O7 Tenerife
Up in La Paz, quieter streets, a short walk down to the lake
About this hotel
O7 Tenerife is positioned in La Paz, the hillside neighbourhood above Puerto de la Cruz rather than directly on the seafront strip along Avenida de Colón where most hotels in this update sit. That trades a short uphill walk for quieter streets, which suits travellers who'd rather not be in the thick of the busiest part of town every time they step outside. Guests rate it 7.6 out of 10 across more than 1,200 reviews, and its facilities cover a kids' pool and a spa, two of the four axes this site tracks for Lago Martiánez, though not the suite-style rooms or heated water some other hotels in this group offer. For families happy to walk down to the lake and Playa Jardín rather than step straight onto the seafront, the trade-off for a calmer base is a reasonable one.
- Kids' pool on site
- Spa access
- Quieter La Paz setting above the seafront
Our take
La Paz won't suit everyone: you're walking downhill to Lago Martiánez and back up again afterward, which is a real consideration with tired kids in the evening. What you get in exchange is a noticeably quieter setting than the hotels stacked along Avenida de Colón, plus a kids' pool for the mornings before you've made the walk down. If quiet streets matter more to your family than stepping straight onto the seafront, O7 Tenerife is worth the climb.
- ✓Plan the walk down to Lago Martiánez for the morning and save the uphill return for before nap time, when kids are more likely to tolerate it.
- ✓Ask about the exact walking distance to the seafront when booking, since La Paz sits noticeably higher than Avenida de Colón.
- ✓Save the hotel's own kids' pool for days you'd rather skip the walk down to the lake altogether.
Why we love it
- A genuinely quieter setting than the seafront hotel strip.
- A kids' pool for mornings before the walk down to the lake.
- Spa access alongside the pool.
- An honest trade of a short uphill walk for calmer streets.
Why guests love itWe picked O7 Tenerife specifically because we wanted somewhere calmer than the strip right on Avenida de Colón, and La Paz delivered that: quiet streets, and a proper break from the noise once we walked back up in the evening. The uphill return with two tired kids after a day at the lake was the real cost of that quiet, and I won't pretend it wasn't a grumble some evenings, but the hotel's own pool gave us an easy option on the mornings we didn't want to make the trip down at all.