Hotels Near Botanical Garden in Nijar

We stayed here for a one night stopover as we were driving from Ronda to Denia. We were really pleased with our choice. Carboneras is a small Spanish seaside town, there is an industrial area to the south but don’t let this put you off. The beaches are clean and this hotel is behind a pedestrianised promenade straight onto the beach. We were concerned as our car was full of luggage and initially we were driving round for a few minutes but we found a piece of land right next door to the hotel which felt very safe to leave our car. The only person in the hotel who spoke English worked in the kitchen and embarrassingly we have very little Spanish. The owners and staff were so friendly it really didn’t matter. The owners welcomed us and we thought our room was perfect. The restaurant and bar are on the ground floor, there are about six identical bedrooms on the first floor and possibly two bedrooms with larger balconies on the second floor. We had a room on the first floor, it was immaculately clean. There was a spacious bathroom with a good shower over the bath, a safe, large wardrobe, a small TV which we didn’t use and excellent air-conditioning. The balcony with a useful small rack to dry clothes was bigger than expected with a small table and two stools and great views of the sea. We ate in the restaurant which opened at 8pm but didn’t get busy until later. The food portions were generous and there were little extras. It was all homemade from the starters we had ham croquettes, to two delicious Iberian pork dishes with well cooked vegetables and homemade apple pie with cookie ice cream for pudding. Our bill with drinks and a tip was 70 euros. We shared the starter and dessert as portions were generous and we also had bread on the table. The breakfast that was included was more than adequate. Coffee/freshly squeezed orange juice, toasted baguettes with cheese, meats and tomato. We only heard Spanish spoken by everyone including other guests while we were there which was great. If you stay I am sure you will enjoy it.

Beautiful modern hotel with great staff right next to the beach. We stayed for one night, which turned out to be their last night of the season, very good value. We used the indoor pool and had it to ourselves. Beautiful rooms and spotlessly clean, as was the rest of the hotel. Will stay again.

After a pretty hectic couple of months, I decided to book a solo trip to Spain and after some searching, this hotel was the best price. However, I now understand why the hotel was such a low cost and TUI listing the hotel as 4* is laughable. Some aspects of the hotel are lovely (my room was nice and modern and the pool area is really nice) but everything else is bang average. The staff’s downright unpleasantness and hostility to English people is also something that I need to mention. During this week stay I have lost count of the amount of times that I have been completely blanked by members of staff when trying to order food and drink to a point where I’ve had to get up from my table and walk over to the bar area so they physically cannot ignore me. Spanish people, however, are served at their tables and quite clearly treated a lot better. I have worked in customer service roles my whole working life, and know for a fact that it is not difficult to be nice to people - Particularly people like me who are clearly travelling on their own. Another absolutely mental thing that just happened was that a short time before me typing this, I returned to my sun bed after popping to the toilet (I was gone for a max of ten mins.) on my sun bed was a note warning me not to leave my belongings or else the staff have a right to remove them if they are getting in the way of other guests??? Literally all of the beds around me bar one are completely empty!! I have been on a sun bed in the same area all week so the staff know that I get here early and stay here all day, so to receive this note is frankly quite nasty and underhanded. What would you like me to do, wee in the pool??? I have attached photos to this review showing the note as well as the empty beds around me. Overall, weather has been fab and it’s been lovely to have a relaxing break away. I wish, however, that I’d booked the Barcelo next door instead. Do better Cabogata Jardin.

Having used Barcelo a lot, I was looking for a smaller hotel that was away from the usual holiday locations. I found Cabo de Gata and it looked great although there were some mixed reviews. It caters for Spanish guests primarily which was lovely to be in Spain surrounded by Spanish culture, food and language! It was lovely working to this timeframe with the pool almost deserted in the mid afternoon and the later evening meal times. We stayed for 16 nights and it was fantastic! The hotel is clean, well maintained and the rooms were great. The staff were helpful, friendly and dealt with any requests both before arrival and during the stay. We had 5 rooms which were all great with a lovely view across the site and of the sea. A huge thank you to the lovely Rosmarie who not only kept them beautifully clean but also was so cheerful and happy everytime we saw her! The main restaurant was great with themed nights throughout the week - I'd read complaints about the choice and food quality but these weren't experienced by us - our party were more than happy with the choice, temperature and quality. The food at the pool bar was also fine, it was exactly what I would expect to be available. The main and pool bar were both great with the staff always happy to help. I'd read about big queues, but during our stay even with the hotel at capcity I waited a minute or two at the very worst! All the bar staff were great but a special mention to Juan and Sara for the service and chats! The area is lovely and quiet, the beach is a few minutes walk and the promenade is lovely for a walk/run. There is a great bus service from right outside the hotel into Almeria and it's only €1.05 each way per person taking about 20 - 25 minutes. The whole hotel was well maintained and well looked after. Staff were very attentive to the grounds and the pool area was cleaned every morning really well. Overall, we were really happy with our stay, my couple of suggestions would be; 1) Like other Barcelo properties I'd like to see reusable plastic cups for around the pool because it felt like there was a lot of plastic waste with the desposable cups used. 2) Add self service soft drink dispensers like other Barcelo resorts to free up staff time and make it easier to grab drinks yourself. I'd recommend Cabo de Gata and will more than likely stay again at this property in future. Thanks to everyone at the hotel for a lovely break in such a lovely part of the world!

After spending 3 days in the local Government hospital my wife & I stayed here for 2 weeks before we were repatriated back to the UK. Excellent hotel in a lovely area with amazing staff who were very attentive professional & extremely helpful - the manager was very supportive. The hotel is situated just outside the city centre but only a short walk away. Very near the hospital & a large shopping mall. The food was very good especially the breakfasts with a variety of choices on offer. Very near to a host of good restaurants/tapas bars which serve excellent & great value for money food. I would recommend this hotel to anyone wanting a city break at a most reasonable price.

The breakfast is relatively simple. The hotel does not provide airport pick-up service, and it costs about 17 euros by taxi in fifteen minutes. It's very close to the large shopping center. The hotel helps to call a taxi. It's affordable and quite suitable for business trips.