Gran Canaria Travels

Webcam and weather report from Puerto Rico, Gran Canaria. Located in the hills and looking down to the beach.

The fully air-conditioned hotel was newly opened in 2003 and has a total of 3 floors with 106 double rooms. The hotel lobby area offers guests a 24-hour reception desk, a safe and a panoramic lift. Additional facilities include a TV room, a conference room.

Guests may make use of the Internet terminal and the laundry service; a car park is available for use by those guests arriving at the hotel by car.

Room description
The modern rooms come fitted with an en suite bathroom with hairdryer as well as a balcony. Additional facilities include a direct dial telephone, satellite/ cable TV, a minibar, a hire safe and manually controllable central heating.

Sport activities description
In the beautiful 400 m² large garden and outdoor complex is a heated swimming pool with a separate children's pool. There is a sun terrace with a snack bar and use of the sun loungers and parasols is free of charge. Guests may make use of the gym with sauna as well as the sauna (additional fee applies for the latter). There is a tennis court directly next to the hotel as well as a billiards table within the hotel (additional fees apply for both). A wide selection of water sport activities may be undertaken in the surrounding area. It is possible to go mountain biking or walking; there is an excellent golf course roughly 6 km away.

Meal service description
A fine buffet is on offer in the mornings and evenings.

Comments from hotel
All inclusive guests have free entrance to the artificial sea-water lake Lago Oasis.

Hotel location description
This elegant, modern hotel lies in the valley of Taurito, above the coastal road to Mogan. The hotel is located in a green area, surrounded by gardens and an impressive cliff landscape. The nearest sandy beach and the sea lie just 300 m away and the tourist centre of Puerto Rico is only 5 km away. The famous Playa del Inglés beach is about 30 km from the hotel. In addition, there is a regular public bus service departing from the stop located just 200 m away.

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The air-conditioned hotel includes 6 floors, including 11 suites, 3 wheelchair accessible rooms and 144 apartments.

Amongst the facilities count a foyer with 24-hour reception desk, a safe, a currency exchange desk, a cloakroom and lift. Also to be found within the rooms are a café, a newspaper kiosk, a boutique, a supermarket, a bar, a TV room and Internet access.

Guests are also able to enjoy La Hacienda's delicious cuisine, offered from the à la carte restaurant. Guests may also make use of the laundry service, medical assistance and launderette (fees apply).

Younger guests may enjoy letting off steam in the play area or in the kids club. Use of a car park is also available as well as the bicycle rental.

Room description
All the apartments offer the highest standard and offer a dream holiday. From here, guests are also able to enjoy a stunning sea view, enjoy a glass of sparkling wine, listen to their favourite music and admire the stunning sunsets. The apartments have an en suite bathroom with a hairdryer, a direct dial telephone, satellite/ cable TV, a stereo, a hire safe, a kitchen with a fridge, a microwave, a tea/coffee maker, individual air conditioning, a hire safe, as well as a balcony or terrace.

Sport activities description
The complex features a heated, sea-formed swimming pool, a children's pool with a play area, a poolside snack bar, as well as sun loungers and parasols. Visitors have the opportunity to use the massage services and fitness area while staying at the hotel as well as the sauna and Jacuzzi. Sports fans are able to train in the gym.

Meal service description
Breakfast is available to guests each morning. At lunchtime and in the evenings, guests may select dishes from an à la carte menu.

Comments from hotel
Check-in 16h. Check-out 12h.

Hotel location description
This hotel lies by the sea, in the exclusive, private area of Bahía Feliz near San Augustín. Guests are 15 minutes away from Maspalomas and Playa del Inglés, offering a large range of bars, shops, leisure facilities and restaurants as well as an attractive nightlife. It is a complex, in which sun and vegetation join to make it an ideal location for guests' stay.

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From La Goleta to the Pico de Las Nieves over El Montañon and El Campanario.

This route takes the hiker through some spectacular scenery and from west to east along the ridge formed by the upper edge of the Caldera de Tirajana and the Southern escarpment of the central Cumbre (summit area).

This gentle ridge is the natural frontier that separates the bioclimatic regions of the Cumbre and Xerocanaria (the dry part of the island) and also forms an administrative border, or Raya, between the municipal districts of Tejeda and San Bartolomé de Tirajana.

Length: 4km
Estimated time: 3 hours
Difficulty: Easy/average

Stretches:
1st: La Goleta to Degollada - Los Hornos.
2nd: Degollada de Los Hornos - Pico de Las Nieves

How to get there:
4,5 km from the Llanos de la Pez junction and 3 km from Ayacata along the GC-600 road and along route no. 1 from Ayacata.

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Source: Turismo Maspalomas
Photo: rvr

Built in 1965 and renovated in 1996, this hotel comprises a total of 224 rooms spread over 8 floors of which 47 are single rooms, 145 are double rooms and 14 are suites.

Facilities on offer include a foyer with a 24-hour reception desk and lifts. Within the hotel are also 2 bars, a pub and an air-conditioned à la carte restaurant with a non-smoking area available for use. Finally laundry and room services round off the offerings.

Room description
The comfortable rooms come with an en suite bathroom with hairdryer, a direct dial telephone, satellite/ cable TV, a radio, a minibar, a fridge, carpeting, air conditioning and a hire safe.

Sport activities description
There is a freshwater swimming pool, a seawater pool, sun loungers, parasols, a solarium, a Jacuzzi, a sauna, a sauna and a massage service (for an additional fee)on offer. Sports enthusiasts may make use of the in-house gym.

Meal service description
Guests may select their breakfast, midday and evening meals from varied buffets. Guests have the opportunity to book a half-board stay.

Hotel location description
Situated at the heart of the city, this pleasant beach hotel lies directly on the Gran Canary's shopping street, the promenade of the famous Las Canteras beach. Many shopping venues and countless bars and restaurants are to be found in the vicinity and public transport departs from stops close by. It is just a few paces to the city centre and the nearest airport is about 25 km away.

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