Santa Cruz de Tenerife · 5 stars · 261 rooms
Iberostar Heritage Grand Mencey
Santa Cruz's only five-star: a grand Canarian-style palace with gardens, a heated pool and a 4,500 square metre spa.
From £118 a night
A sleek Marriott city hotel opposite the Santa Cruz marina, with a sixth-floor pool and cocktail terrace.
From £88 a night
For two on the night of 11 May 2027, on Expedia. Rate includes breakfast buffet.
Santa Cruz de TenerifeAC Hotel Tenerife fills the old Maya building in the historic heart of Santa Cruz, the city's first shopping centre, now reworked as an 83-room four-star with a clean, modern look. It faces the marina, so the port, Plaza de España and the shopping streets around Calle Castillo are all a few minutes away on foot.
The highlight is up top: a pool on the sixth floor and the Azotea del 31 terrace bar, good for a swim after a day in the city and a drink as the lights come on. Downstairs, the AC Lounge shifts from coffee to cocktails and local plates through the day, and there is an à la carte restaurant and a gym. It suits city breakers, cruise passengers with a night either side, and anyone working in the capital.
Las Teresitas, the nearest big beach, is about 15 minutes away by car or bus. Tenerife North (TFN) is the closer airport.
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Santa Cruz de Tenerife · 5 stars · 261 rooms
Santa Cruz's only five-star: a grand Canarian-style palace with gardens, a heated pool and a 4,500 square metre spa.
From £118 a night
Santa Cruz de Tenerife · 4 stars · 165 rooms
A modern four-star facing García Sanabria park, with a rooftop pool, jacuzzi and open-air gym above the city.
From £79 a night
Santa Cruz de Tenerife · 4 stars · 144 rooms
A modern 4-star in Santa Cruz's business district, for city and work trips with a rooftop terrace and sauna.
From £110 a night
Sources: webtenerife.co.uk. Last checked 17 October 2026.