Sol Lanzarote All Inclusive

What a wonderful hotel. I rarely review any hotels but we had such a brilliant time that I wanted to. It was my first time to Lanzarote and I would return. 1) The location is ideal. The hotel is literally on the beach, a beautiful walk with lots of shops and restaurants nearby. It was 12 euros to get to the airport to the hotel so I wouldn’t waste money paying for transfers. 2) We had a double twin room which was spacious and cleaned daily. Double balcony also: 3) There was a great selection of food in the buffet restaurant, I’m a vegetarian but I found lots that I could eat. The desserts in particular were lovely. You didn’t have to queue for food and it was filled up quickly. Tables were clean and staff worked hard. There was a snack bar too. 4)The pool area was clean and there were sunbeds available (this could be due to the time of year) music and entertainment by the pool was all day- for kids and adults. The entertainment team worked very hard. 5) Entertainment at night was varied (dancers, acrobats etc) and it was easy to get a drink at the bar or you could also self serve. A great 4 star hotel. Thank you for a wonderful few days away.

We had a fantastic week at Sol Lanzarote Hotel (All Inclusive) in early October 2024! From the moment we arrived, the eco-friendly approach and cleanliness of the hotel were clear, and we truly appreciated the effort the hotel makes to reduce waste with their reusable cup system. The staff were incredibly kind, polite, and welcoming, making us feel at home right away :) The location is just perfect—only a two-minute walk from the pool area to a beautiful, clear beach and the sea! The three pools provided plenty of options, and even in October, there were always available sun loungers. We recommend booking a sea view room on the top floor; waking up to ocean views and the sound of the waves was a highlight of our stay. Dining was another standout. There was a great selection of freshly prepared meals, plus a snack bar by the beach and pool with fresh fruit and snacks through the day. I’d recommend bringing a thermos mug for drinks during the day—it’s convenient for both beer and soft drinks. Evening entertainment was top-notch, and the bar offered a nice selection of drinks served in glasses, which felt like a nice touch to wind down after a day in the sun. Maria evening bar staff made delicious cocktails especially mojito! :) We’ll definitely be returning—thank you to the wonderful team at Sol Lanzarote Hotel for making our stay so enjoyable!

Where do I start - First allocated room smelt like babies nappies, mold over the bathroom, dirty room, tired bedroom furniture. I requested a move but was given two options.. have another room as this or pay €210 for a better room. I paid the money - Second room was pretty much the same as the first one but bigger, although it did come with extra goodies like a soap bar in the bathroom, a double bed in replace of two singles, oh and lots of dirty cockroaches. - Third room was much smaller than the second but I didn't get a refund. - The pool atmosphere - it's like being trapped in a bad kids music mix tape. Don't get me wrong, I have kids and have no issue with kids but the blasting I'm a barbie girl all day get difficult to live with - The food/dining, oh my god.. I haven't got enough space to document everything. We made our own table every day, trying to find cutlery napkins and glasses. Staff couldn't give two hoots, you would ask for something, they would nod and you wouldn't see them again. - Gluten free menu, considering this is a buffet restaurant, gluten free options had to be ordered the day before, you had a choice of a handful of options and you had to choose an alloted time. We ordered and waited for the food at 7pm.. 8pm it finally turned up (dry tuna steak and cold chips) which we didn't even order. I spent on average €70 a every evening eating out of the hotel to ensure we had something decent. We also ate out during the day. The staff are not trained in what has gluten in and what does not. Drinks - I was at the Sol Lanzarote for a week and literally couldn't get tipsy, not even drinking at the pool for a few hours. Drinks were severely watered down, I realised this after ordering a neat whisky which tasted like lager shandy. I have stayed at many Meliá hotels over the years but nothing as bad as this, it literally ruined our holiday. I tried to speak to the hotel manager twice but she refused to speak to me, only sending out other members of the team..none of which really cared..they just recited a script Please don't go here, everything mentioned above just scratches the surface, it's truly horrendous and wouldn't EVER recommend it. Don't say I didn't warn you! I'm now going to wait for the response from the hotel manager saying how sorry she that the hotel and experience didn't meet our expectations.. we'll keep it, just sort your mess out and refund me my money

BEWARE: "Sea View" is actually "Tree view" in many of the rooms due to the numerous & humongous palm trees. The majority of 'sea view' are either partial or side sea view and the marketing images you see on the hotels website are at best misleading. The rooms that do have a genuine full sea view are either in the shade all day, or above the incredibly loud bar & entertainment areas (music at a deafening volume switches off at 10.45pm). 4* is a very loose accreditation, certainly in terms of quality, as the hotel is desperately in need of a refurb. Doesn't look to have been touched since the 80's. But, if you're looking for a stereotypical 'Brits abroad' holiday in a massively busy, slightly grotty hotel, putting your towels on sunbeds by 8am (despite pool doesn't open til 10am!), sitting around all day getting steaming drunk, absolutely you'll have a great time. Food is actually pretty good, and the cleaning/on the ground staff work like trojens to keep on top of the continuous mess guests leave. We left early and booked into the 5* hotel next door in the end, now that is an awesome hotel!

We arrived and were greeted by lovely staff they had already arranged a mobility scooter for us and we were given a Sol x suite, what a lovely room. All staff were eager to be helpful many of which came to talk. Ok the food was not to my wife’s taste but then it never is wherever we go lol, however it was all well cooked I particularly loved the chicken, seafood, paella, breakfast and desserts. The only down side was the drink especially the beer which gave us heartburn for some reason. The views were amazing from our room we can’t wait to come back

Payed a lot of money for this 4 star hotel, I’d give it a generous 3 at best, food and drinks terrible, the hotel is in desperate need to be updated, sunbeds very shabby and broken, unless you get up at 8 you have no chance at getting a sunbed by the pool, luckily we love the beach so spent our days there, rooms are ok but need updating, music far to loud at night, had breakfast in the hotel but eat out in the town every night, the surrounding area is beautiful but just a shame about the hotel, it could be so much better