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Reviews of Hotel Alegria Bodega Real

4 out of 5
Hotel Alegria Bodega Real
Calle Albareda, 4, El Puerto de Santa Maria, Cadiz

Reviews

8.2

Very good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 90 out of 275 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 128 out of 275 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 43 out of 275 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 10 out of 275 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 4 out of 275 reviews" "

9.0/10

Cleanliness

8.4/10

Staff & service

9.4/10

Amenities

8.2/10

Property conditions & facilities

8.6/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Carlos

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2023

10/10 Excellent

Lester

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Pleasant stay with welcoming and helpful staff.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2023

10/10 Excellent

Roberto

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
While visiting Puerto de Santa Maria during a visit to the surrounding areas in Cadiz, I came upon this hotel chain. The first time we stay with the Alegria hotels. All the employees we met during our stay were charming, kind and went out of the way to please us. Their facilities are beautiful and the Hotel sits in an very old renovated Bodega on a very small cobbled street. Nice rooms, beautiful inner court yard, elevators, under ground parking and it served tasty food and drinks in their restaurant which made it supper convenient, enjoyable and affordable. Close to the old city center which is walkable from the hotel and is loaded with charming bars, tapas and plenty of seafood restaurants. We felt always welcomed thru our stay. I will continue to look for the Alegria Hotel Chain and we highly recommend this facility.
Stayed 4 nights in Mar 2023
Response from Alegria BR Manager on 28 Mar 2023
Dear Roberto, First of all, thanks for trust in us and for your time to share your experience. It's very big pleasure for us that you had a very good stay, it make us really happy. Thanks for your words to our ALEGRIA team, that make us continue with same good energy and vibes. Hope you had good back home and hope see you again as soon as you can or want, it will be great for us. Thanks Kind regards Roberto Gómez Alegría Bodega Real Manager

6/10 Okay

Jose

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Beautiful building, friendly and helpful staff.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2022

10/10 Excellent

ColleenMaynes, Price, Utah, USA

Travelled with family, Travelled with family and small children, Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
I loved the style and age of the property. It felt like we were going back in time and we loved it.
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2019
Response from Director comercial on 16 Oct 2019
Thank you for your reservation and your comments A Casal

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Lovely surroundings within the hotel and very Spanish
Stayed 7 nights in Jun 2019
Response from Alvaro Casal - Dir Cial on 26 Jul 2019
Muchas gracias por su reserva y por su opinión, intentaremos mejorar para su próxima visita. Saludos A Casal

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Very Good
Excellent location: 5 min walk to train station, 15 min walk to center of town. Spacious room with a great shower and effective air conditioning. Fair and reasonable price. No in-room Wifi and limited natural light from windows, but hotels.com disclosed this upfront and it was no problem for me. Overall, very good. Recommended.
Stayed 3 nights in May 2019
Response from Alv Casal on 9 Jun 2019
Thahks for your visit and for your comment. It is realy good and real.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great atmosphere lovely rooms with balcony overlooking courtyard. The staff especially Maria were exceptionally helpful. Maria showed us pictures of the building when it was a bodega. Maria was knowledgeable about restaurants and places to see. I Highly recommend this hotel
Stayed 4 nights in Feb 2019
Response from Alvaro Casal - Dir Cial on 26 Feb 2019
Dear Guest, Thanks for your booking and for your comment¡¡ Regards,

8/10 Good

P L

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2019
Response from Alvaro Casal - Dir Cial on 24 Jan 2019
Muchas gracias por su reserva saludos

10/10 Excellent

P L

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Nice weekend away
This is the second time we stayed here this year and again it was lovely ..... we decided to go half-Board a c had a delicious meal in the restaurant ... will definitely be coming back
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2018
Response from Alvaro Casal - Dir Cial on 15 Nov 2018
Dear guest, Thanks for you stay at our hotel. It is very gratifying that our work is reflected in your satisfaction Regards,

8/10 Good

Geoff, North Yorkshire UK

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Good hotel set in old bodega
We always have a wonderful time here, the setting is great, in quiet area between old town and station. Staff are friendly and helpful, food and drink are good, The only problem I had on this trip was the layout of the bathroom, rather tight for space but other rooms are great.
Stayed 4 nights in Jun 2018
Response from Alvaro Casal - Dir Cial on 6 Jul 2018
Dear Sir, next time we will try in another room, ok? Regards,

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Nice hotel rubbish wifi
Lovely room, staff very helpful. No real wifi in the room, need to go to reception or the cafeteria to get wifi.
Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2018
Response from Alvaro Casal - Dir Cial on 28 Jun 2018
Thanks for your opinion

10/10 Excellent

Justine, Lancashire. England

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
This is a great hotel and represents superb value for money. Extremely well situated for the town centre, the ferry to Cadiz and the railway station. Some reviews have said the rooms are dark but realistically this is a traditional hotel with traditional decor and is exactly what we expected. Would definitely stay again. 😀 Justine and Paul. Lancashire England
Stayed 3 nights in May 2018
Response from Alvaro Casal - Dir Cial on 28 Jun 2018
Thanks Justine, Great guest¡¡¡

6/10 Okay

Hamid

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Response from Alvaro Casal - Dir Cial on 29 May 2018
Gracias

6/10 Okay

Jerome

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Disliked: Room comfort
Hotel OK
Nice place. Nice service. I didn't like blankets on bed. Everynight we need to make bed again... breakfast was so so for 10 € in Andalucia We also had a water flew from our bathroom to our room (I amgaine it is not in every room).
Response from Alvaro Casal - Dir Cial on 3 May 2018
Thanks for your comment. I inform him that all blankets and bedspreads in the rooms are very clean. the rooms are cleaned every morning, there is no cleaning in the afternoon as in the hotels of 5 * we do not have 5 *.

10/10 Excellent

P L

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Beautiful hotel
Very friendly staff and beautiful hotel ... great for a few days away ... amazing food at the restaurant .. very good choice of wines too ... breakfast was mostly continental but of exceptional quality.... only the pillows were not very comfortable but for the rest it was amazing. Will certainly be going there again
Response from Alvaro Casal - Dir Cial on 10 Apr 2018
Thanks for your visit and your comment¡¡

8/10 Good

Kerry, Folkestone

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great location.
Great location between train station and town centre. Short walk to bars, restaurants, historical sites and the ferry to Cadiz. The hotel has a lot of character, as a former bodega it sets the atmosphere for touring the sherry producers which make the area famous. The staff were very helpful, rooms were very clean and the bed was comfortable. All in all a lovely stay.
Stayed 7 nights in Oct 2017
Response from Alvaro Casal - Dir Cial on 2 Jan 2018
Thanks you for your visist and for your comments.

10/10 Excellent

Claire, London

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Hotel Bodega Real- a place to go to!
I had just two days, and every moment felt secure, restful and relaxing. The decor was solid and traditional but attractively in keeping with the locality. My room was large, air conditioned and clean, with superb en-auite facilities. I spent the first day wandering around the immaculately kept old town, and spent the hottest part of the afternoon sitting on the first floor balcony in the hotel, reading and listening to real twitter- the chaffinches flitting up and down over the tiles of the balcony roof around the pretty internal courtyard. All the staff were helpful, well informed and friendly without being intrusive. The food was excellent- I couldn't believe how good even simple things like chicken soup could be! When small things needed fixing- they received prompt attention. It was everything a hotel should be- a place of rest and ease from which to explore the neighbourhood.
Stayed 3 nights in Nov 2017
Response from Alvaro Casal - Dir Cial on 2 Jan 2018
Thanks you for your visist and for your comments.

8/10 Good

Marie

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Sherry country
Small issue with bathroom plumbing,but they did offer us another room
Stayed 3 nights in Nov 2017
Response from AlvaroCaal on 2 Jan 2018
Thanks you for your visist and for your comments.

6/10 Okay

Neil

Disliked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2017
Response from Alvaro Casal - Dir Cial on 29 May 2018
Gracias

8/10 Good

Leslie, Gibraltar

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Nice hotel, good location near the centre.
Last minute booking at this hotel to visit the centre which is at walking distance. This hotel has private parking which was perfect as I was traveling by bike.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2017
Response from Alvaro Casal - Dir Cial on 29 May 2018
Thanks for yours comments,

10/10 Excellent

Alistair, Norwich UK

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Convenient alternative to Cadiz
Very pleasing find for a short break where the intention was to visit Cadiz. Good and inexpensive transport links to the city and a good choice of restaurants in El Puerta itself. Used the train one day (station within about 250 metres) and the local catamaran service another.
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2017
Response from Alvaro Casal - Dir Cial on 29 May 2018
Thanks for yours comments

8/10 Good

Phil, UK

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Typically Spanish
A typically Spanish building, with cool dark wood interiors. Not your plate glass and chrome minimalist modern hotel! Room good but not much natural light so didn't spend too much time there. Staff very friendly. Go for the 3.50 euro breakfast in the cafeteria rather than the 10 euro continental breakfast. El Puerto de Santa Maria is a buzzy little town, with great bars and restaurants. The ferry to Cadiz works well, a 30 minute trip right into the old town. It's a 20 minute walk from the hotel to get the ferry. Hotel has its own underground parking. Don't rent a big car though!
Stayed 4 nights in Sep 2017
Response from Alvaro Casal - Dir Cial on 29 May 2018
Thanks for your comments. Contineltal breakfast cost 3.50 euros, buffet cost: 10 euros.

10/10 Excellent

roger, hampshire, UK

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Classic Spanish Hotel
Classic style of hotel with all the facilities except English TVs. Very helpful and friendly staff and short walk to town plus good food and Great ambience
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2017
Response from Alvaro Casal - Dir Cial on 9 Sept 2017
Dear Roger, Thank for your stay and for your comment¡¡¡

10/10 Excellent

anna

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Fabulous break at Puerto Santa Maria
We had a very enjoyable stay, and were particularly delighted with the Junior Suite which the receptionist had arranged for us. The hotel is in a good position very close to the train station and a 10 min walk to the centre. We loved Santa Maria and will definitely return and stay at the Hotel Bodega Real.
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2017
Response from AlvaroCaal on 22 Jul 2017
Thanks for your visit and for your comments. We hope to see you again. Regards Alvaro Casal - Dir. Cial.

10/10 Excellent

Stephen

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great stay
Fantastic location and ve y nice hotel. Service throughout was great. Room was nice and loads of space which we requested as we had our baby with us. Breakfast was very nice and the Courtyard is lovely too.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2017
Response from AlvaroCaal on 22 Jul 2017
Thanks for your visit and for your comments. We hope to see you again. Regards Alvaro Casal Dir. Cial

8/10 Good

Michael

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
5 Minute walk to train station
Great location between train station and historic area. Front desk staff fluent in English. Breakfast was nothing special.
Response from Alvaro Casal - Dir Cial on 29 May 2018
Thanks

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
classical spanish hotel convenient for transport l
loved Peurta Santa Maria as a place and convenient for trips to both Cadiz and Jeres
Response from Alvaro Casal - Dir Cial on 29 May 2018
Thanks, We also want to have a 24 hours restaurant but it is not possible

10/10 Excellent

Gerhard

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Response from Alvaro Casal - Dir Cial on 29 May 2018
Thanks

10/10 Excellent

William

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Wonderful unique Hotel
The friendly staff and their helpfulness in guidance to local attractions was fantastic!
Response from Alvaro Casal - Dir Cial on 29 May 2018
Thanks

8/10 Good

Mikey, Leeds, UK

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Well located and good value
A little difficult to find as a first timer as the local hotel direction sign pointed us down an incorrect one way street. Great location, just one street off the sea front. Lovely public rooms, refurbished to a high standard in traditional Spanish style. The reception staff were lovely and check in was quick and simple. We parked our hire car in the hotel's private and secure car park from which access back to the hotel was through a private connecting door. Our room was clean, tidy and furnished in a simple and attractive style. The bathroom was spotless and had both bath and shower. Loads of on demand hot water.
Response from Alvaro Casal - Dir Cial on 29 May 2018
thanks

10/10 Excellent

Michael

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Convenient Location for Train Station
Great hotel bar and dining room area. Morning breakfast was average. Each front desk clerk spoke English and was very helpful in recommending restaurants and bodegas to visit. Only two blocks from train station.
Response from Alvaro Casal - Dir Cial on 29 May 2018
ok thanks

8/10 Good

Paul

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great location
Good Hotel friendly and very helpful ..great location good transport links to Jerez, Seville & Cadiz and not expensive. We loved the courtyard in the evening for a nightcap drink prices are very good

8/10 Good

Mick, Chester

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great hotel. Easy to find and very close to town.
Beautiful courtyard. Very friendly staff. Room was large and clean. Excellent value.

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Room comfort
Nice hotel needs wifi
No wifi in the rooms only in the cafeteria and lobby. The people were lovely. The bathtub had a very weird smell to it.

10/10 Excellent

Dario, Tampa, FL

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Lovely hotel perfectly located.
Great experience. Professional and friendly staff.

10/10 Excellent

Humberto, Toronto

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great room
The room was way better than I expected and the staff was amazing

10/10 Excellent

Peter, UK Preston Lancashire

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Good Hotel
The reception staff were very nice and allowed us early access to our room. Car parking was cheaper than normal. Santa Maria was very interesting with many old Sherry & Brandy warehouses. Would go back for another stay. The Ferry to Cadiz was exceptional and cheap at 2.65 Euros. A lovely little cruise.

8/10 Good

Tony

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
There is no real 'neighbourhood'. However, the hotel is lovely and is only 5 mins or so from the railway station and 10 mins easy walk into the town. We stayed out of season in November and the rate obtained by hotels.com was extremely good. Our room was large - how nice to have a sofa and two other chairs. No outside view but the internal courtyard and balcony make up for that. If you want a non-smoking room, make sure you double-check at Reception. Excellent breakfast buffet. Very friendly and helpful staff.

8/10 Good

Geoffrey, Yorkshire

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Staying in El Puerto to visit family, regular visitor to town but this hotel was new to us and was convenient for Rail Station and to the town centre and its exciting nightlife and pavement culture

6/10 Okay

Luis, NY, USA

Good value for your money
Hotel is fine. Experience improved significantly when we decided to pay 50€ extra for a Junior Suite.

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Dissapointing sojourn
My three day sojourn was during a Holiday and the city was simply deserted. All businesses were closed to my dissapointment. Hotel and room were clean but Air conditionning was defficient or inoperative in the room provided. The staff was friendly enough to porpose another room with Air conditionning that was working at my request.

8/10 Good

Ernest, Gibraltar

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Not a 4 Star
Service was excellent, food value for money, great choice of beverages, superb brandies, comfortable furniture in restaurant, lovely patio, big room. On the other hand Room 251, cracked bath, small window with the view of a wall and the kitchen chimney. Old TV, no wi-fi in room, only 2 beers, water and coke in fridge. The bar & restaurant closes at midday until 1800 hrs? So you have to walk to town for lunch. Would we stay again, YES. The staff and the premises are lovely.

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Recommend as base for sightseeing.
Not really quite 4 star but did enjoy the visit especially for the price. Helpful staff. sadly the menu looked lovely but the food was very disappointing. I would stay there again for short stays.

10/10 Excellent

Dmitrijs

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

8/10 Good

Croz, Gloucester

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Good location, with friendly helpful staff.
Only real issue for English speaking guest was only one English language T.V. station. Our room had no view, this was the same for several rooms, that said lovely hotel with very friendly and helpful receptionists. Good location with free on street parking outside, pay parking beneath hotel. Hotel direction/location signs provided by "council" get you close then give up!!

8/10 Good

Daniel, Ottawa

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great location and good service
Great front desk service. Great location walking distance to town center. Slightly dated and in need of repair to be five star. Good value.

6/10 Okay

CLARK, Gibraltar

Liked: Cleanliness
A Pleasant enough stay
Large room in good order. Reception area nice and staff pleasant. Reasonable location for bars,restaurants,train station and ferry to Cadiz Only disappointment was being put in a room with a disability bathroom when neither of us is disabled - meant no bath nor shower (max. height 5' when I'm 6'2") for 3 days!! Can't understand the logic especially as very few rooms were occupied. Parking on-site at a reasonable rate -€11pd. Overall a pleasant enough stay at a reasonable room rate, although I would not say this is a four star hotel by international standards -3 max.

10/10 Excellent

Richard, Washington DC

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Quiet location, middle of central district
Uber clean. Very attentive service. Great location relative to the city center.

4/10 Poor

Moaniesdad, Blackpool

Disliked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Disappointing
Stayed at this hotel when touring the area after researching it on line. However, its tired and very impersonal. The free wifi advertised is in fact only available on the ground floor and then didn't work at all. The staff said " no doesn't work very often". The staff were not interested at all and seemed very put out if you asked them anything. The room was very tired and in fact not as good as a Premier Inn. I will not return and wouldn't recommend it to anyone else.