One MICHELIN Key each, one in the city and one on the south coast. Santa Catalina, a Royal Hideaway Hotel, from about €170 room only, if you want the Las Palmas grand hotel founded in 1890, two MICHELIN-starred restaurants and afternoon tea; Seaside Grand Hotel Residencia, from about €505 with breakfast, if you would rather spend a quiet week in palm-grove villas, eight minutes' walk from the dunes beach.
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 iconA Gran Lujo five-star of colonial-style villas in the Maspalomas palm grove, eight minutes' walk from the dunes beach.
€€€€From about €505 a night
Choose Seaside Grand Hotel Residencia if
The catch
No room faces the sea: the villas look onto the gardens or the pool, and the entry Twin Room, about 33 m², sits by the entrance with a garden view.
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Santa Catalina, a Royal Hideaway HotelSeaside Grand Hotel Residencia
Santa Catalina, a Royal Hideaway Hotel
Seaside Grand Hotel Residencia
The verdict
One MICHELIN Key each, one in the city and one on the south coast. Santa Catalina, a Royal Hideaway Hotel, from about €170 room only, if you want the Las Palmas grand hotel founded in 1890, two MICHELIN-starred restaurants and afternoon tea; Seaside Grand Hotel Residencia, from about €505 with breakfast, if you would rather spend a quiet week in palm-grove villas, eight minutes' walk from the dunes beach.
Questions people ask
One MICHELIN Key each, one in the city and one on the south coast. Santa Catalina, a Royal Hideaway Hotel, from about €170 room only, if you want the Las Palmas grand hotel founded in 1890, two MICHELIN-starred restaurants and afternoon tea; Seaside Grand Hotel Residencia, from about €505 with breakfast, if you would rather spend a quiet week in palm-grove villas, eight minutes' walk from the dunes beach.
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.
Book it for a quiet week of sun as a couple, with the dunes beach on foot and dinner worth staying in for. Check availability for a Deluxe Room. A small, hushed five-star of colonial-style villas around a heated saltwater pool, with a Repsol Sol dinner on site and the dunes beach on foot. Polished, formal in the evening and priced accordingly.
It has an outdoor pool. A public beach is within walking distance.