Playa Del Ingles

Advantages: Sunny, Hot, Lively, Lovely Beach, Great Nightlife!
Disadvantages: Geared Towards 18-30's, Lacks Culture/Heritage!

I returned from Playa del Ingles in Gran Canaria just over 4 weeks ago now and already it seems like a lifetime! As soon as I set foot back in England it seems like I was whizzed back to my desk (in my very boring temping job) and the tan started to fade in front of my very eyes! It also seems much longer than 5 months ago that I found myself sat in Thomson's along with my 4 best friends eagerly planning our girly holiday to celebrate passing (fingers ...
...decided on Playa del Ingles as it was the central party place in the Canaries, we were guaranteed endless sunshine to top up our tans and more importantly it was cheap! And so saw us departing for our 10 days frolicking in the sun just over 5 weeks ago now! ** Where is it? ** Gran Canaria is located in the Atlantic sea and makes up a quarter of the Canary islands (along with Fuerteventura, Lanzarote and Tenerife). It lies between Fuerteventura ... Read review

Advantages: Lovely people, hot weather, plenty to see and do
Disadvantages: None.

...am writing this review on Playa del Ingles, I hope this review will be helpful to you all. The very last hoilday me and my boyfriend had before he died in a car crash was a hoilday I would never forget, it was out of this world. I think that a hoilday is what you make it but a nice place, lovely weather, lovely food and plenty of things to do help in making a wonderful hoilday. As most of you all ready know there are a lot of myths and legends ...
...half an hour to reach Playa del Ingles which isn't bad. The Beach ---------------- The beach in Playa del Ingles is huge, well the biggest beach I have ever been to. The wide golden beach runs from Maspalomas right to San Augustin,through Playa del Ingles. The one thing you will notcie straight away is the hundreds of umbrellas and beds in lines. Watersports in Gran Canaria ----------------------------------------- With Gran Canaria having ... Read review

Advantages: Everything is close, within a couple of euros in a cab, and it's a very friendly resort
Disadvantages: can be crowded in high season

...been on several holidays to Playa del Ingles, with my boyfriend and we both love it. I'll start with the beach, although the beach is nice i prefer to jump in a cab (about 3 euros) and pop over the maspalomas beach. PDI tends to get very very busy, high season can be a nightmare and by the end of the day, you may find yourself being smacked in the side of the head by a mac donalds wrapper. The dunes though are beautiful, and worth the wander down ...
...although watch where your going because you may end up in the nudist beach. which gave me the shock of my life as i wasn't expecting to see a couple of hundred brown bums looking at me (but that's what you get for not paying attention). the sand is black but they have put white sand over the top so you only see a little of it, and mostly if the weather has roughed the sea up a bit. but it's safe to swim and normally quite warm off season. I love ... Read review

Advantages: great british pubs,good shopping,good food,very friendly
Disadvantages: shop owners try to push into buying

Went to Playa del Ingles last year,we were there for gay pride and it was absolutely amazing.The Yumbo center has a lot to offer,in the day time it has tons and tons of shops from tobacco shops to electrical,fragrances and tons of fashion shops.In the night the yumbo center is filled street performers and cabaret bars my favourite rickys bar a must see show.there is a water park just a short bus ride away make sure you wear sun lotion as i got burnt ...
...people aware when you go into the town center be careful there are loads of people promoting there pubs offering you free bottles of champagne and buy one get one free drinks once inside they charge you full price for everything we were only in the pub for about 20 minutes and only had two drinks they tried to charge us nearly 200 euros. ... Read review

Advantages: Hot, sun sea sand. Nightlife, shopping, cheap
Disadvantages: Having to come home and the hangover

My girls holiday in Play del Ingles june/july 2005 was amazing!! We stayed in Corona Blanca Apartments on a package deal organized by Direct Holidays. It was great from first arrivng, the hotel was much better than it looked on the pictures and 500m from the beach, 200m from the clubs and 100m from Spar shop. The first morning waking up was all about exploring the resort, it was about 34 degrees and slightly breezy to take the edge off the sun. ...
...plenty of restaurants along the beach front and even a MacDonalds.Great!! Nightime came and us girls put on our dancing shoes and went to grab a meal from a nearby steak house then hit the Kasbah comercial centre, we were soon booked in to 2pub crawls and a booze cruise all for a very reasonable price. Got very drunk at cheap rates. When you order your drink for approx 6 euros, you receive your drink times 2 and a free shot or house cocktail which ... Read review

Advantages: Big sandy Beach and guaranteed sunshine
Disadvantages: Can be a bit windy at certain times of the year

...We went to Grand Canaria a couple of years ago. We are a couple, both in our early thirties. It was our first visit to the canaries and I think we would go back when we have seen the other parts of the world that are also on our list. We stayed in the lively resort of Playa del Ingles and I think I would say there is plenty for all ages. There are nightclubs for the younger crowd; pubs and bars and restaurants a plenty. Accommodation is generally of quite a good standard from what we saw. We stayed in self catering apartments about 20 mins walk from the sea and our walk down took us past much of the holiday accommodation, most of which was traditional low-rise canarian apartments. One of the main features of Playa del Ingles is the golden sandy beach which stratches for miles. Certainly no black volcanic stuff here! I would... Read review

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Advantages: caters for all ages, good waterpark
Disadvantages: none that I can think of

...I went to Playa del Ingles in July of this year. I am 19 and went with my boyfiend. We chose this resort because it promised to be lively-and it was! We travelled with Just holidays and stayed self catering in the Liberty Apartments. The cost of the holiday was reasonable and the apartments were centrally located though quite a walk from the beach, and although quite basic was very pleasant and quite a 'young' hotel with a poolside bar and small convenience shop. I would recommend the nightlife to any age. It is typical of a large resort such as this which claims to be the second biggest in Europe. The English centre seems more catered towards families with numerous pubs and restaurants, as opposed to the Plaza and Kasbah Centres which cater for people like us with even more clubs and bars. Look out for bars with offers such as two... Read review

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Advantages: Great food, people watchers paradise
Disadvantages: A bit long between courses

...Situated in the Yumbo Centre, Ground Floor Square (well, the bottom level) just behind La Belle Cabaret Bar is Spices Indian Restaurant. We had asked a few people where was good for an Indian meal in the Maspalomas and Playa Del Ingles area and this one came up a few times. When we arrived, probably very early! and 7pm we were only the second couple to be eating there. Service was prompt and friendly by a well spoken english gentleman. We ordered a starter selection for 2, 2 main courses, naan bread and poppadoms. In hind sight - far too much for our bellies to consume but we were starving! The food came and went, beautifully presented and of top notch quality. there was a bit of a wait in between courses but hey ho! They were worth waiting for. The bill came in at about €35 but for 2 people including 2 drinks I think... Read review

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