The latest news of the Iberostar Mencey Grand hotel in Santa Cruz de Tenerife

Each month, we bring you all the news from the Iberostar Mencey Grand Hotel in Santa Cruz de Tenerife. The biggest news of this season, is the opening of a new space within the complex, Jardin Casa Duque & Terrace Los Laureles, all summer evenings from 19.30 to 00.30. All you who come to visit will enjoy live music in a beautiful setting and the best cuisine on the island.... and the best cocktails!

The restaurant and terrace Los Laureles offers every Saturday and Sunday a special BBQ menu from 13.00 until 16.30, where you can enjoy the best grilled meats and fish, in a menu for just 26€. 

It is the place to be this summer 2014 in Santa Cruz de Tenerife, you can not miss it!

As for the cooking classes that take place in the Aula de Cocina del Mencey, the first will be a Gin Tonics Special on the 17^th of July, between 17.00 and 20.30. Chema Vicente, an expert mixologist, will offer a tasting of gin and tonic, as a master class, with which you will be able to surprise our friends.

The other cooking course will be held on Wednesday 23^rd of July, between 17.00 and 20.30, with a special on French pastry. The executive pastry chef of the resort, Alexis Garcia, will show us all the secrets and tricks and you will learn how to prepare delicious macarons, eclairs, croissants or brioche. 

An important novelty at the SPA Sensations for the month of July, as you can enjoy a day of relaxation and care, snacks and lunch for only € 89. If you have lunch on the terrace of Los Laureles on Saturday, you get a 50% discount at the SPA Sensations water circuit.

Finally, the Grand Hotel Mencey organizes the paddle trophy Mencey, from the 19^th of July to the 1st  of August. The winners will enjoy discounts at the SPA, as well as a half board stay in IBEROSTAR’s 4 star hotels.

Hotels for summer 2014 (I): A top trio in Playa de Jandía

Finally, holiday is coming. Everyone has probably kept some days for getting away this summer and enjoying the sun or the mountain. We will begin a series of posts about hotel recommendations for this summer 2014 in order to help those who have not  yet chosen an accommodation, those indecisive ones looking for a last minute hotel offer and high quality service.  

Today, we will talk about a top trio in Playa de Jandía, Fuerteventura: the ideal destination if you are looking for beach, surf and relax with your family.

The three chosen hotels belong to Iberostar Hotels & Resorts, Spanish chain specialized in sun and beach holidays, with resorts in Spain, Europe, Africa and the Caribbean.  These accommodations are located in the southern beach area in Fuerteventura, in the called Jandia Peninsula, very close to Costa Calma and Morro Jable, but in an exclusive area beside Playa Gaviotas and Playa del Matorral.

Fuerteventura Palace Hotel: It is an All Inclusive hotel in Fuerteventura standing out for its good combination of services for kids and adults, with reserved areas for 16 years old and over, and direct access to the beach.  It is a 4 star hotel with VIP area, Star Prestige area where you can enjoy all the hotel's facilities as well as exclusive detail such as high-end beds, rooms with views of Playa de Jandia, Chill Out terrace with Bali beds, private swimming pool, free wifi...

Playa Gaviotas Hotel: Perfect place for enjoying your holiday next to the sea.  We have chosen it because of its wonderful views and its complete services for all types of travellers.  It is a spa hotel in Fuerteventura with a Thai-inspired wellness centre and a club for different aged kids: mini club, maxiclub and teenieclub,, covering the ages from 4 to 17 years old...

Playa Gaviotas Park Hotel: Twin of the previous one, with very similar facilities and rooms, it is a hotel for children in Playa de Jandía, where it is worth mentioning its buffet restaurant, spa and location, just 200 metres away from the beach.  Perfectly equipped and offering one of the most varied holiday entertainment programs in this area, it allows parents to make the most of their time without giving up to have fun with their children. Additionally, if you are looking for a room or suite with sea views in Fuerteventura, this hotel is a good option. 

4 Star Confortel

Today we begin the review of the most important hotel groups in our country with a special company that is responsible for managing some of the most outstanding holiday hotels in the Spanish tourism as far as 4 star accommodations are concerned:  Confortel Hotels

Considered one of the leading hotel chains in Spain, Confortel has been investing in quality accommodations in some of the best enclaves of the country since some decades ago.  Among their 4 star hotels in Spain, stands out its hotel in Calas de Conil, the business accommodations in Barcelona and Madrid and the specially designed for families beach hotel in Fuengirola.

The affordable prices and personalized attention are still its emblems, although, in the course of time, it has incorporated new services and changed concepts of accommodations with the objective of adapting to the new needs of 21st century travellers. 

Confortel has now 20 hotels in Spain, all of them with 4 star category and modern facilities. Maybe one of the most emblematic accommodations of this chain is Confortel Islantilla, which was the first one in this exclusive holiday destination in Huelva: a 4 star hotel in Costa de la Luz, one step away from the Portugal border.

This flagship confirms the guidelines applied in the holiday accommodations belonging to the chain, standing out as a hotel targeted at families, with design spaces and totally free up-to-date services.: wifi, swimming pool with seaviews, meeting rooms for celebrations of events and banquets, miniclub, gym, sport courts next to the beach, restaurant, hydromassage showers in the bedrooms.

The chain belongs to the ONCE Business Corporation and has a official website from which you can directly book the hotel.  Likewise, each one of the hotels has its own website with the possibility of booking and interesting offers, which are periodically changed.  The most attractive ones are usually the Early Booking and Long Stay. This last one is currently active.

Luis Caserio Hotel, a hotel with sea views

Today we will talk about a complete and comfortable hotel located in Playa del Inglés, in Maspalomas. It is the Caserio Hotel, which belongs to the Luis Hotels chain. Refurbished 4 star rated hotel, equipped with all the services to ensure that guests enjoy all the comforts they want.

The rooms of this 4 star hotel in Maspalomas are characterized by perfectly combining with pleasant, quiet and well equipped spaces. They all have a simple and detailed decor that make the rooms very comfortable. All the rooms have all the bath amenities, safety deposit box (for a fee), piped music, fridge, mini-bar, telephone, wifi (for a fee), air conditioning, balcony, hairdryer and satellite TV.

Among the services offered by this beach hotel in Gran Canaria, stands out its wellness area, where guests can enjoy the sauna, Jacuzzi and massages. It is also worth mentioning the amazing terrace roof of this hotel, with an outdoor Jacuzzi with sea views, a perfect place to forget everything. Right there, we find a solarium area with a nudist zone.

Besides, the Luis Caserio Hotel has outdoor swimming pool for adults and for children, surrounded by free deckchairs and parasols for guests. There is also a pool bar where snacks and cocktails are served.

Hotel offers All inclusive or half board accommodation. Additionally, every day we can enjoy an exquisite food in the hotel restaurant where there is show cooking and theme buffet twice a week.

Those guests that want to keep their good habits even in holidays, can also take advantage of the hotel's gym to do sport.

Hotel keys:

• Free car park
• Wellness area
• All inclusive.   

ATH Binivell Park Apartments

Minorca is a family destination with many years of experience offering a wide range of accommodations. For families, apartments are one of the best options since they have space for several people in a same space, and they offer a series of facilities, such as the kitchen, that make the stay more comfortable.

ATH chain has family apartments in San Luis, perfect for enjoying the sun and beaches of Minorca during the holidays. They are the ATH Binivell Park Apartments, characterized by its design inspired by Minorca.

They are located in the Binibeca Vell complex in San Luis, a charming small coastal town in Minorca. From there you can comfortably visit Caló d’en Fust, Caló Tancat and the Marçal islets.

These apartments and studios in Minorca have different types of accommodations.

You can choose the studios designed for couples, or the apartments with one or two bedrooms and space for 3 or 4 people, respectively.

They are apartments for couples and families in San Luis, equipped with the typical services of a hotel. They have swimming pool for children and adults, as well as a bar in the pool, a chill out area and lovely gardens with Mediterranean style.

ATH Binivell Park Apartments have also 5 restaurants and a supermarket where you can buy those things you always need when you are travelling.

Apartments keys:

-        Free wifi in the apartments and reception

-        Supermarket

-        Two swimming pools

Marinasol Apartments: hotel service in an apartment complex.

Today's review is dedicated to an apartment complex located in an exclusive housing development in Morro Besudo beach: Marinasol Apartments. They are an accommodation in the south of Gran Canaria ideal for trips as a couple, with family or friends. 

One of the most outstanding characteristics is that this apartment complex has a full spa at guests disposal.  It is a new concept of spa apartments in Gran Canaria combining holidays with wellness treatments.  In this way, guests can enjoy all the typical services of a hotel without giving up the privacy of the apartments.

In the spa, guests can use the facilities of hydrotherapy, Jacuzzi, Turkish bath and Nordic sauna.  In addition, wellness treatments of chromotherapy, aromatherapy, thermal loungers, cyclonic shower and massages.   

Marinasol Apartments are located between El Águila and San Agustín beaches, in the San Bartolomé de Tijarana coast.  Besides, Inglés and Maspalomas beaches are just 10 minutes away, this is the reason why their location allows you to comfortably enjoy all of them without needing to go very far. 

Rooms of these apartments in Morro Besudo beach have a simple and functional decor, making your stay very pleasant and comfortable. Moreover, apartments have sea views which lend them a more attractive air. 

They have different types of accommodations such as double and triple rooms for adults only, or triple and quadruple rooms for adults and children. All of them are equipped with full bath with hairdryer, kitchen with fridge and microwave, TV, telephone and free wifi. 

The complex also has an out of doors swimming pool for adults only and kid's pool, as well as solarium terrace with perfect deckchairs to enjoy the sun and the weather of the Canary Islands. 

Hotel keys:

-          Free wifi

-          Spa with wellness treatments

-          Two swimming pools for adults and kids.