Hotel Estival Islantilla

“Great value, stress free, family holiday”

We had such a fantastic time staying 7 nights all inclusive. The staff are phenomenal. It's very well run and you always get a friendly greeting. The lifeguards do a fantastic job keeping everyone safe. The restaurant staff work tirelessly to clear empty plates efficiently. The rooms are basic and … more

We had such a fantastic time staying 7 nights all inclusive. The staff are phenomenal. It's very well run and you always get a friendly greeting. The lifeguards do a fantastic job keeping everyone safe. The restaurant staff work tirelessly to clear empty plates efficiently. The rooms are basic and comfortable. The food is as expected when catering for hundreds of covers 3 times a day. Dont expect gourmet. There was a good selection at every meal and its constantly replenished. Drinks were lovely with slushies for kids and soft serve ice cream at the bar. The pool was big enough and we always managed to get a lounger. Kids pool with slides is great fun. There is a lovely grass area to relax in the sun. The beach is across the promenade only a very short distance from the hotel with a bar and sun loungers under umbrellas. Lovely stretch of promenade to go for walks with shops and restaurants just a short distance. Nature walk too where we spotted birds, rabbits and even a chameleon. Its a quiet town where you are forced to slow down, relax and recharge. We loved it and would definitely go again. Towels are available for a 15 euro deposit which you get back when returned. Loungers on the beach where 5 euro for morning or 10 euro for the day

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“PERFECT HOLIDAY”

got home early this afternoon from a week here with my 6 year old son and WOW!! I’d honestly give this hotel a *5 instead of a 4 our week was perfect, the food was amazing there was a different theme each night and even if you didn’t fancy that there was pizza and pasta station every evening, also… more

got home early this afternoon from a week here with my 6 year old son and WOW!! I’d honestly give this hotel a *5 instead of a 4 our week was perfect, the food was amazing there was a different theme each night and even if you didn’t fancy that there was pizza and pasta station every evening, also a grill section where there was pork chicken fish steak etc, I saw a lot of previous comments about food being cold but I think the sheer amount of food and options it would be impossible to have everything hot but I’d say all the food that should be hot definitely was, entertainment team was great also really appreciated the amount of lifeguards on duty always one at each pool keeping an eye on things which some people can see it as too much but with having my 6 year old son with me I saw it more comforting than anything, our room was lovely we didn’t spend much time in it at all but bed was comfy and room was cleaned every day so don’t need anything more than that, I’m not a person to usually repeat a holiday destination but I definitely want to come back here as it had everything we needed and no complaints, only thing I’d recommend is to book a private transfer when you arrive to the hotel, the journey would have been 2 hours if we kept our inclusive coach but with my private one only took an hour straight from faro to the hotel and I used yellow fish so I’d recommend them, also loved that to get a drink by the pool you had to take your cups up to then get another which stopped lots of empty cups lying around making a mess which I thought was very smart and you get use to doing it once you’re there, all in all best holiday I’ve been on so far so If you’re thinking about booking here id definitely recommend and if you’re already coming you’re in for a treat

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“Bob & Elaine on tour”

Just coming to the end of a week at Estival Huelva, May 26. Hotel is large with grounds to match, busy week but always a quiet space to be found. Food as always with a buffet style some good some not so good. Difficult to please every one. We found it OK. There is entertainment on during the eveni… more

Just coming to the end of a week at Estival Huelva, May 26. Hotel is large with grounds to match, busy week but always a quiet space to be found. Food as always with a buffet style some good some not so good. Difficult to please every one. We found it OK. There is entertainment on during the evening mostly for the kids, nothing wrong with that. Rooms OK and cleaned daily as you would expect. There are rules around the pools regarding the wearing of tee shirts, balls, inflatable items in the pools and enforced by pool attendants. Not a lot outside of the hotel, a few bars and restaurants, only visited the Titanic bar, not expensive. Really long beach but the sea is not really suitable for kids, bit rough and drops away quite steeply. All in all an enjoyable holiday but probably wouldn't return. Probably our age.

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