Hotels near The Irish Anvil Bar, Playa Blanca

My young daughter and I have been coming to Caybeach Sun the last few years. We absolutely love coming here. There is an onsite shop that has all the essentials and more, staff in the shop are lovely. There’s 2 big swimming pools, a kids pool and water slides. There’s a pool bar where you can order food and drinks through out the day, staff at the pool bar work very hard getting everyone’s order to them, they are nice and helpful. The apartments are nice, spacious and comfortable. Reception and night staff are absolutely lovely, nothing is ever too much hassle. Especially Andreas who’s always cheerful and nice. One person who really stood out to me this year is Pika the entertainer, my god he is a ball of energy. He is great with the kids. Pika does activities during the day around the pool area and gets families involved adults and children. It’s great fun. Evening entertainment the kids love tattoos and mini disco, there does be bingo, karaoke, just dance and all sorts of evening entertainment for everyone to enjoy. Pika will talk to all the families and get everyone involved. He makes a big effort to speak in English for people like me who aren’t great with the Spanish language just yet . Hats off to pika he is very good at his job. The beach and town are only about 10-15 minute walk or 2-5 mins in a taxi. Great holiday this year.

Me and my partner stayed in this hotel for a week. I was very worried on our travel to the hotel due to reading the reviews before hand, however the hotel was better than expected. The rooms were lovely, very spacious and you even have your own terrace area with sundress and a table. Rooms were cleaned everyday but you have to ask for new towels and clean bedding if you want them. The pool was well maintained and very clean. We saw people cleaning it every morning and evening. Always sunbeds available at any point during the day too. The all inclusive buffet was good. Breakfast was definitely the best, lunch and dinner were good too - your usual all inclusive foods. Staff were friendly too and very helpful on the front desk. You’re a 10/15 minute walk away from playa flamingo beach which we took many visits to. There’s lots of shops and restaurants along the beach too which is great. You’re also walking distance to a small Waterpark too. We had a great week and thoroughly enjoyed it - would recommend if you’re looking for a quiet break away.

I have just got back from a 10 day holiday at Elba with my Mum and my 4 year old daughter and we absolutely loved it! The pools are absolutely incredible, I had been worried before about how cold they would be following seeing other reviews but I found them perfect. It was a little cold getting in but great for cooling down and was still able to get straight in and did not stop my 4 year old wanting to stay in them all day. The entertainment and the team was faultless and there was such a great variety that we all enjoyed. I didn’t leave my daughter at the kids club but I liked the fact that I could still take her as previous ones I haven’t been able to use unless leaving my child. It was in a great location very near the beach and shops all within walking distance. The food was alright, it wasn’t amazing but I find all inclusives in Spain etc aren’t always the best but there was always something for us all and there was some days that were better than others. We did go to Là Nona one of the days which was the only slight let down as the food wasn’t great but was still a nice experience and the staff was all lovely. Also the staff in the buffet restaurant were always so lovely and really attentive to my daughter and really hard working. The tables could take a while to clear some of the days but if you see how busy they are then it’s understandable. Also I kept reading negative reviews about the drinks bar but in all honestly the longest I waited was 10 minutes and that was normally when an act finished or just generally peak times so again it really wasn’t an issue. I go on holiday atleast once a year and I never would normally go back to the same place as I like going to different places and having different experiences but I would genuinely go back here again as we all just had such a fun but relaxing time. The hotel is lovely and immaculate and the rooms were perfect and I liked that they are bungalow style rather than sky high blocks. Also the rooms were always cleaned really well. The only negative we had was the noisy neighbours but through no fault of the hotel. Lastly I was really worried about the weather beforehand as I have never been to lanzarote and didn’t know how it would be in October but again it was absolutely beautiful and the perfect temperature day and night, I have come back with a lovely tan!

On arrival your bags are stored and you are greeted like a long lost friend. A cold glass of bubbles follows whilst you check in. The Yaiza is a biggish hotel but it has acres of space so you never feel that it is overly busy. The entrance is pretty spectacular. The rooms are super comfy. We had a duplex room which has a large balcony and high ceilings. Plenty of space in these rooms upstairs for a couple more adults. Every room has exquisite toiletries, the quality is first class. The verbena body cream is a personal favourite. The towels are soft and fluffy ( changed twice a day if you require it) The sleep I get here is next level. Water is plentiful and there are so many special touches which make you feel really pampered. Rosa is a brand which recognises loyalty. Slippers, bathrobes and flip-flops were all part of my package. The food here is exceptional. There is nothing standard about the buffet, you really do look forward to it every night. In addition there are several restaurants you can visit. I love the Japanese and the Italian. This hotel combines adult luxury with first class child entertainment. There is a babysitting service, softplay, kikoland and a mini disco (special shout out to Bruno). There are character breakfasts each day for little ones. Our grandchildren adored it. I would go here with our without kids. Either way you will have an amazing time. I truly cannot recommend this hotel enough, it is luxury with real heart and soul

We have just returned from a 10 day stay here. This is a very good 3 star hotel. To summarise: Yes.. it is at the far end of Playa Blanca. If that doesn't suit you there are many other hotels which are more centrally located so don't book it. It is 3 stars. If you want a 5 star experience book a 5 star hotel and pay the going rate. Rooms.. very large. Plenty of wardrobe/storage space. Large bathroom. Cleaned 5 days per week (exc Weds and Sunday). Staff. All the staff here, no matter what their role, are friendly and very helpful. They all work long hours and how they keep smiling is beyond me! Bar.. drinks are fine (with some self service ..hot beverages, soft drinks) and included in your package until 11.00 p.m when you have to pay. This is common in many all inclusive resorts. The bar staff are great and put up with a lot at times (mainly from fellow Brits I have to say!) Food/restaurant. Staff are great. Very attentive. We loved the food! There is plenty of choice catering for all nationalities. If you want a ”proper full English” and fish and chips maybe try a resort elsewhere which caters for mainly Brits or go self catering and eat out. There's absolutely nothing wrong with the food in this hotel. It's excellent and we saw no evidence of the dining area being plagued by flies as outlined on a previous review. If you need something just ask! I got a sink plug by asking Housekeeping . Nobody can read your mind so if something isn't right it will be fixed if you make the hotel staff aware. We didn't partake of much of the entertainment as it's not our thing. There are things going on during the day (by a very enthusiastic group of youngsters) and evening but looked like it might not be enough for some clients if you wanted a full night of entertainment such as you might get in 5star. It is what it is! In summary: clean hotel, staff great, food great, drinks good, needs a bit of updating (plenty of maintenance crew working on it), gardens well kept, far end of the resort so maybe not for everyone, entertainment might not be enough for some but was fine for us.

We had a great stay, some downsides of cockroaches in the room (something which is ”normal” in Lanzarote according to the locals), so we changed rooms (with a little grimacing), this being the case we found some others in our new room with two single beds instead of a double bed which was our request on booking. Another downside in the room where we were we heard a lot of the pulling of chairs or other things like a move every evening and in the morning the waking up of the cleaning ladies (whom I respect for the thankless work they do) who pull their cleaning trolleys from 7:00 a.m. and which will inevitably wake you up. The good points, the excellent breakfast which is of great variety, we cannot judge the restaurant as we have not tried it. The swimming pool and the setting are really very beautiful. Small mention to Sabine, with whom we spoke at length, who gave us a lot of advice and was extremely kind.

Last year we had two lovely weeks at Mynd in our apartment with private pool and decided to return for another two weeks. Unfortunately this year it was a totally different vibe… Let’s start with the positives. Cleaning really improved (room and pool areas) and more options to eat at the poolbar (unfortunately still long waiting queues). We had an electric problem in the room so no electricity/airco for one night but it was solved immediately the next morning. Marcos, Daniel, Joelle, Alejandro and all the other guys are really nice (it looked like the others were burnout). Marcos recognizes us immediately and came to shake hands (unfortunately this was the only welcome back feeling we had). Viktor of the animation team is a real plus: very friendly, vivid, good with the kids and speaks different languages. Last but not least the Lallama restaurant was still very good (limited choice and inside dinner so only nice for a couple of times). Now why it didn’t felt like ,comming home as friends, (a quote is written on the mirror in the room). We were welcomed as returning guests with the question ‘is it your first time at Lanzerote?’ and offered a drink out of a paper cup from the reception ,mercado, instead of ‘Marcos bar’. A normal glass of wine was not possible so we paid for our ‘welcome back’ drink at the bar with our halfboard paper (paperless?). Also nothing in our room (last year we had a welcome note with a bottle of wine). The first night we had dinner on the terrace of the restaurant (we really loved the outside dinners last year), but now there is a loudly minidisco going on every night instead of nice live music (they replaced the music to the lobby again which has no ambiance) so we were ‘forced’ having dinners outside the hotel (we booked half-board so a lot of money wasted). Then the pool towels… they weren’t in the room so we went to reception and we had to pay a deposit IN CASH which we didn’t have, so we did not get the towels! This didn’t feel welcoming at all. We paid Mynd a lot of money upfront because we trusted Mynd but we weren’t trusted with 3 pool towels?! Also the thing with reserving sunbeds was very irritating (last year they took the towels away) and the queues at the poolbar were worst then last year because of a paper administration for the guest and only one computer to put in the orders. We wrote an email with our feelings about our stay but never got a real feedback (there was new management) or compensation so we bought expensive bottles of wine with our half board paper (we also wanted some to turnover to another family but also a no-go). We had a lovely holiday thanks to our lovely apartment, the beach and the Rubicon restaurants so WHEN we return we book bed and breakfast and bring cash with us for towels 😉!

First time away with two kids myself and I was dreading it after reading the reviews . However we had a great experience and felt completely safe. Our room was clean & no bugs, food was fine - repetitive but always the same on all inclusive- we got a taxi two nights into the town 5€ and went out to eat for a nice change and walk a along beach. Pool was really busy but my kids preferred water park which was much quieter lots of sun beds . Maybe just your luck with which holiday makers you are there with ant the time and what room your given however we had a great time! Staff were on the most, happy helpful and friendly.. a couple of grumps but again always the same! Probably wouldn’t go rushing back, but was a fab holiday we all enjoyed it.

We were delighted with our holiday. Yes the hotel seems busy but the staff and systems in place coped very well indeed. Our room was spacious, comfortable and kept very clean. We did eat at the Asian and Italian restaurants which were fine. However, the buffet restaurant provides a remarkable choice of well prepared, beautifully cooked and decorously presented food. My wife enjoys a glass of red wine and would recommend the Rioja and the Cava is also a very fine standard. Staff here are exceptional. The pool can be busy but there are lots of other places to sun bathe and we were always able to find a quite spot. We’d heard the Piano Bar service was slow but we had no complaints and the excellent staff always managed to take our order within five minutes. The hotel’s location is excellent with amazing see views and promenade walk with can to you into town within 40 minutes.

We stayed in September, the area is very quiet, we used to get a number 30 bus from behind the hotel into playa blanca at a cost of 1.40 euro. Never had to rush for sunbeds and the pool was always empty. Cons are that reception closes at 5pm and nearest supermarket opens at 11 am. We had to try and find our apartment at approx 9pm in the dark. We tried to get a late checkout but none were available which we understood as hotel was full but when we went to shower room there was no hot water and the shower room flooded. We enjoyed our stay but it is a bit too quiet for us .