We went already for the fith time to this nice hotel, us intention was to go a few weeks in september, but the same arrangement as before was not available. Due to a very good colaboration with Mss. M. Hendrichx ( staff of hotel ) its was possible to go in december for 10 days. This was the first time that we go in december and I was very surprised about the good weather during that period. We have enough reasons to go back, a very good location of the hotel, very close to the shops, and a market twice a week, 200 metres from the beach, rooms cleaned daily and at time if you ask it, very good services of everybody from staff to cleaners, and don't forget the two pleasant joking boys of the swimming pool, Juan and Domingo. We are looking for us next holiday in this hotel into a few months.
Congratulations to the whole Guanahani team.

As a traveller that aims for good 4 star or affordable 5 star hotels this is a very good Tenerife hotel at a reasonable price. This was our third winter break in Tenerife and best to date. We stayed Christmas week and whilst there are some areas for improvement, all-in-all you can't go wrong staying here.

To comment on some areas of criticism in earlier reviews:

There were always sun loungers available even when the hotel was full.

Food was always good, replenished and hot. Servers were always friendly (which isn't always the case in other Tenerife hotels we have stayed at). We weren't keen on the desserts as whilst they looked good many seemed to consist of a lot of spray can cream and therefore not much flavour. Food was generally of a good quality and you could always get served at the cook's hot plate without much or any waiting time. I would say that hot vegetables weren't plentiful however.

Pool was quiet and well maintained if a little chilly.

Jacuzzi on top floor was free to use but too cold to be worth while hence always empty.

We had an unrefurbished room which was a little old and tired looking compared with the nice fresh room and didn't have a proper shower. Also it faced the road so we could hear coaches going round the roundabout but didnt bother us too much. Due to this and the lack of sun on the balcony we hardly set foot on the balcony - but the pool area sufficed.

We had a "promo-room" which I assumed meant that we would get a older room so we didnt push for the room to be changed - an area for improvement would be for the hotel to advise guest when taking a promo room that it means getting a older room (if that's the case).

The entertainment was mixed. Some acts were very good, some were quite good but the group that sang on many nights (house band?) appeared to send people to bed or round the bend. The singing was quite good but the electronic organ was terrible and very very dated - even the elderly didnt seem to like it yet I assumed it was aimed at the older visitors (it is like something out of Peter Kay but isn't funny for long!). However, the lady that sang on christmas day was absolutely fantastic, singing modern songs, opera etc flawlessly - I could have listened to her for hours! Other acts were of a good standard (acrobats, flamenco, traditional).

Location of the hotel was good, maybe 150 -200 yards from the beach, down a hill. If you turn right at the end of the road (when on the seafront) you will find lovely scenery, nice surrounding etc. If you turn left it takes you into the more commercial areas where you are more likely to see street peddlers and shops selling "tat". I would note that this applies to beer prices too i.e head in direction of Playa Las Americas and beer drops to 1 euro a pint, the other way (towards Del Duque and Caleta) is 3 euro.

Free internet access in the hotel and no waiting for a PC (we used one of the 2 PCs every other day).

We found soft drinks and beer prices a little expensive for Tenerife (not compared with UK hotels), although a bottle of reasonable wine at 15 euros was quite good and cocktails weren't too expensive.

Front desk staff were friendly and approachable and helped with all issues including:

We weren't happy with twin beds (albeit I was expecting 2 beds pushed together) but after one bad night I asked for a double mattress which I was told they could offer a double sheet instead. However, to our pleasure when we got to the room it had a double mattress over the 2 beds so we were very pleased!

We asked for a late check-out. Our room was booked but we were given another room to wash up in without charge which we were happy about.

We asked about churches for christmas day and they looked into this for us.

This is the first Tenerife hotel that I would return to (the others we stayed at were all highly rated in Tripadviser too).

My husband and i had a one week stay just before christmas and the only negative comment i would pass is that our original suite did not get the winter sun.My husband asked if we could be moved and no sooner said than done we were in the most fantastic location you could wish for The staff, bar none, were the nicest, friendliest bunch you could wish for, and as the hotel is a lot smaller than its sister hotel across the road, jardin de nivaria, everyone soon gets to know you.We will definately be returning to this hotel!

The hotel is in a great location for access to adeje,del duque and a nice walk to either las americas or la caleta. The hotel staff are very helpful and keep the place clean and tidy. The food is very good although seemed to be aimed at german guests other than the obvious spanish dishes. Look out for the rooftop sun terrace which is very under utilised and a great peaceful spot. The negatives are the standard rooms which are dated so ask for poolside/superior (we asked for an upgrade after first day). The outside dining area is lovely but plagued by smokers so beware if you don't partake. Great holiday but expensive for what it offers. Save a few pounds and opt for the Adeje Gran up the road.