Cultural delights abound in Tenerife and the latest, the Night of San Juan is perfect for the guests of Spring Hotels as it takes place on the beaches. Hotel Bitacora and Hotel Vulcano are perfectly placed for the Playa de Las Americas beaches and Arona Gran Hotel has instant access to both Los Cristianos beaches.

It’s mid summer on 23rd June and across Spain that means bonfires on the beach, some huge enough to gather round, but most small and perfect for jumping over. It’s all part of the cleansing and renewal ritual that comes with this time of year, and it starts building as soon as darkness falls. Then groups of people will start appearing at most beaches, having picnics, drinks and family gatherings. At Los Cristianos the statue of Saint John the Baptist will be carried down to the beach promenade at 9.30pm and if you are lucky, free paella will follow.

Midnight is the focal point as the statue of the virgen is also carried down into the sea for a cleansing dip as people run in to the sea to wash their problems away. Another way to get a clean start is to jump over the fire three times and make suitable wishes. There are many variations such as blessing goats and other farm animals in the sea but it is always a fun night that runs on into the early hours of the morning.

Tenerife is a perfect island for golf and Spring Hotels are pleased to advise guests on the wide choice of top courses within easy reach of the Hotel Bitacora , Hotel Vulcano and Arona Gran Hotel. As part of our commitment to this popular sport we are a regular sponsor of the Tenerife & La Gomera golf circuit, now in its fourth season.

On Saturday 19 June the second round of 2010 takes place at Golf Las Americas with another entry of around 170 players expected. Golf is a big tourism attraction for Tenerife and the weather makes it a delight to play here. If you want to join the Tenerife & La Gomera tour look at their website and for an in depth look at the great facilities at Golf las Americas check out their new blog site. Happy golfing.

Keep up to date with Golf Las Americas on their Blog and check out their Google Profile. You can also become a fan of theirs on Facebook and follow them on various Social Media sites including Twitter, Youtube and Flickr.

If you want to know how good a Tenerife hotel is have a look at how the tour operators regard it. Spring Hotels emerged as the stars of the recently held Thomas Cook Tourism Excellence Awards held at the Hotel Vulcano in Las Americas. They needed a well placed bright and popular hotel with top facilities for the awards night so the Vulcano sprang to the top of the list.

The awards refer to standards set and maintained over the course of 2009 and all three Spring Hotels in Tenerife South picked up awards. Hotel Vulcano, Hotel Bitacora and Arona Gran Hotel proudly accepted their awards knowing that all of their dedicated staff had made a big input into getting them noticed.

There will be no sitting back and polishing the trophies, it just encourages the staff and management to keep up and improve the high standards to impress new and old guests all over again.