Where to stay in the Canary Islands?

In Vilaflor, the highest village on the island, on calle Dolores, you sleep among the pines, on the road up to Teide. A simple rural base for setting off early to the national park.

Calle Morro Elcano, in Vilaflor: a simple hotel in the hilltop village in the south, between the coast and Teide National Park. For hikers who want to sleep at altitude, away from the beach resorts.

A small hotel on calle Santa Catalina, in Vilaflor, the highest village on Tenerife. You sleep in peace, in the cool air of the pines, with Teide within driving distance first thing in the morning.

A parador listed under La Orotava, 5.5 km from Teide, at the foot of the volcano, more than 2,000 m above sea level. For sleeping in the national park, seeing the starry sky and reaching the cable car before the coaches.

The only hotel inside the national park, facing the Roques de García: you can watch the night sky from the door.

In Vilaflor de Chasna, on camino de San Roque, you sleep above the clouds that often cover the south coast. You come here for the spa and the silence, with the road to Teide starting from the village.

On calle Hércules, in Icod de los Vinos, this charming hotel puts you on the north coast of the island. For those who want the thousand-year-old dragon tree and Masca within reach by road rather than the southern resorts.

Calle Reina Sofía, in the municipality of Tías, near Puerto del Carmen: you stay in the big resort in the south-east. For a budget stay, with La Geria a short drive away.

Facing the beach, on calle Jupiter, in Puerto del Carmen, you have the sand and the seafront promenade at the foot of the hotel. A simple address for alternating swims with trips to the vineyards of La Geria.

A hotel on calle Marte, in Puerto del Carmen. A resort base for combining the beach with days out by car to Timanfaya and the north of the island.

In Puerto Calero, in the municipality of Yaiza, this adults-only resort sits in the marina village, away from the bustle of Puerto del Carmen. For a quiet stay for two, near Timanfaya.

A Canarian-style hotel on calle El Pez, in San Agustín, 3.7 km from the Maspalomas dunes. You stay on the quietest part of the south coast, near the beach, away from the bars of Playa del Inglés.

A hotel with pools on avenida de Gran Canaria, in Playa del Inglés, 3 km from the dunes. For those who want the resort and its amenities on a small budget, with the dunes on foot or by bus.

On avenida de Tenerife, in Playa del Inglés, you are in the big resort in the south, with the Maspalomas dunes a few kilometres away. For a tight budget that wants the beach by day and the bars at night.

An adults-only design hotel on avenida Estados Unidos, in Playa del Inglés, 2.5 km from the dunes. For a stay for two in the resort, with the beach and dunes on foot and no children around.