Winter Sun in Lanzarote

I have just returned from a 4-night break in Lanzarote. We stayed at the Costa Calero 4* Hotel on their Prestige All Inclusive. I have to say the weather was wonderful, clear blue skies and a temperature of 22-23 degrees each day, although once the sun went down you needed a jacket, it was bliss!

We flew Easyjet from Gatwick and we were in our hotel room within 30 mins of the flight landing, not bad! The hotel Costa Calero is in Puerto Calero about 10 minutes from Puerto del Carmen. There is a small marina with a few shops, bars and restaurants a short 5-minute walk from the hotel but not much else in the immediate area. The hotel runs a free shuttle bus to Puerto del Carmen, the first bus leaves at 10am, so you can head there for the beach or some shopping.

The hotel itself is quite large but well spread out so nowhere feels too busy. We visited the Spa which was lovely, I do like a warm pool! There were 4 more pools, 2 of which are heated in the winter months and a separate children's pool. The hotel also has entertainment every evening and a fabulous terrace where you can enjoy a drink while watching the sunset! Our prestige all-inclusive gave us a private check in area, and virtually every drink on the list including cocktails and a variety of spirits. We had a stocked mini bar in our room that was replenished daily which had soft drinks, spirits and cava in it. It also gave us complimentary spa access so well worth having if you are planning to use the spa a lot.

There is plenty to keep you entertained during the day such as giant chess, volley ball, shuffleboard and a gym. Children are catered for with a mini club and a small playground and games room. They also have a dive centre and bike hire is available.

The food is buffet style but there is an a la carte restaurant which we had one meal included in our prestige all-inclusive after that there was a supplement to pay. The buffet offered a variety of foods and there was plenty of choice they also catered for gluten free and vegetarians.

We decided to book a day excursion called the Gran Tour. It was a long day, but we saw all the main sites of Lanzarote, the Timanfaya National Park was great if like me you like volcanoes, I also enjoyed the Jameos del Agua caves. This was booked by the front desk and the commentary was in German, English and Spanish. I also found out that cars can queue for up to 3 hours to get into the Timanfaya National Park so if you do hire a car get there very early!