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Bright hotel room with two beds, large window, and view of the water.
Modern bathroom with large mirror wall, sink, and walk-in shower.
Clean bathroom amenities and two towels on a white tray in hotel bathroom
Modern living area with sofa, table, and sea view from the terrace.
Bright living room with sofa, armchairs, glass table, and dining table with chairs against beige wall.
Modern, bright hotel kitchen with stainless steel appliances and large workspace.
Two glasses of iced tea with lime slices and straws on a wooden table.
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Children's themed pool with colorful mascot and water slides in front of hotel building.
Interior of a colorful arcade game room with various slot machines and soft flooring.
Children's playground with pirate ship and slide in a resort pool.
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Bright gym room with cardio machines and weights by large windows.
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Spacious wellness area with two massage tables, washbasin, and shower area under warm red lighting.
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Spanien (Festland) ∙ Costa de la Luz ∙ Costa Ballena

Best Costa Ballena ****

XRY099
Fitness
Wellness
WLAN
Pool
Beach
Family
Air conditioning
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Location

The Best Costa Ballena Hotel is located just about a 2-minute walk from Costa Ballena beach. A golf course is nearby. Chipiona is approximately 3 km away. Sanlúcar de Barrameda can be reached in about 10 km. Jerez de la Frontera Airport is about 42 km away.
Wooden walkway with railing leads to a wide, calm sandy beach and blue sky.
Wide paved path alongside bushes and grass, with bicycle symbol on the pavement.
Modern hotel with pools, sun loungers, and palm trees under sunny weather and blue sky
Sandy beach with wooden boardwalk and sea view under clear blue sky.
Large hotel with pool, sun umbrellas, and sea view under blue sky.
Modern loungers on wooden deck with glass railing, overlooking the sea and green park.

Facilities

Large hotel pool with sun loungers and palm trees under a blue sky.
Spacious hotel lobby with modern seating, lighting, and reception desk.
Spacious bright hotel lobby with elegant reception desk and modern ceiling lights.
Modern hotel pool with blue glass railings and sun loungers on white flooring.
Modern dining area with large windows and stylish tables and chairs.
Bright lounge with green armchairs and wooden tables on a terrace overlooking the city.
Clear rooftop terrace with infinity pool and sea view under blue sky.
Spacious hotel dining room with wooden floors and modern, bright interior.
Illuminated outdoor pool with sun loungers and palm trees at sunset in a hotel.
Modern conference room with round tables and upholstered chairs, bright walls, and large windows.
Modernly furnished restaurant with bright interior and colorful chairs in a hotel.
Modern hotel restaurant with long bar, many seats, and black-and-white tiled floor.
This 4-star hotel, part of the well-known 'Best Hotels' group, consists of 7 buildings and offers a total of 618 rooms. Facilities include a reception area with a 24-hour reception, a lift, a luggage storage room, a hairdresser/beauty salon (for a fee), a cafeteria, a buffet restaurant, a bar, and a snack bar. The beautifully designed outdoor area with a garden and a large sun terrace features a total of 3 saltwater swimming pools (the main pool, a children's pool, and a heated pool for the low season). The Premium Terrace with Sky Bar and a saltwater pool is exclusively accessible to hotel guests in a Superior Double Room (age 13 and over), with 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 furnished terrace (D).
Also available with a king-size bed (KC2).
Also available as a single occupancy double room upon request (E).
(Also bookable under XRYA20 as a Double Room (D), with a King-size bed (KC2/DEA) and for single occupancy (DE).)

Bright hotel room with two beds, large window, and view of the water.
Modern bathroom with large mirror wall, sink, and walk-in shower.
Clean bathroom amenities and two towels on a white tray in hotel bathroom
Modern living area with sofa, table, and sea view from the terrace.

Superior Double Room

The Superior Double Rooms, with the same amenities, feature 2 single beds (twin, 1.35m x 2m) or a double bed (2m x 2m), a sofa bed (1.40m wide), and Premium Service (subject to change): individual decoration, pillow menu, bathrobe, slippers, kettle, coffee and tea making facilities (daily replenished), welcome package with 1 small bottle of water and 2 soft drinks, 1 spa treatment per person (minimum stay 4 nights, 50% discount for shorter stays), and unlimited access to the Premium Terrace (minimum age 13) with sun loungers, Balinese beds, infinity pool (saltwater) overlooking the Atlantic Ocean (Gulf of Cadiz), and Sky Bar (DSU).
(Also bookable under XRYA20 as a Superior Double Room (DSU) and for single occupancy (DSE).)

Family Room

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

Superior Family Room (XRYA20)

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

Bright living room with sofa, armchairs, glass table, and dining table with chairs against beige wall.

Meals

U/HB/FB/AI

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

Modern, bright hotel kitchen with stainless steel appliances and large workspace.

All Inclusive

Two glasses of iced tea with lime slices and straws on a wooden table.

All Inclusive

Breakfast, lunch, and dinner served buffet-style (varied national and international cuisine with show cooking and themed buffets).
Snacks from 10 AM to 11 PM (except during meal times).
Selected local alcoholic beverages such as beer, wine, sangria, gin, vodka, rum, whiskey, brandy, sparkling wine, and liqueurs from 10 AM to 11:30 PM.
Selected local non-alcoholic beverages such as tea, coffee, mineral water, and soft drinks from the dispenser from 10 AM to 11:30 PM.
Ice cream from 10 AM to 11 PM.
Formal attire is requested for dinner.

Sports included

Fitness room.

Sports for a fee

The 'Costa Ballena Ocean Golf Club' is located nearby (local third-party provider).

Children's program

Mini club (included, for children aged 4-12 years, open during the summer season). Reduced opening hours apply outside the main season. Children's pool (freshwater) and children's playground.
Children's themed pool with colorful mascot and water slides in front of hotel building.
Interior of a colorful arcade game room with various slot machines and soft flooring.
Children's playground with pirate ship and slide in a resort pool.
Water park with tipping bucket dumping water onto slide and floor in a hotel playground.

Wellness

Spa reception area with green plant wall logo, white desk, and modern design.
Indoor pool area with seating and columns in a modern hotel.
Modern indoor pool with round shape and relaxation area in a hotel.
Spacious wellness area with two massage tables, washbasin, and shower area under warm red lighting.
Modern hotel room with shower area, large window, and minimalist design.
Wellness & Spa area (entry for a fee) with heated indoor pool (freshwater) featuring waterfalls, whirlpool, hot tubs, sauna, Turkish bath/hammam, shower temple (with contrast shower, essence shower, bithermal mist shower, and bithermal sequential shower), relaxation area/quiet zone, ice fountain, nebulizer, and massage rooms. Massages and beauty treatments (for a fee).

Entertainment

Entertainment program (daytime and nighttime, during the summer season). Daily evening entertainment with multiple shows.

Hotel Service

Wi-Fi (included throughout the hotel).
Parking/Garage (subject to availability, no advance reservation possible, for a fee).
Laundry/Ironing service (for a fee).
Baby cots (subject to availability, included).

Credit Card

MasterCard and VISA.

Hotel features

  • Animation
  • Chillout & Relaxation
  • Shopping opportunities
  • Family friendly
  • Fitness
  • Golf
  • Indoor pool
  • Hotel safe
  • Internet
  • Kids Club/Mini Club
  • Children's pool
  • Children's playground
  • Air conditioning
  • Massages
  • Sandy beach
  • Sauna
  • Spa
  • Close to the beach
  • Wi-Fi
  • Directly on the beach
  • Enhanced hygiene concept

Sustainability

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

Further information on 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

Note

Check-in: from 3 PM
Check-out: until 12 PM
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Dogs are not allowed in the entire hotel (except guide dogs).
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Formal attire is requested for dinner (e.g., long trousers for male 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
Email: costaballena@besthotels.es

Seasonal information

Additionally bookable under XRYA20.

Country category

4 Sterne
Last updated: 22.02.2026 09:01