10 Best Hotels in Canary Islands, Spain

Built to resemble a 19th-century Canarian village—complete with a bell tower, Italianate villas, and leafy courtyards—this sprawling luxury resort takes in eight restaurants, five swimming pools, a 24-hour gym, and two tennis courts. In other words, you could stay here for weeks and never want to leave the premises, especially after seeing the rooms, which exude old-world comfort yet feature modern bells and whistles like Nespresso machines. The grounds empty out onto the (public) Playa del Duque and bustling boardwalk, which comes alive at sunset.

With a location right on Las Canteras, this is a good midrange option for visiting the city and taking in its beach. The grand entrance hall, lined with columns and cane furniture, leads to a pleasant glass conservatory that overlooks a seafront promenade where you can have breakfast. Rooms are beachy and basic; they all have parquet floors and balconies facing the ocean or street. The highlight is the rooftop swimming pool with ocean views; also on the roof is a well-equipped spa with free access. 

For a good, all-inclusive deal in tropical surroundings, this is one of the best bets in the area for families. Built around attractive and verdant gardens with four pools, the cuboid whitewashed blocks hold one-bedroom apartments furnished in simple pine and cozy reds. The apartments sleep two adults and two children or three adults. There's nightly entertainment and children's clubs for kids ages 6 months to 14 years. Beaches and amenities are a short walk away.

This cheery budget hotel is situated in a residential area north of the city center, just off the Rambla Santa Cruz. A good-size pool and verdant gardens provide attractive views from all of the rooms, which are awash with bright colors yet rather basic otherwise.

Situated in the tiny town of Tefía (population: 200) 20 minutes down the road from Puerto del Rosario, this family-run hotel that opened in December 2022 has cozy, inviting rooms with stone walls, beamed ceilings, and white linens. The down-home restaurant is popular among guests and nonguests alike for its fair prices and genial service.

This no-frills budget hotel has cramped digs and an uninspiring facade, but its location, sandwiched between the Las Canteras seafront promenade and the main shopping street, makes a great base for exploring and beachgoing. Rooms are sparsely decorated and nothing to write home about, but at these prices who can complain?

Travelers looking for accessible luxury and all-inclusive pampering should look no further than this Iberostar outpost, a chic yet unpretentious oceanfront resort that was renovated in 2017. With separate family-friendly and adults-only areas, the hotel caters to travelers of all ilks. Rooms are large and minimally decorated in whites and blond woods; all have balconies. There are seven outdoor pools to choose from as well as an indoor spa and pool area; the beach and boardwalk are right out the back door.

It might be big, but this sprawling white hotel still manages to feel luxurious. From the glass of cava served at check-in to the exceptional ocean views and manicured tropical gardens, a stay here is a first-class experience. Spaciousness rules here: there's a lofty and verdant lobby, six massive pools, and generous rooms, most of which are suites. Dining is also big—choose from one of the eight restaurants, including Isla de Lobos, which serves award-winning and organic "slow food."

César Manrique disciples were behind this giant colonial resort, where the tropical gardens, wooden balconies, and cane furniture all evoke old-school Havana. The soaring lobby atrium continues the tropical theme—you half expect parrots to be flying around—and the outdoor area has four pools, several shaded bars, and white villas with cobalt trim, softened by ruby bougainvillea. The large, comfortable rooms have blue patterned accents, and their balconies overlook the garden, pool, or beach. Be sure to visit the Canary Museum here, which has displays of traditional implements and costumes. There's a nude zone on the grounds.

Rising like a Moorish citadel from the banana fields, the Ritz-Carlton Abama is an architectural stunner with a coral-red exterior, a semiprivate beach, seven pools, and a two-Michelin-star restaurant and award-winning golf course. All rooms—decorated sumptuously with plush fabrics and wicker and blond-wood accents—have balconies, and the best afford panoramic ocean views. Adults-only villas add butlers and a private pool.