- Gran Canaria Holidays
- Playa del Ingles
- Barcelo Margaritas
This beach hotel is situated in the tourist centre, around 1.5 km from the local sandy beach, Playa del Inglés. Gran Canaria Airport is approximately 30 minutes by car. Within walking distance, guests will find a great shopping centre with entertainment opportunities. The nearest public transport stop is in the near vicinity. There is also a big range of bars, pubs and restaurants in the near surroundings. This holiday hotel complex, housed in a 9-storey main building and an 8-storey annexed block offering modern rooms, fully equipped to ensure a pleasant stay with maximum comfort. This is a great place to spend a few days with the family as it counts with two children's pools and an entertainment programme for adults and children.
Dip into one of the 2 outdoor swimming pools or enjoy other recreational amenities, which include a fitness centre. Additional amenities at this hotel include complimentary wireless Internet access, concierge services and babysitting (surcharge). Getting to the surf and sand is a breeze with the complimentary beach shuttle.

We had a wonderful stay at Barceló Margaritas and really enjoyed our holiday! The room was lovely, spacious, and comfortable, with excellent facilities and everything we needed for a relaxing stay. The beds were very comfortable, which made it easy to get a good night's sleep.
The hotel was very clean and well maintained throughout, and we were really impressed with the facilities and amenities on offer. There was a great atmosphere around the hotel, and the staff were always happy, friendly, and welcoming, which made us feel comfortable and well looked after during our stay.
One of the highlights was the free shuttle bus to the beach, which was a fantastic bonus and made getting to and from the beach so easy and convenient.
Overall, we had a lovely experience at Barceló Margaritas. The combination of clean and comfortable rooms, great facilities, friendly staff, and convenient transport to the beach made our holiday even more enjoyable. We would definitely recommend this hotel to others and would happily return for another stay in the future!
Just home from another lovely stay returning after our trip in July. Again we had a lovely room, comfy beds and nice balcony/view. We found the location good, we quite like taking a walk to the main areas and regularly took taxis along to the lighthouse. Good shop across the road or along to the left, perfect for picking up snacks/lunch. The atmosphere round the family pool is nice and relaxing, never an issue to get sunbeds or parasols, even when arriving later, or after breakfast. Poolside toilets nice and clean too. The family pool floor really needs repaired though as it was actually quite dangerous with sharp, broken edges. Personally we just stayed away from this area of the pool and it really didn’t affect our trip but not in keeping with a 4 star hotel. Food we found to be really good, particularly breakfast with lots of choice, everything really fresh and tasty. Dinner also always something nice, meat was always good and plenty of fresh pizzas and desserts. Staff were all generally really nice and cheerful. A big downside was the shower room on our last day. In July we were given access to a different room within the hotel to use for 30 minutes as we had a late flight. This time, we were given access to an outdoor shower room instead. The men’s area had lots of cockroaches and the women’s side, the floor was absolutely soaking wet and also had a cockroach. It was difficult to have 3 people take a shower and try to get dressed without getting clothes wet/dirty. Not a good experience this time at all. We also had an issue with my daughter’s teddy going missing with the bedding, and subsequently sent off to an external laundry company. Reception staff were understanding and everyone we spoke to knew what we were looking for and the room number so internal communication was good. This wasn’t resolved by the time we left sadly but hopefully on-going contact can resolve this. Overall, we really enjoyed our second stay here and were glad we booked this hotel again.
The hotels in playa del ingles are fairly interchangeable so you naturally end up picking up on minor issues. In truth the room was fine, but the air conditioning was very weak, meaning it still felt hot when the aircon was set to 16c. There were also ants in the room, and towels did not always look clean. The pool is fine, and not over busy, but the 'entertainment' borders on irritating when you want to relax. Check-in was also painfully slow with one person checking in a long queue of ner arrivals. The courtyard is pleasant and staff were very friendly. The food was fine, you could always find something to eat but it didn't have the same variety as other hotels especially veggie options.
Hotel is tired & needing a refurb! Food was pretty much the same most evenings - could always find something you would like - but not exciting enough. Suppose it is a buffet so what would you expect. Staff were friendly enough & they tried their best to keep tables clear & quick reset for the next guests coming in.
Set your alarm for the morning if you are there to lie in the sun!! The areas around pool only gets the sun at 1 side & 2 rows deep opposite side. States clearly on signs that you cannot reserve beds or leave towels on beds for over an hour or they will be removed - this was not the case - on a few occasions that we went to the pool there were loads of unused beds with towels on them - lay empty all afternoon! This was disappointing as they were in prime spots for the sun & yet management or staff did nothing to take away towels.
Hotel is in a great location for other bars & restaurants nearby. We did go to the beach one day but it was quite a walk to it - I believe there is a shuttle bus from hotel that is free to use.
We have visited this hotel many times over the years and found it to be clean and well maintained. The food in the main restaurant offers a good variety, which is served by friendly and helpful staff. We usually stay at this hotel as it is a good location to all amenities with a ten minute walk to the Yumbo centre and a free bus service located just outside the hotel entrance which takes you to two of the local beaches. The only negative issue I have is the noise generated from the of guests slamming their room doors.
