Ona el Marqués

An aparthotel in Puerto de Santiago, Ona el Marqués suits divers who prefer a proper base rather than a room with barely enough space for a dry bag. You have a living area, a kitchen and the option of eating on site, so the day does not have to revolve around fixed meal times or a hotel buffet.

There is a shared outdoor pool, a bar, a restaurant and a lounge area, with table tennis and billiards for the moments when your legs have had enough of walking and your brain has had enough of discussing that one interesting fish. Family apartments are available, and the layout also works well for couples who want more room than a standard hotel bedroom.

The practical character is clear: air conditioning for the warm return from the water, a sofa for the post-dive collapse, and a kitchen for keeping food and drinks to hand. Free WiFi is available in the common areas, while free public parking is nearby.

The address is Calle Las Rosas, 4, in Puerto de Santiago, on Tenerife. Playa de Santiago is about 0.6 miles away, roughly a ten-minute walk, while Puerto Santiago Beach is around 1 km away. Los Gigantes Beach is about 0.9 miles away on foot, and La Arena Beach is roughly 0.9 miles from the property.

Los Gigantes Port is a fifteen-minute walk away. That puts you close to the harbour and the coastal life of the area without placing you directly on the sand. Los Gigantes itself brings shops, restaurants and bars facing the sea, while nearby choices include Macaronesia and Tasca Marale, both around 0.1 miles away, and Beeches Brook at about 0.2 miles.

Tenerife South Airport is about 26 miles away by road. Shops, restaurants and bars are within a five-minute drive, so you can stock up or change your dinner plans without turning it into an expedition. The coast is close; the hotel itself is not a beachfront address.

The useful distinction here is the apartment layout. A studio keeps things straightforward for two, with a compact base for a diving couple who would rather spend their time outside than maintain a complicated domestic operation. The one-bedroom apartment gives you a separate bedroom and living space, which is more forgiving when one of you is up early for diving and the other is not.

For a group or family, the two-bedroom apartment is the sensible choice. It offers the most space and allows up to six guests, while the one-bedroom option accommodates up to four. The apartment format means you can spread out a little, put the kettle on, and keep the evening low-key instead of going straight back out for every meal.

Every accommodation has air conditioning, a living area with sofas and a flat-screen TV, plus a private bathroom. The kitchen includes an oven, hob, microwave, refrigerator, toaster, kitchenware and a dining table. There is also a washing machine, which is handy when a week of salt, dust and ordinary holiday clothes starts to occupy the entire apartment.

A fan, heating, tiled or marble flooring, wardrobe space, towels and bed linen complete the practical side. The property provides a weekly cleaning service. Views are available, but the accommodation details do not establish a particular outlook for every category, so choose according to the apartment type and the view shown with it rather than assuming every unit faces the sea.

The on-site restaurant serves breakfast, lunch and dinner à la carte, with European cuisine. Packed meals are also available, giving you an option for a day when the boat, the road or simply an early start gets in the way of sitting down for lunch. Breakfast includes a full English or Irish option.

There is one bar on site: a lounge bar with a cocktail menu. A snack bar is also available, so the gap between getting out of the pool and making a proper meal does not have to become a matter of heroic self-denial.

The apartments give you a second way to handle food. With an oven, hob, microwave, refrigerator, toaster, kitchenware and dining table, you can keep breakfast simple, prepare something after diving, or make use of the nearby shops and restaurants. The hotel does not set out a board formula, so the attraction is flexibility rather than an all-inclusive routine.

The shared outdoor pool is the main place for an unhurried afternoon. Add the sun terrace and a shared lounge, and you have the basics covered for the day when the sensible plan is to stay horizontal and let the surface interval extend well into the evening.

For something a little more competitive, the games room has table tennis and billiards. These activities are available at an additional charge, but they give couples, families and dive buddies something to do when the weather is fine and nobody wants to spend the afternoon sightseeing.

Children have a playground, while family rooms make the property workable for mixed-age groups. If you prefer to leave the resort, the nearby beaches and the harbour at Los Gigantes provide the obvious coastal alternatives. Car hire is available at the property, which is useful for exploring Tenerife at your own pace.

Check-in starts at 16:00 and check-out is by 10:00. Reception times are limited, so you need to share your arrival time with the property before travelling. Photo identification and a credit card are required at check-in, and the minimum age for check-in is 21; guests under 21 need to be accompanied by a parent or tutor who takes responsibility for the group.

A shuttle service is available, including for airport transfers, and car hire can be arranged at the property. The airport transfer service is paid and should be arranged with the hotel. Free public parking is available nearby without reservation, rather than in a private hotel car park.

Cash is an accepted payment method. Smoking is not allowed, parties and events are not permitted, and pets are not allowed. Children of any age are welcome, but cots and extra beds are not available, so the sleeping arrangements in the apartment you choose matter. WiFi is free in public areas, and the property has a lift.

There is no named environmental certification or published sustainability programme to add here. The useful choices are therefore the ordinary practical ones: use the apartment kitchen when it suits you, make the weekly cleaning service work for your stay, and keep your base tidy while Tenerife does the scenic heavy lifting.