We chose to stay here as the historic nature of the hotel appealed to us. It's a lovely building and our room was very comfortable with a balcony overlooking the pool. There were plenty of sun loungers though as we arrived early evening, we didn't get to have a swim before the sun went behind the building (c. 6.30pm in June). Parking nearby in the Interparking underground car park was only 9.95 euros for 24hrs. We didn't book breakfast, and the cafe/bar area is only open from 4pm to 10.30pm so quite limited. We found some great restaurants nearby (La Bodeguilla was fabulous!) and took the car out each day to go to Valdegrana beach - 8 min drive (as they have sun loungers and umbrellas to rent (12 euros by one chiringuito bar and 17 euros on the other). Would visit again if we were over that side of Spain.

No major complaints at all but would be good if you could reserve a parking space at the hotel in advance

A beautiful old monastery to stay in. Wonderful building to walk around and get lost in. All of our group were happy with the stay there. Some had breakfast and were very impressed with it too. Rooms are old-fashioned, but that's part of the charm - just something to be aware of when booking.

Overall we were very happy with our stay. Our check-in experience was very minimal though - no chat, no offers of maps, or information about breakfast, etc. As it happens, I have stayed in El Puerto before, but either way, we weren't told anything about the town.

Room (we had a jr suite) and breakfast were great. The hotel is perfectly situated in the center of the town and everything is walkable. The garage was nice but they should include it in the price of the room since parking is virtually non-available outside.

The carpets and rugs are in dire need of replacement (especially in front of each room door! Some of the furniture could use reupholstering and the international channels on the TV are non-existent. There used to be CNN international and the BBC, now nothing (good thing we weren't in the room much).

The hotel is obviously steeped in the history of its past, with numerous halls which are used as conference rooms or various dining rooms . The hotel is more of a business hotel than a holiday hotel which suited us fine but might not be for everyone . I wouldn't recommend the hotel for families with children ....I can't recall seeing anyone under 35 at all. The hotel has been carefully and tastefully adapted from its former life and a lot of the monastery feel still remains . The location is really good and the car parking is an absolute must...you will not park much cheaper anywhere...be warned. The staff were as you would expect for a business Hotel...professional without being over friendly .

Nothing...Everything was absolutely fine .

The hotel is lovely, full of history and religious artefacts, being a converted monastery. There is a beautiful quadrangle in the middle which is great for an evening drink in the relative cool. Lots of places to sit to chill out or read a book. The hotel is situated quite centrally and has it's own car park. It's a thirty minute walk to the beach at the bottom end of town and fifteen minutes to the ferry which will take you over to Cadiz. There are some interesting buildings about including a castle and a fantastic church or two and lots of little squares with bars for tapas and beer. It all felt very safe around and about. The rooms we had both had balconies overlooking the pool area. We are a family of four and we were given adjoining rooms, which worked very well. The rooms were cleaned every day and the sheets changed. Thanks to very friendly staff - thank you. Our room had the largest double bed I've ever seen in my life. Very comfortable. The bathroom was spacious and well set out. Shampoo, conditioner and hand soap were provided in large push down bottles. Not very fine, but saves on plastic. The room had a fridge/mini bar stocked with beer and soft drinks. There were no drinks making facilities, which I guess is a British expectation, but would have been good because there was no bar to get refreshments during the day. The restaurant was self service buffet style for both breakfast and evening meal. For breakfast, there was a range of hot and cold food eggs bacon sausages and pastries and breads. All excellent, except for the yogurt on offer, which was some artificial concoction with beef fat in it! There was a very good coffee machine using real coffee beans. Supper, also self service was good. There was usually a meat, fish and vegetable dish on offer and a range of salads and starters, including cold meats. We stayed half board and everyone, including the vegetarian in our family was satisfied. Breakfast 07:30 -10:30.

The biggest downside was that there is no bar service during the day, just a couple of vending machines - The coffee provided by them was not the best. It was very hot when we were staying and so we spent a good deal of time during the middle of the day in the hotel. It would have been really nice to be able to grab a glass of beer or to get a nice coffee during the day and a drink by the pool would have been good. The bar opened at four pm. So fine for pre-dinner drinks.

Beautiful historic and interesting building with really friendly staff special mention for Manuel by the pool bar, very personable guy, rooms large and shower was amazing, loved the location close to everywhere, convenient for ferry over to Cádiz, pool really good for a swim after a day walking and exploring in the heat

A very minor comment is the AC in the bedroom worked great but was a bit noisy for sleeping if you want it to stay on throughout the night, it didn't take away the overall enjoyment of our stay

Central location good sized room and good choice for breakfast. Huge hotel with beautiful features. Staff very friendly.

Cafeteria only opened 19:00 to 22:30 and didn't serve any food aside from a mixed sandwich. No restaurant on site either which for a 4 star establishment is a but poor.

Location. Lovely clean comfy bed. Great idea converting a monastery. Liked history of it. Breakfast fine. Staff there particularly helpful.

I rarely criticise a property. But …Carpets need replaced in corridors & rooms need renovated. Bathroom adequate but old fashioned. Found it intriguing flat screen tv covered most of the mirror? As sat in front of it - do couldn’t use. Can’t understand why the bar closed at 22.30 on a busy Saturday night! Disappointing.

Excellent breakfast. Peaceful traditional hotel in an old Monastery. Helpful staff. Easy walk to many bars and restaurant. Clean, good size pool. Our second visit and will return.

No drinks/food options available during the day. A drinks only bar opens at 19hr.

Third time at this hotel, says it all. Beautiful building, friendly staff, large clean rooms with balcony, swimming pool and a great breakfast. Secure underground parking for my motorcycle as no on-street parking available. El Puerto de Santa Maria is a beautiful old town, plenty of sights, bars, restaurants and shops, with a vibrant evening culture. Costs 3 euros to take the waterbus over to Cadiz, marine station is 10 mins walk from the hotel. Highly recommended.