Hotel Villa El Mocanal

El Hierro


On the main road through El Mocanal, the island’s original boutique-inspired hotel makes a comfortable base with earthy-toned decor, wooden furniture, stone exteriors, lovely coast-and-countryside views and (a rarity on El Hierro) a permanently staffed reception, though overall it's looking fairly tired. Some rooms have terraces and there's a house restaurant opposite.


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1. Ermita de San Pedro

0.45 MILES

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2. Pozo de las Calcosas

1.35 MILES

Clustered around a natural north-coast pool, this 18th-century summer village of traditional generations-old small houses made of lava rock (called…

3. Árbol Garoé

1.72 MILES

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4. Casa de las Quinteras

1.88 MILES

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5. Plaza Quintero Núñez

1.92 MILES

The town's central, multilevel plaza hosts a couple of bars and restaurants, along with the graceful town hall (built in typical Canarian style) and the…

7. Charco Manso

2.2 MILES

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8. Mirador de la Peña

2.56 MILES

Designed by famous Lanzarote-born artist César Manrique in 1989, the clifftop Mirador de la Peña (just a kilometre west of agricultural hamlet Guarazoca)…