Mountains or fairways. Parador de Cruz de Tejeda, from about €100, if you want trails from the door and the caldera from the spa pool; Salobre Hotel Resort & Serenity, from about €210, if you would rather have golf, southern sun and the beach a 15-minute drive away.
The escapeGran Canaria's mountain parador, about 1,500 metres up at the Cruz de Tejeda pass, facing the caldera and the Roque Nublo.
€From about €100 a night
Choose Parador de Cruz de Tejeda if
The catch
The pool belongs to the spa: €35 a person for a 90-minute circuit, booked ahead, and children from six only in the first two hours.
The spa oneA golf-and-spa resort in the hills above Maspalomas, with an adults-only infinity pool at its highest point, looking down the ravines to the sea.
€€From about €210 a night
Choose Salobre Hotel Resort & Serenity if
The catch
Inland on a hillside: no beach, no practical bus and little within walking distance, so the coast means the hotel shuttle, a 15-minute drive or taxis
| Best for | Parador de Cruz de Tejeda | Salobre Hotel Resort & Serenity |
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Parador de Cruz de TejedaSalobre Hotel Resort & Serenity
Parador de Cruz de Tejeda
Salobre Hotel Resort & Serenity
The verdict
Mountains or fairways. Parador de Cruz de Tejeda, from about €100, if you want trails from the door and the caldera from the spa pool; Salobre Hotel Resort & Serenity, from about €210, if you would rather have golf, southern sun and the beach a 15-minute drive away.
Questions people ask
Mountains or fairways. Parador de Cruz de Tejeda, from about €100, if you want trails from the door and the caldera from the spa pool; Salobre Hotel Resort & Serenity, from about €210, if you would rather have golf, southern sun and the beach a 15-minute drive away.
Book it for two or three nights above the clouds, with the Roque Nublo at the end of the view and a spa to come back to. Skip it if you want a beach, a free pool or certain sun. A state-run mountain inn in the heart of the island: caldera views, a paid spa with an outdoor pool over the peaks and trails from the door, at an entry price of about €100. You trade the beach and the sun for cloud, cool air and a long drive to the sand.
It has an outdoor pool. There is no beach; the nearest is a drive away.
A quiet, sensibly priced spa and golf base in the southern hills, if you are happy to drive to the beach. Check availability for the Double Deluxe Superior. A quiet golf-and-spa resort on a ravine-cut hillside above Maspalomas: a proper spa circuit, several pools, the highest an adults-only infinity pool, at a sensible price outside winter. You come here to stay put, not to walk out to dinner.
It has an outdoor pool. There is no beach; the nearest is a drive away.