Apartamentos Cordial Mogán Valle
Apartamentos Cordial Mogán Valle is a large self-catering apartment complex in Puerto de Mogán, on the sheltered south-west coast of Gran Canaria in Spain's Canary Islands. It sits in terraced blocks just above the resort town, with a supermarket opposite and the marina and beach a flat walk away. Families come for the full kitchens, three main pools plus a children's pool and splash park, and a real town on the doorstep.
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Is it worth it?
Who Mogán Valle suits, what the board options are and the facts to skim first.
Mogán Valle is the self-catering choice in Puerto de Mogán, and the full kitchen is its point of difference: it's set up for families who'd rather cook than sit down to a fixed hotel dinner, whether that's for a weaning baby, a fussy eater or a dietary need. On top of that you get three pools with a children's pool and splash park, spacious apartments with big terraces and a real working town with a supermarket opposite and restaurants a flat walk along the marina. It's a three-star complex at a three-star price, so it's the value option in a town where the alternatives are pricier hotels. The things to weigh are that the main pools are heated in winter only, the beach is a short walk rather than on site and the airport transfer is one of the longer ones among the island's family resorts.
Best for
You want a full kitchen for weaning, fussy eaters or dietary needs, a splash park and children's pool, plus a real town with shops and restaurants a flat walk away.
Maybe not for
You want the beach on your doorstep, an all-inclusive wristband or a baby club for a child under four.
Best ages
Babies and toddlers upward for the pools and the kitchen. The miniclub and mini disco start at four, so fours to twelves get the most organised fun.
What stands out
Staff that guests name in review after review, spacious apartments with large terraces and three main pools plus a children's pool and a dedicated splash park.
What to check
The main pools are heated in winter only, and the airport transfer runs to about 45 to 55 minutes.
Where is it?
Puerto de Mogán on Gran Canaria's sheltered south-west coast, just above the resort centre, a flat walk from the marina and beach.
Quick facts for families
What the resort is like
Where the complex sits, how it's laid out over the terraces and what that means for getting around.
Cordial Mogán Valle is a large apartment complex at Avda de los Marrero 4, a few hundred apartments set in terraced blocks that step up the gentle slope just above the centre of Puerto de Mogán. It's run by Cordial Hotels & Resorts, a family-owned Canarian group with more than 20 properties, and the group's four-star sister hotel, Cordial Mogán Playa, sits immediately next door. The apartments sit across several levels, and the pools are split into zones: a north pool, a children's end with the splash park and a quieter pool higher up. For the wider island, its beaches and when to go, see our Gran Canaria guide.
The complex takes a day or two to learn. It's a set of blocks connected by paths, stairs and lifts, and guests often call it a maze at first before it becomes second nature. There are lifts throughout, so a pushchair gets around fine, and one wheelchair user rated the access as excellent. The walk down to the marina and beach is flat, paved and step-free, which suits a pushchair too. The sun loungers around the pools are just as easy to reach, spread across the different levels with no reservation system to navigate, so a mobility need doesn't mean missing out on a spot.
All guests wear a wristband, self-catering ones included, which one reviewer found unusual but no barrier. The group holds a Travelife Award and a Biosphere Sustainable Lifestyle certificate, heats its water with biomass boilers and restored the Las Crucecitas archaeological site in the town.
Every restaurant and bar
The board options, the buffet and the poolside bars, and how the self-catering model works for families.
Board is flexible here. Most families come self-catering and use the kitchen, but you can add breakfast, or go half-board with breakfast and dinner at the buffet. There's no all-inclusive option at Valle. The full kitchen is the reason the complex turns up in family travel guides: preparing purees, heating milk or cooking a plain tea for a fussy eater is far simpler than in a hotel room, and the Hiperdino supermarket directly opposite stocks everything. The marina promenade a flat walk away has restaurants at a range of prices if you'd rather eat out.
The main restaurant is a buffet serving breakfast and dinner, with dinner in two sittings. In winter, breakfast runs 08:00 to 10:30 and the dinner sittings are 18:00 to 19:15 and 19:45 to 21:00. In summer, breakfast runs to 11:00 and the dinner sittings shift to 18:30 to 19:45 and 20:15 to 21:30. Guests describe a wide spread of fruit, show cooking, meat, fish, vegetables, salads and desserts, and rate it good value. It runs the two sittings with no reservation system to navigate, and there's no dress code for the buffet, so you can turn up straight from the pool. That's more relaxed than next door: Cordial Mogán Playa's own restaurants do have a dress code, covered below.
Around the pool, the Pool Bar serves drinks and light bites from 11:00 to 17:00, the Snack Bar does an à la carte lunch and snacks from 13:00 to 16:00 (lunch to 15:30), and the Lounge Bar takes over for evening drinks from 17:00 to 23:00. Guests single out the poolside snack bars as a highlight.
Dining at the hotel next door
The four-star Cordial Mogán Playa next door has more restaurants: Los Guayres, which holds a Michelin Star for 2026 and takes dinner by reservation only, with a dress code of long trousers for men; the Tamarona buffet, which asks for smart casual with closed shoes, long trousers and no sleeveless tops; the poolside La Fula and La Sama bars; the Bandama lobby bar; and the Fataga disco-bar in the evening. Valle guests share the hotel's tennis, diving, bikes and medical service. Whether that extends to its restaurants isn't confirmed, so if a dinner at Los Guayres is the plan, contact the resort when you book to check whether Valle guests can reserve.
The apartments
Every apartment type with its official size, what's in the kitchen, and which suits a family with a baby or toddler.
There are four apartment types across two tiers, standard and Superior, in one and two-bedroom layouts. The table below is the full line-up with the official sizes; the guidance after it is which suits a family.
| Apartment | Size | Balcony | A/C | Sleeps | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Bedroom Apartment | 52 m² | 11 m² | Ceiling fans, no A/C | 3 adults, or 2 adults and 2 children up to 12, plus a cot | Twin bedroom, living-room sofa bed, safe for an extra charge |
| 1 Bedroom Apartment Superior | 52 m² | 30 m² | Yes, bedroom and living room | 3 adults, or 2 adults and 2 children up to 12, plus a cot | Twin bedroom, living-room sofa bed, larger balcony, safe included, double-height ceilings on some upper units |
| 2 Bedroom Apartment | 77 m² | 18 m² | Ceiling fans, no A/C | 5 adults, or 4 adults and 2 children up to 12, plus a cot | Two bathrooms, a twin bedroom and a double bedroom, safe for an extra charge |
| 2 Bedroom Apartment Superior | 77 m² | 55 m² | Yes, bedroom and living room | 5 adults, or 4 adults and 2 children up to 12, plus a cot | Two bathrooms, safe included |
Every apartment has a separate bedroom or two, an open-plan living area with an American kitchen (a full kitchen open to the living room, not a kitchenette), a sofa bed in the living room (officially two 80 by 200 cm beds) and a bathroom with a shower, hairdryer and magnifying mirror. All have satellite TV, free WiFi, ceiling fans and a balcony or terrace with an outdoor shower. The kitchen has a ceramic hob, microwave, toaster, fridge, kettle and coffee maker. It's worth checking that crockery and cutlery are provided when you book, and buying the basics on arrival: one family found the kitchen didn't come stocked with oil, salt or coffee. Cots are accommodated in every type, and reviews describe them provided and made up.
For a couple with one baby, the 1 Bedroom Apartment works: at 52 m² it has a twin bedroom you can shut off for naps and a sofa bed in the living room. The Superior version is the same size but adds air conditioning and a much bigger balcony, which matters in high summer when the standard apartments rely on ceiling fans. For four, the 2 Bedroom Apartment at 77 m² gives two bathrooms and a second bedroom for nap time, and its Superior adds a 55 m² terrace. The full kitchen in every type is what makes weaning and self-catering straightforward.
Recent reviews describe clean, modern interiors, with refurbished bathrooms in the Superior apartments. A few mention minor maintenance, quickly put right on report, and one older review described a room as tired with a slight damp smell. These are isolated reports against a broad picture of clean, well-kept apartments.
Pools and water features
There are three main swimming pools, spread across the terraced levels and heated in winter only. In the warmer months they sit at ambient temperature, and summer guests describe the water as cold. A dedicated children's pool sits in the children's end of the complex, also heated in winter, with a shallow area and a deeper part (one guest measured around 1.35 m at its deepest). The splash park, which the resort calls its Splash Park, is a water playground for children with tipping buckets, sprays and a shallow pool for little ones, and it's the feature toddlers don't want to leave.
Higher up, one of the three is set up infinity-style with panoramic views and an artificial-grass sun terrace, and it's the one adults tend to head for. There are two outdoor jacuzzis. Each pool area has a lifeguard on duty, which German-language reviews in particular praise for safety. There are plenty of sun loungers, you can't reserve them and guests report finding a bed even at busy times. Pool towels are a paid extra.
The beach
Playa de Mogán, the town beach, is about 600 m from the complex, a flat 10 to 15 minute walk on a paved, palm-lined promenade that's easy with a pushchair. Along the way there are sculptures and outdoor gym equipment, so there's something to look at for children and some kit for parents. It's a small, sheltered cove of golden sand, one of the most protected on this coast, with calm water. It's quiet in the week and busier at weekends. The restaurants and bars sit along the promenade near the marina rather than on the sand itself.
Babies and toddlers
What's there for the youngest, what fills a family day, and the town and shops beyond the gate.
There's no crèche or baby club for under-fours; the miniclub starts at four, so with a baby or toddler you're the one supervising through the day. The miniclub itself takes children from four to twelve, with crafts, activities and animation, and staff that reviews warmly single out. The hours and cost aren't published, so check both when you book. There's a nightly mini disco too, a consistent highlight for the four-to-twelve group.
For feeding, the full kitchen makes puree prep, milk heating and meal timing straightforward, and the Hiperdino across the road is a big supermarket that stocks what you need. In the water, the splash park's shallow pool and the heated-in-winter children's pool suit the youngest, and families with toddlers, including one travelling with a 21-month-old, find them well judged.
One family travelling with a toddler hired a highchair and a baby bath for an extra charge, so ask the resort to arrange them when you book. It's worth checking cot bedding when you book too. Every apartment has an enclosed balcony, so take the usual care with a toddler. One family with a crawling baby asked for and got a lower-floor apartment with a grass balcony area, which is an accommodated request rather than a room type you can book. The confirmed paid extras are pool towels, the in-room safe in the standard apartments, garage parking, the spa, the sports facilities next door and the medical service.
On and off resortThings to do
On site and included, there's a daytime and evening animation programme of pool games, shows and activities, an outdoor playground and a games and soft-play area with billiards and table tennis, plus an outdoor evening corner where adults can have a drink while children play. The gym is free to guests, and there's electric bike hire on site through a scheme called Love Sharing. Reception is staffed 24 hours, which helps with late arrivals; one family arriving at 1am were met with a welcome platter.
Several activities cost extra and run at the sister hotel next door. The Delphinus diving centre is a PADI five-star Instructor Development Centre, qualified to teach right up to instructor level, with courses for children, shore and boat dives and snorkelling. There's a tennis court with artificial grass and a coach, hired by the hour: from €14 for the midday and afternoon slot (12:00 to 17:00) to €17 for early morning or late afternoon, plus €6 for a racquet and €3 an hour for lighting if you need it (last checked June 2026). The Freemotion bike centre runs guided mountain-bike, road and trekking tours and hires out electric bikes. The Salinas Spa & Wellness has an indoor and outdoor circuit, open daily except Mondays, 10:00 to 18:00. Indoors there's a Finnish cedar sauna, a steam bath, an ice fountain, a flotarium (a flotation pool of Epsom-salt water), a relaxation room with a Himalayan salt wall and a jacuzzi, plus hot-and-cold contrast showers. Outdoors there's a vitality pool with massage jets, a waterfall, a misty rain shower and a sun terrace with valley views. Four treatment cabins, three private and one for couples, take separately bookable massages and treatments. The full circuit, up to two hours, costs €18 for Valle guests (last checked June 2026, and subject to change); the same Cordial group discount applies at Maspalomas Golf, covered below.
Days out from the doorThe area and days out
Puerto de Mogán is a 10 to 15 minute flat walk along the promenade. Its marina and old fishing harbour are known as Little Venice for the footbridges over the canals, and the waterfront is lined with cafés and restaurants; guests rate N44 and Jungle Rock. The Playa de Mogán street market runs every Friday, 9:00 to 15:30, within walking distance, with stalls well beyond the usual souvenirs.
The bus stop is 400 m away, with services to Puerto Rico, Arguineguín, Maspalomas and Las Palmas. The buses are reliable but strict on times, the doors close on the dot, and it's worth carrying cash in case a card reader is down. By car or bus, Arguineguín is about 10 minutes, Puerto Rico and the beaches of Playa Amadores 10 to 15 minutes, the Maspalomas dunes about 25 minutes and the Sioux City western park 15 to 20 minutes. Further out, Palmitos Park, a zoo and bird park, is about 30 minutes, the Submarine Adventure at Playa del Inglés about 25, Roque Nublo's hiking around 45 into the interior and the capital Las Palmas, with its old Vegueta quarter, about 55 to 60 minutes. Maspalomas Golf, an 18-hole course about 25 to 30 minutes away, gives Cordial guests a discount on green fees.
Shops, chemists and health coverShopping, supplies and health
The Hiperdino directly opposite is a large supermarket that guests describe as stocking everything you need, and there's a Spar about 10 minutes' walk. The Friday market adds fresh produce. A medical service is available on request for an extra charge, run by the team at the hotel next door, with the 24-hour reception to coordinate it, and the nearest major hospitals are in Las Palmas, about 55 to 60 minutes away. There's a pharmacy in Puerto de Mogán town.
Spain is in the Schengen area. A GHIC, or an EHIC while it's still valid, covers state healthcare, and travel insurance is still worth having. Check the current FCDO advice for Spain before you travel.
Loves and gripes
What families rate and what frustrated them, how it stacks up against the alternatives, the journey in and the weather by month.
The property turns up in several UK family round-ups: Mumsnet named it a best apartment choice for Gran Canaria, Kiddieholidays included it among its top picks for babies and toddlers on the island and named it again in its splash park round-up. Canarias-lovers ranked it sixth among the island's family hotels.
What families love
- The staff, first and above everything. Guests name them, William, Linda, Ulises and others, and tell stories like a staff member fetching superglue from his own car to mend a child's toy.
- Spacious apartments with large terraces.
- Cleanliness across the complex.
- The children's pool and the splash park.
- The miniclub and mini disco for the over-fours.
- The supermarket opposite and the flat walk to the marina.
- Plenty of sun loungers, with no towel-saving culture.
- The welcome drink on arrival, and lifeguards at every pool.
Common gripes
- The main pools are unheated outside winter, and summer guests describe the water as cold.
- The odd apartment shows minor wear, and one older review described a room as tired with a slight damp smell.
- Highchairs and a baby bath cost extra (from one review), and pool towels are extra too.
- The complex feels like a maze at first.
- The beach is a walk away rather than on site.
- The airport transfer is long, at about 45 to 55 minutes.
- Wristbands are required even for self-catering guests.
- Isolated one-off reports of a thin buffet night and a drain smell.
How it compares
The Radisson Blu in the same town is five-star, with a toddler splash zone, two pools and a kids' club, and it costs more; Valle is the three-star value option with bigger, full-kitchen apartments, three pools and a lower price. The TUI BLUE Orquidea at Bahia Feliz has the strongest under-threes offer on the island, a Baby & Tots Club for nought to 36 months with qualified staff, and it's beachfront and all-inclusive, where Valle has no baby club but the self-catering kitchen the Orquidea doesn't. HD Parque Cristóbal at Playa del Inglés is four-star bungalows with baby kit in its Kids Suites, a blender, bottle warmer and highchair, and all-inclusive available; Valle has no arrival baby kit but a quieter, prettier town.
The five-star Lopesan Baobab at Meloneras is a much bigger, themed resort with seven pools and an adults-only area, no self-catering and a higher price. Next door, the four-star Cordial Mogán Playa is the hotel version of the same site, with a half-board buffet, a dress code at dinner and the Michelin-starred Los Guayres, so you swap the kitchen for hotel service. Valle is the apartment, self-catering-first choice.
From the airportGetting there and when to go
Gran Canaria Airport is 53 km away, roughly 45 to 55 minutes by road on the GC-1 and the coastal road, which is one of the longer transfers among the island's main family resorts. A private transfer or taxi, booked ahead, is the practical choice with young children and luggage, especially for an early or late flight. There's a public bus, but the stop is 400 m away and the trip involves changes, so it's awkward with luggage and small children, and the resort doesn't run its own shuttle. Check-in is from 15:00 and check-out is until 12:00. On departure day, reception has let guests use the shower rooms, hairdryers and seating while they wait for a late flight, though it's a courtesy rather than a guaranteed service.
When to goWeather
The complex is open all year, and Puerto de Mogán sits in a sheltered valley that's one of the least windy, warmest corners of Gran Canaria, though a Saharan wind event can still reach it. Days are warm all year, from about 21°C in winter to 28°C in August, and the pools are heated in winter only. The gentlest weeks with little ones are May, June and September, warm and dry with a warm sea but short of the July and August peak for heat and crowds. In midsummer the odd calima, a hot dusty spell blown off the Sahara, can briefly push the temperature above 33°C.
| Month | Daytime high | Overnight low | Rain | Wet days | Sea temp |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 21.5° | 15.5° | 20 mm | 3 | 20° |
| February | 21.5° | 15° | 27 mm | 3 | 19° |
| March | 22.5° | 15.5° | 10 mm | 2 | 19° |
| April | 23° | 16.5° | 4 mm | 1 | 20° |
| May | 24° | 18° | 3 mm | 0 | 21° |
| June | 25.5° | 19.5° | 0 mm | 0 | 22° |
| July | 27.5° | 21° | 0 mm | 0 | 22° |
| August | 28° | 22° | 1 mm | 0 | 23° |
| September | 27.5° | 21.5° | 4 mm | 1 | 24° |
| October | 26.5° | 20.5° | 16 mm | 2 | 23° |
| November | 24.5° | 18° | 17 mm | 3 | 22° |
| December | 23° | 16.5° | 19 mm | 4 | 21° |
Typical monthly averages from weather-station records. Sea temperature is the open-water figure, so a sheltered bay can feel a degree or two warmer. The complex is open all year.
Questions
The things families ask most, the official pages worth a bookmark and when this guide was last refreshed.
Is there a baby club for a child under four?
No. Childcare kicks in at age four, so with an under-four you're hands-on all day. That's the main trade against an all-inclusive resort with a baby club, so weigh the kitchen and pools here against what a club would give you.
Can we go all-inclusive?
No. Valle sells rooms self-catering, breakfast or half-board, with no wristband to cover meals and drinks. Most guests cook in the apartment, so if you'd rather not think about food at all, an all-inclusive resort will suit you better.
Is the beach walkable with a pushchair?
Yes. It's about 600 m on flat, paved promenade, 10 to 15 minutes with a buggy and no steps. The trade-off is that the beach isn't on site, so you do that walk each time rather than step straight onto the sand.
Are pool towels included?
No, pool towels are a paid extra, so either pay for the service or bring your own down from the apartment. You can't reserve loungers, so there's no need to be up early to claim a bed.
What are the check-in and check-out times?
Check-in opens at 15:00, with check-out by 12:00. If you land early or leave on a late flight, it's worth asking reception about storing bags and using the shower rooms on departure day, which reception has allowed but doesn't guarantee.
When is the Friday market on?
Every Friday from 9:00 to 15:30, an easy walk from the complex. Beyond souvenirs there's fresh produce and food stalls, so it's worth planning a food shop around it.
Will there be a highchair in the apartment?
Highchairs and baby baths aren't part of the standard apartment kit, but one family travelling with a toddler hired both for an extra charge, so ask the resort to arrange them when you book.
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Open the Mogán Valle photo gallery →Useful links
- Apartamentos Cordial Mogán Valle: the resort's own site for apartments, the pools and the children's club.
- GOV.UK Spain travel advice: entry rules and safety updates before you travel.
- Gran Canaria with little ones: our guide to the wider island, its beaches and when to go.
Last updated 12 July 2026.
