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Best central hotels in Lanzarote

Hotel Lancelot in Arrecife, with the beach across the promenade and the Charco de San Ginés 16 minutes' walk. Hotel Fariones in Puerto del Carmen, with Playa Grande a minute away and El Varadero's fish restaurants nine. Princesa Yaiza Suite Hotel Resort in Playa Blanca, on Playa Dorada, with the church square 7 minutes along the seafront.

3 of our ten · Hand-pickedHotels cannot pay to be hereLast checked: October 2026

At a glance

  1. Hotel Lancelot: Playa del Reducto, across the promenade

    Hotel Lancelot

    The town beach at the door, the Charco de San Ginés 16 minutes away

    Arrecife · From about €100 a night

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  2. Hotel Fariones: Golden sand and lava rock below the hotel

    Hotel Fariones

    Playa Grande a minute away, El Varadero's fish restaurants nine

    Puerto del Carmen · From about €295 a night

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  3. Princesa Yaiza Suite Hotel Resort: The main pool with Fuerteventura across the strait

    Princesa Yaiza Suite Hotel Resort

    Playa Dorada at the gate and Playa Blanca's promenade both ways

    Playa Blanca · From about €230 a night

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What we looked for

Lanzarote is an island of short drives, and most of its sights, from Timanfaya to the Jameos del Agua, need a car. But a week can run happily on foot if you choose the base well. Without a car, Puerto del Carmen and Arrecife are the bases: Puerto del Carmen strings its restaurants along the Avenida de las Playas above golden beaches, and Arrecife is a working capital with its own town beach and a lagoon ringed with bars. Playa Blanca works too, with a seafront promenade linking its beaches and a town bus every half hour.

The inland houses, at La Geria, Teguise and Haría, need a car. On the coast, the island buses take a bank card or cash, and line 161 runs from the airport to Puerto del Carmen and Playa Blanca. Pick the hotel by what you want at the end of the walk: a town, a beach or the harbour.

Hotel Lancelot: Playa del Reducto, across the promenadeThe smart money

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Hotel Lancelot

Arrecife, Lanzarote

Hotel Lancelot is our hotel in Arrecife, the island's capital, and the town starts at its door. Playa del Reducto, Arrecife's sandy beach, is across a pedestrian promenade, about a minute away. Walk along the seafront and El Almacén, César Manrique's arts centre, comes up at seven minutes, the church of San Ginés and the Puente de las Bolas at 13, and the Charco de San Ginés, the lagoon of the old fishing quarter, at 16.

Dinner needs no planning: six good places are within seven minutes on foot, from a fish tavern to a French pâtisserie and a café on a Manrique islet off the beach. Getting here is easy too. The airport is seven minutes by car, and airport bus lines 22 and 23 stop at Gran Hotel, about 110 metres from the door. Hire a car only for the days you head to Timanfaya.

Double Room Sea View at Hotel Lancelot: a bed with a turquoise runner facing open balcony doors and a terrace

The room to book

Double Room Sea View

€121 a night

The balcony faces Playa del Reducto and the bay, so the beach you walk to each morning is the view from your room.

Every room, and why

Spend the first days on foot in Arrecife and hire a car only for the touring days.

€From about €100 a night

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Hotel Fariones: Golden sand and lava rock below the hotelThe beach one

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Hotel Fariones

Puerto del Carmen, Lanzarote

Hotel Fariones stands on the point at the western end of Playa Grande in Puerto del Carmen, and it is built for life on foot. The golden sand starts a minute from the door, a small sandy cove sits below the gardens, and Playa Chica is five minutes west. El Varadero, the old harbour quarter with its fish restaurants, is nine minutes along the front, and the harbour itself 13.

A wine bar and a steakhouse are two minutes away in the square behind the hotel, and Puerto del Carmen's seafront walk runs east from the door to Playa de los Pocillos, 3.3 km. For the airport and the rest of the island, line 161 stops at Apartamentos Caletón Blanco, three minutes' walk away, and lines 2 and 3 run to Arrecife and Costa Teguise. A taxi from the airport is 13 minutes.

Junior Suite Sea View at Hotel Fariones: twin beds pushed together under a dark tiled wall, with a seating area by the terrace door

The room to book

Junior Suite Sea View

about 38 to 40 m², plus a 10 to 12 m² terrace€342 a night

A sofa and a 10 to 12 m² terrace over the sea, and in June it books for four nights where the entry room needs seven.

Every room, and why

Take a taxi from the airport and hire a car only for a Timanfaya day; Playa Grande and the harbour need none.

€€€From about €295 a night

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Princesa Yaiza Suite Hotel Resort: The main pool with Fuerteventura across the straitThe family one

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Princesa Yaiza Suite Hotel Resort

Playa Blanca, Lanzarote

The gardens of Princesa Yaiza Suite Hotel Resort open onto the seafront promenade and Playa Dorada, a calm beach of fine pale sand, so the beach is the first walk of every day. From the gate the promenade runs both ways: west to the church square at the heart of the old town in 7 minutes, east to Marina Rubicón and its restaurants in 21, and on to the Castillo de las Coloradas in 26.

Casale Franco's roof terrace is 7 minutes on foot and the Cappuccino Grand Cafe on the church square 9, and the hotel's own nine restaurants cover the other nights. For anything further, town bus line 30 stops 2 minutes from the door every half hour from 06:30, and the Papagayo coves are a short taxi ride, 12 to 15 minutes by road.

Suite Sea View at Princesa Yaiza Suite Hotel Resort: a double bed in its own bedroom, with glass doors to the terrace

The room to book

Suite Sea View

about 65 m², plus a 10 m² terrace€297 a night

The 65 m² suite with its terrace facing the sea, across to Lobos and Fuerteventura, and a separate living room to come back to after the walks.

Every room, and why

Walk west along the seafront to the church square for breakfast at the Cappuccino Grand Cafe, which opens at 7:00.

€€From about €230 a night

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How to choose

Your tripBook
You want a real town, bars and a beachHotel Lancelot
You want a big golden beach and seafront restaurantsHotel Fariones
You are a family who wants a calm beachPrincesa Yaiza Suite Hotel Resort
You want to be minutes from the airportHotel Lancelot

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Questions people ask

Good questions about Lanzarote

Can you stay in Lanzarote without a car?

Yes, in Puerto del Carmen or Arrecife, and Playa Blanca works too. Hotel Fariones has Playa Grande a minute away and line 161 to the airport three minutes' walk from the door. Hotel Lancelot has Playa del Reducto across the promenade and airport buses 22 and 23 about 110 metres away. Princesa Yaiza Suite Hotel Resort has the town bus every half hour. La Geria, Teguise, Haría and Timanfaya need a car.

How far is Hotel Lancelot from the Charco de San Ginés?

Sixteen minutes on foot along the seafront, about 1.2 km. On the way you pass El Almacén, César Manrique's arts centre, seven minutes from the hotel, and the church of San Ginés and the Puente de las Bolas at 13. The Charco is the lagoon of the old fishing quarter, remodelled to a César Manrique design and ringed with bars and restaurants.

Can you walk along the seafront in Puerto del Carmen?

Yes. The seafront runs from Playa de los Pocillos to Hotel Fariones, at the western end of Playa Grande, in 44 minutes, 3.3 km, and the old harbour is 13 minutes beyond the hotel. Playa Grande is 1,190 metres of golden sand with calm water and lifeguards, and the Avenida de las Playas above it has the restaurants and the evenings.

How do the buses work for visitors?

IntercityBus runs the island lines, and drivers take a bank card or cash, with change for notes up to €10. Line 161 leaves Terminal 1 at 07:30 and 08:30, then every 30 minutes from 09:00 to 16:30 and hourly to 21:30, for Puerto del Carmen and Playa Blanca. The Bono General card costs €2 and takes 10% off each ride, and one card can pay for several people.

Are the beaches by these hotels public?

Yes. In Spain every beach is public by law, so the sand belongs to everyone, hotel guests included. Playa del Reducto in front of Hotel Lancelot is the town's own beach, sheltered by a reef. Playa Grande beside Hotel Fariones has lifeguards and sunbeds, and the gardens of Princesa Yaiza Suite Hotel Resort open onto Playa Dorada, where sunbeds and parasols are for hire.

How did you choose these hotels?

Independently, through extensive research, trusted sources and first-hand visits. Hotels cannot pay to be included, and every one of the ten has to exist for a different reason.

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