Almería Hotels: Where to Stay in Andalusia

Hotels in Almería range from a historic baths hotel on the old plaza to a golf resort in the hills. This guide covers five Almería hotels we could confirm with at least two sources, notes one rebrand, and flags every detail we could not verify. We do not quote rates, because rates change daily. Use this page to pick an area first, then call the hotel to confirm the details before you book.

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Hotels in Almería: What We Confirmed

Where to Stay in Almería: Old Town, Paseo or Resort

Almería is a port city on the Andalusian coast. Most visitors want one of three things. They want to walk to the old fortress, they want a simple base near the train and bus stations, or they want a resort with golf and a spa. The five hotels below fit those three plans.

The old town sits around Plaza de la Constitución and the cathedral. The Paseo de Almería runs through the centre and links the station area to the old streets. The resort option lies outside the city, in the La Envía area.

We checked each property against its official page where we could reach one, then against at least one booking or review site. Where two sources disagree, we say so.

Exe Almería Centro (Formerly AC Hotel Almería)

Our previous version of this guide listed AC Hotel Almería by Marriott. Current Tripadvisor and Hotels.com listings now show the same building as Exe Almería Centro, with the AC Hotel name noted as a former name. Treat the hotel as rebranded, and check the name on your booking.

Tripadvisor gives the address as Plaza Flores 5, 04001 Almería. Hotels.com lists 97 rooms over six floors, with check-in at 3:00 PM and check-out at 12:00 PM. Tripadvisor lists a pool, a fitness centre, a bar and lounge, an on-site restaurant, a 24 hour front desk, room service and free Wi-Fi. Tripadvisor also says pets are allowed and mentions a rooftop pool with lounge chairs.

We could not reach an official hotel page, so we have no confirmed phone number. We also did not confirm any walking time to the Alcazaba. Our old text claimed the hotel stands steps from the fortress, and we could not verify this. Ask the front desk about pool hours and pet rules before you book.

Aire Hotel and Ancient Baths: Hotels in Almería Old Town

Aire sits at Plaza de la Constitución 5, 04003 Almería, according to the AIRE Ancient Baths site and Booking.com. Booking describes a converted 19th-century building with a rooftop pool and views of the Alcazaba. The Booking page also lists a restaurant, free Wi-Fi, room service, bicycle rental and a tea and coffee maker in every room.

Listings disagree on check-in. Booking shows check-in from 2:00 PM, while Expedia shows 3:00 PM to 9:00 PM. Check-out is at 12:00 PM on Booking. Plan to arrive after 3:00 PM and confirm by phone if you land earlier.

The baths are the main draw. The AIRE site lists warm, cold and hot baths, a steam bath with aromatherapy, a salt flotation bath and a rooftop bath terrace. The site gives baths hours of 10:00 AM to midnight on weekdays and 9:00 AM to midnight on weekends, with changes on holidays. Telephone support is +34 919 015 288, from 9:00 to 22:00 daily. The AIRE page does not say whether hotel guests get baths access with every room. Booking lists room types with and without spa access, so check which one you reserve.

Booking also says the port lies a seven minute walk away and the beach about 20 minutes on foot. We found only one source for those walking times, so treat them as estimates.

Elba Almería Business and Convention Hotel

Elba Almería is a business hotel with meeting rooms. The Elba official page gives the address as Avenida del Mediterráneo, at the corner with Calle Costa Balear, 04009 Almería. The phone number is 950 145 390. An Apple Maps listing shows Calle Guinea 15 with the same postal code, so the street name may vary by source. Enter the official address into your map and confirm by phone.

The official page lists free Wi-Fi, a tea and coffee set, air conditioning, a safe, a minibar, room service, a 24 hour reception, laundry, meeting rooms and indoor parking. The page marks the minibar, meeting rooms, parking and laundry as paid extras. Early check-in and late check-out are offered, subject to availability. The page shows a restaurant called Entresabores and a buffet breakfast.

Our old text promised swimming pools, a spa and a fitness centre. The official page does not mention a pool or a spa, so we dropped those claims. We could not confirm any sea views either. Ask about these directly if they matter to you.

Vincci Selección Envía Almería Wellness and Golf

This is the resort option, and the hotel sits well outside the city. The address is Avenida de la Envía 37, Urbanización La Envía Golf, 04727 La Envía. Some listings place the hotel in Aguadulce and others in Vícar, so check the map pin before you rent a car. The phone number on Yelp is 950 181 100.

A Voyage Privé listing says the hotel stands 16 km from the centre of Almería. An Andalucia-Hotels listing says the airport lies 34 km away. Each figure comes from one source only, so confirm both with the hotel.

The listings describe an 18 hole golf course next to the hotel, a spa and wellness centre with a hammam and a sauna, and indoor and outdoor pools. Restaurants named are St Andrews and El Mirador. Check-in starts at 2:00 PM and check-out ends at 12:00 PM. Room counts differ, with one listing saying 90 rooms and another saying 127. We left the room count out of our summary for this reason.

This hotel suits golfers and spa guests with a car. Skip this hotel if you want to walk to the old town in the evening.

Hotel Costasol: A Simple Base on the Paseo de Almería

Hotel Costasol stands at Paseo de Almería 58, 04001 Almería. The official site lists 55 rooms and the phone number 950 234 011. The site says the hotel stands less than 900 metres from the train and bus stations. Facilities include free Wi-Fi, a Spanish breakfast in the cafeteria, bike storage, a solarium terrace and arranged parking. Late check-out until 2:00 PM is possible on Saturdays and Sundays.

Our old text called the terrace a rooftop with sea views and said the hotel stands steps from the beach. The official site says only solarium terrace, and we found no source for the beach claim. We removed both. The Paseo de Almería is the main avenue, so you can walk to the centre.

Hotels in Almería Near the Alcazaba and Old Town Sights

Many guests choose a hotel near the Alcazaba. Andalucia.org says the Alcazaba is the biggest citadel the Arabs built in Spain. Abderramán III began construction in 955, and Hayrán, the taifa king of Almería, finished the work in the 11th century. The Catholic Monarchs and Carlos I later reformed the site. The address is Calle Almanzor.

Opening hours differ by source. Andalucia.com lists Tuesday to Saturday from 9:00 to 18:00 and Sunday from 9:00 to 15:00. Another guide lists 9:00 to 21:00. Seasonal hours probably explain the gap, so check on the day. Admission is free for EU citizens, according to Piccavey.

The cathedral stands in the old town and has a fortified design. Piccavey lists weekday hours of 10:00 to 19:00, and weekend hours vary with the religious calendar. The Guitar Museum stands next to the cathedral and honours Antonio de Torres Jurado, a guitar maker born in Almería. Piccavey gives its entry fee as 3 euros, a figure we could not confirm elsewhere.

The Civil War shelters form a network of tunnels dug under the city between 1936 and 1939. Piccavey says the network runs 4.5 kilometres. Andalucia 360 Travel says a guided visit covers about one kilometre and takes about one hour, in Spanish or English. The meeting point is Plaza Manuel Pérez García. Another guide says only 30 people go down at a time, so book ahead. The Aire hotel and the Costasol both sit in the central area. We have not measured walking times from either hotel to these sights.

Almería Hotels and Motels: What We Found

Our research turned up hotels, not motels. Almería has no roadside motel culture like the American kind. We did not verify any motel, so we list none. If you want the cheapest option, compare rooms on a booking site and read recent reviews.

Do not trust old lists blindly. The AC Hotel name shows how a hotel can change brand while old pages stay online. Always match the address, not only the name.

How to Choose Among Hotels in Almería

Pick Aire if you want the old town, a baths visit and a rooftop pool. Pick Exe Almería Centro if you want a central business style hotel with a pool and a restaurant. Pick Costasol if you want a smaller hotel on the main avenue close to the stations.

Pick Elba if you need meeting rooms or indoor parking. Pick the Vincci Envía if you plan to play golf and have a car.

Call the front desk and ask about parking, pool hours, breakfast times and the exact check-in window. Ask for the answer by email so you have a record.

Getting to Almería and Between Hotels

Almería has an intermodal station at Plaza de la Estación. Alsa says the bus and rail services share the building. Renfe trains serve Madrid, Seville and Granada, and buses run to Murcia, Alicante, Valencia, Barcelona, Granada, Málaga, Seville and Madrid, among other places.

The L30 city bus links the station with the airport. Alsa gives a journey time of 25 to 30 minutes, and another airport guide gives about 35 minutes. Plan for roughly half an hour and check the current timetable.

A car helps only for the Vincci Envía. The four city hotels work well on foot, but we did not verify any specific walking time.

What We Checked and What We Could Not

We checked official pages for Aire, Elba, Costasol and the AIRE baths. We checked Tripadvisor and Hotels.com for Exe Almería Centro, Booking.com and Expedia for Aire, and several booking sites for the Vincci Envía.

We could not confirm a phone number for Exe Almería Centro, the exact Elba street address, the Vincci room count, any walking time from a hotel to the Alcazaba, or any sea view claim. We quote no prices. Please confirm all of these by phone before you pay.

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Conclusion

Hotels in Almería suit several trip styles. Choose Aire for the old town, Exe Almería Centro or Costasol for a central base, Elba for business, and the Vincci Envía for golf. Confirm names, addresses and check-in times by phone, because listings disagree on several details.

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