Iberostar Selection Lanzarote Park

Hey? So I went to Iberostar lanzarote a few weeks ago (Sept 2019) and as a traveler to there I will tell you the honest truth of the ups and downs. I booked into this “5 star” hotel in an all inclusive package and my friend decided to come with me after, she booked half board. We booked though alpha-rooms but I suggest you don’t as we had awful trouble with them getting our names wrong etc (long story, don’t go there, unless you want to ask me about it, that’s cool) Just so you are aware, this is in Playa Blanca, which took us 2 hours to get to on the bus as it’s the tip of the island but the beaches are to die for so well worth it. Ok, let’s get back to the hotel. There are three parts to this hotel, one totally for kids, the middle one which we were put in and one called star prestige which is child free ( which is what I thought I’d booked) but anyways as they say in frozen “let it go” 🤣 Ok so I will tell you the ups and downs of it all. I will start with the downs because I want to finish on a high note. No matter what time you go to bed, whether it’s an early night or your up till 6am the cleaners start cleaning between 7 and 8 and my entire week there all I heard was that annoying scrape of chairs being pulled across tiling floor (for hours) If your sensitive to noise this place is not for you (on the upside you know they are super cleaning, if that’s ur thing) My friend and I sat on the balcony one night playing cards and having a few drinks but we heard a shushhhhh at about 11pm which was ridiculous as we were on our holidays ( I think they should assess the travelers first and put them into places according to their status) we were 2 adults looking for a fun holiday, maybe don’t put us in the kids section. Ok so the biggest negative for me was the noise of the cleaners scraping chairs etc off the ground, my Fitbit told me I had 5 hours sleep on average. Now let me tell you about the good parts because this is why you will go here. The staff are without question the best and most responsive people I’ve ever met in the world. You walk into breakfast, lunch, dinner and you choose your food (which by the way is amazing) I chose omelette and oj for breakfast, random stuff for lunch and always fish for dinner but they had a different variety every night and as much extras as your dreams could conjure. I really suggest going all inclusive on this one. The one thing that overwhelmed me was the entertainment staff, they did everything from getting you to excercise during the day to dragging you onto the dance floor at night and everything in between. They blew my mind. Ok so about playa Blanca itself, there is a beach beside the hotel called flamingo or something and it’s perfectly lovely (you can still get the hotels WiFi while on it, which is good) but if you walk to the furthest pool and go out the gate and turn left, walk for a while you will eventually come to playa Blanca town, look for a hotel called princess Yaiza (which is amazing btw) and there’s a beach in front of it with the whitest sand and the hottest water. Beautiful. We also went on a boat trip to the Papagayo beaches which was so cool, one of my highlights but if you rent a car you can drive there too, along with all the art and volcano stuff. Ok, to summarize, the staff in this place is amazing. The pools are beautiful, the beaches are gorgeous. If you wanna go to puerto del Carmen it’s €40 in a taxi! You will have an amazing time (just bring those earplugs for the cleaners dragging the furniture in the next room)

Just returned from our 2nd visit this year. Hotel is brilliant, we stayed in Star Prestige which is exceptional. Staff cannot do enough for you and so friendly, By the pool, bar staff, in the restaurant, cleaners, are all the reception team are the best and a credit to the hotel. It is said that staff are the biggest asset of a company and this must be the case here. Food is very good as are the chefs I forgot to mention. Location is good for us as you walk out of the hotel onto the flat promenade ideal for anyone who has any problems walking. Another fantastic holiday and booked to be back again next year if not before. Thank you for making it such a good place to be.