Hotel Catedral Almería

This is a noisy hotel which is permeated by smoke. We asked for a quiet room and got a room on the second floor near a side street. There were people smoking and talking in the street right beneath the room continuously. The restaurant is open till 11 pm and there is near constant noise from people downstairs until it closes. The sound echoes up the staircase and is constant in the room. The cathedral bells also go off every 15 minutes till midnight. Additionally there is the constant smell of smoke as people leave the restaurant to smoke either out front or next to the rooms on the side street, so our balcony was not usable and there was the smell of smoke in our room. We also had to constantly walk through a sea of smoke to get in and out of the hotel. The room itself was good size but the bathroom is quirky. It’s oddly shaped and the shower is largely open, with the open portion right in front of the wash basin so it’s virtually impossible to shower without getting water on the basin, which is the only place for toiletries, so they will get wet. The restaurant takes up most of the first floor leaving a tiny lobby so, in addition to people constantly coming in and out while it’s open, there’s really no lobby to linger in or a real hotel first floor. Overall This felt more like a restaurant with a few rooms to stay in than a hotel with a restaurant.

Nice hotel, they could have a better menu for dinner at night. Very limited. Hotel room large but no point having seating area when the tv does not point in that direction. Tv is basic and only Spanish tv, no international or apps like netflix or apple etc on it, expected better for a 4 star hotel. No USB points in the room. The large shower heads needs cleaned as it's full of water mould. I expected few bottled water in the fridge and not charged €2 each. Also expected extra bed pillows as 1 is not enough. The swimming pool is very small and would be classed as a dipping pool than a swimming one. Is the hotel value for money? Yes, but it could be a far better one if more attention to detail was done as above

Great location next to the Cathedral, high ceilings, lovely room, good service and facilities and loved the rooftop pool. It was also decent value and we also enjoyed the cafe with nice food and service.