Alexandre Grand Teguise Playa

The Alexandre Grand Teguise Playa is a large seaside hotel for divers who want the practical comforts of a full-service base rather than a small guesthouse. There are 300 rooms across six floors, with a pool, restaurants, bars, fitness facilities and direct access to a golden-sand beach. After the kit is put away, you can stay on site or head out to explore Lanzarote.

The hotel team speaks English and Spanish, so you can deal with the useful things without resorting to underwater hand signals at reception. The hotel website is also available in German and French, alongside English and Spanish.

You are on the east coast of Lanzarote, in Teguise, at the Costa Teguise resort area. The hotel sits directly by the sea, with a golden-sand beach reached from the property; sun loungers and parasols are available there. Playa del Jablillo, Playa Bastián and Las Cucharas are all part of the nearby coastal strip.

The centre of Teguise is 6 miles away, while Lanzarote Airport is 9 miles from the hotel. The surroundings combine beaches with Lanzarote’s volcanic terrain, so a hire car makes sense if you want to see more than the stretch immediately around the hotel. A golf course is about 2 miles away.

The choice is mainly about how you want to use the room. Sea-view doubles suit couples who would rather wake up looking towards the water, while balcony categories give you somewhere outside to sit without leaving the room. Double beds and twin beds are available, depending on the category, and the junior suites and suites give you a step up in space and fittings without needing to turn the room into a technical briefing.

Air conditioning, a fridge, television, Wi-Fi and a safe appear in selected categories rather than across every room type, so check the individual room card before booking. The Superior Double Room with Balcony adds soundproofing, toiletries and air conditioning. The standard sea-view double with a double bed also has air conditioning and a fridge, useful when you return hot, salty and ready for cold water rather than conversation.

The suites add practical extras in some categories, including air conditioning, a fridge, coffee facilities, towels, toiletries and a safe. Room service is available, and lifts make the six-storey layout easier to manage with luggage. The hotel also has connecting or adjacent rooms, subject to availability.

El Jablillo Restaurant handles breakfast, lunch and dinner on its terrace, with local, national and international cooking. Breakfast is a buffet from 08:00, while lunch and dinner give you the option of eating on site rather than searching for somewhere else with sandy feet. Dinner requires formal clothing: long trousers and closed shoes for gentlemen, so the post-dive shorts may need to wait until tomorrow.

Malvasía À la Carte Restaurant concentrates on dinner and serves national and international cuisine. There are two named bars: Pool Bar Estrella for drinks and cold snacks, and Bar Salón Alisios in the lobby for drinks. All-inclusive is available. If you choose half board instead, beverages are not included, a small detail that is better understood before the first round rather than after it.

The outdoor heated pool gives you an easier recovery session than another serious sporting commitment, with pool equipment and pool or beach towels available. The beach is directly outside, with loungers and parasols, while the garden, terrace and sun terrace provide places to sit when you have had enough of both chlorine and sand.

If your legs still work after diving, the hotel has fitness equipment, a tennis court, table tennis, billiards, darts, mini-golf and yoga. Golf is available at a course about 2 miles away. Massage treatments are available for a more sensible kind of recovery, and the hotel can help arrange excursions if you want to trade the usual pool-to-bar routine for more of the island.

Families have access to a children’s pool, a play area and children’s television channels. For everyone else, the useful headline is simpler: there is enough on site to fill a non-diving day without pretending that every holiday needs an organised activity every hour.

Lanzarote Airport is 9 miles away. Car hire is available, and free parking is provided on site, which is useful if you plan to explore the island independently. The hotel also has an ATM, currency exchange, luggage storage and a lift, with wheelchair-accessible facilities.

Check-in is from 15:00 to 18:00, and check-out is by 12:00. Reception operates around the clock, so the building does not shut down while you are travelling or returning late. Wi-Fi is available throughout the hotel, and laundry, dry-cleaning and ironing services are available when salt, dust and travel clothes have started forming their own ecosystem.

The hotel can arrange vehicle hire and provides tourist assistance for excursions. Room facilities vary by category, particularly for air conditioning, fridges, safes, balconies and Wi-Fi, so compare the exact room description before confirming. The individual meal plan also matters: all-inclusive is available, while half board excludes beverages.

The hotel states its commitment to preserving the environment. No named environmental certification or specific energy or water programme is attached to that commitment, so the practical point here is simply the stated policy rather than a list of badges.