Rating8.0
Rating7.9
Rating8.1Good
Based on 4.3k reviews
Modernity and Design
Guests consistently praise the hotel for its beautiful, modern facilities, elegant design, and new complex, creating a visually appealing environment.
Exceptional Staff
The staff receives frequent commendation for being incredibly kind, helpful, attentive, and making guests feel welcome throughout their stay.
Outstanding Pool Area
The resort features a huge, varied pool area including an infinity pool, a heated section, and a pirate ship children's pool, offering ample space for all guests to relax and have fun.
High-Quality Buffet Dining
The main buffet restaurant is highly rated for its excellent, varied, and high-quality food, particularly for breakfast and dinner with popular show cooking stations.
Prime Location
The hotel's excellent location near Playa Dorada beach, Marina Rubicon, and shopping areas, coupled with a pleasant coastal promenade, is a significant highlight for guests.
Room Comfort and Cleanliness
Rooms are frequently described as spacious, modern, spotless, and comfortable, featuring good pillow options and amenities like mini-bars, contributing to a pleasant and restful stay.
A La Carte Booking Difficulties
Guests frequently report issues with the booking system or limited availability for the themed à la carte restaurants, often requiring advance planning or incurring an extra cost even for all-inclusive guests.
Open Bathroom Design
The open-plan bathroom concept, integrating the shower and sink within the main room area, can compromise privacy for some guests who prefer more enclosed facilities.
Lack of Room Heating
Travelers during winter months have noted that rooms can be cold due to the absence of a dedicated heating system, requiring extra blankets for comfort.
Noise from Evening Entertainment
The volume of evening shows can be disruptive for guests in nearby rooms, with some describing it as 'unbearable' and impacting their ability to relax quietly.
Windy Pool Area
Due to the hotel's open layout, the pool area can experience significant wind, which some guests find uncomfortable, though the hotel cannot directly control the climate.
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Barceló Playa Blanca is brand new by resort standards — soft opening December 2023, official inauguration February 2024. As the largest hotel on Lanzarote, it covers 100,000 sq m of seafront property in Playa Blanca's southern tip, 100 meters from the fine-sand Playa Dorada beach. There are no renovation caveats because there's nothing to renovate yet. What you get is a clean-slate resort with modern infrastructure at a price point that still competes with older properties.
The architectural concept draws from Lanzarote's volcanic landscape and César Manrique, the island's defining artist who shaped its aesthetic for decades. This isn't superficial branding — the whitewashed geometry and volcanic stone detailing reflect genuine local visual culture. The Royal Level Adults Only section (18+) operates as a separate zone within the main hotel, with its own restaurant (Magical Restaurant), bar, heated infinity pool, and swim-up rooms. Guests who book it get the equivalent of a boutique adults-only resort within a larger family property.
The primary limitation for most guests is that the two à la carte specialty restaurants — KOI (Japanese/Nikkei) and México Lindo — cost extra despite the all-inclusive rate. The included dining is buffet-only at the Atlantic Buffet Restaurant. The Royal Level's Magical Restaurant adds à la carte lunch and buffet dinner for those guests. If dining variety matters to you, budget for at least two specialty restaurant dinners or book Royal Level.
Practically: 720 rooms in total, 132 of which are Royal Level. Standard rooms run 323 sq ft; suites in the Royal Level reach 474–600 sq ft. Lanzarote Airport (ACE) is 28–29 km away, about a 30-minute drive. Playa Dorada is the immediate beach option; Punta Papagayo's protected coves are 6 km away and worth an excursion for snorkeling.
As a 2024 opening, the resort hasn't built up years of guest review data. Early feedback suggests the 180-meter pool is the property's standout feature and the children's heated splash pool with pirate ship is genuinely popular. Teething issues — unfamiliar staff routines, menu inconsistencies — may improve as the property matures.
