Hotel Zahara Beach by Q Hotels

We were only there for one night but will definitely return for longer. Lovely modern room, great pool area and Spa (which we didn't get to use but looks amazing). We had the buffet food in the evening which was well worth the money too. Very friendly helpful staff.

This is a very good adults only hotel. We loved the location, across the road from the beach, within an easy walk to the village. We had a room at the back, so the road noise was negligible. The road was not busy in October anyway. Our balcony was completely private, which is what we asked for, but it had a view of a plowed field. If you have a room with a pool view, you will have a better sea view, but the balconies are overlooked and the swim-up rooms on the ground floor have no privacy at all and no sun in the morning. We were on a half-board basis and we liked the food. We would rate it as good to very good, with plenty of choices for vegetarians, not sure about vegans. Gluten free options were available. I brought my own organic eggs for breakfast and the chef did not bat an eyelid. He also remembered how I liked them cooked. The service in the restaurant was excellent. The wine was good and decently priced. The reception staff are friendly, helpful and efficient. The hotel is pretty immaculate throughout and the housekeeping team is excellent. The guests are predominantly German, but we did not find it difficult to use English in the hotel. The hotel has a very peaceful vibe at all times. The pool area is blissfully quiet and so is every other shared area. The restaurant gets a bit busy at peak times, but we always found it relaxing and people were respectful of others. We had a car for the week and we always found parking outside the hotel easy. Zahara village is a modern, quite pleasant resort, with a reasonable selection of bars and restaurants. It is easy to visit beautiful Vejer (30 mins drive) and it is possible to have day trips to other places, like Tariffa, Cadiz, Jerez, Arcos and even Seville if you have a car. Atlanterra is also worth a visit, the beach there is stunning. We loved our local beach, but it was not great for swimming. The waves were quite big, as expected on the Atlantic coast from time to time. We did not experience any dangerous currents though. We did not use the spa. We thought that 25 euros an hour for the use of the indoor pool, the jacuzzi and the saunas was not good value for money. We have been to other Tui Blue hotels where the saunas were included in the package. Overall, we can highly recommend this excellent hotel.