Top 10 Centauro Hotels

The service at this hotel was outstanding, I was really made to feel special. The building is beautiful, especially the marble staircase and terrace overlooking the sea. My room was very tastefully and luxuriously decorated, it didn’t have a view, but the price was commensurate for that. Overall the hotel gives an experience of mid tier luxury (not very very top level ala Bulgari hotel, but definitely premium). My biggest complaint is with regards to the gym and spa. The gym is ok, if small, has a squat rack which is great. But there is no locker room or changing area next to it! Any other five star hotel I’ve been to would have a luxurious locker room with a sauna and hot tub etc. Here there wasn’t even a place to change! I had to go back to my room and change into my gym gear the first time I went. Then there is the ‘spa’. Some hot tubs, relaxation areas and a sauna. Very nice, but a €25 EXTRA for guests!! What kind of a luxury hotel charges extra for use of the sauna?! Aside from this, I very much enjoyed my stay and would certainly stay here again.

The English at the front desk is not particularly good. The buffet dinner is more cost-effective than the surrounding Italian restaurants. The daughter is 15 years old and counts as a child. In the hotel you can see the Mediterranean Sea. The hotel pool is very iced. It is recommended to put some towels next to the hotel. The night view around the hotel is beautiful, and there is a very meaningful museum.

We really enjoyed the location of the hotel on the hill above the old town, next to the castle. It is a steep walk down/up the path and it takes about 15 mins but we enjoyed the challenge a few times - the other times (when we’d eaten too much at dinner), we got a taxi back up for about €7! The number 35 bus also stops at the hotel. The path is lit at night so doable then too. There’s plenty of parking at the hotel and this is free. Our room was nice - comfortable and spacious with a sun-trap balcony with chairs and sun loungers. The bathroom is a bit dated in places, but well maintained and clean. Breakfast was good - the buffet had a decent amount of choice, plus there was a small menu of hot items.

The location is nice. The room was spacious and the bathroom was also pleasant. The parking garage is very small and it was a shame that the bar and restaurant were closed.

This place has nothing unique other than under the direct flight path of Malaga Airport. Has hardly anything in common with other venues in the Parador chain. Located on a golf course with ample free parking. Rooms are tired and badly insulated from noises including those from neighbours. Place was crowded during the weekend and breakfast buffet was poorly managed.

My husband and I came to Malaga for a week, and chose Room Mate Valeria after being won over by the pictures of the brightly coloured rooms and good reviews, we made the best choice! Our room was perfect! The bed was sooo comfy, we had a wonderful little outside balcony to take in the lovely view and the shower and facilities in the room were great. Service when we arrived was amazing the staff are really friendly and accommodating, late check out was a lovely bonus, as is their facility to provide beach towels at no extra cost. We had breakfast twice at the hotel, it was ok for me but my husband who is vegetarian had a limited choice of food to choose from so we decided to eat out after. The other main facility the rooftop bar/swimming pool was nice. We never used the swimming pool and I was quite surprised at how small it was (I think the hotel might have been better off not having a pool and just having a roof top and sun lounging area) but the roof top area was always popular and enjoyable. It’s nice that priority is given to hotel guests too. If you don’t want to go to a nightclub but want a late night drink the rooftop is lovely. A nice little touch to an already lovely hotel. Would highly recommend this place.

Stayed in this hotel after for one night prior to an early morning flight. We were greeted by a friendly member of staff on checkin who made everything easy, and immediately sorted out our room keys when they didn’t work. The room we had was small albeit excellent and clean, and bed was very comfortable - however the best thing about the room we had was the huge terrace complete with two sun loungers - we didn’t arrive till quite late on in the evening and had to leave early the next morning so it’s a shame that we didn’t get to make use of this terrace but if staying for a few days this would have been absolutely amazing. There are a few large hotels across the road which had loud nighttime entertainment on which was completely blocked out by good soundproofing. There is a supermarket next door and the beach was only a five minute walk away. If we were staying longer, I’d only have a couple of minor issues - firstly being the shower; at 6ft 1” I found it quite cramped and there was no shower door (only a half screen) which meant water went everywhere, and a huge metal towel rail in the shower area which I had to keep ducking to avoid banging my head on; and secondly - I could hear the people in the room next door quite clearly due to the connecting door between the rooms, not a huge issue but I felt bad at them having to hear our alarms going off at 3am so that we could get up for our flight. Did not have breakfast or use the pool area so can’t comment on them. Overall this was a lovely place to stay and if returning I’d definitely be asking for that same room again!

Sol Principe was just PERFECT From the moment we arrived at the hotel Sol Principe everything was perfect. Staff greeted us with smiles on their faces, room was just perfect with all the extras including a full stocked mini bar/coffee machine/ x2 TV’s/Robes/flipflops/towels/beach towels & ECO products. All-inclusive drinks were amazing including the cocktails and champagne. All food was out-of-this-world EVERY meal time. I couldn’t and didn’t want for anymore. The grounds were kept lovely as we sunbathed most days – out of season for the outside pools but this didn’t matter as the inside pool was warm and clean. Every member of staff was very helpful – especially Cristian in the food hall - she was AMAZING - only problem was we had to go home - but we will be back soon

We ended having our flights cancelled suddenly and had to quickly at 3pm find somewhere to stay . This was available and was read well and 15 mins into the centre from the airport. It was right in the middle in between the shops on 6 floors and nice and modern, greeted by friendly staff. We had a nice room , which despite requesting a double found we had a twin but as we were only there overnight , decided to stay put. Nice black and white decor with a small but nice bathroom with good accessories and good air conditioning. Have had a stroll outside, owing to the frustrating day we’d had we headed to the 5th floor to the rooftop terrace. Scaring the bar staff as we arrived bang on 5pm with no sign of anyone and were trying see if it was open when they appeared not expecting anyone to be up there. It’s a lovely place to see the city overlooking the cathedral ( merrily ring out the bells ) and served lovely cocktails and snacks to keep us going. Surrounded by loads of bars and restaurants ,you don’t have to go far to find somewhere and later on Malaga comes to life and is thriving and lively. We will come back and stay longer next time.