Isla Canela Golf Hotel Boutique in Isla de Canela

We had a lovely 11 nights in the hotel, everything was just perfect, rooms, food, and service .The staff are all very helpful

Visited here with a group of friends for a weekend golf break in September. Firstly, the hotel. Very good; clean, comfortable with professional and friendly staff. My room was a large double, well equipped with a spacious bathroom. Our accommodation was on a B+B basis so only experienced breakfast in the restaurant. Plenty of options for continental breakfast which was fine but the hot offerings were pretty poor and could do with better presentation. Secondly, the golf. We played the "Old" and "Links" courses. The Old course surrounds the hotel and was very enjoyable to play. Tees, fairways and greens were all in good condition and well looked after. All the holes offer varied challenges and the mix of rough, trees, bunkers and water also allowed plenty of leeway for the higher handicappers to negotiate. The Links course is about 20 minutes drive away and the hotel can arrange minibus transfer. This course, as the name suggests, lies right on the edge of the river separating Spain and Portugal. Although in generally good condition, several areas of fairway and green approaches were a bit bare and in need of attention. Greens were true, some very quick, the others in the more sheltered areas, a bit slower. A persistent strong breeze off the river also makes it a different test across the whole round. In all, a couple of good courses which will appeal to golfers of varied abilities.

We booked for a relaxing night away and the hotel room was large, very clean and comfortable and with a fantastic shower. Staff were very friendly and helpful, and made us feel very welcome. Nice swimming pool and outside area, but oh dear, the restaurant service was an utter disaster. The long long wait for service was explained as being caused by the kitchen only having one member of staff on duty as Mondays are usually quiet 🤫. When it arrived, the food was good quality but as a dinner experience it failed badly. The waiting staff were in a difficult position but remained polite throughout. That apart, we would stay again but not dine. As others have said, the breakfast offering was very good.

A nice hotel with lovely views of green areas. Average service.

Rooms are spacious and staff very nice we went half board that was a mistake the food was awful The breakfast was cold and not very inviting same in the evening meat balls one night and cheese board for starters!!! Will return to this hotel if in the area but will go room only

Just back from a fantastic week at Isla Canela Golf Hotel, here follows our review. We were 3 single figure handicap and a 21 handicap golfers from Glasgow area, first time at 4* Isla Canela Hotel and Golf for 6 rounds of golf in late Sept / early October. We booked through Golfbreaks (service from Joey was once again excellent), and would most certainly return to this hotel and the golf courses. Third time to this area of Spain in the last year (previously El Rompido and Islantilla). We had great flights with Ryanair from Prestwick to Faro, all on time. Private minibus transfer from Faro Airport to Isla Canela with Bravo Tur (arranged by Golfbreaks) was just 50 mins along the motorway from Portugal into Spain. Key points were : Staff at hotel and two clubhouses were friendly and attentive at all times. Hotel far better than we had expected, rooms modern and clean, and very quiet. We were on half board, breakfast buffet spot on, it was a set 4 course dinner at night, we'd have preferred a buffet, but could not fault the quality. Restaurant Manager very helpful if you wanted something different which was a nice touch. A pint of Cruzcampo beer was 4.80 euros throughout the hotel and clubhouses. We played the Old Course (300 yards from the Hotel) 3 times and the Links Course (a 10-15 min free of charge mini bus ride away from the hotel), also 3 times. Two very different type of coures, and a pleasure to play both. Both courses in excellent condition, the greens at both were amazing. Buggies were 40 euros each but they had a discount deal of 30 euros per buggy if you booked and prepaid for 10 buggies (which savus us 100 euros), which we did on our first day. No juice buggies on either course, so take plenty of water - it was roasting ! On our last night we went in to the local town of Ayamonte - 10 euro each way in a taxi - place was buzzing - plenty of bars & restuarants all close to the harbour. We found a chinese restuarant and it was excellent. Bars were selling pints of Cruzcampo for 4.00 euros. We should have gone into town more often ! No issues or complaints at all on our golf week, it was excellent, will definately return.

This is a fantastic resort, the rooms were great and the staff could not do enough for us. There were 20 of us and no one could fault our stay. Played both courses a total of 5 times( 3 old and 2 links) over 7 days, some of the views are glorious. Take a walk into Ayamonte you will not be disappointed. It’s a bustling harbour town with great tapas. Would definitely recommend.

Stayed on the complex last year, but in the apartments.Slightly disappointed with the rooms , although perfectly functional they were a bit old fashioned and a fairly long walk with clubs to the first tee. In fact two of our party decided to ring a cab to get from the apartments to the pro shop!! Although more expensive we decided to book the hotel on a bed and breakfast basis. Hotel rooms far superior , with modern furnishings, tea and coffee making facilities and super comfortable bed. Breakfast, as seems now standard in “golf “hotels, was extensive and excellent. The golf course was in super condition and although quite long and testing was playable for all standards of golfer. Hotel was very quiet for our visit ( pre season before Easter) but we found the staff very helpful and the room cleaners made an immaculate job. Hotel is a cab ride away from the town which we found a bit of a let down , however it was early season. Keen golfers,quiet couples break would all be well catered for in this hotel.Many other golf courses virtually on the doorstep.Booked through golf breaks at a great price. Highly recommended for some early season sunshine on a challenging golf course.