Modern, avant-garde and familiar, this fantastic hotel is located in the charming fishing village of Arguineguín, south of Gran Canaria, it offers wonderful sunsets overlooking the sea. It has several areas of amenities, pool area with direct access to the beach, a solarium to appreciate the immense Atlantic Ocean, a unique spa and wellness center, a gym equipped with state-of-the-art instruments, a children's club for the little ones enjoy, restaurant with gastronomic variety and bars to spend the nights of partying and relaxation. The rooms were made for the guest to rest and enjoy, and the facilities are inclusive for people with disabilities. 30 minutes from the hotel is the International Airport of Gran Canaria, and 15 minutes away is the town of Playa del Inglés, where visitors can know and enjoy the people and local culture, shop in stores, restaurants and nightclubs.
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Bull Dorado Beach & Spa - All Inclusive
Hotel Facilities
General
- Number of bars/lounges: 3
- Number of poolside bars: 1
- Number of restaurants: 1
Internet
- Free WiFi
Activities
- Billiards or pool table
- Fitness facilities
Food & Drink
- Snack bar/deli
Pools and wellness
- Pool umbrellas
- Number of outdoor pools: 1
- Full-service spa
- Turkish bath/Hammam
- Sauna
- Children's pool
- Pool sun loungers
Front-desk/reception area services
- Tours/ticket assistance
- Luggage storage
- 24-hour front desk
- Safe-deposit box at front desk
Shared spaces
- Arcade/game room
- Garden
- Terrace
- Computer station
Entertainment and family services
- Books
- Table tennis
- Nightclub
- Children's club (free)
Cleaning services
- Laundry facilities
Business facilities
- Number of meeting rooms: 1
Shops
- Shopping on site
Other facilities
- Designated smoking areas
- Multilingual staff
- Lift
Location
Arguineguin, Canary Islands, Spain
Address: Avenida Los Canarios 1 Arguineguín, Arguineguin, Spain
Reviews
4.4/ 5Very goodAverage review rating
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Helen DNov 2026
“Great family, budget-friendly week away”
Having spent a bomb on our summer holiday we wanted a week away that wouldn't break the bank. We knew this hotel was a three-star standard and what we got actually exceeded that. I think maybe we got the perfect fit as we visited on a fairly quiet week (we went towards the end of October half term week) and had great weather. We have two children, ten years apart, and both had a fabulous time. Not sure where all the negative reviews are coming from unless it relates to time of year as I can imagine that in peak season it's very cramped. The pool is lovely; another reviewer said it's small and maybe it feels it in the height of summer but for us it was perfect with shallow and deep areas. Likewise the indoor pool and spa area is a lovely and a nice bonus is that kids can go in with you between 10 and 12 each day. Food: The main restaurant was as you would expect from a three / four star hotel; no booking required, just find a table and serve yourself. There was plenty of choice and I could always find something. Was it haute cuisine? No but it was nice enough and the desserts were delicious! The snack bar was great - homemade pizzas, chicken, chips and ice creams ready to grab and then a good menu you could order other things from. The homemade burgers were so good. Plenty of alcoholic and non-alcoholic drinks on tap plus anything you wanted from behind the bar, which I never got a chance to sample. unfortunately! There was a lovely lounge bar in reception but not somewhere we managed to get to due to bedtime duties. Rooms; We had a one-bed apartment with a sea view and it was big enough for a week but anything more than that might have been too much as the configuration wasn't great for us. Our littlest was in bed before 9.30 and she was sleeping in the living room area (only place that fits a cot bed) so we were confined to the bedroom and couldn't sit on the balcony etc. in case we disturbed her. This wouldn't be a problem if your little ones stay up late / sleep in the pushchair, however. Our apartment was cleaned every day but certain things were consistently missed; crockery, cups, glasses etc. that we'd taken up from the bar and restaurant were never removed. I washed everything up every day but by the end of the week there was a huge amass of stuff that needed clearing. Likewise the balcony was never swept or mopped. That being said, we had clean towels, beds changed and toilet rolls every day. Pay the extra bit for the sea view as some of the rooms around the other side of the hotel have a very grim view of the main road. Staff worked really hard and were always friendly and welcoming. The entertainment is limited but that's fine for us as it's not our thing though we did take our youngest trick or treating with the kids' club, which was good fun. There is a small indoor soft play / outdoor play area, which we used a lot. There is a perfect little manmade beach literally next to the hotel and a handful of snack bars and restaurants in the immediate vicinity. We would definitely return to this hotel for a week in low season.
- Stayed in Oct 2026
Anna FOct 2026
“Not great for younger children”
Nice enough but expected more for the money and wouldn’t really recommend for those with younger children. The hotel itself was quite outdated and the food was average other than a good breakfast. Children’s entertainment was really poor. No outdoor entertainment for them at all during the day and they no longer did an evening mini disco so before the late night time shows the kids all just entertained themselves running around on the stage which was such a shame. The splash pool was tiny and round the back of the building so hard to even find. The kids pool was ok but rarely clean so not very pleasant.
- Stayed in Oct 2026
Dreamer29483074654Oct 2026
“Didn’t want to leave!”
Just back from a 7 night stay as a couple and honestly we had an absolutely amazing time. I’ll admit after reading some of the reviews on here before we went I was quite scared, but I really can’t say enough how good our stay actually was! It genuinely beats most 4* all inclusives I’ve stayed at before where I paid double the price. We got an amazing deal on ours too, especially after talking to some of the other guests about what they had paid! The sea location is just amazing, right on the promenade with beautiful panoramic ocean views. The food was delicious every day with a massive variety to choose from, and the drinks were great too. They had entertainment on that covered all ages, and although we didn't go right down to join in, we loved just sitting back watching the sunset at the sunset bar while listening to the music. Between the food, the views, and the brilliant free spa, it was the perfect relaxing week. Don’t listen to the bad reviews, it’s a brilliant hotel and we’d definitely go back!
- Stayed in Oct 2026
EricaBrookOct 2026
“2 star stay ⭐️⭐️”
We stayed at the Dorado Beach hotel for 14 nights, from 18th September - 2nd October. Overall, we would rate this 2.5/5⭐️. It is not a hotel that we would return to, and you can find much better hotels if you pay an extra few hundred pounds. It is not the worst hotel in the world, but it’s certainly not the best. We don’t usually do 3 ⭐️ hotels so this may be why it wasn’t great for us but I am judging it fairly as a 3 ⭐️ hotel. We stayed at a 4 ⭐️ hotel in Gran Canaria last year and comparing the two hotels in the same country, this hotel feels like a 2 ⭐️ in comparison. 🏨CHECK IN & CHECK OUT; Check in - We were delayed coming in to Gran Canaria so didn’t get to the hotel until around 12pm, which by time, the bars and restaurant were closed. The lady on reception did let us know we could go down to the restaurant and there would be some food left out for arrivals (none of it was vegetarian, or labelled) Check out - You have to check out of your room and hand the key cards back to reception by 11AM. You can use the showers/toilets down in the spa to get ready, there is one male and one female, these are not just showers for guests checking out - they are toilets for the hotel guests to use at any time so you could end up waiting a while. You don’t get an allocated time to book, luckily there was no queue when we went but you could end up queuing. They do give you a towel to use. 🛏️ROOMS; All rooms are sea view rooms, although some more than others. Some appear to have a very limited side sea view, rooms on floor 2 can probably only see a bit of the sea and more of the pool. Luckily we were on floor 6 so had a great view. Which is nice because normally you have to pay for a sea view. Rooms are a good size, split into; bedroom, bathroom, kitchenette & living room, then your balcony. We did find it odd that the bedroom section was at the back on the roadside so you could hear all the traffic noises and people waking past your room. The rooms feel quite dated, especially the bathroom, which has quite a lot of mould in areas. The TV is not in the bedroom, it’s in the living area, which is fine except the sofa is the most uncomfortable thing ever. The kitchenette has a kettle, coffee maker, fridge freezer, hob and I assume things to cook with, but these are kept in a locked cupboard that you have to ask reception to unlock? They also don’t stock any tea/coffee/milk/bottled water in the rooms. 🧹HOUSEKEEPING; The housekeeping was not very good. Our floor was constantly filthy, and felt like they didn’t sweep or mop it once, if we put socks on and walked around in there, they turned black. Beds were made daily & bins emptied. The shower tray always seemed filthy and had bits floating around in it after they had cleaned. Not a housekeeping issue, but the hotel only changed towels 3 days a week (never had this anywhere else) you can pay an extra €15 per person to have daily towel changes, not sure if that’s per week or per day or what, as it wasn’t very clear. 🥘FOOD; The food was bog standard 3* food. It was cold or lukewarm most of the time. As a vegetarian, all I ate for the 2 weeks was pasta and chips, my partner, who doesn’t eat meat when he’s abroad lived on chips and boiled vegetables. I think children or picky eaters will really struggle to eat here. A lot of things aren’t labelled properly. I found that a lot of options that could have been vegetarian were then topped with meat. I.e a margarita pizza then had shrimps put on top, a salad then had octopus tentacles put on top, rice had bits of pork chopped up in it. Pretty much everything had meat or fish. Any food that was actually ok and had some taste to it was because it had loads of salt or pepper put into it. It’s the same stuff every day. During 14 nights we only had our plates cleared from our table around 4-5 times? 🍹DRINKS; Drinks are mostly self service, which seems to be the way it’s going across Europe these days. Out of 3 of the fizzy drink machines, 2 of them were always flat so we had to go out to the shop several times to buy cans of pop. The only machine that wasn’t flat was the one in the main restaurant which opened 1pm-3pm so you could only get a fizzy drink during those 2 hours a day? We heard other guests complain about this also. They also had beer and wine on tap. They have jugs of cocktails to pour yourself, these are left on the side and they are warm. They do have menus showing different cocktails they actually make for you but these all had prices on, it was only the last night that we found out they were included! Nothing is very clear. 🏊POOLS; There is only one pool area which is a good enough size for the size of the hotel. There are shallower ends and they have 2 jacuzzis in the pool also. They have a small kids pool as well. We saw the pool getting cleaned on a regular basis but the floor still seemed dirty - lots of sand in the bottom, old plasters, and I did see a cigarette butt at the bottom of the pool. There are plenty of sun loungers, but in September/October you don’t get the sun around the pool until around 11-12 as the sun comes up behind the hotel. The sun loungers are covered in these fake leather pads which get upto about 50°c so make sure you put a towel down or you will scorch your skin on them. People getting up to reserve beds starts a little before 7am, with one guest even sleeping downstairs on a couch by the door ready for it to open??? Guests do leave their towels on the beds all day then turn up as late as 4pm, unfortunately the hotel don’t do anything to stop this. 💃🏼ENTERTAINMENT; Entertainment is pretty bad. They have 2 areas - one on the reception level where they have singers, and then one downstairs in the main bar. Some entertainment is better than others. We saw a Michael Jackson tribute that we liked, a soul night, and a rockabilly night. Ones to avoid would be the jungle night (horrific), any of the dancing ones and the magician night. When you are in the main bar area it’s very difficult to see the entertainment, if you do want to watch it then you need to be on one of the first few rows. Quite a few nights, guests walked out of the evening entertainment. Aside from evening entertainment, they do try and put on other things; Mondays, they do a fashion show around the pool where women come in and walk around and you can buy the clothes after, once a week they have external sellers come in and set up a market around the pool where you can buy aloe Vera products, jewellery, have a caricature drawn etc. They have aqua aerobics daily and other activities, not once were we bothered by the animation team to join in which was nice, so I assume if you want to do it you just join in yourself. 🧑🏽🍳STAFF; We had very little interaction with any staff whilst we were here. We had a few conversations with reception when asking for a taxi or to book a trip. My partner said the gym staff were helpful. Aside from that, we can’t really comment. 🏝️LOCATION; The hotel is situated right on the sea in Arguineguín. One great point about the hotel is the view and being able to watch the beautiful sunset every night, although this can be said for any hotel on the coast. Arguineguín is not a tourist location - it is a fishing village where locals live and work. There isn’t much to do around here. We definitely prefer it in Maspalomas. This hotel is around a 30 minute walk to Anfi Beach which we would definitely recommend (just don’t get sucked in to touring the Anfi Del Mar hotel and having a timeshare sold to you) 🏞️EXCURSIONS/THINGS TO DO; There are lot of excursions you can do, you can book through your holiday rep when they visit the hotel (although reception seem to be unaware of what days they visit). You can also book excursions through reception as they leave a list of excursions in your room. We did 2 trips; Las Palmas & Poema Del Mar aquarium, and then a mountain tour, driving all around the island and visiting the towns Firgas and Teror. Both trips were good but we don’t feel that you get enough time on them. You can also book lots of water sports etc through reception. 🌅OTHER BITS; * We didn’t notice until our last day, but there is a lovely little spot through reception where you can sit and look out at the sea or enjoy the sunset. They have tables and sun loungers, it’s a really nice spot. * The hotel has a top floor is you want to get away from people around the pool, there’s a small jacuzzi up there, big enough to fit 2 people and plenty of beds. It’s a great viewing spot. * The hotel is great if you want a taxi, just tell reception and they will have a taxi there within a couple of minutes. 🤗TOP TIPS; * Spend the day at Anfi Beach - it’s a nice 30 minute walk along the sea front and the beach and whole area is beautiful! Anfi Del Mar hotel staff will ask you if you want to tour the hotel, at the end they try to sell you a 10 year time share or a holiday - neither of which are worth it and it will waste 3-4 hours of your day despite them saying it’s a 90 minute tour. * Rent a car instead of excursions - if you go on an excursion visiting multiple places, you may only get 20 minutes in one town/area which isn’t long enough to explore. * If you want the sun earlier, grab a sunbed on the side of the pool opposite the pool bar as this is where the sun hits first. * If you don’t want to sit in shade all day, make sure you move any umbrellas away from your bed or you may be sat under your neighbours umbrella all day.
- Stayed in Oct 2026
travelswithamyOct 2026
“A lovely, relaxed family holiday – we’d happily return”
We spent five nights here in December and honestly had no complaints. The hotel had everything we needed to keep the kids entertained, including soft play, a baby pool, larger swimming pool, splash pool, beach access and a small arcade. We didn’t really make use of the evening entertainment as our kids prefer to be on the go, but there seemed to be something happening every night for guests to enjoy. The kids’ club wasn’t running as we visited out of season, but there was still more than enough to keep everyone entertained for five nights. The town and markets are also just a short walk away. The all-inclusive food was the standard buffet-style offering you’d expect, with enough variety that we all managed to find something we enjoyed each day. We also enjoyed the spa facilities, and our room was cleaned regularly throughout our stay. I’m not sure if it was because of the time of year, but there didn’t seem to be many other English-speaking guests or families with young children. Our three usually love making friends while we’re away, but I actually really enjoyed having that time together and just enjoying the holiday as a family. All of the staff we encountered were pleasant, and the whole resort had a lovely, quiet and relaxed atmosphere. It was exactly what we needed, and we’ve actually been considering returning again this year!
- Stayed in Dec 2025
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