Finding the best Lanzarote Hotels
As you´d expect from a holiday destination that attracts over 1.5 million foreign tourists every year the small Canary Island of Lanzarote offers a wide range of good quality holiday accommodation. Ranging from basic studio apartments through to luxury villas and five star hotels. With the best selection available in the islands newest resort of Playa Blanca.
Until twenty years or so ago Playa Blanca really was the sort of sleepy fishing village that holiday brochure writers get all worked up about. Blessed with the most beautiful beaches on the island, a great microclimate and breathtaking views across to the neighbouring island of Fuerteventura.
Today though Playa Blanca has been transformed into Lanzarote´s second most popular resort. With the population of the town quadrupling in just ten years. And is in danger of putting more established rivals such as Puerto del Carmen and Costa Teguise in the shade. As Playa Blanca now unquestionably offers the best selection of Lanzarote hotels anywhere on the island.
During the 1980´s Playa Blanca’s obvious natural advantages of great weather and breathtaking beaches attracted the attentions of some of Spains´most prominent property developers and hotel groups, such as H10, Hesperia and Sol Melia. Turning the small village (named after its white beaches) into a bustling holiday resort.
Hotel accommodation was at the fore of the developer’s plans and construction has been taking apace all along the coastline over the last decade. Resulting in the creation of no less than seventeen new hotels – ranging from the five star comforts of the Gran Melia Volcan through to the more rustic charms of the Caja de Ambassador.
The vast majority of visitors though will be enjoying their holidays in Lanzarote in one of Playa Blanca´s new four star hotels. Such as the Hesperia Playa Dorada, which is located right on the main seafront promenade, close to the beach of the same name. Or the Papagayo Arena, which opened for business as recently as 2003 and which has the unique selling point of being the closest accommodation to the five bays and coves of Papagayo. Which is widely regarded as the best beach on the island.
Thanks to this proliferation of hotels for tourists to choose from the cost of stay in one of these establishments remains pretty reasonable. With a night in a typical four star hotel costing from around €80 per night, per room. Depending of course on the time of year.
