ALEGRIA Costa Ballena

4.0 star property
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Lobby
Outdoor pool, pool umbrellas, pool loungers
Lobby
Poolside bar
Lobby

Reviews

8.6 out of 10

Excellent

Popular amenities

  • All-inclusive
    All-inclusive
  • Bar
    Bar
  • Pet-friendly
    Pet-friendly
  • Pool
    Pool
  • Spa
    Spa
  • Parking available
    Parking available

Explore the area

Map
Avenida de Juan Carlos I, S/N, Costa Ballena, Rota, Cadiz, 11520
  • Playa Agua Dulce
    10 min walk
  • Playa de las Tres Piedras
    11 min walk
  • Ballena Beach
    12 min walk
  • Rota (ROZ-Naval Station Rota)
    21 min drive

Room options

Double Room (extra bed 2 adults and 1 child)

  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Double Bed

Double Room (extra bed 3 adults)

  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Double Bed

Double Room, Pool View

  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

Suite

  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

Double Room (2 extra beds for 4 adults)

  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 Double Bed

Double Room (2 extra beds 3 adults and 1 child)

  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 Double Bed

Double Room (2 extra beds 2 adults and 2 children)

  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 Double Bed

Double Room, Pool View (2 extra beds 3 adults and 1 child)

  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 Double Bed

Double Room, Pool View (2 extra beds 2 adults and 2 children)

  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 Double Bed

Double Room, Pool View (extra bed 2 adults and 1 child)

  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Double Bed

Double Room, Pool View (extra bed 3 adults)

  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Double Bed

Double Room

  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

Double Room Single Use

  • Sleeps 1
  • 1 Double Bed

Double Room, Pool View (2 extra beds 4 adults)

  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 Double Bed

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About the area

Rota

When you stay at ALEGRIA Costa Ballena in Rota, you'll be near the beach, within a 15-minute walk of Playa Agua Dulce and Playa de las Tres Piedras. .This family-friendly hotel is 10.5 mi (16.9 km) from Naval Station Rota and 0.6 mi (0.9 km) from Ballena Beach.

What's nearby

  • Ballena Beach - 12 min walk - 1.0 km
  • Costa Ballena Ocean Golf Club - 17 min walk - 1.5 km
  • Shrine of Our Lady of Regla - 8 min drive - 7.0 km
  • Chipiona Lighthouse - 9 min drive - 7.4 km
  • Naval Station Rota - 31 min drive - 20.9 km

Getting around

  • Puerto de Santa María Station - 26 min drive
  • Jerez de La Frontera (XRY) - 34 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪The Trinity Irish Bar - ‬8 min drive
  • ‪Restaurante Venta el Pinar - ‬4 min drive
  • ‪Restaurante el Gato - ‬8 min drive
  • ‪La Abacería - ‬7 min drive
  • ‪Restaurante el Ajedrez - ‬6 min drive

About this property

ALEGRIA Costa Ballena

Family-friendly hotel with a full-service spa and free water park access
ALEGRIA Costa Ballena offers 200 accommodations with safes and hair dryers. Flat-screen televisions are featured in guestrooms.

Bathrooms include showers and complimentary toiletries. Guests can surf the web using the complimentary wireless Internet access. Housekeeping is provided daily.

An outdoor pool and a children's pool are on site. Other recreational amenities include a complimentary water park.

The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or nearby; fees may apply.

Guests can indulge in a pampering treatment at the hotel's full-service spa.
Stay in one of 200 guestrooms featuring flat-screen televisions. Complimentary wireless internet access is available to keep you connected. Private bathrooms with showers feature complimentary toiletries and hair dryers. Conveniences include safes and desks, and housekeeping is provided daily.
Take time to pamper yourself with a visit to the full-service spa. You can take advantage of recreational amenities such as a complimentary water park, an outdoor pool, and bicycles to rent. Additional features at this hotel include complimentary wireless internet access, an arcade/game room, and a television in a common area.
All-inclusive rates are available at this hotel. Meals and beverages at onsite dining establishments are included in all-inclusive rates. Charges may be applied for dining at some restaurants, special dinners and dishes, some beverages, and other amenities.

Enjoy a meal at the restaurant, or stay in and take advantage of the hotel's room service. Wrap up your day with a drink at the bar/lounge. Buffet breakfasts are available daily from 7:30 AM to 10:30 AM for a fee.

Featured amenities include dry cleaning/laundry services, a 24-hour front desk, and luggage storage. Self parking (subject to charges) is available onsite.
Buffet breakfasts are available for a surcharge and are served each morning between 7:30 AM and 10:30 AM.
ALEGRIA Costa Ballena has a restaurant on site.
Room service is available.

All-inclusive details

All-inclusive room rates at ALEGRIA Costa Ballena are available. These rates are higher because they include onsite food and beverages in the room rate (some restrictions may apply).

Awards and affiliations

Eco-Certified Property
This property participates in Biosphere, a program that measures the property's impact on one or more of the following: environment, community, cultural-heritage, the local economy.

Languages

English, German, Spanish

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and public transport

  • Self parking on site (EUR 10 per day)

Food and drink

  • Buffet breakfast available for a fee daily 7:30 AM–10:30 AM: EUR 12 per person
  • 1 restaurant
  • 1 bar
  • Room service available

Things to do

  • Arcade/games room
  • Bike rentals
  • Billiards/pool table
  • Children's pool
  • Free water park access
  • Full-service spa
  • Outdoor pool
  • Playground

Family friendly

  • Arcade/games room
  • Children's pool
  • Free water park access
  • Laundry facilities
  • Outdoor pool
  • Playground

Conveniences

  • Lift
  • Front-desk safe

Guest services

  • 24-hour front desk
  • Daily housekeeping
  • Dry-cleaning service
  • Laundry facilities
  • Luggage storage
  • Tour/ticket assistance

Outdoors

  • Garden
  • Pool sunloungers
  • Pool umbrellas
  • Terrace

Accessibility

  • Lift

More

  • Smoke-free property
  • TV in lobby

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Air conditioning (climate-controlled)
  • Blackout drapes/curtains

Bathroom

  • Free toiletries
  • Hairdryer
  • Private bathroom
  • Shower
  • Towels

Entertainment

  • Flat-screen TV

More

  • Desk
  • Safe

Policies

Check-in

Check-in time starts at 2 PM
Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before noon

Special check-in instructions

Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival
This property's waterpark is open seasonally from June 6th to September 7th (daily), from September 8th to end of season (Saturday and Sunday), subject to weather conditions.

Renovations and closures

The property is closed between October 17 and April 8.

Access methods

Staffed front desk

Pets

Pets allowed for an extra charge of EUR 10 per pet, per night
Service animals are welcome, and are exempt from fees
1 total (up to 18 lbs per pet)
Specific rooms only; pet-friendly rooms can be requested by contacting the property at the number on the booking confirmation

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome
Cribs (infant beds) are not available

Payment types

Important information

Optional extras

  • Fee for buffet breakfast: approximately EUR 12 per person
  • Self parking fee: EUR 10 per day
  • Pet fee: EUR 10 per pet, per night
  • Service animals are exempt from fees

The above list may not be comprehensive. Fees and deposits may not include tax and are subject to change.

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card, or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
This property accepts credit cards, debit cards, and cash
The minimum height to use the waterslides at this property's waterpark is 47 inches (120 cm).
The maximum weight to use the waterslides at this property's waterpark is 242 pounds (110 kg).
This property's waterpark hours are 11 AM - 7 PM
Property Registration Number H/CA/01092

We should mention

Cash transactions at this property cannot exceed EUR 1000, due to national regulations; for further details, please contact the property using information in the booking confirmation

Property is also known as

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ALEGRIA Costa Ballena Reviews

Reviews

8.6

Excellent

Rating 10 - Excellent. 77 out of 168 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 72 out of 168 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 8 out of 168 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 4 out of 168 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 7 out of 168 reviews" "

8.6/10

Cleanliness

9.0/10

Staff & service

8.2/10

Amenities

8.8/10

Property conditions & facilities

8.0/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

8/10 Good

Justin, Gibraltar

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Excellent resort to take the children. The obvious attraction being the aqua park the hotel provides which is big enough and fun. Also the proximity to the beach from the hotel was a bonus. An enjoyable experience all round. Food was great too and of a high standard.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2024

10/10 Excellent

Alejandro

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Very comfortable and easy going, the staff help me in anything I need.
Stayed 15 nights in Jun 2023

8/10 Good

Neringa

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2023

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with family and small children
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Fun place for families, especially with younger children.
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2021

8/10 Good

Morten

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in May 2021

8/10 Good

Marcus

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2020

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveller

Disliked: Staff & service
It was very noisy. Music was load until 12:30 due to concert at the hotel. People were running around with their kids in the hallway until 1:20 am. We had two rooms and non of us had any sleep. We had to travel 6 hrs next day. They must reimburse me for my stay!!! Never seen anything like this very irresponsible from hotel management. They were not any help.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2019

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveller

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
The property was very nice but the water park was not operational which was why we booked the property
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2019

8/10 Good

Spotbot1, Yorkshire

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Don't ask cos you won't get.
First let me qualify by saying we enjoyed the Hotel and had a lovely holiday. The room was well appointed, the breakfast excellent (I just wish someone would show staff how to fry eggs as 90% were always broken yolks), Alvaro & David on reception were excellent and professional as well as friendly. This is mainly a Spanish visitors hotel & weekends were full, the rest of the time it was very quiet and the Animation team entertained a very few. The entertainment area was very large and included the bar, most guest are All Inclusive and as there are very few eateries close by I can understand that, we traveled to Rota most nights to eat. The down side here is the pool is tiny for the Hotel size, infact I thought it was the childrens pool, however there is a free shuttle bus to the beach. The bath room was tightly packed and almost impossible to reach the bin past the bidet and if you were on the loo and someone tried opening the door you'd get nicely bruise knees or worse still lose a couple of toes it was that close to the loo, however the shower was excellent and tiling nice. Although the room was nice we had numerous problems, Aircon not working properly on arrival, safety deposit box error locking itself 3 times & worst off all as we were leaving for airport, toilet valve sticking and constantly running water, I couldn't even be bothered to report this, mending myself when it happened daily but worst was the fact that the patio door would not close properly or lock and t
Stayed 10 nights in Sep 2018

10/10 Excellent

jørgen

Child frindly
Great place to stay with kids Breakfast fantastik Great bar staff Would stay again
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2018

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Very pleasing
Great place to stay.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2018

10/10 Excellent

Chad

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Close to Naval Station
Here on business with the Naval Station. Excellent place to stay; well within driving distance
Stayed 14 nights in Jul 2018

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2018

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Nice
The only issue was the bed was to hard for me. Other then that very nice place.
Stayed 6 nights in Jun 2018

2/10 Terrible

Jose Maria

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Disliked: Staff & service
not helpful when someone dies
The hotel was perfect but unfortunately a close relative died somewhere else and we had to leave the hotel. They did not reimburse the money and were not very helpful at all. Terrible!
Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2018

10/10 Excellent

Bob, san jose, ca

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
The hotel did not have my reservation when I arrived. I had to forward a copy of the email I received from Orbitz. Meanwhile, Orbitz states on the email confirmation i received that I do not have to do any such thing, that the hotel should have my reservation by the time I arrive, yadayadayada
Stayed 3 nights in Apr 2018

10/10 Excellent

bob, Silicon Valley

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
A happy place indeed.
The hotel has been renovated recently, displaying very modern common areas. The rooms however, show some wear and tear, but are in a very respectably good condition. The bar/restaurant where shows may be viewed is huge, and very comfortable. The shows themselves are very impressive, featuring singers and awesome flamenco dancers. The breakfast, lunch and dinner buffet dining facility is also huge, well staffed and very well - stocked with an excellent selection of appetizers, entrees, and desserts. The best part of my stay at the Alegria hotels is the excellent and professional customer care from every hotel staff.
Stayed 3 nights in Apr 2018

10/10 Excellent

bob, Silicn Valley, CA

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Very nice hotel, very nice area, near the beach.
Very nice hotel, in an excellent location, and with easy access to and from downtown, beaches and points in between. The hotel has been recently renovated, the rooms are spacious, with very nice furnishings, and is evident everywhere. Wifi signal is reasonably good, and there are lots of good tv channels. Unfortunately there are no American or English channels to watch on the fairly large flatscreen TV. The hotel has a medium - sized pool with no fitness center to speak of. There are however very nice walk-ways and running paths right outsie the hotel, to help burn off those extra calories from the breakfast buffet.
Stayed 4 nights in Apr 2018

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Very upscale and modern hotel, not far from the beach and bus stop. Great restaurant, with a wonderful breakfast buffet.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2018

8/10 Good

hernando, virginia

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
The hotel location is very good close to the beach
The breakfast and the diner buffet were excellent .the variety of foods Is great.
Stayed 12 nights in Oct 2017

10/10 Excellent

Maria Gracia

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Muy bien todo, muy limpio y un personal muy amable. Lo que se podría mejorar es la comunicación con transporte público.
Stayed 1 night in May 2024

10/10 Excellent

María Dolores

Stayed 3 nights in May 2024

10/10 Excellent

Christine

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Très bon accueil et service +++
Stayed 3 nights in Apr 2024