Masdache Holidays

Room we had overlooked the pool and had a separate living room/bedroom/kitchen and bathroom which we felt was the best accomodation we have had from our many stays in lanzarote .I felt the food was not a 4 star standard ,chicken wings and drumsticks mainly only once chicken breast.A lot of pork and fish and a distinct lack of labelling of the food.

The Location is placed very near to all amenities although if you didn’t know the area, it would not instantly seem so and you have to walk around the perimeter of the complex to get to the main street as there is no gate cut-through. For expediency I have bullet pointed the positives and the negatives and score at the end. Negatives; • No Washing machine. • Very basic cooking facilities i.e. Microwave & Electric Hob. • No broom or dustpan and brush or pegs to hang washing. • No iron without payment. • No water in fridge or any complimentary coffee/tea on arrival in apartment. • No pool towels, additional door key for each occupier, Room Safe access, Air con/ TV remote without payment or deposit and must be in cash. • TV is basic and had cobwebs behind. Unable to plug i.e. a fire stick in as only one socket for the TV. • Poor or no night entertainment. • No communal feel around bar area. • Towels not all changed. Positives; • Has three pools & play areas for kids if you have them. • Has a little shop in complex for fresh bread, milk, drinks and the other basics. • Reception open 24/7 • Astro turf 5- a- side Football pitch and Tennis court. • Gym/Indoor Pool & Sauna although not really used by anyone while we were there. • New Aldi supermarket about 10 minute walks away. • Comfortable apartment for short stay only. Air con in bedroom only. • Comfortable beds. Compare to other surrounding apartments we have stayed in before in this area, it’s quite poor. 6/10

Property is lovely, beds are comfy although pillows are not. TV did not have any English Channels, only Spanish and lots of German. The pool area is nice although there is no refreshment bar which would have been nice. Not much in the area, dining and shops is very limited.

This property was extreamly clean and very affordable

The hotel itself is beautiful, our room (deluxe suite) was excellent and all the staff were very friendly and helpful, so the property itself could not be faulted. It is adults only (age 16 upwards). We travelled as a family of 4 (aged 16 & 18) but the hotel is too quiet for teenagers. Their preference was the New Town as it's a lot more lively than the Old Town. From the hotel, It's a 15 minute walk to the start of the strip and if you were to walk to the end of the strip (Avenida de Las Playas), it would take you about 40 minutes. Taxi's are very cheap, so if you want peace and quiet during the day, then it doesn't cost much to go to the New Town at night. Puerto del Carmen is very hilly, so unless you are staying on one of the beachfront hotels, then you will encounter plenty of hills when you are out and about walking. If you want to stay in one of the best hotels in Puerto Del Carmen, then 'La Isla y el Mar' is definitely one of the best in the resort. The compromise is you walk or get a taxi to the night life. I would stay there again but only as a couple, not as a family with teenagers, as it's too quiet.