Guanabara Park Apartments

I visited these apartments with a couple of mates a wee girlie winter warmer in Jan! Perfect time to go away to catch some sun!
They were clean, lovely view, snack bar, Restaurant, entertainment at night & pool was massive! Quite far up the hotel so u end up staying in the hotel during the day.
There isn’t much around the hotel so you would need to go into the centre which is fine.
I really thought they were lovely apartments & would go back.

This is our second visit at Guanabara Park, we had great time!
Lovely clean apartment’s, maids came every other day.
Paul was great he did brilliant shows at night! Also a great laugh.
Puerto Rico is lovely place, with excellent views and if you love steak try their big t" bone in the Steak House on the way down to the centre.

We weren’t expecting much from Guanabara Park as we had booked it as a last minute cheap deal however, I was pleasantly surprised!
On arrival at 2am we were welcomed with a free bottle of wine, sweets & fresh flowers in our room...we slept until the sun woke us the next day.
When we pulled back the curtains the view was breathtaking! Absolutely out of this world!
The apartments were clean & kept clean with a daily maid service throughout our stay. We didn’t see any insects in our apartment either which I think is always a huge plus in the Canaries.
The pool area was always kept clean, the only fault being the freezing cold pool, but then you shouldn’t expect a warm one that time of year I suppose!
The staff were helpful & entertainment if you did choose to stay in the complex of an evening was simple but fun for all the family.
Overall I had a wicked holiday - the weather was hot, the apartments were clean - I can’t believe what a bargain we got! I would definitely visit again!

Not long returned from Guanabara Park, found it to be very nice, rooms very basic but that shows in the price. Pool area nice and the entertainment was good if you are prepared to join in. The staff were all very nice and friendly.
We usually hire a car but found no need to as we walked down every morning and got a cab back, as it is at the top of the hill the views were lovely we went on a ferry every day almost to different parts of the island which we loved.
We will definitely be going back.

We visited the place for 2 weeks at the beginning of December.
It was OK. Considering how cheap it was for 2 weeks, it could have been a lot worse.
I would not go back as it wasn't really my thing, but if you don't mind big attention seeking families and cockroaches running at your bed in the middle of the night, then definitely go.
Thought the pool was nice and the views were lovely. Our rep was brilliant but we didn't really join in the quiz night etc. Preferred to go out of a night. Didn't mind walking up the hill as kept off the pounds although, it was quite a challenge.
Beware of timeshare sellers, and holiday members club sellers. They really hassle you as you walk past. We found best thing was to pretend they weren't there. Don't be fooled by them.
Out of all the places I've visited in the Canaries this was probably the most tacky resort and pretty chaved up but we did manage to find some nicer spots to go of a day.
You must do the Jeep safari. It's excellent.

Hotel could do with a spruce up - staff could do with a smile and a bit of training.
Had to wait half an hour or more to get travellers cheques changed. At ten nobody in reception. Generally the local people in the resort were not the friendliest - actually quite surly.
Found the odd restaurant that we liked and stuck to it. Wouldn't go back.

I and my family have just returned from these apartments. We had an absolute fabulous time. The apartments are very clean and the staff made us feel very welcome.
On arrival we were told where are rooms were and received a bottle of red and white wine as well as water. On the first evening we decided to have a drink up in the pool bar as we had been travelling all day and didn’t want to venture out to far as we had a child with us. The night was superb there was a great crowd joining in quizzes and a game 'drink or nominate' which was organised by Russ, he was a great laugh!!
A couple of nights of our holiday we went to an Irish bar call shamrocks in the centre (but be warned don’t go if you get easily embarrassed and don’t like swearing)
As our apts were at the top of the hill we used to walk down to centre and then get a taxi back up this wasn’t a problem as the taxis are very cheap and there are taxi ranks everywhere!
If I had to recommend one restaurant I’d have to say san Miguel’s in the centre its very cheap the food was the best I tasted all holiday and the waiters are very welcoming and you even get a shot on the way out.
Overall I would highly recommend Puerto Rico to anyone even though it is very hilly the taxis are that cheap anyone could enjoy this great place!

My daughter (aged 10) and I had a great holiday in May 2006. On arrival, at 11pm I was a bit worried by the unhelpfulness of the check in chappy. Was left wandering the street with our cases looking for our room.
Rooms are basic, but very clean. Water and wine greeted us which was very nice!
As a single parent holiday I was dubious regarding safety but this wasn't an issue. We felt safe and secure and well looked after by the staff.
Russ, (the entertainer) was particularly impressive and made the holiday a success for my daughter and I. We had a 12 night stay and had a great time. I would go back again, as would my daughter.

I can highly recommend the Guanabara Park apartments,
my wife & i were delighted by the complimentary wine & water (but no fishes!!) that were provided. If you know Puerto Rico you know it's going to be hilly, so be prepared for a lot of steps.
On the plus side, the apartments are clean, well-maintained & quiet. The only down side is the location, up & the top of the hill, but hey, why not hire a car, or use a taxi!. But I wouldn’t recommend to people with very young children due to location.

Visited gaunabara Park for 2 weeks with my boyfriend 28 and myself 20. Arrived at 5 in the morning, security guard checked us in he was very miserable didn’t show us the way to are room, no help with carrying the suitcases as we had to go down a lot of stairs.
Arrived in are room and we were very surprised with having a free bottle of water waiting for us. View absolutely lovely, hotel room kept very clean by the cleaners, clean towels every other day room cleaned every day, even done are dishes. Swimming pool area lovely also kept very clean. We didn’t use the on site supermarket as there was a netto just at the bottom of the hill, very cheap. Also you if you need a taxi just ask reception to order you one, costs about 2-3euros to the commercial centre, but make sure you check your change as the taxi drivers like to take there own tips. In reception you can get a card for The World Famous Linerkers Bar and if you show the taxi driver this card he will give you a receipt and you just hand it into the Linerkers Bar and they will deduct the price you paid for your taxi of your first order of drinks, worth doing! Watch out for the gang of men who are playing a game with 3 half potatoes and a pea, what they do is work together and you’ve got to guess what pea the potatoes is under, when you don’t bet money on it you win, but then there telling you to put 50euros its a big con, don’t fall for it, we ended up loosing 100euros which is £69, weren’t impressed. We also met people and the same thing happened to them.
Puerto Rico is Lovely place to stay. Beach beautiful, have to pay for beds, which cost E2.50. Commercial Centre very good, food lovely. Watch out for the lucky lucky men, try to get you to buy their jewellery, you can have a laugh with them.
We visited Mogan Market, weren’t impressed with what they sold most of it was the same on every store, that was a boat ride 9euros return which wasn’t to bad, we were glad we went because we got to see the dolphins on are way home they were beautiful. I don’t think I could fault Guanabara Park or Puerto Rico as we had an excellent holiday and would go back to the same apartment in a view years time after trying some were else. hope you enjoy your stay at guanabara and hope this report has been useful to you!