“Lovely hotel if a little run down”

A hotel with character, lovely decor and spacious, though some areas, like the carpets, were a bit grubby. Bedroom was very good. Lovely outdoor pool (there's also an indoor one somewhere). Food was very good - all buffet style, but nothing was labelled, even in Spanish, so a bit difficult to wo... more

A hotel with character, lovely decor and spacious, though some areas, like the carpets, were a bit grubby. Bedroom was very good. Lovely outdoor pool (there's also an indoor one somewhere). Food was very good - all buffet style, but nothing was labelled, even in Spanish, so a bit difficult to work out some items - important if you have food allergies or preferences.

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“Elegant stopover”

On my way from Malaga airport to Algeciras I got a message that due to high winds the boat from Tarifa to Tangier, Morocco was cancelled. A quick search online showed a magnificient old hotel surrounded by a park in the centre of Algeciras. The room with breakfast cost only 57 euros and there was... more

On my way from Malaga airport to Algeciras I got a message that due to high winds the boat from Tarifa to Tangier, Morocco was cancelled. A quick search online showed a magnificient old hotel surrounded by a park in the centre of Algeciras. The room with breakfast cost only 57 euros and there was even a small indoor swimming pool, outdoors was still closed. In warmer weather I would have enjoyed my balcony in the evening. It was easy to walk to the port in the morning to change my ticket for a bigger ship to Tangier Med.

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“Lovely and Very Historic Hotel”

Having read the reviews of this hotel, we were a bit concerned about our stay there before we arrived. Glad to say that, despite our apprehension, there were absolutely no problems at all. Indeed on the contrary. The hotel is very noticeable from the road, standing as it does on a rise overlo... more

Having read the reviews of this hotel, we were a bit concerned about our stay there before we arrived. Glad to say that, despite our apprehension, there were absolutely no problems at all. Indeed on the contrary. The hotel is very noticeable from the road, standing as it does on a rise overlooking Algeciras harbour in its own extensive and very well maintained grounds. From the outside, the hotel is very impressive and reflects the English style of the British who built it and, I think, its sister hotel Reina Victoria in Ronda. The latter has recently been restored and is now owned, I think, by a French hotel chain. Historically the Reina Christina is fascinating, having been the setting for the Algeciras Conference of 1906, a Conference on which a young Winston Churchill reported as a journalist. Our room was immaculately clean, as was the rest of the hotel. Our room was spacious, with its own small balcony and, though some slight repairs were needed, the decor was fresh and pleasant. Staff were extremely pleasant and had obviously been well trained. The carpets in the corridors do need to be changed, however, since they are quite badly stained in many places by what appears to have been spills of bleach. Breakfast, too, was disappointing - too much processed meat and cheese for our taste while the orange juice wasn't freshly squeezed. But at only €9 each it was fair value. All in all we thoroughly enjoyed our stay in this delightful, extremely clean and very professionally run hotel which fully merits its four stars.

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“Globales Reina Cristina”

We spend 3 nights in this hotel. We wanted to visit Gibraltar for 2 days, but staying there was very expensive so this was a cheaper option. By car it took us 30 minutes to drive to the border of Gibraltar. The hotel looked grand from the outside. Like something from a Hollywood movie. The garden... more

We spend 3 nights in this hotel. We wanted to visit Gibraltar for 2 days, but staying there was very expensive so this was a cheaper option. By car it took us 30 minutes to drive to the border of Gibraltar. The hotel looked grand from the outside. Like something from a Hollywood movie. The garden also was nice. But there was almost nobody. There were hardly any guests this time of year. It felt we had the hotel for ourselves. We even had to collect the key for the indoor swimmingpool at the reception to open the door. Inside the hotel and the room were not that grand or goodlooking. Especially the carpet looked dirty. Our room was ok, it was spacious but we don't see the 4 stars in it. The hotel is not in town center, it could be walked but the path was dark. We spend one night for dinner in the restaurant and that was the best experience. Just like breakfast the food was very good and the service great. Thanks to Alvaro for the personal touch! We asked for advice at the reception and we got friendly and good advice. A good plus is the free parking for our rental car.

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