Sleep area · Gibraltar city
Main StreetMain Street
First-timers: a hotel on or near Main Street with a 24h desk; the museum, Casemates and the cathedral are a short walk, the gardens a 20-minute walk.
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Rules in force · 6The frontier with Spain and the runway crossing can hold …
- Gibraltar ↗Gibraltar sets its own entry rules; it is outside the Schengen area and the EU customs union. Check the Gibraltar government and your own government's advice for your passport.
- Gibraltar ↗The border with Spain is a controlled crossing. An EU–UK arrangement changing how it is managed has been negotiated; check the current procedure before you rely on past experience.
- Gibraltar ↗Leaving Gibraltar into Spain means re-entering the Schengen area; if your Schengen stay is limited, count the days.
- Gibraltar town and Main Street ↗Leave at least an hour of buffer around the frontier and the runway crossing before a flight or a bus.
- Gibraltar city ↗The frontier with Spain and the runway crossing can hold you for minutes to over an hour; do not plan a tight connection on either side of it.
- Gibraltar city ↗Gibraltar sets its own entry rules and is outside the Schengen area; check the Gibraltar government and your own government's advice for your passport.
Key facts
- Price band
- $$
- Desk
- 24 h
- staffed 24h
- Bags OK?
- Painful
- 80 m from Taxi to the nearest drop-off point
- Night walk
- lighting ok
- flat, no steps
- Morning out
- 2–4 min
- to Main Street north & John Mackintosh Square
First night
From Taxi to the nearest drop-off point: 80 m, flat surface. Desks around here are typically staffed 24h. 28-inch bags: painful. Morning to Main Street north & John Mackintosh Square: 2–4 min.
Take Taxi to the door at 22:20. Bed by ~22:49 (p90).
Open the arrival contractTake Taxi to the door at 21:50. Bed by ~22:19 (p90).
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Rooms here
- Typical price per night
- GBP 80–160 per room per night (mid-range); more in summer
- Good for
- First visits and walking everywhere
- Avoid if
- You have heavy bags or limited mobility on cobbles
Before you book a room here, check
- A 24-hour staffed desk if you land late
- A door reachable by taxi
- A room away from the bars
- Air conditioning for July and August
Area facts
- Reception
- staffed 24h · forwarding not accepted
- Walk to clusters
- Main Street north & John Mackintosh Square: 2–4 min · Casemates Square & Ocean Village: 9–13 min · Main Street south & Southport Gates: 11–16 min · Alameda Gardens & Cable Car: 22–30 min
- Night lighting
- ok
- Taxi drop-off
- street le 100m
- Fits
- family · age70
- Lodging tax
- —
Cons
- Pedestrian street: the taxi may stop a few minutes' walk from the door.
- Noise from bars on weekend nights; ask for a courtyard room.
Within walking distance
Straight-line distance; walk time adds 30% for streets.