Gran Canaria, Spain

Travel
Written By Morgan Patton

Where We Stayed

We spent four nights at Salobre Resort and Serenity. This resort was situated on the southern half of Gran Canaria with views of both the ocean and desert-like landscape. Our biggest takeaway was that it was so incredibly peaceful. The environment, decor, landscaping, bounty of pools, and spa all contributed to a very relaxing few days. We loved the wellness circuit at the spa so much, we booked it two of the four days we were there. We also spend a lot of time at the very top of the resort - a sprawling piece of plants, pathways, cabanas, and the Sunset Pool and restaurant. The views of the sunset were incredible and the burrata pizza and gin & tonics brought us back multiple days for lunch.

Top of Salobre Resort & Serenity

How We Got There

I booked two seats on Air Europa’s Business Class MIA-MAD-LPA. We flew from Miami to Madrid in lie flat business class seats. We had a three hour layover in Madrid, where we got to visit the Sala Puerta De Alcala lounge. We had drinks, snacks, and my husband took a shower at the lounge. We then took a short flight to the island of Gran Canaria in standard business class.

What Points We Used

We booked our hotel nights with AMEX points through the AMEX portal that we earned from our Amex Gold card. We booked our flights with 140,000 Citi points and $47 transferred to Flying Blue. Air Europa is part of Star Alliance which means any of their flights can be booked through other Star Alliance airlines, like Air France. We earned our Citi points through the sign-up bonus from the Citi Premier card. Check out my free guide for more information on cards and transfer partners. If you’re interested in signing up for any of the cards I mention, please send me a message and I’ll send you my referral link. I don’t get paid - It just helps me earn a small amount of bonus points and you get to earn the full sign-up bonus.

Value

Salobre (4 nights)97,000 AMEX + $900 = $1,800, plus Free Breakfast

MIA-MAD-LPA 140,000 Citi Points + $47 = $3,600, Business Class

Itinerary

Gran Canaria (11/20 - 11/25)

  • 11/20 21:45 - 12:05 (11/21) Flight UX098 MIA - MAD

    • MIA - Centurion Lounge

    11/21 15:05 - 17:00 Flight UX9164 MAD - LPA

    • MAD - Sala VIP Puerta De Alcala Lounge (T2 - opposite Gate D59)

  • Hotel transfer to Salobre 

  • Salobre Hotel Resort and Serenity (11/21-11/25)

    • Breakfast included

    • Address: Urbanización Salobre Golf calle Swing s/n, Maspalomas, Las Palmas

      • 11:30 Aloe Wellness Circuit 11/22 and 11/24

      • Balinese bed booked for 11/22 and 11/24

      • Maspolamas dunes/beach shuttle f 11/23

Morgan Patton
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