Barcelo Cabo de Gata

A lovely hotel set in very quiet surrounding. Restaurant buffets are excellent. Something for all tastes. Staff cant do enough for you. Rooms beautiful and serviced daily. Lovely pools, 1 heated outdoor. Spa great value. Easy access to board walks and beach. Totally loved this hotel. Highly recommended if you want a fantastic hotel in quiet surroundings.

Hotel in a lovely location, but the only thing i will say its anaway from it all holiday,only a couple of supermarkets shops and bars open when we stayed in october within a 1 mile walk.In the summer months you have the lakeside plaza with a few resturants and bars just a short walk from the hotel.Things to do not a lot when we stayed only a couple of nights entertainment,winter program when we stayed probably better in main season.Things to do, not a lot when we stayed only lots of walking,most of the trips i was interested in where not running because of lack of interest,so only places you could visit was Almeria City which we thought was beautiful,and buses very frequent caught just outside the hotel. The only thing was if you wanted to visit anywhere else along the coast for example Mojacar you had to catch a bus into Almeria then catch a bus to Mojacar,which were very infrequent. I would suggest if you want to explore hire a car is a must.Overall we had nice holiday, but to quite for me.( Car hire a must) Tony & Jeanette Oliver

Booked an 'away from it all' break and was pleasantly surprised by how much there was to / we did do. Hotel was pleasant enough and very clean if slightly lacking in character. Most of the staff were polite and friendly with the odd exception of waiting staff (One in particular who was quite rude to guests and threw most of the cutlery etc. when setting a table). The bedroom was large with a comfortable bed and pillows. The bathroom was also quite large and housed a bath and a separate shower. The downside of this hotel was the food.... none of it particularly hot unless you waited at the grill for something to be cooked. Breakfast was probably the best meal....something for everyone and all tastes catered for. Lunch and dinner - an awful lot of fish was served; separate dishes that didn't go together; and very cheap cuts of meats in stews/curries/paella - which sometimes consisted of just carcass and skin. Between the Tuesday evening and Wednesday lunch time of our stay very little food choice appeared to be available and food wasn't replenished once serving plates emptied. Picnic bags are available if you go out for the day but this is not advertised anywhere. There is a bus stop just outside of the hotel....again a timetable is available from reception....if you ask!! This hotel is not very proactive in ensuring they provide the best service for guests - it is up to the guest to ask..ask...ask...just don't go asking for something early in the morning (8 am)....or at least don't expect service with a smile or any sort of conversation....just a glare and action...good morning to you to. The pool area is nice with choice of pools and ample sun beds. Hotel is in lovely position with views over sea.

Public areas are light & bright. Some rooms are dark & need refurbishment. Higher rooms appear to be more recentlydecorated & brighter. Stasff very overworked & there aren't enough of them. Food quality & cooking is poor. If you have a special diet , be warned, the Mairtre D & other chefs are not symapthetic or helpful.

Everything was perfect, friendly staff, lovely food, clean rooms. Fabulous pools with plenty of sunbeds, Couldn't fault anything. Straight into the beach. Very relaxing holiday, will definitely be back.