HolidaynorthTenerife Caserío Rural Los Charcos

Very cozy and clean house with an incredible view. Perfect for 3-4 people and for longer stays. Easy contact with the host. HIGHLY recommended!

Very nice house with beautiful panorama in a calm, quiet area. Well equiped with everything you would need. Super clean. Great pillows and beds. Excellent value for money Welcome drink and amenities were a nice touch

I've been to Tenerife (and stood in Icod) multiple times, i can say i am somewhat used to the steep streets they have in this part of an island, but i think the access road (the first ~80m) is easily the steepest i've ever seen. It is an experience on its own :) However, an automatic car (which i always rent in Tenerife, even though i drive manual at home) can climb without any stress and i am sure you get used to it with manual too after 2-3 climbs.

Nice and quiet apartment, decently equipped. Nice view on Icod. Easy communication with the owner. Nice welcome message and a bottle of wine.

As many have already pointed out the driveway to the apartment is extremely steep (~35%), which is not mentioned. I'm an experienced driver but still failed to drive up to the accomodation on the first try. My reccomendation: first walk up (not a long walk), and examine the path and the curves. Once you do, it will be no probelm to drive up, but you won't know at first try. In retrospect I also had to realize that it is probably not the most ideal location to visit the main sights of North Tenerife, because all the major attractions are almost an hour drive away.

The location for us (2 families) was ok. It is far away from the city of Icod but with the car it is not that problem - very quiet place. Much space for us.

The communication with an owner(?) is somewhat confusing. Sometimes you get messages in very simple English when resolving your problems but when some things do not suit the owner then everyday you get very serious and official messages in perfect English. Strange. It gets you that feeling you are not welcome. The owner prepares for an eventual financial problems. Everyday we were just wondering if we get a new troubling message. It has a steep way up to the parking that can be problem for some but is doable. Nevertheless the stay was very good for us so can't complain that much. Just adjust your communication and it is gonna be close to perfect.

The electricity was shutting down, the boiler is quite small. Also the road is really steep and is not advertised on booking, we got info about it only a day before our accomodation.

The bottle of wine and welcome sign was a nice touch. It was clean (with the exception. Of some black larvae crawling on the walls) and fairly well equipped in terms of pots, pans, plates and so on. Unfortunately we ran out of gas when we prepared our second meal. 😏

THE INCREDIBLY STEEP DRIVEWAY: It is not for the faint of heart, or people without previous experience tackling steep hills. It’s likely about a 40% grade or so. THE LACK OF HEATING: Despite the facilities description listing heating (and I have screen grabs), the owner had blocked anyone from being able to use the electric radiators. When messaging him he responded that it was not possible. This was a reason why we booked this property. Humh. We paid a premium for our stay. Needless to say, with 11 degrees at night we froze our butts off. A few night later when there were some problems with the electricity, the property owner sent out a somewhat accusatory message (likely to all 4 apartments on the property) at around 3 pm about someone tampering with the electric radiators. THE VIEW OF THE CARS: Our Finca or apartment, Casa La Bodega with two bedrooms had no rooftop terrass (big surprise to us) and the small terrass in the front had a view blocked by the cars which are actually parked in front but not featured in any photos. On top of that one of the guests during a portion of the time had a mini van. Always parked right in front. Big portion of why we booked it was because of the view. The place is also not situated in a location where you get any evening sun. NO COOKING DINNER: We ran out of gas the second time we tried to cook dinner. Quite the surprise and disappointment. The gas is just a single can under the kitchen counter. Very disappointing.

Beautiful view, nice, clean quiet rooms, coffee machine and everything needed for cooking

Steep road to property and had to recall driving skills on hand gear. But got used to it. The view is the reward.