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  • Costa del Sol Holidays
  • Benalmadena
  • Hotel Palmasol

Hotel Palmasol

TripAdvisor Review
Spain, Europe
Benalmadena

Enjoying a delightful position in front of Puerto Marina and just 250 metres from the wide sandy beach and a stone's throw from the attractive centre of Benalmadena, the Hotel Palmasol is surrounded by beautiful gardens and offers guests an all-inclusive package with a wealth of guest facilities.

Rooms at Hotel Parasol:

Comfortable air-conditioned rooms all have balcony (except Single Rooms) are ensuite/heated and facilities include hairdryer, telephone and flat screen TV. Minibar and safe are available at a fee. Junior Suites are available at a supplement.

Facilities

  • Swimming pool
  • Indoor pool (open during February till May)
  • Children pool
  • Restaurant
  • Bar
  • Pool Bar (open May to September)
  • Jacuzzi
  • Solarium with sunbeds and parasols
  • Gym
  • Sauna.

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The Local Area

Enjoying a delightful position in front of Puerto Marina and just 250 metres from the wide sandy beach and a stone's throw from the attractive centre of Benalmadena, the Hotel Palmasol is surrounded by beautiful gardens and offers guests an all-inclusive package with a wealth of guest facilities

Tripadvisor Reviews

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4.0 Very Good1,532 reviews
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TripAdvisor Review
Wouldn't go back.

An average hotel with a great location, but unfortunately, that is where the positives end.

Our room directly faced a major apartment construction site. The building work was within spitting distance of our balcony and looks like it will continue for at least another 8 months. Our tour operator failed to mention this; had we known, we would have booked elsewhere. We were woken up at 8:00 AM every single morning by intense drilling and hammering, which completely ruined any chance of a lie-in. For £1,600 for a one-week stay for two people, this is absolutely not worth the money.

The pool area is also highly misleading. It is much smaller than it appears in the official photos. Furthermore, getting a sunbed is impossible. Guests queue up incredibly early in the morning to hoard them. Out of our 7-night stay, we were unable to sit by the pool even once due to this selfish behaviour. Instead, we had to go to the beach every day and pay extra for sunbeds.

We booked a room-only stay, so I cannot comment on the food. Overall, I would not stay here again, primarily due to the disruptive construction noise and the frustrating pool situation.

Review by Jamie19922 Maidenhead, United Kingdom
TripAdvisor Review
Filthy. Don't stay here!

Just returned from a 5 day stay here. Was not impressed at all. Firstly, when we arrived we was waiting nearly 2 hours for our room to be ready, which is completely unacceptable. Rooms small and cramped, not enough room for suitcases, also rooms not cleaned properly, awful smell indoors and outdoors, pool area disgusting, tiles missing, outdated and dirty. The way its being ran is ridiculous, why people were queuing for over an hour just to get a sunbed is beyond belief. Crammed, claustrophobic, not enough sunbeds for the amount of people staying in the hotel. Corridors stank of weed. Entertainment absolutely dire. Not good for people with disabilities either. Breakfast was good but that's about it. Definitely won't be returning. If you want to go to Benalmadena avoid this hotel.

Review by Leah W Manchester, United Kingdom
TripAdvisor Review
DEFINITELY NOT 4star

Not 4 star. Arrived and had to wait nearly 2 hours before the room was ready. Room very small as was the bathroom. No room for suitcases etc. Beds comfy , and breakfast was good. Kids running up and down the corridors , slaming doors . Corridors stank of weed . Rooms not cleaned properly and the balcony was not cleaned once, dirty towels left and toilet roll not replaced.
Not good for anyone with mobility issues. Pool area grubby , not sure why folk were queuing for sunbeds for over an hour in the mornings. Very outdated , reminded me of an butlins holiday camp.

Review by Alou64 middleton, manchester
TripAdvisor Review
Location great not good for kids

The location of the hotel is great just behind the puerto marina with plenty of shops and stunning scenery. Get to it out the main entrance and down the steep hill or past the pool area down some steps and out the locked gate We found this hotel more suited for adults and very little for children to do. You are not allowed anything at all in the pool not even a ball or pool noodle !! Plus no jumping in. The hotel is very quiet perfect if you want a quiet holiday with nothing going on. There is minimal entertainment throughout the day and night. The team is friendly and energetic. Our room was small compared to other hotels with lack of storage for 3 of us bonus we got a thin quilt and very comfy beds but child bed had just a sheet and the mattress was split in two and moved a lot. The child’s bed was put right under AC so had to be switched off at night as it was to cold. Hotel was clean dining area small but food of good standard apart from the coffee out of machine wasn’t great. Wrist band was used as key to enter rooms and you preload it at reception to pay for your drinks or food in hotel. We wouldn’t return as it’s just not suitable for children to many rules in pool .

Review by GailM1179 Hartlepool, United Kingdom
TripAdvisor Review
Mixed review

We have just returned from a 7 night stay, as a family of 5 (4 adults, 1 child). The hotel was clean and modern looking. The hotel location was excellent. Pool are was clean and well maintained. The wristbands access the all inclusive and also act as the room key. This would be great if they worked consistently. All 5 of us had to have our bands reset by reception multiple times, many times we had queued for drinks only to to told the bands were not working and we would need to get them reset to obtain our drinks! The all inclusive package was not great compared to other places we have stayed. Limited alcohol choices, not a vast amount of snacks available. The food was fine, we always found something we all wanted to eat. The breakfast was the best food wise. All inclusive doesnt start until 11am even for soft drinks. With hindsight we may have been better going half board. We had 2 rooms. The room that 3 of us shared was really small, nowhere to put 3 suitcases and still be able to walk in the room. Cleaning staff cleaned 1 of our rooms every day, but the other only once, despite putting the sign on the door every day. Sunbeds were a massive issue. People queue from 8am when the pool doesnt open until 9.30am. If we wanted beds we had no choice but to queue. We had to eat in shifts because the lifeguards removed towels after 30 mins. We felt the hotel was really strict about its rules, and this felt a bit much at times. They do not allow any form of inflatable or balls in the pool at all, and multiple people were told off about this while we were there. My husband was told off for not having a top on to get a drink after coming from the pool. The man serving him was really rude. The saving grace were the entertainment girls, especially Isabella. They work really hard and are a lot of fun!

Review by TeamLevein Manchester, United Kingdom
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