"Lovely Hotel"
Visited in June. The Reina Isabel is an excellent hotel with a couple of flaws, but it has the best location in Las Palmas and a beautiful terrace area. Even the so called best 5star hotels just havn't got the same atmosphere and location.
Many of the non seaview rooms on the lower floors are quite dull. The higher floors (5th floor and over) are much brighter.
All of the standard rooms are of a medium size, but are of a good quality with good aircon. Bathrooms are good.
Public rooms are excellent. Half board food is really very good. The restaurant is on the ground floor has lovely sea views by the promenade. The buffet has good quality foods and if you don't pig out and eat carefully, as you would in a normal restaurant, you can have a very good meal.House wine is cheap. Breakfast is comprehesive and good. Fry ups, cereals, good cheeses, smoked salmon and herrings, cav sparkling wine. Some food is cooked fresh at the grill if you prefer.
On the top floor there is an immaculate top quality a la carte restaurant with spectacular views. The pool is on the top floor which is a sun trap, and there is a scenic gym near the pool. Bar prices by the pool and by the promenade terrace (which is really lovely) are very reasonable for a good hotel. The hotel has its own beach area with sun loungers and parasols which are all free. The beach merits 5 out of 5. Cleaned every day. The public rooms are excellent.. Las Palmas combines city life with wonderful beach. The hotel wiill grow on you the longer you are there. With its flaws you will still not find anybody who did not enjoy it. Sitting at the lovely terrace watching the sea and the world go by is just great.
Remember though that the weather in Las Palmas is a micro-climate and it can be erratic at the best of times. The days are usually a mixture of sun and cloud.
Rating:
"Beach/city hotel"
We stayed for 3 nights in January 07. The rooms, with balcony, overlooking Canteras beach are the best. Ask for a room on floor 5 or higher to get best sea views and to overlook the beach which is floodlit at night.
Excellent ly placed above the beach and a short walking distance to the El Cortes Ingles dept. stores. Bus ride to main shopping area.
Private sunbeds on beach plus rooftop swimming pool with sunbathing area.Well equipped gym on rooftop.
Ground floor bar/snacks very comfortable and not expensive. Also, rooftop bar.
Breakfast - the best anywhere. Cooked decent back bacon, sausages et al. Every cold item imagineable including smoked salmon, iced cava and vodka!!
Hotel used by Saga and maybe Scandinavian equivalent so be prepared to be surrounded by geriatrics. Many of these old folk seem to stay on half board and the food in the ground floor restaurant looked pretty good. We had a one meal in the rooftop restaurant which was recommended in a guide book. Superb views, good food and not particularly expensive. Empty until 10 o'clock when it filled up with locals.
We booked through Hotel Pronto in the UK which was nearlty 25% cheaper than booking direct with the hotel.
Rating:
"Loved it"
This was our third visit to this hotel so, obviously, we are prejudiced ? The location between the prom and the shops is outstanding. The staff and service equally so - nothing is too much trouble (but you gotta be amendable !). This was our third visit to this hotel so, obviously, we are prejudiced ? The location between the prom and the shops is outstanding. The staff and service equally so - nothing is too much trouble (but you gotta be amendable !). The quality and choice for breakfast and dinner in the buffet restaurant is good & cosmopolitan. The quality in the al a carte restaurant on the top floor mouth-watering and the adjacent sea-facing bar has food & drink that makes promenade-people-watching a joy. The pool and the gym and spa are breath-taking as is the view of the sea and city. The sea-view rooms with balconies are most acceptable although the non-view rooms may be somewhat 'tired'. The clientele is mainly 'wrinklie-orientated' with lots of English, German & Sandinavian with a few mainland Spanish. The employees understood English, evern mine !
I'm going there again next month !
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