The island of Tenerife is the largest of all the islands that make up the Canary Islands and the most visited by national and foreign tourists. As a result, its hotel offer is considered as a reference worldwide, especially for the high quality of some of its beach resorts and 5 star city hotels. Among them, there are 3 hotels that belong to the hotel chain Iberostar Hotels & Resorts, that stand out above the others: the Grand Hotel El Mirador, the Grand Hotel Salomé and historical Grand Hotel Mencey.
This trio of great hotels in Tenerife offers a unique group of high level services focused on a high quality tourist segment of medium-high purchasing power, that tend to revitalise mature and traditionally overcrowded destinations such as the Canary Islands.
If we review in detail, you can see noticeable differences between them, as their holiday proposals and experiences for guests are different.
In this sense, the Grand Hotel Mencey is, out of the 3, the most charming for those looking for a trip to the authentic historic Tenerife, the magical soul of Santa Cruz, its people, to its past and its future. This 5 star hotel in Santa Cruz de Tenerife has been declared a Cultural Heritage building, as it has been designed over the base of one of the oldest and most relevant hotels in Spain, an accommodation with a colonial style, inspired but the culture of the city that embraces it.
Opened in 1950, with a philosophy based on finesse, elegance, art and distinction. Gradually, it becomes a symbol within the city, a meeting point for all those personalities that visited the island and wanted to be a part of the urban culture in Santa Cruz during the 50’s, 60’s and 70’s.
Always innovative and with a forward looking spirit, the Mencey sits on a solid foundation of traditional Canarian, a sign of its placid and charming character, and the splendour of its history. Today, completely refurbished in 2011 and part of Iberostar’s Grand Collection, the hotel offers 261 rooms (compared to the 80 with which it opened in 1950) which combines the historical decoration of the hotel with modern elements that multiply the comfort and charm of each of its spaces.
Also, in its renovation, the hotel has added a unique spa and wellness centre in Tenerife. It has 2,000 m² of hydromassage circuits that, in addition to the other sports facilities of the hotel, represent a space designed to create a space dedicated to well being and sport of over 5,000 m². All of this in the heart of the capital of Tenerife.
Apart from the SPA Sensations, the new Grand Hotel Mencey keeps a very special secret: its kitchen. Recognised internationally as one of the leading gastronomic hotels in Tenerife, the Mencey provides its clients, residents and visitors of Santa Cruz, and cooking classroom where to enjoy learning and cooking some of the most authentic dishes of the Canarian gastronomy, with innovative touches that will surprise you. Managed by a complete team of chefs of the highest standards, the cookery classroom has as a reference one of the best restaurants in Tenerife, Los Menceyes.
The Cookery Classroom of El Mencey has, and continues to, travel the world, taking the gastronomy of the Canary Islands beyond its borders and leading it to the highest culinary levels of international standards.
This space, full of flavour integrates perfectly with the philosophy of this great hotel in Tenerife that, despite all the years, continues to work everyday to maintain the those quality standards and prestige that gave it the fame that precedes it.
An effort that is also reflected in the careful and personalised attention that its select staff professes to all guests. Without exaggerating,, it is truly a luxurious space in the middle of a historic city.
Other Grand hotels in Tenerife:
· Grand Hotel El Mirador, the garden of Costa Adeje.
· Luxury has a woman's name: Grand Hotel Salome
