Monday, September 08, 2008
Bed & breakfast on Tenerife
Continuing with your questions, scotrock has been wondering: is there much of a bed & breakfast industry on Tenerife? He says, "I like B&B's because someone looks after breakfast and you can meet people but, as far as I can tell, it's all apartments or hotels on Tenerife."
Yes there is, although it won't always be called B&B, but a number of the smaller rural hotels are available on a bed and breakfast basis and, by virtue of their size and locations have that homely atmosphere you seek.
Just as an example, Paulino Alonso Panero stayed at the Casa Rural Malpaís Trece in El Guincho, just outside Garachico and talks about the breakfast that awaited them (at the main house), whilst they went out for other meals.
Now, the problem is that these rural houses are dotted around the island, often marketed, along with self-catering properties, under the generic banner of "Turismo Rural" and not that many have websites or speak English.
Sadly, it would be a lifetime's work to find and collate them, so much so that even the official sites tend to be a little light on listings. In the meanwhile, try this Google search for turismo rural tenerife or these lists (provided by the Tenerife Tourism Corporation) of Rural Houses, Rural Hotels or Hostels.
If you have a question about Tenerife, don't be afraid to ask ...
Thanks Pamela,
I discovered the term "casas rurales" after I posted my request though the ones I looked at were still self-catering. In the end, I narrowed things down to a casa rural in Las Rosas or a guest house in Santa Ursula and chose the latter for this year's trip.