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Paradisus Gran Canaria
Gran Canaria, Spain · Paradisus by Meliá · Core Luxury
Originally opened in 1974 as the Melia Tamarindos, one of the first hotels on Gran Canaria's Playa de San Agustin, the property spent nearly five decades as a fixture of the island's tourism boom. A renovation exceeding 40 million euros transformed it into Paradisus Gran Canaria in March 2023, the Paradisus brand's debut in Europe, with a mural by artist Eduardo Andaluz the only physical trace of the original hotel left standing.
- 297 rooms
- Opened 1974
- Neighborhood: Playa de San Agustin
- Rooms from 279 sq ft (26 m²)
About Paradisus Gran Canaria
- Opened in 1974 as the Melia Tamarindos, one of the first hotels built on Gran Canaria's Playa de San Agustin, with 279 rooms across seven floors.
- Melia spent more than 40 million euros gutting and rebuilding it, reopening on 24 March 2023 as Paradisus Gran Canaria: the Paradisus brand's first hotel in Europe.
- A ground-floor mural by artist Eduardo Andaluz is the only physical trace of the original Tamarindos hotel left standing.
- The hotel now hosts a permanent exhibition of roughly 320 pieces of Canarian craft, developed in partnership with the Museo Canario.
- Entry-level rooms start at 279 sq ft (26 m²).
History
Paradisus by Melia Gran Canaria is an all-inclusive resort operated by Melia Hotels International on Playa de San Agustin in San Bartolome de Tirajana, on Gran Canaria's south coast. The site opened in 1974 as the Melia Tamarindos, one of the first hotels built on the beach as the area's tourism boom took off, with 279 rooms across seven floors.
Melia closed the hotel for a renovation costing more than 40 million euros and reopened it on 24 March 2023 as Paradisus Gran Canaria, the Paradisus brand's first property in Europe (Paradisus Lanzarote followed two months later). A ground-floor mural by artist Eduardo Andaluz is the only physical trace of the original Tamarindos left standing, and the redesigned hotel now includes a permanent exhibition of roughly 320 pieces of Canarian craft developed with the Museo Canario, plus 297 rooms and suites, eight restaurants and seven pools.
Amenities
- Spa
- Indoor pool
- Sauna
- Hot tub
- Fitness center
- Water sports
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