Gran Canaria

Gran Canaria is located just off Spain and is part of the Canary Islands. It is the third largest island in the collection and is southeast of Tenerife and northwest from Africa. Warm all year round, it is the summer months when this island really gets buzzy. Truly a place to go if you want a sleep all day, party all night holiday! The beaches are nice, although watch out for those topless tourists and there is some good shopping in the tourist centres and the capital, Las Palmas. The best nightlife is to be had round Playa Del Ingles, mostly in the Kasbah and Yumbo centre, and I thoroughly recommend the 'F*** me I'm Famous' bar crawl! Very good ...  Read the complete review

I went to Gran Canaria in August 2006. We stayed in a little place between Puerto Rico & Puerto Morgan called Playa De Los Amadores. It has a man made beach with over 800 meters of sand and sea. And in the sea (when i was there) was a big bouncy sea activity center, with rock climbing, trampolines and a few other bits it looked quite good and when we went to look at it, didn't cost to go on which i though was good! The beach is very nice and most importantly clean! There are many sunbeds & umbrellas which do cost & you do have to get there early to get some together. The beach was in a cove shape and had mini piers either ...  Read the complete review

This was to be our last holiday for 2004 and we wanted some sunshine and a relaxing time, to be fair we had not long returned from Sardinia which was fabulous but we did a lot of sightseeing. Last year we visited Malta in December and although the weather was horrendous (floods) we had a fantastic time, all because of the hotel and the Spa facilities. Gran Canaria had some apartments available through our timeshare Getaway breaks at very reasonable prices, so we decided to check it out as we had never been to the Canary Islands. The apart/hotel was called the Airtours Beach Club Hotel at San Agustin, which was in the south of the island east of ...  Read the complete review

Gran Canaria We like to try different types of accommodation for our holidays. This year we decided on an apart hotel in Gran Canaria. We chose an apartment from the Riu chain attached to a four star hotel. The apartment was well equipped with basic kitchen needs, lounge, bathroom, bedroom and balcony. We wanted to experience the comforts of a hotel, but with the convenience and independence of self-catering. We feel this was achieved quite well. We hired a car for the week previously arranged over the Internet, which we picked up at the airport. On arrival at the hotel, we were met with the utmost courtesy and a glass of champagne then guided to the ...  Read the complete review

I have just come back off my holiday to the amazing resort Playa del Ingles. I walked along the Dunes at Maspalomas. I would differently go back there again. There is something for everyone at Gran Canaria for example mini-golf, swimming, go-karting for kids and for others windsurfing, sea fishing, scuba diving, jet skiing, golf, tennis and squash. They also have waterparks and camel safaris plus zoos. Three of the main zoos are Palmitos Park, Reptilandia Park and Parque De Crocodilos. First of all there is no time difference. You need no jabs. The buses are very cheap and come regularly. Car hire is available and petrol is 31p per litre. ...  Read the complete review