Abora Continental by Lopesan

I am just back from visiting the Abora Continental with my wife, we had a fantastic holiday during a very testing time for everyone. The hotel staff were excellent during the covid-19 outbreak and helped everyone as much as they could. Unfortunately the hotel had to be closed on our day of departure but that was due to the government and nothing to do with the hotel. Any one looking to go to this hotel won't be disappointed, the food was of a very good standard and one of the best i have had at an all inclusive hotel, plenty choice for everyone to eat at all times. The staff were very friendly and the hotel is unbelievably clean. The pools are excellent and a special mention has to go to the anaimation/entertainment team, thanks to you all myself and Liz had a great holiday. I would definitely recommend this hotel to all age groups. We will see you in the future. Thanks again everyone Derek and Liz.

At present we are still on Gran Canaria,we arrived at the Continental Thursday 12th March,the outside of this hotel is drab so look past that ,everything good about this hotel is inside,Check in is easy,have a passport and credit card handy,there are some add one,a safe will cost €2 per day,if you have a rental car to park,it will cost €5 per day,we had a deluxe room on the sixth floor(613) with a sea view,the room was spacious and kept clean and tidy,there are three lifts so it is easy to get to all floors. The ground floor is spacious with lots of seating and a bar,most drinks are free as the hotel is mainly fully inclusive,the dining room is also nice and airy with plenty of seating,there is always a good selection of food, salad/meat/fish etc,I would say something for everyone,the staff here are very pleasant and always ready to help,all was going along nicely until Sunday pm,woke up monday morning and we were suddenly in lockdown,not allowed out of the hotel,in fact the hotel was closing and we were being transferred to a sister hotel the Catarina,end of nice holiday. As before a big thank you to all staff who make your stay here very pleasant

Just back from a week in Abora Continental. It’s not the prettiest of buildings, but don’t let that put you off! The inside and communal areas all very nice and clean and appear to have been recently refurbished. We had a very relaxing time, paid to upgrade to 7th Floor sea-view room on arrival and definitely worth the €70. Rooms clean and spacious, plenty of hanging space in wardrobe. Bathroom good size with walk in shower with a medicinal smelling shower gel provided. Also hand soap gel at sink. Hairdryer reasonably good, considering a hotel one. Safe cost €2 per day and you have to collect a card from Reception that fits into it to make it work. TV big but has bright blue led light on so we had to stick tape over this as kept us awake. Our cleaner, Flora, did a great job of keeping room clean every day, made beds and changed towels only when we left them on floor for changing. 3 lifts which were never too busy. Food was good, we preferred breakfast and lunch to dinner, but only as it was a bit same-y for both meals, but still very varied and nice. Plenty of fresh salad things, breads, potatoes, rice, chips, meats, fish, cheeses, fruits, ice-cream and desserts and pasta, pizza, garlic bread every mealtime too. We didn’t go out for any meals and feel like I’ve put on half a stone, so that is a good sign?! Self-service drinks stations for beer, wine, soft drinks, water, coffee etc in 4 corners of restaurant, also in Reception and another in pool area, where there are also manned bars for spirits. Never seemed too busy in the restaurant, but we tended to go late. Help-yourself cakes and sandwiches also available in Reception and a buffet of pizzas, chips, Hot Dogs etc in pool area all day but they weren’t very warm so we didn’t partake. Sunbed situation was fine, there were the usual sunbed snatchers first thing, but we didn’t go down to pool til after breakfast at about 10:30 and you could always get one. There is a large area near the smaller pool where the beds are in the shade til about 11:30am but the sun moves round and you get sun there til 6pm. Not sure how it would be in peak season, you’d probably have to set your alarm?! The Entertainment team worked tirelessly all day and evening and all were a credit to the hotel. The evening shows finished at 10pm and lots of people seemed to go straight to their rooms afterwards, but we sat and had drinks on the terrace area every night until the self service bit closed at 11:30pm which did remain busy( in a nice way!) Hotel is a short walk, through town or along the promenade, to the Maspalomas area, where there is a strip of shops, bars and restaurants and not far from Yumbo shopping, the Irish Centre ( Aguila Roja) or The Kasbah shopping/bar area. Lots of the town itself seems a bit run down now, compared to in its heyday, but the Maspalomas area felt safe and busy, day and evening time. There were lots of taxis outside there too if you wanted to not have to walk back to the hotel. Bus station and small shopping and bar area ( Tropical?) just over the road from hotel. Really enjoyed the week, relaxing atmosphere at the hotel and had some lovely winter sun. Would go again in low season☀️😄