Hovima La Pinta Beachfront Family Hotel

“Fun, clean, good food and the best staff”

Really good family hotel for a good relaxing time. From the moment we stepped in we felt like all the staff were there for us. Room was clean and nice.

“The best holidays in Tenerifa”

An unforgettable family getaway at HOVIMA La Pinta Beachfront Family Hotel! Traveled with my husband, our 12-year-old son, and another friendly family. The location is top-notch, the animation team is energetic, the food and cocktails are fantastic, and Giorgia provided the absolute best customer e… more

An unforgettable family getaway at HOVIMA La Pinta Beachfront Family Hotel! Traveled with my husband, our 12-year-old son, and another friendly family. The location is top-notch, the animation team is energetic, the food and cocktails are fantastic, and Giorgia provided the absolute best customer experience. Review Highlights Location: Perfectly set right on the beachfront with easy access to the marina and local shops. Animation Team: High energy, incredibly fun, and kept our 12-year-old and the whole group entertained all day long. Food & Drinks: Delicious variety at the buffet and refreshing, well-made cocktails by the bar. Customer Service: Giorgia stood out completely, making us feel so welcome and delivering a truly memorable experience.

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“Wonderful family holiday experience”

We had a great time at La Pinta, hugely due to the hotel itself, all the staff and what they put on throughout the day. I still have Globi's (the hotel mascot) theme tune in my head! The hotel has a great setup, with 3 good sized pools (main, junior and baby) for the number of guests. The decor i… more

We had a great time at La Pinta, hugely due to the hotel itself, all the staff and what they put on throughout the day. I still have Globi's (the hotel mascot) theme tune in my head! The hotel has a great setup, with 3 good sized pools (main, junior and baby) for the number of guests. The decor is typical low-maintenance tile-based rooms, which is easy to keep clean and is done so everyday. Cleaning is also performed outdoors of all the flooring, sunbeds and surfaces, as well as the pool. Location felt really safe for my kids (8 & 11) to wander around without me, using the wristband controls on doors to the apartment. Air con worked well, and operated when the balcony door was closed. It was very noisy through the night, but the human brain does a good job filtering it out so sleep wasn't much impacted by this. The staff were all really helpful. At the reception desk, they assisted with my [many] requests and questions without hesitation. We lost a kid's teddy, and not only assisted with repeated queries with the outsourced laundry company (as we suspected it had got caught up when the bedding was changed) but they had a personal involvement as well. 2 days later when the teddy turned up, beaming smiles all round from the reception team as well as my boy! Down in the dining area, they run a well-organised chaos system! They know what they're doing, though it does look like bedlam. The Animation team (kids club) were brilliant, always happy, always engaging with the kids. Often saw them sitting down in the late evening at people's tables having a beer and a laugh as well. The food was a typical buffet style, but there were 3 separate rows of many dishes. My kids can be fussy, but found something across 3 meals per day on nearly all occasions. When they didnt, there was also an easy chips, burger, fresh bread, fresh pizza that they could have. My kids did venture to some of their more "out there" dishes - sushi, BBQ sauce pork ribs or pork belly, among others. I had great selections across the week myself, very varied, and only recall a couple of times (out of 21 total meals) where there was nothing in the selection I was interested in. We were all-inclusive, so it was easy for me and the kids to get drinks as well as food. Except the ice creams at the pool bar were not included (though did get a discount). Simple but controlled access (using our hotel wristband) through some external stairs down to the beach area and the shopping & restaurant strip that lines the isolated cove. The beach has a great inflatable play area, with required all-day life-jacket available for €25/person. The isolated cove ensures no waves. The daily towel placing does occur, though only allowed from around 8:45am, so no need for an early rise. The number of sunbeds seemed aligned with the number of guests, so whilst you may not have gotten prime sunbeds with umbrellas everyday for all sunbeds, at least 1 or 2 (of 3) would be covered at different parts of the day. People were friendly about moving the umbrellas around through the day. Only 1 time did someone swap 1 towel we had reserved onto the next sunbed along, but they were gracious and unoffending when we first sat down. Unsure if the pool is actually heated or not. Its definitely colder in the morning, before the sun shines on it all day. Good lifeguard coverage, and regularly heard his whistle for overly-animated kids. My kids enjoyed the various kids club events they put on, doing more as the holiday progressed. They did not like the weekly water polo, as the men became overly boisterous and took too seriously. My comments to the animation team to calm it down fell on deaf ears. Though as 1 of those men, we did have a good, physical match! Germans, Dutch, Spanish, Brits all joining in. Nearby to a well built-up area with shops and restaurants nearby. Up the hill and just over the roundabout and down a couple steps is the bigger pharmacy that offers the best choice of sun creams. Though the noise at night from 1 bar in particular went on long and loud into the evening. Can still be faintly heard when the balcony doors were closed. Evening entertainment every night, which got good attendance overall. Only a couple performances were decent, sorry to those other performers though they did put the effort it every time. Guest clientele was a mix across numerous European countries. Mostly British, German, Dutch and Spanish. All friendly and accommodating to each other. Hotel is 15mins from Tenerife South airport. I would recommend jumping in a taxi (€30-40), not transfer coaches or private hire which can be more or slower. Reception book it, they arrive within minutes. We pre-booked the return taxi to the airport the day before just in case, and was waiting for us when we left the building. I would come again. Me & kids had a brilliant time, many memories and lots of laughs.

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“Family holiday in a 2 bed excellence room”

We recently finished a two-week stay at HOVIMA La Pinta. As this was an expensive holiday, we arrived with high expectations, and while there were many things we loved, there were also some issues that made us question whether the overall experience — particularly the Excellence upgrade — was worth… more

We recently finished a two-week stay at HOVIMA La Pinta. As this was an expensive holiday, we arrived with high expectations, and while there were many things we loved, there were also some issues that made us question whether the overall experience — particularly the Excellence upgrade — was worth the premium price. The beachfront location is excellent, and the wristband room keys worked brilliantly, giving the whole family great freedom. The air conditioning was also fantastic, cooling the living room and both bedrooms perfectly. The dinner buffet was very good, with plenty of variety, although it naturally became a little repetitive over two weeks. The pools were lovely, clean and a good temperature, although sunbeds were difficult to come by and we occasionally had to share one. The evening children's entertainment was excellent, and although our children are a little older and didn't use the kids' clubs, the entertainment team were fantastic. The poolside activities and daytime entertainment were also consistently high quality. Unfortunately, we weren't happy with the first or second rooms we were offered at check-in and settled on a third. This was because neither room matched what we had expected from the booking. One had only one bathroom and a split balcony (separating the family outside) while the other had one small balcony at the front and an internal-style balcony at the back, neither of which was large enough for our family to sit outside together. Some lifts were also out of order, meaning we had to repeatedly use the stairs while viewing different rooms in intense heat. Given the circumstances, despite their helpfulness, being offered a drink of water at reception would have been a welcome gesture. We also found the website potentially misleading regarding the Excellence 2-bedroom rooms. They are not consistent, with some having internal balconies and others having only one bathroom instead of two. This makes it difficult to know exactly what you're paying for when booking. Housekeeping staff clearly work hard, but there were a few minor lapses, including missed towels and one day when one of the beds wasn't made. The apartments would also benefit from having basic cleaning products and a sweeping brush available. The Excellence benefits were somewhat disappointing. Our promised bathrobes and slippers were missing on arrival and took two requests to resolve, while coffee capsules weren't replenished daily. Overall, we don't feel the Excellence upgrade was necessarily worth the additional cost, as the extra benefits didn't consistently feel premium enough to justify the price. Dinner also had a few quirks, with wine needing to be requested at the table and tea and coffee not being available at dinner, only breakfast. There are plenty of staff and the place runs efficiently despite how busy it can get at times. Overall, it is a lovely hotel and we did enjoy our stay, particularly the sea view. The location, entertainment, pools and food are all positives. However, when paying a premium price — and especially for an Excellence upgrade — we expected a more consistent and polished experience. Standardising the room descriptions, improving the check-in process and addressing the service and maintenance issues would make a big difference.

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