The Gran Hotel Taoro can host congresses of up to 650 people in its plenary hall, seminars and breakout sessions in modular rooms, and weddings or dinners on garden terraces for up to 250 seated guests. The hotel stands on a hill above Puerto de la Cruz, on the north coast of Tenerife, and has 199 rooms and suites.
Seminars and company events
The congress center has its own entrance and a 152 m² pre-function area. Its 625 m² Sala Plenaria seats 650 in theatre style, 392 in cabaret and 430 at banquet tables. The hall divides into Salas A and B, each for up to 325 in theatre style, while Sala A+ takes 500. Six B rooms of 32 m² open in pairs or threes for breakout groups of 38 to 115 people. All congress rooms have a ceiling height of 4.5 meters. In the main building, Sala Teide holds 142 in theatre style, with daylight and views, and Sala Christie and Sala Humboldt suit working groups of 14 and 18. The events team handles full coordination, and the rooms have independent air conditioning, food and beverage service and private parking.
Weddings and receptions
The hotel sells weddings, anniversaries and private celebrations, with personalized menus, decoration, coordination and audiovisual support. Receptions often move outdoors. Jardín Las Palmeras takes 250 for cocktails or 150 for dinner, Terraza Taoro 300 standing or 250 seated, and Terraza Atlántico 300 standing or 160 seated. Smaller groups can use the Terraza Panorámica, for 80 seated, or the pool restaurant terrace, for 80.
Rooms and capacities
The largest indoor space is the Sala Plenaria, for 650 in cocktail or theatre layout. Outdoors, the congress center garden holds 400 standing. In all, the hotel lists nine configurations in the congress center, three meeting rooms in the hotel and six gardens and terraces.
Accommodation
There are 199 rooms and suites, so a delegation or a wedding party can stay on site. Group allocations are arranged with the reservations team.
Catering
Events are catered in-house. The hotel runs several restaurants, including OKA, LAVA, Amalur and La Carola, and hosts wine pairing dinners with Canary Islands producers. Banquet menus are set with the events team.
History and setting
The Taoro opened in 1890 and describes itself as the first grand luxury hotel in Spain. Its guests included King Alfonso XIII, the Duke of Kent and Agatha Christie, whose name one meeting room now carries. The neoclassical building has been restored and reopened as a hotel. Gardens surround it, with views of Mount Teide and the Atlantic.
Getting there
The hotel sits above the center of Puerto de la Cruz. Tenerife North airport is the closest, about 30 minutes by road, and Tenerife South is about 1 hour 15 minutes away. There is no train on the island, so groups usually travel by coach or private transfer. Private parking is available for events.
