Name: Barcelo Playa Blanca
Address: Papagayo, s/n, Yaiza, 35580, ES

10/10

Exceptional

14 May 2026

Emma Louise

Ideal location, near to shops, beach and places to eat out if you would like to. Room was always kept clean and the pool areas were always tidy. Overall a great stay!

Family

8/10

Excellent

28 Mar 2026

Susan

Beautiful hotel with extremely large pool. Staff friendly and food excellent.
Only downside was the lack of evening entertainment.

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

27 Mar 2026

Kate

Comfortable room and bed. Top quality food and drinks. Lovely place to relax and enjoy a break. Spa and gym facilities fantastic

10/10

Exceptional

21 Mar 2026

Joanne

Clean large room, soft mattress very comfortable stay, the staff were friendly also, food was very nice loved our one night stay would love to stay again

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

08 Feb 2026

Dale

Decent 4star hotel

10/10

Exceptional

01 Feb 2026

Margaret

Lovely,modern hotel on the Promenade.
Rooms are lovely & have everything you could need.
Complex is large & very well laid out.
Would definitely recomnend this hotel!

10/10

Exceptional

29 Jan 2026

Robert

Great staff, great location, heated pool

Leisure Self

8/10

Excellent

23 Jan 2026

Paolo

Brand new hotel, 5 stars, excellent location but very. very big (720 rooms). Even with excellent staff, this renders the hotel more than a little
bit impersonal. Our Jr. suite was well appointed but lacked some basics (wine key, extra blankets, unfilled shampoo and other toiletries). All were eventually solved by the front desk, but at this level of hotel these aren’t just oversights. We did the half board, and while food was plentiful it was largely uninspired cuisine (pizzas, salad, basic meats carved or grilled à la carte). The onsite Japanese specialty restaurant KOI is excellent. Overall a good stay (with bad weather, not their fault) but had hoped for a more upscale experience. The surrounding area restaurant and shops are excellent. Overall good, but not great.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

17 Dec 2025

craig

Nice hotel

Partner

8/10

Excellent

26 Nov 2025

Paul

Great rooms, great location

Leisure Partner

6/10

Pleasant

15 Nov 2025

Iain

Parking charged not aware of it
Pool view ok

Partner

8/10

Excellent

09 Oct 2025

Donna

Lovely hotel, very good location with great views. The Spa and treatments are really worth doing.

Self

8/10

Excellent

02 Oct 2025

Angela

Beautiful new hotel on the beachfront. Room spacious and lovely decor. Shower and sink unit in main bedroom with toiled separate. Not sure if I liked concept!
My main dislike was that two single bed were pushed together to make king size, each with separate bedding and not tied to each other. Beds were on wheels and kept moving if you turned. I can understand the concept of putting beds together but not connecting them with brackets or bed covers was unacceptable.
I did enquire if all room were like this but apparently not so do ask in advance. We were only staying there for one night so we survived but I would not have like this bed set up for longer stays.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

22 Aug 2025

Lucy

The food was great - lovely fresh fruit every day. Very clean and the staff were always helpful.

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

25 Jul 2025

Samuel

10/10 for a family holiday.

We had a wonderful 9 days at Barcelo Playa Blanca. It was a wonderful hotel with amazing facilities, incredibly clean and rooms were fantastic.

This was pretty much the first time we’ve done a half board basis and the value was amazing, saving us a fortune for a family of 6 where we normally spend upwards of £150 a day on food and eating out.

So overall a fantastic trip, a superb hotel with great staff, service and amazing facilities.

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

22 Jul 2025

Terry

Lovely polite staff although reception queues were more than 5 minutes waiting for any small enquiry.

Leisure Family

8/10

Excellent

04 Jul 2025

Paul

Playa Blanca

Barcelo Playa Blanca is a very nice hotel.
Only down side there is no adult entertainment unless you like sports.
I would have to think twice to stay again.
Staff where great and the food is very good.

Self

2/10

Poor

02 Jul 2025

Lee Dryhurst

stayed at Barceló Playa Blanca in June 2025 and was extremely disappointed by the hotel’s lack of support and basic care. As someone with a medical need for shade due to skin cancer, I requested shaded sunbed access before and during my stay. Despite raising this multiple times, no reasonable solution was offered. Instead, I was told to pay €900 to change rooms or move hotels—neither of which addressed the issue fairly.

Staff were often dismissive, and at times even laughed at my repeated requests for shade, which was humiliating. I had to chase for everything, from towels to written responses. Promised follow-ups never happened, and communication was poor throughout.

In this day and age, we all understand the dangers of UV exposure. Barceló is knowingly failing to provide a basic duty of care by not ensuring adequate shade for guests—particularly those with medical needs. This is unacceptable for a hotel of its supposed standard.

10/10

Exceptional

23 Mar 2025

Timothy

One of the most Impressive Hotels!!

One of the most gorgeous huge hotels we have ever stayed at!! Modern deco. Loads of space everywhere. Never felt crowded. Stunning views & easy walk (10 mins to the main town) & beach (5 mins). Rooms are beautifully appointed. Buffet area large & tastefully decorated. Might be a little short on staff some days ... But not a complaint. Love that they don't charge for sparkling water!!!

Partner

8/10

Excellent

21 Mar 2025

Martin

Great location and super clean . Room was great

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

19 Mar 2025

Fabian

Wonderful stay!

What a relaxing stay! The hotel is fantastic - starts from a friendly and helpfull staff, finishing at the all-inclusive food that was delicious everyday.
I'm usually quite picky but this hotel managed all my expectations. We were celebrating my partner bday and preapring a suprises for him was never so easy! Coming back 100%

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

08 Mar 2025

Divyaa-Darshanaa Mohanbhai

Excellent stay at BARCELÓ Playa Blanca, 2nd visit to Playa Blanca within 5 months. Shops, food places are in close proximity and the stunning beach is a short walk away. The staff and locals are super friendly and it feels really safe. Will make it a yearly visit with my family

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

01 Mar 2025

Kate

Lovely break

The hotel is in an excellent location. Fabulous amenities. Only small down side is they felt short on staff. We will definitely go back

Friends_and_family Family

8/10

Excellent

27 Feb 2025

Alister

Fantastic week

Fantastic week with nice staff and lots of space inside & out. As it’s a very large hotel lots of walking involved which we didn’t mind as it helped us get our steps up.
Breakfast nice with good selection of produce, although queuing for hot water/coffees quite lengthy due to busy hotel and regular refills required by staff.
Would definitely visit again.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

24 Feb 2025

Marilyn

A new and excellent designed hotel. It is huge and based on a cruise ship. Room and balcony very modern and comfortable. Breakfast buffet efficient and very wide range of food offered. Environment in hotel was spotless . 5 stars all round

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

15 Feb 2025

Dawn Erica

A great hotel with lots of space and sleek modern design. The breakfast is great with lots to choose from but the evening meal selection is very similar after a while. However would highly recommend to stay at this hotel which is a great location.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

11 Feb 2025

Stuart

Excellent

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

26 Jan 2025

David

Perfect location an amenities

Leisure Self

4/10

Poor

20 Jan 2025

Meera

Positives and negatives

Nice new hotel but lacking some staple comforts required of a holiday.
Positives - location, free parking, ambience and animation team were excellent. Its gorgeous to look at!
Negatives - food (nothing labelled and cold), room layout, maid walked in and stared at my husband on the toilet and wouldnt leave. Very strange. Didnt offer us a welcome drink, water takes ages to get hot. Our balcony and windows were directly adjacent to the gym so we couldnt open curtains or yse balcony without seeing people working out right next to us. The heated pool was nice but the cold pool was full of seagulls. Surely this is not hygienic.
We would come again for the right price but we over paid which highlighted the negatives.

Friends_and_family Family

8/10

Excellent

19 Jan 2025

Francois

New and comfortable. A bit soulless.

Great bed and large room, very new and modern. Soulless as most of those supersized hotels

Business

8/10

Excellent

15 Jan 2025

Matt

I stayed for four nights B&B in a stylish room with a comfortable bed and rainfall shower. Nice grounds and pool, excellent breakfast, several dining options, friendly and helpful staff - but all was not good. First problem - check-in is really slow - only two staff, who were taking almost ten minutes per guest/group - I had to queue for 30 minutes to then be told that my room was not ready yet, and then come back and queue again for another 20 minutes just to get my room number. Second problem - the seating in the room is more style than practical, and it is not comfortable if you have a back problem like I do - there was a lounger with no upper back support, and a very low chair - when I sat, my knees were above my waist. The hotel did provide me with a normal height chair from the restaurant, but this was very basic and not comfortable. I solved the problem by adding a cushion to the base of the low chair to raise the height of the seat, and another on the back for extra support. For these reasons I will not be coming back.

Leisure Self

6/10

Pleasant

05 Jan 2025

Elisabeth

One night stay

Pool area lovely, spacious. Part of main pool heated in December and it really was warm! Just the food that was disappointing. Would stay again but book room only

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

02 Jan 2025

Christopher

Even though it's a large hotel, you feel like you have the place to yourself based on the design. The pool and all the public spaces are vast, so you feel some exclusivity without the price-tag of an exclusive resort.

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

20 Dec 2024

Loren

Would defo recommend

Fantastic hotel. Had everything covered. Spotless clean. Very helpful friendly staff. Convenient location along the promenade.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

10 Dec 2024

Andreea

Amaizing !

Leisure Friends

10/10

Exceptional

06 Dec 2024

Mrs Kerrie

Such a modern hotel in a great location.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

03 Dec 2024

Shirley

Superb hotel, lots of choice at breakfast and dinner. Rooms very comfortable with huge bed and high quality linens. Hotel is kept spotlessly clean and staff are friendly and helpful.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

02 Dec 2024

Alexandre

the swim up pool was amazing, the only thing was the water should have been a bit more hotter for this time of the year.
also the bathroom amenities need an improve, the shampoo was horrible

Leisure

6/10

Pleasant

04 Nov 2024

Karine

Food options not great. Entertainment pretty average. Only one pool bar with snacks for quite a big pool. So a lot of walking is needed. Towel service was great. Rooms too small and having no separate bathroom (just a shower space in the room) wasn’t convenient with kids.

Leisure Family_with_children

4/10

Poor

02 Nov 2024

Susan

The swim up room was lovely . There was no shop on site to buy bottled water from . The check in took 45 minutes as we were in a long que .

Leisure Partner

6/10

Pleasant

29 Oct 2024

thomas

Arrived at 12/30 room not ready. That was fine went back at normal 3pm check in to be told it was still not ready. The head chambermaid has to inspect the room. We got into the room at 3/50.
She didn’t do a very good job. There was about a dozen little ants having a party in the bathroom. I managed to squash about
10
of them. More appeared later. I Complained at reception about them nothing was done. Back down to reception after coming in late at night to find them in the bathroom and bedroom I was given a can of ant spray. We had dead ants all over the floor skirting boards and walls for the 4 day stay. They were never cleaned up. The food in the main restaurant wasn’t great. Lukewarm at best. There was plenty to go around but just not warm enough. I managed to lose 3 pounds in weight. So it wasn’t
all bad. As for the room and hotel it is lovely. It was my third stay since it opened. Will I be back unlikely.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

23 Oct 2024

Nicola

The hotel is nicely done and kept incredibly clean. It is quiet and the staff are mostly friendly. The swimming pool is massive and there is good availability of sun beds across the day, although there are very few around the children’s pool. The play area is small and designed for toddlers, but there is a full agenda of activities in the kids club. The disco was a bit of a disappointment, it starts late and while the staff are great and incredibly enthusiastic, there is not much dancing and the music is often specific to the hotel. The hotel bar is also very reasonably priced.

There are only two areas that let the hotel down for us. The first was that the room was not what we booked. As we were travelling with a toddler, we specifically booked a room that said it had a separate bedroom. When we got to the hotel, it turned out this type of room doesn’t exist. Furthermore, the sink and shower are in the bedroom, meaning that it is almost impossible to stay up once your child is asleep.

The other area was the restaurant. The food is average and either has no label or is incorrectly labelled. Very few items have allergens available and it is difficult to find this information from the staff

Leisure Family_with_children

6/10

Pleasant

20 Oct 2024

Ellis Jon

Was lovely and new

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

13 Oct 2024

Ian

Great hotel

Great week at a brand new hotel. Perfect room, food was great, service also brilliant. Highly recommend

Partner

6/10

Pleasant

13 Oct 2024

E

Too Big!

I booked a superior sea view room which was fabulous. Breakfast very good. Evening meal not so. The hotel is just too big and impersonal. The sunbeds with umbrellas got booked up early and left empty for ages.

Self

10/10

Exceptional

22 Sep 2024

Cliche Destiny

Staff are very polite and accommodating and the environment is very clean

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

28 Jun 2024

Natasha

Lovely new hotel that has amazing views.
Plenty of areas to sit and enjoy.
Lovely set of shops and Marina nearby and the beautiful beach with the crystal clear sea.
Perfect location

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

29 May 2024

Tejinder Singh

We all loved this hotel. The biggest surprise was heated pool (main pool and kids slides), food was absolutely amazing, a lot of choice in breakfast and dinner (didn’t had lunch cos we were on half board). Nice bars for drinks and cocktails. We enjoyed to the max….. will definitely go there again. Highly recommended

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

03 May 2024

Ryan

Amazing hotel

Business_and_leisure Family_with_children

10/10

Exceptional

19 Apr 2024

Ian

Super hotel. Very modern. Warms excellent