Benal Beach

I booked this hotel for my inlaws to be near us and the grandkids as we had booked with our holiday club who have a few rooms there. The place is like a rabbit run, there is no pool facilities if your children are young and can't swim. The place was dirty, found cockroaches in the corridors and found some sort of Pill in our room, very worrying as we had small children. The whole place was full off spanish teenagers getting drunk and being very noisy, this was frighting the children as well as my partner. Luckly I was part of a holiday club and contacted them and got us moved and took the inlaws with us, So we were only there a day which was 1 day to many. If you are going as a family stay away from Benal Beach

Lee Carter, Leeds, England
Family with teenagers 12+

ive just got back from 2 weeks at benal beach i found the hotel very clean and staff very friendly and helpfull, the room we stayed in was vey basic with a small kitchen area but clean, towels and sheets changed every other day. i was dissapointed that the slides wasnt working around the pool as this was one thing that made me book the hotel. also you wasnt allowed lilos in the swimming pool, which i dont know why! overall it was a lovely hotel very big and the swimming pools were very nice too i would recommend this hotel very good for young children aswell. beach was a 5 min walk and lots of restraunts and bars along the beach front.

donna sandbrook, birmingham uk
Family with Children 11 and Under

excellent facilities and service second to none we have previously stayed in, pool area fantastic, apts clean and servicable, staff warm and friendly excellent all round, already bookd for next year

nicholson, lancashire
Family with teenagers 12+

When booking a hotel I always try to get a hotel that's not only value for money but that has good facilities and is safe for children and I must say that Benalbeach had all that and more, my six year old had a great time, it was like going to an aquapark but without the extra cost. Checking in could not have been quicker or better and as requested to Alpha rooms I got what I had asked for a room near the pools and not to far up and it could not have been better, the room was clean and a very good size with a balcony on one side and an even bigger one on the other ideal for a bbq plus great views. I just wish we would have been able to stay for a week instead of a weekend. My family has already decided that we will be visiting again next summer for longer this time.

Ann Smith, Gibraltar
Young Couple (18-35)

Had a ball...the pool and slides were great for the kids...right beside the beach and a 15 min walk to marina..great location..really enjoyed our stay!!! would defently go back for sure....

Larissa Quinn, Co Meath Ireland
Family with Children 11 and Under

We arrived at the hotel and were very impressed. The apartment was clean and tidy with a huge terrace looking out over the sea! There was plenty of room for everyone as we consisted of a 'couple' and a third peron so we each had our own space. Unfortunately it wasn't warm enough to use the pools but they looked fabulous. I would definitely go back as the hotel was central to everywhere we wanted to go without having to rent a bike/car. Well worth the price we paid.

tara lane, cardiff/wales
Group of Young Friends/Couples

Benal Beach, Benalmadena.

Position of facility excellent between town, park and beach.
Rooms rather outdated and in need of modernisation.
Bar (internal) room with no outside window completely characterless.
Reception staff very friendly.
Location of the room allocated- excellent.
Small supermarket in complex very good.

Good but if the rooms were modernised it would have been better.

I.Lewis, West coast, Wales
Group of Mature Friends/Couples

Another excellent stay at the Benal Beach. They gave us a lovely appartment over looking the well kept gardens, with sun on the balcony from morning till late afternoon.
The reception staff are friendly, helpful and speak good english. They also have a welcoming bar that serves a good pint.

Mr N Rabone, Midlands
Mature Couple (36+)

Beautiful views from balconies. Facilities in room are in need of upgrading. Benal Beach is a large complex with not very much happening.

John Reid, Aberdeen Scotland
Mature Couple (36+)

Hi having stayed in Benal Beach over the last 7 years I can
recommend this without hesitation. The rooms are basic but include refridgerator,kettle,cutlery,bedding,towels and for a modest fee of about 7 euros per night you can hire a t.v.from the main reception where they speak good english.
The rooms are clean and tidy,there is a supermarket on site which provides most items you need,there is a bar for the evenings (get there between 7 and 8 pm for happy hour 2 drinks for the price of one great value). In summer there are 4 swimming pools and slides but they are shut during the winter,there are gardens to walk round the place is huge.You will find yourself about 5 mins walk from the beach and main road where there are plenty of places to eat,just behind Benal Beach there is a large lake and garden complex where you can relax for free.Its about 20mins drive from the airport(hire a car for about 30 euros a day) or taxi fare about 20 euros.Malaga city centre is about 30 mins drive from benal beach ,I've stayed here with friends and with my family and will be going back next year,you will have to go a long way to beat this complex at the prices they offer especially in winter.

killick, Bournemouth,England
Other

Fantastic location.Beach across the road & fabulous park behind the apartments. Couldn't fault it. Had one bed apartment on 10th floor with fantastic views out of every window. Didn't use the apartment facilities as pools were not open this time of year. Will definitely go back again.

Beverley Tolley, Birmingham
Mature Couple (36+)

This is our 3rd visit to Benal Beach which is situated very close to the sea front, ideal location.  Rooms are clean, laundry changed regularly.  There's the swimming pools, bar, dance area for the young at heart.  We wouldn't hesitate to recommend Benal Beach to anyone.

Mrs Patricia Kitchen, Lincolnshire/England
Mature Couple (36+)

Excellent Location - less than 5 minutes walk to the Beach. 15 Minutes walk to the main nightlife around the Marina and 24hr square.
The staff were very friendly and courteous. The rates are very reasonable. Magnificent outdoor swimming pool. Just two complaints 1. The room was not cleaned and towels not changed during our five night stay. Not good enough !
2. It was a bit Irish to charge residents €15 to use the GYM per day.
We hope to return early next year.Hopefully the issues around the room will be adressed by then.

Tony Cummins, Ireland
Group of Mature Friends/Couples

We had an excellent stay at the Benal Beach.Prefectly situated near to the beach,shops, bars and restuarants, it also has superb gardens with a few friendly cats and some very nice swimming pools.
The appartment was very clean and the mini oven in the kitchenette was a useful bonus.

Mr Rabone, Midlands
Mature Couple (36+)

went to benal beach on 19th aug 2006,was a very clean resort and the rooms were very well kept we had maids in twice during the week we stayed. the reception area was very clean and the staff very friendly,there was a very large pool area which was very well maintained and well patroled, the eating area was very nice and the staff were very friendly. all in all we had a very nice stay at benal beach and would recomend it

Gail,Becky and Girls, Northampton England
Family with teenagers 12+

Beautiful reception area and gardens around 3 swimming pools,also a quiet secluded garden that no one seemed to visit.Fantastic facilities ie. gym and spa. There is a very good supermarket on the bottom floor which was cheaper than the ones outside.It's a huge place with different buildings and we got lost trying to find the pool which was quite funny. The studio was basic but comfortable just what we expected for the price. I was not too impressed with the cleaning. The beds are only changed weekly and were never made the bins only emptied every 2nd day, our towels weren't changed very often and although clean they looked really grubby. If the floor was swept they didn't do a good job although all the equipment to do it yourself was on the balcony, not what I want to do on holiday. Friendly staff. Great location for beach, bars and some nice restuarants.Very good bus service and train station not too far.We booked a trip to Nerja which was good but shop around as prices varied from 28 - 16 euros. We couldn't find any entertainment & didn't hear about Bonaza Square until at the airport coming home.Although it had faults with the cleaning it was good value for money and we would stay there again, it has something for everyone.

Audrey Murray, Aberdeen/Scotland
Mature Couple (36+)

BENAL BEACH WAS A LOVELY APARTMENT POOL CLEAN AND THE CHILDREN ENJOYED THE SLIDES . RELAXED ATMOSPHERE THE PARK OVER THE ROAD
WAS VERY NICE. THE ONLY FAULT WE COULD FIND WITH BENALMADENA WAS THE NIGHTLIFE WAS VERY QUIET WE LIKE A BIT MORE GOING ON BUT MAYBE WE WERE SLIGHTLY TOO EARLY IN THE SEASON.

kathleen down, cleveland
Family with Children 11 and Under

I would highly recommend these Apartments, stayed 5 days with my friend, rooms are very spacious and clean with a large balcony, ours was a studio. Staff were very friendly and helpful. The swimming pool, slides, gardens were gorgeous so all in all a great week and would definitely stay again in the very near future!!Checking flight prices as we speak!!

Lisa Scannell, Dublin, Ireland
Group of Young Friends/Couples

Fantastic .spot on could not fault .Plenty to do on the evenings Close to all the shops beach .Nice  park near by.Defentily would go again.Kev Hughes

k hughes, chippenham wiltshire
Mature Couple (36+)

April 2006

Basic Accommodation which I expected. Clean and tidy.  The pools were just opening and were great for the kids. Lovely gardens to sit in by the pools or go for a walk in the other gardens within the complex.  Nice Quiet bar at night with pool table for the kids.  Central to all ammenities. Accross from a lovely park and minutes to the beach, supermarkets, bars and restaurants.
Would stay at the apartmetns again.

Carol Divers, Glasgow/Scotland
Family with Children 11 and Under

Hotel was okay with room clean and comfortable though bathroom could do with freshen up.
Due to to the type of year pool was being renovated but would be impressive when open. There is a extensive fitness centre independantly run which is cheap for a week but expensive if paid by day.
Location was excellent for us and very quiet which with hangover after coming in at 8am was required plus near to old centre which had some tremendous Steak houses.
Will be back again and checking in was very simple

Stevie, Scottish Borders
Group of Mature Friends/Couples

The Benal Beach is a huge apartment complex but that shouldn't put you off. The reception staff speak some English but there are some many friendly faces of people who have their own apartments in the resort who are there for most of the year that if you have any queries they will often help and everyone is so friendly its got a nice atmosphere.
The apartment was basic but clean, whilst we cooked in the apartment on a couple of evenings the complex is really well situated and was 3-4 minutes walk down a very slight hill to the beach promenade where there are lots of great restaurants and the beach, its about 20 mins walk along the flat promenade to the marina. A huge variety was on offer, for the cautious palette from cooked English breakfast or a traditional Sunday lunch to more traditional Spanish dishes, we preferred to eat seafood and fish every time and were never disappointed with our meals or tapas.
There is ample parking at the complex if you hire a car but buses appear to run regularly if you don't fancy dicing with the speedy spanish drivers on the coast road, we felt it was much easier to drive on the Autopista (motorway). This is also the easiest way to get to the Carrefour Hypermarket in Malaga and other large shops if you need some retail therapy. However, in virtually every local shop you could buy PG tips, Heinz beans and English chocolate if you were homesick!

There is a fantastic free park (Parc de Paloma)across the road with ducks, hens, peacocks, pretty trees and flowers and serves lovely coffee. We went in March and the weather was sunny and about 68' every day. There was no tv in the room but we had lots to do. Our only down side was the pool complex (which looks fantastic) but was being dug up for repair/refurbishment. When its open in the summer you would never need to leave the complex, except to eat!

We visited nearby Tivoli world (amusement park)which was good and also the cable car ride to the mountain top, this was our favourite excursion as it had a birds of prey display which was really well run. There were so many things we didn't have time to do that we really hope we get to go back again, need to top up the tan too!

Nicky, Newquay, Cornwall
Family with Children 11 and Under

very nice hotel in ideal location

john mostyn, wales
Mature Couple (36+)

Stayed in Benal Beach May 2005 for a 'Hen Weekend' and couldn't fault it. Rooms where great, pools clean and so many, bars and food good too although went off site mostly. Great place for young families.

Gill Devlin, Liverpool
Group of Mature Friends/Couples

FIRST TIME VISITORS TO BENAL BEACH, WE STAYED ON A ROOM ONLY BASIS AND WE COULD'NT FAULT IT ONE BIT, THE ROOMS WERE LARGE AND IMACULATE, IT HAS A GREAT LOCATION 2 MINS TO THE SEA FRONT, AND 5 MINS TO BONANZA SQUARE , FOR VALUE FOR MONEY YOU WOULD FIND IT HARD TO FIND ANYWHERE BETTER , WE WILL DEFINATLY BE BOOKING AGAIN, THE ONLY SLIGHT FAULT WAS THE COST OF THE LEISURE FACILITIES 15 EUROS

mrs donald, cleveland
Young Couple (18-35)

Good value for money, excellent location, close to all amenities.

Martin Johnston, Chester / England
Group of Mature Friends/Couples

Excellent, Very clean close to Beach, Shopping
and Restaurants.

Rooms very spacious with Balcony,
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