There is a large selection of hotels, self-catering apartments and holiday homes in all categories with 3-star and (increasingly) 4-star becoming the norm. There are also many new 5-star hotels, particularly in Tenerife. Hotels and apartments in the large resorts tend to be block-booked by package tour operators. There are state-run paradores (tourist inns) on La Palma, La Gomera and Tenerife. Pensiones (guest houses), which just provide bed and board are not so easy to find, particularly in tourist zones. There are a small but increasing number of places that offer turismo rural (rural tourism) in the islands' interiors, typically staying in renovated older properties set in rural locations.

This isn't a popular option in the Canaries, though all islands except Fuerteventura and La Gomera offer one or more campsites of basic to moderate standard.

There are no youth hostels in the archipelago.