Guide
35 hotels in Tenerife sit on a beach or the promenade directly above it. Costa Adeje has 12, along Playa del Duque, Fañabé, La Pinta and El Bobo, and Playa de las Américas has nine around Troya and El Camisón. Away from the main resorts there are beachfront hotels in El Médano, Playa de la Arena and on the east coast.
35 hotels. Checked October 2026.
Playa del Duque, Costa Adeje · 5 stars · 484 rooms
Direct access to Playa del Duque from the gardens
A five-star resort styled as a Canarian colonial village, opening straight onto Playa del Duque, with ten restaurants and private villas.
From £258 a night
Playa del Duque, Costa Adeje · 5 stars · 255 rooms
Playa del Duque 50 metres away, right behind the pools
A frontline five-star on Playa del Duque built around a thalasso spa, with four heated saltwater pools and a Michelin-starred restaurant.
From £315 a night
Fañabé, Costa Adeje · 5 stars · 269 rooms
Direct access to the Fañabé promenade, beach about 150 metres
A grand five-star on the Fañabé promenade with pools heated all year, the Aequor Spa and a creative fine-dining restaurant.
From £201 a night
Playa del Duque, Costa Adeje · 5 stars
On Playa de Fañabé, with the promenade outside
A five-star beachfront family resort on Playa de Fañabé, with a pirate-ship splash pool, kids' clubs by age and a full spa.
From £214 a night
Torviscas, Costa Adeje · 4 stars · 154 rooms
Right on Playa de La Pinta, with Puerto Colón about 100 metres away
A beachfront 4-star on Playa de La Pinta with renovated rooms, roomy apartments, heated pools and a new thalasso spa.
Torviscas, Costa Adeje · 4 stars · 229 rooms
Direct access to Playa de La Pinta from the hotel
Family apartment hotel on Playa de La Pinta, with kids' clubs from six months to 16, a splash pool and all inclusive.
From £314 a night
San Eugenio, Costa Adeje · 4 stars
Playa de El Bobo about 20 metres away
A large seafront family hotel 20 metres from Playa de El Bobo, with a children's water park and an adults-only terrace.
From £135 a night
Fañabé, Costa Adeje · 4 stars (apartments) · 113 rooms
About 50 metres from Playa de Fañabé
Apartments with kitchens facing Playa de Fañabé, with lake-style pools, all inclusive on offer and small dogs welcome.
From £208 a night
San Eugenio, Costa Adeje · Hotel
Direct access to Playa de El Bobo from the promenade
A seafront hotel for adults over 18 with direct access to Playa de El Bobo, three pools and four restaurants.
From £264 a night
Playa del Duque, Costa Adeje · Hotel · 334 rooms
Direct access to Playa del Duque and an infinity pool with Balinese beds
A grand half-board Riu Palace with direct access to Playa del Duque, an infinity pool and a fusion restaurant.
From £457 a night
Fañabé, Costa Adeje · Hotel
On the Fañabé seafront, with the beach and promenade right outside
Beachfront apartments and villas on Fañabé, some with private pools, for families and groups wanting space by the beach.
From £1,573 a night
Fañabé, Costa Adeje · Hotel · 154 rooms
On the Fañabé promenade with direct access to the beach
Seafront apartments on the Fañabé promenade with a heated pool and big sea-view sun terrace, for self-caterers who want the beach outside.
From £141 a night
Playa Paraíso, Callao Salvaje · 5 stars · 624 rooms
Direct beach access from the seafront Lagoon pool
Big music-themed five-star on the seafront at Playa Paraíso, with three kids' clubs, an adults-focused pool and a Rock Spa.
From £152 a night
Playa Paraíso, Callao Salvaje · 5 stars
Lift down to a cove, plus two infinity pools
Five-star family resort in Playa Paraíso with an 1,800 square metre sea-view spa, two infinity pools and a cove lift.
From £163 a night
La Caleta · 5 stars GL · 121 rooms
Adults only, on the seafront at La Enramada with three heated pools
Adults-only five-star Grand Luxury of 121 junior suites on La Enramada, with heated saltwater pools and Michelin-starred dining.
From £614 a night
La Caleta · 5 stars GL · 114 rooms
Suites with kitchens above La Enramada, some villas with private pools
Five-star Grand Luxury suites with kitchens on La Enramada, some with private pools, for families who want space and serious food.
La Caleta · 5 stars · 284 rooms
Seafront setting with the SEEN Beach Club
Five-star seafront resort at La Caleta, reborn in 2023, with an Anantara Spa, adults-only pool, beach club and padel courts.
From £215 a night
La Caleta · Hotel
Direct access to Playa de La Enramada
Seafront family resort at La Caleta with a jungle-themed kids' water park, infinity pools and an adults-only Privilege rooftop.
From £162 a night
Playa de las Américas · 5 stars · 151 rooms
Seafront setting with OA Beach Club
Mexican-themed 5-star on the Playa de las Américas seafront, with a Michelin-starred restaurant, a natural pool and a beach club.
From £268 a night
Playa de las Américas · 5 stars · 535 rooms
Playa del Camisón a few steps away; heated pool of 1,255 m²
A five-star family resort on Playa del Camisón with a huge heated pool and a kids' club from six months.
From £168 a night
Playa de las Américas · 5 stars · 70 rooms
Direct access to Playa del Camisón
A 70-room five-star on Playa del Camisón with a heated seafront pool and its own spa, for couples wanting calm.
From £325 a night
Playa de las Américas · 4 stars
Directly on Playa de Troya, with only the promenade in between
Beachfront four-star on Playa de Troya in Las Américas, with an infinity pool, a 1,000 square metre spa and kids' park.
Playa de las Américas · 4 stars · 431 rooms
Directly in front of Playa del Camisón
Greco-Roman styled 4-star facing Playa del Camisón, with a heated Roman-style pool and a seawater thalasso spa.
From £130 a night
Playa de las Américas · 4 stars · 485 rooms
Direct access to the seafront promenade
Seafront 4-star on the Playa de las Américas promenade, with an infinity pool for over 16s, Daisy Club and five restaurants.
From £180 a night
Playa de las Américas · 4 stars · 519 rooms
On the seafront with direct promenade access, three pools heated in winter
Big seafront family 4-star in central Playa de las Américas, with three heated pools, tennis courts and five restaurants.
From £174 a night
Playa de las Américas · 3 keys (apartments) · 468 rooms
Seafront promenade, Playa del Camisón metres away, and a kids' water park
A big seafront apartment complex on the Golden Mile with saltwater pools and a kids' water park, built for family holidays.
From £133 a night
Playa de las Américas · 3 stars · 256 rooms
Seafront promenade by Playa del Camisón, many apartments with ocean views
The calmer seafront phase of Parque Santiago, with ocean-view apartments and saltwater pools steps from Playa del Camisón.
From £133 a night
Los Cristianos · 4 stars · 391 rooms
Seafront setting, with most rooms facing the sea
Adults-only 4-star on the Los Cristianos seafront, with a thalasso spa and a rooftop of pools for a calmer break.
From £166 a night
Golf del Sur · 5 stars · 272 rooms
Playa de San Blas is about 25 m away
A 5-star resort in the San Blas nature reserve, for families and active couples wanting seven pools and the beach.
From £151 a night
El Médano · 4 stars · 155 rooms
Adults only, with direct beach access from the hotel
Adults-only 4-star with direct beach access in El Médano, a thalasso spa and an all-inclusive option, minutes from Tenerife South.
From £110 a night
El Médano · 3 stars · 91 rooms
Built directly over the sea at Playa del Médano
Long-running 3-star built out over the sea on Playa del Médano, with sea-view rooms, for beach lovers and wind sports fans.
From £73 a night
El Médano · 3 stars · 76 rooms
Direct access to Playa del Médano from the hotel
Renovated 3-star on Playa del Médano with a saltwater pool and a wind sports school steps away, for kitesurfers and windsurfers.
From £105 a night
Abama, Alcalá and Abama · 5 stars Grand Luxury · 459 rooms
Abama Beach below the resort, with a beach club on the sand
Clifftop 5-star resort at Abama with Michelin-starred dining, seven pools, an adults-only Retreat and its own beach club below.
From £264 a night
Playa de la Arena, Los Gigantes · 4 stars · 432 rooms
About 50 metres from the black sand of Playa de la Arena
A big oceanfront all-inclusive by the black sand of Playa de la Arena, with a Platinum area for over-16s.
From £125 a night
Las Caletillas, Candelaria and Güímar · 4 stars · 424 rooms
Playa de Las Caletas and a natural pool about two minutes' walk
Big seafront resort at Las Caletillas on the east coast, with an all-inclusive option and an infinity pool for over-16s.
A hotel on the beach itself or on the promenade directly above it. Hotels a few streets back are left out, even when the walk is short.
17 offer it, including Iberostar Selection Anthelia, HOVIMA La Pinta, H10 Costa Adeje Palace, Landmar Playa la Arena and Barceló Tenerife.
14 of them, among them Bahía del Duque, Iberostar Selection Anthelia, Royal Hideaway Corales Beach, Tivoli La Caleta, Hard Rock Hotel Tenerife, Mediterranean Palace and The Ritz-Carlton Tenerife, Abama.
Landmar Playa la Arena is about 50 metres from the black sand of Playa de la Arena, and The Ritz-Carlton Tenerife, Abama sits above Abama Beach with a beach club on the sand.
Flamingo Beach Mate, Lagos de Fañabé, Sol Sun Beach and Parque Santiago III all have apartments with kitchens, right by the sand.
