Hotel Fuerte Conil

"Just stayed at the Hotel Garbi in Conil for four days at October half term (UK) and it was great. We had really good weather but the location of the hotel and the helpful friendly staff made the stay really cool. The hotel is situated on a cliff overlooking a brilliant big sandy beach which has fantastic waves and a bit of surfing. The pool is large and kid friendly and when we went was largely our private pool with barely anyone else there. There's quite a bit of garden between the hotel and the cliff edge walk that goes along the spectacular coast. We had half board. Both breakfast and dinner were buffets with a huge selection. Dinner was particularly good as this is a Spanish resort and so caters for Spanish food tastes so there was various fish dishes, meat dishes, on one occasion prawns and mussels, lots of salad and a large selection of desserts. The staff were very helpful and if you don't have Spanish, key staff have English. My wife is a coeliac and she's never had such choice of gluten free options. The chefs took her round every dish explaining what she could and couldn't eat and then cooked some chips specially for her. This is a large tourist hotel and in high season will be busy and would not be for us. But outside of high season the superb location, great food and lovely staff made this a brilliant holiday. Our kids ate for Britain and were never out of the water - pool or beach. And ssshh...it's also very reasonable. What more do you need? (Tip: if you drive you don't need the hotel parking there's tons of free safe parking right outside the hotel and in adjoining streets)"

"Stayed here in the second half of October on a great half board deal with Jet2 from the UK and was blown away by how good the hotel and the town of Conil de la Frontera is. Clean, spacious, the staff work really hard to make it a slick efficient experience. I requested a quiet room and was in the separate block. The room, hotel and town were so peaceful - no music blaring round the pool here. The food in the hotel was very diverse with lots of spanish options and over the course of 7 days I didn't feel any particular repetition to the evening main meal choices. The pools, were a comfortable temperature, the sun loungers cushioned and comfortable, and the towels fit on ALL of the lounger. The bar prices were very reasonable and equivalent to mid price places in the town. e.g. 3.50 euro for a glass of wine. The hotel is around a 15 minute walk from the town, and there are lots of routes via the beach and town - and lots of great places to eat. I was glad I was half board because it meant I could try and different place in town for lunch every day. So many places I still wanted to try - even in low season - so hopefully I will be back. Main tips 1. If mosquitos find you tasty - it's worth bringing repellent/anti histamine etc. It was no problem in the day - but I did get bitten a few times in the evening if I spent too long outdoors 2. If you are British its worth knowing a few phrases in Spanish more so for going around the town, but you will be OK if you don't know any. I found quite helpful learning the german for "I am in English", for the steady stream of tourists asking me questions"

"Very good hotel. We have spent a week from 3rd October, flew in on jet2 to Jerez then coach transfer. Rooms well maintained and good standard we were in building 2, Staff very friendly and helpful, Food very good we did b&b and paid for evening meal separate, would have done full board, Conil is about a 15 mins walk If British learn a few basic Spanish phrases to get you along main countries catered for are German, Dutch and Spanish, we were the only brits for half the week. Loved it Massive beach within walking distance Hotel rooms do seem not to get the sun even those facing the sea, evening entertainment was available usually singers from 9pm Would we come again yes!"