I am currently coming to the end of a ten day holiday on Lanzarote, our fourth visit to this wonderful island. With the Canary Islands group, it is a question of doing your research into which stand will suit you best. In the past we have visited La Palma (too small and quiet), Fuerteventura (far too windy) , La Graciosa (a day trip is more than too long a time) and Tenerife ( we hated nearly every minute, far too touristy, mountainous and scary roads for us). Lanzarote at first looks very bleak as it suffered tremendous volcanic activity during the 18 + 19th centuries, but is actually quite fascinating. Leave the major tourist areas of some of the Costas, and you can still find unspoilt pretty white villages, great little cafes serving real Canarian foods and genuine people. Maybe not for the masses, but we love it here. Most visitors to this island return time and again. Do your research, look at reviews carefully and you can have a wonderful time. Bear in mind, however that the whole group of islands are nearer to Africa than to mainland Europe. Very few Americans come here, expect hotel grading to be different than your expectations and service quite slow.