Big resorts with a kids' club each. Seaside Palm Beach, from about €245, if you want Alberto Pinto's Seventies colour, spa entry in the rate and the dunes beach four minutes away; Lopesan Villa del Conde Resort & Thalasso, from about €200, if you would rather have a village with a church for a lobby, six pools and a seawater thalasso, with the long beach 17 minutes' walk from the garden gate.
The design oneA curved Seventies block by the Maspalomas dunes, dressed by Alberto Pinto in reds, yellows, turquoise and coral.
€€From about €245 a night
Choose Seaside Palm Beach if
The catch
The entry Twin Room's balcony has a limited or street view; the garden, pool or sea starts with the Superior Room, €287 against €246 on the same June night
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
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Seaside Palm BeachLopesan Villa del Conde Resort & Thalasso
Seaside Palm Beach
Lopesan Villa del Conde Resort & Thalasso
The verdict
Big resorts with a kids' club each. Seaside Palm Beach, from about €245, if you want Alberto Pinto's Seventies colour, spa entry in the rate and the dunes beach four minutes away; Lopesan Villa del Conde Resort & Thalasso, from about €200, if you would rather have a village with a church for a lobby, six pools and a seawater thalasso, with the long beach 17 minutes' walk from the garden gate.
Questions people ask
Big resorts with a kids' club each. Seaside Palm Beach, from about €245, if you want Alberto Pinto's Seventies colour, spa entry in the rate and the dunes beach four minutes away; Lopesan Villa del Conde Resort & Thalasso, from about €200, if you would rather have a village with a church for a lobby, six pools and a seawater thalasso, with the long beach 17 minutes' walk from the garden gate.
Book Seaside Palm Beach for Alberto Pinto's Seventies colour, the pool under the palms and the dunes beach four minutes away. Pay the step up to a Superior Room for the view. A 1970s resort worn as a design statement: Alberto Pinto's colour runs from the bar to the bedrooms, and the dunes beach is a four-minute walk. It is also a big family hotel with five pools and a kids' club, so the style comes with company.
It has an outdoor pool. A public beach is within walking distance.
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.