My favourite place on the island…read more So relaxing and peaceful. As its the locals beach, not many tourists are seen, only locals, which makes it quieter and more cultural. Its clean and its lovely to sit on the warm sand looking at a good view. Rather than looking at an endless sea, you can enjoy the view of the mountains. The bars and restaurants by La Puntilla (at the beginning of the Las Canteras) are nice to sit in with a nice drink and with traditional food (really good food). You get good food + drinks for a good price with a great view and great weather. Its so quiet and fewer people unlike the beach down south in Playa del Ingles which is full of tourists everywhere! In the evening you get to walk in the shore and enjoy a great view of the sunset listening to waves. Id choose this beach on the island any day

This was my first time at this beach... I will warn you, parking is awful here! It took us about 25…read moreminutes to find parking and we eventually parked in a parking garage for 4,95 €. We stayed for 2 hours. There are shops all along the beach! We went to a coffee shop and ice cream (froyo) on our way to this beach. One thing I liked was that the beach was pretty shallow - great for parents with kids to not have to worry about the beach being too deep for their children. This beach is pretty mossy and had lots of rocky areas. I did see lots of crabs all over the rocky parts of the beach. I love that they are able to live in their natural habitat but did not like how they were everywhere - eeeek!!! Overall nice beach!

El Confital is our favorite beach thus far in terms of convenience, fun, and comfort. Playa de las…read moreCanteras is the closest beach to us, but with parking hard to come by, I will mostly choose to go to El Confital instead. You have two choices when it comes to parking: you can park farther away and walk the path all the way to the beach or you can choose to drive around the mountain (a bit sketchy) and park super close to the beach. My son loves this beach because the waves aren't too intimidating and he can sit on the rocks and play in the puddles. We set up shop at the same place almost every time and he can play in the sand too. Two times ago, when we visited, the waves were so awesome that numerous people were out surfing beyond the rocks. It was really a beautiful sight and the water was at the perfect level and temperature.

Clean, beautiful white sand beach with turquoise water. Big parking lot and was able to find a spot…read moreeasily (weekend in December). Lots of restaurants on the beach with cheap cold beer and tasty seafood. Sand is quite coarse and not very soft. Most of the beach is filled with sun beds and umbrellas - (12eu for 2 beds and an umbrella). There are public bathrooms (0.6eu) showers, and lockers.

One of the better and most beautifull beaches I have ever seen…read more The (coral) sand is imported from the Sahara and gives amazing colors to the water. There is free parking for your car but be on time since the surroundingsare very popular with tourists and local people. The beach is extremely suitable for small children since it is very shallow. There are a lot of good restaurants that serve good food during the whole day. And don't forget to enjoy some cold beers around noon : to attract people, most of the restaurants offer their beers at half price (price range 1,50 EUR - 2,00 EUR). I would come here every week, if only I could...

I absolutely recommend this luxury and uptown hostel next to the Las Canteras beach. This hostel is…read moremuch more than sleeping place: awesome shared spaces (huge terrace, well-designed and comfortable dining area, spatial kitchen), comfortable rooms (the best one with an ocean view and a swing!) and charming staff is what you are to expect in HiTide Hostel. Moreover, there are plenty of extra activities (surf, sup, mountains excursions but also city and tapas nights) that you are proposed every day. If you come alone the staff members will feel you as a part of a team. If you come with friends or with your couple outstanding views and romantic suppers on the terrace are within the reach.

From the owner: Hi! Check out this incredible place in the heart of Las Canteras beach with one of the best…read moreclimates around the world. Here you can enjoy chill and active life whole year round. And it's just in front of the HiTide Hostel. We are in the hub of one of the world's surf-cities, surrounded by restaurants, bars, cafeterias, shops and supermarkets. During the day you can participate in various activities that we provide and at night you can have a good time in one of the music clubs or live music concerts right on the Las Canteras beach. With us you can practice surfing, body-boarding, paddle surf (SUP), diving, paragliding, climbing, hiking, mountain biking and many more. Like all good surfers we even have a storage room for your surfboard! The island of Gran Canaria is unique. It is our escape from the rush of a big city. We can show you places on the island that none of the tourist guides would ever be able to show you. We are waiting for you to help you spend some fantastic time here. We guarantee that you will never forget Gran Canaria.

This is a stretch of beach along the coastline. There are many individual restaurants that have a…read morebeach area close to the waters edge. The beach has no charge to lay your towel and belongings down to enjoy the sand and water. There is a free bathroom and outdoor shower area near the endo of the strip between the parking lots and the sand. The beach sand is nice but can be hot on the feet so water shoes are helpful. The further away from the entrance, there is better parking. The water was a little rough on the day I visited so it was not very clear but it was nice because there were very few rocks and no issues with sea creatures. There are chairs and umbrellas for rent and a few palm trees to get some shade underneath.

For me a perfect beach needs to have a golden sand. A soft yellow sand…read more Little shopping area is bit overpriced, but hey, it's a touristy place..

A fantastic beach unique in the way it is surrounded by the majestic sand dunes of the protected…read moreDunes of Maspalomas natural reserve. The dunes are simply stunning and give certain areas of the beach a special feeling of serenity despite it being populated by many tourists, as It's truly a treat to just swim immersed by the sands and the sea, without any distracting promenades (plus, at some spots the dunes even allow some growth of various desert bushes which you can conveniently hide under when the sun gets too intense). On the other hand, if busy promenades and a lot of bars and shops is what you want, just move along a few minutes down the beach and you have all that too. Know that some areas of the beach are dedicated to nudists - but that's a small minority. The sand here is pleasantly fine-grained and smooth, and the entrance into the sea is pleasantly gradual. The waves can get quite intense, though, but I suppose that's just the nature of Atlantic, not a fault of the beach itself.