Hotel Miramar
Sea-view rooms above the working front of Lanzarote's capital
About this hotel
Hotel Miramar sits next to the sea in the commercial heart of Arrecife, which on Lanzarote means shops, offices and ferry traffic rather than a promenade of holiday bars. Rooms are large and light and most of them look at the water, each with a minibar, satellite television, a telephone and a bathroom with hairdryer. The restaurant serves local dishes and there is a snack bar for the hours in between, plus a sun terrace, a tour desk and bicycle rental for the flat coast road. Pets are allowed and there is a parking garage, which matters in a city where kerb space is tight. The Gran Canaria ferry berth lies two kilometres along the front, the resort strip of Costa Teguise about five, and a golf course sits within three kilometres of the door.
- Beachfront in the commercial centre
- Sea-view rooms
- Restaurant and snack bar
- Parking garage and bicycle rental
Our take
Travellers who want the sea outside the window without a resort around them will get the most from this address, particularly those combining island days with a ferry crossing or an early flight. The commercial-centre setting brings daytime bustle and no lawn, and the beach here is a city beach rather than resort sand. Guests looking for spa facilities or a quiet garden should book elsewhere in Arrecife.
- ✓Ask for a sea-view room when you book, most of the rooms have one and the price difference is small.
- ✓Take a bicycle out along the front before the alisios stiffen after lunch, the coast road stays flat for kilometres.
- ✓Eat the local dishes in the restaurant early in the week, then move to the Charco de San Gines terraces after nine.
Why we love it
- Large light rooms, most of them facing the Atlantic
- A restaurant of local Canarian dishes plus a snack bar
- Bicycle rental for the flat run out to Costa Teguise
- Two kilometres from the Gran Canaria ferry berth
Why guests love itHotel Miramar is a three-star seafront hotel in the commercial centre of Arrecife, with large, light rooms and sea views from most of them. A restaurant serving local dishes, a snack bar and a sun terrace are on site, Wi-Fi is free, and there is a parking garage and bicycle rental. Pets are welcome. It is a hotel by the sea without a resort around it. Rated 8.2 from 643 reviews, I would book it for the sea view and the practical setup.