Gardens or the sea from the balcony. Seaside Grand Hotel Residencia, from about €505 with breakfast, if you want villas in the palm grove, a free spa and a dinner worth staying in for, though no room faces the sea; Hotel Faro, a Lopesan Collection Hotel, from about €210 room only, if you would rather have no one under 18, the lighthouse alongside and a sea view, at extra cost.
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.
The adults-only oneAdults only at the foot of the Maspalomas lighthouse, with the beach at the corner and the promenade alongside.
€€From about €210 a night
Choose Hotel Faro, a Lopesan Collection Hotel if
The catch
The rooftop pools and the Bali beds are paid extras, so check what your rate includes; the main pool is free to guests.
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Seaside Grand Hotel ResidenciaHotel Faro, a Lopesan Collection Hotel
Seaside Grand Hotel Residencia
Hotel Faro, a Lopesan Collection Hotel
The verdict
Gardens or the sea from the balcony. Seaside Grand Hotel Residencia, from about €505 with breakfast, if you want villas in the palm grove, a free spa and a dinner worth staying in for, though no room faces the sea; Hotel Faro, a Lopesan Collection Hotel, from about €210 room only, if you would rather have no one under 18, the lighthouse alongside and a sea view, at extra cost.
Questions people ask
Gardens or the sea from the balcony. Seaside Grand Hotel Residencia, from about €505 with breakfast, if you want villas in the palm grove, a free spa and a dinner worth staying in for, though no room faces the sea; Hotel Faro, a Lopesan Collection Hotel, from about €210 room only, if you would rather have no one under 18, the lighthouse alongside and a sea view, at extra cost.
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.
Book Hotel Faro for the lighthouse, the beach and an adults-only crowd, and pay for the Double Superior View so the sea is in the room. Plan to eat out along the promenade, and expect lively weekends. An adults-only five-star built around its address: the lighthouse, the beach and the promenade are the point, and the evenings are lively. It suits couples who will spend the days on the sand and the nights eating out along the front.
It has an outdoor pool. A public beach is within walking distance.