Arrecife · 5 stars · 164 rooms
Arrecife Gran Hotel & Spa
A five-star tower on Playa del Reducto with sea-view suites, a rooftop restaurant and a proper spa, for city-and-beach couples.
BeachfrontSpa
From £173 a night
The east coast
Hotels in Arrecife
Arrecife is Lanzarote’s capital and a real working city, with shopping streets, markets, two castles and the Charco de San Ginés lagoon ringed by bars and restaurants. Its town beach, El Reducto, has fine golden sand and a Blue Flag. Hotels here are mostly city and seafront hotels, so it suits short breaks, business trips and travellers who like local life.
El Cable, Arrecife · 5 stars · 14 rooms
Villa VIK
A 14-room, adults-only five-star villa in quiet Playa del Cable, for couples who love good food and privacy.
Adults onlyHeated pool
Arrecife · 3 stars · 112 rooms
Hotel Lancelot Playa
A friendly three-star facing Playa del Reducto in Arrecife, for couples and business travellers who want the beach and the town.
Beachfront
From £80 a night
Arrecife · 3 stars · 90 rooms
Checkin Diamar
A bright three-star facing Playa del Reducto, close to central Arrecife, for couples and business travellers.
Beachfront
From £91 a night
Arrecife · 3 stars · 85 rooms
Hotel Miramar
A renovated, comfortable three-star on the Arrecife seafront, for travellers who want local life, shops and harbour views.
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Where the Arrecife hotels are
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Getting there
Arrecife is about 13 minutes' drive from César Manrique-Lanzarote airport (ACE). Arrecife Bus lines 22 and 23 link the airport with the bus station in the city, and from there buses run to almost every part of the island, which makes the capital an easy base without a car. Taxis wait at the official ranks on the ground floor of both terminals.
Beaches
El Reducto, the city beach, is about 500 metres of fine golden sand with calm water, protected by a reef you can see at low tide. It has a seafront promenade and good services, and it holds a Blue Flag for 2026. Hotels at El Cable, west of the centre, sit on a quieter residential stretch of seafront with a promenade into town.
Good to know
Arrecife is a real working town, and that is its charm. The Charco de San Ginés, a seawater lagoon where the first fishing community settled, is now ringed by bars and restaurants. The Castillo de San Gabriel holds the city history museum, and the Castillo de San José houses the contemporary art museum. Calle Real is the main shopping street, and a craft market runs on Saturdays.
Staying in Arrecife
Does Arrecife have a beach?
Yes. El Reducto is a calm, golden city beach of about 500 metres with a promenade, and it holds a Blue Flag for 2026.
How do you get from Lanzarote airport to Arrecife by bus?
Arrecife Bus lines 22 and 23 run between the airport and the bus station in Arrecife. By car the trip takes about 13 minutes.
What is there to do in Arrecife?
Walk round the Charco de San Ginés, visit the Castillo de San Gabriel and the contemporary art museum in the Castillo de San José, and shop along Calle Real.
Is Arrecife a good base without a car?
Yes. Most island bus lines start from the Arrecife bus station, so the beaches and villages are easy to reach.
Every place to stay in Arrecife, on a map
Our list covers the hotels we would book. Around them, this map shows apartments and other places to stay with prices from the big booking sites, in case none of ours suits your dates.
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Sources: turismolanzarote.com, banderaazul.org, arrecifebus.com, arrecifebus.com, aena.es.