The Faro 2 is a shopping complex - well it used to be. The last 2 years we have been visiting here…read morewere rather disappointing. Most of the shops were empty or under new management. And the ones that remained were a sad little bunch of tourist hats, cheap cameras, bile, scooter rental, Real estate agents, some restaurants and a Spar supermarket. One good thing is that there is a German bakery that sells delicious fresh breads! - I may amend my review (good or bad ) in March '13 as I am going to Gran Canaria again. The building's 'promenade is going round in a Spiral and there is a fountain feature in the centre. Which is nice and cooling on a hot day. There is no real need to visit unless you go for a meal at one of the Steak houses or a grocery shop. They will accept the general credit cards - visa, MasterCard (most of the shop anyway) but they do prefer cash, especially in the restaurants. There is also a mini-golf and some jogging paths running around the building. Every Sunday there is a big flea market which is a great way of buying local ..stuff. 2nd hand, handcrafted goods, watches (fake?), sunglasses, (faker?!) and hand bags (too obvious..) but it is fun and something to do on a Sunday morning in the sweltering heat :o) - some vegetable and fruit sellers are a welcome addition (fresh raspberries are soooooo tasty) Hopefully this year it will be better.

Love this Shopping Centre,…read more Built in a circle. Faro 2 shopping centre is home to the usual mix of entertainments for children and adults. The shopping centre features, restaurants and shops. Also included within the shopping centre is a supermarket. Surrounded by beautiful housing complexes the Campo International area of Maspalomas is very tranquil. In the shopping centre you will be able to purchase the usual Gran Canaria gifts to take home, plus a range of many other different products including electrical goods and perfume, As well as the many bars and restaurants .

i am sure at some point this was a great place to come but with recession and the down ward turn of…read moreholidays abroad, it has gone to the dogs, most places within the centre are either empty or closing down or are half empty, whats left just looks down graded by the fact that all the other places are closing around them. We did have one meal there on our first night here as it was local to us but did find that all the restaurants that were open were very pushy as tried to get you in they were not very keen to take no for an answer which does put me off from going in. We all ate in the Toro Piedra II nice food had stroganof quite nice, but wouldn't really return because the centre looking so down market it made all look like cafe style places what a shame. the few shop shtat are open arn't great apart from the supermarket wouldn't really make the effort to go agsain, not worth it.

Yumbo is the center of Gran Canaria gay universe. During the day it mainly caters to tourist…read moreshopping, carnival amusement and budget dining. At night almost the whole plaza turns into a gay wonderland of bars, restaurants, drag shows, dance clubs and even cruise clubs. The variety of gay nightlife is wide with something for everyone. Crowds can be hit or miss. We thought it would be more busy on the weekends, but so far that's not the case. Maybe everyone is in Barcelona for the huge circuit party. Still it's a fun place to bar hop and watch the nightly parade of people. Restrooms are surprisingly clean for such a huge plaza.

Yumbo is located in the centre of Playa Del Ingles. It offers everything from food and drink to…read morebrand named shops to bars and night clubs. There's something for everyone here. There's plenty to se and do here after a nice evening meal or lunch. The restaurants cater for all from, Chinese Buffets to Stake BBQ's. The nightlife is persuaded more to the Rainbow flag cultured folk but certainly doesn't dismiss any heterosexual couples of families. There's plenty of DragQueen shows which cater for the +18's as they can be a little rude :D later on there are clubs and late night bars. During the day you can have a walk round this multi-storey shopping centre and buy duty free Cigarettes and liquor or just presents for the family back home. It certainly somewhere to visit when staying in or around Playa Del Ingles!! Happy Holiday!! :)