Paradisus By Meliá Salinas Lanzarote - Adults Only

“A HOLIDAY WITH A BIG WOW!”

We stayed in a Garden Villa on the Reserve. I was very clean, First impressions...wow! Staff extremely humbled, was a pleasure to see them everyday. Extremely quiet. Very good value. Villa was huge with own pool, lg shower, lg bath, twin basins , toilet bidet. Room service on the house,, All Inclus… lisää

We stayed in a Garden Villa on the Reserve. I was very clean, First impressions...wow! Staff extremely humbled, was a pleasure to see them everyday. Extremely quiet. Very good value. Villa was huge with own pool, lg shower, lg bath, twin basins , toilet bidet. Room service on the house,, All Inclusive. Everyday the kitchen left us tasters and Cava or wine in ice bucket. Fully stocked mini bar fridge, Hendriks Gin, Jonnie Walker Black la el Whisky and Greygoose vodka. TV with English channels, BBC, ITV, 4 & 5 and Sky News. Restaurants were all very nice, They WhatsApp us everyday to book restaurant for us. Even the Malva restaurant/buffet had an extraordinary variety, something for everyone with different themes every night too. Getting around was extremely easy. If you needed a ride on scooter, we saw them. Had the most relaxing time ever, 10 days of peace and tranquility. The town is easily accessible should you wish to explore further, The beach is on ya doorstep.

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“Great activities team!”

Arrived on Tuesday and cannot fault this hotel in any way. I will write a further review in time but I have to say that the animation/entertainment team here are so friendly and kind. Since arriving I have made a glass necklace, made mojo sauce, had a tour of the hotel’s amazing arts(by Caesar Manr… lisää

Arrived on Tuesday and cannot fault this hotel in any way. I will write a further review in time but I have to say that the animation/entertainment team here are so friendly and kind. Since arriving I have made a glass necklace, made mojo sauce, had a tour of the hotel’s amazing arts(by Caesar Manrique) attended the mixology class with Chris(a fabulous mixologist!!) All that within three days. You can do as much or as little as you please. Joana, Barbara and Soraya have made us feel so welcome and encouraged us in all the activities. This hotel is so lucky to have such amazing staff and we will definitely be returning as soon as possible.

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“Second vist - a mixed bag”

This was our second visit to the hotel, having enjoyed it very much last year. The good parts: stunning hotel with incredible architecture. It's spotlessly clean, with the ground staff & housekeeping staff doing an incredible job (although housekeeping don't always respect the 'do not disturb' si… lisää

This was our second visit to the hotel, having enjoyed it very much last year. The good parts: stunning hotel with incredible architecture. It's spotlessly clean, with the ground staff & housekeeping staff doing an incredible job (although housekeeping don't always respect the 'do not disturb' signs!). Turndown service includes 2 dark chocolates, towel change and an info card on the hotel / local culture etc which is a nice touch. The restaurant and bar staff are helpful and friendly, always with a smile. The rooms are great - the beds and pillows are very comfortable (in my opinion) and they're well equipped with everything you need including a good hairdryer, an effective clothes steamer and good tea/coffee facilities (a kettle & a pod coffee machine). Minibar is included, with a selection of water, soft drinks and beers. There's a bag of crisps and a chocolate biscuit provided daily as snacks. The air con in our room was very effective. The entertainment team is great - all very chatty and friendly round the pool etc, although due to our preferred sun lounger positioning, we did have to listen to whatever the lifeguard was watching on his phone daily! Needs improvement: Our minibar wasn't restocked a couple of times but that was rectified by a quick call to reception. We mostly ate in the buffet restaurant - which was hit and miss. As some of the other reviews have said, the food is sometimes lukewarm but weirdly they manage to make the dinner plates hotter than the sun, so be careful when you're picking them up! Even picky eaters will definitely find something as the selection is good (with themed sections changing daily - Mexican / sushi / Canarian etc) but sometimes a little repetitive on the other parts - the same dishes are tweaked ever so slightly but generally the same in disguise. The biggest concern for me was the little birds. The structure of the hotel means there's small birds flying around inside and while they're cute and don't bother the humans at all, they can often be found pecking the buffet food or even standing IN it - especially the salads. This absolutely needs looked at as a matter of urgency. The Italian restaurant was OK - not many meat options on the menu but what we did have was nice enough. It's a nightmare trying to get booked into the speciality restaurants via the hotel app - availability disappears quickly so set your alarms if you want in. The Ginger Bar needs more staff. The waiting staff are super busy and, at most, we saw 2 people behind the bar making drinks for the whole place - this meant slow service. They were doing their best and working very quickly but it's an impossible task without more hands. There's no shortage of commercial staff trying to sell you upgrades and various memberships but they could be vastly enhancing the guest experience by putting more staff on the bar. All-in-all, a good stay and we would return but unless they look at some easily-fixed improvements, I'd give it a good 4 stars, not 5 for the money you're paying.

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“Won't be returning”

This is my second visit to this hotel but will be my last I feel. Pros: Beautiful looking hotel Spacious rooms and pool area Tasty food with 4 restaurants Nice wine and cocktails Friendly staff Cons: Not enough staff in the bar area. - The staff are working really hard but there's not enough of … lisää

This is my second visit to this hotel but will be my last I feel. Pros: Beautiful looking hotel Spacious rooms and pool area Tasty food with 4 restaurants Nice wine and cocktails Friendly staff Cons: Not enough staff in the bar area. - The staff are working really hard but there's not enough of them to cater for a lot of people. You pay for all inclusive and get one drink an hour because it takes forever to order and forever to get the drinks. I gave similar feedback after my previous stay but seems nothing has changed. Hygiene issue in the buffet restaurant - the doors from the outside space to inside are all automatic meaning birds fly in. This is a major issue as we witnessed on many occasions the birds landing in the buffet dishes, walking all over the food and often eating it. The food either needs to be completely covered or some sort of covering at the doors that prevent them flying in. This is a big deal breaker for me.

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