Adults-Only Stays with Heated Pools in the Canary Islands

The main pool is a proper 25-metre one: 25 by 17 metres, heated to 28°C and open from 07:00 to 20:00, with a roped swimming lane along one side and a sloping, wheelchair-accessible entry. Palms and low white bungalows frame it on every side. A second, 14-metre pool sits in the outdoor Zen Spa, kept at 35°C, with jets and waterfalls.

Around the main pool, hammocks and Balinese beds share the terrace with sun loungers, and a pool bar keeps the drinks close. Aquagym runs at noon on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays. The spa pool, sauna and Turkish bath are free for guests from 09:00 to 20:00. Adults only and heated, it suits swimmers chasing winter sun.

The Atlantic fills the view from the rooftop infinity pool at Royal Hideaway, its edge lining up with the sea, with daybeds set on platforms in the water and a timber deck all around. Below, in front of the white terraced facade, the main outdoor pool sits among lawns. Both outdoor pools are saltwater, heated and open all year, with loungers, umbrellas, and pool and beach towels.

No children stay here, so there are no kids' pools, and the rhythm is set by adults. Away from the outdoor water, the spa adds a third heated pool, a hydrotherapy circuit with jets and waterfalls, a steam bath and a sauna.

The heated freshwater pool wraps right around the main building, so the arcaded wings and palms are on one side of you and the gardens and the Atlantic on the other. It's outdoors, open all year and included in your stay, with sun loungers and umbrellas along its edges and a heated outdoor jacuzzi close by. Playa del Duque is about 300 metres away.

Indoors, the Spa Sensations wet area adds a hydrodynamic pool, a whirlpool bath, a cold plunge pool and a steam room, open 09:00 to 20:00. Here's the thing: spa access costs extra, so count the outdoor pool as the one you'll use every day. Guests in the Star Prestige rooms get their own pool terrace, and the Superior Sea-View Suite has a private pool. Adults only, so the water stays quiet by design.

Up on the hill above Puerto del Carmen, the pool terrace looks out past palms to the Atlantic. The main outdoor pool is open all year and heated in winter, and a small dynamic pool beside it adds a little waterfall and hydromassage jets, heated through the cooler months too. Some suites go further, with a private pool just off the terrace.

Around the water you get loungers, parasols and pool towels, plus a chill-out area with Balinese beds facing the sea. The pool bar serves drinks and light bites from 10:30 to 18:00, and the spa adds a sauna, steam room and hot tub for the evenings. It's adults only, so the afternoons stay calm: an easy pick for a winter-sun week for two.

Ten suites line up along one long, narrow pool here, and the ground-floor terraces open almost straight onto it. The water is heated saltwater and the pool stays open all year, so a January swim in Maspalomas is part of the deal. Grey daybeds sit right at the edge, palms lean over a curved stone wall, and an outdoor rain shower waits in a timber alcove beside the water.

With only ten suites and guests from 15 up, the pool never turns into a resort scene: it's a quiet stretch of water you share with a handful of people. Sun loungers and umbrellas are set out along the deck. When you want a change of view, Maspalomas beach is a couple of minutes on foot, and the rooftop terrace looks over the dunes and the Atlantic.

An 80-metre river pool winds between the River Villas at Royal River, under palms, and each of those villas opens from its own pool into it. The Pool and Grand Pool Villas have a private pool on the terrace instead, and the Lagoon Villas stand on stilts over a lake with direct access to the lagoon pool. Shared pools add to that: a rooftop infinity pool looking across the golf course to the Atlantic, and a main pool below. All outdoors, open all year and included in your stay.

Loungers, umbrellas and towels are set out, there's a pool bar, and a barbecue is laid around the main pool on Thursdays. Brunch can arrive on a floating tray in your villa pool. Worth knowing: the pools are heated, but no water temperature is published, so ask before booking if a warm January swim is the whole point. Adults only, from 14.

Solar panels heat the pool at Mana EcoRetreat, and it stays open all year. It's a curved saltwater pool with an infinity edge, set on a pale terrace inside a Lanzarote garden of lava-stone dry walls, palms and subtropical plants, with the white suites around it and volcanic hills on the skyline.

Loungers, parasols and pool towels are provided, and the retreat lends you a pareo for the pool and the beach. It's a small, adults-only place, so the terrace stays calm, and quiet hours run from 23:00 to 07:00. Worth knowing: if you're coming in the depths of winter, ask how warm the water is running before you plan on long swims. A good fit for couples after a slow week of winter sun.

From November to mid-April, the three outdoor pools at Sunprime Atlantic View are heated to around 25°C, and they stay open all year. Together they add up to more than 700 m² of water, at 222, 239 and 289 m², set in a palm garden below the white suite blocks. Some pools have wide walk-in steps, and the Prime Pool Suites open straight onto the water.

Loungers, umbrellas and pool towels are free, and some evenings bring live music. Everyone here is 16 or over, so it's an adults' pool scene. Worth knowing: the indoor jacuzzi belongs to the spa and costs extra. With the heating on through the winter months, this is one for sun-seekers between November and April.

Think small and personal: one kidney-shaped pool sits at the heart of this eight-room hotel, with the guest buildings close around it. The water is heated saltwater and the pool is open all year, with a shallow end for easing in. Palms and potted plants soften the edges, and after dark underwater lights turn it a deep blue.

Umbrellas and bright green loungers line the deck, pool towels are provided, and a couple of orange beanbags lie on the paving. With only eight rooms and every guest over 25, the pool feels more like a shared garden than a hotel scene. Here's the thing: it's a pool for floating and cooling off, not for laps.

Four outdoor pools spread across the terraces between the resort's stepped white wings, with the Atlantic beyond the glass balustrades and Playa Bastián at the edge of the grounds. Two of them are heated and the main pool is open all year. One has an infinity edge facing the sea, and some suites have swim-up access straight from their terrace.

Loungers, parasols and pool towels are included, and the Calma pool bar keeps lunch close to the water. Yoga sessions use the ocean as their backdrop, and the spa adds a sauna, steam room, hammam and hot tub for cooler evenings. The resort is adults-only, for guests aged 16 and over, which makes it an easy pick for a child-free week of winter sun.

The pool at El Palmital curves across a green lawn, with a shallow, beach-style edge that slopes gently into the water under tall palms. It's heated and open all year, which is exactly what you want from a Gran Canaria winter, and the low white bungalows with their red-tiled roofs sit close around it. A sunken seating area is set into the grass beside the water.

Sun loungers and umbrellas are free on the lawn and the sun terrace. Everyone here is 18 or over, and quiet hours run from 22:00 to 10:00, so the pool stays calm from morning to evening. It suits couples and solo travellers chasing winter sun without the bustle of a big resort.

White hotel blocks wrap around a curving pool at Coral Suites, with terracotta paving, palms at the edges and a poolside bar close at hand. It's outdoors, heated and open all year, with a shallow end for easing in, and the Nuevo restaurant looks straight over the water.

Because the whole hotel is adults only, with a minimum check-in age of 18, the pool stays a grown-up place from breakfast to the last cocktail. Loungers, umbrellas, and pool and beach towels are all provided, and swimming is free. When you want a change of view, head up to the rooftop terrace for the Atlantic, or into the spa. A good pick for winter sun without children.

Built into the volcanic cliff at Agaete, the hotel steps down in white terraces to two outdoor pools. The long one runs in front of the room blocks with the Atlantic just past the glass railing; the second, curved pool comes with its own round hot tub. There's a heated pool open all year, so a winter swim is on the cards.

Loungers, umbrellas and Bali beds line the water, pool towels are provided and the pool bar sits right beside it. Everyone here is 16 or over, so the deck stays calm. The spa adds a water circuit with jets, booked and paid separately. Bear in mind that Agaete is on the north-west coast, where winter days can be cloudier and cooler than in the southern resorts, which is exactly when a heated pool earns its keep.