"The hotel is well located in the city but set apart by parks, giving it a good combination of urban connectedness and natural quiet. The rooms are well appointed, updated while maintaining the original style. The facilities were all well maintained. Particularly noteworthy were the bell staff and bar staff, all of whom were consistently friendly and helpful.
For a visit to the island that I intended not solely be a beach vacation, Hotel Santa Catalina offered a great home base, providing an opportunity to see the everyday aspects of Gran Canaria while enabling me to venture to other parts of the island. Its facilities offered a comfortable escape after tiring days of farther flung exploration, without any feeling of "missing something" elsewhere.
I did come to appreciate the distance from other tourist attractions on the island. This said, the diversity of the island's sights means that any one location could be far from some aspect you might wish to visit. In this context, SHC offered a great experience without having the trip defined as a beach stay."