Hotel Las Águilas Tenerife, Affiliated by Meliá

I believed the reviews of this hotel which was a mistake. This could be a great hotel with a fair bit of work. Making it into an aparthotel would be worthwhile. It does need updating to match 4 star expectations Good points: Views from the hotel are great. Steep walk into the town but nice to do. Courtesy bus is useful. Public transport is quick and cheap Breakfast buffet was good with a decent selection Supermarket is easy to walk to The hotel is clean and problems are rectified quickly. Bad points No soundproofing for rooms, can hear conversations from corridors, rooms above, below and to the side. Loud music was played from rooms. This was not good Terrible mattress on the bed - never come up against such a lumpy, uncomfortable mattress. Dreadful weeks sleep No drink making facilities in the room despite the kitchenette ( which is only equipped if paid for) Unusual to not have toiletry items such as shower caps, tissues, emergency toothbrushes etc in a four star hotel Room in general looked tired - very faded furniture cushions. Woodwork was shabby. Balcony railings were quite badly rusted Adult pool was unheated and icy. It was unusable because it was so cold Gym area exists but there is very little to it - quite disappointed Courtesy bus does not run on Saturday afternoons or Sundays. When it does run the timings can be as much as 20 minutes open - which was a heart stopping moment because it almost made us late for checkout and the airport transfer Given the hotels location at the top of a hill at the top of another steep hill it was surprising there was no shop to buy some essentials - large bottles of drinking water for example. Found one vending machine that did not sell much WiFi was slow - not to the speeds it was suggested to be