My rating cannot be other than EXCELLENT.
We traveled with my dog and everything was perfect. Spacious rooms with terrace, unbeatable breakfast and very friendly treatment from everyone, starting with the Cleaning Service. We love this hotel.
The hostel is centrally located, close to the cathedral, beach, train/bus station, also surrounded by restaurants & stores. Reception service was great-fast check-in, loved that they let us leave our luggage there while we explored because we arrived super early. Super accommodating, as soon as our room was ready they let us have access way before the check-in time. It’s clean and has everything you need for a decent stay. A couple of things are a little old & require an upgrade like the shower head didn’t stay on the holder and the toilet seat would move. Aside from that, no complaints.
Advantages: The location is right by the sea, you can lie on the beach when you go out, and you can see the sea view from the balcony. It is recommended to pay a little more for a sea view room, the view is not a little better.
Disadvantages: Poor sound insulation, there are people singing at the seaside in the middle of the night, it is too lively and noisy. The bed in the twin room is less than 1 meter wide, it feels like it is only 90 cm at most, which is narrow.
Parking problem: On this road by the sea in front of the hotel, you can park within the blue line as long as there is an empty parking space. After parking, go to the roadside machine to pay the parking fee, print out the bill and put it under the front glass of the driver's seat. The maximum fee during the day is 3.25, and it is free at night and on weekends.
Fantastic apartment. Not large, but everything you need. And the view is spectacular and it's great to come back in the afternoon and relax by the swimming pool. They don't clean your apartment and don't refill the coffee, dishwasher tablets, etc. But there is a supermarket next door with everything you need.
The hotel was very pleasant in almost all aspects the hotel is very pleasant, with excellent facilities, quiet environment and fantastic location. The service was always sympathetic and attentive, and the experience was generally very positive.
However, there are some points that could be improved: access to the indoor pool is paid (15€ for only 90 minutes), the exchange of swimming pool towels has an additional cost of 1€, and during the 3 days of stay the bath towels of the room were not available. The breakfast, though good and in a wide range, could be more varied.
In the spa bathrooms, although it was a pleasant space, only two bathrooms were available which can be little when more guests want to use the space, although it was quite good the last day to take a shower before the return journey.
In general, I recommend the Islantilla Stival, because it offers a great experience, but with some details to be improved to be at the height of a real four-star resort.
A experiência foi boa ,o atendimento de chegada foi excelente.O quanto estava em perfeitas condições de limpeza e muito bem apresentado.
O ar condicionado não fazia frio suficiente,ao qual foi reclamado e ficou quase igual (passei calor ).
O estacionamento é excelente.
As piscinas exteriores e SPA são excelentes.
Overall, common areas are modern and spacious. Some rooms have beautiful views over the city, botanic garden, and sea side. The hotel also offers very good facilities such as the pool, jacuzzi & gym. The breakfast is exceptional with lots of variety to pick from.
However there were quite a few disappointments: service at the bar was really bad, with staff sighting and making faces when you ask to order something, the inner spa is at additional cost and the rooms are very small which does not make it worth the price we paid.
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GGuest UserThe room is facing the beach, which is very beautiful. The breakfast is very rich. It takes only about 40 minutes to drive to Malaga. It takes more than an hour to go to Granada. It can be used for vacation and leisure, and it can also be used as a tourist hub. Very good.
GGuest UserThis hotel is punching above its weight and winning. The staff are all really friendly and really take pride in making sure your stay goes well. While on holiday I had a problem with my suitcase not wanting to unlock (likely due to being thrown about in the plane). The staff helped me and found a solution to get inside by cutting the tags and smoothing them off to avoid injury. Without which I'd have had no clothes for the trip.
While in Spain we had the national power outage which was totally beyond anyone's control. The staff handled this the best they possibly could. Allowing us to gather water from the pool to aid with flushing toilets, which were affected by the power outage. Providing us with candles and matches. As well as the rooms having a torch inside. When the power came back on, they organised a get-together with complimentary drinks and nibbles to thank us for our patience. This was a lovely touch even though this wasn't the hotels fault. The room I stayed in had recently been renovated and I was so impressed by the new design and choices that had been made. The resort was kept clean all the time by the fantastic cleaning team who were always doing something. All members of staff were friendly and were on board with the hotels pledge to reduce its environmental impact. The hotel doesn't have dedicated parking but on street free parking is so easy to find between the hotel and the park that this isn't an issue. The location is minutes away from the seafront and a selection of places to get breakfast and other meals.
I've been to this hotel before, but I've seen a real improvement this year in how Sahara Sunset is being ran. I look forward to seeing how they continue to develop.
AAnonymous UserI’m usually staying at Ritual hotel when in Torremolinos and always had a great experience… No this time when I didn’t see staff members at the reception being more flexible in order to satisfy customers request and experience.
When I made the reservation, specifying a strong preference for a room not located to the ground floor, upon arrival and check-in I was informed but the front desk that my assigned room was on the ground floor, directly contradicting the preference I had clearly stated in the booking notes.
I immediately raised the issue to the hotel staff reminding them of my prior request and I was told that the hotel was fully booked and not other rooms were available.
I strongly believe that my request could have been accommodated if they would have taken in consideration my enquiry during the room assessment … the clearly didn’t have mindset of customer centricity which was very disappointing.
GGuest UserIt was nice, but it's a pity that you have to pay 25 euros to check in earlier and 15 euros per hour to check out later, which adds up if you have a late flight, it's better to book an extra night.
MMikhailРасположение неудобное, до моря далеко, отель находится где-то на пригорке. Старые номера, завтраки и ужины представлены множеством блюд, большую часть из которых невозможно есть. Бассейн открывается с 10:00 ( как и везде в Испании), за минут 40 перед калиткой начинает формироваться очередь занять лежаки. Ужасный бассейн. Берут депозит непонятно зачем, в номере мини-бара и чего-то ценного нет).
Короче говоря впечатление не особо приятное.
Не рекомендую. Ценник для такого чересчур высокий. Мы взяли, т.к. надо было забронировать на одну ночь.
CClaire MThe location of Don Alfredo is unbeatable!!!
You basically fall out of the hotel and into the old town of Marbella. That said, the hotel is not one of the newest and it's a bit rocked down, but still well kept. The room was very basic but clean, as was the bathroom. We didn't plan to spend a lot of time in the room anyways, so for our purposes it was perfect for a quite affordable price! 😀
The staff was kind and helpful and in the morning they brought coffee according to our wishes to the dining room table or also to one of the tables right outside at the entrance of the hotel. Coffee was great, but breakfast was not very impressive, so we only had a little bite, but always took some fruit from the fruit bowl 🍎🍏🍊
Parking outside the hotel was a bit difficult, but not far there was the possibility to park for free, just needed to circle a bit sometimes and get lucky with a spot getting empty right in front of us ... Altogether, we enjoyed our stay a lot ... The old Castillo de Marbella was right in front of the hotel and there was a little resto named El Rincón de la Muralla that would seat you right beside the Castle wall - very romantic at night! 💕 After dinner there, we only had a few steps to take to get into bed and enjoy a good night's sleep ...
As for the pictures, only the first one is showing the hotel, the rest are pictures taken in the old town Marbella, super close to the hotel - and just to prove how great this location is! 😎
GGuest UserA lovely boutique hotel (adult only) at a great location. Can't ask for a better location.... very quiet as it's on a side road and very close to the train and bus station. Lovely swimming pool on top floor where excellent breakfast was served. Friendly and polite staff. Great value for money too. Has already recommended to friends coming to Málaga.
XX~tinaThe most bare hotel I have been to. Kettles need to be rented for a charge + deposit. There are no cups or cutlery in the room. Mini fridge is empty. I think I can understand why the hotel went for such measures given the crowd that is staying there - too many wild screaming Britons. Breakfast tables have nothing but a cloth. Lounge chairs are bare plastic making them very uncomfortable to use. Most of the chairs are in fact not available for use because guests dump their towels to reserve them and then not show up for hours. Staff allow this behaviour. The loud entertainment went on till 23:30 (accompanied by partying guests next door) so if you want to sleep any time before that - forget it, it's like trying to sleep inside a night club. Beach towels are not provided, bathroom towels cannot be taken out so if you didn't bring your own - tough. It is a beach property but the beach is private and hotel guests do not get any discounts. The shower was hot and had good pressure but there was hair left in the drain. Beds seemed good at first but I woke up with back pain. Went up to take a look at the roof terrace which looked lovely but we didn't stay for a drink. All in all the hotel was not for us and certainly would not recommend it if you are looking for a relaxing place.
GGuest UserLovely resort and close to the beach Two outdoor adult pools, kids pool, indoor pool and spa. Restaurants, shops and a few bars locally. Good kids and adults programmes, really friendly staff. We were offered an upgrade to a two bedroom apartment with private balcony and outside terrace. This resort is not in the busy town centre but there is a good Uber service which we have used. Highly recommend
MMT familySadly only one night ,we will be back next yr for longer.
Brought many happy memories when our son was toddler walk around the park feeding the chicken and ducks ,and stayed in la Quinta. Staff were excellent as normal.
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