Barcelo Santiago Tenerife - with piccies!!

Acorncup · Barcelo Santiago Tenerife - with piccies!!

We've just got back from a lovely week here. The hotel is in Puerto Santiago near Los Gigantes.

Here is the entrance...(click to enlarge the photo)

There is a lot more of the hotel built on the side of the cliffs....
the next picture shows our room with a wobbly red cross I added
(in paint shop pro...not really on the balcony wall

)
We had an amazing view.

This was sunset over la Gomera
as seen from our balcony

The hotel has an international mix of guests, young and old.
The pools are sort of in-between the first and second pictures... (you can see some of the parasols in the second picture, there is a vast sun terrace).
It was very strange going upstairs to the pool and dining room!

Because the hotel is built on the side of the cliff, the back wall along the corridor is open, with terraces....

The pool area was lovely.

There were 2 main pools, one infinity pool and a freeform pool (half of which was heated..the join was under the bridge).
There was also a kiddies pool, a paddling pool and a jacuzzi.
The water wasn't very warm in February, but we had a few dips.
There is an attentive lifeguard there.
The pools were tiled in royal blue, unlike the normal turquoise.
There was a big pool bar.
Oh and you could get enormous pool towels too.

The food was excellent, mostly buffet but there were a couple of a la carte restaruants too.
There was an enormous choice at the buffet.
There was also a spa and a gym, and an entertainment lounge.

Here is a view of Mount Teide from the sun terrace.
When we arrived it had no snow on it, but one night we had 2 thunderstorms

and this is how the mountain looked the next day!

We did loads of walking. All of it involves hills and steps

but the scenery is so spectacular it is worth it

You can go one way to Los Gigantes, which take 30 mins
or the other way to Playa Arena, via Playa Santiago, which also took 30 mins.
Here is the view on the way to Playa Arena.

Here is Playa Arena
(If you can see past the flowerpot)

We had a wonderful time
and I would recommend the hotel

Pam7

Wow Acorn...it looks superb!!!! Never been to any of the Canary Islands.....but certainly being swayed in that direction! Fantastic hotel!! PMSL....when I'm back on my proper pc...I'll post some of my holiday....talk about stark contrast

xxx

da mama

thanks for the pics acorn

they look fantastic

xxx

crew4

It looks lovely acorn, I'm very tempted to start browsing

SallyMac

Looks lovely! x

madsue

Oh it does look lovely acorn, glad you had a lovely time

Silverpixie (Admin)

Fantastic piccies Acorn, that's one part of Tenerife I've never been to and it looks great.

Suzyq

Well what a coincidence..that is where we stayed September last year ..we loved the hotel staff were great..you could'nt fail to have a great time..looking at your photos brought back some super memories...thank you..

Acorncup

Oh fancy that, Suzy

we thought it was a brilliant location...a real sun trap and spectacular views

Suzyq

I have just remembered we were in room 222..on t...fantastic veiws..

medot

oh wow that looks fantastic acorncup.

stunning views too.

ps...i LOVE your wobbly X

Acorncup

You've no idea how many goes it took me to draw it even that well, with my mouse

medot

vonny

Hiya Acorn

glad you had a fab holiday
it looks beautiful
you landed really lucky with the hotel its lovely!!

must keep it in mind thanks for the pics they are great x

bettyboop

Fabby pix Acorn. Glad you had great time. We went to Tenerife for my 40th

Acorncup

Thanks vonny

betty - which part of tenerife did you go to?

maureenl

great pics Acorn

hbrac

Ooo lovely holiday piccies