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Discussions regarding holidays in Gran Canaria.
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well if you fancy Gran Canaria this year you will be best at Playa del Ingles, more going on there, like Tenerife.

Hope you enjoy it there, we also like Tenerife but went to Puerto Rico last year and Playa, the latter has more going on and night life.

hope that helps

michaela
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hi mark,if you fancy getting a good nights sleep stay in maspalomas and get a cab into playa at night it only costs a couple of euros or you can walk it's only 20 mins,if you want to stick with sunset try bungalows kiwi very basic but clean and joe the barman is a gem.
gloria
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the kiwi and joe what can i say im a sunset rep in gran canaria and im back off there on saturday im home for xmas at the mo,
gran can is the place ive been here now for 3 years running and i love it if your on a lads holiday you need to be in playa del ingles.
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Playa del Ingles is probably best for two young lads but don't write off Puerto Rico altogether. The main Commercial Centre in PR is great at night with loads of young lads and lasses about. Also jet skis, speed boats, banana boats, diving etc during the day at the beaches.
We've travelled with Thomson, Thomas Cook and My Travel and always had a great holiday so I would definately recommend giving GC a try. :D
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I worked in Playa last summer and the place was jumpin! Lots of different centres to work your way around, English, Irish, Kasbah and Yumbo are the main ones. Kasbah is the busiest with the likes of good old linekers and pacha etc. Ive never been to Ibiza, but if you're comparing I think you may be disappointed as I cant imagine it being anywhere near as busy. You might of heard that the Yumbo is the gay capital of europe, but if thats not your thing then dont let that put you off cos you can avoid it and you wouldnt know it was there!

Also, accommodation wise, there's lots of cheap n cheerful places to stay and dont stick with sunset, go for the best deal. There's quite a few bungalow complexes which are close to the Kasbah and are ok and Los salmones and Los faluas are pretty basic but are really busy with like minded people which makes a great atmosphere!

I visited P.Rico a few times aswell and definitely prefer Playa, especially if you want varied nightlife.
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I worked in Playa last summer and the place was jumpin! Lots of different centres to work your way around, English, Irish, Kasbah and Yumbo are the main ones. Kasbah is the busiest with the likes of good old linekers and pacha etc. Ive never been to Ibiza, but if you're comparing I think you may be disappointed as I cant imagine it being anywhere near as busy. You might of heard that the Yumbo is the gay capital of europe, but if thats not your thing then dont let that put you off cos you can avoid it and you wouldnt know it was there!

Also, accommodation wise, there's lots of cheap n cheerful places to stay and dont stick with sunset, go for the best deal. There's quite a few bungalow complexes which are close to the Kasbah and are ok and Los salmones and Los faluas are pretty basic but are really busy with like minded people which makes a great atmosphere!

I visited P.Rico a few times aswell and definitely prefer Playa, especially if you want varied nightlife.
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Thanks for the replies. Just got some brochures today and Thomson/TUI are looking quite good. Think i'll probably choose to stay in Playa Del Ingles or Maspalomas. As long as there's some bars and stuff to do I am happy, I don't for one minute expect it to be like Ibiza, fancied something a little cheaper and more chilled out this year!
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Why dont you take a look at our reviews HERE and see what some of our members think of the accommodations.

Kath HT Admin
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Hi im going to porto rico staying at the colina mar for 2 weeks on fist of july anybody know anything about it ?
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Hi

There are reviews for the Colina Mar Apartments HERE.

Pippy :D
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Going to the Jardin Del Sol Appartments in Play Del Ingles in September for 2 weeks.

The reviews are outstanding and the video is good too. Booked through Portland Direct and got a good price for a family of 4.

Anyone else going here ?

littlekev
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