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| said: The Xanadu apartments are situated on a steep hill which is described in the 18-30's brochure as a 'slight incline'. In the heat of the midday sun you can walk down the hill, but cannot walk back up as it is far too hot, however, taxis are fairly cheap - about 3 to 5 euros to take you from the beach back to the hotel.
We arrived at the xanadu at approximately 02:00, where we were greeted by an infestation of cockroaches and ants within our apartment - they even lived in our fridge! The apartment overall was whitewash with a sofa consisting of a concrete frame that was cemented to the floor, and a thin piece of foam to sit on. There was no tv, the fridge was infested with bugs, the cooker was dangerous, there were hardley any kitchen utensils, the beds were old fashioned pull up ones that smelled musty and creaked, and the bath towels supplied were dodgy old ones that did not match. Also be aware that the hot water only runs for about 2 minutes, and takes at least a further 30 minutes to get hot again, whatever time of day it is. this allows about 2" of bath water which is luke warm, or a shower which is hot for 2 minutes but then runs freezing cold.
The travel agent told us that we would receive a free beach towel, disposable camera, hamper of food on arrival, and entitlement to a free weekly BBQ and free breakfast every day. We didnt get any of this and the reason one of the 18-30's reps gave us was because we booked it as a late deal. This was really disappointing, especially the food hamper which was meant to be there on arrival at our accomodation, as at two o' clock in the morning all I wanted was something to eat - we ended up going down into torviscas town in search of food where we found all the bars, resaurants etc. were shut as they all close at 11.00pm, needless to say I was not a happy bunny!!!
On our first morning we were given a wake up call by a rep who nearly thumped our door off its hinges at 10.00am, and were ordered to go to the 'welcome meeting'. We were given a demonstration by a mancunian rep called Max who drank as much free drink as you would get on an 18-30s excursion in about 5 minutes flat, who then threw the contents of his stomach up into a big black bin - how nice! Afterwards we sat down with another rep who tried to force us into paying £127.00 per week (we were there for a fortnight)to join in with the 18-30s "experience" - we refused as neither I nor my boyfriend were keen on going our separate way for the hen and stag night, getting hammered, and meeting up later on. The rep became quite angry, and consequently none of the reps made any effort to speak to us for the rest of our holiday. It seems that they are only your best friend if you give them your cash.
When we booked the holiday, the agent told us that we would be situated in torviscas which is about a 5 minute bus ride away from veronicas (Night life), though to walk it takes about 45 minutes. Public buses only run during daytime hours, and so we had to take a taxi there and back which cost us about 15-20 euros return. 18-30's do put on free transport, but this was not applicable to us as we refused to pay the £127.00 (approx.) per week which they charge each holidaymaker to join in with their excursions and activities.
Following a night out on the town, my boyfriend and I returned to the xanadu where we were told to give our room number and remain at the gates until photocopies of our passports were checked to make sure that we were both staying at the same place, and that we hadnt tried to sneak each other in for the night. I felt like a cheap tart, and this happened every night! The hotel staff weren't very friendly either, and we actually found them to be really arrogant and less than hospitable.
The on-site gym is combined with the reps office, and is a small area with the dodgiest looking equiptment I have ever seen. Access to the gym is gained by asking the reps, and is often denied. It is important that you are aware that the on-site shop is very expensive, and lacks variety. It also costs more to exchange your travellers cheques in the xanadu than it does in the town, though the reps will tell you otherwise.
All in all I give the xanadu a big thumbs down, and would strongly advise that you DO NOT GO THERE!!!!!
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| said: The Xanadu is very cheap self catering. It is largely clean, has a nice sized pool (although a bit cold like most pools in Tenerife!), and is somewhere to sleep the night. You get what you pay for.
It is on a hill but taxis are dirt cheap. Our room was large but very sparsely furnished – all very old, including ancient single camp beds. Beach towels were provided.
The self catering part is just a hob, 1 saucepan and a couple of plates. Do not, under any circumstances, try to use the hob!!! We shorted out the electric, and the electrician was shocked at the wiring – the entire area was live – he spent half an hour miming out reasons we shouldn’t touch it. We spoke to another couple who suffered similarly.
In summary is you want somewhere cheap and clean to doss (probably while drunk!) this is ideal. Just don’t expect anything remotely fancy!
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