12 of the best · the Canary Islands, Spain
The Ritz-Carlton Abama and the Royal Hideaway Corales in south-west Tenerife, Hotel San Roque in Garachico, Hacienda de Abajo on La Palma, Bohemia Suites on Gran Canaria and the Princesa Yaiza on Lanzarote.
Our 12 favourites, listed A–Z · Updated November 2026
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Three Canary moments we keep going back to: Teide early in the morning, lunch at a starred table on the coast of Adeje, and a day among César Manrique’s centres on Lanzarote.
Home of M.B, two MICHELIN stars
459 rooms, suites and penthouses between the Atlantic and Mount Teide, with a 2,500-square-metre spa and its own beach.
María Zambrano 2, Carretera TF-47, 38687 Guía de Isora, TenerifeExplore View on map
Art in an old house
A historic house in Garachico where contemporary art lives with the old architecture, a few streets from the Atlantic.
Calle Esteban de Ponte 32, 38450 Garachico, TenerifeExplore View on map
A 17th-century plantation
Thirty-two rooms hung with works of art, in a seventeenth-century sugar plantation in Tazacorte.
Which island and which side of it: resorts in the sun, old houses in the north.
The back story
The great resorts of south-west Tenerife, the historic houses of Garachico, Tazacorte and Puerto de la Cruz, the design hotels of Gran Canaria and the beach hotels of Lanzarote and La Gomera: where to stay in the Canary Islands.
Pools, gardens and the Atlantic.
A family spa resort
A five-star family spa resort in Costa Adeje, now part of Domes Resorts.
Gardens above the sea
Gardens, pools, a spa and a golf course above the sea at Playa de Santiago, with guided walks and birdwatching.
On Playa Dorada
A beachfront resort on Playa Dorada with nine restaurants, a large children’s club and rooms from 55 square metres.
Three starred kitchens
A resort at La Caleta whose restaurants El Rincón de Juan Carlos, San-Hô and Il Bocconcino all hold MICHELIN stars.
Avenida Virgen de Guadalupe 21, La Caleta, 38679 Adeje, TenerifeExplore View on map
Among the golf courses
A five-star resort near Maspalomas in the south of Gran Canaria, given to calm, wellbeing and golf.
Home of M.B, two MICHELIN stars
459 rooms, suites and penthouses between the Atlantic and Mount Teide, with a 2,500-square-metre spa and its own beach.
María Zambrano 2, Carretera TF-47, 38687 Guía de Isora, TenerifeExplore View on map
Old towns and plantations.
The Oriental Spa Garden
A five-star garden hotel in Puerto de la Cruz, a member of The Leading Hotels of the World, with its Oriental Spa Garden.
A 17th-century plantation
Thirty-two rooms hung with works of art, in a seventeenth-century sugar plantation in Tazacorte.
A farmhouse of volcanic stone
Nine rooms in a nineteenth-century majorero farmhouse of volcanic stone and wood, with a Canarian restaurant.
Art in an old house
A historic house in Garachico where contemporary art lives with the old architecture, a few streets from the Atlantic.
Calle Esteban de Ponte 32, 38450 Garachico, TenerifeExplore View on map
Las Palmas.
Two starred kitchens
The grand hotel of Las Palmas, whose restaurants Poemas by Hermanos Padrón and Muxgo each hold a MICHELIN star.
León y Castillo 227, 35005 Las Palmas de Gran CanariaExplore View on map
Small and designed.
Adults only, by design
An adults-only design hotel in Playa del Inglés, with a panoramic restaurant, a rooftop cocktail bar and an art gallery.
