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4.0 of 5
2 Governors Parade, Gibraltar
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O'Callaghan Eliott Hotel
Ranked #1 of 6 hotels in Gibraltar
4.0 of 5 stars 316 Reviews
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What travellers say about this hotel
  • Main street(17)
  • Very good(14)
  • Air conditioning(8)
  • Cable car(7)
  • Friendly and helpful(7)
  • Sea view(6)
  • Bar staff(6)
  • Top floor(5)
  • Flat screen TV(4)
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4 reviews 4 reviews
Reviews in 4 cities Reviews in 4 cities
4 helpful votes 4 helpful votes
“What a shame!!!”
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 12 February 2012

What a shame is because this should have been excellent, unfortunately we booked a double room with the preference of a sea view. Upon arrival the girl on reception was excellent very friendly & efficient, we were given our key only to find upon entering the room it was a twin with a rock view!
I went back to the desk & politely explained to the girl what had happened, she called the duty manager who was a very rude man who began to chant "you tell me where it says a sea view" x 2. I was taken back a little but did produce my paper work where I had requested "a double room overlooking the straights if possible" his manner did improve slightly at this point & he said it would not be a problem to source a double room but it would not be with a sea view.
We did complete the hotel satisfaction survey & had hoped for an apology ( December 2011) but to date we have not recieved one!
Putting this experience aside this is an excellent hotel with very friendly & accommadating staff. Great location only minutes walk from all the shops & close to a bus stop giving full access to all the sites.
The breakfast was (sorry to use the word again) excellent with a good choice of hot & cold food.
The room was very spacious with a table & 2 chairs, everything was in good working order with a nice powerful hot shower & everything was replenished daily, plenty of tea & coffee etc.
We ate in the bar a couple of times & the food was, yes excellent as was the service. There are also several places in the town to eat, in fact you are spoilt for choice! Especially in Irish town.
If you get a chance do the dolphin cruise, we went with Dolphin World & it was just amazing.If you go on the cable car you can purchase a joint ticket which is cheaper!
We would definately use this hotel again.

  • Stayed December 2011, travelled as a couple
    • 5 of 5 stars Value
    • 5 of 5 stars Location
    • 4 of 5 stars Sleep Quality
    • 5 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 4 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 5 of 5 stars Service
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mary_kinch, General Manager at O'Callaghan Eliott Hotel, responded to this review
13 February 2012
Dear LIGHTY4,
Thank you for taking the time to write your review and I do apologize if my Duty Manager was rude to you. We do try to give a sea view double room as much as we can when it is requested and some times it is not always possible. Thank you for your lovely feed back on the hotel which we always appreciate.
We look forward to welcoming you back again soon.
With kind regards,
Mary Kinch
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Brighton, United Kingdom
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“Not recommended”
1 of 5 stars Reviewed 12 February 2012

On arriving not informed that the swimming pool was being repaired - only booked this hotel so I could relax by the pool as I recovering from illness.
Room dirty and dusty - bin not emptied from previous occupants. Cleaned after complaining and offered 1 free meal for 2 people (solo traveller, so no less to the hotel). Room very tired looking. This led to lots of niggling things, which although fixed led to feeling very disappointed for entire stay.
Not enough done to compensate for dirty room and lack of swimming pool - perhaps offered the use of another hotel's pool?

  • Stayed October 2011, travelled solo
    • 2 of 5 stars Value
    • 4 of 5 stars Location
    • 3 of 5 stars Sleep Quality
    • 1 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 1 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 3 of 5 stars Service
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mary_kinch, General Manager at O'Callaghan Eliott Hotel, responded to this review
13 February 2012
Dear DeeH01,

Thank you for taking the time to write your review and thank you for your comments.
We had emergency works to do on our pool and we could not offer another hotel's pool as they both close from September for the winter.
We hope you will come and stay with us again soon as we would like you to be able to enjoy our pool.

With kind regards,
Mary Kinch
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Berkshire
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14 reviews 14 reviews
Reviews in 6 cities Reviews in 6 cities
1 helpful vote 1 helpful vote
“Eliott in Feb”
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 12 February 2012

Beautiful view of the bay from our very nice room. Breakfast was first class, too. Thanks!

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  • Stayed February 2012, travelled as a couple
    • 5 of 5 stars Value
    • 5 of 5 stars Location
    • 4 of 5 stars Sleep Quality
    • 5 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 5 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 3 of 5 stars Service
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mary_kinch, General Manager at O'Callaghan Eliott Hotel, responded to this review
13 February 2012
Dear Oldyzudu,

Thank you for your lovely review we are delighted you enjoyed your stay with us.
We look forward to welcoming you back soon.

With kind regards,

Mary Kinch
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Rio Maior, Portugal
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26 reviews 26 reviews
Reviews in 18 cities Reviews in 18 cities
14 helpful votes 14 helpful votes
“Great Hotel very central”
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 30 January 2012
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We stayed here for 4 nights and had a wonderful time. Rooms very clean and spacious. We had booked a junior Suite. Great having coffee and tea making facilites in the room. Sadly it was let down by not having a fridge or minibar. For me this is an essential item as I have to drink at least 2 litres of water a day....not very nice lukewarm!!!
The buffet breakfast was great and the restaurant staff were helpful and friendly. FANTASTIC views from the restaurant. The pool was too cold to use (but i didn´t expect anything else in January!) it was sparkling clear and looked inviting just the same. The gym is very well equipted.
All the staff throughout the hotel down to the room maid were happy to help and friendly.
Parking is great and we just left our car unmoved for the time we were there.
Internet access is VERY expensive but there are plenty of bars nearby where you can get WiFi free of charge.

  • Stayed January 2012, travelled as a couple
    • 5 of 5 stars Value
    • 5 of 5 stars Location
    • 5 of 5 stars Sleep Quality
    • 5 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 5 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 5 of 5 stars Service
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mary_kinch, General Manager at O'Callaghan Eliott Hotel, responded to this review
2 February 2012
Dear 1946 Siobhan,

Thank you for taking the time to write your lovely review and thank you for your lovely comments.
We really do appreciate all feed back we receive and even better when it is good.
We look forward to welcoming you back again really soon.

With kind regards,
Mary Kinch
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hull
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15 reviews 15 reviews
Reviews in 11 cities Reviews in 11 cities
30 helpful votes 30 helpful votes
“THE BEST HOTEL BY FAR IN GIBRALTAR”
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 27 January 2012
2
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Just got back from another lovely weekend at this hotel, since we came in october it was a nice surprise to see the beautiful new gym and new equipment, and smart new staircase going up to the sun bathing area, as always our room was perfectly clean and relaxing, and the food was gorgeous.

Having stayed in all the hotels in gibraltar I can totally recommend a stay here, the location is brilliant,

  • Stayed January 2012, travelled as a couple
    • 5 of 5 stars Value
    • 5 of 5 stars Location
    • 5 of 5 stars Sleep Quality
    • 5 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 5 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 5 of 5 stars Service
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2 February 2012
Dear Gibraltar 2121,

Thank you for your lovely review and your great comments.
We are delighted you enjoyed your stay and we look forward to seeing you soon again.

With kind regards,
Mary Kinch
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Address: 2 Governors Parade, Gibraltar
Price range (per night):* INR9,809 - 16,106

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