Holiday World Village Affiliated by Meliá in Benalmadena
✅ Reception staff consistently described as welcoming and helpful, providing outstanding service at check-in and check-out. ✅ Animation team praised for their energy and inclusivity, keeping both children and adults entertained throughout the day. ✅ Rooms are spacious, clean, and well maintained with comfortable beds and adequate storage space. ✅ Food quality noted as good to excellent by many guests, with fresh and varied buffet options and attentive restaurant staff. ✅ Facilities such as pools, children’s playground, water park, and beach club receive positive mentions for family-friendly amenities. ❌ Some guests reported parts of the hotel as rundown, with damaged facilities like the mini golf course and play areas in need of repair. ❌ Several reviews mention additional charges for items and services not included in all-inclusive packages, such as ice cream, drinks, towel hire, and certain restaurants. ❌ Late opening hours for restaurants and evening entertainment starting around 10 pm may limit participation. ❌ Location is somewhat remote, requiring longer walks or taxi rides to reach shops, nightlife, and other attractions. ❌ A few guests experienced issues with room cleanliness, pest infestations, and malfunctioning room keys.
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Description
Holiday World Village Affiliated by Meliá is a sizable complex of four interconnected hotels located in Benalmadena, Spain. Built in 2004 and renovated in 2016, it offers 4-star accommodations featuring Junior Suites with options for pool or sea views. The hotel provides multiple outdoor pools, a variety of dining options including an on-site restaurant and bar, and recreational facilities such as a fitness center, spa, sauna, and a children's water park. Guests can enjoy evening discos and a lively entertainment program, including animation teams praised for engaging both children and adults. The property supports business travelers with conference and banquet facilities available for a fee. Practical amenities include 24-hour reception, currency exchange, free parking, and facilities for disabled guests. Wi-Fi access is available at an extra cost. Despite some reports of wear in parts of the complex and occasional extra charges for certain services, many guests highlight the cleanliness, friendly and helpful staff, and variety of activities, making it a popular choice for families and groups.
Location
Holiday World Village is situated in Benalmadena, approximately 14 kilometers from Malaga Airport (AGP). The complex is just 250 meters from a public sandy beach and a nearby beach club, both on the first coastline. The hotel is about a 15-minute taxi ride or a 20-minute walk from local shops and the marina area. Within the resort, a shuttle bus connects guests to other hotels and the water park. Nearby dining options include Restaurante Mar y Tierra, rated highly at 9/10 and located 168 meters from the hotel. The central location offers easy access to local attractions such as a gym, spa facilities, and a night club.
Tips
- If you plan to use the all-inclusive option, clarify which services and amenities are included to avoid unexpected extra charges.
- Consider bringing your own dishwashing sponge and liquid if you intend to clean coffee cups, as some guests suggested this could be useful.
- For families, take advantage of the shuttle bus to the water park and beach club to save on walking time and fully enjoy the facilities.
Policies and conditions
- Child policies: Children of all ages are welcome at this property. Additional fees may be charged for children using existing beds. Add the number of children to get a more accurate price.
- Cribs and Extra Beds: For all room types, extra beds cannot be added. Crib policies vary according to room type. Please refer to the relevant room type policy.
- Breakfast: Continental Additional breakfast fees are not included in the total and need to be paid at the property.
- Pets: Pets are not allowed
- Age Requirements: The main guest checking in must be at least 18 years old
- Paying at the hotel: MasterCard, AmericanExpress, Visa, DinersClub
- Check in time: 14:00. Check out time: 12:00.
Services and facilities
- Shopping on site
- 24-hour reception
- Elevator/lift
- Currency exchange
- Accessibility features
- Bar
- Restaurant
- Wi-Fi
- Internet
- Conference Hall
- Sauna
- Children's playground
- Pets allowed (under 5 kg)
The hotel is located on first line from the shore.
The nearest beach is located on the distance of 250 m. It takes 4 minutes To the beach!
The distance to the sea is 230 meters
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Reviews
Bar and restaurant staff friendly and helpful.
Room clean, would benefit from having a washing up sponge and washing up liquid to wash coffee cups, just an idea :-)
Every area clean.
Loved the waterfall feature in the central lobbies.
Food was lovely, everyone is so hard working, well done to all. Thoroughly enjoyed my stay.
Really enjoyed
They used to make veggie food twice a day for us. The only problem was that there was a very limited choice. T
The restaurant opening times are late.
You are not allowed free drinks in the sister hotels even though you have gone all inclusive.
The reception staff were also very helpful.
Evening entertainment also starts very late at 10pm. Due to this, the audiences were limited.
The service we received was just outstanding from the amazing choice of food, entertainment and service.
Also a shout out to the cleaners who made our beds and always put out 18 month old daughter’s teddy’s on the bed pillows.
The attention to detail goes along way and it was very much appreciated.
I would personally like to see the children’s entertainment to start a bit earlier than 9 in the evenings and also not a fan of the long pillows.
The bus to and from the beach club was a bit rough but always on time and made it easy to commute between hotels, no stress.
We have already booked our stay for next year.
Thank you all
Hotel itself seemed I little run down. Quite a lot of things in disrepair or damaged. For example, the mini golf course is in desperate need of repair. There were cracked windows and boarded up windows. The kids play area outside the kids club was in bad repair.
The biggest surprise for us was the amount of extra charges despite us being all inclusive. Most ice creams, drinks, snacks, towel hire, bowling and even two of the restaurants were not included in the "all" inclusive (staying at the Polynesian hotel). Not sure you can call it all inclusive if it's not all included.
Overall we did however have a fantastic stay and a really relaxing holiday. Again the staff were superb and really engaged with us and our son. You should be proud of the staff you have there.
Animation staff are absolutely fantastic, they work so hard all the time. They are friendly and lots of fun and very inclusive, especially Chechu.
All of the staff are amazing and work really hard, they are always cleaning around the pool and restaurants.
The hotel has lots of activities for everyone, especially children.
Food is ok, not the best I’ve had but not the worst,
I would definitely stay here again. Only downfall is the location is a little far out
We enjoyed the look and feel of the polynesia hotel, it was clean, comfortable and well staffed. The shuttle bus allowed us to get to other hotels in the resort (Village and Riwo) as well as the water park). We made use of the hotel pool most and also visited the local beaches which were only 5-10 min taxi drive away which was also a good change in scenery.
The activities and entertainment on offer at the hotela were great for children and adults alike as was the variety of the inclusive buffet food on offer.
We only stayed 5 days but wished we had stayed longer.
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Frequently asked questions about Holiday World Village Affiliated by Meliá
What room types are available at Holiday World Village Affiliated by Meliá?
The hotel offers Junior Suite, Junior Suite with pool view, and Junior Suite with sea view room types.
Is Wi-Fi included in the room rate?
Wi-Fi access is available at the hotel but is provided for an additional charge.
How far is the hotel from the nearest beach?
The public sandy beach and the beach club are located approximately 250 meters from the hotel.
Are there facilities for children at the hotel?
Yes, the hotel features a children's water park, a playground, and evening children’s discos as part of the entertainment program.
Is parking available at the hotel?
Free parking is available near the hotel.
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The average hotel price this month is 280 USD The best time to book is August 9, with rates starting from 280 USD