Food shop like a local
That means avoiding the small supermarkets in the resorts, and going for the larger ones out of town.
It also means taking advantage of the excellent local markets for fresh fruit and veg, and maybe even buying some fish from a cofradia.
Buy your duty free in the resort
Don’t buy it at the airport, or on the aircraft heading home, it’s much cheaper in the resort shops.
Here are your duty free allowances for Lanzarote.
Have a Menu del Dia for lunch
Most restaurants here offer a 3 course lunch at a bargain price.
Out of resort, you’ll get a hearty 3 course meal with beer or wine for around €10.
Hire a car
It might sound odd, but by the time you’ve paid for transfers and a couple of excursions, it’s often cheaper to hire a car here. And if you have one, it means you can shop where the locals shop!
Car hire can be as cheap as €130 a week. Ask Mand for details.
Don’t eat the bread!
Loads of restaurants will place bread on the table at the start of the meal, often with mojo sauce.
If you’re really hungry, tuck in, but don’t be surprised if there’s a small charge on your bill. Don’t eat it, and you can ask for it to be taken off the bill.
Change your Sterling here
Many of the booze and tobacco shops here run a currency exchange service.
They generally offer much better rates than you’ll get at exchange shops in the UK.
Select ‘Local currency’ when paying by card
Confused when the card reader asks you which currency to pay in?
Always select the local currency (in our case Euro) to get a better deal.