A rooftop pool at each: heated and looking along the beach, or a plunge pool facing the cathedral. Bull Reina Isabel & Spa, from about €145 with breakfast, if you want Las Canteras three minutes away, a free spa and children welcome; Hotel Veintiuno, from about €85, breakfast depending on the rate, if you would rather have 17 adults-only rooms in an 18th-century Vegueta house, with Casa de Colón two minutes away.
The beach oneA four-star on the promenade of Las Canteras, with the city beach out front and a free spa upstairs.
€From about €145 a night
Choose Bull Reina Isabel & Spa if
The catch
The entry Double is not sold with a sea view; the Double Sea View Room costs about €180 against €145 for the plain Double on the same June night, breakfast included.
The smart moneyA restored 18th-century house 50 metres from the cathedral in Vegueta, with 17 adults-only rooms and a rooftop pool that faces it, for little money.
€From about €85 a night
Choose Hotel Veintiuno if
The catch
The rooftop pool is small and unheated, for cooling off rather than swimming
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Bull Reina Isabel & SpaHotel Veintiuno
Bull Reina Isabel & Spa
Hotel Veintiuno
The verdict
A rooftop pool at each: heated and looking along the beach, or a plunge pool facing the cathedral. Bull Reina Isabel & Spa, from about €145 with breakfast, if you want Las Canteras three minutes away, a free spa and children welcome; Hotel Veintiuno, from about €85, breakfast depending on the rate, if you would rather have 17 adults-only rooms in an 18th-century Vegueta house, with Casa de Colón two minutes away.
Questions people ask
A rooftop pool at each: heated and looking along the beach, or a plunge pool facing the cathedral. Bull Reina Isabel & Spa, from about €145 with breakfast, if you want Las Canteras three minutes away, a free spa and children welcome; Hotel Veintiuno, from about €85, breakfast depending on the rate, if you would rather have 17 adults-only rooms in an 18th-century Vegueta house, with Casa de Colón two minutes away.
Golden sand out front, a free spa and a pool on the roof, at a city-hotel price. Pay the extra for the sea-view balcony. A city hotel that lives like a beach hotel: the golden sand of Las Canteras out front, a pool on the roof and a free spa, with Las Palmas on the doorstep for dinner. Good value, as long as you pay for the sea view.
It has a rooftop pool. A public beach is within walking distance.
A restored old house two minutes from the cathedral, at a price that leaves room for dinner out every night. Check availability for the Premium. Seventeen rooms in an 18th-century house in the old town, with a rooftop pool for a dip and the cathedral beside it. You eat out every night and walk everywhere, and the bill stays small.
It has a rooftop pool. There is no beach; the nearest is a drive away.