El Guarapo apartments reception were very informative, even before we got there they were sending me messages and I asked for restaurant recommendations and they were very helpful. You can check in before you get there and we were given a complimentary drinks voucher, it was just for beer or soft drink. The snack bar was very small, it had one beer pump which was Heineken and my husband had a pint and it was a bit flat so we didn’t bother again, although I got a cocktail a tequila sunrise 6.50 euros which was very nice. They sell large bottles of water but double the price of the shops 4 euros. There’s a Spar which was 5 minutes walk, we got drinks and rolls there for lunch and ate out for dinner in the many restaurants nearby. El Guarapo is a great location, quiet but not far from the lively busy parts. We enjoy a great curry at Namaste on the seafront and Peskera is a seafood restaurant further up the beachfront, which was also great and recommended by El Guarapo, we would definitely eat a both restaurants again. We also ate in Rock Cafe restaurant which was nice, we mainly had drinks in there though, as they had great live music. Beach/pool towels are 10 euros each deposit which you get back at the end of your stay, but they are a bit faded, tatty, probably in need of new ones. The pool was adequate size, but could do with a lick of paint, it was very quiet and chilled, there’s no Sunbed wars here, which was what I liked best, no worries whatsoever about getting a sun lounger any time of the day. They could do with more umbrellas round the pool though for shade. The apartment is fully equipped with everything you need, hob, microwave with an oven and there’s a filter coffee machine with filters if you want to buy filter coffee for it. We found a nice little French patisserie bakery just near the apartments called Damien, 23 Av. Del Mar and we would go for a walk and get a lovely coffee and a pastry in the morning. The apartments are a 10 minute walk from the main shops and bars etc, out the front door turn left and then there’s a little walkway round the back of the apartments which is a shortcut to the main area, you can take a longer scenic walk if you turn left out of the apartments and go down the road to the seafront and turn left and you can walk all the way on the promenade along the seafront but that takes about 25 minutes. We asked reception to book a taxi to the airport for 05:00 hrs the day before, the taxi didn’t turn up and luckily I had the foresight to ask the receptionist for hr number just in case as no one is there at that time in the morning. All in all we had a fantastic holiday and will be booking for next year in Costa Teguise, I would come back to El Guarapo apartments again and definitely recommend them, but I would like to try a hotel next time with a bit more going on. If you like peace and quiet then El Guarapo is for you.
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