Exterior

Reviews of Barceló Isla Canela

4 out of 5
Barceló Isla Canela
Paseo de los Gavilanes, s/n, Isla Canela, Ayamonte, Huelva

Reviews

8.2

Very good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 46 out of 136 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 69 out of 136 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 12 out of 136 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 6 out of 136 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 3 out of 136 reviews" "

8.6/10

Cleanliness

8.4/10

Staff & service

8.4/10

Amenities

8.2/10

Property conditions & facilities

8.0/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Scott, Langley

Liked: Amenities
Very nice hotel with friendly staff.
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2023
Response from Barceló Isla Canela, Guest Experience Manager on Nov 4, 2023
Dear Scott, Thank you very much for your kind feedback.We are glad that you enjoyed your stay with us and that our team members added to this experience positively.It is nice to know that you were pleased with our decor.We look forward to welcoming you back for another memorable experience.Best wishes,Barceló Isla Canela, Guest Experience Manager

8/10 Good

syed

Stayed 1 night in Oct 2023

10/10 Excellent

Belinda

Travelled with partner
Liked: Property conditions & facilities
Lovely hotel
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2023
Response from Barceló Isla Canela, Guest Experience Manager on Sep 22, 2023
Dear Belinda,Thank you for your positive feedback.We are thrilled to hear that we exceeded your expectations and that you had a lovely stay with us. Our team works hard to provide a comfortable and enjoyable experience for all our guests, and it is always rewarding to receive such positive feedback.We look forward to welcoming you back on a future occasion.Best regards,Barceló Isla Canela, Guest Experience Manager

6/10 Okay

EDWARD

Travelled with partner
Disliked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Nice location however here are the negatives: 1. Buffet does not include any drinks including the breakfast buffet. 2. Loose tiles around the pool walk areas. 3. Finicky air-conditioning thermostat. 4. Food at buffet did not have a great selection
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2023
Response from Barceló Isla Canela, Guest Experience Manager on Sep 18, 2023
Dear Edward, Thank you for your review.We are glad to hear that you appreciated our nice location near the beautiful Isla Canela Beach. However, we regret to learn about the issues you encountered during your stay. We apologize for any confusion regarding the drinks at the buffet. While our All Inclusive program includes a wide range of beverages.Regarding the loose tiles around the pool area, we appreciate your observation and will address this issue with our maintenance team to ensure a safer environment for our guests. We also apologize for any inconvenience caused by the air-conditioning thermostat and the food selection at the buffet. Your feedback is valuable to us, and we will use it to improve our services and offerings for future guests.We hope to welcome you again in the future. Best regards,Barceló Isla Canela, Guest Experience Manager

8/10 Good

Samuel

Liked: Staff & service
Stayed 1 night in May 2023

8/10 Good

Mark, Ribchester

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Having to pay an extra 300 to move to a room with a useable balcony was the only negative and no coffee/tea making facilities in the room
Stayed 12 nights in Apr 2023
Response from Barceló Isla Canela, Guest Experience Manager on May 2, 2023
Dear Mark, Thank you for your review.We regret that coffee and tea making facilities are only available in certain categories of rooms; a full description of our services can be found online. We look forward to welcoming you back. Best regards,Barceló Isla Canela, Guest Experience Manager

6/10 Okay

John

Travelled with family
You will need to upgrade your room
You will need to upgrade your room. I booked a junior suite and had to view 3 rooms before finding a suitable room (room 2109 is good). Reception was not pleasant and I felt uncomfortable asking to see other rooms. The male receptionist was rude. The resort is right across from the beach which is nice. The resort itself does not have a lot of atmosphere and it was filled with older German tourists. You cannot bring food to your sunbed by the pool and the drinks are served in plastic cups. There were plenty of sunbeds available. The food was good enough (we stayed half board). Breakfast was nice but dinner was hit and miss. There are 2 supermarkets within 5 mins from the hotel so you can pick up break, ham and cheese for lunch. The hotel is located 1 hour away from Faro airport so please factor in the cost of the taxi into your holiday (approx €160) All in all, it was lovely to get some sun and the hotel was adequate.
Stayed 5 nights in Apr 2023
Response from Barceló Isla Canela, Guest Experience Manager on Apr 30, 2023
Dear John,Thank you for your review.We are happy that our beach-side location was just what you were looking for. We are also glad that you appreciated our high standards. However, we are sorry that you were not entirely satisfied with the level of service delivered by our team and rest assured that this critical feedback will be addressed with the relevant managers. Rest assured that we have noted your comments about the drinks. We are always looking for ways to improve our guests' experience and so appreciate your feedback.We look forward to welcoming you back. Best regards,Barceló Isla Canela, Guest Experience Manager

8/10 Good

Barbara L.

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Relaxing and very family friendly.
This resort is very family friendly, lots of activities around the pool for all ages. I encourage you to get the all inclusive. Nice walking trail that parallels the beach and easy beach access. There is an exercise room. They offered yoga and water exercise classes. The lounge never had a bartender while we were there. It does have ping pong, pool, and other table games. It's a lovely salt cleaned pool that is treated and cleaned daily. Closed at 7:30 pm and opened between 10 & 11 am. When we were there. Mosquitoes are bad at dusk so don't leave your balcony door open. I didn't know about the pay parking until i arrived. The food was generous and plentiful, and overall quite good, but most of the grilled meats were overdone. We had a relaxing and comfortable stay.
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2022
Response from Barceló Isla Canela, Guest Experience Manager on Aug 30, 2022
Dear Barbara,We appreciate that you took the time to share your experience with us.We are pleased that you had an enjoyable stay with us.Moreover, thank you for your compliments about our team; we strive to provide our guests with caring and personalized service and place great value on our personnel being guest-orientated and welcoming at all times.We are also very pleased to know that you appreciated the room we accommodated you in and that you found it to be comfortable with our high standards upheld.Lastly. it is a pleasure to know that our pool and installations met your expectations.We look forward to the pleasure of welcoming you back on future occasions.Best regards,Barceló Isla Canela, Guest Experience Manager

2/10 Terrible

James

Travelled with family
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 7 nights in Aug 2022

4/10 Poor

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Swimming pool not climatized water at about 21 celsius, additionally if you leave your hammock vacant for one hour they have a draconian policy of removing your personal belongings from your pool hammock. This information was not provided at check in. Some tiles by the poll broken. Hotel parking 15 euros per night expensive. Buffet food was good some days better than others. Bar staff and waiters helpful. Entertainment crew friendly. These points raised with customer services who listened and encouraged me to write to them but was unable to give me a business card. I felt management hiding behind the Barcelo name seemed sure business would continue coming and not very interested in making our stay more relaxing
Stayed 7 nights in Aug 2022

8/10 Good

Joaquim, Newark

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2022

10/10 Excellent

Craig

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great location
Excellent location for beach and local restaurants
Stayed 7 nights in Sep 2021

8/10 Good

Stephen

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2020

10/10 Excellent

Stephen

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 4 nights in Oct 2020

10/10 Excellent

Kevin

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Nice hotel
Stayed for 2 nights early June. Hotel was clean, rooms nice and the staff were friendly and attentive. Only slight downside was €12 per night car park charge.
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2019

10/10 Excellent

Andrew

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
One of spains best
My wife and i visited here for a short break during our spanish holiday. Location was amazing close to the beach and great pool. Breakfast buffet had plenty to satisfy everyone . Found most of the staff to be helpful and could speak some english. Just a short stroll out of the back gate to market stalls and restaurants.
Stayed 5 nights in Aug 2018

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Disliked: Staff & service
Promising doesn't quite deliver...
It was misleading in that it had a beach. The beach is across the street and the hotel has no beach club or anything. During low season it's not a big problem but I imagine during high... I rated service low because of its policies not its staff. Staff was friendly and nice. Some of the policies - restaurant closed (I can't remember if one or the other) at 22:00-23:00. I arrived later than that and had to starve until breakfast. I thought maybe the minibar had some nuts or something- nope the "minibar" is basically room service which closes at the same time as the restaurant. They charge for using the safe. Seriously?! It's only 3€ a night but this is about the principle. Finally I had an open account and they still asked me for a 10€ deposit for the towel . Just annoying and impractical.
Stayed 3 nights in May 2018

10/10 Excellent

Malvin

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great
Wonderful
Stayed 4 nights in May 2018
Response from Carmen Fal-Conde-Guest Experience Manager on May 17, 2018
Dear Guest, Thank you for choosing our Barceló Isla Canela hotel for your holidays and for the review you shared on Expedia, all of your kind words about your stay with us are great to hear. We look forward to your next visit. Regards,

8/10 Good

Barry

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 3 nights in May 2018

10/10 Excellent

Keith

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
An excellent hotel
We had originally booked 1 night, but so impressed with the staff on reception we stayed another night. The choice of food (buffet) was very good. I shall certainly be recommrnding this hotel to my friends
Response from Lucia Martinez-Ortiz on Apr 17, 2018
Dear Guest, Thank you for reviewing your recent stay in our Barceló Isla Canela. It is wonderful to hear we were able to make your stay special from the moment you arrived until the moment you departed. We also greatly appreciate your comments on the quality and variety of our buffets because our talented team of Chefs strive to ensure a wide variety of both local and international delicacies for each service to please all palates, it is indeed very rewarding to read that we were able to conquer yours. Again we thank you for this very kind review of our hotel and we look forward to serving you again in the future. Kindly Regards, Deputy Manager

8/10 Good

Mary Jane

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
A pleasant stop
I am sure that, during the summer season, this verymlarge hotel is bustling. The staff was friendly and helpful, and the food in the buffet dining room was tasty and varied. The campus is very large, and, being across the street from the ocean and beautiful beaches, it is appealing to all the senses.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2018

8/10 Good

Charles

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Superb beach hotel on the SPanish-Poruguese border
The hotel is very grand and creates an excellent impression on arrival. We were able to change rooms to one with a private balcony and view of the sea, without fuss. The beach is superb, a short walk across the road, a huge space with a flat gently shelving beach that keeps the water warm as it goes in and out over the hot sand.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2017

6/10 Okay

victoria

Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort
Warners holiday camp
Full of Spanish pensioners on coach trips hundreds of them.
Dear Victoria, We would like to thank you for your preference in selecting our Barceló Isla Canela hotel for your holidays in costa de la luz, as well as for taking the time to tell us about your recent experience among us. On the other hand, we would like to inform you that we have had as a main guest Spanish senior people, which have stayed with us enjoying their holidays during the month of march. We regret to know if they had bothered you at any moment. Once more we thank you for sharing your experience with us and look forward to serving you again soon. Kind regards, Rubens Ruiz General Manager Barceló Isla Canela

10/10 Excellent

Maria

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Comfy bec
Not many amenities, just a comfy bed.

8/10 Good

Keri, Cwmbran

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Very Nice Hotel
Visited at the end of February 2015 for a short break. This was very early in the season and some minor maintenance was work was still in progress but the hotel was still very welcoming and excellent value for money.

8/10 Good

Arthur, Perth

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
2-day stay at Isla Canela
Very helpful, friendly staff at hotel - at reception and in restaurant and bar. Good atmosphere - staff and other holiday-makers. Great value for money. Food and drink were excellent with a wide choice. We visited in early November so could not use the outdoor swimming-pool but we had good walks along the beach and we hired bicycles to see more of the area and Ayamonte (excellent, safe cycle lanes).

8/10 Good

Lynn, Darlington

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Wow factor hotel
Great buffet every nationality catered for. Fabulous gardens and pools Very secure rooms and outside area.Very helpful receptionists printed our boarding passes as we left ours at home . Entertainment 7/10 however lots of daily activities if you required them. Lots of areas outside and in to sit and relax with free wifi. Fab reception area with fountain .Thought the car park fee per day A bit much but it was under shade . Would highly recommend

8/10 Good

Pat, Uk

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Lovely hotel with beach on the doorstep.
Lovely and relaxing in October, no children running around so mainly all couples. Lovely area for walks and just generally mooching about the nearby town of Ayamonte or popping over to Portugal on the ferry.

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Very pleasant hotel for a restful break.
Both the buffet breakfast and dinner were excellent and although the dinning room was busy staff werervery efficient.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities

2/10 Terrible

Fernando

Stayed 1 night in Oct 2023

10/10 Excellent

Valérie

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Tres bon hôtel, cuisine excellente et variée mais trop salée et emplacement trop bruyant. Personnel très accueillant et serviable. Remercier les femmes chambre ! Piscine très jolie. Met à proximité. Difficulté pour louer une voiture car trop cher.
Stayed 6 nights in Sep 2023
Response from Barceló Isla Canela, Guest Experience Manager on Oct 7, 2023
Chère Valérie,Nous sommes ravis de lire que vous avez apprécié notre cuisine excellente et variée, ainsi que notre personnel accueillant et serviable. Nous tenons également à remercier les femmes de chambre pour leur travail remarquable. Il est agréable de savoir que vous avez aimé notre jolie piscine et la proximité de la plage.Nous prenons note de vos commentaires concernant la salinité des plats et le bruit, et nous nous excusons pour les désagréments occasionnés. En ce qui concerne la location de voiture, nous comprenons que les tarifs peuvent être élevés, mais nous espérons que cela n'a pas affecté votre séjour dans son ensemble.Au plaisir de vous revoir bientôt pour une nouvelle expérience parmi nous. Bien à vous,Barceló Isla Canela, Guest Experience Manager

10/10 Excellent

Elena

Stayed 1 night in Apr 2023

10/10 Excellent

RAFAEL

Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2022

10/10 Excellent

CRISTINA

Travelled with family and small children
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
El hotel una maravilla, pero los alrededores muy sucios y poco cuidados. La playa muy bonita pero con muchas algas y medusas.
Stayed 7 nights in Aug 2022
Response from Barceló Isla Canela, Guest Experience Manager on Aug 30, 2022
Estimada Cristina, Ha sido un placer haberle tenido como huésped en el Barceló Isla Canela y le damos las gracias por dedicar unos minutos para hacernos llegar sus sensaciones.Le agradecemos sus excelentes valoraciones sobre la amabilidad en la atención y la calidez en el trato de todo nuestro personal.Quedamos a la espera de su pronto regreso. Un cordial saludo.Barceló Isla Canela, Guest Experience Manager

10/10 Excellent

antonio silva

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 5 nights in Jun 2022
Response from Guest Experience Manager on Jul 1, 2022
Estimado Antonio, Me gustaría darle las gracias por compartir esta opinión sobre su reciente estancia en el hotel Barceló Isla Canela. Una vez más le agradecemos su amable opinión de nuestro hotel y esperamos poder servirle de nuevo en el futuro. Saludos cordiales,

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Ficou aquém das expectativas.
Hotel agradável em frente à praia. Diria 3 estrelas e não 4! Quarto pequeno para 2 adultos e 1 criança. Casa de banho com ótimo chuveiro. Não havia estendal para estender toalhas ou fatos de banho na varanda minúscula. Pequeno almoço ótimo! Excelentes frutas e muita variedade. Jantar ficou a desejar todos os dias que estivemos. Apesar de haver muita variedade de pratos, não tinham sabor e estavam mal confeccionados. Bar da piscina com muita pouca variedade de bebidas. A zona da piscina é pequena e muito desorganizada. Não existe o controle das toalhas a marcarem ponto nas espreguiçadeiras. Há quem deixasse as toalhas nas espreguiçadeiras todo o dia e não as usavam enquanto outros hóspedes que sem ter espreguiçadeiras tinham que estender as toalhas no chão. Todos os funcionários no geral muito atenciosos e prestativos. Experiência a não repetir. Ficamos bastante desiludidos.
Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2022

10/10 Excellent

sergio

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Hotel muito bom com jardins muito bem cuidados. Frigobar ineficiente deixando as bebidas inadequadas ao consumo. Ducha de banho excelente.
Stayed 2 nights in May 2022
Response from Barceló Isla Canela, Guest Experience Manager on Jun 15, 2022
Caro Sergio, agradecemos o tempo despendido a partilhar o seu feedback. As nossas acomodações encontram-se amplamente equipadas, contudo, lamentamos que o minibar não tenha sido insuficiente. Iremos analisar a situação, mas em contrapartida oferecemos bar, restaurante e serviço de quartos. No entanto, é ótimo saber que ficou agradado com a sua experiência na nossa companhia, nomeadamente, devido à limpeza, conforto e dos serviços prestados, para além disso, prezamos muito a sua referência à qualidade da cabine de duche. Folgamos em saber que pode desfrutar dos magníficos espaços exteriores e que os jardins o deixaram maravilhado. Será um prazer recebê-lo novamente. Cumprimentos, Barceló Isla Canela, Guest Experience Manager

10/10 Excellent

Analita

Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2022

10/10 Excellent

João

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The resort is very pleasant.
Stayed 3 nights in Apr 2022

8/10 Good

Sergio

Travelled with family
Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Todo bien
La estancia fue correcta. El hotel está muy bien pero la playa tiene muchas algas.
Stayed 10 nights in Aug 2021
Response from Barceló Isla Canela, Guest Experience Manager on Sep 6, 2021
Estimado huésped, Muchas gracias por decidirse por el Barceló Isla Canela a la hora de disfrutar de sus vacaciones. Recibimos con sumo agrado su notable valoración con una satisfactoria puntuación, si bien lamentamos que la presencia puntual de algas en la playa le haya ocasionado alguna molestia. Este es un fenómeno natural que, de manera puntual, aparece en todas las playas de nuestra costa, en función de las mareas y de otro factores naturales. Las algas no impiden el baño pero, como le digo, sentimos si no fue de su agrado. Gracias, por otro lado, por sus buenas apreciaciones sobre el hotel en general. Nos alegra leer que todo estuvo bien y que tanto usted como su familia han pasado unos días agradables con nosotros. Tenga por seguro que constantemente estamos volcados en mejorar para ofrecer a nuestros huéspedes en cada momento la mejor de las estancias. Será para todos nosotros un enorme placer tener la oportunidad de volver a darles la bienvenida en próximas ocasiones. Reciba un cordial saludo. Barceló Isla Canela, Guest Experience Manager

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Liked: Staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
El trato de los camareros, animadores y recepcionistas
Stayed 11 nights in Aug 2021

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Das Essen war sehr gut und das Personal sehr nett. Die Anlage ist sehr schön und es hat genügend Liegen. Vermisst habe ich eine Wc Bürste. Schade, dass für die Liegen am Strand extra bezahlt werden muss. Trotz all Inklusive musste man gewisse Getränke bezahlen. Die Putzfrauen haben sehr laut diskutiert auf den Zimmergängen, trotz nicht stören Schildern an der Tür.
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2021

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Me gustó la comida , el servicio , la ducha el personal y la atención
Stayed 4 nights in Jul 2021

10/10 Excellent

María Isabel

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 4 nights in Jul 2021

8/10 Good

Felicitas

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 7 nights in Jul 2021

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
El cuarto de baño Y no me gustó el espacio pequeñas habitaciones
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2021

8/10 Good

Andrea

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2021

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Todo casi perfecto, pero si quieres descansar después de las 9 de la mañana imposible por el ruido de las camareras de pisos y sus carros. Comentar que las paredes son de papel, como tengas vecinos ruidosos se oye todo. El buffet fue de más a menos, suponemos que por los días de la semana que eran.
Stayed 4 nights in Jun 2021

10/10 Excellent

Fernando

Stayed 1 night in Jun 2021