Seaside Grand Hotel Residencia: A Grand Hotel Beside the Maspalomas Dunes

The Seaside Grand Hotel Residencia is the most refined address on Gran Canaria, an intimate, colonial-style grand hotel set in lush palm gardens beside the great sand dunes of Maspalomas at the sunny southern tip of the island. A Leading Hotels of the World Sustainability Leader, its low-rise villas and personal service set it apart from the island's larger resorts.

The dining is elegant and unhurried. The Seaside Restaurant serves expansive breakfasts and evenings of locally sourced regional and international dishes, with special barbecue nights under the stars; the Piano Bar pours Canary Island wines and cocktails with live piano; and the palm-shaded Pool Bar handles all-day tapas and the not-to-be-missed Seaside waffles.

For an intimate, garden-set Gran Canaria stay, the Grand Hotel Residencia is a standout.

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