Bristol Hotel

I picked the hotel because of it's location & the fact it had a pool. From the outside it looks modern, inside however it's stuck in the 1930's. Maybe that has a certain charm for some, for me not so much. My room 203 stank like it was also stuck in the 1930's, this was what i used most of my deodorant on...however despite leaving the windows open all day the smell remained... Great that I had a small fridge & a makeshift air con unit but I could not reduce the fan noise on the unit meaning I wasn't able to leave it on during the hot sticky night. The airport bus drops you a short walk away & everything is within walking distance. The breakfast was average as no hot food was included so it should state that - because a hot breakfast is standard in UK hotels. Some staff were lovely others felt a little rude. The pool area, bar & breakfast area is actually outside the hotel & across the road - definitely something i've never encountered before. However these areas were nice. The pool area especially so - kept to a nice standard, the pool was cleaned daily & it got the sun all day too. There were shady areas if people needed too. The pool bar was disappointing in that they didnt have a card machine - it's 2025!! Forcing you to pay by cash when you only get back Gibraltar pounds which you cannot use in London is not ideal. So I just went to the local shop instead. I was able to check in extremely early which was a massive plus for me & they do have a luggage room for storage. They dont however have a shower room which is strange considering the size of the hotel. Paying for a late check out was also very expensive at over half the cost of my actual room price. Overall if I found a cheap enough deal & I got a room that didn't smell i probably would return - just for pool.

We are staying in the Bristol hotel, Gibraltar for 3 nights before travelling on into mainland Spain. The flight is easy from Bristol UK 3:30hrs and we thought it fun to spend a couple of days in the rock and stay in the hotel that is our namesake of where we are from I'm the UK, big mistake! The hotel is from the colonial days and had revived much attention since then. It feels like a hotel out of the 80's. The A/C is a floor unit added into the room that blows coldish air line a fan but doesn't cool the room down. The bathroom is super hot and the shower a drizzle. There's a TV but don't expect to find any channels on it and you can't get Netflix. The fridge is just another cupboard as it cools nothing. The worst of all is the continental breakfast. There's no fruit, the yogurt pots taste like dry powder splashed with a little water and the coffee tastes like it's made from instant. For the price is a standard 3 star hotel, this feels like it just makes 1 star and tastes being generous!

I picked the hotel because of it's location & the fact it had a pool. From the outside it looks modern, inside however it's stuck in the 1930's. Maybe that has a certain charm for some, for me not so much. My room No. 203 stank like it was also stuck in the 1930's, this was what i used most of my deodorant on...however despite leaving the windows open all day the smell remained... Great that I had a small fridge & a makeshift air con unit but I could not reduce the fan noise on the unit meaning I wasn't able to leave it on during the hot sticky night. The bathroom was just as dated & the sink taps strangely placed so that it was difficult to open the cold tap... The breakfast was average as no fruit or hot food was included - so it should state that - because a hot breakfast is standard in UK hotels. The croissants were also not fresh & just packaged ones from the shop. Some staff were lovely others felt a little rude at times. The pool area, bar & breakfast area is actually outside the hotel & across the road - definitely something i've never encountered before. However these areas were nice. The pool area especially so - kept to a nice standard, the pool was cleaned daily & it got the sun all day too. There were shady areas if people needed too. The pool bar was disappointing in that they didnt have a card machine - it's 2025!! Forcing you to pay by cash when you only get back Gibraltar pounds which you cannot use in London is not ideal. So I just went to the local shop instead. The airport bus drops you a short walk away & everything is within walking distance, including the rock cable car. I was able to check in extremely early which was a massive plus for me & they do have a luggage room for storage. They dont however have a shower room which is strange considering the size of the hotel. Paying for a late check out was also very expensive at over half the cost of my actual room price. Overall if I found a cheap enough deal & I got a room that didn't smell i probably would return - just for pool & the location but otherwise look elsewhere.