The spa one1 / 5
Hotel Botánico & The Oriental Spa Garden
The north's established five-star, with a serious spa and gardens that justify the cloudier skies.
Wellness focusClassicFunctional
€€€From about €200 a night
Best spa hotels in Tenerife
5 of the ten hotels in our Tenerife edit qualify. They are in our order of preference for this, not a ranking of the hotels overall.
What we looked for: A real spa with treatment rooms and a wellness programme, not a gym with a sauna.
The spa one
The complete resort2 / 5
The Ritz-Carlton Tenerife, Abama
A self-contained citadel on the west coast, with the island's best hotel food and its own beach.
Large resortSelf-containedStay at the hotelDestination dining
€€€€From about €450 a night
The big resort3 / 5
Gran Meliá Palacio de Isora
A vast west-coast resort with an enormous saltwater pool and an adults-only wing that changes the experience.
Large resortBeach & pool centralSelf-containedStay at the hotel
€€€From about €250 a night
The escape4 / 5
Hacienda del Conde
An adults-only hideout on the far north-west tip, between a clifftop golf course and the Teno mountains.
Remote escapeCouplesQuietSelf-contained
€€From about €180 a night
The classic5 / 5
Bahía del Duque
The original Costa Adeje grande dame, still the best beachfront address for a family with taste.
Beach & pool centralLarge resortSee and be seen
€€€€From about €350 a night
Questions people ask
Good questions
Which is the best hotel in Tenerife?
Hotel Botánico & The Oriental Spa Garden. The north's established five-star, with a serious spa and gardens that justify the cloudier skies.
How did you choose these hotels?
Independently, through extensive research, trusted sources and increasingly first-hand visits. Hotels cannot pay to be included, and every one of the ten has to exist for a different reason.