Castle Harbour Apartments

The Castle Harbour Apartments offer beautiful views within walking distance of the beach and everything you need for a comfortable self-catering stay in this popular resort in Tenerife.

Practical enough for families and relaxing enough for couples, Castle Harbour allows you to make the most of this fabulous spot no matter who you’re traveling with.

Despite being self-catering, Castle Harbour Apartments provide all the amenities you might need during your stay, such as a 24-hour reception, laundry facilities, housekeeping service and tourist information desk.

Rooms are well equipped and spacious with full bathrooms, small kitchens, phones and satellite TVs. Choose from either a well-designed studio or an apartment with a separate living area. Whichever you choose, you’ll have a balcony with outdoor furniture to sit on while you appreciate the stunning scenery.

Castle Harbour Apartments also boast a large outdoor pool and sun terrace, where you can swim and relax on sun loungers. Or you can enjoy a drink at the poolside bars where you can also grab refreshments all day and into the evening.

If you like to get active on your holidays, the on-site tennis court could be the place for you, but there are also plenty of other sports to enjoy nearby, including golf, horse riding, cycling and watersports.

The resort itself has evolved from a traditional fishing village, adding shopping, dining, clubbing and laid-back man-made beaches to its working harbour.

Perfectly located just 200m from cafes, bars and restaurants, you can have plenty of fun-filled days and nights out within easy reach of your Castle Harbour apartment. Take a boat trip to spot whales and dolphins, or visit the nearby islands of La Gomera, La Palma and El Hierro. The resort is also close to the buzzing resort of Playa de las Americas if you want to venture out of the resort for a night on the town.

Facilities

Food, drink and entertainment in the Castle Harbour: the bar adjacent to the pool area provides food throughout the day/evening and drinks are available throughout the day from the poolside bar. Evening entertainment is only a short walk away at the resort centre.

Sports, games and activities: large outdoor swimming pool, spacious sun terrace with ample sun loungers and parasols, (payable locally) gardens, tennis court. Further sporting amenities/activities are available for hire/rental nearby including golf, sailing, surfing, snorkelling, diving, horse riding, cycling and watersports.

Additional: 24 hour reception, laundry facilities, housekeeping, linen changes every 3 days, safety deposit box (behind reception), tourist information desk service, internet station in reception (local charges apply), Free High speed internet connection.- The reception has wifi payable directly to them at various prices depending on how many days/hours required..

Late check out available (subject to availability) and at a charge.

Accommodation

Room facilities

The Castle Harbour features well appointed spacious comfortably decorated apartments and studios, all apartments are fully equipped with full bathroom, kitchenette (microwave/toaster/kettle/fridge), direct dial telephone, satellite tv, separate living area. Extra bedding, linen, towels, ironing facility and infant cots are available on request (may incur local charge). All apartments enjoy a furnished balcony/terrace offering outstanding views. Studios do not feature a separate living area.

The popular holiday resort of Los Cristianos lies in a sheltered bay in the south-west corner of the island of Tenerife, merging into the more glitzy purpose-built resort of Playa de las Americas. Los Cristianos has burgeoned into a modern package-tour resort from its origins as a sleepy Canarian fishing village, but has managed to retain some of its traditional feel, despite the plethora of modern hotels, shopping centres and apartment blocks. The focal point of the resort is its working harbour, fronted by a square surrounded with restaurants, and sandy beaches encircling a crescent-shaped bay backed by a long, wide promenade that stretches to neighbouring Playa de las Americas. The old town centre stretches from the port up to the main shopping street in a grid-like pattern of pedestrianised streets, still inhabited by many local people. The resort's best beach is man-made, the Playa de las Vistas, covered in sand imported from the Sahara. Being just a few minutes away by cheap taxi from las Americas resort allows holidaymakers in Los Cristianos to enjoy a more sedate stay, while still able to access the bright lights and entertainment facilities of the more boisterous neighbour, especially when it comes to nightlife.

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Activities

'Never a dull moment' could be a phrase coined to suit the southern holiday resort area of Tenerife island, where entertaining attractions and activities abound. The beaches of Los Cristianos are bristling with watersports opportunities, from jet skiing and windsurfing to scuba diving and banana boat rides. The busy little port is the embarkation point for ferry and hydrofoil trips to the nearby islands of La Gomera, La Palma and El Hierro, as well as boat trips for dolphin and whale viewing. In the immediate vicinity of the resort there are waterparks, an 18-hole golf course and facilities for go-karting, bowling, bungee-jumping, horse and camel riding. Several excursions are on offer, like trips to the capital, Santa Cruz, the Mount Teide National Park or the Tenerife zoo.

Restaurants

Los Cristianos has top-rate eateries on offer to holidaymakers, its trendiest being Piccolo, Bar El Cine, Plan B and Chill Out. Los Cristianos cannot be beaten for the quality and variety of eating establishments available throughout the day and night, from the ubiquitous English breakfast through midday fast-food snacks, to dinner from China, India, Mexico or anywhere else one cares to mention.

Nightlife

Los Cristianos is very well supplied with fun pubs, some discos and a few nightclubs, but holidaymakers will notice that the nightlife here is nowhere near as wild and exciting as it is next door in Playa de las Americas. Taxis are plentiful and available round the clock, however, so there is no problem popping off to join in the unadulterated partying in nearby lively spots like Veronicas and The Patch, which are usually jumping and pumping until 6am or so. Those who prefer a more sedate evening will be happy to sit back and unwind at a waterfront bar in Los Cristianos, watching the world go by and perhaps enjoying some restrained live music.

Shopping

One of the joys of holidaying in Tenerife is indulging in duty-free (or low-duty) shopping, and Los Cristianos and surrounds boasts a multitude of shops where it is easy to spend liberally on perfumes, tobacco, electrical goods, cameras and designer clothing. Handcrafts and cultured pearls are also popular buys for souvenir hunters, but these are best sought in reputable stores rather than from seafront hawkers. Local supermarkets stock familiar British brands, particularly those in the large San Eugene Centre. A tourist street market is held in Los Cristianos every Sunday near the Hotel Arona Gran, where most of the merchandise consists of cheap and cheerful Spanish tourist souvenirs, but there is fun to be had in haggling.

Negatives

Older visitors might have problems walking up the steep hills.

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