1881 Tenerife Madrigueras Golf Hotel

For a stay where diving is one part of the day rather than the whole programme, this adults-only hotel offers a more measured base in Arona. The property has 57 rooms across two floors, with a garden, terrace, outdoor pool and a proper spa for the hours when your body has had enough of being useful underwater.

English is spoken by the hotel team, alongside Spanish, Italian, German, Russian and French. That makes the practical side of the stay easier, whether you are asking about dinner, a transfer or a treatment rather than trying to mime your way through the lobby.

The atmosphere leans towards golf hotel and traditional resort rather than dive lodge. You get a bar, restaurant, library, billiards, fitness facilities and a golf course, with room service running around the clock when leaving the room feels like an overambitious expedition.

You are in Arona, in southern Tenerife, at Calle Meandro in the Playa de las Américas area. The hotel sits about 3.1 miles from Arona town centre, so this is not a central urban address; it is better suited to a stay organised around the resort area and nearby excursions.

Los Cristianos Beach, Montaña Chayofita and Siam Mall are among the nearby reference points. The hotel is also described as near the beach, while the golf setting gives the address a different feel from a block of seafront accommodation.

The airport is around 15 minutes away. With free parking and airport transfers available on request, the location works particularly well if you are hiring a car or prefer to arrange the journey directly rather than negotiate it after a flight.

Every listed room category is designed for two people with a double bed, so the natural match is a couple travelling together rather than a group trying to share sleeping arrangements. The Superior Double Room is the straightforward choice, with air conditioning, a private bathroom, television and hairdryer. For a more distinctive layout, the Duplex Double Suite adds the split-level arrangement; the Hole in One, Royal Albatros and Royal Eagle suites bring the golf vocabulary into the room names without requiring you to play a round before breakfast.

The junior suite and the suites include private bathrooms and toiletries, while the larger suite categories also list towels, a safe, telephone and toiletries. Room facilities vary by category, so do not assume that every item appears everywhere; the room card below the description is the place to check the exact combination before booking.

A minibar, bathrobe, slippers, shower and television are part of the wider room offering, alongside air conditioning in the listed superior room. That gives you the basics for cooling down, showering and switching off after a warm day outdoors. The adults-only policy keeps the room stock aimed at grown-up stays, and room service is available 24 hours if your appetite arrives long after dinner has finished.

Breakfast is served as a buffet at Bogey, which also covers dinner. That gives you a familiar start to the day and a restaurant option for the evening without having to leave the hotel in search of food while still carrying the day's fatigue in your legs.

Lunch has its own address at Belle Vue, a Mediterranean restaurant on the terrace. It is the useful middle-of-the-day option: somewhere to sit down properly rather than treating a packet of something as a food group.

There is one named bar, the Piano Bar & Lounge, styled as a classic English lobby bar. It is suited to a slower drink and a conversation rather than a full evening programme. Room service runs 24 hours, so dinner can also be taken privately when the sensible plan is shower, food and bed in that order.

The outdoor pool is for adults and sits among gardens, palms and colonial-style loungers. It is the obvious place to spend a non-diving afternoon without turning the day into another excursion, while the sun terrace gives you a separate spot for reading, dozing or monitoring the difficult progress of a book.

The spa is more than a name on a facilities list. It includes a heated indoor pool, jacuzzi, sauna, Turkish bath, contrast circuit and treatment rooms, with massages and facial treatments available. If your shoulders have developed strong opinions about carrying kit, this is where you can give them a hearing. A gym and fitness equipment add a more purposeful option for anyone who still wants to train after a day outdoors.

Golf is part of the hotel's identity, and billiards and a library cover the quieter end of the scale. The concierge and excursion assistance can help with outings, while the garden and terrace leave room for the simplest activity of all: sitting down and not scheduling anything for a while.

Check-in runs from 2pm until midnight, with check-out by midday. Early arrival and late departure can be requested, which is useful when flight times do not align neatly with hotel clocks. An airport transfer is available on request, and free parking is provided if you arrive by car.

Wi-Fi is free throughout the hotel, and a lift serves the building. Laundry, dry cleaning, ironing, shoe polishing, luggage storage, concierge assistance and a safe are among the practical services available. Vehicle hire and excursion assistance are also available through the hotel, keeping some of the trip admin away from your room.

Pets are admitted, and the property has accessibility facilities. For everyday payments, the building uses 230-volt electricity with Type C and Type F sockets. Visa, Mastercard, American Express and Diners Club are accepted.