Landmar Playa la Arena

Anastasia was the perfect waitress, very friendly and efficient. Food and atmosphere was lovely thanku 😊

Very nice hotel. The building itself is quite striking architecturally and the jungle of plants in the main atrium and lobby creates a very peaceful atmosphere. Very comfortable room with a nice balcony and an excellent sea view. Bathroom fittings a little old fashioned but everything worked well and was spotlessly clean. We went Platinum and the self-service bars and lounges were extremely good. Wide range of drinks enabling you to make almost any cocktail you can think of. Food in the main buffet was consistently good with a wide choice, but there were limited vegetarian options in the a la carte restaurants (though the Canarian potato salad in the Macronesia restaurant was delicious). Staff were very friendly and helpful. Plenty of activities and and facilities in the hotel itself. There are a couple of nice restaurants in Playa La Arena and the black sand beach is just across the road from the hotel. There are a couple of supermarkets and trinket shops nearby but most other activities require a trip to another town. Fortunately there are bus stops very close to the hotel and the buses are frequent and affordable. We had a really nice holiday here, and would recommend.

Truly Fantastic hotel. It's our second visit & won't be the last. It's spotless, spacious, rooms & hotel cleaned to a high standard. The food is fresh, & plenty available for all, brilliantly catered for everyone. The staff are super friendly, we had a small issue with the air con, the reception and maintenance team dealt with it within the hour, and eventually moved us into another room, all done swiftly & I was so happy with the ease of it. Pool bar brilliant. Finally...the animation team, Anton, Manu & Angel...wow! What an amazing bunch of people, kept everyone going all week with great entertainment during the day, & into evening. Creating a wonderful atmosphere, which brought all the guests together. Well done Team, you are wonderful! Location locally quiet but supermarkets close by etc, that's ok as the hotel has more than enough. Little shop on site, big pools & never a fight for a sunbed, & plenty of seating. We also went Platinum on this visit, giving us access to the VIP bar and additional infinity pool. We recommend this hotel to everyone for a Tenerife visit. Thank you Landmar & we can't wait to return. The Fairhursts. X

Me and my partner have recently got back after a fantastic 7 nights all inclusive here and we couldn’t have had a better time! The staff and the facilities are without doubt the best we’ve been to in any resort! Great value for money! It’s a lovely quiet location on the sea front. The hello bar has a lovely atmosphere in the evenings with seating on the rooftop. staff are so lovely and helpful with anything you need! The whole resort is clean and well maintained. The rooms are lovely and spacious with beautiful sea views on the balcony with the deluxe option. We’ve only been home a couple of days with severe holiday blues that we’ve already booked to come back next September! Can’t wait to be back already!

TLDR - Amazing hotel, great food, would deffo return! Info about gluten free at the end. We were completely amazed when we got to the hotel. It was dark in the evening but the hotel is absolutely stunning. We were surprised by how high end/luxury it felt. The facilities are great and always really clean. Really nice clean pool areas (2 main pools) with daytime pool games throughout the day. Plenty of sunbeds around both pools, didn't see any "reserved" with towels without people around. Was never too busy as they are spread out. Toilets were clean and didn't have to queue once. The variety of drinks was really good, a small selection of cocktails were included with the all inclusive as well as your typical beer, wine, spirits, sangria etc. There are lots of places to sit and have a drink, inside and outside including a really nice terrace outside. And the food was delicious! We were very impressed by the variety and quality of the food. I was expecting the typical all inclusive spread, but this was the nicest food we've had from an all inclusive hotel. Sometimes there were cold chips etc which is standard, but for the most part, some of the nicest dishes I've had! Especially the beef and pork. Soooo nice. Food wasn't repetitive either. Icing on the cake was that the all inclusive didn't end until 6pm on our last day, even though check out is at 12pm. The location was also really good, not too busy but not too quiet either. It's very close to the beach (2 minutes walk) accessible from a back gate in the hotel to save you walking around. We had a great night at a nearby Irish bar called The Blarney stone, which was quiet earlier on but got busier the later it got. Would leave 5 stars with some improvements. But a couple of things let did it down for us. The rooms were average which was fine, but the bathroom could do with some updating as they are quite tired. Dirty grouting etc. Also the wet room style of the bathroom meant that every time you had a shower the whole bathroom was flooded, with no squeegee or anything to get rid of the water. It actually flooded out of the bathroom, into our main room and out into the hallway outside after just one shower. So we were having to put shoes on when we went to use the bathroom and use our towels to mop up what we could. And then there were some issues with the gluten free options. I'm a coeliac so travelling is always a bit of a nightmare, but for the most part, the gluten free options are really good in this hotel. I never struggled for variety and always had plenty of options at every meal. There is gluten free bread and cereal available at breakfast, and the majority of the buffet foods are labelled with all allergens highlighted which was super helpful. However, on the first day, I went to the omelette station and asked the chef about gf because I was confused by a few of the items being on one card. The chef was extremely rude and shooed us away. He didn't know what gluten was or speak much english. He also dismissed a waitress that tried to help us, but she went and got another chef who was super nice and ran through everything with me. I think her name was Carolina (?). She also informed me that you could order gluten free pancakes for breakfast the next day (must be a day in advance). I did and they were really good! After this I was much more confident but this was really disappointing. They will also make you a portion of chips to be gluten-free at mealtimes if you ask to avoid the cross contamination. There is a 24 hour fridge of sandwiches, but there is no gf option there which was a shame. The snack bar is also limited to pretty much just salad as the other options all contain gluten. But when I asked if there was a gluten free option, she said they had pizzas in the kitchen (gluten free margarita). So that was great! They also had lots of milk alternatives at breakfast including soya, rice, oat, coconut, almond etc.