MONEA Royal Monica

An honest review

6.0

The hotel aThe hotel and rooms were clean and tidy, and the staff was polite. The rooms were spacious and accommodated our family of four comfortably. The food was good, with a variety of options available for both us and the kids. However, the service could be slow at times, as we often had to wait for staff to bring out more food. The hotel itself is in need of renovation, as it shows signs of aging, particularly the pool area. There was some daytime entertainment, but it was limited. The drinks were not very enjoyable; despite paying for an all-inclusive package, the cocktails were unappetizing, and the beer tasted watery. During our stay, there was no kids' club available, and the evening entertainment was quite poor. As a result, we spent most of our days exploring outside the hotel and in Playa Blanca, as there wasn't much to do around the hotel itself. Overall, it wasn't the best place we've stayed at; we've experienced much better accommodations for a similar price.

Great for couples and families

8.0

I always write my reviews in the same manner. I always do my reviews half way through the holiday so I am still in the right frame of mind, and I always explain that our standards are not excessively high. We have been to Playa Blanca numerous times and know Lanzarote fairly well.. Royal Monica was classed as 3 star when we booked up. We always budget for a 3* -4* hotel and they are all very similar as regards rooms, entertainment and food. If one hotel is better in one aspect, you tend to find it will let itself down in others, so at the price we pay, we never expect perfection Firstly, the room. We paid extra for a sea view which is definitely worth it. There are two levels of apartments on the sea front and the downstairs rooms hasve their own patio, which is less than a stones throw away from the sea. The location would be difficult to beat in that respect. Otherwise, the hotel itself is about a 45 minute walk along the seafront to the centre of the town, but we hired a car so we had the choice. There are closer shops and bars than this however. Entertainment is available but limited. The 'Animation' team do games for kids and adults throughout the day, like boules, pool sports etc, and then bingo quizzes and disco on the night. There are two main pools and a smaller one for toddlers. Plenty of sunbeds are available including some on the hotels private beach (which is a small pebble beach) The rooms themselves are fairly standard twin double. They were kept very clean throughout the stay and were cool from the heat outside. Some may think the decor is dated but I didn't think this. The mattress was too hard for my liking, but still able to sleep. When people complain about these types of holiday, jt often involves food. The food is standard for your 3 or 4 style hotel. They have to cater for many nationalities, so it is a simple affair. A pork orr chicken dish most night.s Also, chips, rice or potatosj and warm vegetables. Always a plentiful variety of fruit and salads along with deserts. The all inclusive here is a positive. Normally, drinks are limited in one way or another. But here, you can have cocktails which is not usual. Often the beer and wine along with soft drinks is self service, along with tea and coffee. All staff we have met are friendly and eager to please,. The dining room staff work tirelessly to make sure there are always tables clean, and you can see the chefs prepare food. The animation team are proactive in getting people involved and the cleaners do a great job. I would not describe this as a negative as such, but some of the complex is in need of modernising. There are people working on this and from what we noticed it is mainly cosmetic and not a big deal. Again, not a negative, but a lot of the patrons are French. We always book with love holidays, and whilst they are by far the cheapest, we never end up in an English hotel. We prefer this. We find all nationalities to be polite my in general, and there are enough English families to socialise if you choose. Finally, be aware that if you come in July, it is Lanzarote s windiest month. In previous hotels, this has rocked hazardous as we have come close to being impaled by sun umbrellas. But here, they are solid wood umbrellas so it is a lot safer.

Lovely location. Hotel questionable

6.0

For my first solo trip I definitely picked the right location. Beach literally on the doorstep with the most stunning views. Hotel however was very hit or miss, food seemed to be very repetitive but loved the pizza in the pool bar. But if you like fish plenty on offer, the two nights I got chicken it’s wasn’t cooked. Bar staff so friendly and accommodating. By far best thing of the week was Aqua Dance with Pedro it was so funny and a great experience. Day time experience otherwise was lacking no music by the pool during the day unless aqua dance was on.

Where to start

4.0

Rooms were clean ,food ok ,fish had lots of bones in it apart from the fresh tuna which was nice as was the tinned tuna ,meat on offer was pork ,pork loin ,hog roast ,pork chops ,pork steaks ,beef stew ,on my arrival travelling solo ,I sat for evening meal ,around half eight ISH ,they served meals until 9 30 in the evenings I made the mistake of sitting at a table for five ,the restaurant assistant was rather rude ,telling me they had to clear up as they had to prep for breakfast ,after that I made sure I sat at a table for two ,so one evening same restaurant assistant came up to me ,pulled the chair up opposite as I was sitting down and said table for two I said no just me ,having lost my husband earlier this year to cancer ,I thought he was out of order the little sod ,all entertainment was aimed at the french ,plus the Germans well that's another story ,I found it too far out of center of playa blanca ,4 mile walk in same back ,not ideal in the heat ,plus an insect the size of a mouse running round my room on first night due to me opening the patio doors slightly to let some air in as Aircon didn't work and ceiling fan didn't work but if it had it would have been far to noisy ,as I could hear next doors ceiling fan ,would I stay here again not on your nelly

Recomendable, estancia genial

9.0

La comodidad de las camas, la comida del buffet y el servicio de los empleados. La comida exquisita, casera, variada, los postres, todo genial solo pondría más fruta en la mañana y no en la noche . Los empleados son estupendos, nombrar a Dan, Mohamed, Rahid, Massimo, Renato, Daniel ...los chicos del bar todos alegres,atentos ...el monitor Pedro es un crack nos lo ha hecho pasar genial. Hay una tienda en el hotel para apaños y si no hay cerca a nada un HiperDino. El paseo marítimo a pie para un largo paseo, cerca de varias playas hermosas andando o en coche . Hemos pasado unas vacaciones estupendas e inolvidables .

− Mejoraría la limpieza de las habitaciones y el mantenimiento de las instalaciones aunque ya están haciendo cambios . Que no te den picnic si no vas a comer o desayunar por excursión.

Guest review

6.0

− The air conditioning doesn't work and they didn't even bother to do anything.