Where to Stay in Tenerife: Areas and Resorts

Resort by resort and town by town, this hub explains where to stay and what each part of Tenerife feels like. Costa Adeje, Puerto de la Cruz, La Laguna and the quieter villages are covered, so you can match an area to your holiday rather than guess.

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Los Realejos

Weather figures, bus links and day trips for Los Realejos on Tenerife's green north coast.

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Adeje Old Town

The historic hillside quarter above Costa Adeje, with squares, churches and Canarian architecture.

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Arona and Chayofa

The municipality behind Los Cristianos and Playa de las Americas, plus the quiet inland village of Chayofa.

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Costa Adeje

Beaches, Siam Park, whale watching and climate in Costa Adeje, reported from official sources.

South Tenerife

La Caleta

The quiet fishing-village corner of the Adeje coast: rocky coves, seafood and calm, minutes from Costa Adeje.

Los Abrigos

Los Abrigos

The fishing harbour of south Tenerife: seafront restaurants, quiet evenings and the whale watching coast on the doorstep.

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Playa Paraiso

The quiet Adeje cove resort: official climate figures, beach options nearby, bus costs and the trips that suit this calm corner of the south-west coast.

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Playa de las Americas

The south coast's busiest base: beach facts, whale watching rules, family days out, buses and climate, from official sources.

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Puerto de la Cruz

The north coast's original resort: gardens, Loro Parque, seafront pools and a genuinely Spanish town centre.

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Santa Cruz

The island's capital: Auditorio, Carnival, Anaga access, Las Teresitas and the cruise port, explained with official figures.

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La Laguna

Tenerife's UNESCO-listed colonial town, a tram ride from Santa Cruz, with churches, courtyards and a serious food scene.

North Tenerife

Icod de los Vinos

The dragon tree town of Tenerife's north, with verified figures, bus routes and planning advice.

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La Orotava

The green north: La Orotava's balconies, gardens and Teide valley location.

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Los Cristianos

The south-coast town that still has a working harbour: beaches, boat trips and the La Gomera ferry.

South Tenerife

Palm-Mar

A quiet south-coast base in Arona, close to whale watching ports and the island's bigger resorts.

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San Miguel De Abona

The town, the castle and the quiet southern coast: what to do in San Miguel de Abona and San Blas.

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Callao Salvaje

The quiet south-west coast base: weather data, bus fares, boat trips and day trips from official sources.

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El Puertito

The quiet Adeje cove: snorkelling, turtles, whale watching rules and how to get there by bus.

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Puerto de Santiago

The quiet west-coast resort under the Los Gigantes cliffs, with boat trips, black volcanic coastline and easy day trips into Teno and to La Gomera.

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Los Gigantes

Cliffs up to 600 m, whale watching and the Masca boat exit, from the quiet west coast resort of Los Gigantes.

South Tenerife

Vilaflor

The quiet village on Teide's southern slopes: park walks, cable car access, permits and the clearest skies on the island.

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El Medano

Grey sand under Montana Roja, on Tenerife's breezy southeast coast.

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Golf Del Sur

The quiet, golf-centred corner of south Tenerife: what it is, what it costs to play, whether it works as a base, and the numbers that matter.

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Las Galletas

The quiet harbour end of Arona: what Las Galletas and Costa Del Silencio offer, from sea trips to the climate by month.

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Playa San Juan and Alcala

The quiet west-coast pair: calm water, a fishing harbour and whale-watching boats within easy reach.

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Tacoronte and El Sauzal

Tenerife's north-coast wine country: vineyards, guachinches and quiet towns between the capital and Puerto de la Cruz.

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Buenavista and Teno

The Teno massif, the Masca gorge rules, Punta de Teno and the far northwest coast of Tenerife.

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Garachico

The town the Trevejo volcano buried in 1706, now a quiet north-coast base with sea pools and lava-rock history.

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