- Tenerife Holidays
- Puerto de la Cruz
- Noelia Playa
With its wonderfully warm weather and abundant fruit plantations, Puerto de la Cruz is an exotic holiday destination with miles of soft sand. Puerto de la Cruz also offers a vibrant mix of places to see and things to do. There are lots of bars and restaurants to tempt you and water sports activities to thrill you in and around Puerto de la Cruz. Just 3000 metres from the Playa Jardin beach, the Noelia Plays is ideally placed to stay in comfort and get to and from Puerto de la Cruz with ease.
One of the undoubted highlights of the Noelia Playa is its beautiful rooftop pool. There is no better place to be on a warm, sunny day in Tenerife, under a clear blue sky. As well as the pool, there are lots of sun loungers for you to relax on - with parasols in case you need a little shade. Best of all is the amazing panoramic view out over Puerto de la Cruz, you really can see for miles.
The Noelia Playa is certainly the hotel to choose if you enjoy a little live entertainment. There is a regular programme of live music as well as other options to ensure an enjoyable evening. You can also take it easy in the hotel billiards and games room. Getting online is easy too, there is a paid cyber cafe on site as well as free WiFi in the lobby.
You'll enjoy a comfortable stay at the Noelia Playa. Facilities include a TV, telephone and hairdryer. You'll have full en suite facilities and your very own balcony, so you can see more of those wonderful views. Room are all air conditioned and provide a fully equipped kitchenette. There is a mini market on site too, so you can prepare quick meals and snacks whenever you want. Or, if you would prefer, head down to the Noelia Playa buffet restaurant and cafeteria to sample the latest selections.
Due to the surrounding area and the number of steps around the hotel, it may not be suitable for those with mobility difficulties.
Just 300 meters from the beach at Playa Jardín, one of the area's best stretches of sand, this warm and welcoming property has everything you need for an enjoyable stay.
Perfectly located in Puerto de la Cruz, the hotel is well known for its comfortable accommodation and excellent service. Amongst an array of facilities, a roof top swimming pool and sun terrace are the ideal spot to relax in the sunshine or take in some spectacular panoramic views. The centre of the resort, the promenade and a selection of shops and restaurants are just a short walk away.
Overall a horrible experience the food made us feel sick I found a couple of hairs in the food rooms are dirty beaten up doors falling apart bathrooms not maintained etc we had ants crawling everywhere in the room puddles of water on the floor near the fridge the ceiling of the balcony above us collapsed onto our balcony very heavy peaces of rubble could have seriously injured us if we hadn’t been out that day all they did was clean up the rubble and the proceeded to say what is the problem? when we demanded a room change you also only have a few selections of drinks if you go all inclusive the staff behind reception are quite rude the other staff working behind the bar and waiters are nice we have also met a couple of other English people which have had very similar experiences but it’s an absolute joke of a hotel I could go on and on about the bad quality’s of this hotel would not recommend do not stay here
Location is 15mins walk to black rocky beach. Hotel is dated but very friendly and clean. We were all inclusive never saw any snacks,very Spanish not many English there. Food was adequate but pork every evening and lunchtimes. Had boiled eggs for breakfast but wad not cooked. But most of food is cooked well.
I really enjoyed staying at GF Noelia in Tenerife. It is a basic hotel/ apartment with a nostalgic decor but very well appointed, near the beach, supermarkets and bus station. Everything is very clean, nice beds, good shower and fluffy towels. Maybe too much furniture and mirrors in the room. I booked it through Jet2 and knowing I would be arriving late I contacted them directly and asked to have a snack ready. The restaurant closes at 9.30 pm and I chose half board, When I arrived I had a pick nick bag waiting in my room. Over the week I was made feel very welcome, the staff was great! The food was basic but okay.. There was music every night I and booked a trip to see mount Teide, which is a must! Only found out later that you could also go on a boat trip locally through Pack & Go, which has a shop in Puert Cruz town. Overall it is a three star hotel. Don’t expect luxury and if you want good food go to a restaurant.
GF Noelia full, detailed review. Please read before booking.
All inclusive:
The all inclusive option comes with free drinks, free breakfast, lunch and dinner. The hotel claims there is also free snacks you can get throughout the day but we never ordered these so can’t give and opinion.
Drinks:
The drinks menu looks great however the cocktails are very watered down and the bartenders go into the kitchen to prepare them so the customers never see what alcohol is being poured- if any. The pina coladas are very sour/sweet tasting and are juice based rather than creamy. Tasted like pineapple juice and coconut water.
I recommend avoiding the cocktails if you plan to get drunk. For example order a Malibu and pineapple juice rather than a pina colada. You won’t get real Malibu though as you are limited to local spirits with the all inclusive deal so you will instead get Malu - also nice.
Food:
The breakfast is alright but very standard. The best things on the menu is probably toast, eggs, bacon and pancakes. Not a lot of variety at breakfast. We also witnessed one of the chefs drop the entire basket of bread rolls on the floor and proceed to pick them back up and serve them which put us off quite a bit. You have the option of fruit juice, water or milk with breakfast.
Lunch had a bit more variety with things like fish and meatballs but none of it tasted very good. We found ourselves having to force down a not so nice tasting piece of fish or meat every lunch time so we could at least have some meat in our diet. You have the option of fizzy juice, fruit juice, beer or wine with lunch (cocktails not allowed)
Dinner was much the same as lunch so by the time we walked in for dinner we were already fed up of the same, not so nice tasting options. You have the option of fizzy juice, fruit juice, beer or wine with lunch. (Same again no cocktails allowed) If you like canarian potatoes with mojo sauce or plain old chips then you’ll at least manage to stay fed for the trip.
The room:
Upon arrival we were glad to see we had gotten one of the more modern rooms, however, upon closer inspection it appeared my bed sheets hadn’t been changed and someone had shaved in them before leaving! There were lots of little black hairs under the top sheet and we didn’t arrive in until 11pm at night so I slept on top of the covers the first night. Thankfully they were accommodating and changed the sheets the following morning. The cutlery was also dirty and the bathroom floor too but we looked past this as we didn’t plan on using the cutlery and just put a towel on the floor.
The staff:
Most of the staff were very nice and accommodating however a couple of them were quite stern and unhappy in their approach towards customers. All of the front desk staff were very nice.
The area:
The area is well situated, a 20 minute walk into town and a 20 minute walk to Loro parque. If you don’t feel like walking it is approximately 7 euros taxi in either direction. There is a hiperdino (supermarket) located a 3 minute walk away also. You are also 3 minutes walk to the bus station which means you can get to the south of the island fairly easily. For 12 euros you can get a tourist travel card which allows for unlimited bus travel for 24 hours! We got a bus from the bus station to the Santa Cruz bus station and from there we got a bus to “Magma”, a stop located just a five minute walk from Siam mall/siam park. A more expensive but easier option is a direct bus from the allua hotel to the south of the island. This costs 28 euros per person and can be booked at the tourist excursion shop just across the road from Noelia. There aren’t many appealing food places near to the hotel but Uber eats and Glovo work! The town centre is covered in jersey sellers, bag sellers, hair braiders, and caricature drawers. There is one man who does the caricatures who is both hilarious and terrifying-definitely a highlight from the trip. However if your German id definitely avoid as he, for whatever reason, HATES German people.
Itenerary:
We were there for 5 days and would reccomend doing the following,
Day 1: get settled in the hotel and have dinner before going to explore the town for ice cream and views.
Day 2: have breakfast and lunch in the hotel and maybe have a dip in the pool. Go to Loro parque then go for dinner in the town. Allow at least 3 hours for Loro parque.
Day 3: have breakfast in the hotel then go to the lago martianez. It’s absolutely incredible and we spent most of our time here. I’d recommend spending around 4-5 hours here as there is bars and food places situated within the grounds. It closes at 5 which is the perfect time to go home and get settled before having dinner in the hotel.
Day 4: take the bus trip to the south of the island for Siam mall and Siam park. It’s 2 hours travel there and the same on the way back. You can have breakfast in the hotel this day before leaving. If you’re taking the cheaper method of transport google maps/apple maps will be your bestfriend this day as it will tell you what busses to get and what time they arrive at. I would recommend end heading home around 7pm as this will allow you to get in just before the all inclusive bar closes.
Day 5: if time allows for it, another trip to lago martianez! It’s truly brilliant.
All in all the hotel is situated in a great spot but I’d definitely avoid the all inclusive option if possible as you won’t get your moneys worth. You’ll spend most of your time outwith the hotel and you’ll end up going out for meals as the food is lacking.
If we had booked this hotel as a non inclusive I’d rate it around 4/5 but with the all inclusive package I’d say around a 2/5.
Review based on young couple.
It was out first time coming to this hotel, when arrived 9.20pm due to transfer taken a little longer after checking in the receptionist told us to head for some food but It shut at 9.30pm when we went into the restaurant not one member of staff said hello when asking do we take a seat a member off staff looked at there watch and went you only have 5min to eat which wasn't enough time so we had to leave and go out for dinner, I felt this was unacceptable as we thought something would be in place for late arrivals when travelling along time and already felt unwelcomed.
At start of our holiday we had a lovely older man who was the life guard he let us all go and have lunch and then return straight to our sun beds, on day 3 there was a younger life guard and honestly he was very rude who sat under a umbrella with head phones in or he constantly woundred off, when going for lunch he said you'll need to take all your stuff with you as we can't reserve them but we explained were just going for lunch and stright back, we didn't have this problem the day before, he looked at his watch and went you have 20min to get back or he'd remove our stuff with a attitude, my is partner type 1 diabetic and this isn't enough time, we went to reception to speak about it and even the person at reception was abrupt about it and how they don't have a snack bar and this is the rules althrough it's not stated anywhere and the life guard didn't say anything the day he didn't have a issue, this isn't our fault that you can't provide a snack bar and not like we were away out for the day. So I had to head back to the sun bed while my partner went to eat so I could ensure she had enough time. There was two sun beds with towels on them with no one on them for 4 hours but we couldn't go for lunch was absolutely shocking how does that make sense.
If you have “all inclusive,” be prepared to ask for drinks during meals we waited, but no one came to our table while selected pepole was served and at the bar, several times pepole would walk up and get served stright away while we were left still waiting althrough the bar person knew — we were simply ignored everytime. The food was exactly the same every single day and no kid options. I started to feel unwell by the second day and we both decided to eat outside, Another big issue is the attitude of some staff. The way they treat guests who speak Spanish is very different from how they treat those who speak English.
“all inclusive” at this hotel does not mean comfort — it means constant asking and repetitive food, we’re not the only ones who felt this way as we spoke to many other lovely guests from the uk who felt excatly the same and we were all counting down the days to get home. This really spoiled the overall impression of the hotel and the vacation we had been waiting for all year, We will never be back to this hotel and area as we felt so unwelcomed and we really felt like we got ripped off with how much we paid to come here. We went on the submarine trip which was amazing and got took to las americas for a few hours and I couldn't believe the difference of how suddenly I felt so welcomed and everyone spoke to use like we belonged there, totally different to how we got treated in the north within the hotel and area as we got over charged at local bus station and when asking about this they said if we don't speak spanish then they can charge any prices they wish as we aren't being respectful which I've never had problems before of many European city's I've visited.
