Hotel Cadiz Paseo Del Mar by Melia

Brilliant staff. Always smiling and helpful. Especially in the bar and restaurant. We had the burrata focaccia and it was delicious. Thoroughly recommend. Towels for the beach were great. Could exchange for fresh ones any time. Rooms were spotless. All the sand from the fabulous beach opposite was gone after cleaning each day. Bed was absolutely huge. Ask for sea view definitely. People watching excellent at any time, day or night. The beach is sandy, no pebbles, no seaweed, no algae. Fantastic for swimming. Some waves when we were there added to the fun. Lovely promenade by the beach stretches all the way to Cádiz I think. Buses run regularly from the road parallel to the beach one block up. So easy. 1 euro 10 cents each way to Cádiz old town which is a wonderful sight. Some excellent restaurants within easy walking distance of hotel. We particularly liked Mareo, a seafood restaurant. Everything we ate there was superb. Chiringuito Porto, just about opposite the hotel, on the beach by rows of sunloungers, was also great to eat at. Would definitely recommend booking the restaurant of your choice for lunch time. You may be lucky in the evening without a booking but depends on whether a weekend or Spanish holiday. We had no car, hotel is a 10 minute taxi ride from the train station. Less than 10 euros. thoroughly recommend this hotel.

Pleasant enough hotel, we had a sea view room on the 9th floor which had a stunning view of the beach and sea. Everywhere was clean and tidy although I suspect that the bathrooms are due an update. Breakfast had a decent selection of items although sometimes the hot section wasn't that hot - and was the same every day - no variation. It would have been nice to have at least one channel on the TV in English (most hotels usually have BBC world news if nothing else) Great selections of bars and restaurants around the sea front and the bus stops right outside to take you into the old town. There is a large terrace out the front of the hotel which is used in the afternoon by the hotel bar, would have been nice to sit out there and have a coffee after breakfast but we had to go to a bar for that as its not open which is a shame as its a nice space that is very under used.