Hotel Gran Canaria Princess - Adults Only

Adults only, with heated pools, air-conditioned rooms and enough going on to keep the evening from ending at half past eight. Hotel Gran Canaria Princess suits you if you want a sizeable resort base where the practical bits are close at hand: food, a drink, a balcony and somewhere to sit down properly.

The mood is sociable rather than hushed. Live music, shows, themed dinner nights and a nightclub or DJ programme give you options once the towel is hung up and the post-dive appetite has made itself known. If you prefer a quieter finish, the chill-out terraces and pool bar offer a less energetic landing.

You are in Playa del Ingles, Spain, with direct access to the beach and Playa del Ingles Beach around 0.5 miles away. Playa de Veril is about 0.7 miles from the hotel, while Playa de las Burras is roughly 1 mile away. Maspalomas Beach lies about 2 miles away, so you can choose between staying local and stretching your legs along the coast.

The immediate area is useful rather than remote. Restaurante El Carretón is about 0.1 miles away, Las Pirámides around 0.2 miles, and Café de París roughly 0.3 miles. For a change of scenery, El Parque Botánico de Maspalomas is about 1.3 miles away, and Maspalomas Lighthouse is around 3.6 miles away by road.

That gives you a proper resort setting, with outside options when the hotel menu has had its turn. The beach is close enough to make a walk worthwhile, although the hotel itself already gives you pools, terraces and a bar when your legs have had enough.

The rooms are arranged for straightforward recovery rather than theatrical fuss. Air conditioning matters when you return warm, salty and mildly dehydrated, while the furnished balcony gives you somewhere to sit with a drink instead of collapsing directly onto the bed. Daily housekeeping keeps the practical side under control.

For two, the Standard Double Room is the sensible choice. Travelling alone, the single room keeps things simple; for three adults, the triple room adds a sofa bed without changing the basic room footprint. The balcony is useful for a slower start or a quiet end to the day, and some rooms look towards the pool while others have sea views.

A kettle with tea and coffee facilities, a minibar, a safe and a pillow menu cover the small decisions that become surprisingly important when you are tired. There is also a 32-inch flat-screen TV, Wi-Fi throughout the hotel and a bathroom with a shower and hairdryer. No need to conduct an expedition for a morning coffee.

Two restaurants give you a choice of dining on site, with themed dinner nights and show cooking adding some movement to the evening meal. Breakfast is continental and buffet-style, which is the useful sort of arrangement when your appetite has not yet decided whether it wants toast, fruit or everything in sight.

A bar, a pool bar and a snack bar cover the gaps between meals. That matters on a diving holiday: a proper drink after getting changed, something small before dinner, and no urgent need to leave the property simply because hunger has arrived early.

Special-diet menus are available on request. The hotel also has a coffee house on site, plus tea and coffee-making facilities in the rooms. For dinner, gentlemen are required to wear trousers or smart shorts, with a shirt or T-shirt with sleeves; pack accordingly rather than discovering the rule when you are already dressed for the buffet.

Two heated pools give you an easier way to spend the hours between dives, with sun terraces, loungers, umbrellas and gardens around them. The pool bar is close by for the important business of staying horizontal with a drink in reach. Chill-out terraces and Balinese beds offer a slower alternative when you have no desire to turn a holiday into a training camp.

The wellness area includes a sauna, hot tub and steam room, along with a relaxation area. Massage treatments range from full-body and couples massages to back, neck, head and foot treatments. Body treatments, facials, manicures and pedicures are also available, so a couple can divide the afternoon between the pool and the treatment room without needing to find another address.

If sitting still is not your natural state, there is a fitness centre with fitness and yoga classes, plus table tennis, darts and archery. Billiards and bingo are also available, while a golf course lies within 3 km. The evening programme brings live music, shows, live sports broadcasts and a nightclub or DJ option when you still have some energy left.

Gran Canaria Airport is around 16 miles away by road. The hotel offers free private parking on site, although spaces are limited and available on a first-come basis. Car hire, a tour desk, concierge service, luggage storage, currency exchange and an on-site cash machine make the arrival and departure mechanics reasonably manageable.

Check-in runs from 14:00 to 22:00, and check-out is by 12:00. The front desk operates around the clock, with lockers and wake-up service available. Wi-Fi is free throughout the property, and upper floors are reached by lift.

This is an adults-only hotel: children are not permitted, and cots and extra beds are not available. Pets are not allowed. Dinner comes with a dress rule, and compulsory gala dinners apply to stays covering 25 or 31 December. The main façade is scheduled for maintenance until 21 August 2026, with work and scaffolding in specific outdoor areas during the stated daytime period.