Oh yes, I returned from holidaying in Gran Canaria a week ago today. You’re probably all wondering: “hasn’t he come back yet?”, “didn’t he enjoy it to not mention anything about it at all?”. Never fear, I am back (not that you care, of course), and I did enjoy our little holiday.
We stayed at the Guanabara Park Apartments (NB. the first picture on that page is not Guanabara Park, it’s Portonovo) in Puerto Rico, on what was basically a cheap Teletext holiday. For the price we paid, we were happy with the accommodation, even though it was 170 steps from the local shopping/restaurant area to the apartments. Hey, a bit of exercise never did anyone any harm.
The weather was great – it was really warm in the sun, with very strong sunrays, but cool in the shade and during the night. It meant you could have a nice hot shower without sweating buckets while trying to dry yourself in vain, and sleep through the night without sweating buckets into the sheets. I came home with a reasonable tan – not bad for 7 days.
I came back refreshed and raring to go; shame it only took a day back at work to get rid of that fresh feeling!
Hi Gran Canarai is one of the few Spanish resorts I have not been on holiday to – can you tell me have you been to other resorts in Spain for your holidays? If so how does Gran Canaria compare?
I’ve been to the Tenerife, Majorca, Menorca and Ibiza islands, and to Benidorm on the south coast of Spain, and Costa Brava on the west coast.
Tenerife was one of the best holidays I had with my family, but in August, it was so hot that you couldn’t do anything between 12pm and 3pm.
Majorca is a lovely island, and has something for everyone, and Menorca is quieter and suitable for older people or couples who want some peace and quiet. Ibiza is obviously the “party island”, but some older couples I know actually like to holiday there.
I went to Caella in Costa Brava when I was young, so I don’t really remember it that well. From what I can remember, it was a nice holiday, but I couldn’t tell you what we did there. The same applies to Benidorm, but feedback from other people indicates that there isn’t really that much to do in Benidorm, hence it’s more suitable for older people.
I found Gran Canaria rather similar to Tenerife – strictly speaking, it would be quite difficult to distinguish between the two. I like them both, but I think Tenerife is more developed as a place to holiday.