The old town or the palm park. Hotel Veintiuno, from about €85, if you want 17 adults-only rooms in Vegueta and a rooftop plunge pool facing the cathedral; Santa Catalina, a Royal Hideaway Hotel, from about €170, if you would rather have a garden pool and two MICHELIN-starred restaurants.
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
The classicLas Palmas' grand old hotel in a palm park, with two starred restaurants and the city on the doorstep.
€€From about €170 a night
Choose Santa Catalina, a Royal Hideaway Hotel if
The catch
Entry Deluxe rooms are 23 m² with no balcony, and some face the hotel's galleries rather than the garden
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Hotel VeintiunoSanta Catalina, a Royal Hideaway Hotel
Hotel Veintiuno
Santa Catalina, a Royal Hideaway Hotel
The verdict
The old town or the palm park. Hotel Veintiuno, from about €85, if you want 17 adults-only rooms in Vegueta and a rooftop plunge pool facing the cathedral; Santa Catalina, a Royal Hideaway Hotel, from about €170, if you would rather have a garden pool and two MICHELIN-starred restaurants.
Questions people ask
The old town or the palm park. Hotel Veintiuno, from about €85, if you want 17 adults-only rooms in Vegueta and a rooftop plunge pool facing the cathedral; Santa Catalina, a Royal Hideaway Hotel, from about €170, if you would rather have a garden pool and two MICHELIN-starred restaurants.
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.
The Canaries' classic grand hotel, with two starred tables and Las Palmas at the gate. Check availability for a Junior Suite over the palm garden. A grand old city hotel in a palm park, with two starred kitchens and Las Palmas on the doorstep at a city-hotel price. It is a base for the capital and its food, not a beach resort, and the rooftop pool and spa go with the suites.
It has an outdoor pool. A public beach is within walking distance.