Reviews of donQuijote, Puerto de la Cruz, Tenerife, Spain
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4.3
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donQuijote, Puerto de la Cruz, Tenerife, Spain
donQuijote, Puerto de la Cruz, Tenerife, Spain
Based on 37 reviews of former students of donQuijote, Puerto de la Cruz
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Overall school rating by student age group
Students < 18 years (1 rating)
Students 18-30 years (4 ratings)
Students 31-49 years (4 ratings)
Students 50+ years (25 ratings)
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Individual Reviews
donQuijote, Puerto de la Cruz
3. Apr. 2025
Marie-luise (63 years) 
Course: Intensive 20 - 4 weeks
Course: Intensive 20 - 4 weeksOverall rating
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Positive aspects of school
"Very nice and friendly atmosphere."
Negative aspects
"There was often a lot of theory and grammar explained - and then the application (speaking!) was missed out."
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13. Jan. 2025
Christine (64 years) Course: Intensive 20 - 2 weeks
Course: Intensive 20 - 2 weeksOverall rating
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Positive aspects of school
"Very hard-working, friendly, good teachers. I really liked the accommodation, I was self-catering."
Negative aspects
"We liked the accommodation, but the description of a quiet side street is not correct, as a very busy main road is directly adjacent."
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"Tenerife was already a favourite island of mine before this trip, especially Puerto del La Cruz, so everything was perfect."
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17. Dec. 2024
Jürgen (40 years) Course: Premium Spanish 30 - 1 week
Course: Premium Spanish 30 - 1 weekOverall rating
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Positive aspects of school
"Top location, super competent, nice and helpful teachers. The outstanding boss Salomé is the heart of the school, and with her great charm and aura she always brings a positive atmosphere into the rooms. Good WiFi."
Negative aspects
"A coffee machine and towels at the toilet sinks would have been nice. Some language schools give you a small souvenir, which is always nice as a memento and also serves as advertising for the school."
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23. Feb. 2024
Andrea (62 years) Course: Spanish for 50+ - 2 weeks
Course: Spanish for 50+ - 2 weeksOverall rating
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Positive aspects of school
"Nice atmosphere, committed management couple. Dedicated teachers."
Negative aspects
"Toilets, windows etc. need to be renovated. Classrooms too small, poor ventilation. Price-performance ratio of the course materials is not right."
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"Worked well"
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12. Feb. 2024
Frank (63 years) Netherlands Course: Intensive 25 - 1 week
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Positive aspects of school
"The school felt as it was a family, very warm atmosphere.
The students had a good mixture of ages, nationalities."
Negative aspects
"I really wouldn't know."
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"Great combo of grammar/conversation"
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2. Jan. 2024
Ben (50 years) Ireland Course: Intensive 20 - 1 week
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Positive aspects of school
"The teachers are great people."
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1. Jan. 2024
Saurabh United Kingdom Course: Intensive 20 - 2 weeks
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Positive aspects of school
"Loved location & all teachers. Lauris was one of the best."
Negative aspects
"Nothing to dislike about."
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24. Oct. 2023
Tanja (48 years) Course: Premium Spanish 30 - 2 weeks
Course: Premium Spanish 30 - 2 weeksOverall rating
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Positive aspects of school
"Family atmosphere, responds to individual needs, Lauris is a very educated teacher whose extensive knowledge of Spanish history, development of society and present-day politics has led to learning successes on more than just the linguistic level."
Negative aspects
"The school is great. The weather was unusually hot for Tenerife (40 degrees Celsius). It was very hot without air conditioning. At 12:00 there was aqua fitness in the neighbouring hotel with very loud music. It was not possible to ventilate well for an hour."
Insider tips about what future students should not miss
"Loro Park, Bullullu Bay"
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"I love this island and will be back and would go to exactly this language school again."
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"Highly recommended"
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22. Aug. 2023
Jutta (62 years) Course: Intensive 20 - 2 weeks
Course: Intensive 20 - 2 weeksOverall rating
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Positive aspects of school
"Very personal"
Negative aspects
"Teachers did not coordinate much, so that lesson content was treated twice. The book was almost not used. Due to the poor technical equipment, no audio texts either."
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3. Apr. 2023
Ulrike (64 years) Course: Intensive 20 - 4 weeks
Course: Intensive 20 - 4 weeksOverall rating
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Positive aspects of school
"Very likeable teachers, competent, friendly, solution-oriented, humorous"
Insider tips about what future students should not miss
"Socialise a lot with the other students and talk, talk, talk in Spanish!"
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"Puerto de la Cruz - very nice and green, always a bit of wind, location perfect, very friendly people"
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"Was fun and challenging"
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27. Feb. 2023
Halldór Ó. (69 years) Iceland Course: Intensive 20 - 2 weeks
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Positive aspects of school
"The quality of teaching material and the teacher."
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"Good quality of teaching material"
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"Puerto de la Cruz is a nice place to stay."
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19. Jan. 2023
Annelie (63 years) 
Course: Private lessons 10 - 1 week
Course: Private lessons 10 - 1 weekOverall rating
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Positive aspects of school
"I've been able to book private lessons and then I've been able to decide what I want to improve and develop and the school has been very responsive."
Negative aspects
"The only thing right now is that I'm still waiting for a certificate that I completed a course...need to show my boss! I have asked once..."
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"I have been a frequent visitor to the island and the town of Puerto de la Cruz has become my favorite. The island is so beautiful and there are so many places to visit that are also culturally interesting."
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"It is good that you can ask for what you want to improve and the teacher adapts. Since I teach Spanish in Sweden, it's a perfect fit."
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26. Jul. 2022
Erika (61 years) Course: Intensive 20 - 3 weeks
Course: Intensive 20 - 3 weeksOverall rating
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Positive aspects of school
"Once Salome came back, the lessons were more structured. But all the teachers were very nice and helpful, I was able to benefit a lot and would recommend the school to others."
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"I would do it again"
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"Very good place to study in summer with pleasant temperatures. For young people, the nightlife is missing but I liked it."
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"For me, the 20 hours were enough, because you still have to process all the input."
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28. Mar. 2022
Christian (69 years) 
Course: Intensive 20 - 1 week
Course: Intensive 20 - 1 weekOverall rating
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Positive aspects of school
"The atmosphere"
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22. Sep. 2021
Agnieszka (44 years) Poland Course: Intensive 20 - 1 week
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Positive aspects of school
"Teachers were competent and very helpful, school is located in a great place"
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"It is great but a lot of people working in cafes and restaurants are trying to cheat on bills"
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20. Sep. 2021
Beata (50 years) Poland Course: Intensive 20 - 1 week
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Positive aspects of school
"Professional attitude of teachers, an excellent atmosphere at School"
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"Friendly and professional staff"
City/place
"An excellent place to live and rest"
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"Very well prepared"
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4. Nov. 2020
Annelie (61 years) Course: Private lessons 10 - 1 week
Course: Private lessons 10 - 1 weekOverall rating
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Positive aspects of school
"Great location, competent teachers."
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"I will come back in the spring, it's a very welcoming school."
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"I have visited the island many times, and stayed in several locations, but the Northern part is my favourite. I might move here when I retire."
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"Very rewarding. I am a Spanish teacher myself and the lessons were perfectly tailored to my specific needs."
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21. Sep. 2020
Martina (58 years) Course: Premium Spanish 30 - 1 week
Course: Premium Spanish 30 - 1 weekOverall rating
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Positive aspects of school
"The two teachers Lauris and Salome were fantastically competent and inspiring. It wasn't boring for a second and I was able to learn a lot. Because of Corona we were a small group but the teachers were highly motivated."
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12. Feb. 2018
Marion Course: Intensive Plus - 2 weeks
Course: Intensive Plus - 2 weeksOverall rating
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Positive aspects of school
"The location and the layout of the school waren very good, the equipment less so. Some of the teachers were very good, didactically and methodically, others were too sloppy, talked 60% of the hour and did not have the ability to respond to the participants."
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"Activities were offered but these were very expensive and not very attractive and were offered by freelancers outside the school."
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14. Sep. 2017
Tetiana (27 years) France Course: Intensive Plus - 1 week
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Positive aspects of school
"Teachers, classmates, after-school activities"
Insider tips about what future students should not miss
"I went there in summer but there was practically no sun. Just my luck that I went there to study and to get tanned."
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"Very good school, nice teachers (They were always giving tips about Tenerife.)"
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1. Jun. 2017
Maria (62 years) 
Course: Intensive 25 - 3 weeks
Course: Intensive 25 - 3 weeksOverall rating
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Positive aspects of school
"Students of all ages
wi-fi"
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12. Dec. 2016
Helene (61 years) Sweden Course: Intensive 25 - 2 weeks
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Positive aspects of school
"The teachers, the small group that gave everybody the posibility to talk and ask questions, friendly atmosphere"
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"We were disturbed by the group next door (the walls seem very thin) but even more so by the terrible smell from the drain system!"
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11. Jun. 2019
Megumi (69 years) Japan Course: Intensive 20 - 1 week
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"The north is good but the south is bad."
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11. Mar. 2019
Terezie (55 years) Czech Republic Course: Intensive 20 - 2 weeks
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"The host spoke very fast with a strong accent."
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10. Nov. 2025
Peter (56 years) Course: Intensive 20 - 2 weeks
Course: Intensive 20 - 2 weeksOverall rating
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19. Jun. 2023
Jörg Germany Course: Premium Spanish 30 - 1 week
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21. Feb. 2023
Suzanna Netherlands Course: Spanish for 50+ - 1 week
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5. Dec. 2022
Lisa Germany Course: Premium Spanish 30 - 1 week
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14. Mar. 2022
Zuzana Course: Intensive 20 - 2 weeks
Course: Intensive 20 - 2 weeksOverall rating
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7. Mar. 2022
Torkild Denmark Course: Intensive 20 - 2 weeks
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17. Dec. 2021
Egill Jón (68 years) Iceland Course: Intensive 20 - 2 weeks
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23. Sep. 2021
Magdalena Germany Course: Intensive 20 - 1 week
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30. Aug. 2019
Marie-christine (48 years) France Course: Intensive 20 - 2 weeks
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25. Jun. 2019
Kristian (10 years) Germany Course: Private lessons 5 - 1 week
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27. May. 2019
Pasquale (27 years) Italy Course: Intensive 20 - 8 weeks
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3. Jan. 2017
Guenter (62 years) Course: Super Intensive - 2 weeks
Course: Super Intensive - 2 weeksOverall rating
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31. Dec. 2016
Niklas (25 years) Course: Intensive 25 - 2 weeks
Course: Intensive 25 - 2 weeksOverall rating
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