Overall, an excellent week at the Paradisus in Gran Canaria. We had a Premium sea view room on the 4th Floor (the hotel has 7 floors) overlooking the exercise bikes used for the cycling activity. The room was quiet and comfortable. The hotel opened in March 2023 and the room design includes many plain white painted walls, which are already showing marks, together with scratches on the wooden surfaces and some black mould in the corners of the shower. The edges of the floor area below the sink were also dirty (difficult to access for cleaning). To maintain the new look and feel of the rooms, Melia needs to perform routine inspection and maintenance, in addition to the daily cleaning. In general the food and drink were good. The main restaurant (Gastro Hall) offers two cooked to order stations, for stir-fried and for grilled food. You select the ingredients and a chef prepares the food. This requires a waiting time which we experienced could be about 10 minutes, depending upon how busy the restaurant is. There were 3 occassions where, when we returned to our table after getting food, we found that it had been cleared and we had to find a new table. We also ate at the Italian restaurant (Mas Calzone) for lunch and dinner, which was good, although the cooking of the pizzas was inconsistent. Sometimes over cooked and some times under cooked! Clearly the pizza cooking needs training and constant attention! We ate at Kanna for dinner and the service was good, until we waited too long for desert and gave up! Lunch at Kanna produced different food to the food we had ordered. A basic mistake which was frustrating. The highlight was Peseta, where the food, although limited in choice, was excellent. Peseta provides an adults only more intimate setting. The lunch food at Ginger and The Shack was okay, but not of a particularly high standard, compared to the other restaurants. There was live music at breakfast and in the evening, all of which was excellent. We also enjoyed the included "experiences". The Canarian Museum in Las Palmas (take bus 30 from the main road across from the hotel which is the Clinica Roca stop - should be every 20 minutes but if the bus is already full, it doesn't stop!). The museum is full of rocks, pots and bones (including mummies) from pre-historic cave dwelling imigrants from North Africa. The Cathedral (small charge for entry) which includes ascending the tower to admire the view, is also worth a visit. The hiking tour with "Wandering Pier", who speaks excellent English, to the Roque Nublo was excellent. The walking is relatively easy although strong non-slip shoes are required! The scenery is stunning!! The trips to the Coffee and Wine producer and to the rum distillery were also both excellent. Each includes generous tasting opportunities which, are well worth experiencing. Overall, I recommend a stay at the Paradisus Gran Canaria.
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