Lanzarote-Charco Del Palo
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Looking for a holiday in CdP - advice please.
Return to DiscussionsHi,
Thank you for adding me to the group.
I am looking for a short holiday this January and am considering Charco del Palo, and would welcome comments from anyone who has visited there.
I want somewhere where I can relax, wander down to the beach and spend the day without having to keep putting clothes on.
So the questions I have are:
Can I wander about the village naked?
Can I walk from the villas down to the rock pools naked?
How much of the commercial area (bars, supermarket, cafe etc) is clothes optional?
How good is the supermarket, i.e. does it just hold basics or does it have a full range of vegetables, tinned foods, ready meals, spices, bakery products etc?
What is the night life like?
Is there a cash machine in the village?
How good is the mobile 'phone signal?
How fast is the internet in the area? It will vary from property to property but I may need to do some work (unfortunately that is life nowadays) and I would like to stream some films.
Are the locals friendly?
How far along the coast could I walk until I needed to go textile?
I had a virtual drive around on Google Streeview and noticed that everyone visible were fully clothed. Of course Google may have edited the pictures, but it raised the question in me as to how much of a Naturist Village it really is.
Any comments on how good a place Charco Del Palo is for a Naturist holiday would be most welcome, even if they don't answer the specific questions above
Best wishes
Adrian
As you head N on LZ-1, at, I think, the fourth roundabout, make sure you don't go up the LZ-10 but go R following a brown sign for Jardin du Cactus.
Eventually on this rural section, there is a downhill bit with road noise, after which you split off to the R, again following brown signs for Jardin du Cactus.
You go through Guatiza and then past the Jardin du Cactus.
When you enter the village of Mala, the hospital is the first thing on the R, immediately after which you turn R by the Restaurante Don Quijote and follow this narrow road all the way to CdP.
It is well worth having a drive-through on Google Earth beforehand.
Have a really good trip.
Chris
I assume that's 4 hours each way, from Stansted. The road from the airport to CdP is good, and takes about half an hour. The supermarket in the village is excellent. Let us know if Lily's and/or La Tunera are open for business after their refurbishments. If not, there's Le Jardin Tropical and Cueva Paloma.
I think you are a bit confused as Charco del Palo and Papagayo are two different places. CdP is the naturist village on the East coast of Lanzarote and Papagayo is the area down the far South of the island with several beaches at least two of which are clothing optional and used by many naturists There is no beach at CdP but you can walk naked along the cliff tops and access the sea from some steps or in a couple of enclosed seawater pools that fill and empty with the tide.
If people are looking for car hire on the island (a good idea as it gives you the freedom of seeing the rest of the island) we have been using Auto Reisen for many years and have found them hassle free and good value for money.
Enjoy the island
I think you are a bit confused as Charco del Palo and Papagayo are two different places
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Obna some time call their Apartments as Castillo Papagayo.
https://www.oboena.com/spain-naturist-resort/apartamentos-castillo-de-papagayo.html
Sometimes can be confusing.
Hi Graham,I assume that's 4 hours each way, from Stansted.
Yes that's right, plus 4 ten minute bus rides to/from the airport and a couple of hours or so hanging around the airports each way. So about 7 hours each way. Worth it to get warm and naked for 9 days.Let us know if Lily's and/or La Tunera are open for business after their refurbishments. If not, there's Le Jardin Tropical and Cueva Paloma.
I have had a message saying that Lili's is open from 17:00 each evening now, and this is reported on Wendy's Blog.
Best wishes
Adrian
Hi William,
[quote I do recommend a pair of good lightweight shoes, preferably the rubber swimming kind as the sand is mixed with very sharp volcanic rocks that real hurt if you walk on them.
Thanks for this, I am planning to wear sandals but I will now take a pair of trainers in case I have trouble with the little bits of volcano.
Best wishes
Adrian
Arrived late yesterday. It seems good so far, in my birthday suit until it got cold this evening. The big natural swimming pool is fabulous, the weather almost perfect.
Got to to have a beer in Lili's this evening so that is definately open. Not busy but then it is Sunday evening, Lili, Carlos and a chef were there and there was steady trade at the bar and the tables. The background music was old rock songs, wonderful - took me straight back to when I ran a disco in the late sixties.
The Eurospar supermarket was good and a lovely lady called Sonia helped me lots. We get so used to what food looks like in Tesco that I had forget that not everywhere supplies vegetables to a formula.
The bad news was that I had rented through Inter Rent to avoid Gold Car but it turns out that Inter Rent is Gold Car, so the booking.com car rentals was somewhat annoying as it had cars from both Inter Rent and Gold Car! It took an hour to pick the car up because of the huge queue.
The other dissapointment was to find that the property wasn't expecting me, fortunately they had an apartment and accepted that I had booked. This is the first time I have used AirBnB - coukd be the last.
May be more later. Thanks again for all the help.
Best wishes
Adrian
It's good to hear that Lillys is open at last. I hope they are not so silly as to ban nudes as their predecessor did. I've always booked through Chalfont Holidays (A specialist naturist tour operator and British Naturism's sponsor). I've never been disappointed and found that I actually get a better deal through them. Go to www.chalfontholidays.co.uk .
I asked Lili about being there naked and she seemed to think it a bit strange. "We open at 5pm". Meaning it is too cold to be naked then!. In essence you can be in the outside bar naked but she thinks it is too cold after 6pm. So she is not so silly as to say no, but maybe it is only silly Englishmen who would want to (this is my interpretation not her words).
Best wishes
Adrian