Melia Zahara Resort & Villas

A few days ago I had the privilege of being invited to the Atúnic Restaurant of the Gran Hotel Meliá de Zahara de las Tuna in the province of Cádiz. Spectacular food. I personally had the tuna tataki with pine nut and heart vinaigrette. out of the ordinary. but what impressed me the most was the service, Mikhail served me for drinks, impeccable, attentive, elegant, precise, correct and discreet and for the food Alejandro, very correct and professional. Both Mikhail and Alexandre, especially Mikhail, made my visit a memorable occasion. I have traveled to five continents and now live in Berlin. I highly recommend this restaurant and congratulate the management for Mikhail and Alejandro

Absolutely fantastic resort. We’ve already booked to come again. We stayed in a 2 bedroom grand villa that had a large private garden, outdoor furniture and outdoor shower. There was no internal living space but with a sofa and chairs, a lounge bed, and a dining table and chairs outside that was a minor inconvenience. We spent many evenings listening to the birdsong. Breakfast was superb and service was friendly, great selection of fresh juices and everything you could possibly need. We had young children with us so went relatively early, it did appear to get busy by 9am but we were finishing then. We didn’t eat in the restaurant because there are many options nearby we wanted to try, but when we come again we likely will because it looked really good. The pools are wonderful. For the kids there’s a splash pad and a fun, shaded playground. The beach is so close and one of the best I’ve ever been to. We enjoyed the Level lounge and appreciated the size of the terrace outside, which gave space to let toddlers run without bothering too many visitors. We didn’t have breakfast in the lounge but that was simply because with small children the larger restaurant offering works better. Each evening around 7pm we had a knock on the door to the garden (it was very private!) and were offered water and chocolates. A number of treats await you in villas and it was a fantastic experience, highly recommended. This isn’t an area frequented by masses of English speakers, which was what we wanted. There was no issue in the hotel, but don’t expect English translation on menus and everyone knowing fluent English in the surrounding towns. Knowing some Spanish is beneficial for getting about. We can’t wait to see you again!

Just returned from lovely week with children here. Room was perfect- “family room” is basically two rooms separated by a bathroom area, perfect if you have two or three children as the children’s room had three single beds. HUGE bed in the master bedroom, extremely comfortable Had a minibar/fridge and kettle which we weren’t expecting and were very useful Good air con throughout Food buffet was excellent, even the vegetarians were happy. Very wide choice each day and not that much repetition. I don’t recognize previous poster’s claims that staff were only happy to help Spanish customers. Although I’d say 80% of the guests were Spanish this was not an issue; we were made to feel equally welcome. That said, speaking a bit of Spanish ourselves definitely helped. Nice musical entertainment every evening. Area itself is pretty quiet, we hired a car and without this it would have been a bit limiting as there is nothing much between the hotel and the town centre which is about 3 kilometers away so too far to walk. However, personally we like being a bit out of the way and having our own car to explore so this suited us. Some (very) small issues A shame that the beach bar is no longer there. Free water at dinner would have been appreciated - soft drinks are very expensive which is a shame when most guests have children with them. Hotel parking is extremely expensive - over €20 euros per day. That said we parked nearby for free (possibly harder to do in high season) Toilet seat won’t stay up according to husband- and he had the same complaint when we came here many years ago! No plugs for the sinks. None of the above detract from a lovely experience though. Hope to come back one day.

The hotel itself is lovely. Clean, wonderful pool, great food, but the staff really let it down. I’ve never been to a hotel with such unpleasant staff. The fact we didn’t speak Spanish appeared to be a huge issue, and it took until day 3 for someone to explain the levels experience to us, so i think we missed out on a lot. It wouldn’t be hard to have this explained on a piece of paper in different languages. In the restaurant as Brits we were ignored constantly by the serving staff and chefs, with them often looking over our heads or round us to cater to the Spanish customers first. We also had an issue with our air con leaking onto the marble floor, causing me to slip with a baby in my arms. On getting to reception with tears in my eyes, they sent someone up to fix and clean it, but there was never an explanation or apology from a single member of staff. Very disappointing for a Melia hotel. I expected more.

Amazing place for families! With kids club from age of 8 months. And great beach club and food. We stayed at the level which is the 5 star experience of the hotel with Speer ate breakfast and separate swimming pool. We absolutely loved the whole stay.