Playa De Las Americas

Advantages: Weather... but you can't rely on that
Disadvantages: All of the above

...A group of 11 friends & I (all in the age group of 17-21) went to Playa De Las Americas during July 2000. This one holiday has changed my entire opinion on 'clubbing' holidays. The question is what should you expect for £350 per person for one week? All will be explained.... We're all young, stupid, straped for cash & up for a laugh. Our first mistake was booking through Travel Choice in Camberley. The 'not so bright' travel agent told us that for cheap drinks & good clubs Tenerife was perfect. We'd all watched Tenerife uncovered and thought what a laugh it looks, so we went for it signed on the dotted line. Travel Choice kindly took £350 from each of us and then we waited in excitement for the time to come. When the time came we got on our 4 1/2 hour flight from Gatwick. What can I say... not the best plane I've ever...

igloofun 03.02.2001 (08.06.2001) · Read review
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An Insiders Guide to Playa De las Americas!!

Advantages: Sun, sand relaxing by the pool!
Disadvantages: Commercial and very touristy

...Last summer I worked as an entertainer in Tenerife after 7 months I now know a lot about this holiday resort yet it has only just occurred to me to write a review about it. I was based in Playa de Las Americas, at the South of the Island, famous for ?Veronica?s Strip?, the main street in the heart of the resort full of pubs and clubs. I am not going to paint you an unrealistic picture, if you ant to go somewhere attractive, lush and green I suggest you stay in the North of the Island perhaps on Puerto Della Cruse. Playa De Las Americas is aimed for the young, I would advise families to stay in a hotel just out side perhaps in Torviscas or Los Cristianos it will be a lot quieter in evenings but close enough to sight see in the day and to go for a pleasant evening meal. Trips & Excursion: While you are in Tenerife as well as...

LIZKEMPO 17.11.2003 · Read review
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TENERIFE, PLAYA DE LAS AMERICAS

Advantages: GREAT FOR ALL AGES, BIGGEST CLUB ON CANARY ISLAND, LOTS TO DO
Disadvantages: NONE

...~*~TENERIFE~*~ My friend took me to Tenerife, playa de las Americas after she went on holiday there and ended up spending the summer of 2005 there. We stayed for 1 week in june2006. Then june2007 i packed my bags and off i went to work in tenerife until augest2007. Tenerife is a Spanish island it's the largest of the canary islands, it sits just off the coast of North Africa which means it can get very hot, Tenerife has great weather all year round so you can visit any time which makes Tenerife very popular. Most of the beaches in Tenerife are man made beaches with golden sand which came all the way from Africa there are still a few black sand beaches around the coastline due to Tenerife being a volcanic island although they look great they will burn your feet so stick to the man made ones For any information on whats going...

sarahjayne87 30.03.2007 (29.08.2007) · Read review
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** Who You Calling A Tramp? **

Advantages: Variety of music, easily accesible, cheap drinks.
Disadvantages: most popular club so very busy. gets a bit hectic at times.

...'t have a dress code and the legal age is 18. Pretty similar to that of the UK clubs however they only had bouncers hanging around after about 2pm so they didn't seem to be that strict. But I did see them get rid of a bit of riff-raff every now and again. It is one of the latest opening clubs usually staying open until 6am and as most of the other bars shut around 4am Tramps becomes the place to be at about 3am if you can stay awake that long! Plus with a holding space of up to 2000 they'll never turn you away unless you're crawling on your hands and knees! ** Where is it? ** I stayed in Playa De Las Americas which hosts an array of clubs, bars and restaurants and when talking about the place it definitely seems to be the liveliest resort in Tenerife. Being 23 with the world at my feet this seemed like a perfect area and I wasn...

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Review of Tramps Club, Playa De Las Americas

Playa de las americas

Advantages: year round sun, lots to do, cheap!
Disadvantages: 18-30's clubbers, street sellars and touts etc

...thinking of going to playa on your jollies. me and my partner went last year on a bargain break (£140 - 10 days) and had a fab time. one of the best things has to be the weather. it's hot enough to develop a lovely j.lo tan but not so uncomfortable that you have to change your knickers every five minutes (i'm gross - i know). we stayed at la pyramides apartment which we found large, clean and comfortable- the foyer and pool area are especially nice and our room was a cool marble floored retreat. there is lots to do in playa - with excursions being sold at every turn. buy your excursions from one of the excursion shops - they wont try to haggle you and the prices can be seen (usually in the windows before you buy). the waterpark is fab and a must for anyone, especially families - one word of warning though is that the water is salt so...

kittykitty 04.01.2003 · Read review
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Playing in las Americas

Advantages: Always something to do!
Disadvantages: Can get busy at peak times!

...A group of three lads it was decided we would go back to Tenerife. For me there is only one place in Tenerife and that is Playa De Las Americas. LOCATION Tenerife is one of the Canary Islands and is situated in the Mediteranean Sea. And is somewhere south of Spain on the way to Africa. Las Americas is in the South - South West of Tererife and is a short drive from Tenerife South Airport. Playa De Las Americas neighbours Los Christianos and has a great view of Mount Teide. See sightseeing! LOCALS The locals are very friendly and most of them speak good English. Whether this is because the tourists make Las Americas thrive and make the locals rich or whether they are genuinly friendly people, Im not sure but they made our stay fantastic with there knowledge sharing and great conversations. HOTELS These are a few...

PrincessBill 22.10.2006 · Read review
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playa de las americas

Advantages: good weather,great atmosphere and plenty to see
Disadvantages: dirty around veronicas,poor beaches

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fluffykins 26.10.2001 · Read review
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Amaral-Spain's greatest band since Las Ketchup!

Advantages: some great songs especially 1,4, and 6
Disadvantages: a few weak links

...Well that title was a joke, Las Ketchup are of course not a great band. Amaral on the other hand are 1 of Spain's biggest bands and have been going for years. The band consist of Eva Amaral (lead singer) and Juan Aguirre from Zaragoza. I think that they are an amazing band and I really got in to their music last year while living in Barcelona on my year abroad from uni. Their music is a mixture of light rock/folk/pop and they have some really good songs. Eva's voice goes well with the kind of songs they sing and my favourites are the ballads as you can really hear the emotion in her voice. I also love the lyrics because they are so well written (unfortunatly you wouldn't appreciate this if you can't speak spanish) but I still believe you can appreciate their music as I put in on in my dad's car and he really likes them (yet he cannot...

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Review of Estrella De Mar - Amaral

Playa de San Juan - An excellent hotel

Advantages: Friendly staff, lovely pool, clean room
Disadvantages: Dynamic currency conversion on our room costs paid by debit card

...We chose to visit the Holiday Inn Alicante Playa de San Juan for a week in July after having three very pleasant stays in Express by Holiday Inns in the UK. We were not sure what to expect in terms of quality, however it was probably one of the best hotels that we have ever stayed in. The cost was ?94 per night for an en suite room with king size bed and an ?almost double? sofa bed. The room was on the third floor of the hotel and had a view of another apartment block to the rear of the hotel. However, this did not cause any problems as the apartments were quite a distance from the hotel, therefore not blocking the panoramic view. THE HOTEL The hotel building is over 7 floors: the ground floor, floors 1 to 5 and a floor called '-1'. If you are given a room on the '-1' floor, don't think that they are shoving you in...

brucebolt 26.07.2007 · Read review
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Review of Holiday Inn Alicante ? Playa de San Juan, San Juan de Alicante

Las Americas - without the hills

Advantages: Location, no hill walking required, great entertainment
Disadvantages: touts

...I was recently fortunate to book a late availablity holiday through the internet for a week long break in Playa de Las Americas. Having been there before I expected to be sent to a part of the resort that was situated about 10,000 feet above sea level that would encourage the muscles in my legs to remember that they were there and start forming into the type of hardness that I can only remember having as a teenager. I was pleasantly surprised when I arrived at the Compostela Beach apartments to find that it was in fact situated right on the border of Las americas and Los Christianos, and not a hill to be climbed when visiting beach, bars or restaraunts. The area, unlike some of las Americas, was spotlessly clean and the bars were good value and always had some entertainment on at night. The enterainment was not always top notch...

scotterrier 21.08.2000 · Read review
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