Vista Bonita - Gay and Lesbian Only Resort

Another fantastic trip to Vista Bonita. Clean and decent rooms. The utilities offered are everything you need. Irons, hairdryers all ready in room. The cleaning staff do a great clean every day. They’re very friendly too. The bar staff are another level of excellent! Eduardo makes the best (and deadliest) sangria we’ve ever had!! It’s located roughly 5 mins from the Yumbo in a taxi. About €6 on average. The pool bar food was exceptional. I expected a very standard hamburger and instead received an impressive work of art. I would highly recommend trying the food. The sauna on the roof is great. Clean, modern, a great size for quite a few blokes to squeeze in. Gets very hot if you catch my double meaning. Always sad to leave but look forward to visiting again.

I visited Vista Bonita with my husband and 4 friends, the hotel is the perfect small hotel to relax a week away in the sun. The accommodation is clean, light and spacious. I loved the little balconies attached where you can relax with your breakfast, chat with other guests as they stroll by, or have a nice drink there of an evening. The facilities were good, great pool, poolside bar, jacuzzi, ample seating around the property. There is a lovely rooftop terrace with a sauna which has gorgeous views down to the sea and surrounding area. The location is perfect it’s nice and quiet, it’s far enough from the thick of playa del inglese, yet close enough that you can easily get taxis to nearby attractions. What I most loved about the hotel and our stay were the staff, they all really made the trip. We all felt so welcomed and at ease which was perfect for enabling us to relax the week away. Raul was very friendly and welcoming setting the tone for the rest of the trip. Ayoze was brilliant, so outgoing and chatty, he also made the best omelettes! Eduardo was a delight so friendly and funny and had such a fabulous energy. David and Valerio were also friendly and happy to help us with anything we needed. Samuel and Mariola were both so sweet and did a fabulous job of keeping our rooms clean throughout the trip. The other guests when we stayed were all lovely and friendly - it was nice to chat with other guests but when our group were happy have time to ourselves other guests were respectful of this. Marta the resident cat was also a highlight of the trip for me. I really had such a wonderful week staying at Vista Bonita and cannot wait to go back ❤️

Wonderful stay, so friendly staff and guests. Highly recommended, clean rooms and lovely pool, breakfast also very nice

This property has many positives. The staff is very friendly. Shout out to Eduardo and Raul. The room is spacious and comfortable, although the decor is uninspired. I found the breakfast to be quite good and I liked that they made you cafe con leche to order (not one of those self help machines). The free wifi, fridge, complimentary wine, all nice. The pool bar was open during the day and into the night which was surprising and created a space for people to gather. The music around the pool area wasn’t ideal. The rooms back up on the pool so this music is inescapable even on your back patio (the volume could be lower) and it’s pop music which isn’t to everyone’s taste. I’m sure it’s hard to cater to all tastes but relaxing spa music at low volume would be more appropriate. Or no music! Silence is fine! The property is fairly isolated. Whether that works for you depends on your goals in coming to Maspalomas. If you like to be in the thick of things, this may be a bad fit. We spent our time touring the villages of the island so that wasn’t an issue for us, and in fact it’s conveniently close to highways. Going to Yumbo center is a short drive (GPS says 45 minute walk downhill - there’s a reason you have views) but parking there is awful so best to think of how you’ll get into the middle of the city for dancing and how you’ll get to the beach if that’s your thing. None of those is convenient. The neighborhood had a few restaurants but otherwise was not a destination in itself. Parking is a few designated spaces along the road. I’m not sure what happens if the spaces are all occupied (which thankfully didn’t happen to us). The decor could use improvement. The front walkways to the rooms are covered in artificial grass. The furniture around the lounge areas near the hot tub reminded me of the cheap vinyl furniture in bath houses. A make shift “gym” in the middle of this lounge area is just silly. They should enclose a space for a small gym if that’s important to guests. To be honest, I think the place is misnamed; the location is on top of the city but you do not have views from your room or balcony. And of course you expect a view with that name! You only see into the pool area (and the views of that depend on the other guests! Ha!). So the only place where you can appreciate a view is from the sauna that is on the roof.

Vista Bonita is one of the best exclusive resorts in Maspalomas - Playa del Inglés area. If you are looking for a quiet place to stay and do not mind catching taxis (7€ to 8€) to and from Yumbo at night, then Vista Bonita is the perfect place for you. I was alone and felt a bit isolated, I like to be near places and walk, but this inconvenience was well compensated by the high quality of Vista Bonita and its outstanding service. I arrived late by shuttle bus from the airport and the bracelet key was in the safe as promised, so no worries if you arrive late. The standard duplex apartment is huge with one full bathroom upstairs and one toilet room downstairs, one balcony upstairs and a terrace downstairs. The kitchenette is equipped with fridge, two induction hobs, microwave oven, toaster and filter coffee machine. I did not watch TV, but checked it, it has plenty of international channels available, Netflix and Youtube. The entire apartment has at least 10 power sockets for your devices, you won't have issues, so bring them all if you wish so. The bed was quite comfortable and the apartment was spotless clean. Two bottles of water, one bottle of white wine, tea facilities were courtesy of Vista Bonita. Beach towels are also available for free, so you don't need to bring your own. Those willing to have extra champagne and a Lavazza Blue LB300 espresso machine, need to book a superior duplex. The swimming pool was nicely heated, but the jacuzzi was too hot for me, in the roof top there is a chilling out area and a new sauna, which I did not use. The bar is opened from early in the morning until 21:00, it serves full buffet breakfast for 20€, you may also have lunch, dinner, coffee and drinks here, the prices are a bit high though. Special thanks to Eduardo and Ayoze, who were always available to serve and provide any sort of information and advice, Eduardo was very kind, talkative and even helped non-Spanish speaking guests calling taxis. Unlike some gay resorts in Playa del Inglés with mainly German speaking guests, at Vista Bonita you will find a more multi-cultural public from several nationalities, this is definitely a big plus as it facilitates meeting new people from different parts of the world. During the day Vista Bonita is served by hourly bus 73 that connects Faro de Maspalomas, Vista Bonita, El Tablero, San Fernando with Playa del Inglés. You may reach the gay beach in 35 minutes by taking bus 73 to Faro and then walking along the beach. This is the best option to reach the beach, the walk across the dunes to Playa del Inglés is beautiful, but it takes almost 1 hour just to cross the path between the dunes. If you do not mind hiking with suitcases, there are public buses from/to the airport for 4.05€, these stop at the bus stop Cruce Faro 900 metres away, though I strongly suggest to book a shuttle bus, which drops you by the door, a shuttle bus is available from 7€.

We recently had a stay at Vista Bonita Hotel, to be honest , it was a bit of a mixed bag. On the bright side, the hotel is secluded and well-kept. The pool and garden areas were well maintained throughout our stay. The breakfast and pool bar staff were always friendly and welcoming, however, on our arrival the receptionist we met came across lacking any kind of pleasantries. Breakfast was okay, but mediocre at best .The yoghurt and fruit juices were kept in ice trays instead of a chiller cabinet, which would have been more suitable . Freshly made omelettes were a plus point though. We were aware that Vista Bonita is an LGB resort with clothing optional and whilst it’s great to see that, it did feel a bit ' in your face 'at times, especially during breakfast. I think a bit less nudity would’ve been appreciated until breakfast was finished. We felt the pool music could have been so much better - VB please visit surfburger at Maspalomas where you hear great chilled sounds. The accommodation was spacious and had lovely views from the balconies. Occasionally, when we had room cleaning, it left a bit to be desired! Just folding the beds and changing the towels weren’t enough to make the room feel fresh and clean. One thing that caught our attention was the slippers we were given on arrival. They are supposed to be used in the rooms, but by the time we had finished our stay they were quite dirty underneath. This suggests that the floors weren’t as clean as they should’ve been, considering they were only worn indoors and all worn shoes were left by the entrance door. Despite all this, going to the beach, shopping and exploring the island we had a good time but we will not be returning.