Reina Cristina Algeciras

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Hotel Reina Cristina - Algeciras

Paseo de la Conferencia - 11207 Algeciras

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Average guest rating:

8.0

8.0 ( 101 Hotel Reviews )
  • Cleanliness of rooms
  • Quietness of rooms
  • Spaciousness of rooms
  • Quality of service provided
  • Hotel surroundings
  • 7.97.9
  • 7.97.9
  • 8.48.4
  • 7.47.4
  • 7.87.8
Susan has stayed here and says:

 ‹‹ This was one of the nicest places we stayed and one of the least expensive too.››

19 Oct 2007 read hotel reviews

HOTEL OVERVIEW

Hotel Reina Cristina Algeciras - Venere.com hotel front view The Reina Cristina hotel is located in Algeciras, near the the Strait of Gibraltar, that constitutes a gateway to Morocco.

The property is housed in a building dating back to 1902 and offers an array of services to guarantee an agreeable stay. Among the amenities, guests will find Internet machines in the central courtyard, extensive gardens, outdoor and indoor swimming pools, laundry service, room service from 8 a.m. to 11.30 p.m., meeting facilities, a TV room, a library, a bar, a restaurant buffet and a sauna.

Business people and tourists alike will feel at home in this property that, without any doubt, is a historic and elegant landmark that, along the years, has accommodated distinguished personalities such as Churchill and Roosevelt.

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LOCATION

Hotel Reina Cristina - City Area:Western Andalusia

City Area:Western Andalusia

Hotel Reina Cristina - City Area:Western Andalusia

Mediterranean sea

Hotel Reina Cristina - City Area:Western Andalusia

Spain

Hotel Reina Cristina - City Area:Western Andalusia

Andalusia

Algeciras, stretching nearly to Gibraltar, has been an important Spanish port since long. Partly due to this proximity with the African continent, Algeciras gives off an Arab flavour with its Arabic signs and tea shops specializing in Moroccan teas.
Strolling the streets, guests will find peace and quiet in the parks and squares, far from the bustle of the city.
With a length of 23 km of beaches, guests will enjoy beaches such as Rinconcillo, San García, and Getares.
Nature lovers can also hike through the gorgeous natural reserve Los Alcornocales.
DISTANCES
From the nearest bus stop: 300 metres.
From the tourist area: 1 km.
From the nearest beach: 2.5 km.
From the airport: 25.6 km.

GUEST ROOMS

Hotel Reina Cristina Algeciras - Venere.com twin bed room The hotel offers 187 rooms decorated in Victorian style and featuring private bathroom with bathtub or shower.

All of the accommodations are supplied with air conditioning, direct dial telephone, safe, Internet plug, satellite TV and heating.

Some rooms have terrace, while others have a balcony. Cots are provided upon request. Most of the rooms have hairdryer.

  • Air conditioning
  • Cot available upon request
  • Direct dial phone
  • Hairdryer in room
  • Internet plug
  • Room terrace
  • Rooms with view
  • Safe
  • Satellite TV
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BREAKFAST

A breakfast buffet is served each morning from 7.15 a.m. to 10.30 a.m. in the restaurant Andalucía.
Guests can also enjoy breakfast served directly in the rooms.

HOTEL FACILITIES

  • Air conditioning
  • Beach umbrellas and deck loungers
  • Credit card accepted
  • Garden
  • Groups welcome
  • Historic building
  • Laundry service
  • Lift/elevator
  • Recently renovated
  • Room service - limited hour
  • City maps
  • City tour
  • Front desk - 24 hour
  • Luggage room
  • Multilingual staff
  • Tourist information
  • Congress facilities
  • Meals for groups
  • Meeting room
  • Heated swimming pool
  • Indoor swimming pool
  • Outdoor swimming pool
  • Sauna
  • Free parking
  • Rent a car in the hotel
  • Bar
  • Restaurant
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HOTEL REVIEWS

6.46.4

WT
Mature couple
Canada, Nov 2008

Hotel is old but nevertheless quaint and fairly well maintained. Adjacent to Port but large green area surrounds Hotel which offsets detracting features of the Port. We arrived during a conference or some form of business gathering. Only one person existed at the reception desk and was preoccupied with conference registrants so that our attempts to register were repeatedly deferred. Registration procedure seemed overly complicated which added to the delay.

8.58.5

Mark Smith
Single traveller
United Kingdom, Oct 2008

The Reina Cristina is a beautiful and historic hotel, with something of an old world atmosphere. It's set in its own grounds just 10 mins walk from Algeciras station and 10 mins from the port. It's 4 star, yet not expensive. Highly recommended, the best place to stay between the train from London/Paris/Madrid and the ferry to Morocco!

6.36.3

SC
Young couple
Italy, Aug 2008

Oasi di pace nella caotica Algesiras, l'hotel e' una struttura adatta a ricevimenti con bellissimi spazi comuni e un bel giardino dotato di piscina. Peccato l'incompetenza degli impiegati e la trascuratezza della pulizia

7.67.6

FM
Not Specified
Switzerland, Aug 2008

Because the girl at the reception forgot to wake us up and call for a taxi, we missed the bus and had to pay 130 € for a taxi to Malaga's airport!! There was nobody in the hotel to bring us to the airport.

5.75.7

CH
Mature couple
United Kingdom, Jul 2008

A very mixed view. The reception was dire. They seemed unsure of whether they had the reservation or not. We were told beforehand the rooms wouldn't be ready before 2pm, I think, but a couple of hours after that we were still waiting, as were several others. Yet the location is really good -it has a great pool and bar. Lucky really since Algeciras itself is a dump. Tough to find a restaurant. The signposting to the hotel was good until the last moment, when the important last turning off the roundabout wasn't obvious enough to be noticed. You felt that with a bit more care and attention to detail this could be a really good hotel.

7.07.0

FG
Young couple
Italy, Aug 2008

the position is not good (near the port) and need the car to reach the center of the city.

7.27.2

NS
Mature couple
United Kingdom, Jul 2008

Slight language problem with some of the staff. Hotel met our standard.

7.67.6

CW
Single traveller
United Kingdom, Jun 2008

Beautiful grounds. Enormous, grand but somewhat faded hotel. Luxurious bathrooms. A/C in room broken on first day. Free wireless Internet advertised in hotel but not available. Buffet dinner and breakfast are extremely average, nothing to write home about, but breakfast is free and dinner not too expensive.

8.08.0

JB
Mature couple
France, May 2008

c'était la 1ère fois que je logeais dans cet hôtel. Le parc et le cadre sont magnifiques. facile à trouver car beaucoup de panneaux indiquent la direction. Toutefois, manque de personnel pour un hôtel de cette classe (au buffet/restaurant, les serveurs débordés ne débarrasaient pas les assiettes qu'on devait empiler pour faire de la place!!)et le buffet était très ordinaire. Isolation phonique inexistante et réveil en sursaut par les claquements de portes et les bruits de la douche des voisins des autres chambre.

9.59.5

David Moses
Not Specified
United Kingdom, Mar 2008

The experience of entering up the grand drive far exceeds expectations in view of the price charged. Everything was fine except for slight disappointment in the a la carte restaurant. Thin room walls could be a problem at busier times.

5.65.6

Peter Feldman
Single traveller
USA, Jan 2008

The service in this hotel is quite bad, the electricty does not work on all fixtures.

9.79.7

CW
Mature couple
United Kingdom, Dec 2007

we enjoyed it so much we booked an extra night. Tea and coffee making in the rooms would have been nice.

8.38.3

SERGIO FESTA
Mature couple
Italy, Oct 2007

hotel eccellente sotto ogni punto di vista con un ottimo rapporto prezzo/qualità.Si presta ottimamente per brevi soggiorni destinati alla visita di Gibilterra e come tappa per un eventuale viaggio in Marocco. Le camere sono spaziose e confortevoli e il parco da cui è circondato l'hotel offre un grande senso di tranquillità. Il buffet e il servizio sono all'altezza delle aspettative. La posizione risulta un po' lontana dal centro e dalle spiagge circostanti (tra l'altro molto belle) per cui risulta quasi indispensabile l'utilizzo dell'auto per gli spostamenti.Consiglio vivamente l'utilizzo di questa struttura a chi voglia passare qualche giorno in completo relax ad un prezzo molto concorrenziale.

4.84.8

Allen Tisch
Mature couple
USA, Oct 2007

The room was one of 10 at street level. The hallway had an extremely strong disinfectant smell, less strong in the room, but requiring that the windows be left open. The porch contained a manhole cover labelled Algeciras Sewage Dep't. Upgrade was not available. Cannot recommend based on my stay.

8.88.8

TD
Mature couple
Australia, Oct 2007

After a slight problem with the hotel reservation, the 2 days was excellnet value. Lovely surroundings and gardens make it an enjoyable place to stay.

1010

Susan Jones
Group
USA, Oct 2007

This was one of the nicest places we stayed and one of the least expensive too.

8.18.1

JT
Mature couple
Ireland, Oct 2007

Reina Cristina is a true oasis in what is a very tatty Spanish port; do not expect leasurely walks through Andalucian streets, Algeceras really is a working port with nothing to recommend it, bars or restaurents. We stayed there for 2 nights and used it as a base for the Costa de Luz and Gibraltar and the hotels position and ambiance over rides the town it is in. The bedrooms are spacious, clean but fairly basically furnished, however the interior and exterior of the hotel are simply stunning with wonderful gardens and decorations. Request a bedroom on the first floor rather then the ground floor to maximise the views of the garden. Breakfast is an English and continental buffet and plentiful. We didn't dine in the evening.

8.18.1

WM
Family with older children
USA, Sep 2007

Beautiful hotel. The bathroom was very nice, with separate toilet and bath tub/shower room. The staff, as mentioned in other critiques were not concerned about service. They said there was no designation between smoking and nonsmoking rooms, yet there were signs on the room doors. We had reserved two rooms, and when we requested masking of the smoking smell in our room, they fumigated the wrong room. The food was not very good, but it was plentiful if you got to the meal early in the service. The price was reasonable, but the food was not of high quality. The overall hotel surroundings were lovely- the grounds are well groomed and grand.

9.99.9

Spouge Viviane
Mature couple
United Kingdom, Sep 2007

After finding Algeciras rather drab, we were surprised to find such a fine hotel. The grounds where great and the room + terrace very clean. Very good value for money. I would recommend it for.

8.18.1

Stefan Karner
Young couple
Germany, Aug 2007

Hotel offers a variety of rooms. We had luck receiving a very spacious room on the gardenside.

9.39.3

OC
Group
Italy, Aug 2007

all'arrivo nella hall dell'albergo, la receptionist indica di arrivare alla camera costeggiando la piscina, senza però spiegare in modo chiaro dove sia situata. Uscita dalla hall non ho idea di dove andare e richiedo ulteriori spiegazioni. Le indicazioni erano riferite ad un percorso nella direzione opposta! Incredibile l'indifferenza di questa persona di fronte alle difficoltà (unica nota negativa di tutta la struttura). Al check out invece la receptionist (persona diversa) era veramente efficiente e di aiuto.

9.79.7

Aeron Allen
Group
United Kingdom, Jun 2007

exceeded all expectations

7.37.3

Jean Stoeckel
Not Specified
France, Apr 2007

satisfied

9.49.4

Brian Campbell
Gay Couple
USA, Apr 2007

All in all, a delightful stay at the Hotel Reina Cristina. It was the perfect launching pad for a trip to Morroco and the verdant grounds and splendid buffet were an especially nice treat after spending a week dining out at expensive Spanish restaurants. I will definitely return!

1010

Simon Patterson
Single traveller
United Kingdom, May 2007

Reina Cristina has old-school charm (not faded!) and was a welcome surprise in Algeciras. A single at Eur42 was unbelievable value, given the facilities, accomodation and history of the place (Churchill and Roosevelt stayed here, and many other famous names...) The large palmy terrace out back is perfect for sundowners - the background music from "Amarcord" transported me back to the '60s, white linen suits and an altogether more glamorous era... The dinner buffet was not-so-good though, but really, at the price I was paying, who can complain? Anyway, I filled up at the bar...

8.78.7

William Adderley
Mature couple
United Kingdom, Apr 2007

Very comfortable and convenient stopover on a through journey to Morocco. Half board buffet evening meal and breakfast good and plentiful. Room basic but perfectly OK.

9.39.3

Renata Jorge Medeiros Mirra
Family with young children
Portugal, Mar 2007

3 days I attended a conference at the hotel so I mainly met people related to the conference

8.58.5

AL
Group
United Kingdom, Mar 2007

Hotel was very relaxing. Staff attended to complaints very quickly. Buffet food was above average, but A la Carte was only average. Breakfast was very good. Indoor pool was being refurbished and outdoor pool needed some work. Although hotel is near the port we couldn't hear any noise from there and when sitting on the very large sun terrace it could have been a million miles away. Excellent hotel if exploring the southwest of Spain. Very good value for money.

9.99.9

AD
Mature couple
France, Jan 2007

It was our first time. Mature English people mostly,and Spanish business people. Touring Andalusia on vacation.

8.78.7

Bettina Wanjasek
Not Specified
Austria, Jan 2007

Hotelroom with empty refrigerator and ****-stars??

1010

GUILLERMO ALEJANDRO BARILE
Not Specified
Argentina, May 2006

Muy recomendable

9.79.7

Thomas Heylen
Heterosexual Couple
Belgium, Apr 2006

Excellent hotel located in a very beautiful and quiet garden. Very spacious rooms, but no refrigerator and no simple things like cleanex. The food is OK, but certainly breakfast needs more variation.

1010

Jerome Klein
Heterosexual Couple
Canada, Feb 2006

The hotel and its grounds are outstanding. Most guests seemed to be on an all-inclusive plan, which I was not aware of. We used the hotel as a base to visit Gibraltar. Hotels in La Linea would be more convenient for that purpose, but I could not find any available rooms there in my web search.

8.18.1

MG
Single leisure traveller
Germany, Aug 2004

Das Hotel hat mir gut gefallen, ein schöner Bau mit schönem Garten. Algeciras als Stadt hat sicher nichts zu bieten, aber die Lage zwischen Tarifa und Gibraltar und der ganz schöne Strand machen das Hotel als Standort interessant. Ein Minuspunkt!!!!! Die Klimaanlage funktionierte nicht richtig, viel zu schwach - bei zuviel Geräusch - und das bei dieser Hitze.

9.89.8

John Whitbread
Not Specified
United Kingdom, May 2004

Top marks for this hotel in every respect.

6.36.3

EU
Heterosexual Couple
Norway, Apr 2004

Rooms ok but food and service under level. Recepionist not very serviceminded. Arriving at 10 pm but still oeople in diningroom but we were not accepted on request. Wines in restaurant not drinkable, particular the red wine. Locaton of the hotel was excellent both to go to town and to make trips around.

6.86.8

Hubert Huber
Not Specified
Austria, Sep 2003

The hotel was difficult to find, surprised us though with a wonderful park and setting. Very brithish - colonial feeling, would have invited for a longer stay. Pool time is a bit odd (closes too early)

7.87.8

PB
Heterosexual Couple
Italy, Aug 2003

Beautiful garden, nice swimming pool and delicious public areas but rooms are too much "old style" for the rate!

6.86.8

Claudia Severi
Heterosexual Couple
Italy, Jul 2003

Overwhelming British and German group travellers with all inclusive package. Good choice for a stopover, not for a long stay. The surrounding park is not more than a large garden. They gave us the "Reina Cristina" suite, which is the best room in the hotel, so in the end we cannot complain.

7.07.0

John May
Heterosexual Couple
United Kingdom, Jun 2003

A hotel that caters to coach parties not individual visitors. The reception staff had no ability to handle a request to extend our stay and were quite useless, we found the location so convenient that we stayed anyway and booked again by e-mail but would otherwise not have stayed. It was typical of the standard of the reception staff that they were unable to find any rtrace of the e-amil booking and I had to show them the booking on my laptop.

TRANSPORT SERVICES

  • Free parking
  • Rent a car in the hotel

The property features an outdoor parking area.
At the reception it is also possible to rent a car.

HOTEL POLICIES

METHODS OF PAYMENT
Venere.com does not debit your credit card for your reservations. You will be asked to insert your credit card details which will be sent to the property only as a guarantee of the reservation. The bill will then have to be settled directly at the hotel. In case your chosen hotel needs a deposit, this information will be included in the "Cancellation policy" section and the deposit will have to be settled directly with the pre-selected property. It is not possible to cancel your reservation if you selected and booked a room indicated as "PREPAID/NOT REFUNDABLE". In this case, the total amount of your stay will be charged to your credit card by the hotel at the time of booking.

CHECK-IN & CHECK-OUT
Check-in:
the rooms are available at any time after 1.30 p.m.
Check-out: it is necessary to leave the rooms not later than midday.

INCLUDED/NOT INCLUDED IN THE PRICE
Parking is included in the price.
Use of the Internet machines is not included; more details upon request.
Use of sun beds and beach umbrellas is free of charges.
In-room safe is not included and incurs an extra charge of AC;4,50 per day or AC;22,00 per week.
In-room Internet access is not included and costs as a local call.
Access to the sauna is included in the price.
Cots are included in the price.
Breakfast is included in the price.

CANCELLATION POLICY
Las reservas deben ser anuladas 48 horas antes de la llegada. En caso contrario la penalización será equivalente al coste de la primera noche.
You may cancel your reservation without penalty up until 2 days before your arrival date, by accessing the Your Reservations page. It is not possible to cancel your reservation if you selected and booked a room indicated as "PREPAID/NOT REFUNDABLE".