SBH Hotel Royal Mónica

The hotel has its own part of the beach and has very relaxing vibe. It’s outside the town centre but is only a quick taxi ride. The food was adequate and I would say was quite good seeing the hotel is only a 3 star. The rooms were large and spacious and very clean. All in all a great hotel for a relaxing holiday.

My daughter and myself very much enjoyed our holiday. We had a sea view with balcony and it was lovely to wake up in the morning and see the view. We also sat there at night it was lovely. The food is really good there is such a wide selection at each setting. We took the bus a short walk from hotel to Playa Blanco where we bought some nice souvenirs and then sunbathed on the beach and swam in the sea. The waves were high at times and we very much enjoyed that bit of fun. Also took bus another day to a beach a little further along forgot the name at minute but that was also a lovely place with lots of restaurants. Most days we sat in one of the pods (I called them) where you can sunbathe in private leading down to the beach. Our first trip to Lanzarote and we will definately go back it's all so clean and we would stay at this hotel again. My only criticism was the evening entertainment. If they were able to improve so there was proper entertainment each night then this hotel could easily by 4 or 5 star

Arrived around 8:30 pm, check-in was not the best. Receptionist was not the friendliest or helpful, these are your rooms (party of 5 ,3 rooms) no real directions, no site map, site quite large and it was dark! Eventually found my room ,we had been given a family sea view double. Room was a great size ,but could do with some TLC. Bed was 2 singles pushed together ,not ideal but very comfortable. Bathroom sizeable with over bath shower ,sink ,toilet and hairdryer. Large balcony looking out see was lovely. We had just enough time to sample the all inclusive evening selection, which i have to say was not bad, good selection of meat, fish .pasta and salad and sweets/deserts. EVENING MEALS FINISH 21.15. Breakfast again offered a good selection of both hot and cold options. POOLS .2 pools and a kiddies pool in a separate area. Plenty of sunbeds around pools and also sheltered sunbathing areas with sunbeds along sea front for use of hotel guests. POOL BAR. Open10.30 -23.00 , snacks (burgers, chips and ham and cheese toasties) available 12.30 is until 17.00. his where evening entertainment is held.TO BE AWARE this building and the pools are set away from the main hotel, so if you are not so mobile it is not ideal. Only 2 drinks person served at any one visit to the bar. There is another bar that is very close to the restaurant but is not manned , there are self service wine dispenser and beer pump, cannot think why this area is not put to better use. Overall the food was good at all mealtimes, the drinks were plentiful and free. The staff in the main were pleasant and tried their best(some spoke very little English). The hotel itself is a little out of it, being probably the last Hotel in Playa Blanca, very close to the Lighthouse. Not a problem if you want a quiet time. Playa Blanca harbour and town is a pleasant 1 hour stroll, Rubicon is about another half an hour walk further on. Taxi's are a problem, being so far out , we waited over 3/4 hour after booking one along with with other families with taxi's taking over an hour especially on market days, i suspect larger hotels and airport runs take most taxi's .Checkout was no hassle 11.00am and there is a locked luggage room. Overall we had a good holiday ,would i go back to this hotel ,possibly. Just a note to bear in mind the brits are a minority at this hotel, mainly French ,German and Dutch ,again this did not bother me in fact it was quite nice to hear different languages. Lots of slopes ,steps around he hotel, there is a small shop on site selling water ,souvenirs ,tobacco products.