Kora Nivaria Beach

Hotel Description

Look, I’ve stayed at a lot of beach hotels in Tenerife, and Kora Nivaria Beach honestly surprised me – in the best way possible. It’s tucked away in Abades, which most tourists completely miss because they’re all rushing to the southern resorts, but that’s actually what makes this place special. The moment you pull up (and yes, parking is easy here, thank god), you realize you’ve found something different. The whole Nivaria Beach development feels purposeful, not like those thrown-together hotel strips you see everywhere else on the island.

What really got me was how they’ve positioned everything to make the most of that coastline. I mean, Abades isn’t your typical white sand beach situation – it’s more dramatic than that, with these volcanic rock formations that give the whole area this raw, authentic Canarian vibe. The hotel sits right where you can watch the waves crash against the rocks, and honestly, I spent way too much time just standing on my balcony with coffee in the morning watching that show. The staff actually knows their stuff too, which is rarer than you’d think. When I asked about hiking trails nearby, the front desk guy – I think his name was Carlos – didn’t just hand me a generic brochure. He drew me a little map showing the best route to the natural pools and warned me about the wind patterns in the afternoon.

You know what sealed it for me though? The details that show they actually care about the guest experience. The rooms are designed so you’re not fighting with your neighbor’s air conditioning noise at night, the wifi actually works throughout the property (revolutionary concept, I know), and they’ve got this thing figured out where the common areas never feel overcrowded even when they’re full. Plus, being in Abades means you’re twenty minutes from the airport but it feels like you’re in a completely different world. The little village has this one restaurant – Casa Tomás – that locals drive from Santa Cruz to eat at, and the hotel staff will actually call ahead to get you a table if you ask nicely. It’s that kind of place where a 9.2 rating makes perfect sense once you’ve been there, because it’s not trying to be everything to everyone. It’s just really, really good at being what it is: a proper beach hotel that happens to be in one of the most underrated spots on the island.

Rooms

• Two-Bedroom Apartment with Sea View with 2 × 1 large double bed and 2 × 2 single beds for 4 adults, 3 children
• Three-Bedroom Villa with 2 × 1 large double bed and 4 × 2 single beds for 5 adults, 4 children
• Two-Bedroom Apartment Essence with 2 × 1 large double bed and 2 × 2 single beds for 4 adults, 3 children
• One-Bedroom Apartment with 2 × 1 large double bed for 2 adults, 1 child
• One-Bedroom Apartment with Sea View with 2 × 1 large double bed for 2 adults, 1 child
• Infinity Blue Premium Apartment with Sea View with 2 × 1 large double bed and 2 × 2 single beds for 4 adults, 3 children
• Two-Bedroom Apartment Essence Plus with 2 × 1 large double bed and 2 × 2 single beds for 4 adults

Reviews

• Maria from Belgium (10/10)

  We loved it, great place for families and away from the busy resort areas
  Staff was super friendly and always ready to help
  Clean pool areas, it never felt too crowded and the views were beautiful from every point

• Niall from Ireland (8/10)

  Clean, comfortable, well-equipped, quiet location but easily accessible, pool was lovely, easy free parking, staff extremely friendly.

• Alicja from Poland (10/10)

  Perfect place to stay. Amazing pool with warm water 🙂

• Jazmin from United Kingdom (9/10)

  We stayed in the 3 bed villa, it was really spacious, really clean, had wonderful sea views and was well kitted out with everything we needed.
  
  The hotel itself is less than 15 minutes from Tenerife South airport, is easy to find and has a small deli on site which sells toasties and pastries, as well as a gym, kids club and 2 pools. The pools are not heated but refreshing after being in the sun all day. One was an infinity pool which had spectacular views. There was also free yoga / Pilates classes each morning by the pool. It was a really relaxing atmosphere.
  
  We hired a car from the airport to get around Tenerife and you could pay €7 to park in the hotel underground car park or there is plenty of free on road parking next to the hotel (which is what we did).
  
  The staff were friendly and were very quick to respond to any messages we sent. There was luggage storage and we were able to use the facilities after check out which was amazing.
  
  The town of abades is really small and relaxing, the beach is 5 minutes away and there are a couple of restaurants in close proximity (which aren’t the best), there is a snorkelling / scuba diving centre and on the hill overlooking abades is an abandoned village which has a cool history and was interesting to walk around.
  
  To get to los christianos/adeje/siam water park it’s about 30 mins by car but easy to drive to, parking can be hard to find. This is where the majority of restaurants and excursions are.
  
  There are also 4 or 5 cats that wander the resort, they are all really friendly and we liked the fact the hotel allowed that.

• Maryna from United Kingdom (9/10)

  It’s very modern space, will all necessary amenities and balcony where you can get loungey and get some sun.
  Hotel schedule, provides things to do to their clients with mindfulness, pilates and thai chi classes in the morning. Overall felt like nice and relaxing family place. Very chilled as it is far from hassle of the touristy cities, but walking distance from a supermarket and small restaurants by the beach. Staff were all lovely. We really enjoyed our stay, wish we could stay longer.

• Amy from United Kingdom (10/10)

  Beautiful , peaceful

• Rodrigo from Belgium (10/10)

  We loved everything! The room is amazing, super comfortable and pretty. All facilities are top of the line and super clean. The staff is also super attentive, polite and friendly. It is super close to a very nice and calm beach and to a small market where we found everything we needed. The free yoga classes by the pool are a super plus!

• Victoria from United Kingdom (8/10)

  We loved our stay at Kora Nivaria beach; the flats are modern and well equipped and the facilities excellent. There are some rustic restaurants in walking distance as well as a small supermarket. It’s a little out of the way of larger beaches/resorts/restaurants but hiring a car is easy and taxis are reliable

• Daniel from Ireland (10/10)

  Sea view and modern airy apartment…

• Daniela from Slovakia (9/10)

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