Sunwing Resort Fanabe

15 readers found this review helpful

the hotel was the best i,ve stayed in apart from las vegas my wife and 2 teenage sons stayed in a room with 2 showers round bath 2 toilets 2 balconeys and the rooms were massive couldnt ask for better.as some of the other reviews u cant eat or drink there its expensive but just go outside the hotel and you can get the best of food really cheap and we never had a complaint which is rare from my family.we had a day out on the buggies we drove about 40 miles off road and on it was a great day out and different.the guide and his wife were excellent and fun its cheaper to book direct www.tenerifeoffroad.es its a whole day out for less than 50euros each.i would recommend this hotel to eveyone and we will def be going back.

17 readers found this review helpful

we as a family have stayed at the sunwing three times i would not stay any where else it is clean friendly and situated near the beach and restaraunts the colonial pub is just around the corner for home cooked english and spanish food and the bowling alley is air conditioned situated less than 100 yards from the hotelwhere you can have snacks and drinks

22 readers found this review helpful

we stayed at the sunwing appartments in may, it was fantastic the rooms were well equiped and very clean, the staff were great spoke great english, i would recommend sunwing to anybody it was a perfect holiday thanks to sunwing (thumbs up )

17 readers found this review helpful

We stay at this hotel at the end of June this year and It was absolutely perfect, my partner and I are both 26 years old and we had a wonderful time here,
The reception staff were very very polite and spoke great english(they were swedish like everyone who works there)and were a pleasure to talk to , check in took 5-10 mins and we were in our room within 15 mins from off the bus.
When we got to the room, we had requested a sea view and we were told they only had 3 sea view rooms and we had 1 of them so all good there, room was very clean and smelt nice, it was on the road but with door open or shut it was not noisy and we were only 1 floor up.
Poolside was also very good, clean, not noisy, and well maintained, including by a lifeguard who was on duty all the time, also round the poolside was a very attractive swedish girl doing aerobics for all the kids and ladies wanting exercise, I got a few slap's round the ear for looking at her, Think I will take sunglasses next year,
Location was excellent beach 5 mins walk and loadsa shops all around it as well as one right below our room so we were well stocked and for nice cheap price.
Only gripe I have was at the price of food and drinks in the hotel bar, which was expensive but the food looked amazing and the cocktails were so strong we were literally legless after 2 or 3.
We went with the intention of partying and relaxing and got a fair share of both here,
As i say I would recommend hotel to any one of any age, especially just before peak times

7 readers found this review helpful

we stayed at the Sunwing after picking it out of the Airtours brochure. take no notice of the brochure!! the hotel was clean, couldn't fault them there but that was it.
NOT FOR BRITISH
most of the hotel is full of swedes and they are so rude, pushing past on the stairs etc..
the "daytime entertainment" for my 10 year old consisted of one game of water polo each day at 3.30pm. the only other thing for his age was a youth room with a dvd player, pool table (seen better days) and a dart board.
for the adults there was one game of volleyball each day at 4.30pm that's it.
evening entertainment don't even bother with. for the kids were four people dressed in the worst costumes you have seen a bear,racoon and others, they spoke mostly in swedish.
hotel singers are rubbish we suffered through an abba evening which was terrible. i never knew bjorn was 15 stone!!
the hotel showbar is a NO NO. watered down wee was what we got at 5.70 a cocktail!! never went back. everything is shut by 11pm too. tuesday and fridays entertainment is from 8pm till 9pm then shut!!!
hotel restaurant didn't even try because of the prices.
welcome barbeque was 20euros each so we didn't go to that either.
poolside bar and snacks- slush puppie 3 euros, chips 3 euros and weren't cooked properly.

6 readers found this review helpful

The resort of tenerife is full of pitfalls and rip offs...i was luck enough to avoid them thanks to location i choose..the netto is to be avoid at all cost bread is 3.10 euro that is twice what you pay in supermercado 10min walk from sunwing..the first nite we arrived we shopped at netto spent 50 euro on 2 bags of shopping..went to offshore cafe to the rear of sunwing(which is run by ed and nat)and she directed us to the supermercado were the next shopping trip we got 8 bags of shopping for 44.78euros..the bar at sunwing is to be avoid watered down beer and spirits and the service is rubbish unless your from iceland denmark norway sweden..shop around for excursion prices as there is some rip off price around..siam park is great but take sunscreen me and my 7 year old son got mega blisters from lack of shade..loro parque is a waste ov a day..the sunwing room and maid service is second to none very very clean and helpful pool is a bit small but warm..wifi is available in reception area and internet..4euros an hour be away of terms with purchase as you have to use by set date..free wifi in cafe next to wigan pier at top of hill..spent 100 euros a day and that going steady

13 readers found this review helpful

We have just returned home from our first two weeks in tenerife, me (19) and my dad (50s. First thing I want to say is that Thomas Cook were brilliant, they were great at helping us choose the holiday destination and the hotel and once we were there, our Thomas Cook rep was brilliant. She was caring, understanding, helpful and great to chat to, we even left her a bottle of champagne at the end!
The hotel in itself was pretty nice. The room - which was able to sleep 3 adults (or 2 adults, 2 children) was really clean, fairly spacious and had everything you needed, for the woman there was a huge double wardrobe with mirrored fronts! the beds were comfy, and the kitchen had everything in apart from a toaster - but the microwave was good, the coffee-maker great and all the utensils you can think of - apart from scissors! we loved our room, and the bathroom was even better - spotlessly clean, huge mirrors, his n hers sinks, shaving mirror - which is brilliant when doing your make-up, hair dryer (not the best in the world but useful all the same), decent bath with over shower and plenty of towels.
The balacony looked out over the pool, which was really nice - but we did ask for one - so if you want one, ask for one when you book! you can get street views - but no sea views! Our room (208) was on the same level as reception and placed on the buisiest corridor - so at night we often hear families (not teenagers) coming home, and children running along the corridor - not the best!
Reception staff are brilliant, give good advice, helpful and friendly! Anything you need they will do and if there are problems in the room, someone comes to sort it out almost immediately, and they follow this up with a courtesy phone call! bless! The maid service is good, they cleanr the room every day aprat from wed/sun - and they leave you a note to remind you the day before, they also provide a washing basket in the room, so you place dirty towels and sheets in this when you want them changing - which we thought was a pretty good idea.
The on-site factilities - are good, the gym is decent and the shop (expensive but useful). There is a netto (which is the main supermarket out there) just 2 min up the road which is cheeper, and we used more than the on-site shop. The resturant is the major down-side of the hotel - we disliked it alot! Firstly it is expensive (8 euros for a sandwich) and this is the only sadnwhich they do! drinks are also expensive and there is little choice of food - it was rubbish - so we had to eat out and buy in and cook, every day! there is also no on-site bar - well there is one show bar in the room were the shows are but there is not one were you can sit and drink in and talk to other people, which again lets the hotel down. The nightime entertainment is cheeesy but funny, especially if you have young kids.
all in all the hotel is good, it good do with some alterations to the restuarant but the cleansliness and friendlieness was brilliant!!!
Now to the area, Fanabe is hilly! we got told it was flat and while the prom is fairly flat (this is where some shops n resturants are) to walk to it is hilly, alot of the shops are up hills going away from the prom, and there are lots of steps!!! there are some ramps - but you have to go down steps to get the the beach! - my dad has walking difficulties and this caused some problems for him, so be aware of this fact!
The beach is ok, grainy hot sand, good amount of sunbeds - which are 9 euros for 2 for a day. The sea is not calm, big waves, very salty but fun to be in - jumping over waves etc. There were infaltable assult course things in the sea, with life-guard present and life-jackets available.
There are lots of shops, lots of choice. Resturants are good, priced ok, much chice but some along the front have closed, we mainy went to restuarants off the from, a little more expensive but better quality. Bars - well not many, mainly on front but not much choice. One pub, which is just around the corner from sunwing, english couple run it - small but nice.
We want to Playa de las Americas for a day - more shops, bars, resturants, places to go and see. we walked back to Fanabe - it took about an hour - with a break to eat, was a lovely walk and even with dad's walking difficulties he managed (with plenty of sit downs). We also went to Los Christianos - not much to see really, came back after and hour n half.
Overall our holiday was great, we had a nice time, ate lots, drank lots and chilled out.
What made out holiday were our trips (booked through the rep and very expensive - but there are excursion shops near the front - with good reputations)
Loro parque (animal park) - the shows here are brilliant!! we loved them and there is a penguin planeterium - fantastic! but the rest of the park in like any other zoo anywhere. It was expensive, it was also 1.5 hours to get there and was all in all a 12 hour day - exhausting. but the whale show made it all worth it, and the dolphin and sea lion shows too!!!
Free-bird VIP - again expensive, food and drink free (food rubbish - drinks ok), saw pilot whales up close to the boat, and dolphins, swan in the sea, got a nice tan, lasted 4 hours. decent trip.
Mount Teide - expensive but a must!!!! on a coach travel above the clouds (literally) and see the sites of tenerife, go on the cable car up the volcano. It is really interesting, and nice day out to see the views!!! about a 7/8 hour day! but brilliant.
Show time - The sound of musicals! - nice night out. 5 min journey to theatre (which is small but nice) have a full roast dinner - which was actually ok, free drinks all night, pudding, and watch the show, funny and entertaining, bit cheesy and done by only 5 people, but a good night out. Really enjoyed it, lots of old and young there, and no matter where you sit u can see.
The main downer to our holiday was that we were both ill - i had a bad stomach for 9 days - the pharmicies are helpful and give medicines over the counter. Dad had a stomach bug that was going around.
Overall it was a good time - if we went back we may go to las americas instead, but the hotel is nice, the area is ok, the peoples are great.
Recommended:
La Brassier
First and Last (bar) - cheesy entertainment - but liveliest place about
Gran Reserva (on the front - not by the hotel - they are moody in there)
One on the way to the front, down a hill opposite the arcades! lovely - we went there about 7 times!! brilliant food, staff great and only small!!!
moonlight (bar)
Have fun!!!

7 readers found this review helpful

i booked this holiday through thomas cook and it was fantastic...
the hotel is extremely clean, the maids come around every day except sunday and wednesday. i had a lovely one bed apartment looking onto the mountains with a round tub off the main bedroom, and it was massive. my little 3 year old wanted a bath every night in it, and it look about 30 mins to fill it. there is onsite restaurants which were fine but to be honest going out is far better, only being there the fist week in june there wasnt really any atmosphere in them. the pool area was clean, no glass allowed. there is a life guard on duty(which most of the time i think he was havinbg a wee doze)lol. the reception staff can speak english and are very helpfull. you can hire an iron and board for 3 euros per day but the board stands on 3 legs haha seriously!!!!
there is kids activities on all the time with a bear and giraffe strolling around in the afternoons allowing you to take pictures, tresure hunts, face painting and other fun things. Ben spent most of the time in the pool so we didnt have that much to do in the kids zone, for the older childre there is a room in reception with computer consoles etc.
the area itself was fantastic, we ate in the lttle italy restaurant, if you love this food, this place was brill....a bit pricier than others, but it pays off. we went to the first and last(come out of the hotel, down to the beach turn left down the stairs and turn right) brilliant craic, some good acts too. this place should not be missed.... the people are brilliant and they never let you sit with an empty glass!!
you must try the loro parque.. its quite a long time to get to but worth it, they have a dolphin show and a whale show. there is a ice berg in the place... its amazing. also try the siam park, oh my god this water park is brilliant craic. big water slides a kiddies zone with water guns and a fake beach with 6ft waves. it is 28 euros to get in but you spend all day there with a free bus to and from the place
on the beach there is a lot of watersports and its very clean... i could go on woth the praises but this place was brilliant and i will defo be going back the same time next year. plus you meet some great folk!!!
Tanya Franklin

2 readers found this review helpful

This is a lovely hotel to stay in if you like relaxing holidays then this is the hotel for you. This hotel has got a lovely atmosphere to it and its staff are very friendly and the hotel and rooms are very clean. We stayed in a large family room this was very spacious hotel room and was very open plan and clean and we have booked to stay in this hotel again this year. The hotel is in an ideal location right next to the shops and restauraunts i would recommend for entertaiment to go in the wigan pier just round the corner from the hotel becuase you will have an fantastic night.But aswell the hotel has lots of entertainment for the kids which they will love and they have lot's of kareoke nights too. I would definatltley recommend this hotel and its the best hotel we have ever stayed in thats why we keep going back every year.

3 readers found this review helpful

We stayed here in August 07. We booked a large family room as we were a party of four - me and my husband and two teenage chidren, 17 and 18. This was allowed by the hotel and we were assured we did not need two rooms, as the size of the room was more than adequate.
The foyer looked like the brochure like IKEA, spacious and modern, but the accommodation was the opposite. The one bedroom appartment was no more than a small studio. The kids had to sleep in the small kitchenette. One on the couch and one on a matress on the floor.
This was totally unnacceptable for two weeks. The hotel staff could do nothing about it as the hotel was full. We paid a suppliment aswell because one of the kids was uner 18!
The hotel was clean, but bed linen and towels were only changed if you stripped your beds and placed laundry in a linen basket "to save the environment", and even then sometimes they were left and you had to remake your bed at the end of the day with linen that had been in a linen basket all day.
Sunbeds and umberellas were scarce, and unless you were up at the crack of dawn each day you couldn,t get one.
It was not value for money at all, in fact it was expensive to stay in such cramped conditions - there was only one three seater couch in the appartment (my daughters bed), so to escape the miday sun in the appartment or to have some lunch was not pleasurable, just cramped and uncomfortable. Sitting in reception - if you could get a seat was the better option. Agreed you dont go to Teneriffe in August to sit inside all day, but sometimes it was a necessity.
This accommodation does not cater for a grown up family like ours, yet it will happily take bookings from them. I would not reccommed this hotel to a friend.