Inside the Spanish holiday resort with toasty temperatures in Autumn, spectacular spas and desserts to die for

AS my beauty therapist releases the knots in my shoulders – and the wine I drank at lunch works its magic – it’s a wonder I don’t fall asleep.

I am midway through a delightful facial and shoulder massage at Hyatt’s Dreams Playa Dorado, in Lanzarote, and it’s safe to say I am sufficiently relaxed.

HandoutLanzarote is still lovely and warm in the autumn months[/caption]

HandoutSeven nights’ B&B at Hyatt’s Secrets Lanzarote is from £577pp including British Airways flights from Gatwick[/caption]

I arrived on the Canary Island resort a day earlier, feeling frazzled from work.

But this hotel has a vibe that instantly chills you out.

Things start as they mean to go on when I’m greeted with a glass of Cava at check in.

Although the hotel offers both B&B and half-board packages, the all-inclusive option is worth the extra price, such is the quality of the food and drink.

I spent my first day enjoying the mid-20 temperatures by the pool, washing down my lunch with a pina colada the size of my head.

Temperatures in Lanzarote top a toasty 26C in October and a very balmy 23C in November.

My room was in the adults-only area but the hotel is child-friendly, with a kids’ club for ages four to 12, a teen club and a water park to keep everyone occupied.

If you like to mix things up over the week, there are nine different pools, a beach, five restaurants, four pool bars and a sports bar.

Stray crisp packet delayed our journey

The spa where I had my fabulous treatment also features a sauna, jacuzzi and 25m pool.

On our first night, we enjoyed dinner in the main buffet restaurant and drinks in the lobby.

The hotel’s entertainment is laid-back but there’s usually live music while you enjoy an evening tipple.

HandoutAt the Hyatt hotel, we could unwind and enjoy the glorious weather[/caption]

The following day, we were treated to a catamaran excursion. Bookable through the hotel, the boat was fully electric and run with a commitment to conserving local wildlife.

At one point, a stray crisp packet delayed our journey for a good few minutes as the captain’s second in command made it his mission to fish it out.

Hotel guests can book on to a group catamaran for £95 per person or £70 per child, with the trip lasting for three to four hours, including drinks and snacks.

As part of it you get to stop at a beautiful bay for swimming and snorkelling.

After hopping ashore at the Marina Rubicon harbour, a ten-minute walk from the hotel, we went to the hotel’s Sugar Reef beach bar for an authentic Canary Islands lunch.

Delicious food, wine from the local Yaiza vineyard and music from a three-piece string band all left me suitably relaxed for my amazing spa treatment.

That night, we ate in the hotel’s Asian restaurant Himitsu, which I’d definitely recommend.

I enjoyed vegetarian sushi, a delicious tofu katsu dish and pad Thai.

I was sad to leave Dreams the next morning but I shouldn’t have been, as even better things were to come.

If I thought Dreams was fancy, Hyatt’s Secrets Lanzarote, our next destination, was a step up.

Not least because we stayed in a suite with a swim-up pool.

Added to that, a huge living room, spa bathroom with jacuzzi bath, separate dressing room, bedroom and a big terrace for sunbathing made it really quite special.

With Bali beds, palm trees and gorgeous beach-side setting, you would be forgiven for thinking you were somewhere much further away than the Canaries as you explore this adults-only hotel.

Volcanic rocks create neon tinge to water

Again, you can choose from B&B, half-board or all-inclusive depending on your wishes and budget.

The hotel has six restaurants and five bars, with us eating in Sugar Reef on our final night.

suppliedSeven nights’ B&B at the Dreams Lanzarote Playa Dorada is from £622pp including British Airways flights from Gatwick[/caption]

suppliedBook yourself an awesome volcano tour around the island[/caption]

The delicious meal included a banana chocolate bomb, which has to be the best dessert I’ve ever eaten.

Secrets also has a huge gym and spa with a big jacuzzi pool, ice bath, infrared sauna and more.

Tempting as it was to stay put, it would have been criminal to miss a chance to explore outside the resort.

We visited the Bodega La Geria vineyard, one of the oldest on the island, with stunning views over black volcanic rocks.

You can book a tour and tasting for £10.

There’s also a nice gift shop selling vino and trinkets.

From there, it was a short drive to the incredible green lagoon at El Golfo, where the island’s volcanic rocks create an almost neon, luminous tinge to the water.

Go early or late though as it gets busy when the coaches turn up.

But the best part of Lanzarote?

It has to be the instant relaxation that comes with warm temperatures and high-quality hotels just four hours from the UK.

It’s the ultimate fly-and-flop for autumn.