Playacanela Hotel, Isla Canela

CLUBBING HEAVEN - NOT

Advantages: The hotel is in a beautiful peaceful area of Spain
Disadvantages: Rooms probably need refurbished

We stayed at the 4* Riu Canella hotel for two weeks in June this year (2005) and thoroughly enjoyed our visit, it was one of the most relaxing holidays we have had for many years. The Riu Canela hotel has 347 rooms all en suite and most with a balcony or terrace. As the hotel has been open for about twenty years some of the rooms have a rather 'tired' air about them and probably would benefit from refurbishment. However having said that, the room we occupied was well appointed and spotlessly clean. *********************************** SITUATION The hotel is located at Canela Beach on the Isla Canela, Costa de la Luz, Spain. It faces the Atlantic Ocean. Isla Canela is a very small island connected by a road bridge to the town of Ayamonte, which sits on the River Guadiana that is the border between Spain and Portugal in this ...

Paul99ine 28.07.2005 · Read full review
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Review of Hotel Riu Canela, Isla Canela, Costa de la Luz, Spain

This is where I long to be......la isla bonita

Advantages: Located nicely in a good resort, large spacious rooms
Disadvantages: None for the hotel, just being on the plane for over 4 hours!

We'd never been to Tenerife before and a friend of ours recommended this hotel to us, he goes year in year out and said it was great. So we checked out reviews on the internet (not ciao by the way, there was none, until now!) we found the hotel had mixed results but wasn't put off, afterall our friend said it was great, so we booked indepedently, got a good deal with Holiday Rooms Direct and the four of us ( hubby, two boys and myself) flew out in September 2006. I'll review each section of our holiday seperately and give a final mark out of ten for that section, hope this helps! ON ARRIVAL.....It only took us about 15 minutes to reach our hotel from the south airport in Tenerife, it cost us £25 euros. When first entering the hotel you find yourself quite strangely in the entertainment/bar area, where people are drinking ...

minxy106 15.10.2006 · Read full review
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Review of Hoteles Isla Bonita y Jardín Isla Bonita, Tenerife

Isla Taboga - Island of Flowers

Advantages: Relaxing escape, stone's throw from Panama City
Disadvantages: No atmospheric beachside bar to enjoy a beer at sunset

Isla Taboga is a lovely little island just half an hour from Panama City's Harbour. It's quite small, and not touristy. Just a little town, surrounded by water with a great view of the Panama City skyline! A great place to visit for a day if you're in the City and want an easy escape. Take a book and some snacks, or grab a bite at one of the local eateries, and just enjoy the white sand beach and calm warm waters. It's now $11 return by boat, which leaves from the Amador Causeway - pay no more than $5 by taxi from the City! The island itself is an array of small streets and hidden paths and steps, leading up and around the packed little houses of the town. It has a small church in the middle, which is supposedly the second oldest church in the Western Hemisphere. It also has an art centre / community project in construction ...

IKnowSomeStuff 23.05.2008 · Read full review
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Review of Isla Taboga (Panama)