All Inclusive Holidays Gran Canaria: Maspalomas Guide

An all-inclusive package normally bundles your flight, hotel and airport transfer, with meals and drinks included at the hotel. In practice that means breakfast, lunch and dinner, usually served as a buffet with some à la carte options. Snacks are available between meals, and local drinks, such as house wine, beer, soft drinks and spirits, are served at set times. Premium brands, some speciality restaurants and extras such as spa treatments are often charged separately, so check the board description before you book.

In Maspalomas the format makes particular sense in July and August, when daytime highs of 31°C to 33°C mean you will want long afternoons by the pool rather than hunting for lunch. It also keeps the budget predictable if you are travelling as a family.

Maspalomas is a coastal town of around 36,000 people. The area most travellers have in mind when they look at all inclusive holidays in Maspalomas, Gran Canaria is the seafront close to the Maspalomas Lighthouse. Just west of the lighthouse is Meloneras, with Playa de Meloneras, Playa de las Mujeres and Playa del Hornillo all within about 2 miles of the centre. Larger resort-style hotels tend to be found along this beach-facing stretch.

Families may prefer to be closer to the attractions. Aqualand Maspalomas is about 2 miles away, Mundo Aborigen, an open-air museum, is about 4 miles out, and Palmitos Park, a zoo and botanical park, is roughly 6 miles inland. The Maspalomas Botanical Garden is in the town itself. Tours and tickets for these sights can be compared on this page.

Maspalomas works for most of the year. Daytime highs range from 23°C between December and February to 26°C in spring and early summer, with nights rarely below 15°C. July and August are the hottest months, at 31°C and 33°C, with no recorded rainfall. The wettest spells are March and November, although even then rain falls on only four or five days a month.

The best months run from September right through to July. That makes it an easy choice for October half-term, Christmas and Easter. If you are hunting for cheap all inclusive holidays in Maspalomas, Gran Canaria, travelling outside the UK school holidays is the most dependable way to keep package prices down, because demand peaks when schools break up.

The live deals on this page come from Jet2holidays, TUI, loveholidays and On the Beach, so you can set a Gran Canaria Maspalomas all inclusive offer from TUI against the others for the same dates. Compare the board basis carefully. All inclusive, full board and half board can look similar in the headline, but they differ in what you pay for at the bar and at lunch.

Transfers are short. Gran Canaria airport (LPA) is about 24 minutes by road, which matters with tired children after a four-hour flight. If you plan to visit Palmitos Park or explore beyond the resort, car hire can be compared here too. For families, it is worth checking room configurations and kids' club details in each listing, because these vary from hotel to hotel.