Don Paco Castilla Apartments

just returned home fron don paco, our room was badly located i.e asked for high floor with pool view but got ground floor with a view of a tree and some bushes and couldnt leave patio door open when in accomadation as the very many stray cats just wonder in your room but thats just personnel preference. The apartment and complex were very clean with maides and handy men always on hand and rooms cleaned 5 days a week, there were planty of pools but even thou it states no sunbed reserving unless your up at half 7am u have no chance of relaxin by pools as there are towls on every bed going. The location of hotel is very isolated, there are a few small bars and restaurants near by but there normally empty and quite expensive so we found ourselves walkin into the centre which was approx a hours stroll or 4e in a taxi every day and night and back to hotel its around 6e in taxi due to the 1 way system in pdc centre. Places to reccomend to eat, near hotel The boathouse (possibly best burgers ever) and in pdc centre the Oriental world is top food but be prepared to que to get in, also Top gun bar for relaxin drinks and quiz nites....overall would not go back to accomadation but pdc is a lovely place.

before booking i read reviews most were okay ,alot wernt.thought me my son and partner would go with open minds and enjoy ourselves.all i can say nice is that the hotel is in a lovely area,had some lovely walks ,lots of bars nearby and places too eat.we were all inclusive.on arrival the hotel is tired and worn.our apartment was 624 was drad and basic apartment,was big enough for the 3 of us.furniture was awful and bedding had holes in and didnt fit the single beds,towels had holes in.in our week bedding and towels werent changed.talking too people at hotel,there musnt be enough cleaners to do the beds when you are far end of resort where my family and i were.hotel had basic staff working.all pool bars werent open and queues were long for drinks.the voucher system for plastic cup for drinks is awful.thick plastic cups that a toddler would drink out off.food is okay if you like fish with bones in or batterd squid rings or chips everyday.salads were nice and the fruit and icecream thats what we had all week.no variety in the week we were their.alot off cockroaches,little ones comming out of air vent in bathroom in our apartment.standards of hotel very low.

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me my partner and our 2 young children stayed here for a week in july and we absolutly loved it all the staff were great and i couldent fault anything we loved it here and the entertainers were amazing and the food we could not fault we loved it so much were going bk next year and were taking others with us ......... dont listen to all reviews we loved it here xx

Don PC is a 2 star resort and as such lives up to this standard. In fairness it is maintained quite well but has quite a substantial cockcroach population throughout most rooms (although this is indicative of most resorts in Lanzorote.) Staff are extremely dour and moreso if one is all inclusive. Food is at best poor and on our stay we opted to dine out as the standard of food was so inadequate. Also beware to anyone who is told by your travel operator that you are entitled to a late check out as the staff in Don PC will automatically charge you €20 and will arrogantly inform that that is the holiday operators concern and seek recompensation from them. My family and I would not return to Don PC but if you are looking for a cheap no frills stay it would suffice, but do not go there with any more than that expectation. July 2011

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We are a family from cork in Ireland. We have 2 kids aged 14 and 3. We stayed for a week from 7/6/2011 to 14/6/2011 and found the hotel to be brillant. The rooms were cleaned 5 times in 7 days. There were 4 pools there and the staff were excellent. We didnt eat there so cant comment on the food but def the best place we stayed in years. We paid 213 euros for accomadation for 4 of us for the week which was great value. We would def go back.

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All inclusive guests are treeted like nothing,if you get a coffee u get a wee plastic cup,but if u pay for a coffee u get a cup and a nice hot milky coffee from behind the bar,if u get a beer u get a plastic glass half full if u pay u get a proper glass full.anyone paying always comes first,this is because they already have your money so they want the non inclusive money in as well.do not go all inclusive in fact dont go at all!

Review in brief- close to great beaches. Rooms basic but Ok, However very noisey at all hours of day and night due to door buzzers that sound through all rooms due to poor soundproofing- not funny at 0500hrs when guests return to rooms adjacent/above. Hotel staff seem uninterested with any complaints - not the ideal if peace and tranquility is being looked for. Will not return to that complex.

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Hi folks,wife and me just back from a week self catering at DPC, first impressions going in to check in were very good,after filling in our form we were handed our keys and a map to get to our appartment.The complex is very large, but found our room ok, the room was quite good with all you need for SC and was nice and clean,the decor was a little tired but ok,pity about the view from the balcony tho but not a problem as only staying one week.The DPC is a large complex and in summer could be very busy with families and maybe some over doing it with the all inclusive free drink but ok at this time of year.This area is good and is kept really clean and looked after,prices around 2 euro for a beer and 4.5 euro for a bottle of wine, and quite good prices for eating out,try Cheers bar for a snack,and a beer,will be back again at this time of year

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My partner and I have just returned from an amazing week in the glorious sunshine of Lazarote.
The resort is huge, very well maintained outside and in, and has a vast crew of employees all willing and able to keep "The Don Paco Castilla" running smoothly.
Our apartment had a large double bedroom, lounge dinner, bathroom and a double length balcony, with entry from the lounge and bedroom.
The maids seemed to be in our room on alternate days, changing towels, bedding etc, and everything was kept spotless.
The resort had entertainment of one sort or another every night, including things for the children, like the reptile show.
We had booked for the breakfast only, because there are so many restaurants within a short walk, and most are very resonably priced.
We did have a couple of extremely light showers, but within a few moments, the bright blue sky returned, and once again we were bathed in sunshine.
The temperature did drop at night, but only to about 15c so still warmer than the UK, and during the day went up to 28c so the light shower was, very pleasant.
If you stroll along the coast for a couple of miles, you reach "Puerto Del Carmen", which is the main tourist town, so lots of shops, cafes, clubs and restaurants etc, this I imagine would get very busy in the summer, but in January it was perfect, not too many people, so no queues and plenty of space.
If you go there, try the mini golf, opposite the "San Antonio Hotel" great fun.
This is the first time we have been to the Island, and will most certainly return.

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My partner and I went there in January 2007. We booked it because it was cheap. We went self catering and couldn't complain. The rooms were basic, but clean and well maintained. Maids were in every 2nd day mopping, sweeping and changing linen/towels etc.
One night there was no water which was annoying, but was turned on in a few hours. Some English boys were being loud but that is my only complaint.
Do not get transfers as it will cost less in a taxi. You could probably walk to the airport. It is very close. Only cost us £5 in a taxi.