In Las Palmas, a palm park or the beach. Santa Catalina, a Royal Hideaway Hotel, from about €170 room only, if you want Parque Doramas around you, two MICHELIN-starred restaurants and a Sunday jazz brunch, with Las Canteras a taxi ride away; Bull Reina Isabel & Spa, from about €145 with breakfast, if you would rather have the sand three minutes from the door, a rooftop pool and a free spa.
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
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.
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Santa Catalina, a Royal Hideaway HotelBull Reina Isabel & Spa
Santa Catalina, a Royal Hideaway Hotel
Bull Reina Isabel & Spa
The verdict
In Las Palmas, a palm park or the beach. Santa Catalina, a Royal Hideaway Hotel, from about €170 room only, if you want Parque Doramas around you, two MICHELIN-starred restaurants and a Sunday jazz brunch, with Las Canteras a taxi ride away; Bull Reina Isabel & Spa, from about €145 with breakfast, if you would rather have the sand three minutes from the door, a rooftop pool and a free spa.
Questions people ask
In Las Palmas, a palm park or the beach. Santa Catalina, a Royal Hideaway Hotel, from about €170 room only, if you want Parque Doramas around you, two MICHELIN-starred restaurants and a Sunday jazz brunch, with Las Canteras a taxi ride away; Bull Reina Isabel & Spa, from about €145 with breakfast, if you would rather have the sand three minutes from the door, a rooftop pool and a free spa.
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.
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.