Playa Blanca Beach Mate

Another great 2 weeks at playa blanca beach mate 10 min walk from papagayo shops for essentials and a nice new Indian restaurant opened next to the local superdino that offers good deals. Our favourite place in March that is not far from the marina and walkable to the central area. Facilities onsite at Vila are good I would only suggest that the maintenance is raised a level in regards to painting internally with the villa we ask for annually starting to show some high traffic marks. Booked again for next year

We arrived to the villa late and driving up to the villa made me anxious as it was like driving up through the ghetto with lots of abandoned houses around us . When we got to the villa , we were looking forward to our ‘ welcome pack ‘ there wasn’t one left for us and sadly there was no shops open near us ( we eventually found some ‘ welcome items in an ikea bag ‘ The villa itself was clean , there were some minor maintenance issues such as loose plug sockets / cracked tiles / loose shelving but none of this affected the use of the villa . There was a nice BBQ area which we used . The kitchen wasn’t that well equipped it was fairly basic , again didn’t affect us that much as we mostly ate out . The pool area was good our kids loved it but it’s not covered and does get dirty with all the sand etc . We stayed for 10 nights and the pool was only checked once 2 days after we arrived . By the end of the stay the pool was looking pretty manky . There is no air conditioning at this property , we thought this would be ok as fans were supplied but we were sooo wrong ! Lanzarote had extremely high temps for the time of year and it was like sleeping in satans armpit at times . The shop / supermarket is about a 10 minute walk away the marina roughly about 20/25 mins away , probably ok if adults or older kids my kids just moaned the whole time because of the heat ! We ended up hiring a car which I would recommend for this villa . When you are in the villa the area is quiet and you don’t see the abandoned unfinished properties around you unless you go out into your balcony . The walk from the villa into marina / shops isn’t the most pleasant as the path / road down is literally covered in cat and dog excrement , so much so we named it cat s£@t alley , it’s not the most pleasant smelling when it’s hot ! Again you don’t smell this from the villa . All in all our stay here was ok and we did have an enjoyable holiday ,however I wouldn’t book again due to location and no air conditioning.

We stayed in villa number 8 for two weeks in July 22. The villa was easy to find and has really good facilities with everything you could need.. There was good WiFi that supported 3 Netflix sessions at once without issue, the pool was really nice and really comfortable with plenty sun beds and shade. There's also an outdoor sofa which is constantly in the shade so really good to cool off from the daytime heat. The villa is located about a 10 min drive from playa Blanca and I'd definitely recommend a car if you're staying here, especially if you have kids that won't walk far. There's a lovely walk along the promenade with starts only a 5 minute walk away, it takes about 30 minutes to walk to the centre of the town from the villa. There's two good super markets within walking distance from the villa. Looking at other reviews before we came we were worried about security at the villa, however it's a gated complex and the villa has a house alarm so it was never an issue. Also there are some half built villas in the area but nothing that would be an issue. Finally, customer service from Anna and George was excellent with any minor issues quickly resolved. We look forward to returning in the future.