A well landscaped hotel set within one of the private gated communities around Sotogrande. Excellent staff and a very good on site restaurant. Major downside from a golfing perspective was a lack of practice facilities.

My wife and I have stayed at this hotel twice before, the last time being some four years ago. It has not changed very much and is still a great place to stay, however the standard of the food has gone down and I get the feeling that the size of the operating staff has been reduced, as on more than one occasion there was no life guard at the pool and the pool bar was not open on any of the 10 days we stayed. In contrast the staff are great especially Luli in the main sports bar and Venessa in the Pro shop.

This hotel was very clean, staff polite and helpful, golf brilliant.
Only down side was the breakfast buffet was not on par with the rest of the hotel.

Rooms were excellent, nice views over a green, spacious bathroom, shower a little difficult and temperamental to work. Large comfy bed.
Service was very good.

The rooms were fine and the staff very friendly. Their computer systems were quite slow which led to delay in being served. However I understand that the resort has recently changed hands and will receive extensive upgrades.

Very good, service needed to be quicker to give 5, but facilities were first class

The hotel is somewhat isolated from any outside restaurants and bars, although that is not always a bad thing.

Only had breakfast there which was very good, plenty of choice and replenished when required.

Room was nice, well appointed and overlooked the course (room 617)

Staff were pleasant in general and the bar staff long suffering to the frequent demands for 12 more beers and "can we have some peanuts."

We are a group of 4 mid range handicap golfers who have been away to various parts for the past 12 years. We chose Almenara this year for the value and simplicity of the experience. Flying into Gibraltar on the early Easyjet flight allowed us enough time to pick up our car, get to the hotel in around 30 minutes and have a coffee prior to some much needed putting practice. 

You need this as the greens at Almenara are wickedly fast and have some punishing slopes. We all experienced three footers ending up twenty feet away!

We played 2 different sets of 9 each day and found the variety to be such that it really did feel like a different course each time we picked up the sticks. Almenara is not for high handicap golfers due to a lot of narrow fairways and run offs leading to either trouble or out of bounds areas. It’s a thinking man’s course, often with high risk and no reward for anything wayward. 

A range finder helps as some of the metre markers are suspect to say the least. You also need buggies unless you are a masochist with little regard for your own health. Having said that, there is no chance of boredom and you always leave the course wanting more and with a tale to tell.

The clubhouse is excellent with well priced refreshment, good staff, lots of relaxing space and excellent, brand new buggies. 

The hotel is superb. The twin rooms have two double beds a piece and a terrace upon which to enjoy a glass of wine whilst looking out over rolling countryside. The bathrooms are modern, clean and fully equipped. We always enjoy the breakfast here as the staff are long serving and know what they are doing. As for the food, tough to find what was not on offer, such was the choice! We had a few drinks in the bar, as you do, but dinner was enjoyed in nearby Duquesa where there is a wide choice of eating experience.

Finally and as always, YGT were superb in their simplicity and efficiency.