our first holiday

Our First Holiday Together P Laya Paraiso May 2012C lubHotel Riu Buenavista

Tenerife. Brilliant, sunny, Canarian Tenerife. The Island of Eternal Spring, Tenerife is an island created volcanically, building up from the ocean floor 20–50 million years ago and hasn’t stopped partying since.

A British customer is a discerning customer. With sunshine being our most sought after pleasure we judge our holidays by how long we can do without wearing a shirt and to what extent our skin falls off afterwards. With its near all-year sunshine and ridiculously low chance of drizzle, Tenerife had to be our holiday destination of choice because after all I’m British!

Which resort to choose from though? So we took to the internet to search for resorts and their related reviews. Enter ClubHotel Riu Buena Vista. Located in Adeje, this picturesque hotel/resort provides exactly what the discerning Brit, with a fiancé prone to complaining could desire. The

entire property is set up in a Spanish apartment fashion to best make use of the sunshine. With tiled floors so you don’t worry about the sand and wide French Windows opening onto verandas overlooking the two sprawling infinity pools built on two separate levels to allow maximum viewing of the scenery.

The “scenery” is of course the thing anyone comes to Tenerife for, the endless blue bowl of a sky that seems too large and the vast glassy ocean that appears too vast for the mind to comprehend.

The Staff were smartly dressed, helpful and extremely polite, willing to go the extra mile for our comfort and satisfaction. The food at the sea-viewing restaurant was spectacular and varied with a wide choice of cuisines. The meals were prepared in full view of guests to get our mouths watering and to such a high level we considered never going

At Littlegate Publishing we like to think that we treat our staff very well and in celebration of the engagement of our James Martin, we sent him and his fiancé to the Tenerife resort ClubHotel Riu Buena Vista in the form of a secret customer. Naturally, he had to do some work as well.

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home. In addition, unlike some resorts we have visited in the past where the pool activities required the immediate escape of anyone enjoying a dip who didn’t want an inflatable dolly shoved into their hands. At ClubHotel Riu the pools are designed in such a fashion with alcoves so that I was able to bask like a whale in perfect safety in my own corner while the various pool activities took place.

Due to the nightlife in Tenerife and the affordability of the alcohol I didn’t see any of the sunrises but judging by the sublime beauty of their sunsets I can only imagine they were breath-taking.

Getting away from the stress and frantic-manic-frenzy of working life requires peace, relaxation, sunshine and being treated like a king. I will definitely be returning to ClubHotel Riu Buena Vista and I couldn’t think of a better break to celebrate my engagement.

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