The Gran Canaria hotels that made the list were the Bohemia Suites & Spa, Santa Mónica Suites Hotel, Parque Tropical, Seaside Sandy Beach, Gloria Palace Royal Hotel & Spa, Riu Palace Meloneras Resort, Seaside Gran Hotel Residencia y Bull Reina Isabel & Spa.

In total, 14 Canary Islands hotels made the list. This compares to 28 Turkish hotels and 15 in the Balearic Islands. 

The TUI Holly Awards are based on customer satisfaction surveys made when hotel guests check out and are based on their opinions about a wide range of factors such as customer service, hotel facilities, cleaning standards and food quality. 

The TUI Holly awards are handed out at the prestigious ITB Tourism Fair, the world's leading travel trade show, in Berlin in March.