The boutique one1 / 5
Hotel San Roque
A 18th-century manor house in Tenerife's prettiest old town, with twenty rooms and no resort in sight.
IntimateStrong sense of placeWellness minimalCharacterful
€€From about €180 a night
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: The most hotel for the money, where a smarter choice beats a famous one.
The boutique one1 / 5
A 18th-century manor house in Tenerife's prettiest old town, with twenty rooms and no resort in sight.
IntimateStrong sense of placeWellness minimalCharacterful
€€From about €180 a night
The escape2 / 5
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 spa one3 / 5
The north's established five-star, with a serious spa and gardens that justify the cloudier skies.
Wellness focusClassicFunctional
€€€From about €200 a night
The new classic4 / 5
The 1890 grand hotel that started Tenerife tourism, restored and back in business above Puerto de la Cruz.
Strong sense of place
€€€From about €250 a night
The big resort5 / 5
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
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Hotel San Roque. A 18th-century manor house in Tenerife's prettiest old town, with twenty rooms and no resort in sight.
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.