Sol Lanzarote All Inclusive

Family of 4, kids 4 and 7. A very enjoyable experience.

The rooms are large and cleaned daily with replacement towels. Tv had English channels, originally had BBC channels which was good as could see World Cup games and also CBeebies but the BBC channels disappeared. Don’t go on holiday for TV channels but was good to keep kids occupied when getting them out the sun in the afternoon for a bit.

Food, was repetitive and little variation for younger kids. It was pasta or chips. If you like sea food you’ll love it. That said we always found something to eat and the foot was decent. If you go expecting 5 star food for a 3 or 4 star hotel you’ll be disappointed. If you go realising it’s a 3 or 4 star hotel you’ll be happy with what’s on offer (the cakes were amazing).

Self service wines, sangria and beers on taps plus soft drinks. Beach bar serves cocktails also. Take a thermal cup to keep your drinks cool. You get given tokens to exchange for cups that you need to keep. But drinks get warm in those quickly.

Pools are large and one is very deep (2.4m).

Can be very slippery round the pools. I’d recommend having swim shoes on for kids as saw a few people slip.

There is no reserving of sun beds. Signs all over saying not to. They’re roped off. Pool doesn’t open until 10am. However people do try to flout the rules. And a few occasions I saw the manager and other staff remove towels or tell people to remove them. It does mean there’s a mad dash when the pool opens to get loungers. Some people seem to think they’re entitled to the same loungers each day. I think it was going to get worse as we were leaving as it coincided with both Scottish and English schools being off so going to be busier.

By far the best thing about this hotel is the entertainment team and lifeguards.

Lorenzo is larger than life and tries to keep people entertained. As do the rest of the entertainment team whose names I can’t recall. Nestor is also good for fun. Activities for adults include water biking (spin in the water), Pilates, yoga, beach football. Kids club seems good son went once and enjoyed it. Minimum age 5 years old. On a Friday there was an inflatable in the pool, paddle boarding etc. Maria was very good as a Pilates teacher.

The highlight though was Juan Pablo (or John Peter as he said his name was), one of the lifeguards. He’s firm but fair. Always on the lookout for everyone. If you’ve got younger kids he tries to get you a parasol. He has fun with the kids as well. When it was the inflatable day if kids had swimming aids he jumped into the pool so they could enjoy the fun and waited at the bottom of the slide to make sure they were safe.

The beachfront location was excellent as was being so close to the airport.

I would return.

Absolutely amazing. Been here 6 times and never lets me and my family down. The hotel is unreal. The atmosphere is amazing. Rooms are clean and well done. The value is perfect. The noise level is not to loud and not to quiet, it is just right. The service in brilliant lovely staff and lovely places to walk abt to. The location is the best as it is looking out to the sea which the water is blue. Definitely recommend this place for a holiday.