Confortel Reviews

Don't go here if you want a bit of fun, nothing to do, nothing to see, nowhere to go. Place overrun with elderly spanish who you have to fight with to get to the food in the dining room. Shops and other eateries closed through the week only to open again at the weekend obviously aimed at the spanish holidaymakers. Do not go here if you are British they do not want you there.

Booked this online and I think we saved a little, but did get our choice of dates and no of nights and airport. Hired a car with easyjet, nice short distance to faro airport,straight run in. Hotel was excellent, but very quiet if you are looking for entertainment. Rooms and buffet were excellent, could not fault the food or service. resort is very much a spanish destination and very busy and expensive. You need a car to get to quieter beaches at the Ponta umbria part of the area. Wouldn't recommend trips to Huelva, heard Seville was lovely but too hot for us to go that far.Did not like Isla canela at all.

Good beach holiday, golf courses look amazing, had a few lessons at hotel which were enjoyable, but would not return to the area.

Have just returned from our holiday. Weary through flight delays but absolutely delighted with the hotel.

The staff were friendly, helpful and went out of their way to assist us. We were a party that varied in age range from 81 down to 16 and there was something for everyone. It was reasonably quiet and most people serving in shops, etc did not tend to understand English, but why should they. We learnta tiny bit of Spanish through the waiters, etc trying to get across what we wanted to eat or drink.

The pool was lovely and straight out of the back entrance was access to the most lovely sandy beach ever to be seen with windsurfing, etc.

The enteratinment in the evening was varied with lots of enteraintment for young children or you could just sit on your balcony and enjoy a quiet drink.

The rooms were clean, beds and towels changed every day. The views from the lifts up and down to ground floor were magnificent.

The restaurant was clean and airy and the food very, very good, always something for everyone and as much as you want.

There were quite a few restaurants, pizza places, etc in the adjoining mall where there was a supermarket and lots of shops.

All in all, the hotel was very clean and the staff very helpful and friendly.

Will certainly go there again.

We have returned today from Islantillia and wish we had found these reviews before we went. All are accurate and time has not changed them.

This is a tiny residential area with 4 hotels. There is no infrastructure so nowhere to escape to. If the hotel is not up to scratch you have had it....and it isn't. They are Anti British and resent us being there as they want to keep it 100% Spaanish and frankly they are welcome to it.

The staff at reception and pool bar are hopeless and Anti British.

I GOT FOOD POISONING FROM A HALF COOKED CHICKEN BREAST ON OUR ARRIVAL MEAL. We were late in the restauant due to airport incompetence bussing us in so were greatful of eating anything and therefore guards were down. I was half through eating my chicken when I saw blood oozing from it. I knew I would be ill and next day it started and I spent 5 days commuting between bed and bathroom. We had to call a doctor and were unable to use hotel bedroom phone so my wife went to reception and asked them to get a doctor. Their reply was to point left and say 30km!!! It took a shouting match to bring a different receptionist who made the phone call for us.A superb doctor arrived in 15 minutes!

The 2 weeks there were the longest in our lives as the entertainment is aimed soley at spanish children who stay up to midnight with their paretns.

Food was poor and meal times were a scrum. You need elbows , guile and hardfacedness to get a nice slice of even cheese before a spanird sees it. Poolside is as bed with Spanish having learned from the Germans how to save the sunbeds.

We did a fabulous boat trip and hired a car for 3 days out of pure necessitity to escape the place but having paid 4 star price for a 3 star hotel you should not have to do this.

The brochure says it is quiet and you have no idea how quiet quiet can be when there is NOTHING to do. I can never remember before ever being happy to go home. Most holiday departures are almost tearful for me with memories of fun days and happy times. We were packed waiting 2 days before our departure and NOTHING would take back me to this hell hole not even if it were free.

I am truly sorry if you read this having paid....I prey you read this having not booked!!!

THIS HOTEL AND INDEED THE RESORT IS OWNED BY THE SPANISH TOURIST BOARD! THEY WANT IT TO REMAIL 100% EXCLUSIVELY FOR THEMSELVES AND THOMAS COOK AND CO HAVE A LOT TO ANSWER FOR OFFERING IT TO BRITS! As our rep said "; it is what it is and wont ever change";

If you only want to get up early, reserve a sunbed and the lie on it for 14 days and are fluent in Spanish and enjoy a good rugby scrum every mealtime then this is the place for you otherwise go anywhere else totally at random and I assure you it will be better.As I said you cannot even go to a local bar or restaurant because there arent any.Pack lots of books and toilet roll!!!

Thomas Cook charged us £1600 so I could not even say it is cheap!

This is a new part of Spain that we wanted to visit,it is reached by flying to Faro in Portugal and then by coach into Spain.A journey of approx 1hr 45 mins.

The resort of Isentilla is a fairly new area and is undergoing lots of building and extention to the promonade,it will be very nice when finished.Already the roads are lined with trees and flowering shrubs,also lots of grassy areas,and a small play ground for the children.It does lack shopping facilities and only has a small complex of shops selling expensive clothes,shoes, and some presents for the visitor to take home.Also plenty of estate agents as the area has many new complex sites and flats for sale,and one super market.

The hotel Isentilla is a very striking building,surrounded by flowers and trees,it has a very relaxed atmosphere,the staff are there if you need them but are not intrusive in any way,and the restaurant staff very good.All meals are buffet style,but always a good selection of salads,main course and sweets.

The rooms are comfortable,with a nice sized bathroom.The one thing it lacked was a decent chair to sit on.
The grounds of the hotel are beautifully kept,it has a very large pool and a smaller one for the children.Plenty of sunbeds and shades,and a bar for the thirsty guest.

I was impressed by the facilities for the disabled guests,the corridors are wide and the lifts able to take wheelchairs.All the ground floor on one level,and the pool has an adaption for people with disabilities enabling them to go in the water.

This is a quiet place not a lot to do at night,and very little entertainment in the evenings.A car is a must if you want to get out and about,but if its rest and peace you need this is ideal.Also a good place for the golfers,and for those who love the sand and sea.

We went to Costa De la Luz (for the end of Oct 04 half term, for which we paid what we consider to be a premium price - £450 each)for the first time expecting a quiet, relaxing resort and 4 star hotel. We did not expect to find the resort shut (an exageration but only just) and the hotel to be a home for Spanish infirm pensioners. Don't get me wrong I have nothing against the old and the infirm/disabled/blind (after all at the age of 57 it will not be long before I join them) but to be constantly surrounded by walking sticks and wheelchairs is not my idea of a relaxing break. I felt particularly sorry for young couples with children who looked particularly perplexed by their surroundings.

The hotel 'entertainment' was geared exclusively for the Spanish Pensioners and was not as advertised in the Hotel lounge. (I swear I heard a call of Hacienda, Hacienda at the Spanish Bingo!)
The food was acceptable and varied, Car hire became a neccessity to overcome stir crazy feeling (Seville was particularly good but the area surrounding the hotel was very ordinary and shut!)

The Golf course was excellent.
My advice would be NOT to visit the area at anytime but NEVER contemplate it in the last week of October.

We stayed in this hotel on June 2004 for 4 days. It is a lovely hotel, very nicely decorated with friendly personnel.
However, those of you who are looking for ";action";, there is none in this area. Pure relaxation and slow pace atmosphere.
We took half-pension and although a buffet restaurant which usually disappoints, I must say that we enjoyed the food very much. Good variety and always freshly made dishes.

The Islantilla Golf Resort is well worth staying in.