Aparthotel Costa Mar

Arrived as a couple for the 2nd week in September. Booked last minute so didn’t know what to expect. Had read mixed reviews, especially about the food being poor or cold - total nonsense. We were half board so got breakfast which was limited enough if you were expecting a full fry every morning but plenty of fruit, yoghurts, cereals, eggs, bread, juice, etc. The dinner never failed to impress - a couple of hot choices every night - chicken, pork chops, lamb, turkey, beef meatballs, pasta, fish and plenty of salad. Chips most might. Also soup, rolls and plenty of cakes and ice cream. Great value! The menu can be quite traditional and not very child friendly if you have a fussy eater expecting pizza and chips. The only complaint I would have is that you have to pay for bottled water with your dinner - €2 a bottle each which is not expensive but I would have thought the water would be free. All drinks go on your room bill and are payable on checkout. The pool area is lovely - very clean and no sun bed wars that we saw. The pool is split in 2 with a deep section and a shallower section. Only downside is the pool bar - very expensive at €4 for a pint of Tropical and €5 for a pint of Magners. This compares badly with most other bars. The pool snacks seemed reasonably priced. Had a one bed apartment in block A on floor 3. Had a huge balcony overlooking the road and fabulous Pocillos beach. The apartment was typical Spanish style and spotless. It was cleaned 5 days out of the 7 we were there. The staff are the real success of this hotel - from reception to the restaurant to the pool bar to the exceptional cleaning staff. Everyone was most friendly and efficient. The hotel is set out in blocks in a horseshoe shape - our block was at the front while others go around the back of the pool and reception. There are no lifts so request ground floor if needed. There is no air conditioning in some apartments but the website does say this. You can pay for it in certain apartments - we just opened the patio doors and a window in the bedroom, which had a mosquito net to keep out the bugs. (Didn’t actually see any!) The hotel is in an ideal flat location. Great walks to the left to Matagorda or to the right to the main *****. The beach opposite is pure class! There is a huge Spar next door and a very handy pharmacy. A few restaurants but nothing hectic in our view. Please remember that this is a 3 star hotel. It certainly lives up to that and more. Folk should not expect or be critical of things that you would find in a 4 or 5 star hotel that the Costa Mar doesn’t have. We have booked to return as a family next June.

Our second visit this year, hopefully back for our 3rd visit in November this year. We think this hotel/apartments are good value for what we have paid so can’t complain really, this is a good 3 star hotel/apartments id say and pool area is great. The rooms are fairly dated and furniture has seen better days but no complaints for the price we paid. Everyone i spoke to seemed to be happy and enjoying their holiday 😃 The Spar shop is just opposite the hotel and a few restaurants very close by and more restaurants a short walk away. The staff and cleaners we spoke to all seemed nice and friendly especially David on reception. All in all we absolutely loved our holiday and will be booking this hotel every time we visit Lanzarote 😁

This is a very old and run down appartments. The room quality is very poor, there is no way this is a 3 star. Kitchen doors hanging off and light fitting hanging off, one of the rooms is so small you can't even open the wardrobe door fully. The WiFi isn't included. you have pay for vouchers at reception for each device connected The pool bar is closed at the weekend meaning I couldn't even get water or snaks for the kids, we had go to the local spar shop and bring it back to hotel I would not recommend this place to anyone. I reported the issues as soon as I arrived and they were not addressed by the time I left.

First time on the island Cheap and cheerful. A few cons but given the price we weren't to bothered. The apartment is huge. Two large bedrooms The balcony had a sea view which was nice. There isn't any air-conditioning so we left the patio doors and some windows open. Some nice.lirtle restaurants on the front. The Spar is great and very convenient. Bus to the ***** just up the road. We often used the bus to explore the island. My main negative is the pool bar closes at 4pm and isn't open Saturdays or Sundays. Overall we enjoyed.our week in the sun.

For a 3 star hotel I really wanted to give this 5 stars but there were just too many very little things that prevented it. The 'pros' are that the location is perfect, left or right you're near shops and restaurants straight away. They do have air con, but only in certain rooms, I emailed ahead and got one but it was an extra 80 euros. I need it, but as people have said the breeze is amazing. The pool is great, we were full board, breakfast was great (just not live cooking, so no omelette or pancakes). The evening meal we only did once, was standard and what you'd expect. You don't get drinks included in the meal and the pool bar is expensive in comparison to local bars. 4 euro a beer. Also a note on the male life guard who is good at keeping beds free to stop people reserving and leaving (which we loved) but goes too far and doesn't really let people move beds. Also I never saw the pool or beside the pool get cleaned once in a week, and in some parts your feet would be covered as the floor was disgusting. Overall, of all the hotels in canaries we've stayed around the price, this is the oldest, most rundown and has dirtiest areas. So we personally wouldn't return, that said, it didn't spoil our holiday as the perks of balcony sea views and location etc are amazing. Little things to improve, clean in and around the pool, include air con in the price and find more work for the life guard other than telling ppl off for moving loungers.

Excellent value for money. Huge apartments. The apartments are very basic, but clean, and brilliant for families with large indoor and outdoor spaces. The food in the restaurant was fine and the drinks were really cheap! The pool area was great, not crowded and no annoying bed reserving which was fantastic! The pool bar served burgers, pizzas, toasties etc at very reasonable prices. I can’t fault this place at all - remember you are paying for 3 stars, and this place definitely delivers at that price.