Arrecife Gran Hotel

Stunning hotel! Our room was on the 15th floor (I think) with an amazing view of the harbour. The room was huge! We were delighted to find that the double bed wasn't just two single beds pushed together. There was a lovely sitting area and hallway with double wardrobes. It had everything you could ask for and more, a fridge full of free drinks, 2 TVs and a massive marble bathroom with shower, bath, 2 sinks and seperate toilet. The hotel staff were welcoming although some of them didn't have the best English :) Our room was cleaned daily... more

I have visited lanzarote many times and always spend some time having a bit of retail therapy in the capital arrecife. Over the years there was this tower block that looked looked like something out of Beruit. But then ---- somebody had a vision to redevelop it.... I arranged through a friend to have dinner at the restauarant on the 17th Floor and to have a guided tour of the rooms and suites & Hotel. Restaurant - 17th Floor... WOW, what a place to have a special dinner, the views from your table are truly... more

Stayed in the Gran for a week on a business trip in Feb 2006. The location is great, many of the rooms are more like suites than rooms, but the staff are not up to the same standards as the physical surroundings. I read Furryspider's review and would not be surprised if it was inspired by homophobia, but it could equally be a poor attitude towards non-Spanish speaking clients. I was there as part of a 100-strong delegation - a few of whom are gay - and many of us on either side of the gay/straight divide felt that the staff could improve... more

stayed here for 2 days. i think its 17 stories high. even on the 9th floor the view was amazing. very convinient location as it was a 4 minute drive to the airport. also there is a nice beach right outside of the hotel, with shallow water for swimming. This was better than the outdoor pool which was situated on a very windy corner room service food was very nice. large portions, well cooked and also preety cheap. breakfast was very average. quite a small choice. the room was extremely large and modern with a... more

Never stayed at Hotel just went in for a drink,went to17th floor bought 2beers, 3 large bottles of water and 1 coke only came to 10.98 euros, cheap as chips and the views where to die for, went to ground floor and had some tapas based food...........brill

It only took my partner and I a day to figure out that the staff at this hotel had a problem with us being there. After watching the doorman open the door for others, but walking away and "finding other things to do" as we approached it I decided that the staff at reception were idiots. This action by the doorman happened on more than 2 occasions. I think the biggest problem for them was the fact that we are a same sex couple. Big deal! The fact that we could afford to stay there for as many nights as we did probably... more

We have just returned from the Gran Arrecife. Hotel is clean and new. You have to pay for the spa pool which works out quite expensive. The outdoor pool is on a windy corner and has no privacy at all . Just above the main road. It was too cold to use in November although the temp. was 25.We were given a free upgrade to a suite with sea views but gave up trying to get bathrobes and slippers.We stayed half board and although the food was good, it was very rich and the meal was mainly meat with no vegetables at all.Next time I would book b and... more

Very satisfied! Stayed just one night on a work trip. We were given beautiful rooms on the SW corner of the 11th floor. The room was sophisticated, airy and impeccably clean with a wide panoramic sea view. Too bad the windows were stained (by sea spray and sirocco?). The public areas were businesslike. Don't know when the hotel was renowated but every place looked almost new. There are lots of windows, room and light. No dark mold smelling corridors here! There is a nice little bar on the top 17th floor with a view over Arrecife and to... more

A absolutely gorgeous hotel with a view to match. After looking around arrecife for a nice restaurant to spend the evening of my 30th birthday, we stopped to have a look at the menu in the "arrecife gran" 17th floor restaurant , with it being 5* we knew it would be nice. My partner then suggested we stay over for the night, as we had made our minds up to dine there as soon as we saw the menu. We booked at the reception by the friendly staff who spoke good english,they gave us the hotel booklet to take away.For 80GBP for a double room, we... more

Stayed at this hotel due to Mytravel cancelling our flight back to Manchester from Arrecife airport (due to the flight from Mcr being delayed and Lanzarote airport closing at 12pm) so they put us up in this hotel for the night.. Hence we only stayed one night. However, from just staying at the Gran Arrecife Hotel for just one night, i thought id write a glowing review of it. This truly is a 5* hotel, and is simply beautiful. It is the largest thing on the island of Lanzarote, and is a landmark in itself because it is apparently local law... more