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- HL Club Playa Blanca
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HL Club Playa Blanca
Spain, Europe
Playa Blanca
This family-friendly hotel is located in the fishing village of Playa Blanca, in the south of the Canary island of Lanzarote. The town centre offers an array of shopping and entertainment opportunities and, like the beach, lies some 800 metres from the hotel. Links to the public transport network can be reached in about 600 metres, and the island capital, Arrecife, lies about 40 km away. This comfortable hotel provides guests with an abundant supply of facilities. A café, a bar, and a restaurant which offers international cuisine, show cooking, and themed evening are all available at this establishment. Guests may also make use of the Internet access, the medical service and the bicycle hire facility. The spacious rooms are fitted in a modern style and come with a combined lounge and dining area.
Facilities
- Wheelchair-accessible
- Car park
- 24-hour reception
- Mobile phone coverage
- Wired Internet
- Wi-Fi*
- Car hire*
- Laundry service*
- Launderette*
- Medical service*
- *Some facilities may incur an additional fee
The Local Area
Tripadvisor Reviews
4.0 Very Good5,747 reviews
Excellent
49%
Very Good
27%
Average
13%
Poor
6%
Terrible
5%
Location
Cleanliness
Service
Value
Great hotel… just don’t expect your dinner to still be warm!
Overall, we had a lovely stay at HL Club Playa Blanca. The hotel itself is really nice, with a great layout and plenty of space. The pool area is big, clean and well maintained, and the pool bar and snack bar were both great for grabbing food and drinks during the day.
Accommodation
We stayed in a two-bedroom bungalow, which was really spacious and could sleep up to seven people. There was plenty of room for everyone, and we had absolutely no issues with the accommodation during our stay.
The only slight downside was that the air conditioning was only in the main bedroom. However, we found that if we left all the internal doors open, it actually cooled down the whole bungalow surprisingly well, so this wasn't really a problem for us.
Sunbeds 🏊♀️
The hotel does have a no sunbed reservation policy, but unfortunately this didn't seem to be enforced during our stay. Every morning, people were out from around 6am reserving sunbeds with towels, despite the policy.
This could be frustrating if you came down later in the morning and found large numbers of beds already claimed, particularly as the pool area has plenty of space and the hotel clearly states that reserving sunbeds isn't allowed.
Food & Drink 🍽️
The buffet restaurant had some really good choices, with the themed nights, and there was plenty of variety if you're not a particularly fussy eater. The biggest downside was the temperature of the food. As much of it seemed to be prepared in advance, they struggled to keep it hot, so quite a lot of meals were lukewarm or even cold. Maybe that is why there was 1 microwave provided so everything could be reheated.
Breakfast and lunch also became fairly repetitive. Also, who eats brussels and cauliflower and carrots, peas and green beans for breakfast? By our last day we decided to escape and have lunch in town instead. 😂
The pool bar and snack bar were both good though, and perfect for grabbing something during the day.
The Unexpected Highlight: The Gym 💪
One thing that really surprised us was the gym. For a hotel resort, it was honestly probably the best quality and best-equipped gym I've ever come across. It wasn't just a couple of treadmills and a lonely exercise bike shoved in a room — it was genuinely impressive!
Location 🌴
The town and beach are only a pleasant walk away and not too far at all, so it's easy to get out and explore when you fancy a change of scenery — or, in our case, fancy taking your chances on finding a hot lunch! 😂
Wi-Fi 📶
One thing worth knowing before you arrive is that Wi-Fi is not included in your stay and has to be purchased separately. Unfortunately, even after paying for it, we found it to be pretty terrible. The connection was unreliable and didn't work properly throughout all areas of the resort.
So, a little warning: don't expect to pay for Wi-Fi and suddenly have brilliant internet everywhere — we found that definitely wasn't the case!
Overall
Overall, HL Club Playa Blanca is a nice hotel with spacious accommodation, a great pool area, good facilities and plenty of food options. The gym was an unexpected highlight, the location was convenient, and we genuinely enjoyed our stay.
Sort out the 6am sunbed Olympics and invest in some better food warmers, and it would be even better!
Review by Alien3083 Northamptonshire, United Kingdom
Great
Very good ,brilliant dancing kids loved it on Tuesday night Emmy brilliant and funny
Entertainment team
Entertainment team were amazing, especially the energy that came from Emmy and Nora
Fantastic stay at HL Club Playa Blanca! ☀️🇪🇸
We had a great stay at HL Club Playa Blanca. I was a little nervous before going after reading some of the negative reviews, but honestly, there was absolutely no need to worry!
The animation team were amazing, giving 100% both day and night. They worked so hard and were always friendly, and even with everything they had going on, they always had time to come over for a chat.
The food was great, with a different themed evening each night and plenty of choice. Even if you’re a fussy eater, you’ll definitely find something you like.
The bar staff were fantastic too, really friendly, welcoming and we never had to wait long for a drink. 🍹
The pool was a really good size, although some days were definitely busier than others. We managed to get poolside sunbeds every day, although we did have to get up early to grab them, but that’s pretty much to be expected at a busy holiday resort.
Overall, we had an amazing stay and would definitely recommend HL Club Playa Blanca. We’d happily come back! ❤️
Review by James R Plymouth, United Kingdom
Avoid this hotel ….
Firstly, there is no way in the world this is a 4 star, it’s 3 at best.
The food is awful, I’ve stayed in numerous 4 star all inclusive’s over the years and the food in this one is by far the worst. i don’t come to an all inclusive and expect gourmet food but I do expect it to be better than school dinners.
The WIFI cost us 70 Euro for a family, which is an absolute liberty.
The bungalows are dated but nice enough and the grounds of the hotel are lovely and it’s lovely to sit outside your bungalow in the evening.
The sunbed situation is a farce, they’re all reserved by 7am most days by people laying their towels on the beds. We mentioned this to reception on the first day and they told us they remove them. This is an absolute lie, I never saw it happen once.
The reception staff are in the main rude and not great ambassadors for the hotel.
I wouldn’t recommend this to anyone nor would I return.
