Holidays to Costa de Almeria

Very nice reception staff. A modern property on the sea front, nice sea views. Restaurant was a bit less luxurious than usual Paradors although the menu was similar.

This place was a disappointment. We thought we were going to get some awesome ancient bath experience. We arrived and nothing but a lukewarm rooftop pool and an offer of unwanted massage. The exterior is black, with black on black signage which together with its location makes it nearly impossible to see/find. In fact most of the building is black and simply finding your way in the hallways is, charitably, unique. Similarly reception is to be accomplished in the dark. Once you find them the rooms are large, interesting, have views, and comforts. Parking is freaky because if you leave the hotel to go to parking you might not find the hotel again. Howl. The rooftop booze machine stole 20 euros, staff was notified, but refund has not be accomplished. The key cards for each of our two rooms had to be returned because the didn’t work to start with or stopped working. The sole 2-4 person elevator is nowhere near sufficient. We did much stairs. It’s an interesting place though.

Overall impression of the hotel was very good. Parking was easy. Rooms were reasonably spacious, warm and comfortable. No coffee making in the room. The breakfast buffet was extensive including some made to order items like pancakes. The outdoor pool looked attractive, but wrong season for us. The indoor pool room was really warm. The water was very inviting, although we didn’t go in.

This historical hotel is beautiful. Most of the guests seemed to be elderly visiting to take the hot spring waters which are meant to be very helpful for arthritis, etc. Room was clean and comfortable. Shower was really powerful. The buffet breakfast and buffet dinner were great - all food was freshly topped up and tasty. Breakfast consisted of cereals, bread, ham, cheese, bacon, eggs, churros(!!), jams, etc. Most of the staff do not speak English and our Spanish is pretty basic but the staff were patient and helpful and with the help of google translate and a phrase book we managed to make ourselves understood. Evening buffet meal was good value - 12.5 Euros for soup, salads, fish, meat, vege, desserts, fruit and included water and wine. All the food was fresh and delicious. The town where the hotel was based was a very Spanish one. We enjoyed sampling local tapas and were able to stock up on cold drinks, etc at Spanish prices (much cheaper than tourist areas!). Loved the courtyard where you could sit and enjoy the shade and scented plants. Sun terrace on the roof was also fab - great views. Would recommend this hotel if you want a taste of Spain rather than a tourist experience.

Quietness,position and staff created peaceful atmosphere to totally relax. Problem is lack of nearby facilities for another atmosphere.