Spice Lanzarote: Matt & Susan - August, 2011
Finally getting around to post info about Spice. This is
truly the nicest lifestyle resort we have ever been to. We
were there in Aug. 2011:
Spice is the loveliest, classiest, and best run lifestyle
resort of any that we have ever been to. We found the owners
Tracy and Dean, to be charming and delightful people who
REALLY want to make their guests have the best vacation of
their lives. They have developed and trained a staff where
each and every individual wants to please the guests and
everyone of them goes out of their way to take care of
people on a personal basis. Here are just a few of some of
the above and beyond service we experienced while we were
there.
One afternoon "S" wasn't feeling to well but was somewhat
hungry, the bartender by the pool called the cook, explained
the situation and the cook suggested and prepared a special
meal for her that would be gentle on her stomach that wasn't
even on the menu that day.
We wanted to explore the island while we were there and were
referred to one of the employees at Spice who knew the
island well. He spent quite some time with us and a map
suggesting places to visit, routes to take to get there, and
even restaurants we would enjoy along the way. Everyone of
his suggestions was fantastic and exceeded our expectations.
James who runs the activities and night time entertainment
is probably, by far , the most important individual of the
staff. His energy and, charm and creativity make the
experiences there fun and enjoyable. But one of the most
unique things James does is what he does occasionally on the
evenings before his days off. He offered to take the guests
out after his work hours into the town for a late evening of
bar hopping and dancing. The evening usually starts around
midnight and on the night we went with him, we were the last
group to head back to Spice at 3.30am. He took us to fun
bars and dance clubs that we as tourists would never have
found on our own. All the while, he kept us entertained with
his charm and crazy antics. We left a gift for James for
future guests to enjoy.
So those are some of the special highlights, but the other
points to note about the top notch quality of Spice
experience. The rooms are large and well maintained, and
have lots of storage space. The beds are large and very
comfortable. The pool and hot tub are both large and
extremely clean. We learned that before opening Spice,
Dean's career had something to do with the municipal water
quality and care so he is well educated in such matters. The
food is amazing! Hot and cold items for breakfast are top
quality. Lots of different types of juices, coffee,teas to
choose from. Lunch is fantastic, there are a core of about
15 types of tapas that are available each day at lunch. We
found just about all of them to be fantastic. In addition,
each day they have 2 different specials that keep the lunch
variety nice. In the time we were there, I never remember
seeing the same lunch special twice. At dinner there are at
least 3 different first courses and 3 different entrees. I
can only recall seeing an entree repeated 2-3 times during
or stay that would have been out of 9x3=27 entrees so my
point is the repeat rate is very small as well. The desserts
are lovely too and the wine served with dinner is pleasant.
We never found the need to upgrade to the wines available
for purchase, but they are available for those who do. Food
quality and preparation was top notch.
The bar opens early each morning not sure when because it
was always open before we looked out on our patio. It stays
open until the last guests go to bed, and in fact, the night
we went out with James and got back to the resort at 3.30am,
the bar was closed but we wanted to go up to the hot tub and
a staff member on duty reopened and brought us several
drinks up there. The resort has everything you could hope
for. Off the main bar there is a club/dance area with a
quality DJ/mixing table. Off this area there is also a very
sexy and elegant playroom with 2-3 king size beds plus
another huge bed which is basically 2 more king size beds
abutting each other. There are also 4 elegant outdoor beds.
The hot tub could easily fit 50-70 people !!! possibly over
100 and has a swim up bar with stools in the water and a
lovely waterfall and colored lights in and out of the water
at night.
Overall it is a super resort with super people and super
staff on a lovely island in a beautiful part of the world.
We will definitely be going back. The only question is when?