Los Zocos Impressive Lanzarote

Los Zocos Impressive Lanzarote is a four-star resort hotel in Teguise, with the practical scale that suits a holiday where diving is only part of the day. You have pools, several places to eat and drink, a spa, fitness facilities and enough family activity to keep the non-divers occupied while you are underwater. It is a sizeable property, with 324 rooms across two floors, so this is a resort stay rather than a small, tucked-away guesthouse.

English, Spanish, French and German are spoken by the hotel team. That matters when you are discussing a late arrival, a car, a meal arrangement or simply trying to explain that your shoulders have had enough sun for one day. The hotel was built in 1985 and renovated in 2020, giving the resort an established footprint with a more recent update behind it.

You are in Teguise, on Lanzarote, with Costa Teguise as the useful local reference. The resort sits by the sea, with a public beach nearby and Las Cucharas Beach and Playa Los Charcos among the places around the hotel. The setting gives you access to the familiar Lanzarote mix: beaches, volcanic scenery, desert-like stretches and historic corners rather than one endlessly repeated postcard view.

The centre of Teguise is 10 km away, so the hotel works best if you are happy to treat it as your base and explore by car or organised excursion. Free parking is available, and car hire can be arranged at the hotel. That makes a difference on an island where the most interesting change of scenery is often found beyond the next resort road.

The room stock is broad enough to cover solo stays, couples, families and groups, but the useful choice is not the grand-sounding label on the booking page. Start with the practical question: do you want a straightforward room, a balcony, a view, or separate sleeping space? Standard rooms include private bathrooms, while the range also covers garden, pool, sea and city views, balconies, one- and two-bedroom layouts, and larger family arrangements.

For a couple, a double room with a balcony or sea view is the obvious direction if the outlook matters more than extra beds. Travelling with family or friends, the two-bedroom suites and larger suite layouts make more sense than trying to negotiate a single sleeping space every night. Some suite categories include a kitchen and microwave, while selected junior suites and suites also have air conditioning, a fridge, coffee facilities, a safe, television and Wi-Fi. Those features are category-specific, so check the exact room card before booking rather than assuming every room comes with the full kit.

A private bathroom is standard across the room range, with toiletries listed for the suite categories. Selected rooms also have balconies, fans or heating. The resort's air conditioning is useful when Lanzarote has done what Lanzarote does best and supplied rather a lot of sun; a fridge is equally welcome for keeping water cold when you come back tired and salty. Solo rooms are available, as are double rooms with either a double bed or twin beds.

El Mirador is the main restaurant, serving breakfast, lunch and dinner as a buffet. The offer covers national and international cooking, with themed evenings added to the routine. Breakfast is buffet-style, and the hotel works with all-inclusive and premium all-inclusive arrangements, so the exact meal plan is worth checking when you book rather than relying on the restaurant names alone.

Dinner gives you more than one route. El Boulevard runs an oriental-themed buffet, with the Galeón Bar close enough for a drink afterwards without turning the evening into an expedition. Venecia is the à la carte Italian option, described as an exclusive setting with a focus on higher-quality products and table service. It is the place to choose when another buffet feels like one dive briefing too many.

There are five named bars. Pool Bar La Cabane combines snacks, drinks and ice creams beside the pool, with outdoor lunch on its terrace. Bar Kiosko is the chill-out choice, while Bar Premium Plaza adds cocktails, premium drinks and tapas overlooking the chill-out pool. Club Agua Marina combines drinks with evening entertainment and a games room; Bar Galeón rounds off the restaurant offer with cocktails and shows. In other words, you can eat lightly, eat properly or carry on the evening without immediately reaching for your room key.

The pool area gives you two different moods: an animated zone near Pool Bar La Cabane and a quieter chill-out area. That is useful after a day when the last thing you want is another timetable. Sun loungers and parasols are available around the public beach, while the hotel also has a solarium, terrace and garden for the slower version of the afternoon.

ESSENCE DIVINE THERAPY is the proper reset button. Its facilities include a water circuit, sauna, hammam and relaxation areas, with massages and facial treatments available. The resort also has a gym and fitness equipment, plus tennis, table tennis and billiards for those who still have energy to spend. There is also a golf course among the listed sporting facilities.

Evenings can be as quiet or as sociable as you choose. Club Agua Marina runs family entertainment, including a mini-disco, shows and a games room with electronic, electromechanical and manual games. A kids' club, children's entertainment and a children's play area give younger travellers their own programme, while the adults can retreat to a drink, a treatment or a patch of sun that has not yet been claimed.

Reception is open around the clock, which is useful for flight schedules that refuse to respect normal hotel hours. Check-in runs from 16:00 to midnight, and check-out is by 12:00. Free Wi-Fi is available throughout the hotel, while the reception area also covers practical tasks such as currency exchange, ticket assistance, excursions, luggage storage and a safe.

Parking is available, and vehicle hire can be arranged if you want to make more of Lanzarote than the immediate Costa Teguise area. The hotel accepts cash, Visa and Mastercard. Facilities include wheelchair access, with the restaurant accessible to wheelchair users, and pets are accepted. Laundry service is available, and a doctor is listed among the hotel services.

The accommodation is air-conditioned at hotel level, although room equipment varies by category. If you are choosing a suite for the kitchen, fridge, balcony or air conditioning, check that the specific room you select includes the feature rather than assuming it applies across the building. Meal inclusions depend on the plan attached to your booking.