Long term lets (over 1 month) Short-breaks (4 days or less)
Changeover day:
Flexible
Access:
Car not necessary Nearest amenities: 0.4 km
Notes:
Sorry - no pets allowed Suitable for children Smokers welcome Self-catering
Home description
Our apartment is in a quiet residential complex . That means that each apartment is privately owned. Occupancy is low and the pool area is quiet and clean. There is no on-site bar or reception.
It is situated in the valley, just opposite the tropical gardens about half way between the beach and the shopping centre. There are secured gates for access to the complex.
From the apartment, it takes about one minute to walk to the pool, 5 minutes to walk to the beach or 3 minutes to walk to the shopping centre. There is a small supermarket right next to pool entrance.
25 metre freeform pool and small children's pool
Tropical gardens, on the way to the beach
The terrace is private and great for eating outdoors or catching the sun
Sitting area
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The Gran Canaria region
Gran Canaria is a volcanic island, 60 miles off West Africa with a year-round pleasant climate. The north of the island is lush and green. The south is much drier and sunnier with some great beaches.
Puerto Rico Resort area
Puerto Rico is at the sunny south of Gran Canaria. Cloudy days here are rare and year-round maximum daily temperatures are around 25-30 degrees C. The resort is a spectacular mix of civil engineering ingenuity with natural volcanic landscape, built along and up the sides of a dramatic valley, with a man-made beach and harbour. The beach tends to be quite busy - fine for sun-worship and swimming, no good for footballers. This part of the coastline does not suffer the strong afternoon winds which are prevalent elsewhere in the Canaries. The beach is made from fine Saharan sand, and the sea shelves very gently. There is a designated swimming area, and calm sea thanks to the breakwaters, so swimming here is very safe.
The resort is mature and there is no building work in progress except on the outer fringes, well away from the apartment.
Walking around the resort is easy. Traffic is relatively light and the pavements are good. There are attractive walkways through the tropical gardens which stretch along the bottom of the valley from the beach up to the shopping centre.
There is a cliff-edge path (not as scary as it sounds) for access to the new Amadores beach. Amadores is a larger beach with coral sand (which won’t burn your feet). The sea shelves more steeply here. It takes about 10-15 minutes to walk from Puerto Rico beach to Amadores.
The resort offers tennis, crazy golf (both about 2 minutes walk), trampolines, bouncy castles etc. More amusements are to be found up the hill at the Europa Centre.
The best web sites about the resort are www.gran-canaria-info.com and www.canaryforum.com
How to get there
Charter flights from the UK to Gran Canaria (LPA) go mainly on Mondays, but there are also some on Thursday and Saturday. Flight time is about 4 hours.
BA operate a direct scheduled flight from Gatwick, but only 4 times per week. There are scheduled flights several times per day from Heathrow but they involve a change, usually at Madrid and therefore take at least 6 hours. However the check-in time is shorter and scheduled flights are less often delayed. The easiest ways we know to find and book flights are: Charter: http://www.skyscanner.net Scheduled: http://www.opodo.com/ or http://www.ba.com/
The express bus: Las Palmas to Mogan (Route 91) stops at the airport. This takes about 45 minutes to Puerto Rico. The bus goes every hour 06:30 to 20:30 every day. The adult bus fare to Puerto Rico is E4.25. A car takes about 30 minutes.
Car hire is cheaper in the Canaries than on the mainland. On the other hand, the public transport is very good and convenient. You might be tempted to book a car if you need to go to and from the airport at night.
Nearest Travel Links
Airport:
Gran Canaria - Las Palmas (LPA): 45 km
Ferry:
Las Palmas: 65 km
Activities near Puerto Rico Resort
Sports: Tennis in town Watersports Waterpark Fishing
Great for: Walking holidays Beach or lakeside relaxation A winter sun break
Facilities
Luxuries:
Internet access, DVD player
General:
TV, CD player, Telephone, Satellite TV, Wi-fi available
Sofabeds (1), Single beds (2), Double beds (1), Dining seating for 6, Lounge seating for 6, Sleeps maximum of 6
Other:
Linen and towels provided.
Outdoors:
Balcony / Terrace, Shared outdoor pool (unheated)
Access:
Parking space
Further details indoors: Upstairs, there is a large double bedroom with king-sized bed and a smaller bedroom with two single beds. The upstairs bathroom has a corner jacuzzi bath. Both bedrooms have a fan.
Downstairs is open-plan with kitchen, dining and sitting areas. There is also a shower room with shower cubicle, basin, toilet and automatic washing machine.
The kitchen has everything you would expect. Small oven, microwave, fridge, kettle, toaster, 2-ring hob. The television receives all the free-to-air channels from Astra2 including BBC World as well as 7 terrerstrial channels in Spanish. There is a selection of movies on DVD (about 50 movies in all) and the music player plays CDs, radio and casettes. There are several compilation music CDs.
The apartment has ADSL (i.e. broadband) internet connection. This is an "always on" type of connection and there is no additional charge for using it. A Windows XP computer is provided for your use. Alternatively, connect your laptop to the net by connecting the ADSL box to your USB port and install the drivers. Full instructions are provided.
Further details outdoors: The gardens and pathways in the complex are beautifully kept. The pool area is very clean and usually very quiet. The main view is across the valley though from the terrace you can just see the sea in one direction and inland to the mountains in the other direction.
The apartment has a private off-road parking space.
Further details
The apartment is cleaned and linen and towels are provided for your stay. If you are staying for longer than a week, there will be weekly cleaning and a change of linen and towels.
Conditions
A deposit of 50 pounds is required, initially to hold your booking but then retained as a security deposit which is returned to you when we get the keys back after your stay.
Rental rates
Rental prices originally quoted in: British £
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16 Feb 08
22 Mar 08
340£ 340
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22 Mar 08
7 Apr 08
360£ 360
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7 Apr 08
5 May 08
300£ 300
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5 May 08
26 May 08
205£ 205
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26 May 08
28 Jun 08
225£ 225
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28 Jun 08
28 Jul 08
300£ 300
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28 Jul 08
30 Aug 08
340£ 340
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30 Aug 08
6 Oct 08
300£ 300
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6 Oct 08
10 Nov 08
320£ 320
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10 Nov 08
17 Nov 08
280£ 280
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17 Nov 08
1 Dec 08
320£ 320
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1 Dec 08
20 Dec 08
330£ 330
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20 Dec 08
27 Dec 08
420£ 420
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27 Dec 08
5 Jan 09
410£ 410
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5 Jan 09
6 Apr 09
340£ 340
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6 Apr 09
20 Apr 09
360£ 360
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20 Apr 09
27 Apr 09
340£ 340
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27 Apr 09
2 May 09
300£ 300
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2 May 09
30 Jun 09
210£ 210
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30 Jun 09
20 Jul 09
300£ 300
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20 Jul 09
1 Sep 09
360£ 360
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1 Sep 09
19 Dec 09
300£ 300
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19 Dec 09
26 Dec 09
410£ 410
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26 Dec 09
5 Jan 10
450£ 450
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5 Jan 10
11 Mar 10
300£ 300
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NB: Prices may be subject to change at the owner's discretion. These prices are a guide. For a definitive quote, please email, stating your preferred dates. Prices shown are for up to 4 people. For 5 or 6 people, add 10 pounds each per week.
Odd-days supplement: If your booking leaves odd days (2,3,4, or 5 days) between itself and an existing booking at one end while there is unbooked space at the other end, there is a supplement of 40 pounds.
Changeover day: flexible
Periods of less than a week are charged at 20% of the weekly rate per day. Periods of over a week are charged at the weekly rate pro rata.
Full payment for the booking can be made in Sterling or the equivalent in Euros at least 4 weeks before arrival.
Availability notes
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