Just had a very restful week at the Vista De Rey - would recommend this hotel to anyone wanting a good, clean, comfortable base with excellent access to the railway line serving the Costa Del Sol. The balconies are very spacious and I would recommend asking for a first floor room as you are sheltered from any rain but still have the privacy that the ground floor rooms didnt have.
We went self catering and the kitchen facilities are perfectly good for 2 people to put the occasional meal together although we found that in most cases it was just as cheap to eat out using the menu del dia which averaged about 9 euros a head for 3 courses or even less if you used one of the Chinese restaurants in Arroyo De Miel one stop away on the train ( 1.65 euros adult single)
The local british supermarket was well stocked and had a small cafe area and next door but one was a bar which we didnt visit - we did however visit La Lucena restaurant a little further towards the beach on 3 occasions and can highly recommend the mixed fried fish and the tapas.
If you are looking for a relaxing break at a good price I can highly recommend this hotel

Stayed here 11-18th October. Overall impression of the hotel is quite good. Clean and tidy, rooms spacious and well kept. Kitchen adequate for a weeks stay, bathroom well appointed.
Stayed self catering so no idea of food quality in dining room. Pool small, but okay to dip into and cool off. The staff were friendly and I had nothing but good service from all of them.
The hotel is a bit of a way from anywhere but has the efficient and quiet local trains within a hundred yards as compensation. British supermarket about 5 mins downhill walk (10 mins back, laden). A bar or two but nothing much of interest nearby. However, useful as a base to visit towns nearby. Supermarket right next to the station entrance in Fuengirola is useful to know as the Super Save British supermarket near the hotel is limited and a bit on the dear side.
Eating out in Arroyo de la Miel, Torremolinos and Fuengirola is reasonably cheap and varied. Malaga restaurants are, on the whole, more authentic as Malaga, although it gets lots of visitors, is not a purpose built resort town. Nor is Arroyo de la Miel, ut as it runs directly into Benalmadena has succumbed to the Burger King brand!
Recommend taking the trip an the cable car from Arroyo de la Miel up to the top of the mountain and a day trip to Gibraltar allows you to stock up on cheap, duty free tobacco, spirits etc.
All in all, a good trip, but next time I will look at staying a bit nearer the beach.

just returned from Vista De Rey we did enjoy our stay here although we had 4 days rain. The rooms are spacious and have all the usual requirements if you are self catering. We went room only as we much prefer to eat out so I cannot coment on the food if you go half board.
I will admit that we found the distance from Benalmadena a pain as we had to commute daily either by bus or train.
The bar down the small hill (Chique) is nice but dont have a restaurant so the only other place to eat within walking distance is the Spanish restaurant which we ate at twice. I found the menu ok but a bit pricey.
The staff were helpful with us as we had a rather noisy neighbour move in half way through our stay and we were moved straight away so that we didnt have to listen to them talking loudly / singing & swearing when they returned from a night out.
I think I would have liked the cleaner to visit more than every three days but it didnt cause us much of a problem as we always keep things tidy anyway.
I disagree that the lady on reception was unfriendly, we found her quite nice, maybe if you are pleasant to people then you get a similar response.
We probably wont return to this hotel again only because the position is too far from where we like to be in Benalmadena.