Vacation rentals and their rise in Lanzarote have been a source of controversy for a long time. It is also part of a heated national and international debate. So it is not surprising that trends in accommodation also reach the Island of Volcanoes. The latest trend is the offers of accommodation in tents that are sold under the label "luxury", also known as glamping, for the combination of the English words glamour and camping on vacation rental portals.
Just immerse yourself in the world of vacation rental platforms to discover how offers to spend the night in a tent, with different names and presentations and in remote places on the island, go a long way.
After diving into online platforms, it is easy to come across advertisements for tents, furnished with different presentations, that offer nights in remote places in Lanzarote. From the option of spending the night in accommodation with a kitchen and furniture made from wooden pallets, to sleeping in a tent in the pool. Also going to a bathroom placed outside or showering outdoors.
In addition, there are those who get creative and sell an experience in a tent in the most Asian style under the name "Yurt", a type of housing used by nomads in Central Asia. In this case, the experience of the visitors is positive and there are even some who would repeat it.
In one of the advertisements, for one of the tenants who recorded as a negative point that "the failure is having to share the garden with other guests", that "access to the road is a bit difficult for a tourist vacation" or that "the wind generated a lot of noise, but even that is thought of and they provide you with earplugs."
In addition, these accommodations are offered between 35 and 100 euros per night.