Botánico is the proven choice, with the better spa and gardens you can get lost in. Taoro is the more romantic idea, a landmark reborn, but as a newly reopened hotel it is still settling and worth checking recent feedback before you commit.
The spa oneThe north's established five-star, with a serious spa and gardens that justify the cloudier skies.
€€€From about €200 a night
Choose Hotel Botánico & The Oriental Spa Garden if
The catch
North-coast cloud: sun is likelier but not guaranteed, even in winter
The new classicThe 1890 grand hotel that started Tenerife tourism, restored and back in business above Puerto de la Cruz.
€€€From about €250 a night
Choose Gran Hotel Taoro if
The catch
Newly reopened, and feedback points to service and dining still settling
Hotel Botánico & The Oriental Spa GardenGran Hotel Taoro
Hotel Botánico & The Oriental Spa Garden
Gran Hotel Taoro
The verdict
Botánico is the proven choice, with the better spa and gardens you can get lost in. Taoro is the more romantic idea, a landmark reborn, but as a newly reopened hotel it is still settling and worth checking recent feedback before you commit.
Questions people ask
Botánico is the proven choice, with the better spa and gardens you can get lost in. Taoro is the more romantic idea, a landmark reborn, but as a newly reopened hotel it is still settling and worth checking recent feedback before you commit.
The safe, proven north-coast five-star, and the island's best spa. Check availability for a renovated Teide-facing room. The north's proven five-star: a serious spa, mature gardens and Teide from the pool, in a real town rather than a purpose-built strip. Traditional to the marble, cheaper than the south and a few degrees less certain on sun.
It has indoor and outdoor pools. There is no beach; the nearest is a drive away.
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.