We stayed at the Villa Flamenca over Christmas and New Year 2007/2008. We found the staff to be pleasant and helpful. The room we had overlooked the pool. It was clean and quite comfortable. We booked on a bed and breakfast only deal and could not really fault the breakfast. If you are a bacon lover -beware- Spanish bacon is not like good back bacon, but that apart, there was plenty of choice and as much as you could eat. We only went to the evening entertainment on one occasion to see the Flamenco which was excellent. The hotel is well situated, only a 10 minute walk into town with its many restaurants and bars. It's a pleasant down hill walk to Burriana Beach but the walk back is not so good. Better to go to Callahonda Beach- a much easier walk. The hotel was full over the period we were there but it did not seem crowded. Most people spoke positively of their stay there-only a couple of moaners but you always get them. Would we stay again -most definitely.

I've just arrived back from a 4 night stay at Villa Flamenca booked through lastminute.com 121 pounds for twin room halfboard (nb i was a single traveller but thats what the offer was-no extra for singletons).
I read all the reviews here and had loads of mixed feelings, mostly of "hope it isnt that bad". I arrived mid afternoon. English level of the receptionist wasnt that great, not very friendly but was handed an A4 leaflet detailing most of the thing you want to know. ie. breakfast and dinner time, when pool is open etc. i was on 3rd floor. went up in the oldish lift. wheeled my case to my door, opened it up and voila! for a single person its a nice sized twin room. beds pushed together, small area to walk all way round. (nb there are no TV's in room available to hire at 17euros a week). bathroom was very clean, room looked neat n tidy. small balcony, im a medium build lass so found gettin out to the balcony ok, but if ur the size of most of me mates and there are 2 of you, u'll probably nt manage very easily. There were plenty of small desks to stick ur stuff. now i went for a really quiet and resting and relaxing time. THe hotel is really enjoyed by the elderly. lovely elderly couples who chat to you through every meal. many of these are returning guests. the peace was ruined on the Sunday when a fresh batch of screaming, swearing fun-seeking youths joined us. <sigh> . Going back to the room, the lighting at night is actually terrible with only small wall light.. next to nearly useless but 2 bedside lights were pretty good. now the toilet and bathroom always had a certain on/off pongy, sewer smell. there wasnt an extrator fan or window. whenever i was brushin my teeth although the water tasted fine.. couldnt quite help thinking i was gargling clear "poo" infected water (im a nurse by trade). I never used the pool but the areas round it was plentiful and loads of sun beds. the weather was fab tuesday not as hot but everyday before that 21-22'C. The food choice was actually ok. now i say that in a very liberal sence. for 122 pounds (roughly 30 a night for just the bed) and half board you cant really ask for much. im more used to staying in backpackers but found the cost of staying in backpackers n having to think what to feed myself whist trying to rest too much! Lotsof choices at breakfast and ok choices of hot meats and lots of salads in the evenings. deserts were simple but you coul dreally stuff yourself stupid. hotel entertainment every night.. duno the quality as i was in my room reading.

nerja is a nice little quiet village, from the hotel if you turn right is the beach DOWNHILL. and UPHILL is the only way to get back, quite steep. Turn left and you walk towards the shops. small supermarkets plentiful. i found the large supermarket really good too.

HINTS FOR TRAVELLERS. if ur on a backpackers budget like me most of the time then dont prebook the transfer coaches. cheapest i found was 70E or about 56 pounds ONE way. if you have few hours (upto 3max) . take the bus 19 from airport to malaga city. (20-25 mins journey for 1euro) or train (1.2Euro 15 mins) . the bus n train station are next to each other. at the bus/coach station go to counter i think its 14-16. the company begins with A.. .. buy a bus ticket to Nerja. if you're lucky and get the direct its only 1hour (its the last stop) or long route is 1.5 hours. this will cost you 3.6 euros . saving you about 50quid!. that means 100quid return. more than enough for the souvenirs. the hotel is really easy to get to. there is a map opposite the bus stop next to the ticket counter in Nerja. ITs basically carry on walking on the same main road. u pass a round about, walk past the BP petrol garage n few mini supermarkets , u turn right and carry on half way down the road. there are actually signs once u see the round about.. few metres ahead.

i did take the bus again to malaga city to wandered round. the cathedral was very grand and impressive. worth a look. Picasso's museum is closed on mondays but his house is open. Dont eat McDonalds , its bit greasy n horrible . eat good paella.

I had to leave for the 830direct bus from nerja to malaga for my flght at 13:00. i was told i could have breakfast early but u must go down before 715. the choice at that time was next to nothing so that dissapointed me on my last day. check out was swift. the friendliness of the staff depends on who they are.. overall only 2/5 but the manager was quite good.


Nerja beach is small but friendly, its s stoney/pebly/rough sand beach which i dont like but i didnt do much sun bathing. The sea front is filled with loads of great eating places, authentic or brits abroard food.

ENJOY!!!

I would definatly go back, to Nerja and that region, maybe even stay at Villa Flamenca if i found another bargain.

Read the reviews and thought this would be a nice break. Wrong!! On arriving we went to our room and found this must be the smallest room in the hotel, there was only space for us to squeeze past each other. the lighting was terrible only two small lamps and one small light on the wall which did not give a good light . The balcony was also very small and at an angle one of us had to sit down first so the other could arrange their chair to sit , the view we had was of the road and this did get quite busy. The bathroom was quite small and had black mildew on the ceiling. The shower was O.K. nice and warm but bath far too small . the restaurant was fine but the food after the first day was not up to standard and was very bland. The hotel was not what I would expect from a three star, decoration and furniture in need of an uplift. The staff were friendly and the rooms were kept clean that is about all I can say is good about this hotel. The town of Nerja is lovely great for exploring and a good base. I will not be back.

Booked a week in Nerja mainly for the temperature and short flight time. Villa Flamenca Hotel looked really nice in the brochure, reviews weren't bad (7/10). Requested a double room but weren't overly bothered if we didn't get it. Arrived at the hotel, no rep to welcome us (her day off). When we entered our room my heart sank. It was tiny with a double bed, which almost filled the room. It also had a damp smell. We had to turn sideways to walk round to the 'balcony', which, when I opened the door it didn't look out onto anything other than a courtyard below which was no bigger than the room we were in. There was no other view. I suffered vertigo and claustrophobia all at once! We explained to reception that the room was too small and were made to feel it was our fault for asking for a double bed! We were then moved to another room facing the road. This was a bit bigger but smelled very musty. The bathroom had no window or a fan. It had a vent in the wall which seemed to join the wall of our built -in wardrobe and there was an awful damp smell in there. It was so bad I had to buy an air freshener spray. The food was ok but mostly lukewarm or cold. Would rather they cooked proper Spanish food than bad English. This wasn't a last minute booking so we paid almost the full brochure price, so a bit peeved that this felt like a 2 star hotel. There were some good points though. The pool and garden areas were very well kept and clean, and the staff were polite and helpful. The area the hotel is situated is very nice and quiet and I can't fault that. It would be a wonderful hotel if the rooms were redecorated and new bathrooms were put in (with proper fans), along with nice soft towels, not the ones we were given that had no absorbency left in them. A small fridge would be good also to keep bottled water in.