Playa La Arena Holidays
Playa La Arena holidays – Fab food, fab beach, stunning views!
Set in Tenerife’s gorgeous south west and once a little fishing village, today Playa La Arena joins more or less seamlessly with the popular resorts of Los Gigantes and Puerto de Santiago. You’ll love the stunning sea cliffs, gorgeous award-winning black volcanic sand beaches and a peaceful, laid back atmosphere. This is no crowded tourist hotspot, so it’s particularly popular with families and couples, the perfect destination if you enjoy a good night’s sleep away from the non-stop party atmosphere of many other Tenerife resorts. There’s a brilliant craft market every Monday in nearby Alcala. The food is excellent, well priced and creative. And Playa la Arena holidays are famous for a particularly delicious locally-caught octopus salad. Just watch out for ‘Mojo’, one of the hottest chilli sauces on earth! If you have little children or mobility difficulties, the steep slope up from the harbour to where most of the resort’s accommodation is located might make Playa La Arena unsuitable.
When to go to Playa La Arena
Holidays to Playa La Arena are popular all year round because this area enjoys some of the best weather on the entire island. Even when it clouds over elsewhere, you’ll often find the sun still shining on the resort. As such it’s a prime destination for winter sun and Christmas breaks with a difference. While it tends to be most expensive during the summer holidays and when the kids are off school, you can still find summer bargains if you exercise patience and do your research. And once you’re there, you’ll find the prices for food and entertainment are lower than the island’s busier party resorts.
The weather in Playa La Arena
Expect some of the best weather the Canary Islands has to offer! Playa La Arena Package holidays deliver beautiful weather all year round, hot without being humid, warm in the evenings and gorgeous in winter when it’s teeming down and freezing in the UK. The hottest months are July to September inclusive, soaring to an average of 26-27C during the day and levelling off at a delightful 16-18C at night, all with low humidity. If you fancy a winter break you’ll enjoy average daytime temperatures of 19-24C during the day and it rarely drops below 13C after dark.
Getting the best deal to Playa La Arena
If you’re searching for cheap deals, you should be able to pick up something reasonable during peak times with a little persistence. Luckily we’ve done a lot of the hard work for you – see our best Playa La Arena deals below. Alternatively, why not explore our special late deals offers? If you travel outside school holidays there’s plenty of great hotel and accommodation deals available, and flights tend to cost less too. Winter sun is the name of the game at Playa La Arena, and if you travel at non-peak times, the glorious sub-tropical climate won’t let you down.
Airport and transport need to know
You can fly direct to Tenerife’s South Airport (TFS) from a good variety of UK airports including London Stansted, East Midlands, Gatwick, Newcastle, Edinburgh, Dublin and Glasgow. At the other end you’ll often find Tenerife’s South airport is very busy indeed but there’s a good variety of shops to keep you amused while you wait, including Duty Free.
It takes around 50 minutes to get to the resort via shuttle bus, cab or hire car and costs around £9 per person single fare by shuttle bus, £17 return. A taxi for 1-4 people should set you back around £48 per vehicle single, £94 return and a private minibus for five to eight of you from £92 per vehicle single, £185 return. If you hire a car, take care on the wriggly, bendy Tenerife roads with their sweeping cliff drops and marvellous views, and prepare to drive on the right.
