Hotel Rural El Refugio

A refuge at the crossroads

El Refugio is an adults-only rural hotel at Cruz de Tejeda, ten metres from the GC-15 along the GC-150, surrounded by garden and by the royal roads that leave the cross for the whole island. Its motto is "centre of all roads": from the door you have routes to Tejeda, Artenara, the Roque Nublo or the ridge. It has lounges, large terraces and a seasonal pool, from June to September, which the website now announces as heated.

The rooms

Doubles with a double bed or two beds, superior doubles with more space, a sofa, fridge and coffee maker, a suite with its own entrance on the ground floor and a kitchen, and attic rooms also intended for groups or walkers on the Camino de Santiago of Gran Canaria. All have free wifi, television, heating, a ceiling fan and a private bathroom. Check-in is from 14:00 to 17:00 at reception; later, online. Check-out is at 11:00.

Eating

Breakfast and dinner are served in the Tajinaste del Refugio dining room, also open to the public. At midday there is no service, only 24-hour food and drink machines; for lunch, go down to Tejeda.

With a dog

It presents itself as a dog-friendly hotel: it admits dogs on request, at €10 per night, and limits how many stay at the same time. Cats and other animals are not admitted.

Getting there

From Las Palmas, take the GC-15 to km 24.5, at Cruz de Tejeda; you turn left onto the GC-150. Bus 305 has a stop at Cruz de Tejeda. The hotel offers private transfers.