I've been to Gran Canaria

The Dunes at Maspalomas

I am back ! back from a fab 10 night vacation to Gran Canaria.

Me

David

David my partner and I had a well deserved break soaking up the the sun and drinking copious amounts of Cuban rum. 10 days of rest and relaxation, reluctantly ready to face normality once again, but not before I let you into a great secret, where we stayed.

Escape Club is a 7 bungalow retreat set back about 3 blocks from the famous beach at Playa Del Angles on the southern tip of Gran Canaria and a short walk to the natural wonder of the dunes at Maspalomas. Escape Club is perfect for couples or singles and is gay friendly. You will love this place if you like quiet surroundings, your own private patio area, individually designed rooms, pretty gardens, a heated salt water pool, self catering apartments but with the added bonus of having your hosts and resort owners David and Chris to help, if you like, your own concierge!

Salt Water Pool

I had my 48th birthday whilst here and David my partner arranged for a bottle of Moet to be delivered whilst we where out for our morning walk, nothing was to much trouble, even the transfers to and from the airport were with the hosts, very friendly and personable. Other benefits which helped make this such an enjoyable and comfortable place to spent a holiday was the free tea and coffee available 24 hours, free ice for our Rum and Coke's, an honor bar with ice cold beers ( we didn't use this, but many do), free fresh bread delivered each morning ready for breakfast and just say the word and for just 1 euro 5 litres of water. We paid 79 euros per night for this holiday and it was worth every cent.

Escape Club is quiet, very quiet apart from Thursday afternoon's when a neighbouring place has a pool party and you do get some noise from planes flying with advertising banners and sky diving activities, but 99% of the time it is quiet, quiet enough to hear the Canary birds sing and the insect chirp, perfect!

For things to do in the evening two blocks away there is the ever famous Yumbo centre, we love it and went every evening for a meal and drinks and had some great laughs at the different entertainment on offer. One restaurant I will always recommend is Valentines, a superb A La Carte restaurant that has traded in the Yumbo for years, it is expensive at around 100 euros for two with wine, but well worth it. Most restaurants in the Yumbo will cost around 40 euros for two without wine. Some of the restaurants are well dodgy, do not go to Tropicana Pizzeria, we both had dickey tummies after going there but I can recommend Cosmos ( for paella ), Mirimar, La Candela  (have the mix grilled sea food) and finally a new Indian has just opened, The Maharajah Palace, great food.

After 10pm the Yumbo turns into the gay twilight zone, if you love drag queens, men in leather and big moustaches, bare bottoms and endless campness its the place to be, if you don't, leave, you will be offended. We love it ! We will be back