Two historic hotels in the north, at opposite scales. Gran Hotel Taoro, the restored 1890 grand hotel with a spa and five restaurants, gives a sense of occasion but is still settling; Hotel San Roque, twenty adults-only rooms in Garachico, is for a few unhurried nights of old Tenerife.
The new classicThe 1890 grand hotel that started Tenerife tourism, restored and back in business above Puerto de la Cruz.
€€€From about €215 a night
Choose Gran Hotel Taoro if
The catch
Newly reopened, and feedback points to service and dining still settling
The boutique oneAn 18th-century manor house in Tenerife's prettiest old town, with twenty rooms and no resort in sight.
€€From about €180 a night
Choose Hotel San Roque if
The catch
North-west weather; cloud and rain are possible in any month
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The verdict
Two historic hotels in the north, at opposite scales. Gran Hotel Taoro, the restored 1890 grand hotel with a spa and five restaurants, gives a sense of occasion but is still settling; Hotel San Roque, twenty adults-only rooms in Garachico, is for a few unhurried nights of old Tenerife.
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Questions people ask
Two historic hotels in the north, at opposite scales. Gran Hotel Taoro, the restored 1890 grand hotel with a spa and five restaurants, gives a sense of occasion but is still settling; Hotel San Roque, twenty adults-only rooms in Garachico, is for a few unhurried nights of old Tenerife.
A landmark worth the small gamble of a young hotel. Check availability, and check the latest reviews the same day. A landmark first and a hotel second: the 1890 grand hotel that invented Tenerife tourism, back on its terrace above Puerto de la Cruz with the views to prove it. Newly reopened, so the setting is surer than the service.
It has an outdoor pool. There is no beach; the nearest is a drive away.
The most characterful stay on the island, for a short, unhurried few nights. Check availability for an upper-floor balcony room. Twenty rooms in an 18th-century house in the middle of Garachico, with a courtyard, a pool for cooling off and the owners' taste in every corner. This is the island before the resorts, and it is a few nights, not a week.
It has an outdoor pool. A public beach is within walking distance.
