In the Canary Islands, 300 people have occupied a hotel and are living there for free: the court does not allow eviction.

In the town of Callao Salvaje, on the island of Adeje, the Grand Hotel Callao Sport has been occupied since mid-February. More than 300 people currently live there, not paying for utilities.

The hotel owner, Domasa, SA, has appealed to the court. However, the court has so far refused to evict the people, supporting the opinion of the prosecutor's office, which believes that eviction in this situation is too severe a measure.

The hotel opened in 2009. Previously, there were sports facilities there, which the new owner decided to preserve. Later, the hotel began to focus on tourists from France and received a four-star rating. At that time, the hotel employed 45 people.

Recently, a blogger from the Canary Islands, @specialsixyt, visited the Grand Hotel Callao and showed on social media what everything looks like now.

It was planned that the hotel would be fully operational again, but, according to El País, on February 17, 2025, unknown individuals damaged surveillance cameras, and within a week, the hotel was seized by about 300 people.

The blogger was surprised that "we've been filming for half an hour, and cars are driving back and forth as if it's a normal neighborhood." That is, everything looks quite calm on the hotel grounds.

The hotel reopened in July 2020, but it was unable to recover, and due to the crisis caused by the pandemic, it was finally closed two months later. Since then, the hotel has become a temporary home for those who cannot afford to rent housing on the island. The housing situation in Spain is currently difficult.

The blogger also drew attention to the "calm" that prevails in the hotel, even though about 300 occupied people live there.

He also noticed that "the lights are on in many places" in the hotel, meaning there is still electricity there, despite the situation.