Playa del Duque is a 390 m Blue Flag beach in Costa Adeje, 60 m wide, with showers, changing rooms, bars, restaurants and sun loungers for hire, and it sits in front of some of the island's most luxurious hotels (Tenerife tourist board, read 7 November 2026). It is an urban beach with parking for more than 100 cars, an inter-city bus service and disabled access, and a seafront promenade links it with at least eight other beaches. Pick it for services and an upmarket setting; for a wide, calm beach on a budget, look at the options below.
Highlights
The beach itself
390 m long and 60 m wide, with sand the tourist board lists as pale. It holds a Blue Flag, which the board says guarantees the quality of the water and the services. The coordinates are 28° 05' 28" N, 16° 44' 36" W.
Services on the sand
Toilets, foot showers, showers, changing rooms, bins, a municipal cleaning service and public phones, plus bars and restaurants. Sun loungers and parasols are for hire, so you can arrive with nothing but a towel.
The promenade
The seafront walk connects Playa del Duque with at least eight other beaches, so you can change beach without a car. Costa Adeje as a whole runs from Playa de Troya to Callao Salvaje; see Costa Adeje.
The luxury hotels behind it
The tourist board describes the beach as lying in front of some of the island's most luxurious hotels. The nearby Royal Hideaway Corales hotels are on La Enramada beach in La Caleta, about 2.7 km away, according to the hotel group (read 7 November 2026).
Practical info
Tips
- Compare before choosing. El Camisón in Playa de las Américas is 350 m long and 40 m wide with fine pale sand and calm water behind breakwaters; Las Vistas in Los Cristianos is 850 m by 80 m and also holds a Blue Flag. Playa del Duque is wider than El Camisón and shorter than Las Vistas, and its edge is the surrounding hotel zone. See Playa de las Américas, Los Cristianos and the best beaches in Tenerife. To sleep nearby, see where to stay in Costa Adeje and the best luxury hotels in Tenerife. The Costa Adeje marina is the departure point for the south-coast whale and dolphin cruises: see Tenerife boat trips. Rooms near this beach are in the Booking box.
How to get there
By car or on foot, with more than 100 parking spaces, or by the inter-city bus the tourist board lists for the beach. Costa Adeje is about 20 minutes by car or taxi from Tenerife South airport, according to the tourist board.
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