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C/ El Morro de Uga, 1 | Lanzarote, 35570 Yaiza, Lanzarote, Spain
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Casa el Morro
Ranked #1 of 3 Yaiza B&B and Inns
4.5 of 5 stars 22 Reviews
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Sion, Svizzera
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12 reviews 12 reviews
Reviews in 4 cities Reviews in 4 cities
21 helpful votes 21 helpful votes
“Decent experience”
2 of 5 stars Reviewed 25 July 2011
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First of all I would like to point out an important factor nobody will tell you. Most of the time Summer weather in Lanzarote is tricky. It is always cloudy until midday, after 2pm sun might appear but evenings are cloudy again. If you are sun warshipper change your destination otherwise you will die as the Island has very little to offer other than some decent beaches. In addition Casa el Morro is inland...hence even more cloudy and windy then of the coast.

Said that a brief comment on CASA. it was our intention to spend a full week there but after 3 days we decided to move to another island as the weather was awful. We took a good decision, we found bright sun on another Island

During our stay we felt abandoned. Just very few contacts with a Polish lady. Raquel has never appeared. She called us just to tell us that we were going to be charged in full even if we were leaving earlier. Hospitality level was poor. Energy level in the structure was depressing. If you want to run this type of activity you have to warm up your offer with your presence otherwise it does not make any sense to the guest to take the offer.

One more thing: when I booked we were told there were just two flats available (the more expensive) - When we arrived we discovered CASA was empty...no other People around other than a couple.

  • Stayed July 2011, travelled as a couple
    • 2 of 5 stars Value
    • 3 of 5 stars Sleep Quality
    • 3 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 1 of 5 stars Service
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sunikiran, Propietario at Casa el Morro, responded to this review
2 August 2011
First of all we respect all the comments of our Guests, but as a management of Casa el morro we would like to clarify some points:

1. Most of the year the weather on Lanzarote is like in late spring with average temperature of 21-28 degrees, perfect for people that loves sun but not heat. It is very rarely that rains. One can stay on the beach and swim in sea or in a pool whole year. I am very sorry for the author of comment that he had no luck with weather but he can’t judge all the summer weather on the island if he spent here only 3 days….

2. I would like to indicate that we are not a big hotel with 24hours reception open. All Guests that book with us, are informed that our office is open in the mornings and we are delighted to give any advise or recommendations of nice beaches, interesting places, good restaurants. We offer all the extra activities that one can find in the island, but seems to me that some of the Guests just are not interested in that kind of help and prefer to complain.

3. Our reservation and cancellation policy is very clear, everybody can read it in our web site.
In case of not show or earlier departure we charge 100% of reservation.

Lanzarote is on the list of Biosphere reserves if UNESCO. It is known by its extraordinary and unique landscape, it is quiet perfect place to relax and spend vacations. Definitely it is not a place for those who are looking for a busy party areas with clubs..maybe some of the Guests should know it before they book vacations in Lanzarote..
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London, United Kingdom
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“Beauty, relaxation, happiness”
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 25 March 2011

We stayed in the El Alijibe rooms which were a delight! Beautifully decorated and furnished with everything you could want, although we were hardly inside. The bedroom was quirky and enchanting and we slept soundly every night.
The pool area was perfect, with big shaded beds around the outside and a great view over the village below. There was a sauna which was easy to use.
Raquel had organic produce which we happily purchased - aubergines, eggs, chard, radishes etc which we cooked up ourselves.
Pedro the cat was a welcome friend and we did some yoga which was great. Raquel is a very warm and helpful host.
To sum up - total heavenly relaxation and with your rental car its easy to explore the island.

  • Stayed February 2011, 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
    • 4 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 5 of 5 stars Service
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london
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42 reviews 42 reviews
Reviews in 26 cities Reviews in 26 cities
38 helpful votes 38 helpful votes
“Lovely place, but not perfect.”
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 12 January 2011
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person found this review helpful

Very quiet place. A long way from most places so you'll need a car. However, the village has a supermarket which is only 5-10 minutes walk away. The apartment we had was clean and comfortable, with a nice patio outside with table and chairs. The pool was lovely.
I think my only real gripe with the place was the fact that it's self catering, and they provide cutlery, crockery and a couple of small pans, albeit not very good ones, but they don't provide anything to wash them up with. I don't know whether they keep all of the washing up liquid left behind by guests but it seems odd to me that they wouldn't provide this. Having said that we asked for some and got it. The rooms are also very dark, as another reviewer mentioned, but we didn't spend too much time inside anyway.

Overall it was a great stay and just the thing to get away from a UK winter for a week. We'd go again.

Oh, watch out for mad woman across the road who doesn't like you turning your car in her drive.

  • Stayed November 2010, travelled as a couple
    • 3 of 5 stars Value
    • 4 of 5 stars Location
    • 5 of 5 stars Sleep Quality
    • 5 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 4 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 3 of 5 stars Service
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“Most relaxing place of Lanzarote”
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 21 November 2010

We've stayed with our two teen sons and my husband and I loved this place. It's very quite with nice surroundings and it has a very relaxing atmosphere. Don't expect a lot of restaurants near this place, but if you're looking for a peaceful place; this is the one. Huge daybeds at both our apartment and the swimmingpool made our sons even get to read a book. Our bed was quite firm, slightly too firm to my taste, but better too firm then too soft. Raquel made us feel at home and the place was cleaned every day. You need a car to overlook Lanzarote, but you will need one even when you're in Playa Blanca or Puerto del Carmen. I highly recommend this place.

  • Stayed August 2010, travelled with family
    • 4 of 5 stars Value
    • 5 of 5 stars Location
    • 4 of 5 stars Sleep Quality
    • 5 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 5 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 4 of 5 stars Service
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London
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3 reviews 3 reviews
Reviews in 3 cities Reviews in 3 cities
4 helpful votes 4 helpful votes
“Lovely relaxing hideaway far from the tourist tat of the Playas”
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 27 October 2010
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person found this review helpful

This is a lovely spot for a relaxing holiday, as long as you hire a car and are fairly self sufficient. It is ideally located for exploring the interior of Lanzarote, Timanfaya National Park and some of the more characterful villages by the sea, including El Golfo. Car hire is absolutely essential: the roads are excellent although not always lit for night driving.

We found the local villages of Uga and Yaiza quiet to the point of completely deserted (you could almost see the tumbleweed), apart from the local Spar and a coffee bar, but Puerto Carmen and Puerto Calero are quite close for the standard Brit bars, pubs and tourist shops, which make you appreciate the tranquility of Casa El Morro even more.

Best things about Casa El Morro: the relaxing and tranquil ambience, the pool area and quirky apartments; the friendly cats and occasional lizards. Wonderful views of the volcanoes and ideally located to visit the vineyards of La Geria and inland towns. Raquel is very kind and helpful. Worst things: don't come here if you want room service, good local restaurants and everything on tap - the apartments are self catering but if you want to eat out, you tend to be stuck with the tourist menus of the Playas which are not on the doorstep.

  • Stayed October 2010, travelled with family
    • 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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