Jody Smeed
Lovey hotel, very clean and modern. Right on beach. Air con could be cooler and service a little slow, but food generally good. Pools lovely. Roof top bar stunning views. Very quiet, peaceful. No
Music round pool or in bars on beach at night time. For life at night best to walk up steps to Torremolinos. Old town lovely to walk around. Very chill!
R-A Lecerf
Extremely disappointing stay – Lack of professionalism and humanity
We stayed at the Melià Costa del Sol in Torremolinos from 25.02 to 02.03.2026. We are 22 years old and this was a couple’s trip. As we did not know the area, we relied on the information provided by the hotel.
Unfortunately, the experience was very negative.
From the beginning of the stay, my partner was subjected to openly inappropriate and discriminatory behavior from certain guests. Very persistent staring, people stopping to look at her, turning around obviously to stare – and this happened 5 to 6 times per day. This was not just a “feeling,” but a daily accumulation of very uncomfortable behavior. We never felt at ease.
On the last day, after checking out at 12:00, we discovered that our car had been impounded. However, upon our arrival on February 25, we had explicitly asked reception whether there was parking available. We were told that we could park “all along the street without any problem.” I even asked for confirmation: “The entire street?” and was told yes, no problem.
As a result, we had to spend 3 hours (from 12:00 to 15:00) going back and forth between the police station and the impound lot. Stress, loss of time, and additional expenses.
When we asked to speak to the manager before leaving, we received neither understanding nor empathy. He minimized the situation regarding the racism by calling it a “feeling” and avoided responsibility for the parking issue by saying it was up to us to check where we parked. His tone was condescending and unprofessional.
We left with a deep sense of injustice and lack of consideration.
An establishment of this standard should:
Provide clear and reliable information.
Take guests’ concerns seriously.
Show empathy and professionalism.
Unfortunately, this stay will remain a very bad memory.
Martin Phelan
We stayed for 5 days last week. The Hotel is located beside the old and new town in order to have the best of both worlds.
From the moment we walked in the door, our stay was fantastic. The Reception is modern and the staff are excellent. The bar area and the entertainment is first class, with something different every evening. The pool area on the top floor is awesome with superb views. The staff in the top floor bar are brilliant as is the service. The drinks and food are great value. Our room was on the seventh floor over looking the ground pool and had the sun most of the day. The room and bed was very comfortable and very very clean thanks to the superb room staff.
We booked breakfast with the room, the food was very fresh, well cooked with a great variety.
I could go on, all I can say is we highly recommend this hotel, it is one of the very best and yes we will be back.
Thankyou to all of the staff and management for a fantastic stay and yes we will be back. Awesome hotel.
Kevin Willey
One of the best hotels. Particularly if you book a room with a view at the top of the hotel. There is an amazing bar terrace where you can sit and relax. The service is great and the staff very professional but at the same time friendly and kind.
Abby Dutta
Upmarket hotel, very clean, very large, over 9 floors, with 3 great, if small pools. One pool is accessible at an extra cost. Loads of sunbeds, food and drinks are available most of the day. Great chilled out music is played poolside. Spilt into 2 tall buildings, so this will cause areas to be in shade late afternoon, so if you're sunbathing all day will need to work out the best places. Evening entertainment was surprising good, and the bar did some lovely cocktails. 2 associated restaurants across the road, both really good. When next in torremolinos, this will be my go-to place to stay.
