Gara Hotel

This hotel has a huge place in my heart. It’s a simple but beautiful Canarian building, with lovely wooden features and beautiful tiled floors. It’s very simple - we stayed in room 10 with a sea view. Very basic but extremely clean and tidy. The best thing was the shared terrace overlooking the lagoons and the sea. I don’t remember staying anywhere better for watching the ocean. Miguel and his team were very kind. Not luxury but simple beauty. Thank you. With luck on my health we may be back.

We had a lovely stay. Perfectly situated for sea views and short walks into the town centre. The staff were great and Sula was particularly helpful. We will very happily stay here again in the future. We leave tomorrow with very happy memories.

Boutique hotel. Lovely rooms. Daily cleaning and towel changes. It has a super roof terrace overlooking the sea. The owner and staff were very helpful. Stayed here for 6 nights. It's a small hotel. I think 14 rooms but owner managed. Breakfast more than adequate.

The hotel was charming and comfortable, however, there were queues for breakfast as the number of tables available does not match the number of rooms. Kettle provided with cups etc but when we asked for tea & coffee we were told to buy our own at the supermarket. Why provide the means to make hot drinks but not the ingredients ? The daily bedside chocolate treat somehow was poor compensation. Otherwise an enjoyable stay.

A warm and welcoming reception from the gentleman on arrival who gave us all the information we needed about the charming yet typically small Spanish hotel which really was full of charm. On the ground floor through the doors was the courtyard where Continental breakfast was served each morning and where you could order Tapas and drinks from 11am until 10pm, very nice and helpful lady. On the first floor you can sit outside and leisurely watch the natural pools directly in front of the hotel, a great location if you are planning to go and enjoy the pools as they have a door that exits across from them. Our room was perfect, light and bright and we had no issues, we thoroughly enjoyed our stay and plan to go back again early in the new year.

We stayed for a week in January. This is a lovely boutique hotel in a great location right by the sea facing the rocks and swimming pools. The rooms are set around an internal courtyard on 2 levels. The rooms on the ground floor do not have a window to the outside only to the courtyard and those nearer to the cafeteria are a bit dark I think. Room 4 is right by the breakfast area. This may be reflected in the price I don't know. Upstairs the toom are other along the street side of the hotel and have windows facing there. Others are on the gallery facing the courtyard and are light and airy. Undoubtedly the best rooms are rooms 10 and 11 which also have windows facing towards the see and are a little larger. They are slightly more expensive. The rooms are traditional in style and very clean and comfortable. However there are a couple of things which could be improved. As others have said, there is tea/coffee making facilities in the rooms plus fridge, but no tea/coffee is supplied! If you don't want to buy local then bring your own! However here was a fruit basket and small bottles of champagne on arrival which was a nice touch. The other thing was. I've never stayed in a hotel where the cleaner removes all your items from where you have placed them to your satisfaction in the bathroom and puts them up on a high shelf every day. Every day we put them back and every day they were moved again!! Cleaning staff should not be moving guests personal items around. At least put them back where they were!! A few other items were moved about as well. Also the external window to the gallery was left open every day, presumable to 'air' the room. However this somewhat defeats the object of having a key!!! There is a safe in the room but still. Breakfast was perfectly acceptable with a continental choice, pastries and a small choice of cooked items, eggs etc. If you're looking for massive breakfast buffet as in multinational hotels then you'll be disappointed but I thought it was fine. There are lovely terraces where you can sit and relax whilst watching the sea or sit in the relaxing courtyard. Also a cosy residents lounge where you might need to sit as wifi connection is a bit flaky in the rooms (or it was in ours.) Sonja the host is extremely welcoming and friendly and speaks good English and also German. She is very helpful with everything and can book tours/taxis etc etc. All in all a very pleasant stay

Perfect situation by the sea with a lovely terrace to sit and watch the waves in the amazing lava pools. Close to all the amenities in the town, restaurants, several shops. Our room (11) had double aspect windows with fantastic sea views. Very comfortable, we slept well. Breakfast was good, nice coffee and very fresh bread. The cafeteria served snacks and drinks until 10, very useful. The owners are friendly and helpful. We had a lovely stay at this hotel and hope to return.

I spent 3 nights at Garahotel in the pretty town of Garachico. It’s a beautiful hotel in a well preserved historical building in the heart of the Centro Historico. I was given a nice upstairs room facing the sea, although it couldn’t really be called a sea view. It was a comfortable room, although I found the bed and the pillows too firm for my liking. Annoyingly, they provide a kettle and mug but no tea/coffee. I mentioned it to Miguel and he said I could buy coffee from them! In the bathroom, I found the shower a bit weird. It was more like a pressure washer, ie I got sprayed really hard, but never really felt wet! It seemed like the actual shower head was missing. Breakfast in the downstairs courtyard was enough without being exceptional. On my last morning I discovered that you could also order eggs, bacon etc as well as help yourself to buffet items, but when I was asked for my room number, I suspected there may be an extra charge. I wasn’t given a bill when I checked out, however but - like a number of things - this was never explained to me. There’s a bar in the breakfast area), and a terrace on the first floor (near my room, 11) which is nice for having a sunset drink. There’s also a great but small sun terrace with 2 loungers on the roof. Sonia is an excellent host, smiley and engaging. She makes the place tick. On the other hand, I have to be honest and say I found her husband Miguel a bit cold. I don’t think hospitality comes naturally to him. I felt like I was inconveniencing him when I needed to ask about something. Overall I enjoyed my stay here. It’s a lovely hotel, but a bit more communication would help.

We loved our short stay in this friendly, individual small hotel. The terrace overlooking the sea was great and the courtyard style very attractive. The room was comfortable and plenty of choice at breakfast. Hope to stay longer next time.