Hotel Rural El Mondalon

This hotel has very few services and very little staff. The staff that was there was very nice. They advertise having a restaurant on site, which is not true. It’s closed and has been for sometime which had learned after reading all of the reviews once we were already there. There is breakfast service from 8 to 10. It is strictly buffet, and below average compared to what we have experienced in the Canary islands and Spain. There is a great folder on hikes in the reception, but the reception was not open even once that we saw, except when we checked in. We had to call a number for them to check us in.. The room was dark and the desk lamp was broken. It open onto a terrace that was lovely, but had no sun most of the day. Fortunately, we were out hiking most days. Housekeepers are extremely nice, but they do not replace toilet paper and on our last day they did not replace towels but, oddly, left shower caps on our last day. The soap dispensers at the sink, and in the shower are very difficult to work and we could only get a drop at a time. Fortunately, we had our own shampoo and soap. This all seemed very odd for a 4 hotel. My sense was that the owner or manager was totally absent and had perhaps given up on the property. The one employee who seemed to be in charge and who was very nice was also the groundskeeper and mechanic as far as I could tell. It was well located for the hikes we were doing, but there are better options not far away.

A pleasant stay in a nice location. We enjoyed our stay but would not rush back if there were other options. A lovely room with good bathroom and powerful shower. Lots of good extras like tray with kettle and bottled water , fridge , safe in wardrobe , comfy beds. Good parking , nice dinner served in the restaurant and substantial breakfast. - just needs someone to get their eye back on the ball to get the product back up there. Most issues are quite fixable. Dusting attention needed in furnishings (difficult to get at bits) , varnishing and painting to spruce up wooden surfaces and walls etc. Wax the wardrobe doors and drawer runners to reduce creaking noise. New towels needed - also bathrobes past their best (however they were appreciated). I was looking forward to the pool but it was too cold to be fun - despite a massive array of solar panels the water temp was less than air temp at 19 degree C. We had a ground floor room with wooden ceiling which was lovely but sounds of footsteps and movement from upstairs were too much at times. Security : lots of locked gates everywhere - requiring the keycard - was fine but not really relaxing. We arrived by hire car however the local global bus stops outside - 1/2 hour from Las Palmas every 2 hours.

Accommodation was spacious, clean and comfortable. Plenty of hot water and a very comfortable bed. Tea and coffee making facilities don't get topped up and there was no milk. We managed to scrounge some UHT off reception but you may wish to stop in at the supermarket an the way from the airport. Plus bring your own tea bags with you. Unfortunately not as rural as we were hoping. This hotel is actually on the GC801 which, in addition to carrying lots of local traffic, is also a busy cut through during the morning and afternoon rush hours. Added to this it is immediately opposite a school, so you get the school run traffic too and the noise of the playgrounds, sports sessions and the wail of the siren announcing starting and finishing times of lessons and breaks. No immediate access to the surrounding countryside, so if you want to go for a hike you will need a hire car and a good map. Nothing to do on site, so you will need to get out and about. This will not be a beach holiday! Swimming pool is supposedly heated but only by solar power, so if like us you arrive during a period of unseasonably cool cloudy windy and wet weather the water will be too cold to swim in. Might have been better if they'd put the cover on the pool at night, but in the 7 nights we were there the pool cover was not used at all. We had intended to use the hotel restaurant every evening during our stay rather than venturing out in the dark but unfortunately that didn't work out. We arrived with our hire car from the airport late afternoon on the Monday, looking forward to settling in to the hotel and to having a leisurely evening in. No such luck: the restaurant is closed on Mondays! So we had to head out in the hire car in the dark to try to find somewhere else to eat. Then try to find our way back again (which took some time as we got lost several times!). The following evening at 6.00p.m. we booked a table for the hotel restaurant for 7.30 p.m.. At 7.30 we duly turned up only to be told that the restaurant didn't open until 8.00p.m.. In due course we were allowed to sit down. The menu is only available via a QR code that one is expected to scan with a Smart Phone. I do not have a Smart Phone so requested a paper version. There is no paper version available. Eventually we did manage to order but despite the restaurant being almost empty the service was abysmal. I received my food and had finished eating it 35 minutes before my wife was served her meal. By then we had given up caring and so gave up and went to bed. Needless to say, from then on we dined out away from the hotel every night! Once you learn your way about there are some good restaurants within easy reach... Bodegon Vandama is well worth tracking down and Restaurant Miranda is literally just up the road. We didn't appreciate just how busy this north-east corner of Gran Canaria is and will be looking for something rather more peaceful next time.

We arrived at the HR El Mondalón by car mid afternoon and was met by Alfin who was very helpful and informative. He explained the covid rules locally and showed us around the site and our room. He also explained the restaurant that was on site, that it also open to the general public was not going to open until the 1st March. As we had a long day travelling Alfin organised for a chef to come into the breakfast kitchen to cook an a 3 course evening meal for us which was outstanding. The room was really comfortable and house keeping comes in every day, which isn't always the case. Most guest arrive by their hire cars, although a couple did arrive by local bus. The pool was quiet most of the time. There is an international school across the other side of the road. We found it nice to hear kids just playing or playing sport the hooter for sessions ends is not intrusive. There is a very good restaurant 15-20 minutes walk up hill Restaurant Miranda which is very good. All in all we were very happy with our week at the El Mondalón.

Amazing, quiet hotel in the countryside. Ideal for any city-livers trying to catch a break!

Quick 1 night business trip. Room was nice and clean. Dinner was lovely and breakfast was okay.

Les points positifs : chambre agréable et très bien entretenue, personnel agréable et dévoué, petit déjeuner parfait Les points négatifs : publicités mensongères : le restaurant n'était ouvert le soir qu'un jour sur trois (donc pas de demi-pension possible), le choix des plats était très limité et un peu chers. La piscine n'était pas chauffée (19° !!!), une randonnée proposée par l'hôtel était impraticable (sentiers envahis par des herbes hautes) parce que non fréquentée régulièrement... Cet hôtel est en voie de changement de propriétaire et l'on sent qu'il est un peu "abandonné" ! Le capitaine est absent pour l'instant et personne ne le remplace. La réception est pratiquement toujours fermée, c'est le jardinier qui a fait notre accueil. C'est le personnel qui nous renseignait en cas de besoin. Dommage, l'hôtel est agréable, bien situé. On sent qu'il faut peu de choses pour qu'il retrouve son aspect d'avant.

Lieu de rêve on se croirait dans une hacienda mexicaine. Personnel très sympathique et serviable, lieu calme bien situé au nord de l'ile, proche de Las Palmas et des sites intéressants à visiter ( Arucas, Teror, Tejeda, bandama...);