Hotels

Independent and easy
Hotel Taburiente
24a calle Dr José Naveiras
+ 34 922 276 000
hoteltaburiente.com

Small and unique
Hotel San Roque
32 calle Esteban de Ponte, Garachico (outside Santa Cruz)
+ 34 922 133 435
hotelsanroque.com

Premium
Sheraton
Mencey Hotel
38 calle Dr José Naveiras
+ 34 922 609 900
iberostar.com


Dining

Fast breakfast
Café Numancia
Corner of calle de Numancia and Avenida Venticinco de Julio

Leisurely breakfast
Sheraton
Mencey terrace
38 calle Dr José Naveiras
+ 34 922 609 900

Lunch with friends
Bar Atlántico
Marina 1
Plaza de la Candelaria

Picnic spot
Playa de las Teresitas
Head north out of Santa Cruz for 5km on the TF-11 highway

Drinks and an open-air movie
Parque Cultural Viera y Clavijo
Avenida de las Asuncionistas
sctfe.es

Sunset cocktail
Real Club Náutico de Tenerife
Avenida Francisco
La Roche
+ 34 922 273 700
rcnt.es

Unusual dinner for two
Parador de Cañadas del Teide
This retro hotel in La Orotava, Parador de Cañadas is the only place to stay in the barren nature reserve on the
Teide volcano
+ 34 922 386 415

Dinner with friends
La Bodeguita Canaria
18 calle Imeldo Serís
+ 34 922 293 216

Big dinner with friends
Cofradía de Pescadores
Playa las Teresitas, San Andres
+ 34 922 549 436

Late bite
Da Canio III
76 calle San Martín
+ 34 922 248 131

Drink after dinner
Bulan
35 calle Antonio Dominguez Alfonso
+ 34 922 274 116
bulantenerife.com

Late drinks
Jam
5 avenida Constitución
+ 34 638 791 169

On the tiles
Calle de la Noria
The heart of carnival every February. All the bars and clubs along this stretch are open late.


Reading

Newsstand
Quiosco Rambla
Rambla General Franco, close to the Mencey Hotel

Basics
Acuña Gonzalez pharmacy
15 calle de Robayna
+ 34 922 273 590


Shopping

Something you can’t get anywhere else
Statuettes and iconography
Corner of calle Valentín Sanz and calle del Mirlo

Lost luggage - where to buy shirts, socks and underwear
El Corte Inglés
7 avenida Tres de Mayo
+ 34 922 849 400
elcorteingles.es

Something for the kids
Ice cream from La Flor de Alicante
29 calle La Rosa
+ 34 922 283 461

Place to buy picnic items
Horno de Pan
Corner of calle Méndez Nuñez and calle de San Antonio

Something for yourself
You could always buy a sky-blue property in Las Mimosas.
From €50,000

Two hour tour

01 Járdin Botánico
2 calle Retama
Puerto de la Cruz
+ 34 922 383 572
02 TEA (Tenerife Espacio de las Artes) designed by Herzog & de Meuron
10 avenida de San Sebastián
teatenerife.com


Limousine/car

Niza Cars
Central Sur Playa de las Americas
+ 34 922 792 925
nizacars.com


Transport

Private yacht hire
Aventura Yachts
aventura.nl

Bus
TITSA ‘guaguas’ pass
Covers the entire island for as little as €12.
The buses are clean, comfortable and punctual.

Fitness
Good gym
Body Factory
Fragata Danmark,
2 Edificio los Corales
+ 34 922 233 093
bodyfactory.es

Good running route
Take Rambla General Franco and head for the port.

Alternative diversion
Pico del Teide
Cycling up the winding roads to the volcano is a popular Canarian pastime. But beware, the strong winds can make it hard work so only attempt it if you are comfortable on a bike and in reasonable shape.