Chain hotels are not our usual choice but we'd driven from Portugal, it was evening, we didn't know where to stay and the off-season rate was good so we went for it. Excellent choice! Good, helpful staff, clean rooms, decent and varied buffet meals but best of all, just 400m through the dunes to one of Spain's best beaches. The... More

We booked isla cristina via hotels4u.com to stay there in August 2011 on FB basis. We looked for a nice, peaceful and relaxing hotel without English tourists ( I am sorry if it is offending). As a childless young couple, we generally dont mind children running around but what we were faced with was like a scene from a horror... More

Hotel was very good and staff very efficient. Stayed on the half board option, it seemed like most people stayed on all inclusive which includes some drinks but not all. Food was excellent at breakfast and dinner, with a huge amount of choice and good quality and something different every day. The rooms were also great, cleaned every day and... More

It's truely good hotel. Big, well equipped rooms, nice poolside, short walk from a very wide and long beach. Everything is ok until you hit the streets. Isla Cristina is probably the dirtiest town in Europe. Papers, bottles and other rubbish are everywhere. Locals (there are no many tourists in Isla Cristana) sit in bars and throw everything at their... More

Barcelo Isla Cristina is a good quality hotel, The All Inclusive Service is similar to other spanish all-inclusive, from 08h30 to 23h30m and not every drinks are on the All Inclusive. But it has a good variety and the food on every meals is of good quality. The pool is quiet until around 11h30m, then the children start coming, and... More

Our stay (one night, Saturday, with a baby and a toddler, in an apartment) got off to a bad start when we had to wait two hours to check in. To be fair, we got there early, but hoped a room would be free. We had been told from 12, but we didnñt get in till 1pm - my husband... More

Short, 4 night break, booked through Thomson on-line, as a combination flight and hotel. Booked hire car and Faro airport easy, and only 45 min drive to hotel. October quiet, but busy at the weekend with Spanish weekenders. Services were beginning to be closed down (such as pool bar). Hotel room (apartment) was excellent, staff really helpful and efficient and... More

This is a hotel set in a typical Spanish fishing town. We stayed in an apartment which was very well kept and equipped. We had a maid every day. We ate in the hotel restaurant and the food was fantastic. The hotel was majority Spanish in guests and not much English spoken, but we got by. The children 11 and... More

Brilliant. Everything was excellent. The room, bathroom, pool, and food was delicious. Hotel was new and clean. For me the best region of Spain - calm, without crowds of tourists and shops with kitch clothes and souvenirs. A truly beautiful area. And nothing's like Andalusian wines... :) Want to spend an unforgettable time in a luxury hotel in a tow... More