“Good and bad!”

Great location right by the sea, we had a family room for 2 adults and a child, our daughters bed was a metal put up one but was ok, lots of people have commented the beds are hard which they are but this didn’t bother us but the pillows were like sleeping on bricks!! Good points - food was amazi... more

Great location right by the sea, we had a family room for 2 adults and a child, our daughters bed was a metal put up one but was ok, lots of people have commented the beds are hard which they are but this didn’t bother us but the pillows were like sleeping on bricks!! Good points - food was amazing, plenty of choice for breakfast and dinner, the freshly made pancakes were amazing at breakfast. Staff are all lovely and friendly. We paid 10 euro for a kettle in our room and the cost of the safe is 3 euro per day. Our room was on the 6th floor and we had a side sea view plus a side view of the mountains - beautiful. Bad points were the walls are literally paper thin - I was horrified one morning hearing the people next door doing the deed, the hotel should really ensure families are all in one area, we could head drawers being opened, wardrobes slamming, people walking around and balcony chairs being scraped along the balcony floors - not ideal when you’re trying to sleep, the last night we had an early start due to an early transfer and the people in the room above were making a racket until after 1am - I was not impressed. Overall we enjoyed our time in Benalmadena, the whole area is beautiful but we would not return to this hotel due to noise levels at night.

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“Good hotel”

Good value hotel.for the money. In a good area of Benalmadena with a wide choice of bars and restaurants close by. Rooms very clean and comfortable. Food fairly good went half board had breakfast every day and one evening meal could have been a hotter for me. Have been to the hotel before and.wil... more

Good value hotel.for the money. In a good area of Benalmadena with a wide choice of bars and restaurants close by. Rooms very clean and comfortable. Food fairly good went half board had breakfast every day and one evening meal could have been a hotter for me. Have been to the hotel before and.will return. My only concern we found the sunbeds very uncomfortable.

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“Sid. And. Karen”

Been. To. This. Hotel. Five. Times. Before. Was. Balmoral.no. Complaints. Good. Value. Staff. Greathope. To. Go. Again

“Just ok”

The hotel was ok, its very clean and tidy. The outdoor poolside bar was closed throughout our stay and there was no entertainment really. It was very quiet in both the day and the evening time. The food was poor, poor selection at breakfast. I was hoping for some fresh fruit but it was just a t... more

The hotel was ok, its very clean and tidy. The outdoor poolside bar was closed throughout our stay and there was no entertainment really. It was very quiet in both the day and the evening time. The food was poor, poor selection at breakfast. I was hoping for some fresh fruit but it was just a tray of apples, or cut up wedges of orange. Catered mainly for full english breakfast type of thing with little option for anything else. Overall, an ok stay. But wouldnt return.

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“The location is great but behind McDonald’s where there is lots of bins of rubbish.”

This is our second visit to the Alba Beach Hotel previously Balmoral and I have only given it 3 stars for average instead of the 4 stars I gave it last time. This is because of the food, we never got hot food it was always lukewarm they do have 3 microwaves in the dining room for you to warm you... more

This is our second visit to the Alba Beach Hotel previously Balmoral and I have only given it 3 stars for average instead of the 4 stars I gave it last time. This is because of the food, we never got hot food it was always lukewarm they do have 3 microwaves in the dining room for you to warm your food up but it would have be nice to have at least one meal that was hot. We were lucky enough to get a room with a pool view but I understand from the reception that you will have to pay extra for these rooms in the future because they are now all superior rooms. The beds are really comfy and the rooms are cleaned to a high standard. The hotel is exceptionally clean everywhere. The staff are really helpful. The sunbathing area is only small and the sun beds need replacing a lot are broken. Because of shading from the trees it can get a bit crowded in one area. The pool didn’t open until 12 in May in September it was 11 the sunbathing area opens at 9. On our last day round the pool area a rat was running around under the sun beds and then went on the patio where people where having a cuppa they all jumped on there seats the staff were informed of the rat 15 minutes before this happened and eventually came out and said we put poison down a couple of days ago and we thought it was dead🙈. We did enjoy our stay but we ate out a few times. The location is great for the beach and eating out lot’s of restaurants close by. We wouldn’t stay here again because the price as gone up so much and from our experience it’s not worth paying anymore than we paid for this trip.

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