Barceló Lanzarote Active Resort

“Amazing hotel and experience!”

If you have read some of the negative reviews on here please do not worry! This hotel is fabulous. The rooms are spacious svd tidy (we were in Block 3), the restaurant buffet on the active side has a great choice and selection of high quality food and the sunbed issue that people are ranting about … more

If you have read some of the negative reviews on here please do not worry! This hotel is fabulous. The rooms are spacious svd tidy (we were in Block 3), the restaurant buffet on the active side has a great choice and selection of high quality food and the sunbed issue that people are ranting about is really not that bad! Unless you want a bed slap bang next to the main pool you can put your towels down whenever. There were four of us and we never had an issue once. The hotel is huge and can take the high number of guests, it doesn’t ever feel overcrowded or busy. The gym and exercise programme are second to none. Overall this is a really nice hotel. I’m not someone who would usually return to a hotel but I would definitely go back here.

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“Fantastic staff”

Booked as a last minute get away because of another holiday cancellation. We were staying as mother (80’s) and daughter (40’s). Before arrival - I had emailed asking for twin beds and for a room close to facilities as it’s a big resort. My mum has mobility issues and can’t walk far. I received a p… more

Booked as a last minute get away because of another holiday cancellation. We were staying as mother (80’s) and daughter (40’s). Before arrival - I had emailed asking for twin beds and for a room close to facilities as it’s a big resort. My mum has mobility issues and can’t walk far. I received a polite reply acknowledging my request. On arrival - Check-in was very friendly and helpful, everything was explained in good detail and the staff were cheerful and helpful, we felt very welcome. The room - we did not have twin beds but it was explained to us that they’d prioritised being close to amenities and promptly set up the sofa bed which was comfy. I wasn’t sure if the air con was working and someone came to look at it. The air con is not powerful, it’s gentle and quiet which is a bonus for sleeping but you could feel that it was cooler in the room than outside. No issues sleeping. As we were close to the amenities we could hear the entertainment in the lobby but this stopped around 11pm so no issues. The room was large and airy, was very luxurious and comfortable. Food and drinks - we were all inclusive and did not need to spend a penny extra. The food was delicious at the Asana restaurant, good variety and themed each day. The Goa bar was brilliant, the drinks were fantastic, lots of choice and staff always happy to make anything asked. Pool - plenty of pools, not heated, cold, not easy to tolerate, I think I managed a couple of lengths one day but took a few minutes to get in. Kids had no issues and were having fun in the pools. Entertainment - Good entertainment throughout the day without being overwhelming. There was pool side music, evening music in bars and shows in the lobby. I could see the kids club on the Active site across the way which was enjoyed by little ones. Basically something for everyone without being in your face or too loud. This is a family resort and there were plenty of kids but the kids on site were all so well behaved, never any issues. Spa - excellent! Staff - probably the biggest plus of this resort is how friendly and helpful the staff were. We needed help with a buggy a couple of times due to my mums mobility and nothing was any trouble. Everyone spoke at least basic English which was great as my Spanish was only basic. Staff were always well presented and polite. One night we got locked out on our balcony (didn’t ready the clear sign saying not to close the door) and someone was with us in a matter of minutes.

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“Okay, nothing special, wouldn't recommend”

Modern rooms and royal level side is modern apart from the hallways, they feel like a prison, active side is standard Spain hotel. The buffet food was too posh for us, serving goat and rabbit, found it hard to find anything other than pizza, chips and nuggets most nights as other simple food like p… more

Modern rooms and royal level side is modern apart from the hallways, they feel like a prison, active side is standard Spain hotel. The buffet food was too posh for us, serving goat and rabbit, found it hard to find anything other than pizza, chips and nuggets most nights as other simple food like pasta was over cooked every night and bland. Entertainment starts late and is not very good, out of the 14 nights here we only saw 2 good shows. The hotel is quite far from the centre of Costa Teguise but if you like walking it's about 30-40 min depending on your pace. Barely any non alcoholic drinks, so started to get bloated off pop and ended up on water which isn't great when we paid to go all inclusive, normal cocktails are slushes in the day and premixed at night so cannot remove unwanted ingredients. Day time activities better on the active side of the hotel. More wind and breeze on the royal side of hotel. We stayed in a sea view room, view was lovely but it was so windy on the front that it woke me up most nights and we live by the seaside so we are used to the wind but this made the patio doors shake and the furniture scrape, so was loud and disturbing. Excursions are limited in the hotel and quite expensive. Often running out of food at the snack bar and have to ask if more is coming. The cakes at the buffet are good and normal slices not the tiny small squares. Overall, we made the most of what we had but we would not come again or recommend it to anyone!

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“Nice stay, needs some improvements”

Stayed for 10 days the hotel itself is lovely and so are the staff however there are some issues. Firstly the rooms are large and spacious with nice bathroom, the aircon needs updating I had it on the coldest setting constantly on and the room wasn’t as cold as it should be. I’d wake up in the midd… more

Stayed for 10 days the hotel itself is lovely and so are the staff however there are some issues. Firstly the rooms are large and spacious with nice bathroom, the aircon needs updating I had it on the coldest setting constantly on and the room wasn’t as cold as it should be. I’d wake up in the middle of the night boiling hot still, my mother had the same issue in her room too and also I had ants coming out of my bathroom sink plug aswell. The toilet lid had to be kept shut due to the smell of sewage which would lingerie into the room. That being said the beds are very comfy and the nice size tele too. The pools are good sizes but we learnt quickly to only go to the main pool as people would queue up and RUN for sunbed within the pool area being open 5 mins you’ll have no sunbeds. People would also vanish for hours leaving towels on sunbeds, most places have rules where they take towels off sunbeds if unattended for certain amount of time but not here. The main pool would usually have sunbeds available though. The snack bar and breakfast was to good quality but the evening it wasn’t the best, we opted to eat out most nights so only tried it twice. Town is 5 minute taxi away, hotel staff are nice enough to ring a taxi for you. Very good evening entertainment aswell

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