Aparthotel Costa Mar

Guests praise the comfortable rooms, helpful staff, and convenient location near the beach. The varied breakfast with pool views is also a highlight. Some noise disturbances were noted.

overall a pretty good hotel. did self catering which was worth it upon looking at other reviews about the food. the spar shop is literally a 2 minute walk opposite and sells pasta, sauces etc to make in the room. we had a jumbo double room so that included a hob and microwave which made it easy to make food. taxis are around €4-€5 into the busy “*****” which has loads of bars and restaurants. honourable mention for mr pasta. best food ever. especially the spinach and mozzarella one lol. the best bar/club for young people (we’re all 18) is ruta 66. cocktails are €9 and definitely worth your money as they fill the glasses half way with alcohol. the beach opposite the hotel is pretty good however it’s worth buying the sun loungers for the day as the wind picks up and can be very irritating when sand is everywhere. it was €28 for 5 of us so around €5.60 each which is pretty good considering it’s all day and right by the sea. there’s also a restaurant/ bar next to the hotel called marcos which again is good for the price and easy to walk to after a long day. the hotel also has a pool bar which has the best smoothies i think i’ve ever had for €6 which is good for when you’re by the pool. the pool was never too busy and there was always a good chance of finding sunloungers. the one issue we had with our room was that our door took a few attempts to lock and at one point didn’t lock at all but reception helped fix it pretty quick. also the shower curtain isn’t fixed onto the wall and is pretty much wedged in and balancing so don’t put the pressure on the shower up too high as you will fight for your life attacking the curtain and inevitably pull it down with you.

Gets some bad rap for being outdated. I can see where that comes from BUT I couldn’t fault it for a 3 star. Paintwork flaking in parts and furniture outdated but perfectly functional. We stayed in Block B, had a huge 2 bed apartment with large balcony and sun terrace above both of which had furniture, table and 4 chairs plus 2 sun-loungers and a clothes horse for drying your clothes, bring clothes pegs as it gets pretty windy. No elevator in the Block accommodation so not suitable if you have mobility issues, we were up 3 flights of stairs. Kitchen very basic, bring tea towels, a washing up brush and washing up liquid. Fridge has a small freezer section, no ice tray so maybe bring your own. Breakfast was plentiful and very tasty, staff very pleasant also. Beach right across the road, sunloungers €7 each or 2 for €10.50 including a parasol obviously, great value I think. Spar supermarket next door is large and has a great selection of the essentials, a bottle of good white wine for €6.50, can’t go wrong there. Buses very inexpensive, take the 161 bus from the airport to right by the hotel for €1.40 single. Taxi to Puerto del Carmen from the hotel less than €5. Lots of lovely restaurants and bars within walking distance . We hired e-bikes for 2 days, cost was €64 for 2 bikes. Had great fun cycling to Puerto del Carmen etc and all along the coast. Highly recommended for location.