Hotel H10 Meloneras 5*, Grand Canaria

January 2009, 2 weeks, full board.

When we arrived the receptionist looked like we bothered her. This was not a very nice first impression of the hotel. We arrived late in en evening, we didn't expect to get any food, so we were happy when we were told that there were food for us in the restaurant. Well, it was food, but not very delicate. It was very clear that this was "leftovers" from the buffet.

The breakfast was very nice. There were even Champagne and caviar! However I found it strange that there were no cappuccino or espresso for breakfast! When my husband asked to get a cappuccino for me he was told: "You're not in Italy now!" I am sure it was supposed to be funny, but it wasn't...

I didn't take pictures of the room, simply because there were nothing that impressed me. The pictures you can find at the internet will tell you mostly how it was. The room was run down and could need some upgrades. There were no slippers or no bathrobes and the toiletries were not at all 5* Another thing I also found strange with this hotel was that there were no coffee or tea making facilities in the room. You had to pay 4 Euro a day to get this! With that said, I have to tell that you can pay 28 Euro/person/day to get something they call "privilege service". You then get to eat breakfast in another restaurant, you get tea/coffee tray in your room, turn down service etc... All what I would expect to get at a true 5* hotel.




The cleaning was not the best I have seen either.

What I liked with this hotel was the exterior/garden/pool-area. FANTASTIC! There were two pools, one heated and one with sea-water. There were lots of space and I can imagine it would have been great to have small children there.









We had breakfast, lunch and dinner included in our rate. As told, the breakfast was very nice, so was the lunch. The dinner COULD have been nice if they had made some effort on changing the menu every now and then. It was nothing wrong with the food, it was just very boring to get the same day after day for 14 days! The food could also have been prepared a little more delicate.

My son, at 14, really enjoyed the daytime activities, which were also great for the grown ups.

We had a rented car for two days. We got packed lunch both the days. It was ok and we ordered it since we already had payed for it, but I wouldn't bother paying for it.

The spa? Seriously, DON'T PAY TO GET IN! It costed 20 Euro for two hours and it was dirty and not at all worth a 5* hotel. I asked if you had to pay the 20 Euro if you had a treatment, and yes, you have! We didn't pay 20 Euro as they open up for children some hours a day and at that time they charge 5 Euro/person. Do that if you want to try the spa, it's not worth more.

All in all I would say this is a good 4* hotel, but never a 5*. With that said, this is a cheap 5*, I guess you get what you pay for!

Spain: Malaga: Fuengirola

August 2006: SAS, Las Palmeras.

We booked the hotel from www.hotelopia.com

The hotel was huge! The pool-area was a little bit crowded, but the beach was very close. (The beach was also crowded... :-)) The hotel was ok so was the breakfast. This was an ordenary "beach-holiday" so I didn't expect much more than sun and bathing. However we went to Malaga town for dinner 4-5 times and it was nice to walk in the town and window-shop. It was too warm to do real shopping! :)

The beach in Malaga is very nice and I think it's more windy than the beach in Fuengirola, that means it may be easier to BREATH there in the summertime. :)

Spain: Barcelona

December 2004, KLM, Hotel H10 Universitat

I found the hotel at www.lastminute.com and got a great deal. The hotel was very nice, so was the breakfast. The best thing with the hotel was the location. It was very close to the Plaza Catalunia, Las Ramblas and Passeig De Gracia. We had dinner at a tapas restaurant very close to the metro station "Universitat". Unfortunately I can't remember the name, the food was excellent so was the atmosphere.

For a "shopaholic" Barcelona is heaven. Passeig De Gracia is the street with all the designer shops. It was in Barcelona I was introdused to Salvatore Ferragamo, we are still in love... :-D

To go to Barcelona the week before Christmas was a "scoop". OK, there were people all over, but mostly locals and very few tourists. I really fell in love with this charming city.

Spain: Gran Canary: Bahia Feliz

Summer 200?: charter, Star Tour, Monte Feliz (in fact this was a last-minute fare and we paied only about 150 pound for two weeks!)
Spring 2005: charter, Star Tour, Monte Feliz

Both times we stayed at Star Tours (the same as Thompsons) Blue Village resort at Bahia Feliz. The first time we didn't have any meals and the second we had half-board. Half-board at Monte Feliz, where we stayed, was not worth it. The food was OK, but not varied and after only a week we got bored. I would recommend to eat other places.

The resort is a little "village" and there are not much to see. To be honest, I have not been to the beach as I heard it wasn't very nice. The pool is nice!

If you go to the "holiday-places" at Gran Canary, it's boring. For one week it can be nice to just relax and sunbath, but for two weeks I would recommend to rent a car and drive to the mountains. This reminds me of when we went to the mountains. We stopped to get something from the luggage-room (???) and SOME (me, I think... :-)) must have forgotten to close the door. After driving with the door wide open for 1,5 hours a van "beeped" at us. We didn't understand when he "beeped" several times, until the driver pointed at the door.... Luckily we didn't loose anything!

For shoppers I can highly recommend to go to Las Palmas. When I came to Las Palmas I felt I was in a city, not just a "sunbathing-village".

Bahia Feliz is great for people with children, but I would never have went there without children!

Spain: Fuerteventura

Christmas 1997: charter, Vingreiser

Rain, rain, rain, is all I can remember from this two weeks trip. Never go there in December/January. It was raining and blowing and we all got a flu. :)

Spain: Mallorca: Alcudia

Autumn 1988: charter, Vingreiser, Nuevas Palmeras
Summer 1989: charter, Vingreiser, Nuevas Palmeras
Summer 1990: charter. Vingreiser, Nuevas Palmeras
Autumn 1993: charter. Vingreiser,

Autumn 1988 was my first "charter-trip" and my first visit to the south of Europe. It's too long ago and I know there has been lots of changes there. The only thing I know is that the beach is still fantastic and the weather is the same: Hot and humid in the summer. I would recommend going there in the spring or the autumn, although the weather can be unsteady.