Beach hotels, €195 apart. Hotel Lancelot, from about €100, if you want Arrecife's town beach, a rooftop pool and the airport seven minutes away; Hotel Fariones, from about €295, if you would rather have a five-star on Playa Grande with a sea-facing terrace from every room.
The smart moneyA renovated 1969 hotel across the promenade from Arrecife's town beach, with a rooftop pool and sea-view doubles, for little money.
€From about €100 a night
Choose Hotel Lancelot if
The catch
The bars keep short hours, so evenings are spent in town rather than at the hotel
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
Beach hotels, €195 apart. Hotel Lancelot, from about €100, if you want Arrecife's town beach, a rooftop pool and the airport seven minutes away; Hotel Fariones, from about €295, if you would rather have a five-star on Playa Grande with a sea-facing terrace from every room.
Questions people ask
Beach hotels, €195 apart. Hotel Lancelot, from about €100, if you want Arrecife's town beach, a rooftop pool and the airport seven minutes away; Hotel Fariones, from about €295, if you would rather have a five-star on Playa Grande with a sea-facing terrace from every room.
A town-beach hotel with a rooftop pool, close to everything on an island of short drives, at a price that leaves room for dinner out. Check availability for a sea-view double. A plain, renovated three-star on the island capital's town beach, with a rooftop pool and the old town on foot. You come back to sleep and swim, eat out in Arrecife, and the bill stays small.
It has a rooftop 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.