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Large hotel pool with palm trees and lounge chairs under clear sky.
Spacious hotel grounds with palm trees, manicured lawns, and a view of the sea under a blue sky.
Modern balcony with lounge furniture, sea view, and two glasses of orange juice.
Colorful water playground with flowing water in a sunny vacation spot
Large open hotel dining area with wooden tables and chairs under a high ceiling.
Modern hotel pool at dusk with lounge chairs and illuminated building in the background.
Modern hotel pool at sunset with lounge chairs and palm trees in a clear setting.
Modern hotel complex with balconies, palm trees, and a well-maintained garden under a blue sky.
A wooden pier leads to a wide, bright sandy beach with blue sky and sea.
A paved path leads through greenery to a sunny beach under a blue sky.
Modern hotel complex with pool, palm trees, and lounges on a sunny beach.
White sandy beach with wooden walkway under clear blue sky by the sea.
Modern hotel complex with large pool, water slides, and palm trees under blue sky.
Modern sun terrace with daybeds overlooking the sea and hotel garden.
Large outdoor pool with lounge chairs and palm trees at a hotel resort under clear sky.
Spacious hotel lobby with modern seating and illuminated ceiling design.
Spacious hotel lobby with modern design, long reception desk, and distinctive ceiling lighting.
Modern hotel restaurant with large windows and elegant table settings.
Open lounge area with green sofas and wooden furniture, view of city and water.
Modern infinity pool with glass railing and wide sea view under clear sky.
Large, bright dining room with wooden floor and many set tables in a hotel.
Evening view of a hotel with illuminated pool and palm trees under a clear blue sky.
Modern hotel lounge area with tables, armchairs, and large windows.
Modern hotel restaurant with patterned floor, leather chairs, and large window view to outside.
Modern hotel bar area with black counter and high stools on black-and-white floor.
Bright gym with modern exercise equipment and large windows.
Bright gym with modern equipment, dumbbells, and red benches on a blue floor.
Modern spa reception with green wall, front desk, and cozy atmosphere.
Indoor hotel pool with blue water, columns, and large windows.
Indoor pool with modern design, lit, surrounded by columns and gray flooring.
Red sauna room with two massage beds and shower for hotel relaxation.
Modern hotel room with double bed, large window wall, and adjacent shower area with glass partition.
Child-friendly outdoor pool area with water slides and mascot at a hotel.
Arcade room with colorful game machines and bright design in a hotel.
Children's water playground with pirate ship and slide in a hotel pool under clear sky.
Water playground with slides and splashing water in front of a hotel.
Bright hotel room with two single beds and balcony with sea view.
Modern bathroom with sink, large mirror, and walk-in shower in a bright design.
Small blue hotel toiletries and white towels on a white tray in bathroom.
Bright living room with brown sofa, armchairs, and sea view through large windows.
Modern furnished living room with velvet sofa, dining table, and wall decorations in hotel.
Spanien (Festland) ∙ Costa de la Luz ∙ Costa Ballena

Best Costa Ballena ****
Tour operator category

XRY099
Unser Label "Reisen mit Zukunft" kennzeichnet Hotels, welche sich nach GSTC-Standard für eine nachhaltige Zukunft engagieren.
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Location

The Hotel Best Costa Ballena is located just approx. 2 minutes' walk from the beach at Costa Ballena. A golf course is 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.
A wooden pier leads to a wide, bright sandy beach with blue sky and sea.
A paved path leads through greenery to a sunny beach under a blue sky.
Modern hotel complex with pool, palm trees, and lounges on a sunny beach.
White sandy beach with wooden walkway under clear blue sky by the sea.
Modern hotel complex with large pool, water slides, and palm trees under blue sky.
Modern sun terrace with daybeds overlooking the sea and hotel garden.

Facilities

Large outdoor pool with lounge chairs and palm trees at a hotel resort under clear sky.
Spacious hotel lobby with modern seating and illuminated ceiling design.
Spacious hotel lobby with modern design, long reception desk, and distinctive ceiling lighting.
Modern hotel restaurant with large windows and elegant table settings.
Open lounge area with green sofas and wooden furniture, view of city and water.
Modern infinity pool with glass railing and wide sea view under clear sky.
Large, bright dining room with wooden floor and many set tables in a hotel.
Evening view of a hotel with illuminated pool and palm trees under a clear blue sky.
Modern hotel lounge area with tables, armchairs, and large windows.
Modern hotel restaurant with patterned floor, leather chairs, and large window view to outside.
Modern hotel bar area with black counter and high stools on black-and-white floor.
The 4-star hotel belonging to the well-known 'Best Hotels' group consists of 7 buildings and has a total of 618 rooms. Facilities include a lobby area with 24-hour reception, a lift, luggage storage, 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 heated pool for the off-season). The Premium terrace with Sky Bar and a saltwater pool is exclusively accessible to hotel guests in Superior double rooms (aged 13 and over), with sun loungers and Balinese beds.

Accommodation

Double room

The double rooms feature a bathroom with a bathtub or shower, WC 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 safety lock, and a furnished balcony or furnished terrace (D).
Also bookable with a king-size bed (KC2).
Also bookable as a double room for single use upon request (E).
(Additionally bookable under XRYA20 as a double room (D), with a king-size bed (KC2/DEA) and for single use (DE).)

Bright hotel room with two single beds and balcony with sea view.
Modern bathroom with sink, large mirror, and walk-in shower in a bright design.
Small blue hotel toiletries and white towels on a white tray in bathroom.
Bright living room with brown sofa, armchairs, and sea view through large windows.

Double room Superior

The Superior double rooms have the same facilities and include 2 single beds (twin, 1.35 m x 2 m) or a 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/tea making facilities (daily replenishment/min. stay 4 nights), welcome package with 1 small bottle of water and 2 soft drinks, 1 spa treatment per person (minimum stay 4 nights; for fewer nights, a 50% discount applies), and unlimited access to the Premium terrace (minimum age 13 years) with sun loungers, Balinese beds, an infinity pool (saltwater pool) overlooking the Atlantic Ocean (Gulf of Cádiz), and a Sky Bar. In high season, Premium guests have access to the exclusive Atlántida buffet restaurant. (DSU).
(Additionally bookable under XRYA20 as a double room Superior (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 furnished living room with velvet sofa, dining table, and wall decorations in hotel.

Meals

U/ÜF/HP/VP/AI

All booked meals served as a buffet, featuring varied national and international cuisine with show cooking and themed buffets in summer.

Modern hotel kitchen with light wooden floor, stainless steel appliances, and large workspace.

All Inclusive

Two refreshing cocktails with lime slices and straws on a wooden table in sunlight.

All Inclusive

Breakfast, lunch, and dinner in buffet form (varied national and international cuisine with show cooking and themed buffets).
Snacks from 10 a.m. – 11 p.m. (except during restaurant operating hours).
Selected national alcoholic drinks such as beer, wine, sangria, gin, vodka, rum, whiskey, brandy, sparkling wine, and liqueurs from 10 a.m. – 11:30 p.m.
Selected national non-alcoholic drinks such as tea, coffee, mineral water, and soft drinks from a vending machine from 10 a.m. – 11:30 p.m.
Ice cream from 10 a.m. – 11 p.m.
Formal attire is requested at dinner.

Sports included

Fitness room.
Bright gym with modern exercise equipment and large windows.
Bright gym with modern equipment, dumbbells, and red benches on a blue floor.

Sports for a fee

In the immediate vicinity is a golf course, 'Costa Ballena Ocean Golf Club' (local third-party provider).

Children's program

Child-friendly outdoor pool area with water slides and mascot at a hotel.
Arcade room with colorful game machines and bright design in a hotel.
Children's water playground with pirate ship and slide in a hotel pool under clear sky.
Water playground with slides and splashing water in front of a hotel.
Miniclub (included, for children aged 4-12, open during the summer season). Reduced opening hours apply outside the main season. Children's pool (saltwater) with splash park/water features and children's playground.

Wellness

Wellness & Spa area (entry for a fee) with heated indoor pool (freshwater) with waterfalls, hot tub, whirlpools, sauna, Turkish steam bath/hammam, shower temple (with contrast shower, essence shower, bithermal mist shower, and bithermal sequential shower), relaxation area/zone, ice fountain, nebulizer, and massage rooms. Massages and beauty treatments (for a fee).
Modern spa reception with green wall, front desk, and cozy atmosphere.
Indoor hotel pool with blue water, columns, and large windows.
Indoor pool with modern design, lit, surrounded by columns and gray flooring.
Red sauna room with two massage beds and shower for hotel relaxation.
Modern hotel room with double bed, large window wall, and adjacent shower area with glass partition.

Entertainment

Entertainment program (day and night, in the summer season). Daily evening entertainment with various 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).
Cots (subject to availability, included).

Credit card

MasterCard and VISA.

Hotelhinweis

Check-in: from 3 p.m.
Check-out: until 12 p.m.
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Dogs are not allowed in the entire hotel (with the exception of guide dogs).
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Formal attire is requested at 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
Telephone: +34 956 000 792
Fax: +34 977 384 363
E-mail: costaballena@besthotels.es

Sustainability

With our "Travel with a Future" label, we identify hotels that verifiably meet recognized sustainability standards. These include standards recognized by the Global Sustainable Tourism Council (GSTC) and the Tourism Sustainability Certifications Alliance (TSCA). Currently, around 20% of the hotels in our program meet corresponding criteria and have been verified through independent certification procedures. This product line offers our guests additional guidance when choosing their accommodation.

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

This hotel has the following certification:
  • Biosphere Responsible Tourism (valid until 16.04.2028)

Seasonal information

Additionally bookable under XRYA20.

Tour operator category

4 Suns ****

Country category

4 Sterne
Last updated: 30.09.2026 21:44