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Just to let you know that our Christmas holiday in La Casona de Yaiza, Lanzarote, was lovely.
The only negatives was our room being the smallest room in the hotel, and frankly a bit tight with suitcases and moving around with two of us getting dressed. It was also over the washingmachines which the cleaner insisted on setting on spin at 7am in the morning.
The other situation was of course the rest of the guests being German, therefore getting up at 7am to eat all the breakfasts!! before anyone else gets in (we got in at 8.30, not that late), and there is no on duty staff to replenish the hot water or coffee. These were our only problems and we did talk to Jose about the washing machines.
The hotel is beautiful, with all the hand painted ceilings, wardrobes and other stuff, all with Cherubs, greek goddess statures, camio, sort of style. The food was lovely, the Christmas dinner was excellent. It is a really well maintained property.
All in all very nice and a lovely time.
We enjoyed staying at Casona de Yaiza although a very short 1 night stay. The Junior Suite was very attractive, especially the enormous bathroom. Very unusual style, some minor details which often overlooked in hotels, lighting a little feeble for example but overall very quiet and comfortable. The breakfast was satisfactory with fruit, smoked salmon, cold meats and various breads so nothing to complain about Pool area quiet. Restaurant offered a good standard of food.
Certainly interested in your selection of hotels in Spain and Canary Islands for future hols.
First let me say how much we enjoyed our stay. The hotel is charming and unique in its artistic and decorative finishes. On our arrival the owner welcomed us and, as they were not full, offered to upgrade us to a Junior Suite, without which our stay might not have been quite as enjoyable.
Unfortunately the restaurant was closed on the day of our arrival as well as the following lunchtime. It was also closed without notice on the Sunday lunchtime. Other than breakfast time and when the restaurant is open, the hotel is not staffed, which seemed like most of the time we were there. This means there is no chance to get even a drink or refreshment. There are no facilities for hot or cold drinks in the rooms which we would have expected at a hotel of this quality.
Maybe some sort of honesty bar/communal facility to make a hot drink and possibly an ice machine would be appropriate, for the comfort of their guests, if they are not prepared to have staff available.
We were also a little disappointed at the standard of food and lack of atmosphere in the restaurant compared with our previous visit 5 years ago, which prompted us to recommend it to a number of friends, some of whom stayed there shortly after and enjoyed it. We are, perhaps, not now so inclined.
We do hope that by opening their other hotel Casa Hilario, they are not undermining what was a superb hotel and restaurant.