Barceló Teguise Beach - Adults only

For an adults-only break on Lanzarote, Barceló Teguise Beach keeps things straightforward: a coastal hotel, a short walk from Las Cucharas Beach, with an all-inclusive option and enough on site to keep the post-dive logistics pleasantly dull. No children under 18, which makes the place a natural fit if you want quieter evenings rather than a soundtrack of poolside negotiations.

The hotel was fully renovated in 2015 and has 305 rooms across three floors. English is spoken by the team, alongside Spanish, German, French and Italian, so you can deal with reception, restaurant questions and practical requests without resorting to underwater hand signals.

The hotel is in Teguise, on the east coast of Lanzarote, in the coastal area of Costa Teguise. It sits by the sea, with Las Cucharas Beach around 0.1 mile away on foot. The beach has golden sand, sun loungers and parasols, giving you an easy place to stretch your legs when the fins have done enough work for one day.

The setting also works as a base for seeing more of the island. Excursions can take you towards places such as La Geria, Jameos de Agua, Cueva de los Verdes, La Graciosa and Famara. The hotel is about 9 miles from César Manrique-Lanzarote Airport.

The room choice is broad, but the useful distinction is simple: choose around the view, the balcony and the amount of indoor space you actually want to use. Double rooms cover the practical couple’s stay, while triple and quadruple options are available for larger parties. Junior suites and suites give you more room to spread out, and some categories are arranged with one or two bedrooms.

Sea-view, pool-view and city-view options let you decide what you would rather see first. Balcony categories add somewhere to sit with a coffee instead of staring at the same four walls, while selected deluxe rooms and junior suites combine air conditioning, blackout blinds, coffee-making facilities, a minibar, television and Wi-Fi. Most of the rooms have a whirlpool bath, either indoors or on the terrace, which is a reasonable way to deal with tired legs without pretending it counts as another dive.

Private bathrooms are standard across the room categories. Showers or baths, hairdryers, towels, toiletries, wardrobes and slippers are available according to category, with air conditioning listed for selected rooms. The adults-only policy and the hotel’s three-storey layout keep the general proposition clear: come back, cool down, shut the blinds and sleep.

The Atlantic restaurant handles breakfast, lunch and dinner as a buffet, with local and international dishes on the line. Breakfast is also served buffet-style, and the all-inclusive formula is available if you would rather settle the food question before the first descent rather than negotiate it again every evening.

There are three bars, each with a different job. Champs Sports Bar is the obvious place for a match and a drink, Breeze Pool Bar keeps refreshments close to the water, and B-Lounge Cocktail Bar focuses on cocktails in the lobby. The all-inclusive service also includes table service and a selection of dishes in the à la carte restaurants, so the arrangement is not limited to collecting plates from a buffet.

The outdoor infinity pool is reserved for adults and gives you a proper reason to remain horizontal for a while. Pool and beach equipment is available, with pool or beach towels, while the nearby Las Cucharas Beach adds sand, loungers and parasols when you want a change of scenery without planning an expedition.

For the muscles that have spent the day working harder than expected, the wellness centre has a sauna, steam bath, aromatic shower and treatment rooms offering massages and facials. There is also a gym with a full range of equipment. The solarium is there for people who enjoy being toasted slowly and deliberately.

When lying down loses its appeal, the hotel offers billiards, cycling, golf and cultural excursions, including land and sea outings. The tourist assistance service can help with excursions, while the garden, terrace and outdoor furniture provide less demanding places to sit. That is about the right level of ambition for a non-diving day.

Check-in starts at 15:00 and check-out is by 12:00. Reception is open around the clock, with express check-in and check-out available. Wi-Fi is free throughout the hotel, and air conditioning is available. A lift, luggage storage, concierge services and a safe are part of the practical setup, with laundry, ironing and dry-cleaning services also available.

An airport transfer service is available, and public buses run from César Manrique-Lanzarote Airport towards the hotel area. By road, the journey from the airport takes about 16 minutes in normal conditions; the public bus journey takes around 50 minutes. Car hire, excursion assistance and an electric-vehicle charging station are also available.

The hotel is accessible to wheelchair users, and the restaurant has wheelchair access. Parking is available as a paid service. The hotel is entirely non-smoking, and it accepts Visa, Mastercard, American Express, Visa Electron and cash.