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Reviews of Hotel Catedral Almería

4 out of 5
Hotel Catedral Almería
Plaza de la Catedral no. 8, Almeria

Reviews

8.8

Excellent

Rating 10 - Excellent. 36 out of 69 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 24 out of 69 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 6 out of 69 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 2 out of 69 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 1 out of 69 reviews" "

9.0/10

Cleanliness

8.8/10

Staff & service

8.0/10

Amenities

8.6/10

Property conditions & facilities

8.6/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

verna

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Lovely rooftop pool; lounge chairs needed a bit of cleaning. Room was comfortable and quiet. Walkable to restaurants and cafes. Staff friendly and helpful.
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2023

8/10 Good

Denise

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The battery went dead on the door key card . The front desk gentleman handled it well and then treated me to a glass of wine. Very kind. A party was held in the restaurant downstairs and was very loud. I wasn’t able to take my siesta. I guess i should have just joined the party. I would still recommend the hotel. It is next to the cathedral- so the bells chime’
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2023

10/10 Excellent

Wayne

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Amazing 14 night stay
The hotel was beautiful. The staff couldn't do enough to make your stay perfect. The pool upstairs was a real delight small but adequate. The roof top at night was beautiful. In the old quarter and great access. Highly recommend this hotel . You get used to the charming bells .
Stayed 14 nights in Sep 2023

6/10 Okay

Clifford

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The area around the hotel is very run down, Being right next to the Cathedral the bells ring out every 15minutes between the hours of 8am till Midnight and is loud.
Stayed 4 nights in Sep 2023

10/10 Excellent

Jill

Stayed 1 night in Sep 2023

10/10 Excellent

James

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Beautiful hotel in great location.
Stayed 3 nights in Apr 2023

10/10 Excellent

Jim

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great hotel
Stunning hotel in an amazing location
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2023

10/10 Excellent

Robert

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Extremely helpful staff who were always willing to assist and nothing was too much trouble. The hotel is well placed and everything within reasonable walking distance. Despite its central location the hotel is very quiet
Stayed 4 nights in Nov 2022
Response from Hotel Catedral on Jan 2, 2023
Muchas gracias por sus comentarios. Esperamos volver a atenderles en otra ocasión. Un cordial saludo,

8/10 Good

Tracey

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
We had room 12 which was next to the cleaners cupboard with noise early morning from buckets filling up. A bit too noisy and not great when you're a light sleeper. Unfortunately the hotel was fully booked so we couldn't change rooms. There were two events during our stay. I could see the benefits of booking for social events.But notice of these would have been good as this meant the restaurants were unavailable which we didnt know until trying to access them. However I have to say the hotel was really good, a great location and accessible to local attractions. Breakfast was great and off menu needs catered for. The staff were excellent! Especially cleaning and catering staff. We didn't hear the cathedral bell hardly. I'd go back but would want to stay in a different room.
Stayed 6 nights in Sep 2022
Response from recepcion on Oct 11, 2022
Buenas tardes,Esperamos volver a verles pronto y lamentamos no haber podido ofrecerle un cambio por alta demanda.Un cordial saludo,

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Centrally located hotel with clean conferrable rooms and lovely roof top bar with a splendid view. Would happily stay here again.
Stayed 1 night in May 2022

6/10 Okay

Peter

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Amenities, property conditions & facilities
The hotel looks good on the internet but falls way short of expectations in reality. Our room was tired and quite basic with poor furnishings. The worst part is that parking is around the corner in a public car park. At a cost of 25 Euros per day. This isn’t mentioned on the booking site. Certainly wouldn’t go back.
Stayed 1 night in May 2022

8/10 Good

lucia

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
I just came a few hours ago. Im satisfied with the room and service
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2022

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Business traveler
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great stay in Almería
Great location, friendly staff, large comfortable rooms, excellent price!
Stayed 5 nights in Jan 2020
Response from Carmen Rueda on Mar 28, 2020
Thank you very much! We hope to see you soon again! Best regards,

10/10 Excellent

Gabrielle

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stay at Hotel Cathedral Almeria
Stayed one night Check in good Room was spacious and clean Breakfast was very nice I would recommend this property Location is best in Almería in historic area
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Location is great, all sights within easy walking distance. Staff is helpful and friendly. Restaurant food is lovely. The rooftop terrace with its jacuzzi plunge pool is a real treat.
Stayed 7 nights in Aug 2019
Response from Community Manager Hotel Catedral Almería on Sep 28, 2019
Thank you very much for your kind comments. We are glad to know that you enjoyed your stay in our hotel and your visit to Almeria. We are at your disposal we hope to come back soon Regards,

6/10 Okay

po yu mary

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Good central city location, next to the cathedral and good for walking, Parking charges punitive.
Stayed 4 nights in May 2019

6/10 Okay

John, Scottish Borders

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Location very good. Room 24, large with a great balcony & view of the Cathedral Plaza. Breakfast was a bit hit and miss some mornings. Only one member of staff on for the first hour covering the restaurant, bar area and outdoor tables. Disappointed that the rooftop terraza/pool area was not open after 7.00pm. It would have great to have that facility available to enjoy a bottle of wine, read a book or watch the sun go down. There is no resident's lounge area available. There are only twenty rooms and there is a lot of emphasis on using the restaurant and bar for weddings, meetings, confirmation and celebratory parties, etc. Our room was just above the reception area and the noise and loss of facilities over many hours and days during our stay of eleven nights was quite significant. Children's entertainers hosted groups of children for hours in the Plaza right below our room and of course the facilities of the restaurant and bar were both out of bounds on a number occasions over the length of our stay The outdoor bar in front of the hotel was closed often without any apparent rationale especially when big functions were going on. I had one complaint when I queried why the price of the same drinks that I purchased in the Hotel's bar on consecutive nights differed by £3. I didn't get a reasonable explanation and didn't drink in the hotel after that. Overall we enjoyed our stay at the Hotel but 5 nights would have been more than enough to cover ALL the delights of Almeria.
Stayed 11 nights in May 2019

4/10 Poor

Verified traveler

Liked: Property conditions & facilities
Disliked: Room comfort
Noisy
Charming hotel in historic location. Stayed over a weekend and expected noise (prior reviews noted church bells) though bells were quiet in comparison to the noise level within the hotel. It seemed as though every possible noise was audible in my 2nd floor room and jet lag naps were out-of-the-question. Saturday night was especially loud with private dinner parties held on the 1st floor. Service was just okay. Maids were friendly and helpful and the rest seemed indifferent.
Stayed 2 nights in May 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Everything was fine. Beakfast was good with good service. Good location.
Stayed 7 nights in Mar 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Excellent breakfast with fab view
Very nice, modern hotel, attached to superb tapas bar/restaurant
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2019

10/10 Excellent

Mrs A J

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
A great venue for an anniversary stay or honeymoon
This was an awesome hotel.. views of the cathedral and the alcazar from the roof... very stylish
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2018
Response from Community Manager Hotel Catedral Almería on Jan 27, 2019
Thank you very much for your kind comments. We are glad to know that you enjoyed your stay at our hotel and your visit to Almeria. We are at your complete disposal we hope to come back soon

8/10 Good

John, Vancouver

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Excellent hotel but difficult location for cars
The hotel staff were excellent and extremely helpful. We had difficulty finding the hotel in the narrow one way streets near the cathedral at night. Finding the parking garage was even more of a challenge. Unless you have a GPS in your car, this can be a challenging hotel to find. Everything else about the hotel was excellent

8/10 Good

Teresa, California

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Excellent Staff
My husband and I stayed just one night at Hotel Catedral. We were very happy with the service of the front desk attendants and restaurant staff - they were eager to help us and went above and beyond what was necessary to meet our requests and were very forgiving of our faulty Spanish language skills. The hotel is located pretty centrally. We were able to walk to the harbor and the main stretch of restaurants and shops. I read someone's complaint about the loudness of the plaza in front of the hotel - I could see how that could be a problem if you want to keep your window open, but we found that the windows were extraordinarily good at cancelling outside noise. My only complaint - which has nothing to do with the hotel itself - was finding parking. Be advised that if you do stay at this hotel, you should call ahead and ask for directions to the nearest parking structure. Unless you GPS system is better than ours was (which it probably will be!). Also, know that this is not a luxury hotel, but for its price and good location, is a very good choice.

8/10 Good

Gill, Malvern

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Hotel Catedral - stunning location
A beautiful hotel, lovely room with huge bed, overlooking the cathedral. Really nice food and very welcoming staff. A bit away from other attractions though.

10/10 Excellent

Nils, Stockholm, Sweden

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Small but exclusive feel
A very nice smaller hotel (20-30 rooms) located right next to the cathedral. During the evenings, the hotel bar is located on the small square where the cathedral and hotel is situated at. Almeria is on and off somewhat rough and climate is of course very hot during the summer which is nice to come back to the air conditioned and surprisingly large room which included not only computer and sitting area but also a full size bathtub. We ended up staying an extra night, thanks to the high standard of the hotel.

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great access to restaurants
Hotel was good. Position is great and rooms nice and spacious.

8/10 Good

natalie, spain

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
weekend break
lovely small hotel right next to the Cathederal, bells go every hout til 12,but its nice to hear. bit noisy at night as wedding receptions on both nights and now people have to smoke outside they were very loud, having said that i would still stay here again just ask for a room on the other side of the hotel!

10/10 Excellent

Dave, Newport UK

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Lovely little hotel
Great hotel on the Cathedral square, very friendly staff, very clean and well maintained. The restaurant was great for breakfast and dinner though the latter was a bit expensive. The sun terrace was very handy if you dont want to trek to the beach. As with everywhere in Almeria a few words of Spanish make your life much easier.

8/10 Good

Nicola, London

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Excellent boutique hotel
I was a little concerned when I read some of the reviews about rude and unhelpful staff. However, what I found was very different. I suspect the difficulty that other people have encountered is with the language. There is very little English spoken at the hotel. In fact virtually none. My spanish is not great but it was enough to get by and they seemed to appreciate the effort. A number of people mentioned breakfast as being a problem. Breakfast is a little early for those on holiday so I wonder whether it had perhaps finished by the time those that have complained had got there. There was plenty to choose from at breakfast - hot food / fruit / pastry / cereals - the list goes on. The rooms were very modern and comfortable. There is a computer in every room to chack emails. The service at the bar is often a little slow and there really was no English spoken so you will need to get your phrase book out there! We were in Almeria for fiesta time (27/8/09 to 29/8/09). It was a wonderful weekend where all the locals were dressed in traditional clothes. There were bands playing in the streets and even performers on stilts! The town was realy buzzing all weekend. I would definately recommend it.

10/10 Excellent

Katie, Phoenix

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Better than expected
I chose Hotel Catedral because it was one of the lowest priced hotels in Almeria, but it also looked like it had great character and a gorgeous setting. I was very happy with this hotel. It was right next door to the famous Cathedral on a huge plaza. The restaurant had patio seating at night and an indoor bar and restaurant. The rooms were modern and spacious. Each room had a computer with internet access, but also wifi available. The hotel was clean, quiet, and had many upgrades. Free bottles of water on each floor, fresh flowers, many "pretty" things. The reception hosts did not speak strong English, but were able to understand my needs. My only concern was the neighborhood seemed to be a bit dicey. I don't know that it really was, but it wasn't in the hub of the restaurant and bar area. Since dinner/tapas at night doesn't get into full swing until about 10:00p.m., I had to walk about 4-5 blocks on empty alleys or streets. I never felt in danger, but did watch my surroundings. The walk to the main district is about 5-10 minutes. The cruise/ferry port is about a 5-10 minutes walk, and the beaches 15-20 minute walk. If I were to return to Almeria i would definitely stay here again.

4/10 Poor

Yasemin, London

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Miserable staff...
All staff were miserable, I haven't seen a smiley face throughout our stay(6 days). There was no one to ask for what they offered as freshly made breakfast. They didn't have tea for 3 days. We stayed on the top floor and couldn't sleep two days as there was a party on the terrace and staff cleaning it up made so much noise. I would never go back there again. Wrost customer service I've ever experienced!

10/10 Excellent

J, Spain

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great hotel
Great hotel situated in the Plaza beside the Cathedral. Staff very friendly & helpful. Room was spacious and very clean. Free internet provided in bedroom using computer which was in the room. Food was very good, a buffet breakfast was provided and a cooked breakfast was available on request at no extra cost. Plenty of bars and restaurants surrounding the hotel and the Alcazaba castle was within easy walking distance. Parking costs around 15€ per day in a public car park which again is situated withing easy walking distance from the hotel. There is a small pool/jacuzzi on hotel roof and a also few sunloungers.Plenty of nightlife, enjoyed walking round the local area at night and would definitely return for another visit if going to Almeria city.

10/10 Excellent

Erika

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2023

10/10 Excellent

Javier

Stayed 1 night in Jun 2023

10/10 Excellent

ALBERTO

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
por decir algo, el tener que avisar para que te acompañen cada vez que tienes que mover el coche
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2023

8/10 Good

Jose Ricardo

Stayed 1 night in Apr 2023

8/10 Good

Arvid

Stayed 1 night in Feb 2023

8/10 Good

Thilo

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2023

8/10 Good

José Luis

Liked: Staff & service
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2023

8/10 Good

Saul

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Habitación muy grande y una situación estupenda para andar por el centro
Stayed 5 nights in Nov 2022
Response from Hotel Catedral on Jan 2, 2023
Muchas gracias por sus comentarios. Esperamos volver a atenderles en otra ocasión. Un cordial saludo,

10/10 Excellent

Nina Helen

Stayed 1 night in Jul 2022
Response from Hotel Catedral on Sep 13, 2022
Buenos días,Muchas gracias.Esperamos verle pronto de nuevo por el Hotel Catedral.Un saludo,

8/10 Good

Tomas Mikal L

Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2022
Response from Hotel Catedral on Jan 2, 2023
Muchas gracias por sus comentarios. Esperamos volver a atenderles en otra ocasión. Un cordial saludo,

10/10 Excellent

Nina Helen

Stayed 1 night in Jul 2022

8/10 Good

Drazen

Stayed 1 night in Jun 2022
Response from Hotel Catedral on Jan 2, 2023
Muchas gracias por sus comentarios. Esperamos volver a atenderles en otra ocasión. Un cordial saludo,

10/10 Excellent

Connie Dyhr

Stayed 1 night in Jan 2022
Response from Hotel Catedral on Jan 2, 2023
Muchas gracias por sus comentarios. Esperamos volver a atenderles en otra ocasión. Un cordial saludo,

8/10 Good

Álvar

Business traveler
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Cómodo
Es todo bastante correcto. Tanto los empleados de recepción como de cafetería son muy agradables y amables. En cuanto al hotel en sí, es ruidoso y antiguo. La habitación es amplia pero es incómoda y anticuada. Aunque es todo correcto no se ajusta a un cuatro estrellas.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2020

10/10 Excellent

luis miguel

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Perfecto en todos los sentidos
Excelente ubicación, parking concertado al lado superbarato, habitacion amplia y con un ordenador y un precio más que razonable. Cuando vuelva a Almería, ya sé dónde quedarme.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2020
Response from Carmen Rueda on Mar 28, 2020
Muchas gracias por sus comentarios. Esperamos volver a atenderles en otra ocasión. Un cordial saludo,

8/10 Good

Jorge

Business traveler
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Buen hotel
Hotel bien situado, buena relación calidad/precio
Stayed 3 nights in Feb 2020
Response from Carmen Rueda on Mar 28, 2020
Muchas gracias por sus comentarios. Esperamos volver a atenderles en otra ocasión. Un cordial saludo,

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Liked: Staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2020
Response from Carmen Rueda on Mar 28, 2020
Muchas gracias por su valoración. Esperamos atenderle en otra ocasión. Un cordial saludo,