Dream Bocayna Village

The hotel is situated in a quiet part of Playa Blanca which suited us. The ‘deluxe’ bungalow was very spacious and it was great to have our own kitchen, living and dining area. I thought the bungalow was dated and in desperate need of upgrading - the patio doors weren’t working properly and some of the handles were broken. Also, the bathrooms weren’t very clean when we arrived. Great to have a Nespresso coffee machine, but on the other hand no sharp knives and to have only two wine glasses was pretty poor. The outside area was large and I was looking forward to using the hot tub, but it took forever to warm up and again had seen better days. The pool area was great and we didn’t have any issues getting sun beds. We went half board and I must say the food in the restaurant was disappointing. I found the system of choosing a main course (5 to choose from each night) very odd, when there was also a full buffet which had two or three other main options for you. Either make it full buffet or go full A La Carte. The choice of food was good and varied but dishes were often luke warm and we even found the hash browns at breakfast were still frozen on a couple of occasions. Staff in the restaurant weren’t the friendliest but the receptionists were very helpful and couldn’t do enough for you. Overall I would say this isn’t a 4 star hotel and is in desperate need of some updating.

This was our first holiday as a couple now that our children are adults and this hotel was perfect for us. We love walking so the fact that the location is outside the busier part of Playa Blanca was actually an advantage for us. The bungalow was really nice with a very large terrace with wonderful views and I think if we visit other places we are going to find it difficult to match what we had here. Some reviews have mentioned that the food is repetitive, but we had no problem having a varied diet. The display each evening of the choice of main courses was helpful. The grounds of the hotel are beautiful.

My husband, two grown up children and I loved staying here for various reasons. Our apartment was spacious, clean and very comfortable and as we were there out of the main season we were lucky to be upgraded to a room with a plunge pool, which we used a few times. We had a great view from our very large terrace and the landscaping of the hotel was really lovely. The swimming pool was of a good size with a lovely terrace and there were plenty of available sunbeds at all times. The food was of great quality with plenty of choice. I liked the idea in the evening of ordering the main and helping yourself to starters, salad, desserts etc. There were 2 meat choices, 1 fish choice and 1 vegetarian choice. My daughter and I who are vegetarian enjoyed all our meals. The breakfast and lunch were both also good. We chose the all-inclusive package which included drinks - the wine was ok but the Cava was very good. We also had cocktails, soft drinks and very nice beer. The location is about a 30 minute pleasant walk along the sea front to the Harbour and about another 30 minutes walk along the promenade to the largest beach. However there is a smaller quiet beach within a 10 minute walk. The staff were friendly and helpful and we all really enjoyed our stay.

Brilliant, relaxing and peaceful place. No loud music. No pool games. Just perfect chilling. Bungalows are so private with own sun beds. Full kitchen facilities if required. All inclusive food was very good but did become a bit repetitive. Private bar between 11-3 could be improved but ok. Would definitely recommend and return.

On arrival we were disappointed Our Jet2 coach transfer dropped us on the road where it was impossible to see the exactly where the hotel entrance was - upon asking he pointed to the steps which my husband had to drag our cases up Reception was nice but hot and needs air conditioning We saw 3 reception staff during our holiday and sadly 2 were lazy and unhelpful and any question was met with the answer “it’s not possible “ however Winnie was super helpful and made everything possible - without her this review would be quite negative The total is nice and quiet but is in need of some TLC which I understand is happening as some other appts have been updated We did have a few issues with some things but as before Winnie was absolutely fabulous!!!!! We stayed B&B - breakfast is OK but we started to give it a miss after a few days as it was just so repetitive You can walk to the Marina to n about 30 minutes but really need a taxi anywhere else If you want to relax in peace and quiet this is a nice enough place but with investment it could be do much better - maybe consider a small shop in reception for water and croissants etc - they really are missing a trick there

We got off to bad start when the bus driver of JET2 coach dropped us on main road instead of taking us to the ‘drive through’ parking area, we pulled our luggage in semi darkness (22.30 hours) up steep incline and down to reception…..receptionist gave us map with bungalow number and we were left to pull cases in semi darkness up and along to find our bungalow Bungalow comfortable and spacious, air con vg (no need for room fans), and bonus with spacious private terrace with views and several seating options. pleasing Canarian ‘garden’ environment, and quiet ..peaceful . Food varied and appetising (becomes repetitive if there for a stay of 7 plus days), enjoyed langostines and prawns on two nights…. friendly staff. Super fresh omelettes cooked to order in the morning. All inclusive house wine served by glass or bottle in restaurant was of good quality, mild and fruity. We didn’t use Pool Bar as expensive charges for international spirits….local spirits tried once, poor quality. 30 Bus is just around the corner, and great service every half hour, and great value to centre of resort, but taxis also inexpensive (3.50 Euros to Marina) and arrive quickly when booked by reception. With help from Winnie in reception, we enjoyed short travel to Teguise, the historical former capital, via Arrecife, easy connections, inexpensive in quality buses, and also bus to Yaiza, lovely village cum town to walk around, and just 15 minutes by bus. Avoid Teguise on Sunday market, Rubicon Marina market is just very pleasant with lots of quality stalls. Visit the former capital on quiet day. Fav restaurant at Marina is Likein - appetising locally caught shrimps and mussels, and superb fillet steak (just 24 euros!!) This hotel suitable for couples like us looking for spacious private accommodation in warm, friendly, peaceful environment with good food As senior citizens we asked for, and were given, bungalow on first level close to reception and restaurant The friendly JET2 driver for our return collected us next to reception, and was very helpful and more than made up for the less than helpful driver who dumped us on main road on dark night.