Gran Canarias Best Spa Hotels

The Canary Islands may be better known as party or package holiday islands, rather than for their luxury and relaxation, but head to Gran Canaria and you’ll find plenty of both. Framed by rocky, volcanic peaks and wide sweeps of golden, sandy beaches, many of the hotels here have dedicated health and wellness areas, with some of Europe’s best and biggest spas and thalassotherapy centres. Here are Gran Canaria’s best spa hotels – bookable on Culture Trip.

1. Seaside Palm Beach

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Aerial view of the magnificent Seaside Palm Beach, Gran Canaria

Sitting right in front of Maspalomas Beach, Seaside Palm Beach was the first member of Design Hotels in the Canary Islands. Its range of 1970s-inspired rooms were designed by the famous interior designer Alberto Pinto, and are painted in bright, bold colors with retro style furniture and fittings. Tucked away in the tropical gardens you’ll find the spa, offering a wide selection of massages and treatments, from aromatherapy and serum therapy, to ozone therapy and manicures and pedicures. There are also two thalassotherapy swimming pools, where you can relax and reap the benefits of the sea, before drying out in the sauna.

2. Sheraton Salobre Gran Canaria Golf Resort

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Take in the views of Gran Canaria from the Salobre Hotel located in the volcanic mountains

The five-star Sheraton Salobre is one of the few spa hotels in Gran Canaria not on the beachfront. Instead, it sits high up in the rocky, volcanic mountains. Spread out across 11 levels, it seems to blend into the landscape and offers pools on almost every level, as well as a range of bars and restaurants. On the top level, a river runs around cacti plants and day beds, and in the Aloe Spa you can unwind with treatments and massages. The excellent spa also features therapeutic jets, swan-neck waterfalls and bubble beds, with views out across the hotel’s 18-hole golf course.

3. Hotel Cordial Mogán Playa

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Outdoor pool and relaxation area at Hotel Cordial Mogan Playa, Gran Canaria

The Hotel Cordial Mogán Playa is located just minutes away from the beach in Puerto de Mogán. Dubbed ‘Little Venice,’ it’s surrounded by the Mogán Valley. Inside it’s more like a small village than just a hotel, with various accommodation complexes, gardens, restaurants, bars and of course a spa. The Inagua Spa may be small, but it has everything you would expect, from bubble beds to cold dips, a sauna, steam bath and themed showers. The best part however, is the outdoor spa area, with warming foot baths and hot tubs to relax in while admiring the tropical gardens around you.

5. Gloria Palace San Agustín

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Just up the coast from Maspalomas, about a 15-minute walk from San Agustín Beach, sits the Gloria Palace San Agustín. Like its sister hotel, the Gran Palace Amadores, it sits high up on a clifftop and offers stunning ocean views. This four-star property also features a large spa area, with 7,000 square meters of thalassotherapy facilities, including both fitness and dynamic pools. In addition to the spa area, you’ll find three restaurants and numerous bars and terraces.

6. Bohemia Suites & Spa

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The rooftop bar and lounge with luxurious seating and panoramic city and ocean views at Bohemia Suites and Spa Hotel

This chic, five-star Bohemia Suites & Spa is situated across the sand dunes from Seaside Palm Beach, near Playa del Inglés. It’s a sophisticated hotel, created for adults only and offers trendy design and plenty of facilities. One of its main draws is the Siam Spa, an Asian-inspired wellness center where you can enjoy Thai massages, Balinese treatments and a luxury hammam.

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