| Holiday-Truth Readers Reports |
Scott from Stirlingshire travelled to Barcelo Lanzarote Resort - formerly known as Barcelo Suites Hotel with
Thomas Cook
on a family holiday.
There were 2 adults and 2 child(ren) in the party. The travel date was 10 2008 |
rated the Barcelo Lanzarote Resort - formerly known as Barcelo Suites Hotel as follows:| Cleanliness |  | | Location |  | | Staff | | | Food | | |
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| said: We had a fabulous time at this hotel the cleaners work really hard to ensure that your room is cleaned every day along with giving you fresh towels. The all inclusive good was excellent with alot of choice each day, you could also get snacks for the pool bar which was great for lunches. The location of this hotel is about a ten minute bus ride into the main resort, the hotel puts on a free bus. The hotel staff were friendly and always polite. The entertainment was great we stayed there for one week and had a top quaility show put on each night. Day time entertainment was excellent as well and with two teenagers to please it must have been good because they want to go back. We would defintately recommend this hotel, it is lovely and although the pools were really cold the weather was really hot in October so the kids did not mind that at all.
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Fisher from Derby travelled to Barcelo Lanzarote Resort - formerly known as Barcelo Suites Hotel with
None
on a family holiday.
There were 6 adults and 2 child(ren) in the party. The travel date was 10 2007 |
rated the Barcelo Lanzarote Resort - formerly known as Barcelo Suites Hotel as follows:| Cleanliness | | | Location | | | Staff | | | Food | | |
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| said: Just returned from Barcelo Lanzarote after 8 days there. Weather was hot and air con helped to keep room cool. We had 3 suites which were clean and spacious, cleaned every day and fresh towels. Pool towels can be hired at 10 euros deposit. Staff were very friendly and worked hard. We were all inclusive and food was great with plenty of choice for us all. Snack bar was good too. Free bus to resort is provided as it is quite a walk but for us we didn't really need to go out. Small shops next to hotel cater for those odd bits you might need and papers, also gifts. Many different nationals use this hotel which makes it more interesting. Pools were cold but didn't bother us or the kids. Plenty of competitions for men and teenagers but nothing for women, no aquarobics or massage etc. Kids club was ok.
We really enjoyed our visit and would go again but maybe it could do with a refurb in some areas fairly soon.
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Jayne & Harry from Manchester travelled to Barcelo Lanzarote Resort - formerly known as Barcelo Suites Hotel with
Relaxabroad
on a family holiday.
There were 2 adults and 2 child(ren) in the party. The travel date was 08 2007 |
rated the Barcelo Lanzarote Resort - formerly known as Barcelo Suites Hotel as follows:| Cleanliness | | | Location | | | Staff | | | Food | | |
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| said: Stayed here for 10 days on all inclusive.Our suite was very big with a separate bedroom and a sofa bed with a pull out second bed. We had the bedroom and the kids had the sofa beds which worked out well. Food was good plenty of choice and of a good standard.Not all the food by the pool bar is on all inclusive though.Staff work really hard trying to serve everyone. You can choose half board, full board or all inclusive. All inclusive drinks finish at 11pm at night.Entertainment at night was quite good have seen worse.Pools were very cold which didn't seem to bother the kids. Also very windy but this is normal for the canaries. Not much around the hotel and the Occidental hotel is across the road. There is a free bus into costa teguise every 20 mins. We paid a good price and had a good holiday.Relaxabroad organised private transfers for us which was perfect out of the airport and at the hotel within 30 mins of landing.
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Rachel from Leicester travelled to Barcelo Lanzarote Resort - formerly known as Barcelo Suites Hotel with
Lowcostbeds.com
on a couples holiday.
There were 2 adults and 0 child(ren) in the party. The travel date was 07 2007 |
rated the Barcelo Lanzarote Resort - formerly known as Barcelo Suites Hotel as follows:| Cleanliness | | | Location |  | | Staff | | | Food | | |
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| said: When we arrived at the Barcelo our room was not ready, we left our cases in a secure luggage room and went for a walk.
On arriving back to the hotel our room was ready, there is no porters to help you with your luggage so you have to find your own way.
I had emailed the hotel before travel asking for a high floor, which we got and a free upgrade to a junior suite, separate bedroom and lounge area with tv and a very good safe which you have to pay for.
our view was overlooking the see and the port where the cruise ships dock into, there was also a view of a waste ground which i think another hotel is being built, no noise and it didnt bother us.
air con is free by the way
The hotel food is nice i am quite fussy but always found something, we were on a half board option but in the end we swapped our dinner to lunch everyday so we could eat out.
At breakfast you get served coffee and milk then its buffet style with fresh fruit, hames, cheese, sauage, eggs, beans, fresh bread etc, breakfast was from 7 until 10.30
Lunch was served in the dinning area they served alot of fish, but there was also chicken, beef, veg, potatoes, bread,chips, pizza, lots of desserts and ice cream.
Also you can eat in the snack bar (you have to pay if half board or all inclusive its included) this mainly considered of pizza, toasties and burgers, but to be honest it took that long to be served its probably best to have lunch in the dinning hall.
We only had dinner twice and it was very simalar to lunch.
The only problem was you had to que alot , for drinks at the pool bar or to get into the dinning hall, so dont go as soon as it opens!!
We didnt watch any of the entertainment but it seemed it went on from morning until night which is great for kids, theres one pool where all this takes place and looked abit busy, we opted for the adults pool, small pool but very quiet, but children where round the pool!!
The hotel is very clean and well presented so are all the staff, you can have your room clean daily if you wish or just put your do not disurb sign up and they will not cean!
You can hire towels from the hotel which we didnt do but i think it was abiut 12euros.
The location of the hotel is abit far out which we knew anyway to get costa teguise town it was 3 to 4 euros in a taxi, their is a free bus as well.
Costa teguise is quite small and quiets but some lovely restaurants, i would recommend the tex mex and that chinese! There is also a few bars as well.
Puerto del carmen we were told was a 15euro each way taxi.
There are lots of things to do on the island, we only did the aquirum, costin 12euros each and is in costa teguise very good morning out!
All in all i probably would go back to this hotel if it was self catering or i would stay in puerto del carmen as costa teg is quiet, great for couple and familys wanted a quite relaxing holiday!!!
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M Thomasson from Doncaster travelled to Barcelo Lanzarote Resort - formerly known as Barcelo Suites Hotel with
Airtours
on a family holiday.
There were 2 adults and 1 child(ren) in the party. The travel date was 05 2007 |
rated the Barcelo Lanzarote Resort - formerly known as Barcelo Suites Hotel as follows:| Cleanliness | | | Location |  | | Staff | | | Food | | |
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| said: All inclusive was good value with plenty of choice including premium brands. Full table service in the entertainment area at night and often drinks were automatically brought when glasses were empty.
The Hotel including the rooms are well presented and spotless. We were upgraded to a sea view suite for no extra cost.
The selection of food was excellent but it was never quite hot. The food choice in the restaurant would not suit people who live on burgers and chips for anyone else it was food heaven with a good selection of international food.
The hotel is located on the far outskirts of Costa Teguise but is easily accessible by the hotel or service bus.
My sister and I found the entertainment OK in the evenings and better than we had expected. The entertainment staff work hard day and night to keep everyone happy.
I would visit the hotel again but would not recommend it for more than a week.
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Matthew Vikki Mick from CROOK CO DURHAM travelled to Barcelo Lanzarote Resort - formerly known as Barcelo Suites Hotel with
Medhotels
on a family holiday.
There were 2 adults and 1 child(ren) in the party. The travel date was 04 2007 |
rated the Barcelo Lanzarote Resort - formerly known as Barcelo Suites Hotel as follows:| Cleanliness | | | Location | | | Staff | | | Food |  | |
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| said: This was our second holiday in Lanzorote but our first time in costa tiguise.
The hotel was very clean and the maid was quite thorough,bins empties,floors sweeped and mopped, bathroom and bedroom cleaned everyday, also the hotel surrounds and gardens were kept clean, always a maid busy with something somewhere.
The main "street" was shaped round our hotel and the 1 next door, down buy our hotel was the best restaraunt in the resort "the cutty sark" you must go their for brekfast and evening meal- really nice!!!
The hotel staff were really friendly ideal for the 14 year old in our party as he is learning spanish at school and the maids and the reception staff would spair some time and have a full spanish conversation with him!
We didnt really use the entertainment, however the guy who took care of the activities during the day would always try to keep us active and get us up to do different activities.
My only concern is that in our room their was a strong drainage smell coming up through the kitchen sink. However this was resolved by buying a bottle of bleach and putting some everytime we finished washing up.
Anyone looking to book this? Look no further
this is the place for everyone!
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Sue from Hampshire travelled to Barcelo Lanzarote Resort - formerly known as Barcelo Suites Hotel with
Thompson
on a couples holiday.
There were 2 adults and 0 child(ren) in the party. The travel date was 12 2006 |
rated the Barcelo Lanzarote Resort - formerly known as Barcelo Suites Hotel as follows:| Cleanliness | | | Location | | | Staff | | | Food | | |
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| said: Hotel clean and staff great.
Food was always warm at dinner nothing was hot, good selection of food and quality good just never hot.
Location was too far out for us the entertainment while we were there was only on for about a hour and half, rest of the time its just music playing. There were a few bars about 20 min walk away but the roads were very dark so wouldn't like to walk too far.
When you book this hotel make sure you are not in the back as there is a busy main road and you can hear the traffic quite a bit.
The beds are very hard if you are used to a soft bed they are like sleeping on a table! Water in the bathroom is warm like the food never very hot.
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Neil from Warwickshire travelled to Barcelo Lanzarote Resort - formerly known as Barcelo Suites Hotel with
Thomson
on a couples holiday.
There were 2 adults and 0 child(ren) in the party. The travel date was 11 2006 |
rated the Barcelo Lanzarote Resort - formerly known as Barcelo Suites Hotel as follows:| Cleanliness | | | Location | | | Staff | | | Food | | |
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| said: This is a great hotel. The hotel and pool areas are very clean. Our room had a large living room, large separate bedroom and sizeable bathroom. The balcony was also large but the view was of wasteland and the main road. This didn't matter as the room was so comfortable. The 2 main pools are large.
The Barcelo has it spot on for food. It is well presented from various food bars, lots of choice and it's very tasty. They have about 4 fish dishes to choose from, but also 3 other meats each night. Lots of salad to choose from, and also a couple of pasta dishes. Breakfast also gives lots of choice.
The staff were helpful and friendly and sorted requests out quickly.
The only problem is the location of the hotel. There is a small parade of (expensive) shops in front of the hotel, and a cheap supermarket at the back. Apart from that, nothing else is around. It's a 10-15 minute walk to the nearest strip of bars and restaurants, and these are still on the outskirts of the main resort. The hotel does provide a free bus during the day to the resort, which runs every half an hour (stops at 5.30pm). There is also a bus service which runs every 20 minutes and costs €1 pp.
Overall a great hotel.
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paul from Llandudno travelled to Barcelo Lanzarote Resort - formerly known as Barcelo Suites Hotel with
first choice
on a couples holiday.
There were 2 adults and 0 child(ren) in the party. The travel date was 06 2006 |
rated the Barcelo Lanzarote Resort - formerly known as Barcelo Suites Hotel as follows:| Cleanliness | | | Location | | | Staff | | | Food | | |
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| said: Stayed for 1 week half board, reading previous reports expected decent holiday. Well standards must have really dropped since they visited. Undercooked meat at dinner times, salads with greenfly, and the rudest restaurant receptionist I have ever met.
On first night arrived at 10 pm and was told by reception a cold meal was waiting for us in the reception, when entered restaurant was promptly thrown out and told by the waiter that rest/ manager stated he was not staying after 10pm just to look after late arrivals.
Next day complained about greenfly in salad and was told dont eat it then. Hotel has the potential to be absolutely fantastic but needs to clean up its act a lot. Chambermaid was great, room was spotless every day, advise you to leave light on at night otherwise roaches come out to play !!! ( just about every where in lanzarote unfortunately)
Entertainment was not bad compared to other hotels and pretty much holiday fair.
I would not go back or advise others to go unless radical changes made.
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donny from peterborough travelled to Barcelo Lanzarote Resort - formerly known as Barcelo Suites Hotel with
eclipse
on a couples holiday.
There were 4 adults and 0 child(ren) in the party. The travel date was 06 2006 |
rated the Barcelo Lanzarote Resort - formerly known as Barcelo Suites Hotel as follows:| Cleanliness | | | Location | | | Staff | | | Food | | |
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| said: We stayed at the Barcelo Lanzarote for two weeks in June. We fond the hotel and all its grounds to be very clean and tidy, could not fault this at all. The food was good with alot of choice and as we were all inclusive took full advantage to try everything.
The hotel is situated out of the town but there is a free bus every half hour. To walk to the town takes about 45 minutes.All the hotel staff were very pleasant.
The entertainment was dire unless you like kids games and multi-lingual bingo every night.
Towards the end of our stay they opened the other bar (after alot of complaints from several guests) Iwould stay here again but there are too many nice places in the world to keep going back to the same place
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Deborah Hoult from Nottinghamshire travelled to Barcelo Lanzarote Resort - formerly known as Barcelo Suites Hotel with
Eclipse
on a family holiday.
There were 2 adults and 1 child(ren) in the party. The travel date was 05 2006 |
rated the Barcelo Lanzarote Resort - formerly known as Barcelo Suites Hotel as follows:| Cleanliness | | | Location | | | Staff | | | Food | | |
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| said: In general we have had an enjoyable holiday, wishing we were there for two weeks instead of just one.
The staff were extremely friendly and helpful, and the animation team gave it their best - we have a two year old, and the mini club was excellent. Unfortunately, one of the bars is closed at the moment, so everything entertainment wise was in just the one area.
We were lucky to be allocated a suite, even though we didn't pay for it - the hotel was nowhere near full - we never saw anyone else on our floor in our block.
The only negative comment was that on a few occasions, chicken prepared in the show cooking are was under cooked - probably because a queue had formed and the chef was in a hurry. The rest of the food was nice enough, quite a good selection. Unfortunately, my daughter lived on bread, chips, donuts, yoghurt and ice cream - but she is only two. We had plenty, especially lovely cakes and deserts.
All in all, a good holiday, we enjoyed ourselves, weather good (a bit windy), nice and relaxing.
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Lesley Barclay from East Kilbride travelled to Barcelo Lanzarote Resort - formerly known as Barcelo Suites Hotel with
Thomson's
on a couples holiday.
There were 2 adults and 0 child(ren) in the party. The travel date was 03 2006 |
rated the Barcelo Lanzarote Resort - formerly known as Barcelo Suites Hotel as follows:| Cleanliness | | | Location | | | Staff | | | Food | | |
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| said: The hotel was fantastic, it was really clean and tidy and the staff were all really nice.
It is a little bit out of the way but you could get the hotel bus into Costa Teguise or pay just 16 euro into Puerto del Carmen which was really busy.
The food was nice but often a little cold. You can upgrade to All-Inclusive when you get there for 18 euros per day per person which was really worth while because it was real drink not local drink. Smirnoff vodka, San Miguel lager and proper cocktail all included. They also gave you all the water you needed and bottles of wine with your meals. Really good.
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Brendan Hogan from Wirral travelled to Barcelo Lanzarote Resort - formerly known as Barcelo Suites Hotel with
Thomson
on a couples holiday.
There were 2 adults and 0 child(ren) in the party. The travel date was 01 2006 |
rated the Barcelo Lanzarote Resort - formerly known as Barcelo Suites Hotel as follows:| Cleanliness | | | Location | | | Staff | | | Food | | |
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| said: We decided on a last minute week away allocated on arrival. We were pleasantly surprised with this hotel. Very clean nice rooms excellent staff obviously well trained and used to dealing with tourists.
I really think you have to give the Spanish credit for this.
Food plentiful if a little repetetive and as with most half board buffet style restaurants it could have been a bit hotter.
We were unlucky with the weather and a lot of the guests were complaining about the rooms being cold. My wife felt the same so I asked reception about the aircon being off. I was informed that it only worked on cold(patently untrue)and they did not have it on this time of year. Despite this I think this is a really good 4* tourist class hotel(not full service).
I would definaiely not visit though in mid summer as it will be overrun with kids not our scene. But if it is yours and you choose all inclusive then I think you would be happy.
A fifteen minute walk to a small selection of British style bars etc and a short and cheap taxi ride to the main part of town.
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Bryers family from Glasgow travelled to Barcelo Lanzarote Resort - formerly known as Barcelo Suites Hotel with
First choice
on a family holiday.
There were 2 adults and 1 child(ren) in the party. The travel date was 10 2005 |
rated the Barcelo Lanzarote Resort - formerly known as Barcelo Suites Hotel as follows:| Cleanliness | | | Location | | | Staff | | | Food | | |
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| said: The staff were friendly and helpful and all areas were kept clean and tidy. The food was of good quality, although the choice was very similar most days.
Costa Teguise is a 40-minute walk along a nice promenade, but the free hotel bus only takes 8 minutes if you don't like walking.
The daytime entertainment was excellent, with 4 activities per day for teenagers and a further 4 for adults. Each winner gets a certificate, 5 wins gets a medal, 10 wins gets a t-shirt and 15 wins gets a beach towel.
The evening entertainment was less enjoyable, with only one professional singing act (a good Neil Diamond tribute) during our week there. The rest of the time it was bingo, quizzes, flamenco, acrobats, conjurers and the ubiquitous parrot show.
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Tony Sykes and family from Huddersfield travelled to Barcelo Lanzarote Resort - formerly known as Barcelo Suites Hotel with
Thomson
on a family holiday.
There were 2 adults and 2 child(ren) in the party. The travel date was 08 2005 |
rated the Barcelo Lanzarote Resort - formerly known as Barcelo Suites Hotel as follows:| Cleanliness | | | Location | | | Staff | | | Food | | |
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| said: When we arrived we were given a map of the hotel which was great it made it so easy to everywhere, from then on it was fun fun fun.
We went All inclusive which we paid for when we arrived, a lot cheaper than the tour company and well worth it.
The day time entertainment was fab with a group of hard working staff, we never got time to sit down, who knows where the time went, and if you like getting up and having a good time then the entertainment on an evening would suit you down to the ground.
The food was good with plenty of choice, no good if you are vegi there is meat,meat,meat.
We met some great people and had a fab time so much that we are going back again this year and so are a lot of the people we met so role on August.
Marks out of 10 for the holiday 10
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Linda from London travelled to Barcelo Lanzarote Resort - formerly known as Barcelo Suites Hotel with
First Choice Eclipse
on a family holiday.
There were more than 6 adults and 1 child(ren) in the party. The travel date was 06 2005 |
rated the Barcelo Lanzarote Resort - formerly known as Barcelo Suites Hotel as follows:| Cleanliness | | | Location | | | Staff | | | Food | | |
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| said: This is a superb hotel.
Our party included three generations and we all had a wonderful holiday.
The hotel is beautiful with waterfalls in the restaurant and a river running around the entertainment club!
We upgraded to all-inclusive on arrival- definitely a good decision.
We were all pleased with our rooms, some were suites, but we all had a fridge which was handy & the air-con was good.
The entertainment staff are outstanding - never a dull minute with water polo & activities during the day for the adults & teenagers. Our grandson aged 6 loved the mini-club.
Plenty of beds by the pools & shade if you needed it.
We stayed in the hotel most evenings - the grounds are immense with tennis, football, crazy golf & table-tennis all free of charge - good shows and of course the free bar.
Would definitely recommend this hotel.
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John from Dumbarton travelled to Barcelo Lanzarote Resort - formerly known as Barcelo Suites Hotel with
Globespan
on a family holiday.
There were 4 adults and 0 child(ren) in the party. The travel date was 06 2005 |
rated the Barcelo Lanzarote Resort - formerly known as Barcelo Suites Hotel as follows:| Cleanliness | | | Location | | | Staff | | | Food | | |
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| said: Entertainment superb.
Fourth time visited hotel.
Danni the head entertainer was brilliant. Good for young kids, teenagers and adults alike.
Some minor improvements to the hotel are ongoing but does not effect your holiday.
Upgrade to All Inclusive when you are there. €18 per person per day. Worth every penny.
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Tracey from Cheshire travelled to Barcelo Lanzarote Resort - formerly known as Barcelo Suites Hotel with
Thomson
on a family holiday.
There were 2 adults and 1 child(ren) in the party. The travel date was 04 2005 |
rated the Barcelo Lanzarote Resort - formerly known as Barcelo Suites Hotel as follows:| Cleanliness | | | Location | | | Staff | | | Food | | |
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| said: When we first arrived at the hotel we were very shocked at the location. It is situated about half a mile from what looks like an industrial estate and it is very remote.
We hired a car and found Lanzarote to be a beautiful island. Plenty to see and do here so if you get the hotel right, then your holiday will be great.
The Barcelo suites/Lanzarote is a beautiful hotel with lots of rooms and the pools are like nothing we have seen before. We travel quite often to other destinations and this was by far the hotel which had the nicest grounds and interior decoration.
The reception staff were very helpful and the entertainment team were lovely and worked hard.
I have two gripes about this hotel. Firstly the food was awful and was served in a temporary dining room. Most of our 7 evenings there we found it difficult to find something to eat which was pleasant to look at or taste. My daughter lived on salads and my husband and I had our first upset stomachs while we stayed here. We have both been abroad at least 25 times between us and it was the only occasion we both felt ill. We put it down to the food because we didn’t have sunstroke or drink too much.
My second gripe is that there weren't many British people there and we couldn’t get into conversation with the other guests. They were German, Spanish, Italian, Belgian, French, Dutch, Portuguese and I’m sure other nationalities were there also.
When the entertainment began in the evening, the bingo for instance took about 2 hours to complete a house because they had to say every number in at least 5 other languages.
This hotel in the right location and good food would be a 5 star, but sadly it is let down by 2 bad points and I would only recommend this to couples seeking an out of the hustle and bustle, peaceful, no frills holiday.
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Jill Barrett from walsall travelled to Barcelo Lanzarote Resort - formerly known as Barcelo Suites Hotel with
Thompson
on a family holiday.
There were 2 adults and 2 child(ren) in the party. The travel date was 12 2004 |
rated the Barcelo Lanzarote Resort - formerly known as Barcelo Suites Hotel as follows:| Cleanliness | | | Location | | | Staff | | | Food | | |
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| said: Arrived on Boxing day.
Weather was cold and drizzly.
Found our room to be in a fab location (overlooking the pool). Room was a bit basic but o.k. for a week.
Took all week to find our way around this hotel as the grounds are vast.
Not fully booked whilst we were there as felt as if there was loads of space.
Weather picked up.
Children loved the pool but far to cold for adults at this time of year.
This hotel is a bit out of the way but the taxis are cheap enough.
The hotel food was excellent and the service great.
Entertainment a bit hit and miss.
Would stay in this hotel again if it was somewhere else.
Didn’t think much of Lanzarote!
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julia from sussex travelled to Barcelo Lanzarote Resort - formerly known as Barcelo Suites Hotel with
first choice
on a family holiday.
There were 4 adults and 3 child(ren) in the party. The travel date was 10 2004 |
rated the Barcelo Lanzarote Resort - formerly known as Barcelo Suites Hotel as follows:| Cleanliness | | | Location | | | Staff | | | Food | | |
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| said: This is a great hotel .........
We would go back again. The staff were fantastic and very good with my kids. The kids club was the best I had ever seen as the kids have their own little pool. The only problem my 7 and 9 year old thought it was a little young, but my 5 year old loved it! and the girls were lovely to him.
Food was great even champagne at breakfast.
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sam and steve pugh from shropshire travelled to Barcelo Lanzarote Resort - formerly known as Barcelo Suites Hotel with
thompson
on a couples holiday.
There were 2 adults and 0 child(ren) in the party. The travel date was 08 2004 |
rated the Barcelo Lanzarote Resort - formerly known as Barcelo Suites Hotel as follows:| Cleanliness | | | Location | | | Staff | | | Food | | |
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| said: We stayed at the Barcelo Suites in the peak season, but we cannot fault the Hotel in anyway. Although we are a younger couple we still found that the hotel had everything to offer, a great atmosphere, extremley friendly staff and an excellent variety of food of which was of a very high standard. The only factor in which we were able to fault was that the hotel was situated on the outskirts of Costa Teguise, but buses were frequent and very cheap. It is suitable for all ages and an excellent holiday destination for families.
We both rate this an excellent hotel and will definately be revisting in the future!!!
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Brown from Blackburn travelled to Barcelo Lanzarote Resort - formerly known as Barcelo Suites Hotel with
Thomson
on a friends holiday.
There were 4 adults and 4 child(ren) in the party. The travel date was 07 2004 |
rated the Barcelo Lanzarote Resort - formerly known as Barcelo Suites Hotel as follows:| Cleanliness | | | Location | | | Staff | | | Food | | |
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| said: Just arrived back from Barcelo Suites and totally depressed!! The hotel was spotless and our maid was fantastic. The food was very good, could have done with a variety ie: Themed nights and more variety for the children. The hotel was situated just outside the centre, but a bus or taxi ride was very cheap and it was a nice change to look around the shops! The hotel staff worked extremley hard - it was very hot and they never stopped. The entertainment at night was varied. Some of the animation crew were lacking co-ordination in some of the dancing shows!! But the daytime activities were great and all nationalties joined in together. I didnt rate the miniclub (my child was 5yrs) and they didnt do a great deal with the, but she still went!!
All in all - we had a great time - we went with another family with 2 children also and initially went 1/2 board but upgraded to AI, which was GREAT!!! and would definatley visit again. xx
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Alison Bass from Bristol travelled to Barcelo Lanzarote Resort - formerly known as Barcelo Suites Hotel with
Thomson
on a family holiday.
There were 2 adults and 4 child(ren) in the party. The travel date was 07 2004 |
rated the Barcelo Lanzarote Resort - formerly known as Barcelo Suites Hotel as follows:| Cleanliness | | | Location | | | Staff | | | Food | | |
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| said: Just returned today.Rooms were very spacious and reasonably cleaned although it seemed to depend on which maid was on duty! Air conditioning was not cold enough and at times when there was no breeze outside it was very hot during the night.The public rooms also were too hot in the evenings, which made watching the second rate entertainment uncomfortable.We stayed at another Barcelo last year and the entertainment was excellent.This wasn't a patch on that.
The dining room needs a completely new floor as most of the tiles were either cracked and broken or wobbly as you walked on them.Also the plaster on the walls was peeling off in places and again absolutely stiffling in the heat.Most days there were horrendous queues for meals going right up the stairs when there were already free tables available in the dining room-couldn't see the logic there.Also not much choice for children on the menu, and the adult food was somewhat monotonous.
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sandra from south shields travelled to Barcelo Lanzarote Resort - formerly known as Barcelo Suites Hotel with
first choice
on a family holiday.
There were 4 adults and 2 child(ren) in the party. The travel date was 07 2004 |
rated the Barcelo Lanzarote Resort - formerly known as Barcelo Suites Hotel as follows:| Cleanliness | | | Location | | | Staff | | | Food | | |
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| said: just come back from barcelo suites loved it food excellent but not much choice for children just on lunch at pool bar with burgers and chips hotdogs etc, entertaiment brill mini club was best i have ever seen, my daughter who is seven spent all holiday there, found children had difficulty getting served at any of the bars, staff seemed to ignore them, got a taxi into costa tequise cost about 3 euros lovely and clean plenty places to eat and drink would recommend the beach fab would defintly return especially to any of the barcelo hotels.
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Kevin Fitzgerald from Arklow, Co. Wicklow travelled to Barcelo Lanzarote Resort - formerly known as Barcelo Suites Hotel with
Flight Only (Budget Travel)
on a family holiday.
There were 2 adults and 1 child(ren) in the party. The travel date was 07 2004 |
rated the Barcelo Lanzarote Resort - formerly known as Barcelo Suites Hotel as follows:| Cleanliness | | | Location | | | Staff | | | Food | | |
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| said: We booked the Hotel over the internet because none of the Irish holiday companies do this hotel in this resort. We booked a flight only with Budget Travel. Had no problem booking the hotel and they were very helpful. Took a taxi from the airport which cost €12.00 and we were at the hotel on under 15 minutes.
We have found the Barcelo group of hotels to be one of the very best and we alway try to stay with them whenever we can.
The plus points of our stay was the general hotel layout which was very spacious and clean. Four Swimming pools (1 child, the food in the restaurant was excellent. Never had a problem getting a sunbed and this was always one of our biggest complaints on previous holidays. The Childrens Club was brilliant and our 8 year old girl had a great time and was thrilled to get a medal. The staff were very courteous and effecient and they do work hard. We upgraded from Half Board to All inclusive for the second week as it was more economical.
Minus points was that the hotel is a good 20 minutes walk from Costa Teguise but there is a shuttle bus that runs every half hour. Had some problems with ants in the hotel (nothing major but it was a nuisance). Air conditioning in the rooms were not up to the job. It wasn't very hot (26-28 degrees) but it still wasn't able to cope.
We hired a car (Toyota Yaris with air con) at the hotel for the second week (€186 for 7 days) we took full advantage of it travelling all over the island every day. There is plenty to see.
All in all a very good holiday and worth the stay. Can't recommend Costa Teguise however as it is has not major shopping areas. Travelled into Puerto Del Carmen to do our shpooing.
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janet from burnley travelled to Barcelo Lanzarote Resort - formerly known as Barcelo Suites Hotel with
direct
on a family holiday.
There were 2 adults and 1 child(ren) in the party. The travel date was 07 2004 |
rated the Barcelo Lanzarote Resort - formerly known as Barcelo Suites Hotel as follows:| Cleanliness | | | Location | | | Staff | | | Food | | |
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| said: We have just returned from a fabulous 2 wk holiday at this hotel. We got a fantastic late deal with Direct. We booked half board and upgraded to AI when we got there.(only 16.8 euros adults and 8.4 for kids it worked out at £28.00 day for all of us)The rooms are large, clean and spacious. They have hairdryers in the bathroom and all have fridges. The pool areas are always clean and the pools are cleaned every morning. There are plenty of sunbeds, but get up early if you a good position.
While we were there the majority of the guests were either spanish or english, so the bar staff did tend to show some preference to the spanish guests. The staff are not the happiest in the world, but they are always very busy, my big complaint here was that during the day at the pool bar they totally ignored the children at the bar when they went up to get ice cream and drink.
The food was excellent and the dining room is a spectical in itself.(It has a pond running round it full of fish and you have to cross a bridge to get in).
We were AI and were suprised that you could some named Whiskeys and other shorts as AI drinks. Also you could get bottles of heiniken instead of local beer. Anything that wasn't included on the AI you paid 50% of normal price.
The entertainment was fine there was a different show on every night, there were couple of acrobatic acts which the kids loved, and the reps did some brilliant shows the best being Grease, the Magic Box and Broadway.
The daytime entertainment for the adults was brilliant, there were 2 activities every morning and another 2 every afternoon.(the same for the teenagers).If you win you get a cretificate and if you get 5 certificates you get a medal (10 certificates and you get a teeshirt etc, etc,) it got quite competitive in a fun sort of way.
The hotel miniclub is one of hte best I have seen. The staff are brilliant, all the staff from europe and all spoke perfect english. It is open from 10.30-13.00 and again from 15.00-17.00, the children can go both sessions and it is free. My 5 year old loved it and went to every session he could, he managed to get 4 certificates and they presented him with a medal on his final night which he loved.
We hired a car from the office outside the hotel and paid 70 euros for 3 days. We did the Camel ride, the caves (brilliant 3D effect) and went to Puerto del Carmen, Playa Blanca and Go Karting. Don't go on the organised trip to the volcano. We met some people who went with there 2 young kids and ending up spending 8 hours on the caoch when its only 45 mins away and it cost them £110.00 fir 4 if them.
The Water park is overpriced, 21E adults and 15E kids and overrated, you even have to pay 5 euros (non refundable) for a locker when you get in, and they charge you for sunbeds!!
All in all we had a very relaxing, enjoyable holiday and I would not hesitate to go back. I would recommend this hotel to anybody with children who is looking for 'flop and drop' holiday knowing that the kids are entertained and safe.
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karen cotton from nottingham travelled to Barcelo Lanzarote Resort - formerly known as Barcelo Suites Hotel with
direct holidays
on a couples holiday.
There were 2 adults and 0 child(ren) in the party. The travel date was 06 2004 |
rated the Barcelo Lanzarote Resort - formerly known as Barcelo Suites Hotel as follows:| Cleanliness | | | Location | | | Staff | | | Food | | |
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| said: just arrived back from this hotel and resort, the hotel was very good the rooms were clean, the hotel food was excellent, the location of the hotel was a good walk from the main resort , but if you like walking like us it is a very enjoyable walk along a very nice promenade in to costa tequise.Some of the hotel staff are friendly and do smile now and again, but there are some very unpleasant bar and restaurant staff who were very rude and unpleasant to friends that we had made on holiday and to ourselves.The entertainment was rubbish and i would advise any body intending to go to this hotel, to take a game of some description as they will get more enjoyment doing this.l would visit this hotel again but they would have to upgrade the entertainment
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Allan from East kilbide travelled to Barcelo Lanzarote Resort - formerly known as Barcelo Suites Hotel with
my travel
on a couples holiday.
There were 2 adults and 0 child(ren) in the party. The travel date was 06 2004 |
rated the Barcelo Lanzarote Resort - formerly known as Barcelo Suites Hotel as follows:| Cleanliness | | | Location | | | Staff | | | Food | | |
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| said: Me and m fiance visited th barcelo suites for two weeks awe both fond tehotel to be both lavish and spotless.
The cuisine was second to none. Being a bufet it could get a little hectic but this posed no problem at all except when the kids were in at the ice cream.
All staff who worked for the hotel were / are extremely helpful and provided a platinum service.
definately a 4 star and above!!! Never experienced anything like it, fantastic!.
Entertainment was pretty good at times although not amazing, it suited both adults and kids alike.
Lanzarote's nickname (Lanzagrotty) holds no weight what so ever, this island is immaculate with plenty to do.
The hotel resorts standards were very very high in terms of customer service coupled with cleanliness.
The entertainment could have been a little better. The town is roughly 3 euros at the very most to the nearest town and there you can find nice pubs. I would recommend visiting the puns outside the hotel for inexpensive drinks.
The nearest town can be walked to in exactly 30 minutes if your want to walk your big dinner off or a taxi can be summoned by the hotel at a very cheap cost.
The beach ([playa] in spanish) was perfect with nice waves and very clean with plenty of restaurants all round and facilities to accomodate all persons. The beach is white sand. Cost for 2 beds and an umbrella is 6 euro, well worth it! Also the hotel provides a bus servce to the beach every 30 minutes for free, 10 minute journey if that.
I would visit this resort over and over again.
One thing, there is an aquapark that charges quite high rates for admission, near to the hotel. I did not think it was worth it but that is a personal opinion, maybe if i was a kid i suspect i would have loved it. It was very windy there also, so much so that it was annoying.
There is bulding work going on at the moment across the road from the hotel but this would not cause a problem unless you were situated right infront of it, any problems and the rep would sort something else out for you, perhaps move you to another room.
I strongly recommend this to anyone especially with a family, i wasn't there with a family and enjoyed it just famously.
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Price from Manchester travelled to Barcelo Lanzarote Resort - formerly known as Barcelo Suites Hotel with
First Choice
on a singles holiday.
There were 2 adults and 0 child(ren) in the party. The travel date was 06 2004 |
rated the Barcelo Lanzarote Resort - formerly known as Barcelo Suites Hotel as follows:| Cleanliness | | | Location | | | Staff | | | Food | | |
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| said: Barcelo Lanzorote is at the far end of the resort and takes a good hour to walk to the centre. The beach is beautiful and spotless.
The hotel was far less attractive.
The pool area was not cleaned for the whole fortnight we were there.The food variety was good if you like it uncooked, stale and mouldy.
Bar staff are moody but the entertainment staff were fantastic.
If you want a good evening show check out cats and magic box show and daily activities are fun. Just watch out for the pool bar staff they may smile once in the time you are there!!!
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ANDREW KITNEY from SITTINGBOURNE/KENT travelled to Barcelo Lanzarote Resort - formerly known as Barcelo Suites Hotel with
FIRST CHOICE
on a family holiday.
There were 2 adults and 1 child(ren) in the party. The travel date was 06 2004 |
rated the Barcelo Lanzarote Resort - formerly known as Barcelo Suites Hotel as follows:| Cleanliness | | | Location | | | Staff | | | Food | | |
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| said: The Barcelo Suites in Lanzarote is a great all-inclusive hotel. It offers fantastic accomodation, food and the best of all entertainment for both adults and kids. The location is a bit out of the main arear of Costa Teguise but they offer a free shuttle bus to and fron the beach / town with runs every 30 minutes every day.
I cannot really fault this hotel.
We all had a great time and would definately go again.
Andrew
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Les Paton from Largs travelled to Barcelo Lanzarote Resort - formerly known as Barcelo Suites Hotel with
Thomson
on a couples holiday.
There were 2 adults and 0 child(ren) in the party. The travel date was 01 2004 |
rated the Barcelo Lanzarote Resort - formerly known as Barcelo Suites Hotel as follows:| Cleanliness | | | Location | | | Staff | | | Food | | |
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| said: Booked this on a last minute Thomson "Favourites" deal.
Absolutely excellent. Had a ground floor "junior suite" (bedroom plus lounge area) next to the small pool (room 2009 as I recall). No complaints at all.
Food excellent, good variety and well presented. Restaurant usually crowded so had to queue, but not for long.
Professional entertainment every second night but the hotel across the road had the professional show the night that the Barcelo did not, so every night was showtime.
Hotel is well out from Costa Teguise but a nice prom and a thirty minute walk takes you there. Would I go back...YES.
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Malc & Jean from Mansfield travelled to Barcelo Lanzarote Resort - formerly known as Barcelo Suites Hotel with
Direct
on a couples holiday.
There were 2 adults and 0 child(ren) in the party. The travel date was 04 2003 |
rated the Barcelo Lanzarote Resort - formerly known as Barcelo Suites Hotel as follows:| Cleanliness | | | Location | | | Staff | | | Food | | |
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| said: A good standard 4 Star hotel,with a very unusual layout.Restaurant was something else and the food was excellent.A pleasant 30 minute stroll into Costa Teguise along the sea front,with the option of the free shuttle bus if needed.Entertainment was a bit mixed (the bar had the same Neil Diamond tribute singer most nights),but two nights in the main room were exceptional(a Platters tribute band and an amazing German Beatles tribute which had to be seen ,and heard to be believed. Pool area was clean and spacious and our room was a suite which we hadn't paid for.The only problem with a lot of the rooms was that they were overshadowed by large trees which made them a bit claustrophobic.
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