Paloma Beach Apartments

I booked Paloma Beach Apartments for a winter break having stayed there before and had a good time but this time,from the very first day,I was unable to sleep from the volume of the T.V.set next door until close to 1.A.M. every night.On the fourth night,unable to sleep because of their T.V.set at 12.45 A.M.I went to their apartment,rang the bell several times and the door was eventually answered by an elderly,hearing aid wearing,pot-bellied Englishman and when I told him that I could not sleep because of the volume of his T.V. set he said it was "Not very loud" another male in the apartment shouted out that I should "F-of".
Several more complaints were made about the volume and hour this T.V.set was on till and although it was turned of at 12.15 A.M.ish,they then stayed up till 1.A.M.and later holding Very Loud conversations,every word of which could be heard through the flimsy breeze block walls that these apartments are built with so I slept on the living room sofa of my apartment as the only way of getting any sleep much before 1.A.M.EVERY NIGHT.Following a review I posted about my stay here,John from the management company accused me of "Trying to ruin his business" and said I "Was a fool" and that I "Was aggressive" when I spoke to the owner of the apartment next to mine about being unable to sleep at almost 1.A.M. because of the noise from his apartment he also said the man owns the apartment and comes here for the winter every year,oh,same time I was here with him next door to me and that he had never been complained about in 25 years which is totally irrelevant,I HAVE SLEPT ON A SOFA EVERY NIGHT FOR FIVE WEEKS BECAUSE IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO SLEEP IN MY APARTMENT BEDROOM TILL THEY GO TO BED AT 1.A.M.OR LATER.The final word from him to John was that he was not noisy and should he "Carry on as normal! to which John replied "Yes" and they have,every night and every night I have slept on the sofa.
This area of Los Christianos has become very run-down with graffiti scrawled everywhere,an apartment block a few yards down the road is in a very bad condition with netting up to catch bits that fall of it lots of shops trying to sell you low-quality fake camcorders,cameras and cigarettes,lots of camper vans parked a few yards away,feral cats everywhere and lots of dog muck.I stayed in and still am in apartment T1-160 but I would not come to this apartment or Paloma Beach Apartments ever again,not even if they paid me.My stay this time thanks to the occupants of the apartment next to me has been a nightmare,never,ever again.My advice is,go anywhere but do not come here,I never will again.Sean.

The Paloma beach apartments offer good value for money.They are well equipped with the exception of a washing machine although there is a laundret on site.The self-catering apartments are close to all the ameanities and there are two supermarkets very close by as well as bars,restaraunts,chemist etc.The harbour and beach are just a few minutes walk away.There is also a bar on the complex that provides meals plus a swiming pool and sun beds and sun shades are available at a small cost,cheaper than on the beach.Towels and sheets are provided and changed weekly.The T.V.has six or seven English language stations but I very seldom watched T.V apart from the news.There are two internet computers but they are expensive at one euro for ten minutes.I have already booked an apartment for next January at Paloma Beach Apartments.

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We had 2 apartments, very basic and tired, need updating
6/8 cockroaches in one each morning, 2/3 in the other. Lizard living behind picture on wall.sunbeds worn & very stained, could not use.
had to pay for pool sunbeds each day, had to pay for fans in apartments.
Patio doors did not slide properly in one, shutters broken very bleached, neede a coat of ronseal.
Too far from resort centre & beach but near the Sunday Market
Not very good, would not go back.

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I have found it very interesting reading the other comments as different people see things in a completely different way.
We have just returned from a week in Paloma Beach apartments and had a great time. The apartments appear to be clean and in good order and our towels were changed during the time we were there. The two bed apartment we had was very roomy and comfortable and the following are my only complaints.
1. One of the bedrooms had no window or outside ventilation not even a ceiling fan. Now it wasn't too hot at night in February so we were OK but I don't think I would like to stay in that room at a very hot time of year. You would suffocate. I'm not bothered about not having a window BUT I do think a ceiling fan would be necessary at certain times of the year.
2. As eating out is so incredibly cheap we didn't do any cooking on this trip at all but if we had wanted to there were some items missing from the kitchen area, e.g. we only had two knives between four of us!
3. We were situated directly adjacent to the bar which wasn't very private but I have to be honest and say that there was no noise or inconvenience from the bar at all except for people smoking and the smoke drifting onto our patio if we were sitting outside. Perhaps it was a particularly quiet time of the year but no one sat outside the bar at night (as it was a little chilly) and usually they were closed by about 10pm.
I found Paloma Beach apartments well situated within easy walking distance of the restaurants, the town and the bus station and would recommend the complex to anyone wanting a good value holiday.

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Stayed here for the past 3 years and cannot fault the apartments.
Apartments are clean and individually decorated as they are privately owned. Kitchen supplied with toaster, kettle, microwave, iron with ironing board (ladies) and many utensils not found in other self catering places.
Rooms have cd/radio and satellite TV with BBC1, BBC2, ITV, Channel 4, Sky Sports1 (gentlemen) and other channels. Towels changed midway through 1 week stay, bedding changed weekly. Laundry service, money exchange, and bar on site.
Located at the end of Los Cristianos and very peaceful. 10 minute walk along promenade to sandy beach and town centre. Supermarket 100 yards form apartment with Iceland’s across the road. You are responsible for taking rubbish down to bins located at front of complex, this is not a problem, take some bin liners (better than carrier bags).
It pays to book a penthouse apartment, a bit more expensive but worth it, as they get the sun all day and have sun loungers. Pool side loungers cost 2 Euros each, cheaper than the 6 Euros each charged on the beaches.
Management at apartments will arrange airport transfers at time of booking if you ask them, I paid £28 return for a private minibus transfer, and it even arrived early for the return trip.
Booking information can be found on apartments own website.

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Been going to Paloma Beach for past 10 years and never been disappointed. Ideal location in Los Cristianos opposite Arona Gran Hotel.
Most of the apartments are privately owned so you can rent direct from owner or Paloma Beach Enterprises (its cheaper to rent direct from owner). Quiet beach across the road and local supermarket Mas a Menos is 2 mins walk away, where prices are very competitive.
Every Sunday there is a local market close by, but beware of pick pockets and also this is when the Timeshare Touts arrive.
You must dine in 'Rumours' which is a restaurant at the front of Paloma Beach, the food is home cooked and there is a wide variety, they also serve 'Real Chips' and 'Real Mash' also pay a visit to the 'Big Ben Pub' which is run by a lovely Spanish lady by the name of Rosa, prices are very cheap. People return year after year, what better recommendation.

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Have been going to Tenerife for many years. This is the second time staying in Los Cristianos the first quite a few years ago. I have to say I thought it was a shame how shabby it has become particulally on the front, you will notice it on the walk back from the centre to the complex. The comments about dog fouling are very true also, it is disgusting.
Still some good restaurants in the centre serving steak and seafood. (la fortuna)
Now to the apartment!
Well I have to say if you like to go back to the apartment early some nights and just sit and read or play cards on the balcony etc Dont go to Paloma Beach! We like to have fun with the rest on holiday but some days especially if you have been on a trip all day, its nice to relax and maybe have a meal at your apartment.
Dont stay in any of the apartments above the reception as these are near to the Pool bar which for some bizzare reason is allowed to have loud music playing until midnight even worse you have to listern to people who think they can sing doing Kareoke. Also because the complex is similar to a horseshoe shape the sound travels very easily and although we were three floors up you could hear people having a conversation down at the pool as if they were next door to you. (not much fun after midnight) There are signs everywhere on each floor asking for you to be silent, yet they allow this racket from the pool bar until midnight!
The apartment was very clean upon arrival.
Would I go to Tenerife again? Yes - have been going for 20 years anyway
Would I stay in Los Cristianos again? probably not
Would I stay at Paloma Beach again? NO
I would have liked to stay for longer than a week but not at this complex.

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The apartment itself was excellent and well set out and filled with everything you could need for a self catering holiday. We booked through owners direct and the owners Aileen and Tom were incredibly helpful
Fully fitted kitchen, washing facilities and TV, video and DVD as well as books are all supplied and all cleaning products. There is also a very good supermarket with a bakery for fresh bread very close by which is ideal.
We were there in a very warm period and although there was no air con the apartments were very comfortable within.
The pool is of a good size and was very clean whilst we were there, there were any amount of sunbeds for hire at 2 euros a day, there is also a pool side bar which is handy and has internet access in it.
There is a row of British style pubs and restaurants very close by and are well used by the residents of the apartments.
The down side is the fact that it is like living in Little Britain with so many Chavy stereotypes it's not really funny. We spent very little time in the local bars because of this as we didn't feel it was very family friendly.
We also had a sunbed stolen poolside which we had taken from the apartments and obviously had to replace, having left it out unattended for 30 mins it went. Good old English abroad, you cant beat it!!
I would suggest going farther than the local fayre for food, we found some very nice restaurants like the Rosies Cantina Mexican Restaurant in the Oasis del Sur area and a Tapas Bar by the bus station, both within walking distance.
We also had recommended and went to an Italian in Las Americas, 4 Euros by taxi, called Bianco's which was great value for such a nice restaurant.
All in all we had a very relaxing holiday, exactly what we were looking for and found it beneficial looking up places to visit and eat on the internet, rather than just going to the nearest establishments.

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First day - Holiday started great, good clean accomodation, staff friendly and very helpful, quiet-ish location, easy access to the beach and all amenities.
Pool lovely and bar and entertainment great and open till about 11.30pm.
Second day - Pool closed until further notice due to cleaning - can use pool at hotel opposite - but absolutely filthy and broken glass everywhere (have 2 young children so would rather not!!)
Day 3 - Expecting maids to come and change beds or at least bring clean towels - never came for the whole fortnight!
Day 4 - Bar and entertainment closed until further notice
Day 8 - Bathroom cabinet fell off the wall straight onto my 3yr old son, informed reception; the nice and friendly staff were no longer nice and friendly!! - didn’t fix it or even say sorry!! - crap considering we had upgraded apartments to the penthouse suite!

Final day - Had to be out of the room by 10am but didn’t fly back to Manchester till 7pm so asked to keep the room for a few more hours.
Staff agreed but wanted an extra £100 - reluctantly paid only to find whilst we were at reception sorting this out, the staff came into our apartment and removed the kids cots so they couldn’t sleep!
Never again!
Some advice for anyone visiting Paloma Beach Apartments - don’t bother!