Hotel Rural Casamarilla

“Recommendation: Stay here!! ”

Such a lovely place in the middle of banana fields. Im so happy that we picked this place. Place is really peaceful, we could have stayed longer! Location is a short drive from Garachico, it has nice restaurants. And please have their bananas, they are the best! 🍌

“Just the place for us”

We spent a week here. It's small, quiet, clean and comfortable, friendly and relaxed. Other guests were couples, Dutch, German, Spanish, French. Very close to a couple of local restaurants, with others within easy reach. Ideal for a visit to this green, more peaceful part of the island. Interesti… more

We spent a week here. It's small, quiet, clean and comfortable, friendly and relaxed. Other guests were couples, Dutch, German, Spanish, French. Very close to a couple of local restaurants, with others within easy reach. Ideal for a visit to this green, more peaceful part of the island. Interestingly situated in a banana plantation, with walls and locked gates (you do get a key), it also means there's always a bowl of bananas available!

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“Fantastic!”

We spent 5 days at Hotel Rural Casamarilla. A great place to disconnect and enjoy the peace and quiet atmosphere. And yes, the property is literally located in the middle of a banana plantation, which adds a really nice touch to the place. We could hear nothing but the wind in the palm leaves and t… more

We spent 5 days at Hotel Rural Casamarilla. A great place to disconnect and enjoy the peace and quiet atmosphere. And yes, the property is literally located in the middle of a banana plantation, which adds a really nice touch to the place. We could hear nothing but the wind in the palm leaves and the birds singing. Peaceful and exactly what we were looking for, to disconnect from the everyday city noise we have back home. The Casa has a real nice old classic mood with old pieces of art and decorations brought here during the colonial times. Staying here is a time-travel in a way if you like. Arriving here is quite impressive as well, finding our way to the gate through the narrow high-walled road into the midst of the plantation, where the house is located. We were met with a smiling Carlos who led us to the room. No other guests in sight. We felt we were the only ones visiting, which gave us another minor first impression thrill in this old colonial, yet well preserved home. We received room number 1, which we believe is the biggest one in the house. It has two huge rooms, and a spacious bathroom. Everything in classical style. Please see pictures below of what view met us by arrival. BUT, there is a big BUT! And a thing we believe Carlos should take care of. And that is the odour and smell in the rooms. In our nr 1 for sure. A smell which, if you are used to moist and ageing houses, will not bother you, but did indeed bother us to a certain degree. We even did consider shortening the stay to just that one night. It is certainly a sign of mildew and mold within the walls etc. Even the sofa was not feeling dry thanks to that. Having old furniture of course also brings all kinds of old odours/smells. You can argue it is a part of the experience, but there are ways to fix these kind of things. So that was quite a bummer as a first impression, despite the fantastic place it is. And luckily we were not planning to stay in the room during the days, so we decided to stay, because even the most critic and sensitive noses can get used to certain levels of unpleasent odours obviously.:) But Carlos, still we recommend to consider a check. We enjoyed the rest of the stay very much. The breakfast was ok, nice little touch with the friendly ladies offering hot meals through an open glass window. The restaurants close-by are not many. It's better to take the car the 7-10 minute drive to Garachico. There you can find several charming places to eat. AND if you like to swim, the natural lava pools in Garachico are really worth visiting. It became our favourite place to get a fresh dip. The weather on this side of the island is not as sunny as in the south, so be prepared. Wind and clouds in May did make us put on additional layers of clothing. In general we recommend the Finca Casa Amarilla if you like to escape from tourist crowds and disco noise, and simply just enjoy silence, style and atmosphere. Service here is great. Always with a smile and a no problem attitude.

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“Loved it”

We bolted a couple of days on to our fixed week because the flights are so much cheaper. I was looking to find another side to Tenerife and was absolutely delighted with this place. It is a 130 building on a working banana plantation. Ruth, the lady that appears to run it was so friendly and welcom… more

We bolted a couple of days on to our fixed week because the flights are so much cheaper. I was looking to find another side to Tenerife and was absolutely delighted with this place. It is a 130 building on a working banana plantation. Ruth, the lady that appears to run it was so friendly and welcoming. The main building where you go for breakfast or to use the lounge is delightful. There are rooms in this building as well but we were outside in a sort of annexe ... room 6 . Don’t expect a 54 inch plasma screen or mini bar but it was very adequate and spotlessly clean. Breakfast was very good. There is a small pool, use of cycles, it is very safe as you need a special chipped key to get in or out. From here we visited Masca and Garachico both well worth a visit. You definitely need a car, there is only one restaurant that you could walk to which was closed on a Thursday unluckily for us. Definitely well worth considering, very quirky.

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