Lanzarote- Puerto Del Carmen or Playa Blanca

Blue264

I went to Playa Blanca this week a year ago and got a decent tan. We stayed at the H10 Lanzarote Princess, and had long walks to the Marina and along the coast to west and the lighthouse for the stunning sunset.

Next time, I want to take the ferry over to Fuertaventura for a day or two.

ManAtHome

ktcoil wrote: »

Thanks guys, well will be looking at Thomas Cook, Monarch and Jet2 for Playa Blanca

TCs miserly on cabin bags (both size and weight) and leg-room, Jet2 hold lugagge is 22kg as standard, Monarch have 'add-on packs' which are good value if you need to lug 26kg.

Moto2

Another shout out for Playa Blanca, you can't really go wrong

PDLC was just a bit too tacky IMO
Matagorda was nice and small and pleasant - it was just the 6am alarm call from the airport that stops me going back

ktcoil

Thanks guys looked and found a nice apartments for june with jet2, looking at booking as get 22kg luggage and free transfers too and its about £80 per person cheaper than Thomas cook. also looking at adding breakfasts for 49 per person, we only want self catering as want different resturants in the evenings

Lola23

Hi


We usually just book flights with Jet2, but this year when we were at Playa Blanca we booked the hotel and transfers all inclusive with them and everything was great.


When we went last year to our usual place in Matagorda flights only (November). The airport was closed due to really bad weather and we were diverted to Fuertaventura.


The airline transferred us all to a really nice hotel there and we stayed overnight, then we got picked up the next day by coach and taken to the airport to continue our journey.


They couldn't do enough for us.


On saying that we are going back in July next year and the flights are very expensive and we haven't booked them yet.


I wish we had arranged to go either Sept/Oct or Nov as we usually do but will see how it goes.


Lola

hollydays

Take a day trip to this island
http://www.theguardian.com/travel/2014/jan/19/travel-tips-la-graciosa-canary-island-greece-portugal-cotswolds

jkeenan70

Go to Puerto Del Carmen, Playa Blanca is nice but PDC is better, old town, new town, more to it. Jet2 holidays are excellent

hollydays

There is a quiet end of Puerto del carmen called los pocillos.
There are some apartments there called floresta apartments that seem well located and get four stars on tripadviser. About £370 for ten days.
Interactive map

http://www.hotelscomparison-5.co.uk/hotelsearchresults.php?userSessionId=bcaadf47d4c6e940bd2c3981228c5e7a&searchSequence=1

I personally like to be away from the nighttime noise

blue_haddock

I prefer playa del ingles, more to do and i like the long walk along the prom all the way to arrecife

leylandsunaddict

blue_haddock wrote: »

I prefer playa del ingles, more to do and i like the long walk along the prom all the way to arrecife

It's a very long walk from Playa del Ingles to Arrecife lol (well more like a very long swim :eek:)