Apartamentos Turisticos Tarahal — Hotel in San Bartolomé de Tirajana

We had a wonderful stay at Apartamentos Tarahal. This complex is SPOTLESSLY clean, and all COVID protocols are adhered to thoroughly. The memory foam mattresses are very comfortable, as is the sofa. The TV with many German and British channels is useful when the weather is inclement (which, in Gran Canaria, is almost never!).

The apartment has everything you need for a relaxing self-catering holiday. All utensils, crockery, cutlery and washing-up liquid and new sponges are supplied, and a small but well-stocked HiperDino supermarket is behind the nearby Clinica Roca bus stop, from where bus 66 will get you to the airport in about twenty minutes (a bit longer from the airport). On that point, whilst the buses are new and technically you can pay by contactless, we found that the readers were not always working so keep change on you. Regular buses take you to all points of intetest on the island, but taxis are also very cheap unless you are going to the airport or Las Palmas.

It is only a two-minute walk to the beach, and we appreciated the quiet and non-touristy location. The sheltered balcony with a table and drying rack is well-sized, and we had a side sea view - it's a wonderful place to chill. There is a great bar / restaurant on the beachfront called Relax Beach Club, which has excellent food and super-friendly staff. We went there twice, and in typical Spanish fashion the drink measures are extremely generous :-)

A special thank-you to the super-friendly and kind Marta, who promptly contacted me on WhatsApp to confirm our flight number and check-in time. There was a huge hold-up at the airport, so it was great that we could keep in contact that way.

Improvements? Only three things come to mind:

The Wi-Fi really needs fixing. Others have also made similar comments. I read the thorough instructions about this, and despite the signal being strong enough at certain places in the apartment I could only connect at 4am, and even then only for a few minutes. This therefore appears to be a network capacity issue. Luckily, I had plenty of mobile data allowance and the reception was acceptable.

You need to stagger shower times. The hot water tank is small. However, the pressure is acceptable.

It would be helpful if motion detectors are installed in the stairwells. At night, we found ourselves struggling to find the light switches, as they were not lit up. Someone...

We had booked other accommodation but decided it wasn’t for us so discovered Tarahal and what a find! From check in to check out everything was perfect! The apartments are spacious, modern, clean, well equipped, including a welcome bottle of wine and water, nice balcony and comfortable beds, we both slept well. The rooftop sun terrace is where we spent most of our time, plenty of sun beds, a seated area with a bit of shade, quiet and a nice view of the sea. There’s a pool we didn’t use but it looked nice with sun beds and parasols, there’s also a laundry room that’s available to guest next time we’ll bring less luggage and use it! The staff are amazing! Victor and David are the receptionists, Victor was on duty most of our stay, he checked us in and out hassle free, nothing was to much trouble always helpful, always available during reception hours(10am to 8pm) and always had a welcome and a chat with a smile. David because of how duties are worked out we only had for a couple of days again we felt welcome always available during reception hours, helpful and answered any questions we had. The cleaning staff kept the whole complex spotless, worked hard and were always pleasant with a smile! Checkin is available until 8pm but they will arrange a later checkin time if needed subject to availability we may have needed this but everything went on time for us so arrived before reception closed! They communicate really well with instructions by phone, watts app or email. San Augustin is a beautiful quiet resort just right for rest, nice restaurants and bars take a walk around either direction and you’ll find them! The shopping centre is to the left bars and restaurants available there, a Spar supermarket which is what we used mostly for our supplies and is reasonably priced! To the right beside the hospital there’s a Dino express and also a small international supermarket. Maspalomos /playa de Ingles are near by, you can walk along the beautiful beach promenade to them both or you can take the bus €1:40 per person and there’s plenty of buses available, bus stops are at the hospital or the shopping centre! We had an amazing time and we’ll definitely return 100%! Many thanks Tarahal hope to see you all sometime soon!...

What a “hidden”gem 💎, one of the best vacation apartment you can find on the south side of Gran Canaria🌴. The location is perfect, close to the local bus 🚌, (both on CC San Augustin and the bus stop on Clinica Roca,) to the supermarket in C.C Augustin (2 Spar), and to the San Agustin beach 🏝(100m). The staff is super friendly and very helpful. Great communication with the apart-hotel, and very easy to get to/find. Very easy to check in and to check out. The reception has a lot of information and sells tickets to various shows and excursions around the island. The apartment and the entire complex is newly renovated. The apartment is fully equipped with everything you’ll need to cook meals, like every pots, pans, knives 🍴 even scissors ✂️. Cooking 🍳 and cleaning kit. Easy accessible. Gorgeous view over the park, and the Atlantic Ocean (San Augustin beach)🌴🌊🌸. Very quiet 🤫 area. Very modern clean apartments. Pool area is great 👍 but the gorgeous rooftop seating area is probably the best! Very “instagram” friendly. The 🛏 are super comfortable, nice clean bathroom, very great kitchen and living area, the whole apartament was just perfect. About 20-25 min walk to Playa Del Ingles. 2 min walk to C.C San Augustin 🛒. Amazing place 😍 will definitely be...