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Melia Salinas
Spain, Europe
Costa Teguise
This hotel is located in Costa Teguise. The hotel is set on the sea, lying off the Playa de los Charcos y de las Cucarachas. Guests will find themselves surrounded by ample opportunities for exploration and discovery. A wide range of exciting activities can be enjoyed nearby. This spectacular hotel is the work of the architect Fernando Higueras, and the famous artist Cesar Manrique. This hotel offers a veritable museum, featuring works of art from different artists, including Pepe Damaso and Paco Curbelo Molezun. This wonderful hotel epitomizes style and elegance. The guest rooms exude character and poise. Guests are sure to be impressed by the broad range of first-class facilities and services that the hotel has to offer.
Facilities
- 24-hour reception
- Mobile phone coverage
- Wi-Fi*
- Room service*
- Laundry service*
- Medical service*
- Air conditioning in public areas
- Hotel safe
- Currency exchange facilities
- Cloakroom
- *Some facilities may incur an additional fee
Due to the surrounding area and the number of steps around the hotel, it may not be suitable for those with mobility difficulties.
The Local Area
Tripadvisor Reviews
4.5 Excellent1,721 reviews
Excellent
78%
Very Good
13%
Average
5%
Poor
2%
Terrible
1%
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We enjoyed our stay at The Salinas Lanzarote
We were very lucky to be able to stay at the hotel for 28 nights 24th June till 22nd July ( we are part of Circle Melia so had saved some of weeks) The hotel is in a really good location within walking distance from Costa Tequise centre so it was perfect for getting out and about there is also a bus stop right outside the hotel so it is easy to explore the Island. We stayed in a Premium Ocean Front Room. We were in quite a unique position to see the operation of the hotel over a few turnover of guests and staff (for them it was days off, holiday etc not through staff leaving). We have to say the customer service and standard of the hotel did not waver throughout our stay. You can see there is a consistent level of training and you can see there is an expectation from the management team to maintain their ethos and core values. We had a wonderful time and have very very little criticism. The environment was spotless and so beautiful it is a hotel with an architectural history and is an important landmark for the Island, it was a very pretty place to stay. We tried all the speciality restaurants and never had a bad meal we particularly liked the Samira, we enjoyed the fragrant flavours and middle Eastern influences. The Tapas Lunch in La Graciosa was also very good. We had no problem finding something we liked in the Buffett for breakfast or if we dinned there for dinner. There was certainly enough choice for us not to get bored during our stay. The beverage option was very good, excellent cocktails and a good choice of wine we may have had to wait a little bit for waiter service when busy but it was not an issue. The Pool area was beautiful and the pool itself was never really busy and it was refreshing! We only had a couple of occasions where we had an issue finding a sunbed (we did find always find a space) but that was when the hotel was particularly busy in week 2 of our stay. We cannot end without mentioning the hotel team, Reception, who were very kind to my cousin when she needed assistance to get to the airport after she stayed a week with us. Housekeeping who kept the hotel and our room spotless. The Circle Team who were very friendly and we enjoyed talking to them. We would in particular like highlight some of the staff that made our stay so enjoyable, In the Ginger Bar Marcus, David, Jesus, Youseff, Mili and Fran. In the dinning areas Elizabet, Mari Paz, Isabel and Sheila. All the guys in the entertainment team but in particular Joanna, Soraya, Blen and Rachel. This is our honest review of The Salinas we really enjoyed it and will be returning.
Review by CaroleHazo Wirral, United Kingdom
Absolutely beautiful
We stayed at this beautiful hotel. We were lucky enough to stay in one of the on site villas WOW they are beautiful Still having the luxury of all inclusive and your own villa the best of both worlds - a week of pure luxury.
The food was lovely - something for everyone - yes as A I do it does get a bit Samy - but they certainly try to do there very best for choice - the Italian restaurant was by far the best - but the staff here are lovely - people on here that moan maybe you need to smile at the staff and say good morning x
The staff that looked after our villa did an amazing job -
The bar staff at the pool bar was soo lovely.
So if you are going - have a wonderful time just like we did
Well done to all the staff
Review by JayneHertfordshire Ware, United Kingdom
Exceptional Holiday
Just returned from a week at Paradisus and it really was an exceptional break. There is definitey a few areas for improvement but nothing that would stop me giving this hotel 5 stars.
We originally booked a reserve room and on arrival they had some nights available in a villa, so we upgraded to Villa Magdalena for the last 4 nights.
Rooms
The first room was an Ocean View Suite (433) and it was an excellent size with an amazing view, we stayed here for 3 nights. The housekeeping really do go above and beyond and we came back after the first day out to find clothes folded, charging wires wrapped up and really a level of service we've not experienced anywhere else. They clearly took extra time and care to make the room so comfortable for you to return to.
The minibar being restocked with such a wide array of drinks was great, and a request I had to change the full fat coca cola to all zeros was done with ease. You also get crisps and chocolate daily which a nice touch.
The villa (508) where we stayed for 4 nights was also amazing, with a outside dining area, a full bali bed and the heated freshwater pool. There's also an outdoor shower and the adjoining garden is vast with cats roaming around if you're cat people which was lovely! It's less than a minute walk from the reserve bar meaning you can spend a whole day peacefully relaxing around your pool. It was definitely the best room we've ever stayed in.
One suggestion I would say is that generally, we found the housekeeping in the Villa to be rather more light touch - towels and toiletries all restocked perfectly well but we didn't get the same level of housekeeping which we got in the hotel room. They do offer 2 different housekeeping slots in the morning and evening at times you can choose for the Villas, but I think we probably would have preferred just a single slot in the morning with the extra level of care we'd experienced in the hotel room.
Food & Drink
We ate at Capella and Samira and really enjoyed the food at both, with a special mention to the interesting and unique dishes at Samira which we were apprehensive about but thoroughly enjoyed.
We mainly used the reserve breakfast lounge (also the Samira restuarant in the evening) which has an a la carte breakfast menu and tried a range of dishes, all excellent. Also available here is a smaller but well stocked buffet area that had plenty of pastries, juices and fruit.
The Shack and Reserve Bar were both great for lunch with a similar menu, great burgers and a wide range of salads available. It was generally quite quiet around lunch time, unsure if that was due to early September or if it was because there was such a range of lunch options but we never waited more than a few minutes.
It's not immediately clear but you just find a table at The Shack / Ginger Bar / Reserve Bar and someone will come over with a menu.
The breakfast and lunch options at the main buffet were great and we always found a number of good options to enjoy through the day. The lunch caseroles rotated and there was different salad bowls available on different days which kept it feeling fresh. For breakfast, there's 3 toast machines and we always found the pastries and waffle/pancakes super well stocked and fresh.
We would say that in the evening, it was less so and there was a couple of nights we did struggle. Sadly the meat section was regularly just not edible unfortunately, I witnessed the chefs leaving 20-30 pieces of meat on the grill and walking away, and with them being very thin they are being consistently overcooked which led to quite a lot of waste. Similar at the pasta station, sometimes the pasta seemed to have been sitting for far too long and it was actually like mashed potato on one occasion - complete mush!
Nevertheless, I think an element of this is just the all inclusive buffet style and it's always going to be potentially hit and miss depending on what time you get there and how fresh the food is. It certainly didn't detract from our stay and I'd highly recommend getting into the restuarants where possible. The pizzas in the italian were also incredible and a few nights I struggled to walk back to the Villa from being so full!
Drinks were great, and where we've previously experienced some stingy places where cocktails and spirits are more juice than alcohol, the opposite was the case here! Sometimes I'd have to ask the barman to put a little less spirit in as they were so generous! Service at Ginger Bar in the evening can be a little slow and is all table service so you need to wait for them to come to you. All the nights we spent there there is just 1 member of staff taking orders - as 100's of reviews have mentioned before it's simply not enough and he was clearly rushed off his feet being called over in all directions. Please get him some help!
Service
The staff at the hotel are really amazing and they truly can't do enough to help you. I have seen some reviews mention grumpy and rude staff but that just couldn't be further from what we experienced at any time from check in to check out. Everyone was so friendly and were always on hand to help with a smile.
Thanks for a great week.
Review by HaWyLuSa Birmingham, United Kingdom
Coffee mixing
This was such good fun, the guys were very encouraging, and humorous throughout. Really enjoyed it.
Coffee workshop
Coffee workshop was excellent. Loved the energy and the set up. Easy to follow and the coffee was devine. Lots of fun and I would recommend.
