Barceló Cabo de Gata

Great hotel, esp for families. Room was big and comfortable and always clean. Restaurant was clean and spacious and the choices were quite extensive, esp at breakfast. Pool areas were particularly excellent - 4 pools on different levels with lots of space for loungers etc; great pools for kids at either end. The kids club was also great and very active. Nice quiet beach just a few hundred metres away too!

Small improvements would be welcome. Didn’t spoil the stay in any way but would have been nice - e.g. a bin in the bedroom (only had a very small one in bathroom); better Wi-Fi; free parking rather than €15 a day; opening the Arrozante restaurant for dinner more often so that there is an alternative on site. Also noted the pools were quite slippy at the shallow end, which was a little dangerous for kids - but hopefully could be addressed easily.

Massive room, comfortable bed, nice quality bedding, good shower. Breakfast is good. Dinner is good as well, apart from deserts which were all the same. The swimming pool area is nice. Sea is great, but has pebble stones beach - if you wish to swim worth taking the swim shoes.

Dinner 8pm-9:30pm, which felt a bit late. Cocktails are rubbish - 8 euros for virgin pina colada, which was just ice cubes, pineapple juice and about a tablespoon of coconut cream. Must have half board, as nothing in the area.

- The staff were very helpful and friendly throughout my stay. - Very big room with a comfortable bed, very clean, large bathroom, good hot water, view over pool & coast - Good breakfast choice at the buffet - Easy bus ride to airport or Almeria - Right on the coast so easy access to nice coastal path for walks and runs

- More transparent information on when swimming pools are open would have been good. Friday and Sunday only the smaller shallow pool was open. - There was no heated pool - it was broken but there was no clear information on this. These things happen but good to let the guests know on checking in. It was a cold, windy time of year! - The snack bar is eye-wateringly expensive! But luckily there are places in walking distance in the town you can go for a drink with free tapa.

Very friendly staff, beautiful sea view, rich breakfast buffet. We got there during a "rush-hour" of check-ins and were quite surprised that we had to queue, but within a minute someone came over to explain the situation (Spanish film awards were taking place that night and the hotel was full of film industry people). When we got to the check-in counter we were told we were upgraded to a suite, which was so nice our daughter refused to leave the next day.

Nothing really.

It is a lovely hotel, the staff are very friendly and helpful. Beautiful views, we were only there the night and went out to see friends, but I'm sure it would have been even better if we had used all the facilities

There was a terrible dust storm come over from Africa, not the hotels fault, but we had no internet, it kept dropping out, so it meant that I couldn't work, which I needed to do. There didn't seem anything they could do about that. Also, there was no list of contact numbers to call, so we struggled to get room service, I couldn't call the front desk as I didn't have their number and ended up coming down to reception 2-3 times to get things sorted out, which was frustrating and could have been sorted with contact details being available in the room for room service, etc.

superb location for me to explore Cabo de gata - clean - super room and breakfast had everything I needed for this time of year and purpose of visit

nothing for me but could see the fact that 3 pools were out of bounds - snack bar closed etc might bother others. if you’re going to a Spanish hotel ‘out of season’ expect certain things which are reflected in the price - which was very good value. I’ve also seen remarks giving negative about lack of kettles and tea and coffee in rooms - having been coming for 20 years to hotels here I can’t recall a single hotel that has that.

A great hotel! The location was perfect. The breakfast was amazing. The amenities of the hotel are great. the pool fantastic. The kids club super fun. A great place for families.

The only thing I can think of that the hotel can improve is the labeling of the food at the breakfast. They would have the labels in the wrong places versus the food that it was related to. But again, I had to think hard about it. Everything was amazing.

The staff were excellent. Our plans had to change due to unforseen circumstances and they could not do enough to help us, and booked us extra nights - without moving rooms! Our room was huge, and had a wonderful bath! Location is ideal and the hotel is very clean and modern.

Nice, spacious room for a good price. Hardworking and kind staff. A fairly quiet hotel, I slept very well.

The breakfast could be improved. Only one working coffee machine in a hotel this big, and it only dispenses instant coffee. Wifi is unreliable and the building needs some TLC. But all in all a fine hotel in a great location.

Big room and comfortable bed. Ample choice of free parking on premises. Very good breakfast. Excellent spa. Heated outdoor pool (although probably more suitable for children based on the design). Very close to the natural reserve thus good choice for visiting Cabo de Gata.

Rooms look a bit tired and could use a renovation. For people not intending to eat at the hotel there's not a lot of choices of restaurants in the area off season.