Hotel Buenavista in Estepona

Pros: clean, sea view

Cons: poor soundproofing, very old rooms, poor facilities, bad bedding, bad cushions, too much noise in the hotel and in the street, unfriendly employees.

One of the worst I've seen

The hotel is centrally located, on the Estepona waterfront. But take in mind that Estepona is just around 2 km from side to side, so location in the town is not crucial. The room was quite spacious, but due unoptimal furniture layout it was not very convenient. There is TV, wardrobe, AC, no fridge, table, shower, toilet in a separate room with bidet. The furniture is quite dated. The Internet is good and quick. When I was checking in, I found that maids in my room still finishing the cleaning. This was a hint what is yet to come, but I didn't pay an attention. I left my prescription medicine along with sleeping mask and earplugs next to a bed and it disappeared the next day. I went to speak to the concierge, but they were not very helpful. They said they searched the trash and found nothing, but I'm not sure they even bother to actually searched. I believe the reason for this mishap is that hotel doesn't have a trash bin in the room, so probably maids put trash in the plastic bags, and they mistook my stuff for a trash. I could not buy a replacement in the Spanish pharmacy. The location is relatively of quiet, even there is quite busy pedestrian street behind the hotel. There is a Coviran 250, Mercadona in 950m, Lidl in 1.1km, ALDI in 1.3km. The bus stop in front of Ayuntamiento in 400m is for traveling towards Marbella and Gibraltar, but not all buses stop there. The bus station is in 2.1km. The long Estepona beach is just in front of the hotel.

Possibly the saddest hotel in the whole of Estepona, PLEASE avoid. As you will see they show ZERO photos of the hotel itself, only of the surrounding area which is lovely. The lady in charge does not want to be there and she hates customers but loves their money. The service is basically a vending machine. No bar or anything. The rooms are VERY basic and not comfortable. AVOID this place if you can.

The hotel is tired dated and dank. The staff are unfriendly, I’m not sure they are Spanish. The guests were noisy and the smell of smoke was everywhere. I’d say the Moroccan uber drivers that live there and the strange woman who told us we stole her food and that this was Morocco are quite content.