"This hotel is fantastic, it has everything that a family needs for a comfortable and safe holiday. We only found some minor negatives which I've listed below, but we will come back to stay again because our 4 year olds loved it and the resort has so many positives going for it. Below I've listed everything, hopefully it helps other families make a decision on staying here because we done a lot of research on hotels in Costa Adeje before eventually choosing Hovima la Pinta.
PROS
• Location is ideal, central and literally on the beach. There are so many bars and restaurants within 10 minutes walking distance. We got a taxi from the airport and it only took 15 minutes. The Jet2 coach transfer on returning home took 40 minutes in total, we had four other hotel collections after us before then heading to the airport.
• Staff in every area of the hotel are very welcoming, polite and extremely helpful. Special note to the evening bar staff, all of them are brilliant.
• Check-in was seamless, and the fact your wristband doubles as your room access key is ideal and so convenient.
• We stayed in room 312. The view from the balcony is fantastic, overlooking the pools and beach.
• The beds are firm, but comfortable. Pillows were very comfortable.
• The sofa bed wasn't comfortable for adults, but for our kids (4 years old) it was fine.
• Room was very spacious, with a fridge, microwave and kettle. No toaster unfortunately.
• Bathroom was big, shower was very good.
• Aircon was very good with three power levels. It only activates when both the room door and balcony door are both closed.
• Pools are great, there's a fantastic splash pool for the little ones, a slightly bigger and deeper pool (about 1m depth) for slightly older kids (for example age 3+), and a main pool which is around 1.5m in depth all over. All three are very clean and well maintained.
• There are many umbrellas around the sun loungers to provide shade, approximately one umbrella for every three loungers which is good.
• Bar service at the pool was very fast. There is a free filtered water dispenser which is handy, I would recommend bringing a stainless steel bottle to fill up.
• Buffet restaurant is good, one of the better ones I have seen from an all inclusive style hotel. Food was always fresh and well cooked.
• Kids club was the highlight of our trip: our twins loved it and the staff were some of the best I've seen with older kids (4+). Our girls enjoyed it so much they asked to go back each day, and it's completely indoor so it helps keep them out of the sun for a period of the day. It has a large soft play area along with a huge space for different activities.
• Evening entertainment was brilliant: kids disco starts at 20:15 every evening and lasts for 45 mins. At 21:00 they have another form of entertainment and it changes each night but is still family friendly which our kids loved too.
• We requested a late check-out due to flying late in the evening, we were lucky the hotel allowed it at a cost of €25.
• The hotel does not have its own gym, but guests have free use at the sister hotel gym (Hovima Cool Costa Adeje). The gym there looks very new and well kept with new, modern equipment. The hotel only 3-4 minutes walk on the same road as La Pinta.
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CONS
• Bars outside the hotel are very loud and you can vaguely hear them until around 1am every night. Our room was semi soundproof, not completely, but it didn't bother our kids and they slept soundly.
• The food, while always fresh and well cooked, doesn't change much for 80% of what is on the buffet each day. Only a few choices get changed.
• While the pool and grounds area are well kept, the space for sun loungers seems a struggle. They are all cramped/pushed together. One of the few pool related negatives because every thing else is positive.
• The balcony door is very easy for kids to unlock themselves, a major flaw especially if staying on the upper floors. I would have preferred the handle and lock to be situated high enough on the door so it's out of reach for young kids, or a style of lock they cannot unlock themselves. Alternatively an additional lock situated at the top of the door would suffice, our girls at 4 years old were able to easily twist the handle and open the door.
• The gym at the sister hotel is missing one thing that made me end up using an alternative (paid for) gym: a punch bag. This is a personal preference and not a flaw, but many gyms have them now because it's a brilliant form of cardio. There is ample space to have one in the corner by the free weights, so this is a small recommendation no my part.
• The outdoor restaurant, (you are given one evening meal here which I cannot remember the name of) has a fantastic view overlooking the beach but only has around three tables that provide shade from the sun. For kids this is not ideal if you want them to be comfortable while eating.
• The music played around the pool all day can be a little too loud at times. The area we found most comfortable was the boundary overlooking the beach.
For a family based, all inclusive hotel, I would definitely recommend it."
