic all inclusive hotel in Tenerife" you visited?
We love the BP and are always interested in hearing if any compare (We haven't found one yet, though!)
Many thanks.

This is one of them Suzie

Please can you tell me why, Mark? Maybe the position is better? Or maybe the beach?

Hi somersetsuzie, sorry if you misunderstood my posting. The hotel I was referring to is the Costa Los Gigantes. Like yourself we love the Bahia Principe and have been many times. In our opinion this hotel is as good as the BP. The BP is probably better in terms of the speciality restaurants and 24 hour snack bars. The pool areas and hotel grounds in general are equally as good however where the CLG is better is in terms of childrens facilities and entertainment in general. However, Spring Hoteles have aimed this hotel at the family market. The CLG is also better placed for beaches, bars, shops and local amenities in general, IE Playa La Arena, Puerto Santiago and Los Gigantes. Whilst this does not bother us, I have heard many people moaning about the isolated location of the BP.
Although the CLG is currently quiet out of peak periods I can imagine it becoming very popular once the good word spreads, as its only been open since august 2008 and also people realise the Los Gigantes area is not on the cloudy north facing coast of Tenerife. It's actually on the west coast and has the same climate as the south!! That is also what might put people off coming here, its also another half hour past the BP. As we love both hotels we are going to book BP for next Easter or may half term and visit CLG next August. Please feel free to ask any more questions.

Sounds good brownbear. Think we will take a look when we next go to the BP.
You never know, we might see you there!

Hi,

Another thing worth noting is that we were told that the Puerto Santiago area gets more sunshine in a year than anywhere else in Tenerife.........whether that's true or not, don't know. All I can say is that the weather we experienced between 9th and 23rd June was some of the best we've had in 12 visits to 'Rife in the last 9 years.......

Mark and Pam