I’ll admit I wasn’t sure about two and a half weeks in Tenerife. But there’s something extremely appealing about 28 degrees all day every day. You really can’t argue with that. We stayed in Los Cristianos in an apartment on the Avenida de Londres. Close to the beach, but far enough away from the biz.
Despite the relatively quiet location there are a host of bars, cafes and restaurants within a five or ten minute walk. Fifteen or twenty minutes takes you to the old town and its hospitality. Playa de Las Americas is about thirty or forty minutes walk away.
We hired a car at the start and end of our stay; we perhaps didn’t make the best use of it, but we visited Los Gigantes, Teide National Park and its volcano, Golf del Sur, The Monkey Park and Las Galletas. We also used it for getting from and to the airport.
The question is “Would we go back?” Absolutely
What about the cost?
| Travel | Flights Ryanair Prestwick to Tenerife Sur return | £567.92 |
| Travel | Car parking Prestwick airport | £99.00 |
| Accommodation | Apartment | £630.00 |
| Car hire (1) | Sanasty | €160.00 |
| Car hire (2) | Sanasty | €110.00 |
| Dinner 3rd October | Overseas Los Cristianos | €35.65 |
| Drinks 3rd October | The Vault Bar Los Cristianos | €7.50 |
| Lunch 4th October | Charly’s Los Cristianos | €30.00 |
| Dinner 4th October | La Piazzetta Los Cristianos Old Town | €37.85 |
| Attraction 5th October | Monkey Park | €23.00 |
| Petrol 5th October | Repsol | €17.21 |
| Late lunch 5th October | Linares II Los Cristianos Old Town | €23.51 |
| Drinks 5th October | Manhattan Los Cristianos | €5.15 |
| Drinks 5th October | The Vault Bar Los Cristianos | €14.00 |
| Lunch 6th October | Domingo’s Los Gigantes | €20.00 |
| Dinner 6th October | Avangard Los Cristianos | €45.00 |
| Drinks 6th October | The Vault Bar Los Cristianos | €10.00 |
| Lunch 7th October | Friends Playa de Las Americas | €25.00 |
| Dinner 7th October | Tandoori Hut Los Cristianos | €40.00 |
| Dinner 8th October | Zoco Los Cristianos | €45.00 |
| Drinks 8th October | The Vault Bar Los Cristianos | €10.50 |
| Lunch 9th October | Do-Dahs On The Beach Las Vistas | €13.90 |
| Dinner 9th October | Overseas Los Cristianos | €50.60 |
| Drinks 9th October | The Vault Bar Los Cristianos | €10.50 |
| Menu Del Dia 10th October | The Cottage Los Cristianos Old Town | €41.09 |
| Drinks 10th October | Casey’s Los Cristianos | €6.00 |
| Drinks 10th October | The Vault Bar Los Cristianos | €10.50 |
| Travel 11th October | Bus to Fanabe Plaza | €2.90 |
| Drinks 11th October | Samoa Costa Adeje | €4.50 |
| Lunch 11th October | Friends Playa de Las Americas | €26.00 |
| Dinner 11th October | Avangard Los Cristianos | €30.50 |
| Drinks 11th October | The Vault Bar Los Cristianos | €10.50 |
| Dinner 12th October | Taberna Vasca Txupinazo Los Cristianos | €40.00 |
| Drinks 12th October | The Vault Bar Los Cristianos | €16.00 |
| Lunch 13th October | Lucky 7’s San Telmo | €20.50 |
| Dinner 13th October | Lucanda Los Cristianos | €50.00 |
| Drinks 13th October | The Clansman Los Cristianos | €6.00 |
| Dinner 14th October | Tandoori Hut Los Cristianos | €55.00 |
| Lunch 15th October | Pailebot Los Cristianos | €15.52 |
| Dinner 15th October | Lucky 7’s San Telmo | €30.00 |
| Drinks 15th October | The Vault Bar Los Cristianos | €11.50 |
| Lunch 16th October | Bar Abora Los Cristianos | €13.75 |
| Dinner 16th October | Taberna Vasca Txupinazo Los Cristianos | €50.00 |
| Lunch 17th October | Charly’s Los Cristianos | €21.50 |
| Dinner 17th October | The Fox Los Cristianos | €40.00 |
| Drinks 17th October | The Vault Bar Los Cristianos | €11.50 |
| Lunch 18th October | Ola Blanca Las Galletas | €15.00 |
| Dinner 18th October | Overseas Los Cristianos | €37.05 |
| Drinks 18th October | The Vault Bar Los Cristianos | €11.50 |
| Petrol 19th October | Repsol | €21.50 |
Lets total this up:
£ Sterling: £1296.92
€ Euros: €1341.68 @ 1.10 exchange rate = £1219.71
TOTAL: £2516.63
Number of nights: 16
Cost per night: £157.29
I think this looks quite a lot, and it is a lot, but it compares quite favourably with our other recent trips to Newquay (£393.39), Fife (£196.99) and Liverpool (£231.93). Time to ditch the UK?
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