Where to stay in Lanzarote
Black gravel vineyards, whitewashed volumes and a north that stays green
Specific guides to Lanzarote
Focused comparisons to choose the right area and hotel for the trip you actually want.
Where to stay in Lanzarote: three hotels, and why none of them are on the beach
The island's resort coast holds most of the beds and almost none of the stays worth booking. A guide to the three inland hotels that are — Teguise, La Asomada and Haría — and how to choose between them.
5 September 2026 · 9 min read
Lanzarote in winter: the island is better in January than in August
Around 21–23 °C in the daytime, almost no rain and light that makes the volcanic landscape legible. What winter on Lanzarote actually gives you, and what it takes away.
5 September 2026 · 7 min read
Where it is still summer in October: five hotels for autumn sun
Summer does not end everywhere at the same time. In Lanzarote, the Algarve and the Cádiz coast, October still means warm days, long lunches outside and dinner with the windows open. Five places to stretch it.
14 September 2026 · 7 min read
Spain in November: where to go, and what it is really like
November is the month Spain splits in two. One half keeps a sea you can swim in; the other trades the beach for cities you can finally walk. Four kinds of November trip, eight hotels, and an honest account of what closes.
16 September 2026 · 9 min read
Spain in December: where to go, from the first snow to winter sun
December is the month Spain stops pretending to be a beach country. Four kinds of trip — snow in the Pyrenees, sun in the Canaries, a city lit for Christmas and a dinner worth the journey — nine hotels, and the dates that move everything.
13 October 2026 · 10 min read
Winter sun without the long flight: Lanzarote, Marrakech and the southern coasts
Where the sun still works between December and February, what each place is actually good for, and the hotels we rate in each — from a volcanic island at 21 °C to a riad in the medina.
22 September 2026 · 8 min read
Lanzarote: good to know
Where is the best area to stay in Lanzarote?
Inland. Teguise gives you the island's most complete historic town and a central position; La Asomada, above Tías, gives the volcanic landscape and sea views from height; Haría in the north gives a green valley and the coolest, quietest side of the island. The resort coast has the beds but not the stays.
Do you need a car in Lanzarote?
Yes, for the hotels worth booking. All three of our stays are inland, roads up to them are narrow and unlit, and Timanfaya, La Geria, Famara and the north all need driving to. Transfers work for a single-hotel stay, but they make the island much smaller than it is.
Is Lanzarote a good winter destination?
It is one of the better ones in Europe. Daytime temperatures sit around 21–23 °C from December to February, the island is dry, and the light is exceptional. What it is not is warm in the evenings or reliably calm — the wind is a constant, and the north is several degrees cooler than the south.
How many nights are enough in Lanzarote?
Four is a comfortable minimum: one day for Timanfaya and La Geria, one for the north and the Manrique sites, one with nothing planned. Five or six lets you split between two bases — the historic centre and the northern valley behave like different islands.