Hotel berhampiran Ilusiona, Campo de Cartagena

El hotel limpio, en la habitación faltaba la cafetera como ponía en la descripción. La cama grande, el colchón un poco duro, las almohadas estupendas. El baño regular, hemos pedido una ducha pero nos dieron la bañera. Los artículos de aseo regular, colocados un poco en mal sitio y además el uso es más difícil. Faltaban el resto de los artículos que pone en descripción del hotel. El desayuno muy rico pero poco variable , muy elegante el comedor y mucha tranquilidad, pero el precio es un poco elevado.

Pues lo peor de todo el colchon. Era muy viejo y muy duro. El desayuno es demasiado malo, pedi una tostada de jamon y tomate. El jamon malisimo y el peor que he probado. Y el tomate solo tenia semillas. No era ni pure hecho con tomate de pera. El cafe horrible insipido. No entiendo esto en un hotel de 3*. El resto de las cosas. Un 10.

Cleanliness: We got ourselves a double room and the room was very clean. The room didn’t have any carpet which I personally would have liked. Location: The hotel is in the centre and easy access to the Cartagena stadium and attractions. Plenty of food places around too. They have their own private parking for additional fee, but we chose to park 10 mins away which was free from the evening to the morning and then you pay €2.50 for three hours use, and then we drove out, which worked in our favour as we only spent €2.50 for parking for one night. Service: The check in and check out process was quick, easy and smooth Amenities: There is no kettle in the room. For hot drinks you would need to go downstair to the reception and use the hot drink machine. There are options for coffee, teas, hot chocolate, cappuccino etc, which is included in the price you pay for the room and then u can take it to your room or stay downstair. Also I wasn’t happy with the wifi situation. To access wifi, you click on the hotel wifi and then enter your name and email address and the email address needs to be confirmed in order to be able to use. I personally am not fond of this, as I didn’t have an option to opt out on emails so I didn’t use their wifi. Also the wifi can not be access from every part of the room, my partner spent more time in the bathroom than in the room since that was the only place he could get a very good wifi connection. Downside: The wifi connection was a struggle to get in the hotel. But other than that the room was nice and spacious.

If you accept the fact that you will need to catch the bus to the port abd city centre then Hotel Manolo is a good value, clean and comfortable place to stay in Cartagena. It is either a 3km, 40 minute walk to the port or €1.20 on the number seven bus! The room was clean, spacious and comfortable with air conditioning and a fridge (which is a bonus in a Spanish hotel). The staff were courteous and helpful and the menu del noche varied and good value (there were very few restaurants open on our first night which was a Monday). There is also a lovely Spanish tapas bar within five minutes walk from the hotel - El Paso de Los Elefantes. I would recommend Hotel Manolo and the tapas restaurant.

Stayed a couple of nights during the Romans festival. The hotel is very calm, and the reception staff is very helpful. The elevators don't keep you waiting. The rooms are adequate size rather than grand but are clean and everything worked. Breakfast has loads of choice and provides a nice relaxing start to the day. Our Mercedes could not fit into the hotel parking elevator, so it was parked round the corner in the publico, no bother. Hotel provides a discount voucher (€34 for 2 nights). Hotel location is fantastic for everything. Our friend with mobilty issues got on really well. There was some noise outside with street cleaning activity early morning. Tea and coffee, kettle provided and an iron board and hairdryer. Very pleasant stay.

Good hotel near to lots of restaurants, large comfortable beds, great shower with lovely extra large fluffy towels, didn't have food as I think the breakfast seems to be overpriced at 14 euros pp, cheaper to eat out.

Beautiful hotel inside & outside. Food is good & plentiful. Staff very helpful & polite. Pool areas are spacious & clean. We chose this hotel believing it was for adults only, but a young family was put into the next room to ours & the noise from them was unbearable - crying baby, kids running around, & loud talking & doors slamming until 2am. The rooms are separated by an adjoining door & we could hear every tiny sound they made. La Manga is extremely quiet & there is nothing to do & nothing to see. There are lots of restaurants but most were closed. There's a little shopping area called 'Zoca' with a few open shops & more closed restaurants. We're not party-people by any stretch, but the area 'La Manga' is way too quiet for us. We loved the hotel & staff - perfect. However, had we known it was a family hotel, we wouldn't have booked to stay here. Thank you to all the Poseidon staff for making us welcome.

Hotel de cuatro estrellas que guarda relación con sus instalaciones en general. El desayuno incluido con la reserva bastante completo y surtido. Destacar el spa por sus instalaciones que igualmente se incluye con la reserva sin coste adicional. El coste del aparcamiento es de 5 € aunque hay estacionamiento en el exterior sin coste alguno. Su ubicación no es buena dado que la zona de playa se encuentra bastante distanciada y se encuentra aislado.

I want to give a 3.75 rating rather than 3 for a number of reasons. We stayed at the Dos Playas hotel for 10 nights in July. It was my wife, daughter (9 yrs), dad (90 yrs), mother-in-law (81 yrs), and me, we generally had a good stay. Some things the hotel does very well and there are some things that should improve. The hotel is very clean and comfortable with excellent air conditioning throughout. The beds are very comfortable. From what we could see, most rooms are the same size and of a similar configuration, it's only the rooms on the first floor that have the larger balconies with sun loungers. The balconies on the upper floors are a good size with two chairs and a small table. A small point but there are no loo brushes in the rooms. I can see reasons why the hotel decided it this way but many of us prefer to have one available. The facilities are good and there is a fair bit for the kids to do. The pool area is well laid out and well maintained (as is the hotel in general), this is where we spent most of our time. Many guests go to the beach during the day so there is generally space and sun loungers/parasols available. It can get a bit windy, which can take the parasols flying - the lifeguard will ask people to take them down if this is the case (sensible). One can hire a Balinese bed for €25/days which provides shade, comfort, and some privacy (sort of) - we did this on the last day as it was quite windy and we needed the shade. There are organised pool-based activities (aqua aerobics, water polo, etc.) a couple of times a day, participation is not compulsory ;) The kids' mini club runs mornings and afternoons with supervised activities, games, and entertainment. Our daughter enjoyed it but as the majority of guests are Spanish there was limited opportunity to communicate with other children. This is not a complaint/problem, just an observation. There is a kids mini-disco at 21:30 and once a week there is a Disney show (it goes on quite late but hey, it's Spain and we're all on holiday). There is also evening music entertainment for adults. The staff are great, very friendly and helpful - I can't fault them and this is one of the major strengths of the hotel - they have done really well with their hiring. Our major disappointment, however, was the food. Considering this is a 4 star hotel, the quality of the food needs to be better. We booked full-board because the photos on the website give the impression of a high-quality buffet. After the first night and then breakfast, we were seriously considering switching to B&B but we persevered. That said, we ate at other locations a number of times as the quality was not up to standard. Some examples; cold scrambled eggs made from powdered eggs, bacon that was barely cooked, lamb stew that was all bone and fat, stale bread rolls at breakfast. We had an omelette made up at the grill which was almost inedible (again, powdered eggs and powdered cheese). To be fair, there