Two five-star hotels in the south, both usually with breakfast in the rate. Lopesan Villa del Conde Resort & Thalasso, from about €200, if you want a resort built as a Canarian village, six pools, a Mini Club, a seawater thalasso and the Meloneras promenade at the garden gate; Seaside Grand Hotel Residencia, from about €505, if you would rather have 94 rooms in colonial-style villas in the Maspalomas palm grove, a spa free to guests and the dunes beach eight minutes' walk away.
The resortA five-star resort built as a Canarian village, with six pools, a seawater thalasso and the Meloneras promenade at the garden gate.
€€From about €200 a night
Choose Lopesan Villa del Conde Resort & Thalasso if
The catch
561 rooms in ten buildings: loungers by the main pools go early, often held for hours with towels
The iconA Gran Lujo five-star of colonial-style villas in the Maspalomas palm grove, eight minutes' walk from the dunes beach.
€€€€From about €505 a night
Choose Seaside Grand Hotel Residencia if
The catch
No room faces the sea: the villas look onto the gardens or the pool, and the entry Twin Room, about 33 m², sits by the entrance with a garden view.
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Lopesan Villa del Conde Resort & ThalassoSeaside Grand Hotel Residencia
Lopesan Villa del Conde Resort & Thalasso
Seaside Grand Hotel Residencia
The verdict
Two five-star hotels in the south, both usually with breakfast in the rate. Lopesan Villa del Conde Resort & Thalasso, from about €200, if you want a resort built as a Canarian village, six pools, a Mini Club, a seawater thalasso and the Meloneras promenade at the garden gate; Seaside Grand Hotel Residencia, from about €505, if you would rather have 94 rooms in colonial-style villas in the Maspalomas palm grove, a spa free to guests and the dunes beach eight minutes' walk away.
Questions people ask
Two five-star hotels in the south, both usually with breakfast in the rate. Lopesan Villa del Conde Resort & Thalasso, from about €200, if you want a resort built as a Canarian village, six pools, a Mini Club, a seawater thalasso and the Meloneras promenade at the garden gate; Seaside Grand Hotel Residencia, from about €505, if you would rather have 94 rooms in colonial-style villas in the Maspalomas palm grove, a spa free to guests and the dunes beach eight minutes' walk away.
A themed resort done with conviction: the village, the saltwater pool and the thalasso earn their place. Check availability for the Junior Suite, and ask about renovation works. A big family resort dressed as a Canarian village, with six pools, a seawater thalasso and the Meloneras promenade at the garden gate. Five-star for a middling price, and busy with it.
It has an outdoor pool. A public beach is within walking distance.
Book it for a quiet week of sun as a couple, with the dunes beach on foot and dinner worth staying in for. Check availability for a Deluxe Room. A small, hushed five-star of colonial-style villas around a heated saltwater pool, with a Repsol Sol dinner on site and the dunes beach on foot. Polished, formal in the evening and priced accordingly.
It has an outdoor pool. A public beach is within walking distance.