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ALEGRIA Costa Ballena Aquafun & Spa
Av. Juan Carlos I s/n, 11520 Rota, Cádiz
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This deal includes
- Hotel ALEGRIA Costa Ballena AquaFUN 4*, in Costa Ballena (Rota, Cadiz).
- Available on a Room Only, Bed & Breakfast, Half Board with Full Board (drinks not included) and all-inclusive basis.
Travel Dates: until October 18, 2026.
Water parks and pools with slides
AquaFun Costa Ballena: splash-filled fun for the whole family
AquaFun Costa Ballena is the true heart of the hotel, a compact yet vibrant water park where excitement, laughter and refreshing fun are always guaranteed.
Enjoy the water slides for every taste: orange, blue, green and the spectacular white slide designed for double inflatables, perfect for sharing the experience together. Younger guests will love the Waterplay area, packed with water jets and games in a safe and entertaining environment.
Feeling hungry between slides and splashes? The park also features its own Snack Bar, so you can recharge without missing a second of the fun.
Key information
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Opening dates:
- From May 2 to June 4, open on Saturdays and Sundays only, weather permitting.
- From June 4 to September 20, open every day.
- From September 21 until the end of the season, open again only on Saturdays and Sundays.
- Opening is always subject to favourable weather conditions.
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Slide opening hours: from 11:00 am to 7:00 pm.
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Conditions of use:
- Minimum height: 1.20 m
- Maximum weight: 110 kg
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ALEGRIA Costa Ballena Aquafun: Easy Family Fun
At ALEGRIA Costa Ballena Aquafun, holidays are meant to be enjoyed to the fullest. A hotel designed for families looking for space, comfort and effortless fun on the Costa de la Luz.
Stay in bright, spacious rooms, from cosy doubles to one-bedroom suites and large quadruple rooms, ideal for travelling with children. Many offer pool views, perfect for planning the first splash of the day.
The Aquafun area is the heart of the hotel, joined by outdoor pools and leisure spaces that turn every day into a new plan for all ages. All this in a quiet setting close to the beach, ideal for relaxed family time.
The hotel also features unique details: a 100-year-old original piece, once used in Asia to process wheat, adds a historical touch among the slides and water fun. And with its naval-inspired, ship-shaped architecture, you’ll feel like you’re on a cruise — firmly on dry land.
A varied buffet and a warm, lively atmosphere, highly rated by guests, complete the experience. A comfortable and reliable choice for memorable family holidays.
Meals & more
Catering: Variety That Appeals
At ALEGRIA Costa Ballena, eating is part of the enjoyment. The main restaurant El Arpón features a wide and varied buffet, designed for all tastes and ages, with Mediterranean cuisine at its core and fresh options renewed daily.
A real highlight is the live show cooking, where meat and fish are grilled to order. In the evenings, themed dinners add extra flavour to your stay, with international cuisines and a more special atmosphere on Saturdays.
Prefer a slower start? Alongside the early service, a late continental breakfast in the café is usually available. The team is also attentive to food intolerances—just let them know.
All-Inclusive: Holidays Without the Wallet
The All-Inclusive option is one of the hotel’s strongest points and a firm family favourite. It includes breakfast, lunch and dinner at the buffet with drinks, plus snacks between meals such as burgers, hot dogs and fries. Check out all the details.
The open bar offers soft drinks, juices, coffees, domestic beer, house wine, sangria and a selection of local spirits and cocktails. You can enjoy everything at the Pool Bar during the day or at the Ahab Theatre Bar, the hub of evening entertainment.
As a final touch, the smart wristband identifies your All-Inclusive stay and also works as your room key, delivering comfort from morning to night.
Full Board: make the most of every meal
If you choose Full Board, here’s how your dining experience is organised so you can plan ahead with ease:
- Your stay begins with lunch on the day of arrival.
- It ends with breakfast on your departure day.
Would you like to change the order? Simply contact the hotel before arrival and they will confirm if it’s possible. You’ll find the contact number on your booking confirmation, the team will be happy to assist you.
- Please note, this applies to catering only. Be sure to check the official check-in and check-out times to organise your stay smoothly.
Why this destination is a must-visit
Curiosities of Costa Ballena and Rota
Costa Ballena and Rota hide stories and traditions that make the destination even more special.
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Why is it called Costa Ballena? Local legend says that an old whale travelled the world looking for the most beautiful place to rest… and chose this very coastline.
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Nearby, in Chipiona, nature takes centre stage. This area is one of the few remaining habitats of the common chameleon in Spain, earning it the nickname of the chameleon’s kingdom.
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Rota is also known for its strong agricultural roots. Its inhabitants, called mayetos, are famous for their vegetable gardens. Don’t leave without tasting the Arranque Roteño, a local dish related to salmorejo, or sampling the well-known Moscatel wine.
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When the tide goes out, you can spot the impressive fishing corrals, ancient stone structures of Roman and medieval origin used for natural fishing. Today, they are recognised as a Natural Monument.
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And finally, the sunsets. Many say that the golden-sand sunsets of this part of Cádiz are among the most spectacular in the entire peninsula.
Cádiz: history, sea and Andalusian flavour in every corner
Cádiz is often referred to as the oldest city in Western Europe, and it certainly feels like a living history book by the sea. With its charming old town, golden beaches and relaxed pace, Cádiz is a great choice for both families and couples looking to explore a more authentic side of Andalusia.
Make sure you visit:
- The Cathedral of Cádiz and climb its tower for amazing panoramic views.
- The old town, full of narrow cobbled streets, lively plazas, and local shops.
- La Caleta Beach at sunset, an iconic spot where locals gather.
- Torre Tavira with its camera obscura experience for unique city views.
Beaches we think you’ll like:
- Playa de la Victoria: wide, clean and perfect for families.
- Playa de la Caleta: small, charming and right next to the city centre.
- Playa de Cortadura: more natural and quiet, ideal for those who enjoy space and peace.
- Playa Santa María del Mar: a favourite among locals for bodyboarding.
Family-Friendly activities:
- A boat trip around the Bay of Cádiz.
- A day at Genovés Park: green, shady, and great for a picnic.
- Visit the Puppet Museum, fun and unexpected.
- Explore the Castle of San Sebastián via the scenic coastal walk.
Make sure you try these local delicacies:
- Fried fish platters (“pescaíto frito”), especially in local freidurías.
- “Tortillitas de camarones” (crispy shrimp fritters).
- Local cheeses and sherry from nearby Jerez.
- Artisan ice cream from historic heladerías in the old town.
Make the most of your visit and go to ...
- El Puerto de Santa María (20 km): great for wine tasting and riverside dining.
- San Fernando (15 km): a town rich in naval history.
- Vejer de la Frontera (55 km): a whitewashed hilltop village full of charm.
- Jerez de la Frontera (35 km): famous for its sherry, horses, and flamenco.
Key info you should have
Travelling in a group? We make it easy for you
Planning a group holiday? Here’s what you need to know. This accommodation does not accept bookings for more than 8 people. We’ve got you covered!
Get in touch with us through Contact Us and tell us what kind of trip you’re organizing. We’ll guide you step by step to secure your booking the right way, so you can enjoy your holiday without stress or surprises.
Please note: if multiple individual bookings are made with the intention of traveling together, the accommodation may refuse them. Start off right and guarantee your group getaway without complications.
Information regarding Single Rooms and Family Discounts
- Babies aged 0 to 1: the first child stays for free sharing bed with 2 adults.
- In case you want to travel with 2 babies in the same room, please contact us here.
- Children aged 2 to 11:
- 1st stays at 75% discount and 2nd stays at 50% discount.
- From 06-13-2025 to 09-09-2025, both will have a 50% discount.
- Good to know: Discounts for children apply as long as they sleep in the same room as 2 adults or 2 people paying adult rate.
- If you book a room with pool view, children from 2 to 11 years old travel with the above discounts, but pay an additional surcharge:
- 1st child pays a surcharge of approx. 3€ per night and 2nd child pays a surcharge of approx. 5€ per night.
- If you travel from 06/13/2025 to 09/09/2025, the 2 children pay a surcharge of approx. 5€ per night.
- If your stay falls within a period with different discounts, the most restrictive (i.e. the lowest discount) applies. For example: If you travel from June 12 to June 18, the 1st child from 2 to 11 years old will receive a 50% discount instead of 75%.
- The maximum occupancy of the rooms is 4 people. The accommodation does not allow a 5th person in the same room whether adults or children.
- Do you want to book a single room? The surcharge for a single room is approximately 30% of the price of a person staying in a double room. It may vary according to the dates of the holiday and will be applied to the final price of your booking.
Pet Policy
This accommodation allows pets with the following conditions:
- Maximum weight: 8 kg/pet
- Price: 10 €/night and pet
- Only one pet per room.
- Good to know: Your pet will only be allowed in the room and reception area, as long as it is on a leash.
- Please note that you will not be able to accompany you to the hotel's main areas, such as the restaurant, lounges, bar and pool areas.
Personally chosen by our travel expert
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Release date: 07/11/2026 at 19:00
What our customers are saying about the accommodation
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No big issues
Odour from toilet (probably a dry sink), curtains (for the nite) very used and damaged.
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Emos disfrutado del hotel por qué con una niña de 10 años y esos toboganes por todos lados no se para...la habitación está muy bien la terraza es súper espaciosa..los camareros super bien especial mención al metre. La animación de la noche estupenda.
The terrace needs a small table — it’s so large that adding sun loungers would be a bonus to use it as a solarium. In the booking it showed a bathroom with a bathtub, but there was a shower tray; this made bathing the baby a little inconvenient.
What would really make me think twice about booking here again, without any doubt, is the food. Nothing was properly tasty: the meat in the stews was very tough, the pizzas inedible. We spent five days surviving on salads, chips, cheese and sandwiches — which, for the price of a day with Full Board, I find outrageous.
Le falta una pequeña mesita a la terraza es tan amplia que ponerle tumbonas sería un plus para usarla de solarium..en la reserva me salía un baño con bañera y tenía plato ducha me incómodo un poco a la hora de bañar al bebe.
Lo que me aria pensarme muchooooo el volver a reservar aquí en este hotel sin ninguna duda es la comida..nada terminaba de estár bueno la carne de los guisos super dura las pizzas incomibles emos pasado 5 días a base de ensaladas patata fritas queso y bocadillos .. que para lo que cuesta un día de pensión completa me parece indignante.
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Variedad y calidad en la comida me ha sorprendido para bien,la animación en la piscina no está a la altura del hotel y los espectáculos de por la noche son mejorables
Furniture in the rooms and the flooring of the water park with areas where concrete is missing
Mobiliario de las habitaciones y el suelo del parque acuático con zonas donde falta hormigón
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Del parque acuático que tiene para los niños
I have been coming to this hotel with my family for four years, and the three previous stays were perfect, but this year the staff in general seemed less engaged, the children's entertainment was non-existent; in previous years there were activities after dinner for them, this year none.
During my stay the air conditioning in the hotel lounges was not working (the explanation given was that it was broken).
Some days the towels for the rooms were missing and we had to ask for them, and the cleaning of the rooms left a lot to be desired — it was done late and, on occasions, after lunch you could not use it.
In conclusion, I don’t know what happened this year; the three previous years everything was perfect, I am thinking about returning next year.
Voy desde hace cuatro años a este hotel con mi familia, y los tres anteriores todo perfecto, pero este año el personal en general se ve poco implicando, la animación para los niños nula, años anteriores había funciones después de la cena para ellos, este año ninguna.
Durante mi estancia no funcionaba el aire acondicionado de los salones del hotel (explicación que estaba roto).
Algunos dias, faltaban toallas para las habitaciones y teníamos que pedirlas, así como la limpieza de estas dejaba mucho que desear la hacían tarde y en ocasiones después del almuerzo no podías utilizarla .
en conclusión, no se lo que paso este año, los tres anteriores estaba todo perfecto, me pensare regresar el próximo año.
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Lo mejor que tiene el hotel es el equipo de animación
There is a van that takes people to the beach, but it only has 8 people and you often have to wait a long time. The water park and hotel pool are crowded. It’s hard to find a free sun lounger. The hotel pool feels small for the number of guests the hotel accommodates.
Hay una furgoneta que lleva a la playa pero solo tiene 8 plazas y sueles tener que esperar bastante. Parque acuático y piscina del hotel saturadas. Cuesta trabajo encontrar una hamaca libre. La piscina del hotel se queda pequeña para la cantidad de plazas que admite el hotel.
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Lo que más nos ha gustado indudablemente el parque acuático, divertido y completo para estar en un hotel, y también destacar la amabilidad de los camareros del restaurante.
The two aspects to improve would be: the park’s closing time, which is too tight, as by 18:45 we have to leave the pools.
The other negative point has been the cleanliness of the room, which was always done after 15:00h, and in the four days none of them swept the floor, which was really dirty.
Los dos aspectos a mejorar serían, el horario de cierre del parque, que es demasiado justo, a las 18:45 ya hay que salir de las piscinas.
El otro punto negativo ha sido la limpieza de la habitación, que nos la hacían siempre después de las 15h, y de los 4 días ninguno barrieron el suelo, que estaba realmente sucio
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El buffet es de los mejores en los que he estado. Mucha variedad. El trato del personal estupendo. Las instalaciones muy buenas y la limpieza de 10.
It would improve the gym; it really has hardly any machines or equipment. The hotel entertainment at night is quite weak.
Mejoraría el gym , realmente no tiene apenas máquinas ni equipamiento.
La animación del hotel por las noches es bastante floja.
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Bonito hotel con parque acuático donde mi niño de 7 años ha disfrutado muchísimo.
A pesar de ser compartido con entrada con gente que no esté alojada, no había colas excesivas.
Buffet amplio con variedad y en las cenas bbq o espeto de sardinas. Desayuno espectacular. Personal muy amable.
Small room for two adults, a 7-year-old child and a nearly two-year-old baby, practically without a wardrobe for 4.
The closing time of the water park is very early; at 18:45 they’re shooing people out of the water.
The large hall of the stage and bar had a broken air conditioner, and we have been there for 6 days and they haven’t fixed it, with 32 degrees when we arrived this week there.
The draft beer from that same bar is warm.
All-inclusive finishes at 23:00h, which also seems very early to us. In all the places we’ve stayed it has been 00:00.
Habitación pequeña para dos adultos, niño de 7 años y bebé de casi dos años, prácticamente sin armario para 4.
El horario de cierre del parque acuático es muy temprano, alas 18.45 están pitando para echar a la gente del agua.
La sala grande del escenario y bar tenía roto el aire acondicionado y hemos estado allí 6 días y no lo han arreglado con 32 grados que hemos llegado está semana allí.
La cerveza de tirador de ese mismo bar caliente.
El todo incluido acaba alas 23.00, que también nos parece muy temprano. En todos los que hemos estado ha sido las 00.00.
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La variedad y calidad de la comida.
Las asistentes de habitaciones o camareras de piso muy atentas y amables.
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Es un resort pequeño y muy cómodo, buenas instalaciones, comida muy buena, sobre todo el desayuno . El personal muy amable. El parque acuatico muy comodo
They are short of staff; we were there for 3 days and none of us were cleaned because the cleaners don’t have any more to give. We miss a larger pool; the one in the water park is too small.
Tienen falta de personal, estuvimos 3 dias y ninguno nos limpiaron porque las limpiadoras no dan mas de si.Echamos en falta una piscina mas grande, se queda pequel la del parque acuatico
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Lo que mas he disfrutado ha sido del parque acuático. Siempre habia hamacas disponibles. El buffet era muy variado y la comida es sabrosa
I would improve the nighttime entertainment. It was a very quiet atmosphere. Also, the room furniture could be improved. There were no drawers. There wasn’t enough space to store a family's clothes for four for a week.
Mejoraría la animación nocturna. Era un ambiente muy tranquilo. También, faltaría mejorar el mobiliario de la habitación. Faltaban cajones. No habia suficiente espacio para guardar la ropa de una familia de 4 para una semana
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La comida ha sido fabulosa creo que lo mejor del hotel y la zona parque acuático es buena opcion
Best Activities at the hotel
Mejores Actividades en el hotel
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Lo mejor que tiene es el parque acuático y la comida fue genial
Everything went well
Todo estuvo bien
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El trato del personal ha sido buenisimo, han sudo muy atentos, las comidas con mucha variedad, habia cosas que bien y otras que pss, los precios de las bebidas bien.
Too many people in the dining room at the weekend. The cook who was on the night shift at the outdoor grill left the meat burnt, and the next day he kept the queue waiting for a long time while talking with a diner. A female cook had to reprimand him.
Demasiada gente el fin de semana en el comedor. El cocinero que estaba por la noche en la parrilla exterior, dejaba la carne quemada y el dia siguiente hizo esperar mucho tiempo la fila mientras hablaba con un comensal. Tuvo que llamarle la atencion una cocinera
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El Buffet se queda pequeño para tanta gente y produce colas, debería haber otra zona de buffet aunque fuese en el mismo comedor . La comida exquisita.
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Los niños han disfrutado mucho con el parque acuático. El todo incluido ha estado muy bien, Mila la limpiadora es un encanto y está muy atenta a las habitaciones
For me, everything has been fine.
Para mí ha estado todo bien.
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El hotel es ideal para familia con niños. Las habitaciones familiares son amplias y la comida está bien, buffet con cocina en vivo y parte de barbacoa.El Aquapark está genial, con toboganes para todas las edades lo único que como puede acceder gente de fuera del hotel hay momentos que está bastante masificado.
A hotel’s own large pool is missed... the one that exists is very small...
The hotel’s shuttle service to the beach is very slow... in the end we ended up going to a car park area a little way from the hotels in our own car to be able to park easily.
Se echa de menos una piscina exclusiva del hotel amplia...la que hay es muy pequeña...
El servicio lanzadera del hotel a la playa es muy lento ... nosotros al final nos íbamos en nuestro coche a una zona un poco lejos de los hoteles para poder aparcar con facilidad.
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Parque acuático
Improve the food.
Mejorar la comida.
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E un éxito tener al lado el aguafun para los peques y no tan peques, los monitores encantadores, la comida está bien,.
The least thing is that the sofa bed sleeps badly, and the van to go to the beach is too small.
Lo q menos, el sofá cama se duerme fatal, y la furgoneta para ir a la playa se queda pequeña
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Todo genial, muy recomendable para ir con niños
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ALEGRIA Costa Ballena Aquafun & Spa
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