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Reviews of Hostal Carlos I

1 out of 5
Hostal Carlos I
Calle Carboneros 6, La Linea de la Concepcion, Cadiz

Reviews

7.2

Good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 9 out of 48 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 19 out of 48 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 14 out of 48 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 6 out of 48 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 0 out of 48 reviews" "

8.2/10

Cleanliness

7.6/10

Staff & service

7.2/10

Property conditions & facilities

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Brian

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2020

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Room on the first floor was horrendous (stale fried food smell, cigarette smoke and noise from cafe-bar below in plazita). When we changed to the 3rd floor on the second night, things were much better.
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2020

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Staff & service, room comfort
Budget hotel with reason confort.
very basic hotel, towers changed every day, plenty hot water, lighting in room is not enough, staff do not speak much English, area ok, short walk to water front, air condition working, short walk to frontier.
Stayed 3 nights in Mar 2018

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
OK for a short stay
Staff are very friendly and helpful but speak little English so translation app or phrasebook is useful. Double room was small but comfortable, bathroom very clean with bath/shower, toilet and bidet. No soap or hand wash provided which is a bit inconvenient, although sachets of shower gel and shampoo are available. Restaurant is very good value but does not open till 8pm. Good location for visiting Gibraltar. Big downside was the VERY LOUD music from one of the bars at the back which went on till 4am on Saturday morning - take earplugs!
Stayed 3 nights in Feb 2018

6/10 Okay

Stephen

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Disliked: Staff & service
First 2 nights we could not sleep until 4 am as we overlooked a square third night we moved to a room this was ok

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

8/10 Good

James

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Staff helpful and friendly

8/10 Good

Jonathan

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Hostal Carlos 2
Hostal Carlos 1 didn't have our reservation but were very helpful finding us a room in Hostal Carlos 2 and providing a taxi for the very short distance. Our review therefore reflects Carlos 2. This is a city centre hotel and therefore you need to accept nights may be noisy whilst the fun continues. The hotel is all beautifully tiled and therefore corridor sound from inconsiderate guests is irritating. Staff were very good as was cleanliness. A good value hotel.

10/10 Excellent

garry

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Lovely place cleaned everyday and change of bedding daily staff helpful very conveinant for gibraltar

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Disliked: Staff & service
Basic no thrills with good air conditioning
Basic accommodation, room was small, comfortable and clean, TV is small, air conditioning excellent and most welcome. No tea and coffee making facilities but loads of cafes near by. Convieniently located for La Linea and Gibraltar.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great hotel close to Gibraltar
The hotel is ideally situated on the border with Gibraltar and is ideal if planning to spend some time in the 'British Territory' and for under half the price of staying in Gibraltar. Border crossing on foot only takes approx 20 mins, unlike travelling in a vehicle where there may be delays. Great hotel in a great location. Helios

10/10 Excellent

Dar

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Basic, but inexpensive and clean
Helpful staff, basic rooms (but clean) free WiFi, close to shops and border. Really couldn't complain. No issues with noise where I was. Couldn't beat it in terms for value for money.

10/10 Excellent

robert, Stockport

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Highly recommendable.
We was delighted with hostel, very clean, fresh and welcoming. There was lot's of very friendly pubs, bars, restraunts and shops on the door step. Just a walk away from Gibraltar. Would highly recommend. We will definitely be going back.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Weekend Break
The hotel was very clean and the location is near the shops and cafes and just a short walk from the park and marina.

8/10 Good

Ian, Hastings UK

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Carlos 1, no frills but a good place to stay.
It was a nice but basic hotel. I stayed a full 7 days and I had no cause to complain about anything. The room was spotless and cleaned thoroughly daily. The location was perfect for visiting Gibraltar just a 5 minute walk away. Also local eateries and tapas bars were within 2 minutes stroll from the hotel. Generally I was happy with my choice of accommodation .

6/10 Okay

Richard, GrNd Bend, Canada

Liked: Cleanliness
Good location
We spent two nights in this hotel as it was close to Gibraltar. It was half the price of Gibraltar hotels.

8/10 Good

Nicola, England

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
A basic clean hotel
A basic clean hotel. The room had air conditioning, an excellent shower and comfortable beds. Had a good nights sleep and had no problem walking back to the hotel after a night out in Gibralter. I would use this hotel again.

4/10 Poor

Verified traveller

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Good place but...
Good place but a little bit noisy in the night. They cannot keep a luggage after checked out (they can, but it is at the lobby and there is no security).

6/10 Okay

Ian, Spain

Liked: Cleanliness
Excellent for the Gibraltar border.
We stayed here to attend our friends wedding in Gibraltar. The hotel was in an excellent position for the local bars and shops and only 10 mins walk to the border. Our room although a little cheerless was overlooking a square with bars and . The bathroom was clean and modern and was sufficiently heated. The bar downstairs was not open in the mornings but it was a short walk to a choice oif bars for breakfast.

8/10 Good

Lisa, Minneapolis, MN

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great location, no-frills
Located near the bus station, the center of town, and the border to Gibraltar, this hotel is a good base for sightseers. We didn't eat at the restaurant but it seemed okay as well. However, do not get a room in the back! The street is pretty quiet but the back is on a square with several restaurants and it is LOUD until 2-3:00 in the morning.

8/10 Good

Michael, Gibraltar

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Hotel carlos
Great little room was clean and had everything you would expect from a hotel and at this price i would definatly be using it again

4/10 Poor

Sam, West Midlands

Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Not impressed but it did the job
No towels in the room and when ask was assured they would be there on my return from a tip to Gibraltar but they were not. Had been assured that the reception staff could speak English but one clearly couldn't, however I was fortunate to have a Spanish speaker with me. There were no toiletries in the room which resulted in my having to return to the reception desk three times dealing with towels and toiletries. Further when asked what time breakfast was, I was assured it was between 7 and 10am, on arrival at the restaurant at 7am, the morning receptionist refused to believe I had been told this and breakfast did not start until 10am, useless if your flight is at 11am. However it was cheap and convenient for a flight from Gibraltar airport without paying the ridiculous amount requested from hotels in Gibraltar itself and was a 7 minutes walk to the boarder so extremely convenient for this. I will say about this hotel - you get what you pay for and that's the reason it is cheap.

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Great location
If you come by ferry from Morocco to Algeciras, and just want to take a look of Gibraltar, one night in Carlos I is fine. Taxi from Algerciras to the carlos I is about 25euro, and then you may just walk 10 minutes to the border.

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Good value.
The matrimonial room is a bit noisy at times but everything else was good.

10/10 Excellent

Manuel

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2019

8/10 Good

Christer

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Nära Gibraltar till en låg kostnad.
Hotellet ligger i ett område med många caféer, restauranger, basarer och affärer. Vill man gå till Gibraltar så tar det ca. 20 minuter. Vill man bo billigt utan lyxiga rum är detta ett alternativ.

8/10 Good

Alberto

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2018

10/10 Excellent

Lakhbir

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Our experience
Had a great stay at this small hotel! It’s very close to Gibraltar, therefore you may walk 15 minutes right to the border front. The hotel itself allows smoking rooms and non-smoking rooms which is perfect! The location of the hotel is also great, because it’s on the safe side of La Línea, alongside with this it has great bars, pubs, shisha lounges and restaurants downstairs. The only bad thing was that the WiFi was very weak, it never worked! No matter which one you connected too. Everything else was perfect!

6/10 Okay

Anastasia

Disliked: Room comfort
hotel met prima restaurant voor locale gerechten
goed hotel om een dag de omgeving te verkennen

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort
Clean and cheap hostal.
Clean and cheap room.Close to Rock.Daily cleaning.

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Position, position, position
Helpful staff. Fine value for money. My wife and I felt welcome, and we recommend the hotel to others who want to visit Gibraltar. By the way, La Linea is far more interesting!

6/10 Okay

konan, Maroc

Liked: Cleanliness
ジブラルタルの国境に近いスペインのホテル
ジブラルタルの国境に近く、徒歩で行ける。ホテルは小さいがそれなりにきれい。部屋はちょい狭いかな。 少し歩くとスペインのレストラン、カフェ、ショップなどがあり便利な場所。海にも近く散歩するにもいいかも。ホテルのフロントは時間によってスペイン語しか話さないおじさんがいるが何とかなるもの。

6/10 Okay

Anderson, Rio de Janeiro

Disliked: Staff & service
localização próxima a fronteira
O hotel fica próximo à fronteira, o que agilizou nossa visita a Gibraltar.

8/10 Good

Celso, Madrid

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Cercano a la frontera de Gibraltar
Es un hostal que por su situación es recomendable para los viajeros que quieran pasar a Gibraltar, tienen comedor con comida casera..

6/10 Okay

Jacob

Disliked: Room comfort
Tæt på Gibraltar og spanske madfristelser!
Fint for besøg på Gibraltar! Men La Linea er madmæssigt fantastisk!

10/10 Excellent

Albina, Helsinki

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
10 min to the border
Good location, only 10 min. walk to the border.It was nice room with good view to the square. Everything worked: AC, elevator, TV. Near is parking hall. Nice food in the restaurant for 9 euro incl.: 2 dishes, dessert and drink. It was Friday night, so it was a lot of music and drunken people on the square. It was hard to sleep because of noisy weekend. Our friends had room to the other side of hotel and it was better. Good location anyway and clean nice looking room.

8/10 Good

Pia, Danmark

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Centralt beliggende hostal.
God beliggenhed i forhold til centrum, badestrand og Gibraltar. Dog problem med ledige P pladser.

4/10 Poor

JOSE MANUEL, Zaragoza

Disliked: Room comfort
Si no hay otra cosa
Excesivo precio para lo ofrecido

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness

6/10 Okay

Erwan, Rennes

Liked: Room comfort
Disliked: Cleanliness
Bien
Suffisant pour passer un week-end à Gibraltar, à côté de la frontière, chambre propre, très bon accueil, pas le grand luxe, mais confortable.

8/10 Good

Celso, Madrid

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Hostal ideal para hacer la vista a Gibraltar por su situación.

4/10 Poor

Alain, Mont de Marsan

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Nuit pour Gibraltar
Le séjour pas mal . l 'Hotel lui , heu comment dire ? très moyens , le pire pour moi est quand j ai ouvert le porte de la chambre , l odeur de linge sale dans les narines après cela difficile pour s endormir heureusement j étais bien fatigué . Pour se séjour ,nous avions prix deux chambres , la deuxième été plus correcte mais voila en même temps dans le secteur le rapport qualité prix est peu être pas trop mal . Au plaisir

8/10 Good

Alain, Dax

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Correct
Bien

8/10 Good

Laura, Venezia

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Ottima posizione a 10 minuti a piedi da Gibilterra
Abbiamo scelto questo hotel per la vicinanza a Gibilterra. Infatti in soli 10 minuti a piedi si arriva alla frontiera. L'hotel è modesto, ma assolutamente pulito, in una via tranquilla e poco rumorosa. Aria condizionata e wifi funzionavano bene. Personale molto cordiale. Possibilità di trovare parcheggio gratuito sulla via.

4/10 Poor

Verified traveller

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Muy caro para la calidad que da
Mala relación calidad precio. Buena situación, personal agradable, pero demasiado caro para la calidad que ofrece

4/10 Poor

Freddy Dammen, Sentralt

Disliked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Gammelt og litt slitt
OK, men trange rom og dårlig engelsk kunnskaper i resepsjon

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Room comfort

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Staff & service
overnatning
Brugt til en enkelt overnatning for en aften/dags udflugt til Gibraltar og til det er det en ok sted men ville ikke bruge det til flere dage.