::Tahiti::The Gran Hotel del Duque::

This classic re-creation of traditional turn-of-the-century Canaries' architecture has fashioned a picturesque Portmeirion-like village collection of low-rise buildings -their colour-washed facades of ochre, sienna, salmon, pink and white attractively divided by cool little courtyards and secluded corners. Accommodation is in two wings extending from the central reception

The spaciousness of the setting can be measured in the number and variety of the hotel's guest amenities. Its eight restaurants, for example, cater for virtually every palate and mood! There are no less than seven bars, too, including a lobby bar, piano bar, two pool bars and a beach bar.

Temptations of the sporting kind are also much in evidence, notable amongst them the series of five swimming pools that descend in tiers towards the Beach club Restaurant. Other facilities include windsurfing, paragliding and water-skiing. On land are three tennis and two squash courts, as well as a putting-green, a fitness centre and a jogging and mountain-bike circuit -while a sporting marina and golf course lie within two and ten kilometres respectively.

Within the hotel you'll also find a shopping gallery and hairdressing/beauty salon. The Gran Hotel Bahia del Duque can justifiably claim a quality of style and service that has few, if any, resort-hotel rivals elsewhere on Tenerife. . area, with interiors appointed in distinctive style - ornamental plasterwork, hand-crafted ceramics and specially- commissioned furniture.

Most rooms face the sea and feature private terraces -and all enjoy 24-hour room service. And, for those in search of greater privacy, the Casas Ducales (Manor Houses) offer the cachet of their own exclusive reception area, breakfast room and cocktail salon, as well as butler service and additional special room amenities.


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