The location of the hotel is very convenient with lots choices of restaurants and shops and steps…read moreaway from the sea water front that we walked all the way to the infamous San Miguel Street. The hotel building itself is not great in sound proof and the interior of the room is furnished with the basic quality. But we greatly appreciate the generous supply of cloth hangers and shelves space! Mini fridge and safe are provided too. Our room also comes with sitting area, with additional TV and sofa, which has sliding door separating bedroom if needed. Front desk and breakfast staff are all very helpful! The breakfast buffet and dinner buffet are both very good quality.

The hotel is in an excellent location. The rooms are clean and spacious but the service deserves…read moreonly one star! The room I got had a breakfast included but with the poor service and the quality of the food, to me it was a waist of paying extra!!! Joaquin the omelette chef refused to make any style eggs with just the egg whites so everyday I had to take the eggs and cut the whites and leave the yellows! The bread and the cheeses and the meat were very poor quality!! Especially the jamon!! Rafa (in the dining area)also known as Brad Pitt was the only one that tried to make every guest feel welcomed :) The pool is nice and they do have nightly programs! A salon/ gym and a spa on the facility! Didn't even bother to try! Be prepared to put a 10 Euro deposit if you want a towel for the pool. The housekeeping do not give sufficient shower gel or lotion so bring your own! I stayed here 4 days and on the second day I had to track down a cleaning lady to get soap and shower gel!

Between the BEAUTIFUL building, the RIDICULOUSLY luxurious rooms (seriously, look at the pictures…read moreon their website), and the to-die-for breakfast spread to enjoy daily as you gazed out over the mediterranean, this place is top-notch. During the week before and after our visit, we stayed in other 5 star hotels and resorts on the mediterranean, the dead sea, the red sea, and none of them hold a CANDLE to the luxury offered by Vincci Selección Aleysa (and Vincci is much cheaper, to boot!). The spa here was included free with our room rate (as was breakfast), and we partook every day for hours! If you don't decide on a room with two stories and a private balcony like we did, there's still excellent sunbathing to be had in the garden and by the pool and outdoor jacuzzi (both works of art, architecturally, by the way!). The small size of this hotel means they have time to cater to your every request immediately, and the grounds and rooms are kept immaculate. If you find yourself travelling to costa del sol, stay here. Stay here at least one night, and you'll cancel your other hotel and stay here the whole time, I guarantee it.

Just back from a four night stay here. I'd love to say that our experience was as 5-star worthy as…read moreothers suggest, but it wasn't. We were generally greeted with smiles all around, but the service we received didn't always match the manner in which it was given. For instance, much of the front desk staff seemed to have relatively limited knowledge of local restaurants, gyms, beauty salons, etc. We requested recommendations from each of these categories, among others, and were either met with quick but limited response(s) or internet-based searches/responses (the latter of which we could--and did--do ourselves prior to asking). Also, what "5-star" property doesn't provide q-tips/cotton swabs to dry/clean your ears?? I can't cite this Spanish hotel as the only one that didn't provide this otherwise common toiletry, but it was still a glaring oversight for these U.S.-based guests (if not others). Fortunately, the hotel purchased and provided some, but they were certainly not of a quality that matched that of the other provided toiletries. Another shortcoming relates to there not being a child-free (or meaningfully smoke-free) common area of the hotel. I get that this property caters to individuals, couples, and families of all kinds and tastes, but I also know that we paid a great deal to come here and relax away from the hustle and bustle (and smoke) of the relatively crowded boardwalk and beach that fronts this property. Although we had moments of that restful and relaxed atmosphere, we also had many that involved the running, screeching, screaming, splashing, etc. of children--all of which were most unwelcome by us and others (based on the reactions we both heard and saw) in the lawn area--as well as wafts of smoke here, there, and generally everywhere in the hotel's common areas (to include our private balcony and room when we had the sliding doors open). A glaring inconsistency related to the seemingly complete changeover of staff for the weekend. We arrived on a Tuesday and checked out on a Saturday and we interacted with many of the same individuals throughout the week (and were looking forward to seeing at least some of their faces and smiles upon our departure). What we saw were completely different faces--at the front desk and elsewhere--and no smiles at the front desk specifically. I'm not sure if some other issue was swirling when we checked out, but we didn't receive any friendliness, graciousness, or kindness from the three individuals who were at the front desk on our departure day. To make matters worse, we were handed "police documents" and were told we had to sign them--without any meaningful explanation of why we were being presented with and needed to sign such documents--and we were left feeling unsettled and unwelcomed (if not somehow criminal) upon our departure. It bears noting that we never were presented with or had to sign such documents in the three other properties we visited during our trip. Pros: Very nice property (2 pools, a restaurant, a water "experience" spa, etc.) Beautiful views (of the boardwalk, beach, ocean, etc.) Reservable sunbeds (at very least on the lower lawn) Large, roomy suites and bathrooms (we stayed in a corner junior suite) Outdoor space for many rooms (we had a nice sized balcony with two lounge chairs on it) Some very fluent English speakers (among other languages) Enjoyable breakfast buffet (with quite a few options, albeit only one juice option: orange) Cons: Mold stains in the shower (this should be recaulked or replaced with a material that doesn't mold) Separated/broken shower molding and frame (was fixed day two, but was unsightly prior to that) Not a non-smoking property (seemingly par for the country, but not enjoyable given the pricing) Minimal privacy between balconies (the partition could be higher and there is no noise barrier) Children running/screaming/jumping by and in the "green lawn" pool (there should be a child-free zone and the lawn area seems like an obvious choice) Lacking service in the "green lawn" pool area (we saw a staff member at most 2-3 times during several hours of lounging on any given day) Tiny and very limited exercise room (this "gym" is an utter joke: three cardio machines and one lackluster, if multi-use, strength training machine in a TINY room) Front desk hard to reach at night (we needed to call several times to receive response after 11 or so) Inconsistent service BOTTOM LINE: The hotel has many plusses, but equally (if not more) minuses. For the price we paid we expected a better all around experience and stay. Based on the same, we likely won't stay here again (and we'll think twice before considering any other Vincci Seleccion property).

We stayed for 3 nights with our almost 11 y.o. And had a great time. The weather was a little…read morechilly but we still had fun at the pool. My wife and I got married at the resort 13 years ago so it was fun to return. We only ate at the Tikki Bar for the most part, and the burgers were really good as were the mango smoothies. The staff, Azahara, Ana, and Reuben at the Tikki Bar were amazing. So friendly and very attentive. They do a great job. We walked to nearby restaurants for dinner so didn't try the restaurant and only had the breakfast buffet one day. The pastries in the on-site supermarket were made fresh each morning and were excellent, especially the chocolate croissants. We had a time on our return trip to the resort.

First-here's the Sunset Beach Club's URL, so while I describe the condo style hotel-you will know…read moreexactly why I state staying in specific locations within the condo hotel. Open both URLs below: http://www.sunsetbeachclub.com/ Go to Google Satellite Map and zoom in to view property via aerial hybrid map: http://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&sugexp=tsh&cp=46&gs_id=4d&xhr=t&q=sunset+beach+club,+benalmadena+costa+spain-map&gs_upl=&bav=on.2,or.r_gc.r_pw.&biw=1366&bih=643&um=1&ie=UTF-8&ei=lOZ6TuvmL8PliAK5zeXKDw&sa=X&oi=mode_link&ct=mode&cd=3&sqi=2&ved=0CBMQ_AUoAg Looking at the hotel's URLs: Reserve rooms at the very END of the condo hotel . . . NOTE: Reserve a condo only at the TOP THREE FLOORS on the side of the hotel facing towards Rock Of Gibraltar or the Malaga/Beach side FACING the OCEAN. *NEVER book rooms near the elevator because people will shuffle in and out of their rooms ALL NIGHT, NEVER reserve a condo in the middle of the condo hotel (smaller rooms) or reserve a condo located on the MOUNTAIN side because you will hear the traffic/freeway noise below constantly! The rooms at the ends of the hotel are larger. Don't ask me why! Please bring your own water purification filter because the water tastes weird drinking from the tap. http://www.sunsetbeachclub.com/apartments.php?section=hotel&subSection=apartments The bottom floors such as the lobby, restaurant, and the walkway heading towards the pool are always busy. So, please do not reserve a condo duing RED season, because you will LOATHE how congested this condo hotel is during this high season time frame. Heads Up: The beach is next door to Sunset Beach Club, so please wear water sandals because the shells and rocky sand will cut your feet! Since the beach is next door, you may want certifying for Advanced PADI Scuba Dive Training, so bring your snorkel, mask, and fins! http://www.flickr.com/photos/fabler/2009634368/in/set-72157603155889870 You will find razor-sharp shells all over the beach, so I highly advise you bring Neosporin Ointment should you cut your feet on the shells and/or massive sea urchin spines. If you get spiked by a sea urchin, go to the Life Guard at the Club's swimming pool and they will pull the spike out (I was stabbed by an urchin, so I experienced this painful spike removal): http://www.flickr.com/photos/fabler/2009627998/in/set-72157603155889870 Across the Freeway road is the town of Benalmadena Costa. There are a few Mom & Pop 7-11 quick-mart type stores and tourist shops in the town, but you must drive to Malaga to buy meat, seafood, and better veggie grocery items you need. *You will need renting a car while staying at this condo hotel, so you can drive to Rock of Gibraltar (leave about 5 AM, so you can catch the ferry to Morocco!), explore Malaga/Torremolimos area for the day, etc. I rented a car in Madrid and drove all over Spain! Please keep reading my Spain reviews because I have some secret, romatic hideaways I want to tell you about!

Very nice hotel with beautiful rooms. The premium wifi is much better then the free one in the…read morelobby but it. is also very expensive.

Overall, we were disappointed with our recent stay at the Higuerón Resort. We spent four nights…read morehere and that was two nights too many. They advertise a rooftop pool but it costs a lot of money per person to use (over 100 euros). They advertise a private beach club but it also costs 100 euros per person to use. The pool that we could see at ground level from our balcony was empty and being refurbished - so unusable. There was one usable pool for guests included in the price of the room but it was very cold. There are many paddle ball courts which we saw being used every day from our balcony but they, too, cost a lot of money to use. Plus, the remote nature of the resort meant that, unless you take the commuter train to somewhere else, you are stuck away from other possible interesting things to do. The best parts were the staff (everyone was kind and helpful) and the fitness center. But we will not stay here again.

By far one of the most scenic places I've ever stayed! The infinity pool to the lower level pool…read morejust has photogenic shots all over and the food (burger) at infinity pool bar was amazing. The room had an amazing shower with this see through blue glass with a rain shower and then to top it off it had a stand alone bath tub right by the balcony! The sports club, the Tesla charging station and a Michelin star chef restaurant on site. I could go on and on but this picture says enough

I would rather do 3.5 stars here despite having good memories here. The sunny warmth was a nice…read morebreak from the cool, cloudy and mountainous areas we had been touring through Gate 1 Travel. As Kay K pointed out, the beach is right there! It was November and coolish, 60 degrees, so not ideal swim weather. The flavored water in the lobby and hanging art work really make the place look great. We arrived near the evening, with dinner at the hotel included. We went to our room to change clothes and stretch out and found..a bottle of sparkling wine, on ice, with 2 glasses! It was my birthday, and they sent a really nice note to thank us for sharing my birthday with them! I don't know if Gate1 requested this or not, but it was such a nice gesture! We headed to dinner on the first floor (there are actually 2 buildings here, but some renovation was going on) where the breakfast buffet takes place. Dinner was buffet style, with beverage service. There were carving stations, fruit, dessert, so much good food! I never came back for dinner, just for breakfast, which was so expansive and well done. It was nice to sit near a window with a view of the water/pool. The bathroom was fine, a bidet and shower that was not too hard to operate. Again, minimal towels. But also a balcony with chairs and a small table. I did not ask if all rooms have a balcony, but I doubt they all have ocean (?) views. We found the staff approachable and friendly. The bar on the first floor had live nightly entertainment. We missed the first Elvis night, but caught some of the Saturday act. It was ok, just rehashing tunes for the middle age set of tourists, like on a cruise. I took a day off from touring to walk around, shop, and relax on the sundeck in a chair to read with a sangria! It was prob the highlight of my stay. The reason for the 3.5 starts is we saw a dead bug on the stairwell, and a live one in our bathroom! It was probably a waterbug. By the time I ran to grab a shoe, it was gone. To their credit, we called downstairs and a staff member with spray came in. Not sure if they needed to exterminate more, or if this was a fluke. It was our last night anyway. They were good enough to open the buffet breakfast extra early with Continental foods because we had to check out by 6:30am!

Comfortable. Clean. Classy. Beds were comfortable. I was…read moreso glad to have a bidet and a shower door that closes more of the way to stop the floor getting wet. The buffet breakfast and dinners were amazing gormet cuisine. We really enjoyed staying at this hotel. Ironically, the AC was not running during our stay (March 21-24,2024). The review before mine explained why! So we are here during what's considered "winter" here. Well, we ended up opening the balcony sliding door part of the way to get air in the stuffy room. Even during the night, so we could sleep. Still, I'd say this was a very decent hotel stay. We didn't have time to swim, or lounge much. The pool looks fantastic. The beach is across the street.