Hotel Mirador del Estrecho

The location may offer scenic views of the bay, but the experience at Hotel Mirador del Estrecho leaves much to be desired — especially when it comes to comfort and service: - 🛎️ Weak reception: Barely any interaction at check-in, and our request for a quiet room was ignored — we were given one right next to the hotel’s compressors, which buzzed loudly all night. - 🪟 Room issues: The shutter wouldn’t close properly, and it took some acrobatics to get it halfway down. The room had a strong, unpleasant smell upon entry. - 🧼 Clean but not spotless: Housekeeping was acceptable, though not meticulous. The furniture was dated, and the TV was tiny — not ideal for relaxing indoors. - 💤 Poor sleep quality: Between the noise and the lack of blackout, getting a good night’s rest was a challenge. - 🚶‍♂️ Overall vibe: The hotel feels neglected, and while the views might be nice, the interior and service don’t match the setting. If you're just passing through and need a place to crash, it might do the job. But for anything more than a quick overnight, it’s hard to recommend.

I booked Hotel Mirador for one night, but due to problems with my car stayed for three. I really enjoyed my time there and was made most welcome by the friendly staff. They all spoke pretty good English and were very helpful with telephone calls and booking taxes to sort my car out. I had lunch there which was home-cooked and very reasonable value. It is quite a popular restaurant and I’m not surprised. I hope to stay there on my return journey in a few weeks.

The location is nice, but the rooms aren't worth the price.

Called the hotel to check if they had an available room and the person in the reception got angry because he could not speek English. What a great impression.

Nice and clean hotel. Close to the marina (if you want to cross the strait to Tanger). Location is a bit hidden. Has an underground parkingspace! Very helpful if you are travelling by car and want your items to be safe. Nice spacious room with bathtub. Nice waterflow. Clean room and beds.

From the outside the hotel looks tired and in need of updating but the room that we stayed in was very clean, bright and appeared freshly decorated. The room had the biggest balcony I have ever seen in a hotel it was in fact bigger than the room , it offered such wonderful views across the bay to Gibraltar and was a great place to relax and watch the activity in the port . Hotel has a restaurant which serves a wide choice of breakfasts at very reasonable prices . We found it difficult to actually get to the hotel from the main road as it was not well sign posted and we ended up at the restricted entry to the port and had to make an illegal U turn to get onto the right road . But overall a very good stay in this hotel.

Arrived Monday 4th October at 2.20 am very late, to be met by the male receptionist who was really polite and helpful and helped carry our luggage to our room, the only problem was he did'nt speak any English. We found our room spacious, clean and a large balcony, with two chairs and a table but a sun lounger would have been nice. The staff were always smiling and cheerful nothing was too much trouble especially the English speaking young ladies.we used this hotel as a base to go to Gibralta and other places by car and we found it to be a great location. The view is great, lovely sea and beach. The restaurant was a no go for us due to the lateness of the evening meal and we there was no English translation to help us choose anyway. Would we stay again 100% yes. We think " tea making facilities" would be a bonus too.

On entry the hotel has a stale cigarette smell, luckily the rooms are not the same. The reception staff are friendly but speak very little English if required. We had to pay €8.80 for parking in the underground parking as there was none nearby.|The room itself was good, had a great terrace which overlooks the beach and port. We were lucky enough to see a fire work display from the terrace. |We were not impressed to be rudely awoken before 9 am by the cleaning staff knocking loudly on the door - we only stayed overnight so I don’t understand why they didn’t leave us alone until we checked out. |Beds are very uncomfortable with the thinnest of pillows. The children were in a sofa bed and complained how uncomfortable it was - something they have never commented on before. |Breakfast was a standard continental breakfast - a choice of croissant or toast, orange juice, coffee or cola cao. Orange juice was fresh. Anything else is chargeable.|I think this hotel could be so much better than what it is, it has potential but comfort or lack of it lets it down.||