Dream Hotel Gran Castillo Resort

The luxurious Dream Hotel Gran Castillo Resort is custom-made for family-friendly fun with an adult-only twist. Hotels rarely cater as fantastically as this one for individual taste!

Try and tear yourself away from the lavish Bali Bed in the adult-only section. Relax with a book, sample a cocktail or draw the curtains for a private snooze while children play at Castleland. A supervised fantasy heaven for the easily-bored. Young ones have their own buffet restaurant, swimming pool, water slides and play area - all set to a medieval theme.

The whole family can take a dip in one of 11 swimming pools, eat at a choice of four restaurants, or grab a drink from one of the five bars without stepping off-site. The entertainment agenda is jam-packed with sports, activities, cocktail-making shows, and sangria demonstrations. Enjoy them together or send the children off for superhero day or volleyball games with the kids club. Don't worry, entertainment here doesn't go down with the sun. The hotel comes alive at night with bustling bars, live acts, and buzzing games rooms.

Each guest room has a sprawling balcony with spectacular views to take in the ocean air while enjoying a nightcap - perfect after a sumptuous meals. Italian dishes, Chinese delicacies and buffet-style international meals are available every night at Gran Castillo Resort. Forget worrying about keeping the kids happy; this hotel takes care of everything.

There are five bars and four restaurants, each with a unique menu and atmosphere. You have nine saltwater pools, two heated pools, three freshwater Jacuzzis, and a fitness centre, as well as an exclusive adult-only zone with a bar and Bali beds. The hotel's Vitanova Spa offers saunas, massages and facial treatments. There's a special parent and children area with mini pool too. Other features for children include: 5D Cinema, Camelot-themed Castleland (filled with swimming, splashing and slides and guarded by a magic dragon), medieval buffet-style restaurant, playground, baby club and supervised adventure room.

Services here include: laundry, childcare, hairstyling, luggage storage, currency exchange, car rental, parking, and Wi-Fi. Plenty of sports facilities are dotted around the resort too.

This luxury hotel has 329 spacious rooms, each with your choice of view: sea, pool or scenic. There's a variety to choose from, but even the most basic has: safe, minibar, satellite television, air-conditioning, and balcony. The bathrooms are equipped with a separate jet massage shower and toiletries.

Las Coloradas offers everything from fresh fruit and omelettes, to cereals and a 'full English' for breakfast. Lunch and dinner here include: salads, meats, fish, selection of cheeses,live cooking shows, succulent roasts, and a dessert section. For pasta, pizza, herbs, and sauces; give Portofino Restaurant a whirl. Guangzhou Restaurant serves superb Chinese and Thai dishes. The romantic and intimate Sansofe, an a la carte restaurant, overlooks the majestic Atlantic Ocean.

For aperitifs and coffees, head to the lavish lobby bar. Sport fan? Taste-test a cool beer in front of a wide-screen TV at Sports Bar. Cascada Snack Bar is ready with cocktails and light bites to keep you refreshed all day long. Fun-lovers should try Salon Castillo Bar for delicious drinks, great music and live acts.

Entertainment here includes: dance classes, aqua aerobics and pilates, as well as archery, pistol shooting, waterpolo, and volleyball. There are also games of bingo, darts and ping-pong. You can even join in sangria demos, cocktail classes and aloe vera workshops.

The children's club has an action-packed agenda filled with daily themes such as: western, musical, superhero and pirate. It even has Dan Dream the Lanzarote knight, who is the hotel's cartoon character. There's also football, dodgeball, ping pong and volleyball for the older children.