Hotel El Dorado, La Paz

Advantages: Excellent location and fantastic value for money. Highly recommended.
Disadvantages: Nothing stands out as being an issue.

...Please bear in mind that Holidays in Tenerife are usually aimed at the 18-30 age group. The Parque de La Paz hotel is located in Playa de las Americas on the south of the Island. It is situated nearby a supermarket and a mere 400m from the wonderful beaches. Tenerife's reputation certainly goes before it and I found many of my ideas surrounding the island were wrong. It is true that Tenerife accomodates a large number of english tourists, however, i felt that part of the culture of the island remained in tact and the standards were certainly not low. As for the hotel i thought it was excellent value for money. As a £200 package holiday I felt the rooms were a great standard. The rooms were a good size with a lovely balcony and all the appliances you need. The rooms are cleaned daily by a cycle of friendly maids. Despite having a large... Read review

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Advantages: stunning location, interesting people
Disadvantages: Car fumes and general pollution

...La Paz is famously located at 3660 metres above sea-level and is the highest capital city in the world (that even beats Lhasa, Tibet!). Furthermore, it's setting in a crater makes this one of the most impressive cities in the world to bus into- as you pass out of El Alto the road suddenly drops down from the altiplano and there are stunning views over the whole city as the bus winds down the side of the canyon before finally descending into the chaos and bustle of this fascinating city. The best way to see La Paz is just to wander around the centre and explore for yourself. The markets are colourful, hectic and give a good slice of this largely indigenous city. In particular el mercado de los brujos, or the witches' market is chaotic and fascinating-you can buy anything from tourist souvenirs, fake DVDs to local charms such as a llama... Read review

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Advantages: Another good John Wayne Western
Disadvantages: Storyline too similar to Rio Bravo for my liking

..., and so when the Sheriff (Robert Mitchum), who happens to be an old friend of Wayne's, puts him straight about the job, Wayne refuses it. Unfortunately in the meantime MacDonald has heard that a gunman is coming into town for them and leaves his son on Wayne's route to warn the rest of the family when the stranger approaches. Wayne shoots the kid in self-defence, and takes him home to his family. Shortly after that he leaves town to find work, and hooks up with a young kid who's good at throwing a knife but terrible at shooting a gun. They hear that the Sheriff in El Dorado has had his heart broken and as a consequence is doing nothing but drinking all day and night. Because of this, Jason has hired another gunman, equally as fast as Wayne, and is planning on using the Sheriff's demise as his opportunity to take over the MacDonald land... Read review

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