Playa de las Américas — Attraction in Arona

Playa de las Américas is 100% a tourist town. There are not really any "local" restaurants or sense of an authentic Spanish island here. It is good though if you want a British getaway as all staff speak good English if not being English. Beer is generally a pint of larger for €1-1.50 and food is quite reasonable, we ate most nights family of 4 (2 & 5 yrs) for less than €50. The centre of Las americas is now much more urban with plenty of shopping centres, children's play areas and restaurants. Heading towards Los Christianos it becomes more authentic and has larger pedestrianised areas. Heading towards Adje there are several beach coves for swimming with life guards, this is also where the clubs are.

The weather on this side of the island is generally better than the North. Most cloudy mornings clear by the afternoon. We have visited in February and cannot find better winter sun for such a short flight and price.

A majority of the restaurants sell the same menu, being so competitive they don't want to miss anything so offer everything! You will get people trying to tempt you in but everyone is very well manaered so it's easy to decline.

The beach under this Google location is very dusty and hard ground. Sunbeds go for €9 if you head towards Adje the beds are cheaper and beaches nicer. Warning to take footwear as the dark sand gets...

A brilliant location for anyone looking to have any sort of holiday. From budget to luxury, self catering to all inclusive, or even just a visit to the hundreds of bars, shops or late night clubs there is something for everyone in Playa De Las America's vibrant corner of Tenerife.

Having attended Las Americas myself for all sort of holidays from a party holiday spending all night at the Veronica's Strip and relaxing in the sun. To having a quiet, and connected holiday with my other half everything we needed was within walking distance. And if we fancied a change connections to local areas are walking distance or were able to get a very cheap taxi from one of many taxi ranks dotted around.

Shopping is another great reason to attend. With some great Jewellery and Watch boutiques you can find some bargains around every corner. From souvenirs to glamour the shops have what you need.

With local connections to close by ammenties. Minutes away from a great water park. Buses and taxis are available to take you to Katamaran cruises all the way round the island. Or even a trip to the top of the volcano (pack a coat).

Overall 5 stars. Have been many many times on the last ten years and have never been...

You'll have a fun time but be wary.

The area is nice enough, typical tourist spot for British and Irish. Affordable restaurants and crappy shops. It was 30° in November which is amazing.

Don't expect there to be a lot to do in this area. There's a "beach" but it's made out of dirt, not sand. There's also a massive stone wall barrier that blocks you from entering the sea. Walk further down the coast and you'll still barely be able to get in with the amount of large rocks on the surface.

Me and my brother, two large grown men, didn't even feel comfortable going for a walk at night because we had luckie luckie men trying to get us to buy drugs and ladies of the night trying to solicit us every two seconds. Pretty sketchy at night and that's not even touching on the Veronica's strip, which you should avoid at all costs. So not much to do in general and at night you'll want to get dinner and then stay in your accommodation, which isn't great.

However, there's fun things to do in Tenerife in general. There's a buggie driving trip where you go up to a volcano, and a great water park 10 minutes away, as well as go karting.

It's more family friendly and chill in the Winter but I'd say it's crazy...