Tenerife Travel Guides

Four characterful Tenerife stays compared: an art-filled 18th-century manor and a 1689 palace-house in Garachico, a restored 1776 mansion in La Laguna, and a golf-and-spa retreat in Buenavista del Norte.

Tenerife's budget beds by base: a simple balcony hotel and a hostel in Puerto de la Cruz, a La Laguna hostel, a La Orotava pension, surf hostels in Costa Adeje and El Médano, and a Teno rural hostel.

Four Tenerife spa hotels compared: the Ritz-Carlton Abama water circuit, the 2,000 m² spa at Gran Meliá Palacio de Isora, adults-only Royal Hideaway Corales Beach and the medical-wellness OCÉANO on the north coast.

A first-timer's guide to choosing a Tenerife base: why the tourist board suggests staying south and visiting the north, how Costa Adeje, Los Cristianos and Puerto de la Cruz differ, and how to split a week.

Pick your Tenerife hiking base by trail area: Vilaflor or La Orotava for Teide, La Laguna or the Anaga hamlets for laurel forest, and Buenavista, Las Portelas or Los Gigantes for Teno.

Where to base yourself for a Tenerife winter: why the south and south-west get more sun, how Costa Adeje, Los Cristianos, Los Gigantes and Puerto de la Cruz compare, and two adults-only hotels with heated pools.

The best car-free bases in Tenerife, ranked by how well buses and the tram serve them: Santa Cruz, La Laguna, Puerto de la Cruz and Los Cristianos, with three centrally located hotels to consider.

Costa Adeje and Los Cristianos are Tenerife's strongest family bases, with Siam Park, Fañabé Beach's children's area and the breakwater-calmed water of Las Vistas. Family hotels, El Médano and the north are compared too.

Playa de las Américas, with the Veronicas strip and CC Starco, is Tenerife's main nightlife base. Los Cristianos, Costa Adeje, La Laguna and Santa Cruz each suit a different kind of night out.

Sunny resort south or green, historic north? Compare Costa Adeje, Los Cristianos, Los Gigantes, Puerto de la Cruz and Santa Cruz, and find the Tenerife base that fits your trip.