Gran Canaria Hotels

Advantages: Nice location
Disadvantages: Infestation of Spider Ants and the incompitent action of the hotel staff

...are intending to stay at H10 Playa Meloneras Palace, Grand Canary. We booked a week break to stay at what we thought was a 5 star hotel arriving late on Saturday night we went straight to our room which looked very nice and was well placed in the hotel 5th floor and overlooking the pool. When we woke up the next morning we noticed that we were infested with tiny spider like ants all around the room, we went to the welcome meeting and informed the ...
...room whilst we were out, we found a load of these dead spider/ants when we returned so we thought this would be the last of the matter. Next day it got worse they were every where in our clothes in the safe everything we moved or touched these tiny little creatures were everywhere, again we reported it to the hotel reception and the holiday rep it was agreed that they would once again fumigate the room and wash all our clothes. Third day into our ... Read review

Advantages: Execellent position next to bus station and close to shops, just far enough away from night life to be quiet.
Disadvantages: The food is excellent so you may over eat ! Not very close to beach.

I visited this hotel a couple of years ago as the second week of a cruise and stay with TUI. This is a modern hotel with a lift we had a very pleasant room and balcony over looking the front and street but not too noisey. We were half board and we really could not fault the food in anyway, lots of choice hot/cold self service buffet style with daily specials. as much as you could eat. Even though it seemed busy the tables were cleared quickly and ...
...there were not many children there but the ones that were did'nt seem to be at our end of the Hotel. The garden and pool area was very well planned out even though it appears to be right next to a busy road it is not over looked at all. When having a day by the pool we found a quiet corner and nabbed our chairs before breakfast because as usual certain people always save chairs even if they are out for most of the day ! There was daily entertainment ... Read review

Advantages: Excellent Half Board Service... The Food and Hospitality is amazing.
Disadvantages: Caters mainly for German and Spanish guests.

This is an excellent 4 star hotel offering a very comfortable half board service. Although I stated as a disadvantage that it caters for mainly German and Spanish guests, I had no trouble with this at all. All the staff speak a modicum amount of English and all are very willing to help you in any way. This was our first holiday with our son who was 11 months at the time and we were concerned how we might fare. The staff of the hotel couldn't have ...
...and by the pool. The amenities at the hotel are incredible, from having the choice of three pools, one of which overlooks the beach and lights up at night, to an array of beauty and health treatments available at a modest charge. Another perk at the hotel is having a sun lounger reserved in your name for your entire stay at the hotel. Very helpful when you have children with you! The dining was superb with a huge range at both breakfast and dinner. ... Read review

Advantages: Beautiful views, well maintained, good size rooms
Disadvantages: Location up hill

I stayed in the Puerto Azul in 2002 for 2 weeks HB. As a single traveller at the time, I looked for anywhere in the travel agents that had none or no single occupancy charge, and this was possibly the best out of what I was offered, all be it an Allocate on Arrival. The design of the complex is quite unusual I feel, and the best way to describe it is imagine rock with a hotel on the top that keeps growing downwards...ie it drapes down the sides, ...
...when I heard it was Puerto Rico, however the resort is bustling and has ample shops and bars to occupy. There are if memory serves 600+ steps down to the beach and the flat part of Puerto Rico where all the shops and bars are. It is quite a nice walk (honestly!) with beautiful views over the bay on the way. I never even attempted walking back, taxis were only about £2 at the time so hell that got chosen first!. I also found on the second to last ... Read review

Advantages: nice rooms and pool, good location
Disadvantages: food leaves a lot to be desired

Last month me and my mum set off to Playa del Ingles in Gran Canaria and our destination once we got there was the Partner Playa del Ingles. I was really looking forward to this holiday as I've had a bit of a bad time of late and was looking forward to escaping - I'd been to Playa del Ingles before so knew what to expect, and was dying to get some sunshine. *****LOCATION***** The Partner Playa is situated fairly centrally in Playa del Ingles, as ...
...trip (the IFA Continental) - our room was directly opposite the Plaza, Metro and Kasbah shopping centres, which meant it was just a quick trip around the corner if we felt like going shopping. It was also only a short walk from the beach, less than five minutes away in fact. (Of course, that's not taking into account the tons of steps you have to walk down to actually be at beach LEVEL!) Before we went, we had read some reviews of the hotel which ... Read review