Amaragua

Stayed Nov 2007, very nice hotel, Reception and bar very grand, good location, nice clean and tidy hotel, would recommend. Make sure you visit the streets of La Carihuela just along the coast a little one street back from the sea front, The gate to the sea front is great to use to get everywhere.

P B, Oldham
Young Couple (18-35)

excellent staff and facilities will be back

patricia oneill, dublin /ireland
Group of Mature Friends/Couples

Just returned from a 7 day stay at the Hotel Amaragua. The location of the hotel is excellent, with direct access to the beach. Hotel amenities such as the gym, spa, steam room, sauna
and both indoor and outdoor pools are of a very high standard. Bar and restaurant facilities were first-rate with a superb variety of food presented each day. Staff were very friendly and courteous at all times. The ambience and general quality of the Amaragua was an enriching experience. Making plans already for a return visit.

Ray, Dublin Ireland
Mature Couple (36+)

I chose the Amaragua for our party of ten because the majority of reviews gave it five stars, and we were not disappointed. Every aspect was wonderfull, decor, service, food, layout, location, a truly tranquil 4 star hotel.A friend who visited us during our stay, having lived in the Costa Del Sol for eight years, and had not heard of it previously, commented how it was like finding a jewel that had been hidden away.

john f bradbur, tamworth. staffordshire, england
Group of Mature Friends/Couples

Hotel staff, food, spa treatments and pool area were all of a good standard.  I wanted a relaxing 5 day break and that is what I got.

Carly , Suffolk/England
Group of Young Friends/Couples

The Amaragua is a beautiful hotel with good facilities, good service and an excellent location. The hotel is definately more for couples as we only saw two children there during the whole of our stay and thy don't have a kids club or any kids entertainement.  As a result the whole ambience is peaceful and relaxing throughout the whole hotel. The restaurant food is very good quality, if a little dull (we like to try something new and exotic on holiday, but the hotel restaurant offers mostly old favourites such as roast beef/pork/chicken with gravy, casseroles and of course paella). The salad bar is excellent with lots of choice, including king prawns, mussels, fresh tuna fish, etc and there were plenty of english favourites at breakfast!  The spa facilities are wonderful and very clean and the hotel bar is generous with it's measures, but dispite all of this, the best thing about the Amaragua is it's location.  It's right on the beach with Benalmedina Marina just a 5 minute stroll to the right and Torremolinos a 5-10 minute stroll to the left (and I do mean stroll because we don't walk fast!).  Both of these places offer great shopping, restuarants and nightlife, but if you don't want to venture that far there are some excellent shops restuarants and bars along the beach front and the street parrallel to it just to the left of the hotel. I would recommend this hotel to anyone looking for a peaceful get-away from the kids with easy access to fun and frivolity when you want it, and a peaceful haven of a hotel when you don't!

Kerry Reynolds, Lancashire/England
Mature Couple (36+)

The room we had was a twin room witha "put up bed" for our 2 year old, at no extra cost.  The room was very nice and clean.  The staff were very helpful, the food was varied to cover the vast number of nationalities in the hotel.  There was a lack of food provided for children, but I am sure had we asked we would have been provided with something suitable.  By car the hotel was very easy to find, although there is limited parking.  But, a car is not essential as the hotel sits on the beach front with easy access onto a promenade that runs from Torremolinos to Benelmadena port, with numerous restaurants, souvenier shops and plenty of beach to choose from.  We were there at Easter and there wasn't a lot of entertainment provided by the hotel, the only children's activity at our time of stay was a small children's swimming pool, therefore we would say that this was not a child friendly hotel.  We would stay here again.

Helen & Mick, Gibraltar
Family with Children 11 and Under

We were very pleased with this hotel. It was perfectly situated midway between Benalmadena and Torremolinos. At least two or three times we enjoyed walking into Torremolinos during the day to shop and in the evenings to Benalmadena to enjoy the nightlife. We could have taken the bus either way but enjoyed the walks and exercise.

The hotel was nicely decorated and had great ammenities. The food was great and there was lots to choose from. We ate two meals a day at the hotel and the staff were polite and friendly and even helped me with my poor pronunciation when it was needed, which meant every day.

The gym was small but nicely laid out and the only problem was it got a little stuffy and humid at times but drinking lots of cold water resolved that minor inconvenience.

The hotel pool was very nice and a short walk down the stairs and out the gate at the back of the hotel took us to their beautiful beach. You'll have to pay a small daily rental fee to use the sun umbrellas on the beach but it's well worth it during the heat of the day.

The room that we had was simple but adequately decorated. There was some noise drifting into our room from the halls the as patrons went back and forth to their rooms but frankly that is more a sign of discourteous people than anything else.

Outside of the rear gate is also a very long promenade with tons of restaurants, bars and shops. We made it a daily routine to take longs strolls and even run along the promenade to enjoy all of the beautiful scenery and people. If you enjoy people watching, it's the place to be.

One important thing to note, at some bank/debit machines in Spain, if you have a bank card that has more than a 4 digit PIN, your card will not work and you shouldn't even attempt a second time. I ended up being locked out of my account, due to three failed attempts and my bank told me that I could only reset my PIN at a Royal Bank in Canada. Thankfully I had another account but it too had a 6 digit PIN but I was able to find a machine that it would work with on the first attempt.

I would return to this hotel without question but would probably upgrade to a higher level room than the one we had.

B. Walling, Edmonton, Alberta Canada
Group of Mature Friends/Couples

I selected the Hotel Amaragua because of the good reviews it has & was not disappointed.

All the staff are very friendly and can speak English. Check-in was very quick. The hotel and room was very clean. We stayed bed and breakfast only so we cannot comment on the food except breakfast was great. It was a buffet style breakfast with plenty of choice including bacon and eggs cooked in front of you, however you like them.  Breakfast times was 7.30-10.30

The room was well appointed and nicely decorated. It was a side sea-view that faced east which meant the room did not get too hot during the day. The air conditioning in the room did not work on cool setting and only added to the heat if you switched it on, so we left the patio doors open during the day to cool the room. There was some building work going on below us and this was a bit noisy in the morning with diggers, etc but this was not anything to do with the hotel and was just ' one of those things'

The location is good too. You can walk through the garden, via a security gate (you swipe your room card) and step straight on to the promenade. There are plenty of shops and restaurants etc. This time of the year it was very quiet at night but busy enough when the sun came out. Turn right and Benalmadena and Puerto Marina are approx 10 mins walk, very nice area with good restaurants and bars. Turn left and this takes you past the fish restaurants of carihuela and on into torremolinos.

The hotel has a lovely spa with indoor heated pool and a very large jacuzzi. steam room, sauna and gymnasium. it was open 10.00-2.00 and 16.00-20.00 mon-sat and 10.00-2.00 on sundays

the hotel grounds had plenty of sunbeds around the large pool ( a bit cold at this time of year) and was a great place to relax and sunbathe. Lovely views out to sea as the hotel is elevated from the promenade.

we paid 160.00 pounds for 3 nights B&B in a double room from 10-13 March 2006. Incredible value for this 4 star hotel and i do not think you will find any better value than this for what the hotel and area offers.

I would definetly stay here again & would recommend the hotel to anyone - you won't be disappointed.

shaun mcconnell, Preston/England
Mature Couple (36+)

We went on a 4 day break to the Amaragua having read the opinions of other people regarding the Hotel, its food etc and we were not disappointed.
The hotel was very clean, tidy and well situated for local restauraunts, shops and nightlife.
Access to the promenade and beach was easily achieved via a secure rear access gate allowing walks to Benalmadena and 'old' Torremolinos.
We had read the comment about 'unedible food' on a previous review but were very pleasantly surprised.
The variety and quantity of food presented on a daily basis catered for every palate, genre and nationality you could think of, and if anything was not to your liking the staff were on hand to correct it. All you had to do was ask!
The grounds were well maintained with lots of sunbeds, a well appointed bar/restaurant area and good sized pool.
Our room was very clean and comfortable with TV minibar etc. etc. and a view looking out toward the beach.
The reception was very large with very comfortable seating areas and the bar offered similar comfort.
All in all a very enjoyable stay and would return again without hesitation.

Carl Lugg, Newport/South Wales
Group of Mature Friends/Couples

the food here was unedable, however the hotel its self was really nice, it had a fantastic spa area great grounds and bar seating area ,rooms , were fab . the food was such a let down would not return just because of the food

julie woodward, north east
Mature Couple (36+)