Breaking: Arona to Check 6,886 Holiday Rentals

Arona Town Hall has approved a municipal plan to check 6,886 holiday rentals in the municipality, which includes tourist areas such as Los Cristianos and Playa de las Américas. The plan, adapted to the Canary Islands' new Law 7/2026, applies to the list of registered holiday homes that the Canary Islands Government sent to the council.

The checks start with paperwork. Arona will compare the regional list with its own records and review the documentation of each property. Physical inspections will only be carried out on a selection of homes, chosen by objective criteria such as the result of the document review, signs of possible irregularities and the resources available. The process will be rolled out gradually, and every case will be assessed individually and recorded in its own file.

An important point for owners is that being on the regional tourism register does not automatically mean a property meets the local requirements. A home can be registered for holiday use and still have to comply with planning rules on how that specific building may be used. That is the gap the council wants to examine.

At the same time, the council has prepared a new application form, available on its website, for owners who believe their property can be consolidated under the new regime. This is aimed at homes that were already operating as holiday rentals before the new rules came into force. It is not automatic, and applicants must meet the legal conditions.

It is equally important to put the headline figure in context. The plan does not mean that 6,886 homes are operating illegally, that every one of them will be visited, or that thousands of rentals are about to be closed. The council describes the plan as organisational and verification-focused: it does not create new authorisations and does not decide in advance the status of any property. No completion date for the full review has been reported.

For owners of holiday lets in Arona, the practical step is to check now that their registration details, planning status and documents match, and to find out whether they qualify to apply for consolidation before an inspector asks.