"We only booked this hotel 6 days before we arrived, after our planned holiday to Madeira was cancelled due to high winds at Madeira Airport, and we were lucky to secure one of the last available rooms.
We chose the El Mirador at such short notice because we knew it to be an excellent hotel for a relaxing break, having enjoyed 3 previous holidays there, most recently in January 2026.
The hotel is in a wonderful location overlooking the ocean, on Playa del Duque, and within easy walking distance of the main area of Costa Adeje, or the quaint fishing village of La Caleta.
The rooms are very comfortably furnished and well-equipped, most with great sea views. I have attached photos of the room.
Breakfast in the El Mirador restaurant is excellent, with an extensive choice of hot and cold food. We had booked bed and breakfast as we also enjoy eating in the nearby restaurants, but we did have 3 evening meals in the hotel. We ate once on the El Mirador buffet restaurant, which in addition to a very extensive buffet also had a choice of prepared a la carte main meals, and although we enjoyed that meal we thought it was a little expensive for what we had compared to other meals during our holiday. However, we had 2 meals at La Pérgola restaurant and they were wonderful, providing a good choice of well prepared dishes accompanied by excellent service in very stylish surroundings.
During the day, we enjoyed relaxing in the hotels lush gardens, where the lifeguards would set up your sun beds and parasols wherever you wished. It was also nice to be offered complimentary cocktails or ice creams each morning and afternoon at your sun bed. Although there was no shortage of sunbeds, it was a little sad to see some guests choosing to reserve sun beds in their preferred location as early as 7.30am and not come to use them for several hours in some cases, but that's life! We also enjoyed light lunches at the Las Pardelas snack bar which had a great lunch menu.
We really enjoyed evenings in the La Tosca bar, where the entertainment was varied and the service truly excellent. It was very nice and much appreciated be invited to 2 Management cocktail receptions during our stay, and to again meet the hotel Director Marc who shows a genuine interest in guests.
As many others have said, what sets this hotel apart from many others are the staff, who really make every effort to make guests feel welcome and valued. I won't mention particular staff members here because it is a real team effort from everyone working in every part of the hotel.
The El Mirador remains one of our two favourite hotels in Europe, and we are looking forward to our next stay there in december."
