El Armador Casa Palacio by Luxury Suites Cádiz

absolutely lovely building. We stayed in the penthouse with its own sun-drenched terrace. Whole apartment beautifully furnished with en-suite bathrooms, comfortable seating, multi-channel TV and plenty of seats and loungers on the terrace. Situated on Calle Ancha the palacio is within easy walk of the old town attractions such as the botanic gardens, museum, fish market and Caleta beach, so is in a brilliant location. Could easily spend the r= whole time on the terrace, just lazing in the sun.

The question, "How easy was it to collect the key upon arrival" is a good question. This property asked and asked me (by email) "When will you arrive?" Sometimes it is hard to say an exact time when travelling by car and not acquainted with the roads. When our route was blocked/shut down by the police, we found out why we were asked about our arrival time over several conversations. A beautiful local parade (3 Kings) was shutting down our streets. A direct warning to us would have been helpful INSTEAD of repeated, open questions about arrival time. This cultural difference in addressing a conflict was frustrating to us, and we wished for direct sentences about the road issue to warn us, i.e., not appropriately handled. It did not take away from the lovely location.

We really enjoyed our stay here, the building is beatiful and perfectly situated, the apartment was very clean and well equipped. Maria was most kind and welcoming and gave us many suggestions on what to do and see in Cadiz. The restaurant suggestions were also excellent. Amenities are so close and two of the best ice cream shops are within 200 metres on Ancha street. I also really liked the keyless system they have throught the building.

Communication with the hotel was really easy, we checked in before we got there. There was a reception so we were given the keys by a lovely receptionist who was extremely lovely and helpful. The room was like a studio apartment. Full kitchen inc washing machine/dry that had detergent to use. The bed was extremely comfy and it was nice to have a seating area. There was BBC world news as the only English TV but sometimes you just want some background noise when you come home in the evening. There was also a kettle, which as a none coffee drinker I appreciate. Right in the heart of the old town it had a lovely feel and everything there is to see was only a few mins walk away. The hotel has lots details of things to do and restaurants to visit , which was really helpful (one restaurant was La Candela and the best food we had in 2 weeks in Spain) Cadiz can be very busy with tourist from Seville in the mornings, so it was lovely to spend a few days in this hotel and just lie in and then go out for lunch and by 2pm virtually have the town to yourself and go to visit the cathedral later in the afternoon and have a drink in the square outside in the afternoon sun. I would definitely stay here again, I loved the style of the hotel, staff and relaxed atmosphere of Cadiz.

Location was fantastic. On one of the nicest streets in Cadiz, right near Plaza San Antonio. The apartment itself was very clean and modern. We booked a 2 bedroom and upon arrival noted that it only had a window facing the internal courtyard. This made the apartment rather dark, but our host kindly moved us to the top floor apartment which benefited from the light coming through the hotels atrium. Overall we enjoyed our stay here, the staff were lovely and the hotel was well located.