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2.5 of 5
Calle Einstein 4, 35100 Maspalomas, Gran Canaria, Spain
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El Cardonal Apartments
Ranked #29 of 69 hotels in Maspalomas
4.0 of 5 stars 55 Reviews
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19 helpful votes 19 helpful votes
“Great place for a value break”
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 7 September 2011
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Had 11 nights in August here. Very good value. Clean appartment/bungalow. Double sofa bed in lounge which me and Mrs used and our young daughters took the bedroom. Shower bath fine always hot water. Plenty of towels changed after a week but hung up/folded along with beds every day. Kitchen OK for a self catering, large fridge, microwave, 2 rings and 4 pans. Asked for a kettle and toaster which was in room by the time we got back that day. No air con which was not ideal but we knew this and coped.

Nice little patio where we breakfasted each morning. TV with a movie channel, SKY News and ITV which we were not charged for. Only saw 2 cockroaches in our trip, but they were big buggers!

We were only Engligh there, full of Spanish but they were fine and friendly. Only had 2 days around the pool and plenty of beds at 08:30 but most reserved or in use by 9:30. Big main pool, cleaned daily and small pool really shallow for the little ones. Friendly staff in office, really helpful, told us how and where to find best beaches. Free WIFI on site and PC in reception to use at a small charge. Water machine in reception for fresh chilled water to fill your bottles, 20c per litre and snack vending machine.

We asked to keep our room on, on the last day beyond 11am as we were not flying until 7pm. No problem and no charge!! Taxi to airport was just short of 40 euros and 25 minutes on quiet dual carriageway.
5 minute walk up the hill to a decent stocked spar and a further 5 minutes to a bigger supermarket. Good fresh bread at both. Steepish hill but our girls managed in daily and they are 3 and 5. Went to Maspolamas on first day, anout 40mins walk along green track/pavement, big waves and current there so didnt go back, also nudist beach 5 mins from beach entrance at lighthouse if you want that or want to avoid. Men walking around with a rucksack on their backs, sandals on and nothing else is not everyones cup of tea!!

We got taxi back from there for 3.5euros.

Most other days we got on the bus to other beaches. Hotel very helpful in advising. Down the hill onto mainroad (2 mins from hotel) catch number 1 bus (every 20 minutes) we had 3 days on ANFI beach (golden sands and small waves), 210 mins on bus and even better on PLaya de Amadores (25 minutes on bus) Kids were free on buses and we paid about 1.80 each way per adult.

Had a couple of of trips to the Holiday world fair (about 15 mins walk) good fun and lots of rides for kids from 1-12 Good value, 20 euros for 60 tokens and most rides are about 3 or 4 tokens each. Good food there too and a bar.

Enjoyed the holiday temperatures perfect about 28 each day with nice breeze. Good holiday, great value s/c accomodation and nice island. Would probably go Amadores or that way next time as Maspolamas beach to rough for little ones.

Room Tip: Staff so helpful, want more kitchen pans, pots, kettles etc... just ask and you will get!
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  • Stayed August 2011, travelled with family
    • 5 of 5 stars Value
    • 4 of 5 stars Sleep Quality
    • 4 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 5 of 5 stars Service
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Sweden
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3 reviews 3 reviews
1 helpful vote 1 helpful vote
“Even the fifth time was splended”
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 2 September 2011
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This was the fifth time my wife and me visited El Cardonal this time for almost 5 weeks. It´s always lovely to arrive, you are geting well wellcomed, meeting old friends since the last time for instance Pat and Roy, Ingrid and Lars, Cese in the poolbar, Ram, Denise, Vicento in the reception, Maria the cleener and many others. Now we are looking forward to our next visit 5 weeks in november- december and another 5 weeks in februari-mars.
Saludos desde Barbara y Lars

  • Stayed February 2011, travelled with family
    • 4 of 5 stars Value
    • 5 of 5 stars Sleep Quality
    • 4 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 4 of 5 stars Service
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Dublin, Ireland
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“Returning guests, 4 yrs running..”
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 31 May 2011

Myself and my wife have been guests at El Cardonal Apts for 4 yrs running. We spend 3-4 mths at at time and really love it. It has all the amenities we need and is very peaceful, which is exactly what we like. The staff are very friendly which makes our return visits even more enjoyable.

  • Stayed December 2010, travelled as a couple
    • 5 of 5 stars Value
    • 5 of 5 stars Location
    • 5 of 5 stars Sleep Quality
    • 5 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 5 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 5 of 5 stars Service
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Sweden
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3 reviews 3 reviews
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“A perfekt place for me and my wife”
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 22 December 2010

This was the fourth time we visited El Cardonal and we wasn´t disapointed this time either. We like the calm lokation, the area and most of all the friendly welcoming way from the staff. We feel like beeing at home, as a matter of fact, El Cardonal is our second home and thats wy we spend more than 2 month there every year. In the future it probably will be longer.
Lars and Barbara

  • Stayed December 2010, travelled as a couple
    • 5 of 5 stars Value
    • 4 of 5 stars Location
    • 4 of 5 stars Sleep Quality
    • 4 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 5 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 4 of 5 stars Service
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“get what you pay for”
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 24 November 2010

just back from a week in El Cardonal. on arrival in bungalow the floor in the kitchen area was crawling with ants, when the cleaner came in i commented and she said "they everywhere". Well ive stayed in Gran Canaria on 4 previous occassions and not seen them in my accommodation before. I had to keep all foodstuff in the fridge, even my wheetabix. The bungalows are clean enough but could do with a fresh coat of paint inside.
The bed sheets are a patterned blue and its difficult to tell if they have been changed or not. Towels a very dark green and im sure mine were only changed once during the week, once again hard to tell.
The pool area is kept nice and clean and the bar is very well kept, the girl working there is great and serves up tasty, reasonably priced food and drinks.
Great having a free safe and a tv with some decent british channels.
My kitchen equipment arrived at various intervals during the week, microwave was there day 1, toaster day 2 and kettle day 3, would have been nice to have it all on arrival but no real complaint.
In a quiet area and the nearest spar is up the hill, wait till its cooled down before attempting to climb the hill and its not too bad a trek.
all in all its not a bad place to stay and good value for money, close enough to Playa Del Ingles to get a cheap taxi, roughly 4 euros and less than ten minutes away.
would be nice if they got rid of the ants but all in all would return if the price stays as low.

  • Stayed November 2010, travelled solo
    • 4 of 5 stars Value
    • 4 of 5 stars Location
    • 4 of 5 stars Sleep Quality
    • 4 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 4 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 4 of 5 stars Service
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Address: Calle Einstein 4, 35100 Maspalomas, Gran Canaria, Spain
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