| Holiday-Truth Readers Reports |
Frank from Durham travelled to El Tope Hotel with
Thomson
on a couples holiday.
There were 2 adults and 0 child(ren) in the party. The travel date was 01 2008 |
rated the El Tope Hotel as follows:| Cleanliness |  | | Location |  | | Staff | | | Food | | |
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| said: The El Tope used to be a Thomson Gold hotel - how the mighty have fallen!
Now it is a pale shadow of its old self, catering mainly for German guests and looking distinctly "tired".
There was plenty of choice in the dining room but meals were often cold and unappetising. The few waiters were over-worked, having to serve drinks and prepare tables and at dinner used plates were not cleared away.
The "superior" rooms were excellent, with spotless bathrooms and those at the back of the hotel, overlooking the pool area, had fabulous views of Mount Teide which, at the time of our visit, was snow covered. But beware the basic rooms below ground level - they do not have lift access.
No problems with towels on sunbeds - an irritating blight on holidays at the superb Thomson Gold Los Gigantes Hotel - as a young, enthusiastic pool attendant earns his modest tips as he promply delivers mattresses and parasols. There are, however, only about 80 beds for a hotel which can accommodate over 400 guests and even on a sunny January day there were none left by mid afternoon.
The steps down from the hotel (118) will prove a problem for the less mobile and the path on the roadway is also very steep.
Plenty to do in Puerto de la Cruz - a lively town which retains a lovely Spanish atmosphere in its attractive, tree-lined streets. A great selection of shops and, when we were there, the sales - with reductions of up to 50 percent - were in full swing in the covered shopping precinct.
Sadly, however, the El Tope Hotel was a great disappointment - we were expecting much better things after reading earlier reviews.
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louise from newcastle under lyme travelled to El Tope Hotel with
thomsons
on a couples holiday.
There were 2 adults and 0 child(ren) in the party. The travel date was 08 2006 |
rated the El Tope Hotel as follows:| Cleanliness |  | | Location | | | Staff | | | Food | | |
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| said: Enjoyed our stay at the hotel, There were only a couple of children staying in the hotel but they were well behaved. The food in the resturant was fine. I would visit the hotel again my husband and I had a relaxing week. The hotel is on a hill but its pretty good exercise walking it every night but would not recommend to people with disabilities. Overal a pleasant week.
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tony from coventry travelled to El Tope Hotel with
thomson
on a couples holiday.
There were 2 adults and 0 child(ren) in the party. The travel date was 08 2006 |
rated the El Tope Hotel as follows:| Cleanliness | | | Location |  | | Staff | | | Food | | |
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| said: This is our second stay at a thomson gold the food is not bad the staff are good but hotel is on the side of a cliff(well it felt like it everynight).
This hotel is quite frankly not up to Thompson Gold standard entertainment is rubbish and to cap it all it takes bookings from people with kids.
All in all a poor hotel dressed up in gold colours but unable to deliver bronze standards.
If you want a hotel without kids stay away.
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Liam Skoski from Stoke travelled to El Tope Hotel with
Thomson
on a family holiday.
There were 4 adults and 0 child(ren) in the party. The travel date was 07 2006 |
rated the El Tope Hotel as follows:| Cleanliness | | | Location | | | Staff | | | Food |  | |
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| said: Good Hotel Overall, situated on a cliff sort of, with around 119 steps I think I counted with a few bars on the way down to the actual resort, not too well lit, but probably wont get mugged due to vast amount of bars and people about there.
Hotel was clean when we went, staff were extremely helpful, as soon as we arrived we received swipe cards (not keys) and the staff took suitcases up to the rooms for us.
Plenty of daytime entertainment going on with competitions and waterpolo, and awards evenings at night and average-good entertainment.
Restaurant served various types of food daily and it was very nice and well cooked.
A would be 5 star hotel only with its location making it a 4 star, I would return here and may be doing so this year!
Not for groups of teenagers wanting to go to bustling tenerife, but for families or people wanting a slightly quieter holiday with a few different nationalities there.
And the stories about cockroaches in Tenerife was a lie I didn't see ONE!
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Phillips from Llanelli travelled to El Tope Hotel with
Thomson
on a couples holiday.
There were 2 adults and 0 child(ren) in the party. The travel date was 09 2005 |
rated the El Tope Hotel as follows:| Cleanliness | | | Location | | | Staff | | | Food | | |
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| said: Hotel very impressive, very clean, food very good but desserts very boring (six types of mousse every night, six types of ice cream, other choices very bland).
Brochure is correct about the steps -very steep, fine walking down but a killer walking back up, also the steps are not well lit at night so had taxis back every night, approx 3-4 euros. All hotel area is very steep.
Booked Superior room with wine, tea/coffee, bathrobes,etc - excellent as room also had large balconies (on first floor)with sun loungers. Sea view had sun on balcony all morning.
Entertainment was very limited, reps worked really hard but very few outside shows (2 a week).
Make sure you take the lift to the seventh floor, go on to the roof and the view is fantastic - they should really have sunbeds etc up there as the area is wasted at the moment.
Note there were children in the hotel - not many, but there were Spanish children/babies.
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lynsey connor from hamilton travelled to El Tope Hotel with
thomson
on a singles holiday.
There were 3 adults and 0 child(ren) in the party. The travel date was 11 2004 |
rated the El Tope Hotel as follows:| Cleanliness | | | Location | | | Staff | | | Food | | |
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| said: Just back from the El Tope and it was gorgeous!! Had to trek up lots of steps at night and during the day to get to it, but it didn’t bother me in the slightest. It was only a 5-10min walk to the shops, pubs and restaurants.
Hotel itself was really clean and the food was excellent. Would definitely go again.
Hotel staff were really friendly, especially at meal times.
Pool attendants were also on hand at all times to assist with sun-beds and to supply fresh towels.
Special shout out to Chris the entertainment rep! He was full of laughs and brought a bit of fun to the evening, he was a star.
Only regret I have about the holiday is that I booked it for one week instead of two! Probably be going somewhere a bit livelier next year with my friends, but if you want to chill out for a week, the El tope is definitely the place to go!
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Bett and John from Lincolnshire travelled to El Tope Hotel with
Thomsons gold
on a couples holiday.
There were 2 adults and 0 child(ren) in the party. The travel date was 09 2004 |
rated the El Tope Hotel as follows:| Cleanliness | | | Location | | | Staff | | | Food | | |
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| said: This is one of many Thomson Gold hotels we have stayed in and found everything the brochure says is true.
Cleanliness you cannot fault, everywhere you went was so clean.
Food was good but thought the veg could have been more interesting.
Location on a hillside but then one knows that before they go.
Hotel staff very good and helpful.
Must say though that the entertainment was of the worst we have ever had in a Thomson Gold Hotel. The best night of all was when we left the hotel and went out for the night.
The only thing wrong with the Hotel El Tope is the swimming pool, it is far too deep for weak swimmers, and they do not allow any swimming aids in the pool.
So yes we may visit this hotel again but when it is not so hot and we don’t need to use the pool.
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Kevin and Claire from Bradford travelled to El Tope Hotel with
Thomson
on a couples holiday.
There were 2 adults and 0 child(ren) in the party. The travel date was 05 2004 |
rated the El Tope Hotel as follows:| Cleanliness | | | Location | | | Staff | | | Food | | |
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| said: The Hotel EL Tope in Puerto de la Cruz was a very good hotel, even the steps down to the beach were not a problem. Very good for a walk in the morning.
The hotel was very clean and staff very friendly.
There was loads of room round the pool, you did not have to go down at 5 in the morning to reserve a sunbed, there was plenty for all.
The food was of a very good standard. Although it said that dinner was served til 9.30pm you really had to get there at the latest 8.30pm or they would start to clear up around you. We met a very Helpful waiter (Jose)who always made sure we had a good table for dinner.
Only saw the entertainment on a couple of occasions,I think that this was enough. The couple singing in the lounge bar upstairs fared much better, but the sound of the same song on an evening did get a bit much. Hence we did venture out on a couple of occasions and had a good time in some local bars.
Overall I can say that we had a very enjoyable peaceful holiday, with no children, which is what we especially wanted, and would definitely go back here again.
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fred from southampton travelled to El Tope Hotel with
thomson gold
on a couples holiday.
There were 2 adults and 0 child(ren) in the party. The travel date was 10 2003 |
rated the El Tope Hotel as follows:| Cleanliness | | | Location | | | Staff | | | Food | | |
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| said: i really loved the hotel from the hotel staff to the restaurant staff. (salvador was fantastic) to the thomson reps who put so much time and effort in to their jobs. the entertainment was great and watch out for the rep show i cannot believe how much talent the reps and the entertainers have. the food suprised me as it was not rated highly in the brochure but was really nice, great variety and gala night was truly superb. this is a definite must for couples but if you have walking difficulties there is a lot of steps for you to climb. 5stars from me
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paul martin from narberth ,pembrokeshire travelled to El Tope Hotel with
thompson
on a couples holiday.
There were 2 adults and 0 child(ren) in the party. The travel date was 08 2003 |
rated the El Tope Hotel as follows:| Cleanliness | | | Location | | | Staff | | | Food | | |
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| said: The El Tope was our first holiday as a couple ,now our children are older,and we intend coming back to the El Tope hotel ,as the staff and reps were so nice and friendly ,the food and accommodation were of a high standard,and the waiters were very friendly and always helpful.
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George from Worcestershire travelled to El Tope Hotel with
Thomson
on a couples holiday.
There were 1 adults and 0 child(ren) in the party. The travel date was 05 2003 |
rated the El Tope Hotel as follows:| Cleanliness | | | Location | | | Staff | | | Food | | |
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| said: The hotel is halfway up (or down!) a very steep hill, but taxis into town are quite cheap. We complained about the lack of a (paid for) sea view, and were moved to a corner room on the top floor with spectacular views. Food and service appeared to be quite good, but the holiday was spoilt by the fact that Thomson reps seem to think that everyone who visits the El Tope is stone deaf! They soon will be if they stop in for the evening entertainment! I have never been subjected to such a high volume of who knows what before. Come on Thomson - we are not all in our teenage disco years!
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Steve from Peterborough travelled to El Tope Hotel with
Thomson
on a family holiday.
There were 4 adults and 0 child(ren) in the party. The travel date was 01 2003 |
rated the El Tope Hotel as follows:| Cleanliness | | | Location | | | Staff | | | Food | | |
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| said: The El Tope is possibly the best value for money hotel we have ever stayed in!
As a family with a physically challenged father, we did wonder if the publicised steep hill would cause problems. Frankly the excersize did us all good! If anyone complains about that 'hill' then I think the words: I told you so, should be ringing in their ears as the brochure clearly warns of this.
The hotel was always spotlessly clean with plenty of lounge space both near and away from the entertainment.
The staff were always polite and the reps always helpful. It was a pity the sauna wasn't available while we were there but it is a minor niggle (I do like my saunas!)
The food was always well prepared, hot and edible which, in my many holidays, was a real treat.
Would we go again? We are! Just booked it! Two weeks this time and we're really looking forward to it.
Can't wait!!!
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