When we got to the hotel they asked us straight away if we wanted to change to all inclusive for a very little amount, which we jumped at. The food is great there is so much to choose from.

The hotal is so clean you would not belive. The staff will help you every time. They are never rude or try to get out of doing somthing for you.

The location is great, the beach is a two minute walk and there is some shops just outside the hotel.

There is sun beaming down on you all day when you are at the pool. There is a road outside but you cannot hear the cars beacause the hotel has music on most of the time ( not very loud ).

The entertainment is great there is somthing for everyone ie children and adults. The entertainment starts at 11 in the morning and finishes at about 12 at night.

If you want a great hoilday then this is a hotel you must stay at. The only problem we had was are rep from Thomas Cook. She never turned up, but thats nothing to do with the hotel which was great.

We have stayed at the Continental 4 times, infact since we found this hotel it is the only one we stay at it is that good.

However this time we encountered a noise problem but the hotel staff quickly sorted the problem (noisy guests next door ie loud music and shouting at 4am in the morning).

The entertainment was of a very poor standard in so far as a complete lack of professionalism. Enzo Grilo was the person responsible before and the entertainment was faultless.

However we will consider going back.

My friend and I stayed at this hotel in December 2004; I couldn

The hotel itself was very clean and well laid out. the pool area was very attractive and the food was really good. That's about all the good points as the bad points far outwieghed them.

The location was on the edge of the town and whoever had built the hotel had not given any thought to the sun. It was in fact built the wrong way round with the front of hotel in the sun and the pool area in the shade. You constantly had to move to keep any sun on you at all and at any one point, one part of your body was in the shade.

There was only one (very small) section that caught the sun all day and surprise, surprise, all the sun beds were gone long before breakfast. A large number of German guests which were predominately catered for by the hotel. We met one or two who were lovely but the rest were the absolute stereotype you thought no longer existed - rude, pushing you out of the way and nicking all the sunbeds.

The brochure said it was near the main street which did not do it justice at all, it was like pitching a sunbed next to the M25, the noise was VERY intrusive.

The entertainment was purile suitable for the terminally senile.

We would definitely never stay there again, nor it has to be said would we go back to Gran Canaria.

Myself, my husband and 15 year old grandaughter were here in Sept 05 for 10 days. Cannot fault the hotel or the cleanliness.

The majority of the staff are ignorant,and entertainment for English is no existent. But for the internet room, my granddaughter would have had nothing to do.

We would not visit again.

When I or my husband went to the bar for a drink, they told us we could'nt have one until we'd finished the one we had, and they would only give 1 drink.

We kept having to make 3 trips each time to the bar for a drink each!

And the staff are very unfriendly. If you are German or Dutch, you'd be fine, as this is the staffs second language, not English.

They don't seem to like us at this hotel.

A well run and very clean hotel. Great food and very friendly and helpful staff. The hotel facilities are very good though the rooms would be better with air con. There is traffic noise by the pool area but not significant. The majority of guests were german, dutch and spanish but there were a few brits, italians and french. There was scheduled entertainment every night and fun and games during the day, all languages catered for.

I would reccommend this hotel as it is more than worthy of its three star rating.

Overall a great holiday.

Hotel was clean, beautifull on the outside en inside, nice people working there, good service and a entertaining evening program. No complaints at all.

Very nice hotel with a lovely pool area. Entertainment was fun and light hearted and staff were very helpful.

Meals were buffet style and varied but restaurant did tend to be on the warm side!

Overall a lovely hotel.

Beautiful pool area. Very clean hotel. Buffet style food. Good location. Exellent holiday, when returning to playa del ingles will be staying here!!!

The Hotel Continental is located on the outskirts of Play del Ingles. The three star brochure rating does not reflect the quality of this hotel. I holidayed with my husband and daughter, who was 25 years old and she will agree that the facilities catered for both the young and the not so young. Lively Playa del Ingles was just a short stroll away with it's many bars, restaurants and nightlife but far enough away if you preferred a more relaxed holiday. The rooms were very well appointed and spotlessly clean.


The restaurant was magnificent with so much choice and special themed evenings. (It was a known fact that the islands First Choice Reps travelled for miles to eat in the Hotel Continental on Mexican Theme night). There were three swimming pools, all with attractive water features and the gardens were immaculate. The main pool was a hive of activity for a good part of the day, whilst the smaller pools were for the true sun-worshippers who do not move off their sunbeds from dawn to dusk. By the way, Beach towels were not permitted to be laid on sunbeds that were unoccupied, if you disobeyed this rule you found you were collecting your Beach towels from Reception. Just one small comment to make on the Hotel Continental, the sun and shade. Because of the location of the hotel, the sun was not directly on the pool for the early part of the day, but on the other hand there was alway some shady areas to retreat to when you had had enough of the rays. The evening entertainment was varied. Some evenings outside acts would visit the hotel, whilst other evenings it was the First choice entertainment team who were performing. Advise - Pick your evenings. The Yumbo Centre was an experience not to be missed, although some may be offended. If I say the Drag Acts were superb, I think you can guess what the area is renowned for. My daughter is now a Travel consultant and recommends the Hotel IFA Continental to all ages and so far not one customer has reported a bad experience. If you are thinking of booking - ignore the small photograph in the brochure it does not do the hotel justice and ask for a room overlooking the pool if possible. Some rooms look out onto the Motorway, but this did not detract from us having a super holiday.