CathyM I know you have a made a few suggestions on Cadiz hotels but any extra help would be appreciated!

I booked for the Hotel Senator Cadiz, as it sounded like a good location in the "old town" plus I wanted to have something locked in no matter what! However now I'm wondering if we'd want to be closer to the beach at Monte Puertatierra. Or should we stay in the old town (Senator Cadiz or elsewhere) then walk to beach during the day? At night we'd want to be near restaurants, but perhaps in this small area everything is walkable? Is it safe to walk around at night?

One important note is that we have a car, understand that we'll probably end up paying to park it, but parking fairly close would be nice.

When is your trip?

It's probably a personal preference. I love the ocean but I'm not one to spend the day lying on the beach. I also live very close to the beach at home so when I'm on vacation I prefer to stay in the old town. From the old town it's an easy walk to La Caleta beach or a quick city bus ride to the other nearby beaches. There's an underground public parking lot near the tourist office in the old town so it's easy to park. The old town is perfect for walking around at night going to restaurants or doing a tapas crawl. I've never had any issues with safety in Cadiz (or any city in Spain for that matter). I feel perfectly comfortable walking at night in Cadiz even as a solo female traveler. Of course, just like I would at home I always am alert.

If you decide to stay in the old town the Hotel Senator is probably my 3rd choice (personally). It's larger and not quite as charming as my 2 favorites. The rooms don't have alot of character. However the lobby is very nice (bar is expensive) and if you're into the spa experience they have some good treatments. You don't have to be a guest to visit the spa. I did a treatment package last April and it was great.

My 2 favorites in the old town are:

Hotel Las Cortes: ONLY i fyou can get a room overlooking Calle San Francisco. The only window in the interior rooms is a window above the door - so it's very claustrophobic. But the exterior rooms have little balconies and are great for people watching.

Hotel Argantonio: almost around the corner from the Hotel Las Cortes. Beautifully decorated and very helpful staff. I'd also request an exterior room. I stayed in an interior room one night that was quite small but changed the next night to a lovely room with lots of light overlooking the street.

Hope this helps.

http://www.hotellascortes.com/
http://www.hotelargantonio.com/

Thank you so much!! I will check about the exterior rooms and if those are available cancel at Senator.

Is it rude to send an email request in English? I'd prefer to send the request in English, but if not I can come up with a translation!

I forgot to mention that we will be in Cadiz the nights of September 27-28-29.

"Is it rude to send an email request in English? I'd prefer to send the request in English, but if not I can come up with a translation!"

Funny you ask this - I've often wondered myself. I don't feel too bad sending an email in english particularly if they have a website in english and if the hotel is not a small family owned type of place. However, I often will use babelfish and write a short note apolgizing for my lack of spanish and mention I'm using a translator and hopefully they can understand the translation. Then I also copy the veribiage in english at the bottom of the mail in case the translation is horrible and the english is more understandable. This is just something I do but I'd be curious how others handle the language situation.

Many hotels have the ability to make the entire reservation on line nowadays so the need to send emails is totally eliminated.