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Lanzarote’s Recommended Resort

Posted in Holidays  by ama | May 17th, 2010

If you are considering a holiday in Lanzarote then the resort of Playa Blanca would be a great choice for couples or for that lovely family break. Nestling at the southern end of Lanzarote this relaxing holiday resort with its excellent climate and quality beaches has managed to retain quite a lot of its original charm despite recent expansion. The major tourist developments that have occurred here are to be found either side of the town centre, you can access to the whole resort by the seafront promenade that stretches the entire length of the resort. Holiday Playa Blanca On the western side towards the lovely Flamingo beach (and beyond) there has been private villa construction intermingled with a variety of hotels stretching along the coast as far as the popular H10 Rubicon Palace. The hotels found around here are generally of a very good modern 4 star standard an outstanding example of this is the striking H10 Timanfaya Palace hotel. Holidays Lanzarote The majority of Playa Blanca’s recent development has been to the east of the old town, firstly towards the Playa Dorado beach, home to such hotels as the popular Lanzarote Princess and the stunning 5 star Princesa Yaiza hotel, then on to the Marina Rubicon and beyond to the Las Coloradas area of the resort. Hotels in Playa Blanca Heading passed Playa Dorado the next development you will discover is the picturesque Marina Rubicon with its sailing and motor yachts providing an upmarket feel to this part of the resort. Here you will find swish bars and restaurants along with interesting boutiques and designer outlets. A mixture of accommodation is available in this part of Playa Blanca from new self catering apartments up to the 5 star Gran Melia Volcan, this amazing hotel is set on rising ground behind the marina, and provides excellent views of the yachts and beyond towards Fuerteventura. Many of the most popular hotels are found beyond the marina in the Las Coloradas area of the resort, here the Iberostar Papagayo and the Papagayo Arena hotel s remain firm favourites with UK holiday makers. The 5 star Dream Hotel Gran Castillo is also another enticing hotel found in this part of the resort. The resorts development will not go further along the coast as this is home to the Playa Papagayo and is set in national park land.

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