Apartamentos Castillo Playa - Las Palmas de Gran Canaria

The reason we choose this hotel was because we had to catch a plane at 8AM and it was promoted that there was a van service to take us to the airport, but what was not comunicated before was that there was no service early in the morning so we had to pay 20 euros for a taxi.

We stayed here lured by the pictures and the location did not disappoint - amazing views of the mountains and valleys. The drive up/down is not for the faint of heart - very skinny cliff roads with many switch-backs and need to look out for bikers and locals passing you (and barely enough space for two cars most of the way) - but it is worth it (including the drive if you are able to relax enough to enjoy it). The hotel is by itself perched above the very small San Bartolome village, and there is little to do up there other than enjoy the view, hike/bike, or take advantage of the hotel facilities (with a very nice spa, pool, gym, and tennis courts). We preferred to drive down to the shore during the day (takes around 30 minutes due to the roads) and escape to the mountains for the evening. As many on here have said, the food is not great, especially the buffet (which should be expected - not sure there is such a thing as a "good" buffet). However, ordering a la carte, the food is much better and likely cheaper than the buffet anyways. So, steering clear of the buffet dinner (breakfast is standard European buffet and is perfectly acceptable), there is little not to like about the place. Bed could have been a bit more comfortable, room was lacking in a few ways (no wireless - only in the lobby area, no corkscrews, very small tv), but all forgivable given the location (and that it's Europe, where few hotels have the standard amenities Americans are used to getting in decent hotels).

engoed my stay werry much, from the time of cheak in hotell is easy to locate, just around the coner in small peasfull willage, and less then 5min drive from the sea, althou the road from the noth is hard( along the sae on a mounten bus driver was local) adrenalin was jumping in my weins, but driver stop at the door Hotel is well desingt withouth losin a homey feeling. The oportunity to set down in zakusi or have my morning cofe looking at sharp shaped mountains, was a great expiriense. Deafenetly woud recomend as an exsiting getaway, for those who got taerd of layng around and want to see what the island had to offer.