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The Occidental is a sensible family base between the port and the old town. Barceló sells Family rooms for three adults and a child, and there’s a rooftop bar and a 24-hour shop.
It scores low because breakfast is extra, there’s no pool or gym listed and no parking. The terminal is about 2.6 km off by our map, a taxi.
Fine for Vegueta, less so for the ship.
Book it if
- You need one room for a family of four
- You want to split the evening between Vegueta and the port
Look elsewhere if
- You want to walk to the ship
- You’re driving
- You want breakfast in the rate
Your night before, from here
From check-in to the gangway, using only what Occidental Las Palmas publishes and our own map estimates.
Insay Café, a 24-hour O! Market for snacks and the Stage Sky Bar on the roof, booking required, per Barceló.
No ride to the ship is listed. The terminal is about 2.6 km from our pin in a straight line, so a taxi.
Not included in the rate; an “O! Breakfast” is sold at Insay Café, per Barceló.
the cruise terminal is about 2.6 km away in a straight line, so it’s a ride, not a walk. Your boarding documents set the check-in time, not the hotel.
No parking on site, per Barceló. It points you to the Royal Hideaway’s car park with no price.
Night-Before Score: 23 of 100
Every point comes from Barceló’s page for the hotel; the hub explains how the Night-Before Score works.
Getting here, and on to the ship
By our map estimate Occidental Las Palmas is about 21.1 km from Gran Canaria Airport in a straight line, and about 2.6 km from the cruise terminal. Every question mark below is a ride you book yourself.
Barceló offers airport transfers at an extra cost, no price published; the airport is 23.3 km away, per Barceló.
No ride to the ship is listed. The terminal is about 2.6 km from our pin in a straight line, so a taxi.
From LPA without a hotel shuttle
Global’s line 60 runs direct from the airport to Las Palmas, two buses an hour through the day, €2.30 to San Telmo and €2.95 to the Santa Catalina interchange beside the port, per Aena. Spain’s tourism board puts the taxi at about €30 to €50. The airport page has the fares.
No parking on site, per Barceló. It points you to the Royal Hideaway’s car park with no price.
Parking for your stay: No on-site parking; Barceló suggests the Santa Catalina Royal Hideaway car park, no price.
No ride to the ship is listed. The terminal is about 2.6 km from our pin in a straight line, so a taxi.
Flying in the morning you sail? A delayed flight leaves no slack on a one-way crossing, so the airport page recommends coming the day before; the airport page has the landing check.
Which quay
the cruise terminalShips use the new terminal on the Muelle de Santa Catalina, inside the Puerto de La Luz. Occidental Las Palmas is about 2.6 km from our pin for the terminal in a straight line, and about 2.5 km from Parque Santa Catalina. No source publishes the terminal’s exact position; the Las Palmas cruise guide has the rest.
Source: seatrade-cruise.comDistance
~2.6 km, straight lineAbout 2.6 km from the cruise terminal in a straight line between our map pins. That’s a ride, not a walk.
Airport bus
Not statedThe hotel’s page doesn’t say where the airport bus stops.
Parking while you sail
Cruise parking
Cruise parking unconfirmedNo parking on site, per Barceló. It points you to the Royal Hideaway’s car park with no price.
In town
No cruise parking rate publishedWe found no published cruise-parking rate at the terminal. A third-party port guide says parking on the port side is for workers and transfers, and names nearby public garages (Portoluz on Calle Albareda, Saba Santa Catalina on León y Castillo) without prices. MSC says its guests can book parking through MSC, again with no price shown. Come by taxi or bus.
The evening and the morning
The evening
Food or bar on siteInsay Café, a 24-hour O! Market for snacks and the Stage Sky Bar on the roof, booking required, per Barceló.
Breakfast
ExtraNot included in the rate; an “O! Breakfast” is sold at Insay Café, per Barceló.
Address
León y Castillo, Ciudad JardínLeón y Castillo 244, Ciudad Jardín, 35005 Las Palmas de Gran Canaria
Hotel website
The fine print, in one place
Times, fees, rooms and the small stuff, from Occidental Las Palmas and the sources named under each fact. We couldn’t confirm the transfer price, pets, so ask when you book.
Check-in and check-out
Breakfast
Not included in the rate; an “O! Breakfast” is sold at Insay Café, per Barceló.
Parking for your stay
No on-site parking; Barceló suggests the Santa Catalina Royal Hideaway car park, no price
Pool
No pool mentioned on the pages we read
Pets
Not mentioned on Barceló’s page.
Food and drink on site
- Insay CaféRestaurant
- O! Market24 hours
- Stage Sky BarRooftop, book ahead
Rooms
70 rooms; Family rooms of 29 m² for three adults and a child, per Barceló.
Accessibility
Adapted rooms subject to availability, booked directly with the hotel, per Barceló.
On site
- GymNot stated
- Sauna or spaNot stated
- Family roomsYes
- Pets allowedNot stated
Also worth knowing
- Barceló showed rooms from €84 a night when we read it; rates move by the day
Before you book
Worth knowing
- Breakfast is extra, per Barceló.
- No on-site parking.
- Airport transfers at extra cost.
What we couldn’t confirm
- The transfer price
- Pets
Every hotel fact here comes from Barceló’s page for the hotel, read October 2026, unless we name another source. Distances are straight lines between our own map pins; the terminal pin and most hotel pins are our estimates from the address.
Worth a look alongside it
Before you book Occidental Las Palmas: the Las Palmas cruise guide and Las Palmas as a port of call.
A family room in Ciudad Jardín, a taxi to the ship.
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Occidental Las Palmas FAQ
Does Occidental Las Palmas have family rooms?
Yes, Family rooms of 29 m² for three adults and a child, per Barceló.
Does Occidental Las Palmas have parking?
No on-site parking, per Barceló, which points to the nearby Royal Hideaway’s car park.
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