Benalmadena Hotels & Accommodations

Lovely clean hotel with well kept gardens. We had a room with a side sea view which was large and modern and included a fridge with a large bottle of water and 2 small fizzy drinks replaced each day free of charge. Food in the restaurant was good, drinks in the bar were very reasonably priced and there was some entertainment every night. Large pool area with plenty of sun beds and a fantastic view of the sea also a nice bar close to the pool serving hot food at lunchtimes

This is my second stay here and I'm currently enjoying my last few days of a 2 week stay, our room view is absolutely out of this world and the rooms are spotless with housekeeping coming in every day without fail. Entertainment is absolutely amazing both for kids and adults, the calibre of bands they get in are just incredibly, queen is a must see. Staff are so helpful and friendly from reception to housekeeping and Entertainment staff are just amazing, don't know where they get their energy from😄 hotel has absolutely everything, from decent supermarket, hairdressers, beauty to even a doctor. I will definitely be returning. Thank you sunset ❤️

Great location for the marina with all the bars & restaurants,plus the long walks along the promenade.Very clean hotel with happy helpful staff throughout,great at reception with getting us a taxi at 3am for airport..Room spacious with nice views to pool and garden,didn't want for anything.Always plenty of choice for both breakfast and evening meal,my shirts have shrunk.Drink prices are fairly good,pint of local beer €3.80 and bottle of red wine €10.Flamenco show on saturday night plus other acts quizes and bingo through the weekThe only minus is the poor quality sunbeds and that's down to management.

When you stay at Medplaya Hotel Bali in Benalmádena, you'll be next to a golf course, a 3-minute drive from Benalmadena Marina and 6 minutes from Aqualand Torremolinos. This family-friendly hotel is 1.9 mi (3.1 km) from La Carihuela and 9.9 mi (16 km) from Los Boliches Beach.Take advantage of recreation opportunities such as an outdoor pool or take in the view from a terrace and a garden. This hotel also features complimentary wireless internet access, an arcade/game room, and a television in a common area.All-inclusive rates are available at this hotel. Meals and beverages at onsite dining establishments are included in all-inclusive rates. Charges may be applied for dining at some restaurants, special dinners and dishes, some beverages, and other amenities. Enjoy a meal at the restaurant, or stay in and take advantage of the hotel's room service (during limited hours). Relax with a refreshing drink from the poolside bar or one of the 2 bars/lounges. Buffet breakfasts are available daily from 8 AM to 10:30 AM for a fee.Featured amenities include a computer station, a 24-hour front desk, and multilingual staff. Self parking (subject to charges) is available onsite.Stay in one of 436 guestrooms featuring LED televisions. Rooms have private balconies. Complimentary wireless internet access is available to keep you connected. Private bathrooms with bathtubs feature bidets and hair dryers.

Just returned from Alba Beach (Prev.Balmoral) after staying for 2 weeks. I chose the 7th floor, swimming pool view, rooms are called Superior after re-branding and have a small, useless fridge, tea/coffee facilities. My first stay in Balmoral, those days, was in 2006 and 2007. Since 2013 I travelled solo but more often with my adult son (different rooms). For me the best part to stay in Alba Beach is location: flat space and the beach is just across very busy road from Malaga to Gibraltar. I have legs/knees problems, so it is not hilly. The second half of October’23 - my first visit after summer’23 re-branding. The hotel poor service, skinny food, an army of small ants 24/7 in the room, chasing edible stuff, if you leave it on the table unattended in seconds, they are everywhere, travelling through ventilation, rampaging in the bathroom rubbish bag, etc. I agree with the previous person, who mentioned ants on the 5th floor. It is a disaster for any place but for a 3*** hotel- a shame. I was very careful, packing my suit before checking out. Nobody wants to get ants home back to England. A chambermaid was very rude to me, separating two beds, telling me not to use the other bed, because I stayed on my own. I complained to receptionist, Maria. She said, that I had paid not for 1 bed but for the whole room. The receptionist Angelica had a very rude check in for me: she did not explain what is the other door card/key was for. As it appeared, the spare door card was for keeping it in the slot 24/7 to keep lights on and to provide power for the small fridge. I never came @cross such a system. I complained to the Hotel Director, Victor B. but he was on stuff side and did not take measures to improve service. Very disappointing! Re-branding is not over, so a lot of visual points everywhere with “Balmoral” logo. The T&C of Amigo Loyalty Card has been changed. A room TV still shows old T&C of Amigo Loyalty Card into your face though they have been radically changed. Read them attentively.So, never again to stay in Alba Beach. Bad experience.

Great resort with really friendly staff. Would recommend this resort, the staff in reception and bar/restaurant were very helpful and friendly throughout our stay. The apartment was newly refurbished and spotlessly clean. The balcony was not overlooked and the apartment had a well equipped kitchen. I can find nothing to complain about this resort. It is positioned close to the beach and there are a number of very nice restaurants nearby. To find them leave the resort from the main entrance walk down towards the beach and turn right. Definitely stay here if you get the chance.

Hotel is in a good location near bus stop to reach Malaga and other locations. Swimming pool quite small. Staff very friendly. There is a beach nearby with water sports. Rooms are spacious with shower and balcony. Now the negative. The lifts are always very busy and it can take quite a long time to get down especially in the morning. We had to get down 6 floors by stairs. The big let down is the food. There aren't many options for vegetarians, no much fish, no paella. It is really monotonous and tasteless. Do not pay for breakfast, lunch or dinner. Go for a walk towards the Marina and you will find better places more affordable and with much better food.

We spent a week here in the hotel with my girlfriend. Staff was friendly, cheerful and always ready to help, including the cleaners and the buffet staff. It didn't matter that our English wasn't very good, we still got good customer service. We also received extra blanket in our room upon request. The room was good size and was cleaned very well every day. The balcony had an amazing view of the sea and the mountains. Soundproofing of the rooms wasn't the best; we could hear, for example, when someone in the next hotel room went to the toilet. However, it didn't bother us, we didn't spend a lot of time in the room. We had an all-inclusive trip, which means we got breakfast, lunch and dinner on behalf of the hotel. The food was absolutely insane and there was plenty of it! There was so much food every day that you couldn't even collect everything to taste what you wanted. We liked that every day the dinner theme changed and every day there were slightly different dishes. Still, there were always such classic favourites (like pizza). Dessert offerings were also fantastic. There was something for everyone. You can easily walk to the beach from the hotel and it wasn't a long walk to the center of Benalmadena either. We also tried using the Wolt app for the first time and ordered rides further away from the hotel & back to the hotel. That worked great too. However, I came up with a couple of criticisms. We couldn't find a way to the indoor swimming pool and no one really knew how to get there. That's why we didn't try it. This wasn't a big loss, but a shame nonetheless. Since we booked an all inclusive trip, I heard that we should obviously have been given wristbands from reception when we arrived at the hotel, to prove that we are all inclusive. For example, only those who booked an all-inclusive trip could order drinks in the buffet dining, not others. However, we weren't given such wristbands and didn't immediately know how to ask about them, we arrived at the hotel late at night and we were tired. The next morning we went to breakfast and got those drinks, but we still didn't have those wristbands. Only after breakfast we went to reception to ask if we should have wristbands (we saw that many people had them) and then we got them. Mostly I was thinking that if you couldn't get drinks without a wristband, why were we able to get those drinks even though we didn't have wristbands to begin with? Does anyone from the staff keep an eye on who gets drinks? Overall, the experience was otherwise wonderful and we would come back anytime. I highly recommend! We came in February before the general winter holidays, it was a suitable time because it was surprisingly quiet in the hotel.

We visited the Holiday World resort end of May/June. On arrival we were impressed with the swift check in. As we had arrived at 9pm the hotel had kindly left us plates of food in our fridge in case we were hungry. We stayed in room 531 and had a fabulous view of the pool and the sea. The rooms are spacious and are equipped with a kitchen, large bathroom with separate bath and shower, front room with sofa bed and large bedroom. There was access to the large balcony area from both the front room and bedroom. Food is your usual All Inclusive. There was always plenty, everything was constantly replenished and the staff in the restaurant are brilliant and clearing plates or getting you a table quickly when you walk in. We enjoyed the food and always found something delicious to eat. We also booked both the Italian and Burger restaurants at the resort. The food at both was amazing and the waiters and waitresses can’t do enough for you. The pool is good and there are lots of brilliant activities run by the entertainment team. The lifeguards are very observant and constantly checking everyone is safe. Plenty of sun beds and shade if needed. The snack bar around the pool has all the usual hot and cold food along with ice cream and cakes. You can also purchase crisps and branded ice creams from the bar. The daily entertainment includes a pool party, quizzes, bingo and various inflatables for the children to have a go on. The Waterpark was fun and the kids enjoyed going there. You can hire large rubber rings for the water slides. The restaurant there is also plentiful. The evening entertainment is fabulous for the kids. The team are very friends, enthusiastic and energetic which keeps the children happy. There are different parts of the evening from the Widgets, PTY, dancing, quiz's and an evening show! It’s all based on the outdoor theatre and with the visual screen laying makes it very engaging. We went to the beach and hired some very luxurious sun beds with thick cushions and a towel for €12 and worth every penny! Overall this holiday was for kids and to keep them entertained which is exactly what it did. It is a clean, bright resort with food and drink available all day. We love our stay and would definitely return.

We visited 3rd to 13th July with Jet2 Holidays, if we return we would get a private taxi to hotel, 20 mins versus an hour + on the bus. Check in nice and straight forward, reception is decorated to a high standard and is on the 8th floor( street level) , hotel has 12 floors, beach and pools being 1st floor and buffet restaurant on 7th floor. Room spacious enough only gripe was lack of hangers, around 8 of them between 2 adults …take a few of your own. Room cleaned daily and if you want towels changed drop them all in the bath to ensure you get fresh ones. Buffet restaurant was lovely , beautiful view of the ocean from the 7th floor. Yes there was repetition but food was always hot and the salad bar plentiful with choice, staff constantly monitored the stations wiping clean the smallest drip or spill. Drinks service was relaxed but once you got know the waiting staff they often remembered your drinks choices and appreciated us making an effort with attempts at Spanish even just a please and thankyou goes a long way, big thankyou to Cosme Rodreguez who greeted everyone with a big smile 😃 and was very attentive no matter how busy his section was. We used the BThai ala carte once as it unfortunately only opens Thursday to Sunday and had a lovely meal. We had the option to have an ala carte lunch at la Bonita beach restaurant however the temp was 35-40 degrees due to heatwave so we opted for the air conditioned buffet instead. We used the beach during the day and had to pay 14 euros for 2 loungers with padded cushion and parasol each visit, with 3 days to go a section was cordoned off with signs for use by hotel Benalma only, the people who owned them then covered the signs with paper and explained they were waiting for the hotel to sign a contract for them, so we had to continue to pay the same lady for the rest of the stay, would be great if the beach loungers were free for hotel guests rather than the add expense. Hotel Beach bar close to beach front and again staff were always polite and again remembered drinks choices, a big shout to Adrian Sederno who’s English was perfect but genuinely appreciated our pigeon Spanish 😃. Overall couldn’t fault the Hotel and can see us returning in the future.