Occidental Torremolinos Playa

"Went as a hen party of 17 had a fantastic time, food, drink and staff all lovely. Each given a lovely bracelet as a momento on checkout."

"We spent 5 nights for a short vacation, breakfast included (not all-inclusive) and with 5 years old kid. We have paid for room with sea view. 1.) Hotel has really great location, right at the beach, super close supermarket just outside, 5 minutes from train station to Malaga. 2.) Hotel is very clean very nice staff, no complains 3.) Breakfast was very nice, wide selection including sparkling wine, we paid also for dinner- also great selection very tasty, no complains at all 4.) Chcek-in was wired. You have to collect a number like at the post-office and then wait. However it causes more chaos than order. 5.) Room was clean with sea view. Not the biggest but really nice and ok. But, what I was missing completely was a kettle (4*hotel should have it, it is standard). I was also missing window insect nets. A lot of mosquitoes were there and if you open a window you are immediately eaten. 6.) At this level I would expect at least 2 small complimentary bottles of water. I know that I haven' t paid for all-inclusive, but again- 4* hotel- it is a standard. 7.) Our "sea view" room was very close to the night program area, what affected the sleeping time of baby. If you prefer silent night I suggest not to add this option. 8.) Beach is super close, just across the street with 10eur for bed and umbrella. It is not under the hotel. Swimming pool was very nice, however change of beach towels is for 2eur (not complaining just FYI) "

"We enjoyed our holiday, room was clean and rooms were cleaned daily if you wanted. Air conditioning in our room was not good, could not get it below 23, so sleeping at night was a struggle. Food was a bit repetitive, but plenty of choice so can't complain. Plenty of drinks to choose from at the bar, and bar staff very friendly and work so hard. Location was a bit out of the way if youre looking to be near shops and bars, however we used the train which wasn't far from the hotel. Walk to torremolinos town about 40 mins, if its cooler you could do it in 30 mins. The only negative I would say was that during our stay there were large groups of school children staying at the hotel. At meal times the restaurant would become very noisy, with large number of young children running around, and created a very chaotic atmosphere. We also noticed this happening at the pool, loads of children jumping in. This would not bother everyone but it is something I would like to know before booking. If I had been aware that this hotel regularly accomodates large school groups i would have probably have chosen another hotel."