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Spanien (Festland) ∙ Costa de la Luz ∙ Costa Ballena

Best Costa Ballena ****
Tour operator category

XRY099
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Highlights

  • Costa Ballena beach at approx. 2 minutes walking distance.
  • Exclusive premium terrace with saltwater infinity pool for superior guests aged 13 and over.
  • Spacious wellness area with indoor pool, sauna, and hamam.
  • Family rooms with connecting doors and miniclub for children aged 4 to 12.
  • 4-star hotel of the Best Hotels group in Costa Ballena.

Location

The Best Costa Ballena hotel is located just approx. a 2-minute walk from the beach of Costa Ballena. There is a golf course in the immediate vicinity. The town of Chipiona is approx. 3 km away. Sanlúcar de Barrameda can be reached after approx. 10 km. Jerez de la Frontera Airport is approx. 42 km away.
Beach with light sand and blue sky, wooden railing in the foreground.
A paved path leads through greenery to a sunny beach under a blue sky.
Modern hotel with multiple floors, pools, and sun loungers under a clear sky.
Wide sandy beach with wooden boardwalk and clear blue sky by the sea.
Hotel resort with large pool, water slides, lounge chairs, and sea view under clear sky.
Modern hotel terrace with loungers and sea view under a clear blue sky.

Facilities

Large hotel pool with sun loungers and palm trees under a blue sky.
Spacious hotel lobby with modern seating, high ceiling, and stylish lighting fixtures.
Spacious modern hotel lobby with long reception desk and seating areas.
Modern hotel pool with lounge chairs and glass railings, surrounded by white buildings.
Modern restaurant with large windows, bright walls, and stylishly arranged tables and chairs.
Modern lounge with green armchairs and wooden tables in an open hotel area with city views.
Clear blue hotel pool with glass railing overlooking the sea under a blue sky.
Large, bright dining room with wooden chairs and tables in a modern hotel.
Evening view of a hotel pool with palm trees and lounge chairs under clear sky.
Elegant breakfast room with gray armchairs and round tables in a hotel.
Modern restaurant with patterned floor and brown chairs, plenty of daylight through large windows.
Modern hotel bar area with stools and elegant lighting on a black and white floor.
The 4-star hotel of the well-known "Best Hotels" group consists of 7 buildings and has a total of 618 rooms. Facilities include a reception area with a 24-hour reception, an elevator, a luggage storage room, a hairdresser/beauty salon (for a fee), a cafeteria, a buffet restaurant, a bar, and a snack bar. In the beautifully designed outdoor area with a garden and a large sun terrace, there are a total of 3 saltwater swimming pools (the main pool, a children's pool, and a pool that can be heated in the low season). The Premium terrace with a Sky Bar and a saltwater pool is exclusively accessible to hotel guests in Superior double rooms (aged 13 and over) and features sun loungers and Balinese beds.

Accommodation

Double Room

The double rooms feature a bathroom with a bathtub or shower, toilet and hairdryer, two single beds (twin, each 1.35 m x 2 m), air conditioning/heating, safe (included), minibar, direct-dial telephone, satellite TV (LED), Wi-Fi (included), electronic security lock, and a furnished balcony or terrace (D).
Also bookable with a king-size bed (KC2).
Also bookable as a double room for single use on request (E).
(Additionally bookable under XRYA20 as a double room (D), with a king-size bed (KC2/DEA), and for single use (DE).)

Hotel room with two single beds, large window, and view of a terrace overlooking the sea.
Modern hotel bathroom with white sink, large mirror, and walk-in shower.
White towels and blue hotel toiletries on a white tray in the bathroom.
Bright hotel room with sofa, armchair, and view of garden and sea.

Double Room Superior

The Superior double rooms have the same facilities and feature 2 single beds (twin, from 1.35 x 2 m) or one double bed (2 m x 2 m), a sofa bed (1.40 m wide), and Premium service (subject to change): individual decoration, pillow menu, bathrobe, slippers, electric kettle, coffee and tea-making facilities (daily replacement), welcome package with 1 small bottle of water and 2 soft drinks, 1 spa treatment per person (minimum stay 4 nights; for shorter stays, a 50% discount), and unlimited access to the Premium terrace (minimum age 13) with sun loungers, Balinese beds, an infinity pool (saltwater pool) overlooking the Atlantic Ocean (Gulf of Cádiz), and a Sky Bar (DSU).
(Additionally bookable under XRYA20 as a Superior double room (DSU) and for single use (DSE).)

Family Room

The family rooms consist of 2 double rooms with a connecting door (DF2).
(Additionally bookable under XRYA20 under DF2/DF3/2FA/2FB)

Family Room Superior (XRYA20)

These are 2 Superior double rooms with a connecting door (F2U/F2S/F3U/F4U/F5U).

Modern living room with sofa, armchair, glass table, and dining table in the background.

Meals

U/ÜF/HP/VP/AI

All booked meals served buffet-style with varied national and international cuisine with show cooking and summer theme buffets.

Modern, bright hotel kitchen with stainless steel appliances and spacious countertops.

All Inclusive

Two refreshing drinks in glasses with straws and lime slices on a wooden table.

All Inclusive

Breakfast, lunch, and dinner served buffet-style (varied national and international cuisine with show cooking and theme buffets).
Snacks from 10:00 AM – 11:00 PM (except during restaurant operating hours).
Selected national alcoholic beverages such as beer, wine, sangria, gin, vodka, rum, whiskey, brandy, sparkling wine, and liqueurs from 10:00 AM – 11:30 PM.
Selected national non-alcoholic beverages such as tea, coffee, mineral water, and soft drink vending machines from 10:00 AM – 11:30 PM.
Ice cream from 10:00 AM – 11:00 PM.
Formal dress is requested for dinner.

Sports included

Fitness room.
Bright gym with exercise equipment and large windows overlooking terrace.
Modern gym room with various exercise machines and dumbbells near large windows.

Sports for a fee

A golf course, "Costa Ballena Ocean Golf Club," is located in the immediate vicinity (local third-party provider).

Children's program

Large pool with water slides and a mascot in a blue costume in front of a hotel building.
Colorful arcade with several game machines and wooden floor in a hotel.
Colorful pirate ship with water slides in a hotel pool under sunny weather.
Colorful water playground with large tipping bucket and fountains in a hotel pool area.
Miniclub (included, for children aged 4-12 years, open during the summer season); reduced opening hours apply outside the peak season. Children's pool (freshwater) and playground.

Wellness

Wellness & Spa area (entry for a fee) with a heated indoor pool (freshwater) with waterfalls, hydro-massage bath, whirlpools, sauna, Turkish bath/hammam, shower temple (with contrast shower, essence shower, bithermal mist shower, and bithermal sequential shower), relaxation area, ice fountain, nebulizer, and massage rooms. Massages and beauty treatments (for a fee).
Modern spa reception with green plant wall lettering and minimalist white counter.
Indoor pool area with turquoise water, white columns, and modern lighting.
Modern indoor pool with rounded shape and steps in an elegant hotel setting.
A spa room with two massage tables under red lighting, equipped with a shower and sink.
Modern, minimalist hotel room with bed, large windows, and shower area.

Entertainment

Entertainment program (day and night, in the summer season). Daily evening entertainment with several shows.

Hotel service

Wi-Fi (included throughout the hotel).
Parking spaces/garage (subject to availability, advance reservation not possible, for a fee).
Laundry/ironing service (for a fee).
Baby cots (subject to availability, included).

Credit card

MasterCard and VISA.

Sustainability

Travel with a Future provides guidance for making conscious decisions. Our label identifies hotels that are certified according to internationally recognized standards for sustainable operational practices and actively invest in a more sustainable future. These standards encompass social responsibility, environmental awareness, as well as cultural and economic aspects of sustainable tourism, as defined by the Global Sustainable Tourism Council (GSTC).

Further information on the topic of sustainability at Schauinsland-Reisen can be found at: https://nachhaltigkeit.schauinsland-reisen.de/reisen-mit-zukunft

This hotel holds the following certification:
  • Biosphere Responsible Tourism

Hotelhinweis

Check-in: from 3:00 PM
Check-out: until 12:00 PM
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Dogs are not allowed in the entire hotel (excluding guide dogs).
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Formal dress is requested for dinner (e.g., long trousers for male hotel guests).
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Hotel contact:
Hotel Best Costa Ballena
Plaza de Europa, 6,
11550 Chipiona (Cádiz)
Spain
Phone: +34 956 000 792
Fax: +34 977 384 363
E-Mail: costaballena@besthotels.es

Seasonal information

Additionally bookable under XRYA20.

Tour operator category

4 Suns ****

Country category

4 Sterne
Last updated: 19.06.2026 22:56