Royal Hideaway Corales Beach

Style

Cruise control

Setting

Black-sand bay

In the mellow south of Tenerife, Royal Hideaway Corales Beach is styled like a luxurious ocean liner, permanently docked well away from the crowds who come for the year-round Canarian sun. Families are welcome at the neighbouring sister property, but this is an adults-only affair, with island-born chefs – the perfectionist Padrón brothers – and architect, who lovingly designed the hotel to mimic a grand cruise ship. There are several restaurants to choose from (and a handful more next-door), including nifty Nikkei cuisine at San Ho and Michelin-starred miracles up at the rooftop Maresia. There are also no fewer than three saltwater pools: this is a great hotel for the indecisive.

Facilities

Rooms

121 junior suites.

Checkout

Noon, but flexible, subject to availability. Earliest check-in, 4pm, also flexible.

More Details

Rates usually include breakfast.

Also

There are eight specially adapted rooms for wheelchair users on the ground floor, the common areas are accessible and there's wheelchair access to both main pools.

Fitness Center

Free Internet Access

Laundry

On-Site Restaurant

Room Service

Spa

At the Hotel

Free WiFi throughout, valet parking, gym, beach. In rooms: air-conditioning, flatscreen TV, minibar, tea and coffee, and bath products by Rituals.

Our Favourite Rooms

There are two rules to keep in mind here: 1) the higher the room, the better the Atlantic-filled view; 2) any view looks better from a hot tub. The simple answer is: go for a top-floor suite with a Jacuzzi on the terrace. Easy.

Poolside

There are three heated, saltwater pools: a lawn-surrounded one by the bar, one with a bar and restaurant attached up on the roof, and a third in the spa (€25 a day, availability subject to Covid-19 restrictions).

Spa

The spa has seven treatment rooms, a sauna, steam room and hydrotherapy circuit (availability subject to Covid-19 restrictions). The resident brand is Natura Bissé, which is employed in treatments such as the couples’ ritual, which involves a herby body peel and a full-body massage each. Spa access is an extra charge (€25 a day), but you'll get spa access for two as part of your Smith Extra. Guests will also have free access to the gym with Technogym equipment; Pilates, yoga and other classes are held regularly, and personal trainers can be arranged if you’re feeling extra energetic.

Packing Tips

Orange is the new black, especially when it comes to striking swimwear to showcase against dark volcanic sand – rainbow shades of Lycra, welcome.

Also

If you're booked on the half board rate, you'll need to use the buffet at Nao Atlantic Food Experience for breakfast and dinner. If you're on the half board rate but want to eat à la carte, you can dine in the Corales Suites building for an extra cost.

Children

This stay’s delightfully child free, but Little Smiths are welcome at the sister property next door. The spa's for over-16s only.

Gallery

Food & Drink

Top Table

Base your table requests on palm-tree and pink-sky gazing through the glossy windows in San Ho, and enjoying the sea breeze on the terrace at El Rincón de Juan Carlos.

Dress Code

Evenings get strict for Mr Smiths: long trousers and closed shoes are required at all of the restaurants for dinner.

Hotel Restaurant

There are a handful: Nao Atlantic Food Experience, San Ho and El Rincón de Juan Carlos. Breakfast – a feast of largely local products – is served in Nao, which helpfully remains a (seafood-stocked, tapas or Mexican) buffet-style operation for dinner. The Maresía Atlantic Bar offers panoramic views of the Atlantic and La Gomera, with a locally sourced cocktail menu and a side order of sunset in the evening and creative poolside sustenance by day. The sea-facing San Ho serves Japanese and Peruvian fusion food; don’t miss the tiger’s-milk ceviche washed down with a lairy wasabi martini (booking is recommended; closed Tuesdays and Wednesdays). If your stomach’s still roving, there are a few more options open to guests over the road at Royal Hideaway Corales Suites, including a gelateria. Lunch is served at the pool bars.

Hotel Bar

There are four, including Nao the Bar by one of the pools, which keeps guests hydrated from 10.30am until 11pm. Maresia the Roof has a bar by the rooftop infinity pool; it’s open from 10.30am until midnight. Food is served in both bars from noon until 5.30pm. The third is Starfish, at the family-friendly sister hotel Royal Hideaway Corales Suites.

Last Orders

Breakfast runs between 8am and 10.30am. Lunch in Nao is noon till 5.30pm; dinner is from 6:30pm until 9pm. Maresia Atlantic Bar is open during the day; El Rincón de Juan Carlos takes over for formal dinner service. San Ho’s hours are 6:30pm–9:30pm.

Room Service

Breakfast can be served in your room, as can a series of salads, pastas, pizzas, main meals and snacks.

Planes

The island’s South airport (occasionally still known as Reina Sofía) is around 25 minutes away by car. Hotel transfers cost €92 each way (for a maximum of three passengers). Tenerife Norte is an hour’s drive north.

Automobiles

The hotel is a 10-minute drive from Costa Adeje. Guests arriving by car should drop their bags off first – valet parking’s available for €18 a day.

Worth Getting Out of Bed For

Once you’ve checked out the various bars and restaurants, chilled in the spa and relaxed by the rooftop pool, it’s time to get active, which, in Tenerife, can include any combination of the following: volcano hiking, surfing, diving, vineyard touring, stargazing, kitesurfing, paragliding, tennis, canyoning, sailing and cycling, all of which can be organised by the hotel. The nearest beach at La Enramada is of the black-sand (AKA authentic) variety – unlike its shipped-in sugar-white counterparts in the more tourist-packed parts of the island. Don’t miss a sunset paella by the water in La Caleta, a charming little town where the locals like to eat and drink.

Earn or Redeem Points with World of Hyatt

This Mr & Mrs Smith hotel participates in the World of Hyatt loyalty program. As a member, you can earn and redeem points and enjoy exclusive benefits for qualifying nights. .