Get Tenerife right before you even land.
📞 Plan your trip with a local — video call
One hour before you commit: which area fits YOUR crew, what that listing’s location really means, which week, what to book ahead. 45 € · 1 h · paid upfront · any language via live translation. Honest local opinion — I don’t sell property or book accommodation, nobody pays me to steer you.
🎥 Reality Check: I visit your rental before you pay
Before you send money, I go to the actual address and send you a real, unedited video within 24-48 h: building, street, true distance to the beach, noise, the construction site the photos didn’t show. Exterior and surroundings (inside only with the owner’s permission). From 60 € in the south · paid upfront. I verify what can be seen — no check catches every scam, but it catches most nasty surprises.
🚗 Hire car: the local’s honest take
Yes, you probably want a car. Book full-to-full, say no to airport-desk extras, video every scratch before leaving the car park — and if they still try to charge you for old damage, you know where to find me. [DISCOVERCARS AFFILIATE LINK]
🧳 Two things I buy before any trip
Healthcare here is good, but if you’re not an EU resident or don’t carry the European Health Insurance Card, an emergency or an ambulance gets billed to you — and it’s not cheap. Whenever I travel I always carry insurance: for the price of a couple of beers a day it covers what really matters. I won’t tell you which policy to buy — that’s your call; I just leave the one I use.
🛡️ See the insurance I use · Coming soonThe classic mistake: you land, you want the map or a taxi and you have no internet. Airport wifi is a mess and non-EU roaming gives you a nasty bill. The fix is an eSIM: you install it BEFORE you come, no swapping SIM cards, no shop visits, and you have data the moment you land. Five minutes and you skip the day-one stress.
📶 Get my eSIM for Tenerife →