Parador de Cruz de Tejeda

Sleeping above the clouds

The Parador is at Cruz de Tejeda, at 1,560 metres, between the Nublo Rural Park and the Cumbres Protected Landscape, 34 km from Las Palmas along the GC-15 and San Mateo. From its terraces you see the landscape of Risco Caído and the Sacred Mountain Places, a World Heritage Site since 2019: the Tejeda caldera with the Roque Nublo and the Bentayga. On many afternoons the sea of clouds stays below.

Rooms and spa

It has standard and superior doubles, junior suites and adapted rooms. Among its services: free wifi, free outdoor parking, charging for electric cars, gym, garden, restaurant and room service. The spa is what sets it apart: a 90-minute circuit with an outdoor pool facing the caldera, sauna, Turkish bath and hydromassage pool; €35 for guests. Paradores has discounts for Canarian residents.

Eating

The restaurant serves regional Canarian cooking: watercress potaje, papas arrugadas with their mojos, baifo (kid) and fish from the island's coast. It is convenient for dining without moving after a day on the ridge.

With a pet

The Parador admits pets, with conditions that are worth checking before booking.

Getting there

By car, about 50 minutes from Las Palmas along the GC-15. Without a car, bus 303 to San Mateo and 305 to the Cruz de Tejeda stop, at the door. A few steps away are the stone cross, the sweet stalls and the Hotel Rural El Refugio.