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Luxury hotel plans controversial beach kiosk in Lanzarote

Luxury hotel seeks permission for beach kiosk in Puerto del Carmen

A luxury hotel has asked the Spanish Coastal Authority (Costas) for permission to install a kiosk and terrace on a cove in Lanzarote. The project, promoted by Hotel Los Fariones S.A., involves the occupation of 64 square metres of Cala Fariones, in the tourist resort of Puerto del Carmen (Tías). The owner of this hotel complex is Juan Francisco Rosa, one of the most powerful businessmen on the island, who also owns the illegal hotels Princesa Yaiza and Son Bou, as well as the controversial Stratvs winery.

Project details and public consultation

According to a resolution published by the Directorate General of Coasts of the Government of the Canary Islands this Tuesday, 28 July, the company applied for the occupation of the maritime-terrestrial public domain on 8 October 2025. From today and for the next 20 days, the documentation is in the public consultation phase, allowing submissions of objections, observations and queries.

Hotel Los Fariones wants to install a wooden kiosk and a terrace on a concrete platform that separates the cove from the hotel grounds. The technical project document, drawn up by the company Ingeniería Técnica Canarias S.A. and consulted by Canarias Ahora, states that the beach bar will occupy 20 square metres and the terrace 44 square metres, with ten tables, ten parasols and 44 chairs.

Although the report insists that the installation “will not involve any groundworks” and will be limited to occupying the existing concrete platform, it does acknowledge the planned installation of a windbreak up to 1.8 metres high on the stone wall that separates the ground from the beach sand. The kiosk, according to the information in the project, will be made of wood, prefabricated and demountable. Two employees will work there, and its “sole” purpose will be to serve drinks, fruit, ice cream, packaged products and grilled food. A coffee machine and a microwave oven can also be installed.

Duration and financial projections

In the project documentation, the company requests occupation of the public domain for four years, between 2026 and 2030. However, the Coastal Authority’s resolution reduces the period to two years. The activity, the project details, will take place throughout all twelve months of the year, taking advantage of the tourist seasons. According to the budget set out in the project, the execution cost of the works will be €73,702.09, but will generate income for the company of €414,000 over the next four years.

The document details that each year the hotel will pay an annual canon of €2,980 to the Coastal Authority for the use of public land. It also sets out the net profit the kiosk and terrace will bring to Hotel Fariones. In the first year, a net profit of €40,685 is expected. This figure then rises to €48,285 in the second year, €55,885 in the third, and €63,485 in the fourth.

The hotel’s history and controversies

Hotel Fariones is a five-star establishment and was the first to open its doors on the island in 1966. It has 213 rooms, all with a terrace and an infinity pool. In the project report, the company boasts of having “direct access to three beaches”. The establishment was at the centre of controversy in July 2020, when it attempted to charge ten euros to people wishing to access a jetty located in the maritime-terrestrial public domain. The sign announcing the charge for access to the jetty was placed on a public thoroughfare that connects three important local beaches: Playa Chica, Playa Grande and Playa del Medio.

The hotel installed this walkway to avoid its closure, after its building had occupied the only access to one of the coastal areas, forcing beachgoers to reach it through the hotel. The company that chairs Hotel Fariones is BTL Lanzarote, dedicated to property development and the operation of hospitality and tourism facilities and businesses, owned by Rosa.

Legal troubles for the hotel owner

Both Rosa and his company were investigated in the Stratvs case, which looked into the construction of an industrial winery in the Protected Natural Area of La Geria. The case ended with the acquittal of all defendants, despite the Public Prosecutor’s Office describing the works as “the biggest environmental attack” on Lanzarote. In 2025, Rosa was set to appear again in the dock alongside three members of his family for alleged corporate crimes and misconduct in public office supposedly committed in the management of the Hotel Fariones. The Public Prosecutor’s Office sought a four-year prison sentence for him for attempting to “favour his personal, family and asset interests” to the detriment of his minority partner. Ultimately, the Provincial Court of Las Palmas suspended the trial, considering that an error had been made during the investigation phase.

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