Casa Mari Carmen

- The property is very dark. Not much natural light and the stark LED lightbulbs are cold and harsh making the place feel cold and unwelcoming. I think this is pretty typical in Tenerife, but we have seen warmer bulbs here… they would help guests feel warmer and cosier. We managed to resolve this to some extent by buying some candles to help it ‘feel’ warmer, with so much marble and high ceilings it felt chilly! - There were no condiments provided… no basics like salt & pepper. No soap or shampoo in bathroom. This is hard for travellers if you are trying to travel light because you need to buy everything. - no knives for vegetable preparation. - There were lots of flies on balcony. They didn’t seem to bite or be interested in us, but we did feel we couldn’t sit outside. There was no other place to sit outside to enjoy view (there was a bench on the street, but couldn’t eat there) This place could be so much nicer with some warmer colour lights, Also perhaps a fly screen on balcony - or more effort to clear flies (there was a blue light, but not solving problem) - this traditional style house could be really lovely if the lighting was changed… and perhaps a log burner! (The gas fire needs a window open when it’s being used, so it seems a bit pointless creating draught to put fire on) I don’t mean to sound over negative… these are things that could be addressed by the hosts without too much expense …and the location is well worth a visit!!

The accommodation is spacious and comfortable for two people. However, although there are two double bedrooms and a sofa bed too, there is insufficient comfortable seating for more than 3 people. There is just the sofa bed in the lounge and this will not easily seat 4 individuals. Despite having the space for more sofas, the only other seating is on hard dining chairs. There were no food essentials in the kitchen (salt, pepper, cooking oil etc), not even a couple of complimentary tea bags. There was washing-up liquid and hand wash, but no shower gel, no shampoo nor washing machine detergent. Be aware if you arrive late and have not had time to shop on the way, you will have tap water only.

Soap and shampoo were missing in the bathroom.