You are on a 160-hectare estate on the west coast, ten kilometres from the nearest town centre, and the hotel's own dining page lists ten places to eat and drink inside the gates, from the two-star M.B down to a deli. That is the point of Abama and also the trap: nothing outside the hotel is within ten minutes on foot, not even Melvin on the same estate, so every meal off the Ritz-Carlton's bill needs the car or a taxi. Everything below is a drive of 4 to 16 minutes.
The tables at this hotel that are a reason to come, and how hard they are to get.
Berasategui's Canary outpost, run day to day by Erlantz Gorostiza, with two stars retained in 2026. Dinner only, Wednesday to Saturday. The resort's other starred room, Kabuki, has gone; its space is now Akira Back, which is not in the guide.
Book well ahead: tables go weeks out
On our shortlists
Berasategui's third table, next door · €€€
Berasategui's third table in Tenerife, after M.B and Txoko at the Ritz-Carlton, at Las Terrazas de Abama on the same estate, and the answer to a Sunday or Monday when M.B is shut: its own site gives dinner Tuesday to Saturday, 18:30 to 21:30, closed Sunday and Monday, and describes the cooking as haute cuisine with the Berasategui seal. The walk from the Citadel is 15 minutes, so take the car or a buggy. Book a day ahead; no swimwear or beach sandals.
Reserve aheadCalle Pino Ojeda 4, Guía de Isora
Atlántico at the Abama Golf Clubhouse
4 min by carClubhouse lunch over the course · €€
The golf clubhouse restaurant on the upper estate, with the course and the ocean below the terrace. Its own page gives breakfast 7:30 to 11:00 and lunch 12:00 to 17:00 every day, and dinner 19:00 to 22:00 Thursday to Monday only, closed Tuesday and Wednesday evenings. The useful slot is a late lunch after a round or a morning at the beach, when the Ritz-Carlton's own terraces are full; booking is recommended.
Reserve aheadCalle Pino Ojeda 2, Guía de Isora
Wine bar for the sunset · €€
The lobby bar of Las Terrazas de Abama, opposite its reception, pouring Canarian, Spanish and international wines with island cheeses, Iberian ham, focaccia and preserves rather than a full menu. Its own page gives 16:00 to 23:00 daily. Go for the sunset over La Gomera and a glass that is not on the Ritz-Carlton bill; it is a drink and a plate, not dinner, so book Melvin in the same building for afterwards.
Walk inCalle Pino Ojeda 4, Guía de Isora
Seafront rice and fish house · €€
The nearest village restaurant worth the drive, on the seafront at Playa San Juan. Its own site gives 13:00 to 17:00 and 19:00 to 21:30, closed Wednesday and Thursday, with paella on summer Saturdays, and a menu of rice dishes including lobster rice, red tuna, turbot and the fish of the day. This is where to eat fish at a village price after a week of resort menus. Free parking on the street.
Reserve aheadCalle Artes de Mar 1, Playa San Juan
Casa Mon
7 min by carVillage fish restaurant in Alcalá · €
The plain fish restaurant on Calle de la Plaza in Alcalá, the next village north of Playa San Juan. It has no website, so the hours cannot be confirmed here; guests describe the day's catch shown at the table, filleted and simply cooked, at prices the resort has not heard of, and say it is the place they go back to. Go early for lunch, check the hours locally and take cash in case.
Walk inCalle de la Plaza 5, Alcalá
New Michelin entry in Los Gigantes · €€€
A new entry in the 2026 Michelin selection, in the resort town under the cliffs at Los Gigantes: Canarian produce, two tasting menus and a carte, with a Sunday lunch menu. Its own site gives Thursday 18:30 to 21:30, Friday and Saturday 13:30 to 15:00 and 18:30 to 21:30, Sunday 13:30 to 15:30 and 18:30 to 21:30, closed Monday to Wednesday. Small; book.
Book well ahead: tables go weeks outPasaje Jacaranda 2, Los Gigantes
Whether breakfast is in your rate depends on the rate, so check yours: the hotel's own dining page says in one line that breakfast is complimentary for guests and a few lines later that it is available at El Mirador and La Veranda for a fee, which is a hotel selling both room-only and breakfast rates, and guests on room-only rates report paying. Where it is served is clearer. La Veranda in the Citadel does the buffet from 7:30 to 10:30 every day, with the Serenity pool and the golf course in front of it; El Mirador on the cliff opens at 7:30 and is the ocean-view room, which is where the Retreat's ocean-view breakfast is understood to be, though the Retreat page does not name the venue. The nearest alternative is the Atlántico at the golf clubhouse, breakfast 7:30 to 11:00, four minutes by car.
The restaurants on the strip at Los Gigantes and along the front at Puerto de Santiago with laminated menus in five languages and a photograph of every dish. You would drive a quarter of an hour to eat worse than the hotel's Beach Club. Codeso is in the same town and is the reason to make the trip.
Ten hotels, each here for a different reason.
The complete resortThe Ritz-Carlton Tenerife, Abama
Guía de Isora · From about €285
The all-rounderRoyal Hideaway Corales Beach
La Caleta, Costa Adeje · From about €300
The classicBahía del Duque
Costa Adeje · From about €310
The private oneRoyal River Luxury Hotel
Golf Costa Adeje, Costa Adeje · From about €350
The romantic oneRoyal Garden Villas & Spa
Golf Costa Adeje, Costa Adeje · From about €300
The new classicGran Hotel Taoro
Puerto de la Cruz · From about €215
The spa oneHotel Botánico & The Oriental Spa Garden
Puerto de la Cruz · From about €200
The boutique oneHotel San Roque
Garachico · From about €180
The big resortGran Meliá Palacio de Isora
Alcalá, Guía de Isora · From about €250
The escapeHacienda del Conde
Buenavista del Norte · From about €180
The nearest of the experiences we would book, by car from the hotel.
Whales, under the cliffsFrom €284.7(3,900)16 min by car
The island by jeepFrom €684.6(1,200)18 min by car
The driveFrom €1254.9(140)19 min by car
The water parkFrom €444.5(18,800)20 min by carPark bus stops here
Car hire in Tenerife
A self-contained resort that suits a stay-put week, but nothing much is walkable beyond the gates on the TF-47, the TITSA 473 stops at Abama, and self-parking and valet are both complimentary.
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Questions people ask
You are on a 160-hectare estate on the west coast, ten kilometres from the nearest town centre, and the hotel's own dining page lists ten places to eat and drink inside the gates, from the two-star M.B down to a deli. That is the point of Abama and also the trap: nothing outside the hotel is within ten minutes on foot, not even Melvin on the same estate, so every meal off the Ritz-Carlton's bill needs the car or a taxi. Everything below is a drive of 4 to 16 minutes. Melvin by Martín Berasategui, 4 min by car. Atlántico at the Abama Golf Clubhouse, 4 min by car. Ámbar Gastro Bar, 5 min by car.
M.B. Berasategui's Canary outpost, run day to day by Erlantz Gorostiza, with two stars retained in 2026. Dinner only, Wednesday to Saturday. The resort's other starred room, Kabuki, has gone; its space is now Akira Back, which is not in the guide.
Our verdict
If money is not the first question and you want the island's most complete resort, Abama is it. Check availability for the Retreat Deluxe Room Ocean View.
Last checked: September 2026