Best Three Star Hotels in Malaga

After a very delayed flight, I ended up arriving in the early hours by taxi at the Holiday Inn to a very warm welcome from the lovely Receptionist who checked me in very quickly. Previous reviews complain about the minimum 19e taxi fare, but when it's late in the evening/the early hours, it's not bad at all. I headed to my room which was on the third floor and was very pleased with it. It was large and comfortable with a nice, comfortable bed, desk, TV and tea/coffee facilities. The bathroom was large and had a bath as well as a shower. The bath was welcome after such a long flight. I had a great sleep. The hotel was very peaceful and I didn't hear a sound all night, despite it being a busy airport hotel. The next morning I enjoyed a cup of tea in my room before going to breakfast which I was very impressed with. It had something for everyone. I really enjoyed the tortilla and the different bread rolls and Iberian pate. There was also cheese, ham, pastries, yogurts etc. on offer as well as a coffee/tea machine and fresh juices. Staff were all welcoming and really friendly. I hope to return to the Holiday Inn Express very soon.

Stayed for one night before an early flight. The hotel is located in a fairly industrialised area a short taxi ride away from the airport. Check-in was a little slow as the receptionist was also looking after the busy bar, but otherwise the stay was very good. The room was clean, Moden, well sized with an excellent shower and good comfortable bed. Good Wifi, good air-con. Would stay overnight again if flying from Malaga.

We stayed for 3 nights and only wish it had been longer. Lovely room (126) with a huge very comfortable bed and super-clean bathroom. Good location for the city itself, and near to Alameda Centro Station for the frequent and inexpensive trains to the coast as far as Fuengirola. One of the highlights was a visit to the Museum of Automobiles and Fashion. It was my birthday on our 2nd day, and when we got back from our day out I found a slice of cake and a message of good wishes. That made my day! We hope to return to this quirky and welcoming Hotel again soon. By the way in case you are wondering, my wife wrote this because it was her birthday!

The apartment has a 24-hour front desk, the rooms are large and the facilities are relatively new. The room includes a kitchen and kitchenware for easy cooking. A gym is also available and can be used free of charge. There are many supermarkets and convenience stores downstairs, and shopping and transportation are very convenient. The front desk is very welcoming to help with check-in and offers free maps and catering tips for attractions.

Hotel location is very good, out of the hotel door is a variety of bus stations, you can go directly to the long-distance bus station, very convenient! The hotel is on a bustling shopping street, and many big-name specialty stores are around! From here, walk to the beach and pier and the birthplace of Picasso is very close! The building where the hotel is located is very luxurious, not like a hotel, just like a LV shop! There are three people, they are very comfortable to sleep, and there are hair dryers, except for slippers, so you don’t have to bring these with you! The front desk of the hotel is a gentleman of his father's age. It is especially graceful and English is also very good! Staying here is convenient, comfortable, and the family is enough, as long as you don't expect to be the kind of five-star luxury hotel, the price is very high! Share a photo of the pier!

So the good bits first .. Location - edge of town, so cheaper than the centre for everything but also convenient as only 5mins to the tourist part. Staff- Very friendly and helpful Breakfast - we didn’t book but it looked reasonable Improvements needed.. 1) This is not my idea of boutique there are at least 4 floors and over 100 rooms 2) The balcony is Juliette so no room for sitting but you could see the castle, mountains and Cathederal from ours 3) this is not set up for long stays , as you’ll see from the picture I mainly had to live out of my suitcase - no storage for clothes ( I saw previous complaints so did take a few hangers but hadn’t quite factored in NO drawers at all and just a suit hanger thing) 4) no bin in the room 5) most importantly for those with mobility issues ( I cannot do stairs easily due to prosthetics) not all rooms are accessible by lift - this is not shown or explained on the website . I attach a picture of the stairs to access the front rooms. In my opinion this is a great ‘weekend’ or ‘business trip’ hotel but it still has a lot of improvements needed to make it Boutique and good for holiday makers. TOP TIP- visit the ‘authentic Sherry Bar ‘ just round from the hotel - an experience not advertised anywhere but not to be missed !

Great little hotel - very conveniently located near (within walking distance) the port and the Old Town. It gives you very much a taste of Spain on both decor and ambience. We liked it very much. Room was small but functional for one or two nights and very clean (looked like a fairly recent refurb too). Despite being located on a fairly busy road, it was surprisingly quiet inside. Very helpful staff, whose English was not too bad. Parking is a five-ten minute walk away and the hotel stamps your ticket for a 15% discount on the rate. It is also extremely good value compared to other hotels in the area. Definitely recommended if you’re looking for a nightstop or a two-night stay.

This is a really nice hotel, but don’t be fooled by the name, it’s more budget than premium. The staff are all absolutely lovely, really pleasant from check in to check out. They greeted us every single time we entered and left the building and are a real credit to this hotel. So let’s start with the room. I booked the superior room with views and I’m not sure that I got that room because it looked nothing like the photographs on the website which showed two large windows and quite a spacious room. We had a double room with a balcony overlooking the square, on the first floor. This is NOT recommended. It was so noisy, and it wasn’t so much the chatter and traffic outside, but the restaurant. At opening the chairs were dragged across the ground, the bumping music was turned up so we didn’t sleep in once during the holiday. Then at night had to listen to it all again. It wasn’t at all relaxing. And if we didn’t hear the restaurant, we heard the lift going up and down all night long. This isn’t really the room I thought I’d be having, whilst there was a balcony, it wasn’t the views they show on their own website. The room was also really small, like i mentioned above, more budget than premium. One thing that really made me laugh was the room had a kettle and two cups, but absolutely no tea or coffee was supplied apart from two tea bags and two packets of sugar when we checked in. When i asked at reception if we could have a couple of coffees, just assuming that housekeeping had forgotten, I was told if I wanted coffee, I had to go to the restaurant. That’s fine, but what is the point of having a kettle and cups in the room?? Even the most basic hotels supply tea and coffee as standard, so why a hotel that claims it’s premium wouldn’t makes no sense. The bathroom was also poorly designed with the sink jutting out so far you had to go around it to the toilet. The shower, however, was amazing. Also, not the end of the world but there are no foreign language channels on the tv (no English or German) so if you’re planning on chilling out in your room in the evening or even just want to drown out the sound of the restaurant below, remember to take an ipad or something you can stream from. The rooftop bar was another great point, again the staff were great, it was really spacious and it was really cheap to buy drinks. The hotel was really clean and housekeeping did a great job everyday too so no complaints in that department. The hotel is also in a really good location, right in the heart of the city, and whatever way you turned when leaving the hotel you ended up somewhere great.

We spent 10 days at the Hotel Zenit Malaga. Rooms are modern and updated, clean and reasonably spacious. The cleaning staff were awesome as was reception. Breakfast was first class if you decided to eat at the hotel. It is very close the the bus stop, grocery stores, tapas bars as well as bakeries. If you are a walker, its only about a 25 minute walk to Plaza Merced and the historic district, the Picasso Museum and many many fine restaurants and Tapas bars. They were also very helpful with suggestions and directions. I like to have a ”nightcap” every night before going to bed. Reception got me a glass with ice when I would come in from a night out.

The hotel was really nice. It wasn’t a really good location. The rooms were small but cozy and very clean. It’s very close to so many restaurants and so many destinations are very easy to move around from the hotel they offer free coffee.