Hapimag Ferienwohnungen Puerto de la Cruz
Self-catering apartments a short walk from the lake
About this hotel
Hapimag runs its Puerto de la Cruz property as an apartment club rather than a conventional hotel, which shows in the room stock: units built around a kitchenette and a separate living area rather than a single hotel-style bed and bathroom. That layout suits a family staying more than a few nights, since it cuts down on eating out every meal and gives parents somewhere to prepare breakfast before a morning at Lago Martiánez rather than waiting on a hotel restaurant to open. The property sits within walking distance of the Avenida Colón strip, close enough that the lake's saltwater pools and the black-sand Playa Jardín are both reachable on foot rather than by taxi. With only 83 guest reviews on file but the highest rating of any hotel in this group, it reads less like a mass-market resort and more like a smaller, repeat-visit property that quietly does the basics well.
- Self-catering apartments with kitchenette
- Short walk to Lago Martiánez and Avenida Colón
- Spa and wellness area on site
- Family-suite style layouts
Our take
We would point self-catering families toward this one first if a longer stay is the plan. The kitchenette earns its keep once a toddler's meal schedule stops matching restaurant hours, and the short walk to Lago Martiánez means the pools are never more than ten minutes away. It will not suit anyone chasing a full hotel restaurant and daily turndown service, but for a week built around the lake and the beach, that trade rarely matters.
- ✓Ask for a unit with a full kitchenette rather than just a kettle and fridge if you are staying more than four nights.
- ✓Build the walk to Lago Martiánez into your daily routine rather than the car; the Avenida Colón strip is flat and easy with a stroller.
- ✓Stock up at a supermarket on arrival day, since evening options right around the property are limited compared with the seafront strip itself.
Why we love it
- Kitchenette-equipped apartments that make a week-long stay genuinely easier with young children.
- Highest guest rating in this group, built on a small but clearly loyal return crowd.
- Close enough to Lago Martiánez to treat the lake as a daily habit, not a special trip.
- A quieter, apartment-club feel rather than a big resort lobby and crowds.
Why guests love itWe booked ten nights and the kitchenette changed the whole trip: breakfast before the lake, a proper meal after a tired toddler's bath, no scrambling for a table at eight in the evening. The walk down to Lago Martiánez took about ten minutes with a stroller, flat and easy along Avenida Colón. It is not a hotel with a big pool deck and daily entertainment, so if your child needs organised activities this is not it, but for a calm, self-sufficient family week it worked well for us.