Estival Isla Cristina

"A lovely, quiet hotel. spent a week here relaxing in this beautiful location. we were lucky to have a corner room on 4th floor. 427. was spacious and was given all the necessary kitchen things when we asked. room had balcony which had sun by 11am and all afternoon into the evening. had a side Seaview and looked down on pool. Also had superb view of the evening entertainment. breakfast was plentiful with lots of choice. dinner was very repetitive but edible. seems OK if you like pork/ turkey or pizza. lots of choice of salad, desserts were delicious. staff were friendly and helpful. animation staff were amazing. I regularly joined daily aqua aerobics. both staff were fun, friendly and the man even jumped in the pool to join in when teaching. he was fun and really made the class so enjoyable and he was so entertaining. There was regular events to entertain guests throughout the day. The pool is clean and a lovely size. it was warm and heated. there is a lifeguard but he disappeared for about 2 hours, 2-4pm for I presume lunch. the hotel was so close to the beach. it was a shame there were no sunbeds allocated for the hotel guests to use, like nearby hotels do. Hotel provide beach towels so we sat on those. There was 3 bars/ restaurants 5 mins from hotel all serving fish/spanish food. No burger chips here. it was a pleasant change and so glad wasn't English food in sight. neither was there many English people around at all. again was a pleasant change. supermarket 15 min walk and is closed Sundays, as we sadly found out when we walked down to find it closed. visited the market on Sunday. sadly didn't find any shops to browse around. only found 2 shops that sold a bit of everything. Halloween, household, clothes, make up, anything you can buy at temu/tiktok etc. on our leaving day we asked for late check out but the hotel was booked so we used facilities and used the bookable shower room. when checked out we were given leaving bag- fruits and bottle of water for our journey. Nice touch. maids all lovely and rooms cleaned well. overall a lovely stay. a few little touches needed, paintwork needs to be repainted. clean windows on lift. paving steps to road to beach need to be redone as uneven and a bit of a trip hazard. sunbeds needed on beach that guests from hotel can use at discounted price."

"Me and my wife booked to stay here in early October, and before we arrived were a little apprehensive about the lack of English reviews and were wondering if we had made the right decision. We landed in Faroe airport and transfer was in a small minibus with just 3 other couple's and took just over an hour. Check in was quick and we were given a room on the second floor, we had emailed previously for a high floor as possible so were a little disappointed, our room 235 was overlooking the side road leading to the beach and the view was a little uninspiring, but the room was great, Kitchen diner style and suited us fine. Television had only one English speaking channel which weirdly enough was French news, but we had packed our Firestick and luckily the TV had the appropriate sockets. Our experience after checking in I have to say just got better and better, the food was the best we've experienced in a European hotel and staff were all great. The pool area was great and had no feral kids or parents causing chaos it was a joy to relax by. as was the Bar area. Entertainment on the evening was a bit hit and miss, and was probably down to the late season, sometimes nothing on and then something would be on with no prior notice. We enjoyed many walks on the beach to islantilla a four hour round trip and into Isla Cristina about an hour round trip and can recommend both, all though be careful walking around Isla Cristina because there is Dog poo everywhere and I mean everywhere, there's a lidl 15 minutes walk from hotel and was great for stocking the fridge. We did the isla cristina boat trip with shrimp and wine, it was just under 2 hours for 14 euros each, we considered it a bargain, also did the guided tour of seville which was fantastic. This is a totally different holiday to your Benidorm or magaluf, it's more traditional Spanish and was probably the best holiday in Europe we have done, don't be worried about the lack of English restaurants or bars near by, we survived on our basic Spanish skills and would definitely return. It was my wife's birthday whilst there and she got treated to cake and cava, so thank you for that she really appreciated it. I have to mention that we are both nature lovers and the area of Isla Cristina is just astonishing, if it's a true Spanish experience you're after this is for you, if it's the Red lion and Sunday roast type holiday you're after"

"My wife and I stayed at the Estival hotel in Isla Cristina for 7 days in October 2025. We had a fantastic time staying here. The rooms are large, with balconies and air-conditioning. They are kept exceptionally clean by the room staff visiting daily. The dining room is buffet style, with lots of different variety and choices for meals. We had the bed and breakfast deal, but did have lunch and evening meals at the hotel, with the extra meals being inexpensive. All the staff were very friendly and welcoming, and made us feel at home. The pool area and bar were very clean, and spacious, with lots of sun loungers to choose from. The bar serves a huge variety of drinks, and a selection of meals during the day, again its very well priced. There is also activities such as a pool table, table football, and table tennis, as well as a selection of arcade games. The hotel also has access to a fully equipped gym, which I believe you pay a small daily fee to use. The bar area also had entertainment acts on the Thursday, Friday and Saturday nights, with local singers and DJ's performing. The hotel is located a 5 minute walk to a golden sandy beach, which was never busy during our stay. The hotel is located on the edge of Isla Cristina, and a taxi would be advised to get into the center of the town, although we did walk back from the port and it took us approximately 30 minutes. There are quite a few restaurants and a Lidl supermarket within a 15 minute walk from the hotel. We really enjoyed our stay in the Estival hotel, and would recommend it to anyone. We went late in the season, and it was fairly quiet, I would expect it to be much busier in the summer, but the hotel is fantastic gem."