Second stay - this time for 3 nights. Room was very clean and bed hardish but ok. Staff efficient and know what they are doing ! Main problem at this hotel is that the water pressure in the bathrooms is high and when your neighbour turns on the shower or the tap you can hear it very clearly ! This is a pity because if you don't want to wake up at the same time as your neighbour, and you are a light sleeper, then it will disturb. But of course you can be lucky and have an empty room next to you ! The roof terrace is a real bonus especially in the winter when a quick visit upstairs to catch some rays is super. You are very close to the town centre with it's variety of bars and restaurants and during holidays and Saturday nights, the town can be quite busy ! This year the mini skirts were even shorter. If you walk along the street towards town (turn left out of hotel then right) you will pass the nice square (Polvorista) in front of the town hall and post office. After that and nearly opposite a mediocre (and noisy) pizza place is a good Internet cafe. Carry on and opposite Milwaukee and on Plaza Colon (on your left) is a small bar called Bar Plaza Colon (naturally) run by a 50 something brit - Bill- and his portuense wife Mercedes. Super food and on certain days a fun quiz night !

We stayed for 3 days in September 05, we booked one double room with breakfast and dinner. The room was spotless clean, every day! The Hotel staff was always helpfull. Perfect breakfast buffet, for dinner, they served only one menu for everybody, but it was very tastfull. The hotel is located at the historical and commercial centre of El Puerto de Santa Maria, in a Bodegas zone. The best is the roof top swimming pool with a view over the litlle harbor. All rooms have Telephone, Satellite TV, Piped music, Air conditioning and complete bathroom. The Osborne bodega is just two minutes away from the Hotel.

I stayed there for two nights in July 2005. The location is fine, just five minutes walk from the heart of El Puerto.

We had a price of 60€ for one night inc. tax exc. breakfast which is quite cheap for such quality. The rooms are fine but a bit old and the service is OK.

However, for such price and location, I would definitely stay there again.

Just wanted to post a comment about the Santa Maria Hotel which is on the quayside and within very easy walking distance of everything in Puerto. It's a clean and quite comfortable place with friendly staff and good prices. I stayed for one week whilst looking for a place to buy and felt quite at home. Being English, I was pleased that you could get a full buffet breakfast and not just Tostadas y cafe. Just up the road is the Osborne sherry bodega where you can do a tour and a tasting then stagger back to the hotel. Round the corner is a great pavement restaurant for summer nights. And I liked the town so much, finished up buying an apartment.