The best family-friendly hotels in the Canary Islands
An expert guide to the best family-friendly hotels in the Canary Islands, including the best for fun splash pools, a wide range of sports facilities, state of the art kids' clubs and golden sand beaches, in locations including Tenerife, Gran Canaria, Lanzarote, Fuerteventura and La Gomera.
Tenerife
Generally considered to be the best hotel on Tenerife, The Ritz-Carlton, Abama is a luxurious, Moroccan-styled hotel with its own championship golf course, an indulgent spa, a secluded golden beach and a two Michelin-starred restaurant. The state-of-the-art Ritz Kids' Club, designed in partnership with oceanographer Jean Michel Cousteau's team, features daily activities to open little minds to the wonders of the natural world.
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An opulent, hip hotel with a young, vibrant atmosphere, film star looks, deluxe rooms, a plethora of facilities and an adults-only option for lavish indulgence. The hotel has super facilities for families, including a kids' pools, Mini Club, a theatre with live shows and full entertainment programme. Upgrade to the 'Red Level' family service for an exclusive lounge, ice cream treats and PlayStation.
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The Costa Adeje Gran hotel is an immensely popular, five-star hotel in upmarket Costa Adeje offering superb customer service and excellent value for money, particularly if you opt for all-inclusive. Hugely popular with families, the hotel offers a mini club with its own 'beach' and nightly disco for children aged four to 12 years. There are also endless activities for teens, including a mini arcade and a billiards hall.
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A chic, luxurious and friendly five-star hotel on a spectacular headland in Playa Paraiso. Enjoy uninterrupted ocean views and beautiful sunsets over La Gomera, and unwind in the elegant spa. The outside space is spectacular with palm-studded lawns, a meandering stream, sun terraces and an impressive waterfall linking two large infinity pools, two heated children's pools and a whirlpool tub. It’s great for families thanks to the kids’ and babies’ clubs, a submarine-themed games room and a pirate buffet.
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Gran Canaria
This four-star located on an ancient acropolis is full of surprises. It enjoys a micro-climate considered one of the world’s best by Unesco, and has won awards for its commitment to sustainability. Add to that an archaeological park, and a botanic garden, and you have one of the island's most intriguing hotels. There’s a kids' club for younger children and an arcade with air hockey and table football for teens. There's also a bowling alley, offering entertainment for all the family.
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Set apart from Meloneras’ shopping centres, you would be forgiven for thinking Villa del Conde isolated — until you realise, as its name suggests, that it’s a village in its own right. There are five swimming pools, one of them saltwater. There’s a kids’ club offering a full range of activities for children aged four to 12. The evening shows offered six nights a week are family-friendly. There’s also a mini disco. Teens are equally well catered for, with waterpolo, football, beach volleyball, and tennis. With five restaurants, including buffet options to choose, from, even the fussiest little eaters should be satisfied.
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Lanzarote
Los Jameos, a collection of charming Spanish haciendas surrounding a palm-strewn pool complex, is timelessly elegant. From free cava on arrival to knockout Iberian feasts, this primly positioned four-star resort ensures a thoroughly Spanish welcome to all its guests. Family-friendly touches include early breakfast and dinner opening hours, and a kids’ club (ages four-11) that enjoys its own play park, pool and sandpit plus daily (except Sundays) activities from sand sculpture to UNO competitions and T-shirt painting.
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Popular with families, this stylish five-star hotel complex, next to Dorada beach in Lanzarote’s prime resort of Playa Blanca, has sweeping sea views towards neighbouring islands. Rooms are well-designed and spacious, and facilities include eight restaurants, a large spa and well-equipped children’s activity area. Many rooms and suites are suitable for families.
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Fuerteventura
This Caleta de Fuste four-star hotel is a resort within a resort. It adds some glitz and glamour to the east of Fuerteventura’s most popular destination, masquerading as an authentic-looking Canarian fishing village in the process. The U-Spa has a thermal circuit and five treatment rooms designed in Oriental fashion. There are six outdoor pools (three for adults and three for children).
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La Gomera
Poised atop a clifftop on the pristine island of La Gomera, with bracing views of the ocean and Mount Teide on Tenerife, this is a little cracker of a property: five swimming pools, an 18-hole golf course, sea-view rooms, and very decent half-board dining options. Further facilities include tennis, squash, volleyball, padel courts, and even a mini disco for the children. Family rooms provide plenty of space, and a babysitting service is available at an additional cost.
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