Tenerife or Lanzarote - can't decide!

[Mauri]

Oh dear, I'm even more confused now!

Price wise for eating out, are both islands much the same? And if so, roughly what kind of money are we talking about for a 2 course meal in the evening, with beer or wine for 2 adults?

Any particular travel agents that I should check with that specialise in packages to either place?

 

[Mauri]

Sorry again, seem to be losing what little computer skills I have. We had starter and main course for 2 with wine for 1 for €30/€35. In Tenerife recently. The food was very good and staff very friendly. Can't remember prices in Lanzarote. We found the wind in Lanzarote very chilly Feb 2008. It seems to be more windy than the other Islands. We travelled with Falcon Holidays recently.

 

[Bluebean]

Hmm interesting, the last few posts is making me re-think Tenerife.

Cheaper eating out etc. is def a factor, we are on a budget.

Armada, things to do if the weather was bad is definitely required - we're afraid of being stuck by a pool in the pouring rain!

hmmm, back to the drawing board again so!

 

[JJ1982]

Haven't been to tenerife and not keen on it from many people who have been there. Fuerteventura is great if you're into water sports but access from IRL is difficult now that Ryanair have pulled their service from Shannon. Lanzarote is our second home. Have finally lost count of our trips there. Safe, good food, friendly and lots of apartment choices. Have stayed in lots, all in PdC so it depends on your requirements. The fariones are the most known ( there are actually 3 complexes, the Fariones playa, fariones hotel and fariones apartments ) . They are not IMO worth the premium price. Trip advisor and holiday watchdog and hotelstreet.co.uk can be used to get good view on apartments. Some that I'd recommend are :-
- Lomo Blanco
- Rosamar
- Montana
- San Francisco Park
- Morana
I would not go back to Los Hibiscos.

Good restaurants abound especially for the seafood enthusiast. There are lots in the old town area at the fishing port. A few I'd recommend would be
- Puerto Bahia - for fish is probably best in PdC, higher end of the price scale but well worth it. The Salmon papillotte or black bean & calamari are to die for.
- El Ancla - good all rounder , near the boules court
- La Cascada Puerto ( t-bones the size of a small calf)
- Lani's Tex Mex if you like spicy
- El Tomate as mentioned above
- Lani's La Ola is good but a bit pricey and poor Mr Dadlani has had a bit of a problem with the Ayuntamento over his planning for it so might be closed in near future.

Lanzarote is stunning for scenery, the influence of Cesár Manrique , the islands most famous artist is everywhere. Get away from the resort area, hire bike or car and get into the countryside. It's only a small island and you can drive from end to end in an hour. Visit the stunning island of La Graciosa off the north coast, only 20 mins by local (small) ferry from Orzola, the views from Mirador del Rio of Graciosa are breathtaking. The Cuevas de los Verdes (caves) are formed by volcanic plumes and are well worth visit. The port of Playa Blanca overlooking Fuerteventura has a lovely marina & shops and the famous Papagayo beaches ( if you want that all over tan ) The market at Teguise on a Sunday is worth a visit as is the Timanfaya national park. Check out lots more on or [broken link removed]

Well

 

[JJ1982]

Haven't been to tenerife and not keen on it from many people who have been there. Fuerteventura is great if you're into water sports but access from IRL is difficult now that Ryanair have pulled their service from Shannon. Lanzarote is our second home. Have finally lost count of our trips there. Safe, good food, friendly and lots of apartment choices. Have stayed in lots, all in PdC so it depends on your requirements. The fariones are the most known ( there are actually 3 complexes, the Fariones playa, fariones hotel and fariones apartments ) . They are not IMO worth the premium price. Trip advisor and holiday watchdog and hotelstreet.co.uk can be used to get good view on apartments. Some that I'd recommend are :-
- Lomo Blanco
- Rosamar
- Montana
- San Francisco Park
- Morana
I would not go back to Los Hibiscos.

Good restaurants abound especially for the seafood enthusiast. There are lots in the old town area at the fishing port. A few I'd recommend would be
- Puerto Bahia - for fish is probably best in PdC, higher end of the price scale but well worth it. The Salmon papillotte or black bean & calamari are to die for.
- El Ancla - good all rounder , near the boules court
- La Cascada Puerto ( t-bones the size of a small calf)
- Lani's Tex Mex if you like spicy
- El Tomate as mentioned above
- Lani's La Ola is good but a bit pricey and poor Mr Dadlani has had a bit of a problem with the Ayuntamento over his planning for it so might be closed in near future.

Lanzarote is stunning for scenery, the influence of Cesár Manrique , the islands most famous artist is everywhere. Get away from the resort area, hire bike or car and get into the countryside. It's only a small island and you can drive from end to end in an hour. Visit the stunning island of La Graciosa off the north coast, only 20 mins by local (small) ferry from Orzola, the views from Mirador del Rio of Graciosa are breathtaking. The Cuevas de los Verdes (caves) are formed by volcanic plumes and are well worth visit. The port of Playa Blanca overlooking Fuerteventura has a lovely marina & shops and the famous Papagayo beaches ( if you want that all over tan ) The market at Teguise on a Sunday is worth a visit as is the Timanfaya national park. Check out lots more on or [broken link removed]

Well am just back from a week in Lanza and I can confirm that La Ola was closed all week, a shame, I love that place!

 

[TillyD]

Well am just back from a week in Lanza and I can confirm that La Ola was closed all week, a shame, I love that place!

As in Cafe La Ola? Or maybe it’s Café Ola… Going next week and I love that place.

I've been to Lanzarote 6 times and Tenerife twice and Lanzarote wins hands down. I didn't like Tennrife at all. When in Lanzarote we've stayed in the Fariones apts and Playa. The apartments are much, much nicer than the Playa and cleaner. We also stayed in the El Dorado they were nice but basic enough wouldn't go back but nothing really wrong with them either. A lot of steps if you have a buggy or walking difficulties. We stayed in the Plaza Azul too. They were clean and basic but this was the days of no babies and we were there with a gang of 16 so probably didn't pass much remarks of anything but the bar and it was about 9 years ago. We stayed in Los Hibiscos and it was the holiday from hell. We went with another couple and they were infested with cockroaches and I mean infested. The couple we were with came home one night to find not one but what seemed like a 100 cockroaches in the bathroom..... oh makes my skin crawl every time of I think of it. Stay well clear.

Anywhere with a bit of sun will be nice… Enjoy!

 

[TreeTiger]

I haven't been to Lanzarote but I've been to Tenerife a few times, most recently last autumn. I wouldn't go near Playa de las Americas, but Tenerife - the biggest of the Canary Islands - has lots of other resorts. If you're into sailing and diving then you might have a look at Los Gigantes which is pretty spectacular, I've never seen cliffs like it. I don't know how lively it is at night as we were just there for lunch, which was very cheap - huge pizzas were €6 for margarita and €8 for ham.

We drove to Tiede and went up in the cable car, the scenery is amazing. If you go to Tenerife and you want to do this, you need to go early as by 9.30 / 10 am there is a HUGE queue.

Another fun thing to do is go to Siam Park, the new waterpark at Playa de las Americas, the theming is very good and the dragon ride is fantastic.

Although I haven't got there yet, I've heard that the capital, Santa Cruz, is well worth a visit. It's in the north of the island, which is apparently a lot more lush than the south, and the weather can differ hugely between the south and the north.