Sigh... I hate to give a review like this... but unfortunately this place looks amazing on the website and is run down and poorly maintained in actuality.
I've tried to contact staff and am waiting for a response, but if your looking for a lovely place in Tarife, give this a miss... even if just for a bed, while the room is beautifully decorated, the plumbing is not vented properly and the toilet vent is the shower drain. I closed the windows and turned on he Ac on a hot day to let the room cool down... and returned to the most disgusting smells and it took me a while to figure it out. Someone clearly knows about it too, because there is a very strong plugin room deodorizer used in there.
I wish that was all I have to say negatively about the place... but the primary advertisements for Casa Blanco describe this beautiful outdoor space on the roof and I was looking forward to having time to read a book, study Spanish and relax away from the hustle of the cute town. But the outdoor space is anything but relaxing... it is downright disgusting... blamed on the winds by staff, it clearly neglect and as I try to get into a calm happy state and meditate on the wonders of the universe, all I can see is broken wicker furniture, and wonder if it's even safe to be up here. So disappointing and so easy to fix/replace and maintain.
Besides that, the place has been redone a while ago w a very nice style, but it's clear the current owners are not putting any effort into maintaining or improving the property. Everything from the chair in unit 7 being disgustingly dirty so dirty that I won't sit on it, to so many lights both in the unit and common areas being out or not wired well, to laundry left in hallway overnight, to bikes and portable beds left out in common areas, to no one being available to discuss concerns w... it's really a shame. Because as they advertise, the location is a 9.5, but the place itself is a 2 just because of the lack of maintenance. It's just poorly run.
A real disappointment... and I've signed up for 5 days here... I've asked to speak w someone about the situation.. let's see how this goes.
I stayed at The Riad before moving here and it was very nice... was expecting similar at Casa Blanco... I'm very disappointed. read more