Barcelo Lanzarote Active Resort
4.1
Excellent(539 Reviews)Hotel in Isla de Lanzarote
4-Star Hotel
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Includes essentialsGarden, Pool, Air conditioner and more
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About this hotel
Elegant beach hotel and 9 outdoor swimming pools
At Barcelo Lanzarote Active Resort, hit the nearby beach, dine onsite at Buffet Olivina & Nimbra, or enjoy a drink at one of the hotel's 2 poolside bars.
Barcelo Lanzarote Active Resort offers 659 air-conditioned accommodations with hair dryers. Rooms open to balconies. Satellite television is provided. Bathrooms include showers with rainfall showerheads.
9 outdoor swimming pools are on site along with a children's pool. Other recreational amenities include a fitness center.
At Barcelo Lanzarote Active Resort, hit the nearby beach, dine onsite at Buffet Olivina & Nimbra, or enjoy a drink at one of the hotel's 2 poolside bars.
Barcelo Lanzarote Active Resort offers 659 air-conditioned accommodations with hair dryers. Rooms open to balconies. Satellite television is provided. Bathrooms include showers with rainfall showerheads.
Guests can surf the web using the complimentary wireless Internet access. Business-friendly amenities include desks and phones. Housekeeping is provided daily.
9 outdoor swimming pools are on site along with a children's pool. Other recreational amenities include a fitness center.
Children under 12 years old are not allowed in the swimming pool without adult supervision.
The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or nearby; fees may apply.
Amenities
Pool
Air conditioner
Internet / Wifi
Laundry
Balcony or Patio
Hot tub or spa
TV
Gym or Fitness Center
Garden
Map of Isla de Lanzarote
Available Rooms
Double Room
1 King • 323 ft²
Sleeps 3
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Double Room Single Use, Sea View
1 King • 388 ft²
Sleeps 1
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Double Room, Sea View
1 King • 388 ft²
Sleeps 3
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Family Suite
1 King • 484 ft²
Sleeps 3
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Family Suite (2 adults + 1 child)
1 King • 484 ft²
Sleeps 3
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££££
Reviews
4.1
Excellent(539 Reviews)4.1
Overall everything was great, service great, very comfortable bed, servicing of room excellent.
4.1
Only a short drive from the airport. Great resort for being active and also relaxing. Lots of options to try new activities during the day and some entertainment each evening. No booking required. Gym for over 14s only. Not all activities were inclusive as some had a small fee. Room was spotless. Food was excellent, being fresh and varied each day. Perfect for our 5 day holiday. Highly recommended.
4.1
We arrived late but check-in was good; super quick and helpful. However, the bands given to us didn't open our bedroom door, the man who helped us with our bags let us into the room and went back to reception to get new bands, but none of them worked either.
We had a family room as the bunk beds were great for the 3 and 5 year old, however there was a list of things we weren't impressed with in the room - the patio doors were stiff and wobbly, the sliding door into the bunk bed area was broken and wouldn't move, the bathroom sliding door was stiff and wouldn't close, there was no main light in the bedroom just the side lights, the floor was dirty (bottoms of our feet were filthy), the safe didn't work, there were 2 travel cots taking up space in the bedroom that we didn't need or ask for and the shower had a lot of mould.
4.1
Well, i hadn't stayed in a hotel for a long time, so it was a bit of a culture shock at first. I only booked it for the Olympic pool tbh. The resort is absolutely huge and although it was busy, it didnt feel crowded in any way. I paid a bit extra to have a sea view room. These rooms are renovated to a very nice standard, they are part sea view & part pool view, very spacious including a large balcony with sun pretty much all day. On Expedia, i couldnt see an option for the 'Royal Level', it wasnt clear, but this was the next best thing. The food was good, plenty of choice and every night, something was being cooked fresh - chicken, pizza, burger etc and in the morning eggs are cooked fresh for breakfast. I did expect everyone to be pretty sporty, but activities and the gym were not used by many. For me, it meant a choice of lanes in the pool at any time of day which was wonderful. The staff were kind, friendly and helpful except the pool towel guy at the Marella pool who acted as though he had knitted the towels himself by hand & definitely thought you didnt deserve one! As someone who enjoys the beach, its worth knowing that although this hotel is right on the coast, there is no beach, it is all rocks and unaccessible. There are no shops or restaurants or town near the hotel and the view is of industrial area - i found this different from anywhere I'd stayed before. All in all, I would return for the amazing swimming, but it is isolated if the weather had been not great
4.1
Very convenient to be able to use the facilities at both hotels. Animation Team were brilliant, friendly and so hard working! Food was decent - pizza in the Playa side highly recommended. Brilliant idea of the wrist band as room key - would love for all inclusive hotels to have this! Barcelo’s are quite nice too- could double as an accessory. Most staff were helpful. The water in the cove near the hotel was gorgeous - rocky and deep though shame I was not a strong swimmer so I prefer a sandy beach.
4.1
A great place to relax.
4.1
Dining staff never offered us any water at our evening meal. Other tables had been given a jug of water. And one lady in the entertainment team was very unprofessional. She ignored us and two other families at the bingo.
4.1
Such an amazing stay, we stayed in the junior suite and it was perfect! the cocktails were amazing. Although dinner was quite repetitive it was still of high standard
4.1
What a beautiful hotel! Loved everything about it, I couldn't fault a thing! Would definitely go again 5* 🙂
4.1
Noisy, walls too thin could hear everything from adjacent rooms, especially the usual insensitive Brits who don’t know how to behave abroad.
4.1
Ok
4.1
Very clean very nice
4.1
An amazing stay all round. It’s clear eveything has been thought through carefully. We had an amazing stay and so did our 1 year old. Will definitely come back in the future 😊
4.1
Perfect place for a sports ,sun, and relaxing 😎
4.1
Overall very good experience. Two things that would make it excellent in all areas would be
Would be good if pools would be heated and more variety in kids food.
4.1
Really enjoyed my time at Barceló active resort.
The room was lovely. We had a nice view, and it was great and quiet. Beds were nice with a reasonable range of pillows. I slept really well. The room throughout was clean, and the bathroom was good. There was also a good provision of storage for our stuff.
The restaurant each day was fantastic. There was a great amount of variety, and this changed each day. Everything tasted as good as or better than it looked (which for all inclusive is rarer than it should be sadly). Things were reasonably well labelled - the odd omission, but things can always be improved. The only gripe I had was that serving tongs / spoons were often shared amongst different dishes - so you might find a spoon used to two different types of cake which had remnants of both on. I’m not one with a big issue on cross contamination (for allergies as an example) but this struck me as an easy one to fix.
The staff were faultless. Reception were lovely, bar staff fantastic, the restaurant staff always cheerful and helpful, the cleaning staff always gave a cheery hello - every single person we encountered was a credit to the place.
We did one or two of the fitness activities, these were quite good. The only issue we had was that often it wasn’t totally clear what you were signing up for. One class labelled as 30mins was 45. Another were thought might be an easy stretch sort of class was much more advanced. I’d really suggest giving a bit more detail.
4.1
Room was good condition - pretty comfortable - good wifi - good aircon. Room safe not working.
Claimed to be "pool view" - but only if you had a very good imagination. Breakfast buffet was OK - nothing special and a bit disorganised.
Downsides - very poor soundproofing - traffic noise thru huge gaps in door - woken up at 3am by adjacent room - soundproofing so poor I could make out both sides of the phone conversation/screaming match.
Not very good value for money
Would stay there again but would try and find somewhere better
4.1
Well recently refurbished hotel with good food and drinks options and activity programs.
4.1
My stay was amazing, thanks also to Mercedes, that helped me with a lot of information. Her friendly nature made my stay excellent! No doubt i d recommend this hotel!!
4.1
It was amazing!
4.1
Hotel its okay. But food every day same menu, Is no good. The cocktail all inclusive is terrible.
4.1
Returning after 2 great stays last year. This year with the old hotel now reopened was put in block 3 overlooking the road & the Olympic pool so immediately disappointed.
Was advised didn’t book a sea view so said can I upgrade & told not possible so then asked to be put in Royal level I had used last year but was quoted €500 euros on top of what already paid!! When I used the app said €50
Think the member of staff was more interested in talking to his colleagues & actually didn’t know how to navigate the system
At this point I was so tired &
Couldn’t be bothered to argue so walked to my room
I actually liked it as renovated but few things were annoying
The buffet breakfast room was changed on my second day but not advised
No water in the fridge as a courtesy
No card given for beach towel so after helping myself over first 2 days challenged by a jobsworth Life guard on 3rd day
I love Barcelo hotels staying in one in Tenerife in March & previously there last year but this will make me rethink 😩
4.1
Great food and surroundings lovely room with great view
4.1
Great hotel food excellent swimming pool best in Europe nothing bad to say.
4.1
Very nice place, good quality food and great staff.
4.1
Had a great stay at this hotel. The staff were friendly and professional, facilities better than expected and there was a really nice touch of finding a bottle of champagne when coming back to my room on my birthday. Overall, very pleased and would definitely stay here again!
4.1
Lovely hotel, great facilities going on even in late November. Food choice was excellent even for diary free people like me!
4.1
Hotel and staff are outstanding. I was on a solo break on half board and felt so comfortable as a single lady. The room was beautiful - gorgeous sea view and huge balcony. The pool area is lovely with plenty of sun beds abs seating area.
4.1
Property was beautiful although still under renovation. Reception desk staff were very helpful - happy to provide directions or order taxis etc and also stored our luggage on the day of check out. One problem with the property was that in our original room the boiler was broken and after 3 days of lukewarm water we were upgraded which was a bonus. The all inclusive buffet was lovely and food hot however no labels on foods meant you didn’t always know what you were eating.
4.1
We liked everything
4.1
Very clean and staff were very helpful
4.1
The hotel is similarly rated to the 4* Teguise Grand Playa where I have stayed before.
The staff at the Occidental were smartly turned out and their standard of service was good.
The hotel was very clean and Covid aware
However
The hotel is a long way from the centre of the Costa Teguise resort and the capital Arrecife with seemingly no obvious shuttle service offered
The standard of catering was abysmal with all the character of a “works canteen” - No ambiance, low end / poor quality food / ingredients such a contrast to the Teguise Playa.
No cabaret or musical entertainment - just bingo
4.1
I originally stayed for a week and had a good time. Generally there is a really good atmosphere around the hotel and the staff could not be anymore friendly. There’s plenty of things to do like go to the gym, squash or the close by beach if that’s your thing. If you’re looking to get away for a bit and get some good weather next to the pool, then this place is a good choice.
Now the bad bit. The food quality is really quite poor. I’m a little fussy but having to microwave the food is not what I consider acceptable. The food is average but don’t expect any hot meals. If salad is your thing then you’ll be ok.
I made a mistake by deciding to stay on for another week. On a more serious issue with the food I got food poisoning on my second night and ended up spending three days in bed being really quite sick. I phoned a taxi who went and got me some meds from a local pharmacy. So out of my extra week I’ve spent three days in bed and the other three still feeling wiped out. I gave up on the hotel food and was ordering take aways from Just Eat as I didn’t trust the food in the hotel any longer.
So if you decide to try it, think very carefully about eating in the hotel.
So i wished i hadnt spent the extra £650 to just lie in my bed for 3 days and the other three feeling unwell waiting to go home.
4.1
Nice hotel. Food quite good and set away from the main area which we liked. Room was comfortable and service was good. Only slight issue was smell from toilet but kept door closed so was fine.
4.1
Everything was clean, also with me being on permanent crouches i found it easy to get around the hotel from pool side to acess to the walk in shower etc the whole stay was first class.
4.1
We was overrun in our room with cockroaches. Staff didnt seem concerned. We had to be moved from two rooms and could only give us one room for all of us. No hot water entire stay. Shower busted too.
4.1
Bedrooms and view was nice though rooms needed a coat of paint. Food was terrible . Undercooked chicken and very repetitive menu. Overall the hotel needed painting . Very tired and dirty looking inside
4.1
We´ve stayed here many times and will continue to do so - it has become a home from home but with added luxuries!! The food on our last stay was the best ever with plenty of choice for each meal every day. If there was anything to be disappointed with it was the daytime activities, which have always been good, but this time fell short of previous stays.
4.1
Don’t eat in the restaurant if you can avoid it. Rude wait staff with no patience for you at all
4.1
When we arrived at the hotel and checked in, we located our room and were disappointed, as the room was in a different wing of the hotel which was unlike the plush reception area. The room resembled an apartment more than a room in a four star hotel. From the picture provided via Expedia, we expected a luxurious suite, but were met with a room with one double bed and a large living room with a sofa bed and camp bed. The room was spacious, but felt very bare and was in need of some superficial upgrades. After speaking the hotel manager, who was very helpful, we were shown into another room in the same wing, but it was the same. The manager then offered us a room in the main hotel, which came with a extra charge. This room was what we had expected to have been allocated in the first place!
One problem with staying in the main hotel is the loud entertainment at night, the sound seemed to penetrate the room, even though it’s a block building!
That being said, the food and staff cannot be faulted and we thoroughly enjoyed our week at Occidental Lanzarote Playa. We hope to return again in the future.
FAQs
How much does this hotel cost compared to others in Isla de Lanzarote?
The average price for a rental in Isla de Lanzarote is £97 per night. This rental is £34 above the average.
Is parking included with this hotel?
Parking is not specified as an available amenity at Barcelo Lanzarote Active Resort. For more information, we encourage you to contact the property about where to park.
Is there a pool at this hotel?
Yes, a swimming pool is available for use at Barcelo Lanzarote Active Resort. Enjoy the water!
Is Barcelo Lanzarote Active Resort pet friendly?
Unfortunately, this hotel is not pet-friendly. Try searching again and filter for "Pets Allowed"
What amenities are available at Barcelo Lanzarote Active Resort?
We found 9 amenities for this rental. This includes pool, air conditioner, internet / wifi, laundry, and balcony or patio.
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