Catedral Almería

The hotel is right by the cathedral as the band would suggest. I had a room on the 3rd floor which faced the cathedral. Whilst the bed wasn’t as comfy as I would have liked, I still got a decent sleep. Bathroom was very clean. The rooftop bar is a small area which can get crowded. The pool is even smaller than it looks in the pictures online. Ramon on reception was excellent, very helpful. Bar service was friendly. A very good stay at this property.

This is a noisy hotel which is permeated by smoke. We asked for a quiet room and got a room on the second floor near a side street. There were people smoking and talking in the street right beneath the room continuously. The restaurant is open till 11 pm and there is near constant noise from people downstairs until it closes. The sound echoes up the staircase and is constant in the room. The cathedral bells also go off every 15 minutes till midnight. Additionally there is the constant smell of smoke as people leave the restaurant to smoke either out front or next to the rooms on the side street, so our balcony was not usable and there was the smell of smoke in our room. We also had to constantly walk through a sea of smoke to get in and out of the hotel. The room itself was good size but the bathroom is quirky. It’s oddly shaped and the shower is largely open, with the open portion right in front of the wash basin so it’s virtually impossible to shower without getting water on the basin, which is the only place for toiletries, so they will get wet. The restaurant takes up most of the first floor leaving a tiny lobby so, in addition to people constantly coming in and out while it’s open, there’s really no lobby to linger in or a real hotel first floor. Overall This felt more like a restaurant with a few rooms to stay in than a hotel with a restaurant.

This hotel enjoys a beautiful location next to the fine cathedral on a palmtree-fringed square. We had a superior room with terrace overlooking the square. The room was a good size with well equipped bathroom. Cathedral bells are paused between midnight and eight am! The breakfast buffet was good and service throughout was friendly and efficient. The hotel has a rooftop terrace with bar service from 4pm; our only complaint was the overloud music from that hour. Given that we were the only guests at that time, enjoying the peace of the surroundings, our request that the music be turned off was declined by the young girl on duty. Not so smart!

Nice hotel, they could have a better menu for dinner at night. Very limited. Hotel room large but no point having seating area when the tv does not point in that direction. Tv is basic and only Spanish tv, no international or apps like netflix or apple etc on it, expected better for a 4 star hotel. No USB points in the room. The large shower heads needs cleaned as it's full of water mould. I expected few bottled water in the fridge and not charged €2 each. Also expected extra bed pillows as 1 is not enough. The swimming pool is very small and would be classed as a dipping pool than a swimming one. Is the hotel value for money? Yes, but it could be a far better one if more attention to detail was done as above

We stayed here for a fortnight and really can’t fault it. If you know it’s next to the Cathedral you must think there will be bells ringing so dont then complain about them. The staff were very helpful and our room was cleaned on a daily basis by very lovely housekeeping staff. The rooftop pool although small is an added bonus at the end of a hot day and the bar up there is very pleasant with views to the fortress. We were offered a change of room after a few days as we were there for so long but decided to remain in no 46 as it was such a huge lovely room. There are plenty of bars and restaurants within walking distance. Use the No 1 bus which goes round the old town if you want to get to the station where you can get buses to San Jose amongst other places. Overall a really good hotel.

Great location next to the Cathedral, high ceilings, lovely room, good service and facilities and loved the rooftop pool. It was also decent value and we also enjoyed the cafe with nice food and service.