Playa Blanca is the best area to stay in Lanzarote for quiet evenings and sheltered beaches, Puerto del Carmen for restaurants, nightlife and a 10-minute airport run, and Costa Teguise for watersports in between. Pick the resort, then the hotel: Princesa Yaiza for families, Secrets Lanzarote in Puerto Calero for adults-only all-inclusive, Iberostar Selection Lanzarote Park for slides and teenagers, and Hotel Fariones, open since 1966, for a beachfront classic in Puerto del Carmen.
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| Hotel | Score | Policy | Area | Best for | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Princesa Yaiza Suite Hotel Resort | Excellent | Family, baby club | Playa Blanca, on the beach | Families, babies | Check live prices →Read our verdict ↓ |
| Secrets Lanzarote Resort & Spa | Very good | Adults 18+, all-inclusive | Puerto Calero marina | Couples | Check live prices →Read our verdict ↓ |
| Iberostar Selection Lanzarote Park | Excellent | Family + 15+ pool | Playa Blanca | Slides, teenagers | Check live prices →Read our verdict ↓ |
| Hotel Fariones | Exceptional | All ages | Puerto del Carmen, beachfront | Classic seafront hotel | Check live prices →Read our verdict ↓ |
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Which Lanzarote hotel should you book?
Take the first row that describes your trip and book that hotel now. Lanzarote's best-known hotels all sell into the same winter-sun and school-holiday weeks, and a rate is not held for you while you compare.
| Your trip | Book | The trade-off |
|---|---|---|
| Family with a baby or toddler | Princesa Yaiza Suite Hotel Resort | 30–40 min from the airport |
| Couple, all-inclusive, no children | Secrets Lanzarote Resort & Spa | Spa costs extra |
| Children who want slides, or teens | Iberostar Selection Lanzarote Park | Short walk to the beach |
| Want the town on the doorstep | Hotel Fariones | Rooftop pool: some suites only |
| Adults only, by a windsurf beach | Barceló Teguise Beach | Windier beaches |
| Family, self-catering | Grupotel Cinco Plazas | Three stars, 350m to the sand |
Which part of Lanzarote should you stay in?
Lanzarote has three main resorts, and they suit different trips more than different budgets. Playa Blanca is the quietest, Costa Teguise sits in the middle and Puerto del Carmen is the liveliest, and the airport sits between Puerto del Carmen and Costa Teguise.
| Resort | Feels like | Beaches | To the airport |
|---|---|---|---|
| Playa Blanca | Quiet, polished | Three sheltered bays | ~34 km, 30–40 min |
| Puerto del Carmen | Busy, lots to walk to | Playa Grande, Los Pocillos | ~10 km, 10–15 min |
| Costa Teguise | Low-rise, windy | Las Cucharas, El Jablillo | ~15 km, 15–20 min |
The posh part of Lanzarote is Playa Blanca, and within it Marina Rubicón, its yacht marina: it is the most modern of the three resorts, the promenade is long and the evenings are restaurants rather than clubs. Playa Blanca and Puerto del Carmen are also the closest resorts to the volcanoes, as our Timanfaya National Park guide explains.
Playa Blanca: the quiet south
Playa Blanca's three resort beaches, the town beach, Playa Dorada and Playa Flamingo, are sheltered, and a seafront promenade links them to Marina Rubicón. It suits families and couples who want calm water and quiet evenings, and the price is the longest transfer from the airport.
Our Playa Blanca hotels guide compares six hotels there on beach, pools and age policy, including Elba Lanzarote Royal Village, one of the most-searched hotel names on the island.
Princesa Yaiza Suite Hotel Resort
The island's strongest family hotel: a five-star on Playa Dorada whose Baby Club takes children from four months. Book it if you have a baby or toddler and want the beach outside the door.
Iberostar Selection Lanzarote Park
The slides booking: the Aquafun pools have eight slides and Star Camp runs to age 17, with a 15+ pool in the adults' building. Book it for children who have outgrown the toddler pool.
Secrets Lanzarote Resort & Spa
Secrets Lanzarote Resort & Spa is in Puerto Calero, a marina village in the municipality of Yaiza, not in Playa Blanca, a mix-up worth clearing up before you book. It is part of Hyatt's Inclusive Collection, adults only for guests aged 18 and over, and Hyatt describes it as an all-inclusive resort with 335 rooms and suites, each with a balcony or terrace.
It has four heated outdoor pools, one of them reserved for Preferred Club guests, who also get a private lounge. There are six places to eat, and tennis, padel, volleyball and squash courts are free. The spa, with a sauna, hot tubs and a steam room, costs extra.
Puerto Calero sits between Puerto del Carmen and Playa Blanca, a short drive from the airport. Book it if you want all-inclusive with no children anywhere in the hotel. Check current rates for Secrets Lanzarote.
Puerto del Carmen: the lively one
Puerto del Carmen has the island's busiest nightlife, along a long restaurant-and-bar strip on Avenida de las Playas, with the old harbour for a quieter evening and Playa Chica, a sheltered cove where beginner divers start. Families do best at the Playa de los Pocillos end, where the beach is longer and quieter.
That is where the most-searched names in the resort sit, Hipotels La Geria and VIK Hotel San Antonio, with Plus Fariones Suite Hotel on Playa Grande in the centre. All of them, and the confusion between the two Fariones hotels, are covered in our Puerto del Carmen hotels guide.
Hotel Fariones
A seafront hotel open since 1966 and renovated in 2020, with 213 sea-view rooms and direct access to three beaches. Book it if you want to walk out of a garden onto the sand and into town.
Costa Teguise: the middle ground
Costa Teguise is a purpose-built, low-rise resort north of Arrecife. Las Cucharas is its windsurfing beach, while El Jablillo and Playa Bastián are more sheltered for swimming. It is breezier than the south, quieter than Puerto del Carmen and home to the island's biggest water park, compared in our Lanzarote water parks guide.
The adults-only pick here is Barceló Teguise Beach, a four-star for guests aged 18 and over, 150 metres from Las Cucharas, with 305 rooms, most of them with a hot tub indoors or on the terrace, an infinity pool and all-inclusive available. Sporty families should look at Barceló Lanzarote Active Resort, on the beach at Cala del Ancla, with a heated 10-lane Olympic pool (charged extra) and a cycling centre.
Both hotels, and the rest of the resort's, are compared on beach, wind and age policy in our Costa Teguise hotels guide.
What about Famara and the north?
Famara is a long, exposed surf beach that can have strong currents, not a family swimming beach, and Caleta de Famara is a village rather than a resort. Booking.com's listings there are mainly bungalows and holiday homes, not hotels. It suits surfers and independent travellers.
The north is better as a day out than a base. Its best trip is the ferry from Órzola to the island of La Graciosa, covered in our La Graciosa day trip guide.
What Lanzarote's best hotels have in common
Two of the four hotels in the grid share an owner. Princesa Yaiza and Hotel Fariones both belong to Rosa Hotels, and both kitchens use produce from the group's own farm at Uga. The family resort and the classic seafront hotel are siblings with different briefs.
The second thing is easier to miss: a heated pool is not a warm sea. Lanzarote's average sea temperature drops to about 20°C in December, 19°C in January and 18°C in February and March, from about 21.5°C in November. Hotels publish which months they heat a pool, not to what temperature, and the island is windy, so in winter check which pool is heated and expect it to be refreshing rather than warm.
When to book a Lanzarote hotel
If your dates fall in Christmas, February half-term or Easter, book the hotel when you book the flight, not after. Cancellation terms on Booking.com differ by room and rate, so compare the flexible rate before taking the cheapest.
There is no compulsory tourist tax in the Canary Islands. In July 2026 the islands launched a voluntary contribution for sustainability projects instead, so the price you book is the price you pay on that front.
FAQ – best hotels and areas in Lanzarote
It depends on the trip. Playa Blanca, in the south, is the quietest of Lanzarote's main resorts, with three sheltered beaches and Marina Rubicón. Puerto del Carmen is the liveliest, with the most restaurants and bars and the shortest transfer, about 10 km from the airport. Costa Teguise, north of Arrecife, sits between the two and suits windsurfers and families.
Playa Blanca, and in particular the area around Marina Rubicón, its yacht marina, is usually described as the most upmarket part of Lanzarote. It has several five-star resort hotels, such as Princesa Yaiza Suite Hotel Resort and Iberostar Selection Lanzarote Park, and a promenade lined with restaurants rather than clubs. The label is a reputation, not an official designation.
Playa Blanca is better for a quiet holiday with sheltered beaches and a more polished resort, but it is about 34 km and 30 to 40 minutes from Lanzarote airport. Puerto del Carmen is better for restaurants, nightlife and a choice of beaches, and it is about 10 km or 10 to 15 minutes from the airport. Families in Puerto del Carmen usually prefer the quieter Playa de los Pocillos end.
Secrets Lanzarote Resort & Spa is in Puerto Calero, a marina village in the municipality of Yaiza on Lanzarote's south coast, between Puerto del Carmen and Playa Blanca. It is not in Playa Blanca. The Hyatt Inclusive Collection resort is adults only for guests aged 18 and over and is sold as all-inclusive, with 335 rooms and suites and four heated outdoor pools.
It is cool rather than warm. Lanzarote's average sea temperature is about 21.5°C in November, 20°C in December, 19°C in January and 18°C in February and March. Many hotels heat at least one pool in winter, but they publish the months, not the water temperature, so a heated pool will not necessarily feel warm.
No. The Canary Islands, including Lanzarote, have no compulsory tourist tax. In July 2026 the Canary Islands launched a voluntary contribution that visitors can choose to pay to fund sustainability projects. Individual hotels can still set their own deposits or extras, so check the booking conditions.
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