Hotel San Roque

Rooms

The same effortless style hangs over every square inch of San Roque and the bedrooms are no different, with an easy grace begat from uncluttered décor. Creamy linen curtains hang in front of big wooden window frames, thick rugs cover reddish wooden floors, and contemporary art hangs on colourful walls. There are exposed timber ceilings, contemporary lighting and glass tables. Best of all is the hotel’s collection of Art Nouveau and Bauhaus chairs, many of which are scattered throughout the rooms. You get hand-crafted Macintosh high backs and low-slung Cabonier cow hides. Bathrooms feature Jacuzzi baths, power showers, robes, slippers, and all the bits and bobs.

Rooms come in different colours (greens, blues, reds and yellows); all have plasma TVs and DVD players. Standard Rooms are fine, but lack any sofas or armchairs. Duplex Rooms are larger but some are rather dark. You get a proper sitting room with a sofa and armchair, then a staircase that leads up to a big, galleried sleeping area. Junior Suites and Suites are exceptional - we particularly loved #110, a bright Junior Suite with velours Bibendum chairs and a circular Jacuzzi in the corner. The Tower Suite is spread over 3 floors, with a bedroom, a sitting room and a private roof terrace (the highest point of the hotel). In the bedroom, 4 walls have a window each, giving huge views north, south, east and west (or sea, mountain, banana plantation and town).

Features include:

• Air conditioning
• Bathrobes
• Central heating
• Coffee / tea making
• DVD player
• Hairdryer
• In-room treatments available
• Minibar
• Radio
• Safe box
• Toiletries
• TV
• WiFi

Eating

The dining room is tiny because no-one ever uses it; instead, you eat around the cloistered pool. Breakfast is served until 11am, so there’s no need to dive out of bed first thing. There's freshly-squeezed OJ, pastries, fruit and yoghurts, lots of cold meats and cheeses, and hot food cooked to order.

Dinner around the lantern-lit pool is the real highlight. Danish chef Danny Nielsen concocts a delicate mix of "local specialities and other ingredients I love" - perhaps bream with red tomato pesto and caramelised almonds, or juicy beef tenderloin with Stilton-infused mash. Desserts include a light-as-cloud white chocolate mousse and strawberry soup with mascarpone ice cream, all of which make a refreshing change from the typical Canarian cream-and-sugar bombs.

An extensive snack menu (salads, pasta, tapas) is available throughout the day, and if you want a drink, staff will serve you wherever you are - there's actually a wireless water call button on each table around the hotel! Choose to drink in the bar located in the sitting room/library, which has a table given over to a wonderful collection of brandies, whiskies and unmarked bottles with stoppers in them.

If you want to eat out (we did, once, and felt there was little to be gained), manager Dominique will happily advise. He knows the island like the back of his hand, and its restaurants even better. There are a couple of options in town, or more if you're willing to drive.

Features include:

• Bar
• Breakfast
• Restaurant
• Room service
• Vegetarian options

Activities

• Explore the town's cobbled streets. Don’t miss the town square, Glorieta de San Francisco, or the tiny but wonderful gardens in Plaza de Juan Gonzales de La Torre
  
  
• Head down to the seafront and you'll find a number of volcanic rock pools
  
  
• Travel into the mountains to El Tanque and stretch your legs in one of 3 nature reserves: the Teno Rural Park, the Forest Crown Nature Park and the Chinyero Special Nature Reserve
  
  
• Do a tour around the volcano. There’s a lookout halfway along, where you can gaze out from the top of the mountain all the way down to the coast. There’s also a good restaurant
  
  
• Head to the western tip of the island for an 1883 lighthouse, volcanic bays, dreamy colours and spectacular views down the coast to the cliffs of Los Gigantes. There’s great hiking here, too
  
  
• Golfers will be in heaven down at Buenavista, a course designed by Seve Ballasteros. Seven of the holes run along the ocean (a magnet to most golf balls). It’s a great day out and the hotel can arrange a tee-off time for you - see Rates
  
  
• Head up to Santa Cruz, the island's capital. You'll find fancy shops, big churches, a whiff of history, a top-flight Spanish football team and an exceptional concert hall with a resident orchestra (the hotel can arrange tickets)
  
  
• The hotel has mountain bikes that you’re welcome to borrow, as well as tennis rackets and fishing rods - if you catch something edible and ask nicely, they’ll probably cook it for you for supper

Activities on site or nearby include:

• Cycling
• Fishing
• Golf
• Hiking
• Historical sites
• Horse riding
• Sailing
• Shopping / markets
• Swimming
• Tennis

Kids

This is a grown up hotel, only teenagers 14 years old and over are accepted

Best for:

Teens (over 12)

Family friendly accommodation:

Duplexes work well, as they have a double sofabed (quite narrow, so best for just 1 teen) - we liked the fact that they made it up as a sofa each morning and re-made the bed at turndown each evening. If you have 2 teens, one duplex suite can take 2 extra single beds

Extra Beds Available

For more family-friendly places, see our Kids Collection

Location

Hotel San Roque is situated in the historic town of Garachico on the north coast of Tenerife.

By Air:
Tenerife North (51km) is the nearest airport, mainly used for domestic flights. Tenerife's main international airport, Tenerife South, is 76km away via the slow western road, or 115km by the eastern motorway (which is probably faster).

From the Airport
You can get a taxi to the hotel but we'd suggest hiring a car so that you can explore the island at your leisure. Public transport links aren't very good.

By Car:
For car hire we please see our car rental recommendations. The hotel can also arrange car hire for you.

Detailed directions will be sent to you when you book through i-escape.com.