The pool or the sand. Barceló Playa Blanca, from about €185, if you want a winding infinity pool of about 140 metres with Fuerteventura beyond it, the Barcy Club for the children and Marina Rubicón's restaurants a short walk away; Hotel Fariones, from about €295, if you would rather step onto Playa Grande a minute from the door, with a sea-facing terrace from every room.
The pool oneA 720-room resort, opened in 2023 around a vast, winding infinity pool that looks out across the strait to Fuerteventura.
€€From about €185 a night
Choose Barceló Playa Blanca if
The catch
720 rooms on a 100,000 m² site, the largest hotel on the island: a big complex to get around
The beach oneLanzarote's first beach hotel, fully renovated as a five-star in 2020, with Playa Grande's sand a minute from the door.
€€€From about €295 a night
Choose Hotel Fariones if
The catch
Outside July and August, minimum stays apply: from January to June most rooms sell only for four nights or more, and in May and June the entry Double Superior Sea View for seven, so a short break there means a summer date or a suite.
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The verdict
The pool or the sand. Barceló Playa Blanca, from about €185, if you want a winding infinity pool of about 140 metres with Fuerteventura beyond it, the Barcy Club for the children and Marina Rubicón's restaurants a short walk away; Hotel Fariones, from about €295, if you would rather step onto Playa Grande a minute from the door, with a sea-facing terrace from every room.
Questions people ask
The pool or the sand. Barceló Playa Blanca, from about €185, if you want a winding infinity pool of about 140 metres with Fuerteventura beyond it, the Barcy Club for the children and Marina Rubicón's restaurants a short walk away; Hotel Fariones, from about €295, if you would rather step onto Playa Grande a minute from the door, with a sea-facing terrace from every room.
A new pool resort with the strait as its backdrop, and an adults-only hotel inside it. Check availability for the Superior Sea Front, or the Royal Level if you want a quieter pool. A new, very large pool resort on the sheltered south coast, with the strait to Fuerteventura as its backdrop and an adults-only hotel inside it. Good value for its age, and busy with it.
It has an outdoor pool. A public beach is within walking distance.
Book Hotel Fariones for a week on the sand at the heart of Puerto del Carmen, in the hotel where Lanzarote's beach holidays began. Check availability for a Junior Suite Relax Sea View. A polished, design-led five-star on the sand at the heart of Puerto del Carmen, built around its beach, its infinity pool and sea-facing terraces, with the town's bars and restaurants on foot. It suits a week rather than a weekend.
It has an outdoor pool. A public beach is within walking distance.