This is not a Four Star hotel as advertised. At best it may be a 3 star but even that is doubtful.

It can best be described in a 'Pros and Cons' categories as follows

PROS: Sorry but not many.
1 Nice pool area.
2 Well appointed bar
3 Bedroom reasonably clean but in need of refurbishment. Best staff.
4 Reasonable breakfast but that was all.
5 Fridge free of charge available in each room.
CONS: Regrettably too many.
1 Restaurant like a works canteen. Uncomfortable plastic chairs.
2 Food very ordinary. Choice of a kind but similar every night
3 Unpleasant staff particularly in reception and restaurant
4 Rules for dinner 'No shorts etc'. but half other guests (presumably Spanish or German) were dressed in shorts and even vests. Plenty wore caps The so called Head Waiter said it did not matter, Very unprofessional attitude by staff.
5 Lovely bar area but entertainment very second class.
6 If you wanted TV you had to pay 2 euros per day for the old fashioned 15" TV
7 Towels for pool had a 20 euros deposit for each

Pleased the weather was excellent. However this is the worst hotel we have stayed at in Spain and we will not return to it nor will we recommend it to anyone.

hotel-defiantly not a 4 star,3 pushing it the lifts are like phone boxs there that small,you cant get 4 people in,the pool is nice big and clean,the bars nice and clean and personable prices,the entertainment staff are good,darts,water polo,archery bit of a disco,BUT 90% of hotel are German or Spanish so not easy for kids to meet friends...we were kept up 4 nights out of 7 by noisy chavs,not just brits but a Spanish couple next door arguing every-night,walls are paper thin...the staff are very polite,bar one Spanish women on the reception who has no customer skills at all,she liked to serve Spanish first and ignored any brits,she was rude and arrogant,we asked about buses and she said she had no idea and walked off,day after we asked manager took us to bus stop outside hotel and told us what we needed to know...now this is when you know its real not like other reviews and is real..the food is the worst ever,rock hard frozen rolls every day, greasy food,uncooked food raw in the middle,uncooked chips,bland horrible stuff,ive had better at service stations...if you've a pram or disabled deffo not for you,a small hill but very very narrow walk ways on busy road...we spoke 2 two English folk in hotel most Spanish or german...entertainments bloke was a good laugh tried his best fancied himself but a nice enough bloke...if you want a peaceful holiday,youve no chance hotels full of louts.spotlessly clean though cant fault that.gym there but nothing works....9 hour delay on way back with jet 2.com so try and avoid these there useless apparently its happening regular with these people we spoke to in airport had bad times with them before,they lied every hour the plane was on its way we had a 5 year old daughter stuck with us roasting..terrible

we stayed in the basement not told about this till day before we flew out.this hotel is not a 4*.when we asked for a better room with a balconey we were asked for 70 euro per room we had 3 rooms .The food was good but the rules in the dinning room state dress for dinner we did others turned up from the beach, they make rules but dont carry them out.There are alot of stairs so this hotel is not for the faint hearted,the reception is not very inviting and neither were some of the reception staff.On a good note the pool area was very nice with a very helpful life guard.But over all very disapointed with the location and * rating someone needs to rethink the status of this hotel.

I NEVER WRITE REVIEWS, and I rarely read them.

Nonetheless, just before my trip to Torremolinos I thought I would check out the area and the hotel. The booking was reasonably hasty as my girlfriend and myself where in much need of a break (on a budget). Having friends and family mentioning the reputation of the place I thought I best investigate...

I read review after review about bad experiences in the hotel and around the local area. I am generally very optimistic and chose to convince myself that the people who bothered to write the reviews where the minority who had bad experiences, and I kept my mouth shut to the girlfriend (she is a worrier). I vowed that if the trip was a success I would come here and give the place its much needed praise.

So here I am...the hotel is approximately 10 minutes for the airport, which was fantastic as I hate long transfers. We were greeted by professional and friendly staff on reception and were given the key to our room immediately. just 25 minutes after landing I was lying on the hotel bed. 10 minutes later I was on my way out of the hotel were a nice man working in the hotel gave us some tips about places to have a browse around in the local area...

Although on a fairly steep hill the surroundings are fantastic. Rapid access to a great range of shops, supermarkets (small ones) restaurants, beach shops, cafes and an endless strip of beach left me feeling very happy.

The place is "lively", but lively for families and couples. I didn't hear a club or see a group of typically British 18-30s who had too much to drink. The area has a lovely atmosphere for having great food and drink.

Lets wrap this up...

The hotel - good/standard breakfast food. Great pool. Not enough loungers but if you want one get up early and claim it. I didn't so I cant complain! We were lucky to get a top floor room with a balcony facing the sea, there are a few rooms which would be unfortunately placed with not much of a view, but they are very rare.

The area - beautiful, great beaches, lots of showers on the beach, great shops and restaurants. Particularly an Italian on the 2nd street up from the beach that is always reserved. You can't miss it!

Don't dread this place like I did, its exactly what you pay for. Says 4* but as we all know, most foreign places can be knocked down by one to be realistic. Very nice indeed!