Sol Lanzarote Hotel

***INTRODUCTION - WHY THE SOL LANZAROTE???*** In October this year, me and Marymum (that's what I call her since her name's Mary and she's my mum) went to Lanzarote for what I felt for me was a well-deserved week in the sun after a very hectic year. The two years previous I had been on two holidays a year and this year I only got one so I was REALLY looking forward to it, as you might imagine! I pretty much left it up to Marymum to book something as it was her who was paying - the only stipulations I gave was that it had to be the Canaries or Cyprus. After all, if I was only getting one ... more

*** Were is it and whats the local area like *** Lanzarote Sol is a Hotel and Apartment complex at the Puerto Del Carmen end of Matagorda in Lanzarote. Matagorda is the closest resort to the airport on the southern side. At the Lanzarote Sol some aircraft noise can be heard but it is not intrusive. Matagorda has many apartments, hotels and residential accommodation and it is a lovely quiet resort compared to its very close neighbour. It has its own Commercial Centre which in Lanzarote terms is a collection of shops and restaurants. There are two supermarkets, a jewellers and a variety of ... more

As its name suggests, this hotel is part of the Sol Hotel Chain, in fact, it was one of, if not the first, Sol Hotel and the handprints of the first batch of visitors can be found on the wall outside, together with their names and the date Picture blue skys, hot weather, a warm breeze, lots of sunshine, a beautiful blue sea and brown sand and a plane in the background and you would just about get this hotels number, it is close to the beach and literally across the way from the airport. Typical transfer time is 10 minutes from the airport, and it is situated at the furthest end of Puerto del ... more

The Sol lanzarote is situated about ten minutes from the airport, this may sound bad news but it isn't, the airport closes around midnight so there is no aircraft noise overnight, the planes come into the airport from over the sea so you don't get to much noise in the day either. The hotel is situated right across the road from the beach it's not a proper road as such but you can sometimes get traffic coming up it it's more like a path Lanzarote is an active volcanic island but nothing to worry about they tell me there is a least 80 years before any eruptions. To see proof of the activeness of ... more

Visited in June 2005, it was very hot and sunny apar from two days when it was lovely and cool. Our room was of an excellent standard, it had all the faciltis we could need. A free safe for valuables, good kitchen facilities (although I don't do cooking on holiday!). The bathroom was fantastic, bath, shower, hot water at all times, a hairdryer, lots of space for all the stuff three females need! We had a seaview which was nice in the early morning and evening just to watch life go by. There was a TV with a few English channels, CNN and lots of Spanish ones but at least we got to know what was ... more