I had already booked 5 nights at the Torrequebrada before reading the reviews on Trip Advisor. I must say I was rather worried at the negative feedback, but now that I have stayed there I am quite puzzled. It is a five star hotel with all the facilities you would expect.The rooms are more on par with a 3 to 4 star but very comfortable and spotlessly clean. All rooms have a sea view from the balcony(mostly a side view but nevertheless a very good view). We only had bed and breakfast but what a breakfast! I cannot think of anything that was not on the buffet (even smoked salmon and champagne!)honestly the food was excellent. We did not eat dinner there only because it was expensive, quite understandable in a five star hotel.
The walk in to Benalmadena was about 15 minutes on a pavement next to a busy road, but with pleasant views on the other side.When you think about it all Spanish resorts have a busy road right through the centre and this was no different.
The hotel gardens were gorgeous and the view from the breakfast room stunning. If you search the net you can get very good prices for this hotel and you will get excellent value for money.

A group of 4 of us stayed there this week and we thought it was excellent. We got a great deal via Alpharooms and paid only £26 pppn for B&B. What a bargain.
Lovely room on 10th floor (1016) overlooking the sea and towards the distant marina. Great buffet breakfasts. Couldn't fault quality or quantity. Hotel very quiet at this time of year except for a small conference and about 40 guests in such a big place. Maybe that's why we got a deal. Nothing much to do in the immediate area but a 15 min. walk or short taxi ride takes you to the hot-spots. As we were golfing every day, we didn't use the hotel grounds much but they seemed nice enough. The weather was surprisingly pleasant for March (20- 28C) during the day and the golf was great at Torrequebrada, Santana and Rio Real courses.
The Casino was fairly quiet and the hotel bar was dead, but for our purposes it was a terrific choice. All the guys want to go back next time.
Rooms were standard but well maintained and appointed. The hotel is now a "Non Smoking" establishment which is great news for all sensible people.

We had never been to Spain (or Europe for that matter). No one in the hotel was friendly, food was not good. Rooms small. The location was far away from the main part of town. Not impressed at all with hotel. Casino was very small and machines were tight. I wished we had stayed closer in town.

The hotel is located a 5 minute taxi ride away from Benalmadena town centre and marina.
I was visiting with 8 other guys for a stag / golfing weekend and we thoroughly enjoyed ourselves.
The hotel is well appointed and nicely reserved and quiet, which suited us fine. There were plenty of taxi's available to take us into the town centre for the wide variety of nightlife, bars & restaurants on offer.
The concierge staff were very helpful and spoke good english. The rooms were comfortable and the air conditioning was very effective, especially as the outside temp was pushing 40 degrees C plus.
The outdoor swimming pool was really nice, almost like getting into a warm bath.
The gardens were lovely and well stocked with enough secluded areas to sunbathe and relax with a good book and a cold beer.
The golf in the area is excellent and can be very challenging ( the shame of my carded 130 at the Torrequebrada Golf course, the boys won't let me forget that one).
We had a good late evening in the hotel casino ( free to residents ).
We all intend to go back again this year ( if our wives allow us ).