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Barceló Costa Ballena Golf & Spa

4.0 star property
Family-friendly hotel on the beach, with 3 outdoor pools

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Breakfast, lunch, dinner served; international cuisine, garden views
Minibar, in-room safe, desk, blackout curtains
Breakfast, lunch, dinner served; international cuisine, garden views
Barceló Costa Ballena Golf & Spa is near golf courses and a white sand beach. Enjoy thalassotherapy at U-spa, international dishes at Restaurante Albatros, or explore on horseback. Free in-room WiFi, three outdoor pools, and a children's pool with loungers.

Reviews

8.6 out of 10
Excellent

Popular amenities

  • Bar
  • Spa
  • All-inclusive
  • Pool
  • Parking available
  • Breakfast available
The current price is £74
includes taxes & fees
13 Oct - 14 Oct

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Minibar, in-room safe, desk, blackout curtains

Superior Room

Highlights

Furnished balcony
Air conditioning
Heating
Connecting rooms available
Free cots/infant beds
Dining table
Flat-screen TV
Blackout curtains
  • 323 sq ft
  • Golf view
  • Sleeps 3
  • 2 Single Beds

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Minibar, in-room safe, desk, blackout curtains

Superior Room (Familiar Use)

Highlights

Furnished balcony
Air conditioning
Heating
Connecting rooms available
Free cots/infant beds
Dining table
Flat-screen TV
Blackout curtains
  • 323 sq ft
  • Golf view
  • Sleeps 3
  • 2 Single Beds

Junior Studio Suite

Highlights

Furnished balcony
Air conditioning
Heating
Connecting rooms available
Free cots/infant beds
Dining table
Flat-screen TV
Blackout curtains
  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 King Beds

Junior Studio Suite, Hot Tub (with outdoor hot tub)

Highlights

Furnished balcony
Air conditioning
Heating
Connecting rooms available
Free cots/infant beds
Dining table
Flat-screen TV
Blackout curtains
  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 King Beds

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Minibar, in-room safe, desk, blackout curtains

Superior Room (Familiar Use)

Highlights

Furnished balcony
Air conditioning
Heating
Connecting rooms available
Free cots/infant beds
Dining table
Flat-screen TV
Blackout curtains
  • 323 sq ft
  • Golf view
  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 Single Beds

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Minibar, in-room safe, desk, blackout curtains

Double Room

9.6 out of 10
Exceptional
(5 reviews)

Highlights

Furnished balcony
Air conditioning
Heating
Connecting rooms available
Free cots/infant beds
Dining table
Flat-screen TV
Blackout curtains
  • 323 sq ft
  • Golf view
  • Sleeps 3
  • 2 Single Beds

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Minibar, in-room safe, desk, blackout curtains

Superior Room

9.0 out of 10
Wonderful
(2 reviews)

Highlights

Furnished balcony
Air conditioning
Heating
Connecting rooms available
Free cots/infant beds
Dining table
Flat-screen TV
Blackout curtains
  • 323 sq ft
  • Golf view
  • Sleeps 3
  • 2 Single Beds

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Minibar, in-room safe, desk, blackout curtains

Double Room (Spa)

Highlights

Furnished balcony
Air conditioning
Heating
Connecting rooms available
Free cots/infant beds
Dining table
Flat-screen TV
Blackout curtains
  • 323 sq ft
  • Golf view
  • Sleeps 3
  • 2 Single Beds

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Minibar, in-room safe, desk, blackout curtains

Double Room (Golf)

Highlights

Furnished balcony
Air conditioning
Heating
Connecting rooms available
Free cots/infant beds
Dining table
Flat-screen TV
Blackout curtains
  • 323 sq ft
  • Golf view
  • Sleeps 3
  • 2 Single Beds

View all photos for Superior Room (Familiar Use)

Minibar, in-room safe, desk, blackout curtains

Superior Room (Familiar Use)

10.0 out of 10
Exceptional
(4 reviews)

Highlights

Furnished balcony
Air conditioning
Heating
Connecting rooms available
Free cots/infant beds
Dining table
Flat-screen TV
Blackout curtains
  • 323 sq ft
  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 Single Beds
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About the area

Map
Urb. Costa Ballena. Avenida Reina Sofia, s/n, Costa Ballena, Rota, Cadiz, 11520

What's nearby

  • Costa Ballena Ocean Golf Club - 5 min walk - 0.3 miles
  • Ballena Beach - 4 min drive - 0.9 miles
  • Playa de las Tres Piedras - 4 min drive - 1.2 miles
  • Naval Station Rota - 9 min drive - 4.8 miles
  • Luna Castle - 12 min drive - 6.6 miles

Getting around

  • Puerto de Santa María Station - 21 min drive
  • Jerez de La Frontera (XRY) - 31 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Ballena Beach Club - ‬12 min walk
  • ‪Chiringuito SolyLuna - ‬19 min walk
  • ‪La Manuela - ‬8 min drive
  • ‪Restaurante El Picadero - ‬8 min drive
  • ‪Arrocería La Ballena - ‬4 min drive

About this property

Barceló Costa Ballena Golf & Spa

Upscale family-friendly hotel near Ballena Beach
Located close to Corrales of Rota and Luna Castle, Barceló Costa Ballena Golf & Spa provides an adjacent golf course, a poolside bar and a terrace. With amenities such as a white sand beach and a free beach shuttle, this hotel is the perfect place to soak up the sun. Indulge in aromatherapy, a body wrap and a facial at U-spa, the on-site spa. The on-site international cuisine buffet restaurant, Restaurante Albatros, offers breakfast, lunch, dinner and golf course views. Enjoy the health club, as well as activities such as horse riding. Free in-room WiFi is available to all guests, along with a coffee shop/cafe and a garden.
Other perks include:
  • 3 outdoor pools and a children's pool, along with sunloungers, pool umbrellas and a lifeguard on site
  • Buffet breakfast (surcharge), bike hire and self-parking (surcharge)
  • A round-trip airport shuttle (surcharge), a lift and wedding services
  • A banquet hall, a vending machine and tour/ticket information
Room features
All 228 rooms offer comforts such as furnished balconies and air conditioning, in addition to thoughtful touches such as free WiFi and safes.
Other amenities include:
  • Bathrooms with bidets and shower/bath combinations
  • Flat-screen TVs with satellite channels
  • Wardrobes/cupboards, toasters and free infant beds

All-inclusive details

All-inclusive room rates at Barceló Costa Ballena Golf & Spa are available. These rates are higher because they include on-site food and beverages in the room rate (some restrictions may apply).

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi and wired internet
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and transport

  • Height restrictions apply for on-site parking
  • Free offsite parking within 10 metres
  • Return airport shuttle (surcharge)
  • Free beach shuttle
  • Covered parking on site (EUR 18 per day)
  • Limited on-site parking

Food and drink

  • Daily buffet breakfast available 7:30 AM to 10:30 AM for a fee: EUR 15 per person
  • A bar/lounge
  • A coffee shop/cafe
  • A poolside bar
  • A restaurant
  • Snack bar/deli

Restaurants on site

  • Restaurante Albatros

Things to do

  • 27-hole adjacent golf course
  • 3 outdoor pools
  • Arcade/game room
  • Bicycle rentals
  • Billiards/pool table
  • Children's pool
  • Full-service spa
  • Health club
  • Horseback riding/rentals
  • Playground
  • Sauna
  • Steam room
  • TV in common areas

Family friendly

  • 3 outdoor pools
  • Arcade/game room
  • Children's pool
  • Dining table
  • In-room cot
  • Laundry facilities
  • Lifeguards on site
  • Playground
  • Snack bar/deli

Conveniences

  • 24-hour front desk
  • Free newspapers in lobby
  • Gift shop/newsstand
  • Laundry facilities
  • Luggage storage
  • Safe at front desk
  • Vending machine

Guest services

  • Dry cleaning/laundry service
  • Housekeeping (daily)
  • Multilingual staff
  • Porter/bellhop
  • Tour and ticket assistance
  • Wedding services

Business services

  • Computer station
  • Conference space
  • Meeting rooms

Outdoors

  • Garden
  • On the beach
  • Pool loungers
  • Pool umbrellas
  • Terrace

Full-service spa

  • 5 treatment rooms
  • Aromatherapy
  • Ayurvedic treatments
  • Body scrubs
  • Body wraps
  • Couples treatment rooms
  • Detox wraps
  • Facials
  • Hot stone massages
  • Hot tub
  • Hydrotherapy
  • In-room massages
  • Manicures/pedicures
  • Reflexology
  • Sauna
  • Spa open select days
  • Sports massages
  • Steam room
  • Swedish massages
  • Thalassotherapy
  • Turkish bath

Accessibility

  • If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • Lift
  • Well-lit path to entrance
  • Wheelchair accessible (may have limitations)
  • Wheelchair-accessible concierge desk
  • Wheelchair-accessible pool
  • Wheelchair-accessible registration desk
  • Wheelchair-accessible restaurant

More

  • 2 floors
  • 5 buildings
  • Banquet hall
  • Built in 2005
  • Lifeguards
  • Smoke-free property

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Bedsheets provided
  • Blackout drapes
  • Free cot

Bathroom

  • Bathtub or shower
  • Bidet
  • Free toiletries
  • Hair dryer
  • Private bathroom
  • Shampoo
  • Towels provided

Entertainment

  • Flat-screen TV with satellite channels

Food and drink

  • Dining table
  • Electric kettle
  • Limited room service
  • Minibar
  • Toaster

More

  • Access via exterior corridors
  • Air conditioning (climate-controlled)
  • Connecting rooms available
  • Desk
  • Heating
  • Phone
  • Safe

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 4:00 PM; check-in end time: anytime
Early check-in subject to availability
Early check-in is available for a fee
Contactless check-in and check-out are available
Minimum check-in age - 18

Check-out

Check-out before noon
Contactless check-out
Late check-out subject to availability
A late check-out fee will be charged

Special check-in instructions

Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival at the property

Access methods

Staffed front desk

Pets

Pets not allowed (service animals are welcome, and are exempt from fees)

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome
Free cots are available on request at the property

Payment types at the property

Important information

Optional extras

  • Fee for buffet breakfast: from approximately EUR 15 per person
  • Covered self-parking fee: EUR 18 per day
  • Early check-in is available for a fee (subject to availability)
  • Late check-out is available for a fee (subject to availability)

The above list may not be comprehensive. Fees and deposits may not include tax and are subject to change.

You need to know

This property is managed by a professional host. The provision of housing is linked to their trade, business or profession.
Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
The name on the credit card used at check-in to pay for incidentals must be the primary name on the guestroom reservation
This property accepts credit cards, debit cards and cash
Safety features at this property include a smoke detector
This property has outdoor spaces, such as balconies, patios and terraces, which may not be suitable for children; if you have any concerns, we recommend contacting the property prior to your arrival to confirm that they can accommodate you in a suitable room
If you cancel your booking, you'll be subject to the host's cancellation policy. In accordance with UK consumer law, property booking services are not subject to the right of withdrawal.

We should mention

Cash transactions at this property cannot exceed EUR 1000, due to national regulations; for further details, please contact the property using the information in the booking confirmation
The seasonal pool will be open from May to October
Reservations are required for golf tee times, massage services and spa treatments; reservations can be made by contacting the property prior to arrival, using the contact information on the booking confirmation
Only registered guests are allowed in the guestrooms
The property has connecting/adjoining rooms, which are subject to availability and can be requested by contacting the property using the number on the booking confirmation
Parking height restrictions apply
Children under 11 years old are not allowed in the health club without adult supervision
Guests under 4 years old are not allowed in the spa, and guests under 16 years old are only allowed with adult supervision
This property welcomes guests of all sexual orientations and gender identities (LGBTQ+ friendly)

Property is also known as

Barceló Costa Ballena Golf
Barcelo Costa Ballena Golf And Spa
Barceló Costa Ballena Golf Hotel
Barcelo Costa Ballena Golf Hotel Rota
Barceló Costa Ballena Golf Hotel Rota
Barceló Costa Ballena Golf Rota
Barcelo Costa Ballena Hotel
Barcelo Costa Ballena Spa
Barceló Costa Ballena Golf Spa
Barcelo Costa Ballena & Rota
Barceló Costa Ballena Golf & Spa Rota
Barceló Costa Ballena Golf & Spa Hotel
Barceló Costa Ballena Golf & Spa Hotel Rota

Frequently asked questions

Does Barceló Costa Ballena Golf & Spa have a pool?

Yes, this property has 3 outdoor pools and a children's pool.

How much does it cost to stay at Barceló Costa Ballena Golf & Spa?

As of 13 Sept 2025, prices found for a 1-night stay for 2 adults at Barceló Costa Ballena Golf & Spa on 13 Oct 2025 start from £74.09, including taxes and fees. This price is based on the lowest nightly price found in the last 24 hours for stays in the next 30 days. Prices are subject to change. Choose your dates for more accurate prices.

Is Barceló Costa Ballena Golf & Spa pet-friendly?

No, only service animals are welcome at the property.

How much is parking at Barceló Costa Ballena Golf & Spa?

Self-parking is available for EUR 18 per day. Limited spots are available. There is free parking nearby.

What time is check-in at Barceló Costa Ballena Golf & Spa?

Check-in start time: 4:00 PM; check-in end time: anytime. A fee applies for early check-in (subject to availability).

What time is check-out at Barceló Costa Ballena Golf & Spa?

Checkout is at noon. Late check-out is available for a fee (subject to availability).

Does Barceló Costa Ballena Golf & Spa provide a shuttle to the airport?

Yes, there's an airport shuttle.

Are there all-inclusive benefits at Barceló Costa Ballena Golf & Spa?

Some rate plans available at this property are all-inclusive.

Where is Barceló Costa Ballena Golf & Spa located?

Located in Rota, this beachfront hotel is next to a golf course, 1.2 mi (1.9 km) from Ballena Beach, and within 9 mi (15 km) of Corrales of Rota and Luna Castle. Barbadillo Winery and Gonzales Byass Winery are also within 25 mi (40 km).

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