Las Marinas Club Resort

We have just returned from an All-Inclusive break at Las Marinas Aparthotel in Costa Teguise and wanted to write a recommendation (especially as we couldn’t find any holidaymaker reviews before we went). We were really pleased with our light, spacious one bedroom apartment. Typically, we did find some of the facilities such as the satellite TV gauged towards the Germans. The hotel staff were friendly and courteous and would bend over backwards to help. The restaurant service was rather over efficient, to the degree that one’s attention shouldn’t wander or your plate will be cleared away. However, the food was wonderful and you could eat as much as you wanted at the buffet style meal sittings. The hotel was situated in a very quiet area and would definitely not suit someone looking for raucous nightlife. Admittedly, with two young children to tuck up in bed, we did not see much of the hotel entertainment. However, our children enjoyed the mini disco at the start of each evening and, from what we saw of the of the main acts, they seemed very good. There were quite a few activities for the children to join in throughout the day and, although they spoke little English, the three staff responsible for children’s entertainment were very good with the children. If you are taking young children, ensure that they have a pair of swim shoes, as the tiles around the pool area were extremely slippery. We ended up ensuring that our 3 year old wore her sandals constantly after she slipped over about 10 times in the first couple of days. However, the choice of three pools gave plenty of space to swim and relax with a drink from the poolside bar.
There is a courtesy bus to take you to the main beach area, but it is walk able in about 30 minutes. The bus return times meant that you either had to have a quick 2 hour trip to the beach or go for 5 hours plus. Although the holiday rep advised that we could easily take a taxi back, the taxi drivers get really annoyed at transporting sandy beachgoers. However, the beaches are clean and not too overcrowded, with sand perfect for building sandcastles and rock areas for the children to explore. There are some nice beachside cafes offering good, reasonably priced food.
Overall, we found it a lovely family resort.