Sands Beach Resort sits at the northern end of Costa Teguise, right on the water, with its own sheltered lagoon beach and the seafront promenade running past the door. It’s a large, low-rise complex of around 368 apartments spread around 12 pools. It suits golfers who like space and the option to cook for themselves. Every studio and apartment has a full kitchen and a terrace or balcony. The beach-view one- and two-bedroom apartments are worth the upgrade if you’re travelling as a four.

The golf is a few minutes’ drive inland at Costa Teguise Golf, a John Harris design that opened in 1978. It runs along the lower slopes of an old volcano. More than 3,000 palm trees line the fairways, with black lava and cactus beyond them and the Atlantic in view from much of the course. It’s a par 72 with plenty of doglegs, so you’ll use most of the bag. It isn’t long by modern standards, but the wind makes up for that. The trade winds blow across Lanzarote most days, and a hole that played a wedge in the morning can need a mid-iron by mid-afternoon. The par-5 13th, played towards the sea, is the one most people remember. If you want a second course, Lanzarote Golf near Puerto del Carmen is the obvious add-on.

Back at the resort there’s a buffet restaurant, a couple of à la carte options, a pool bar and a sports bar. Costa Teguise’s bars and restaurants are about 15 minutes’ walk along the front, and Arrecife, the island’s capital, is a short taxi ride. On a rest day, César Manrique’s Jameos del Agua and the volcanic landscape of Timanfaya National Park are both easy day trips.