Hacienda del Conde Meliá Collection – Adults Only – Small Luxury Hotels of the World

All service was 100%. The room perfect and I enjoyed playing golf everyday for a week. We had the dinner buffet included, once a spa and unlimited golf. The views are stunning, the quality of the golf course great. Breakfast and buffet were high quality. I hope we'll get a change to go again soon.

It's 5 star and there's a lot to like, already detailed in other reviews. Lots of style, incredibly relaxing and superb for golfers. One or two little ******* though. Our sea view room... we could only see the sea if we were standing up! The balcony area resembled a concrete bunker - an architectural feature. Some rooms were very overlooked as well. Sadly we didn't think the food was 5 star. It's a shame they offer an evening buffet rather than a la carte dining (yes there is a small restaurant offering a tasting menu, but we didn't fancy octopus and goat.. although I applaud the hotel for showcasing local cuisine). As others have noted, the 'hot' buffet was anything but and we found the main courses bland and on occasions overcooked and tough. One or two waiting staff were really inexperienced but I'm guessing that the remote location makes for staffing problems. Would I recommend, certainly for golfers and on balance the peace and quiet and space just about overcome the disappointing evening meals. Interestingly there has been news recently about the pressures tourism is putting on Tenerife and increasing objections by locals. We visited a very quiet seaside area a few kilometres away to see graffiti saying 'Tourists go home' but there was no feeling of antagonsim anywhere.

What a wonderful, wonderful hotel! Impressive architecture over several levels on a hillside, extremely well kept and clean, delicious breakfast and dinner buffets, beautiful rooms (judging from my spacious junior suite on level 1), dreamlike vistas over the Buenavista golf course and the ocean - and: the nicest and most helpful staff one can imagine. Will I return? Yes. Should you spend holidays there? Yes.

Location, hotel, food and staff all top marks. We esspecially enjoyed Salazar, amazingly high standard of food with impeccable service from Beatrix, Yurena and Juan... so much so that we spent 2 of our 7 nights with them. Simply fantastic!

Overall an excellent stay at the Hacienda del Conde. We had a junior suite sea view. The room was excellent with super king sized bed, seating area, balcony with seating, a separate walk in closet and large bathroom with both bath and shower. Robes and slippers also supplied plus a paid for mini bar. The hotel has a quiet, chilled out vibe with plenty of space, plenty of sunbeds and different areas to relax in. There are 2 pools, one is supposed to be heated, but if it is, it's not heated much. It was quite bearable though, once you were in. Included are a number of daily activities such as yoga and similar activities, also an occasional local excursion. An excellent feature is the lounge next to reception where you can pick up free tea, coffee, soft drinks and snacks. Great if you're half board and just want something light for lunch. We went half board as there are not many restaurants nearby. Overall the food was good enough but not outstanding. Breakfast is excellent with loads of variety and a custom cooking station for omelettes, Pancakes etc. Dinner is similar and was good but we found the non cooking station hot buffet items not very hot. They do vary the menu quite a bit each day. They gsve snother restaurant but it's a paid for tasting menu, shame there's no a la carte for a change. Drinks prices we found to be reasonable. Overall service is relaxed, friendly and attentive. We didn't use the spa excepting the free activities. Make sure you take a walk or drive down to the coast. Great walks along the coast there. Also, we would advise not to follow satnav from the south. This will take you left at Tanque down multiple hairpin bends on small roads. Instead go through Tanque towards Icod on TF82. The roads are still very windy but better. It takes about 15 mjns longer but your heart will thank you. This is a true 5 star boutique, luxury hotel, we had a great time and will hopefully be back.