Medplaya Hotel Bali in Benalmadena

Firstly great location in Benalmadena. Close to the beach, not far from marina and a 15 minute walk to Arroyo De La Miel for the Train Station. However, I found the hotel a bit run down. Alot of it seemed very old and dilapidated. The staff compared to other hotels in I've experienced in Spain weren't as friendly. They gave the impression they just wanted interactions to be over as quickly as possible, seemed a bit miserable and uninterested. There was a lot of building work going on around the pool areas, with one pool not available. I found the pool areas quite dirty. Also the kids pool did not open until 11am, which if you like a morning by the pool with your kids, that is not going to happen. The buffet for both breakfast and dinner was basic, with not much of a change in choices. The 'hot food' as mentioned in previous reviews was quite cold. Rooms were 2pretty standard Costa Del Sol 3 Star. The usual hard beds and paper thin pillows. The rooms were also cleaned promptly each day. There are good luggage lockers available for €2 (a 2€ coin required) if you arrive early or late. The hotel can also be a bit 'lively' at night, so if you don't like having to walk through a noisy area this place won't be for you as the bar is in the dead centre of the hotel and is unavoidable. If you want a cheap base to get out and about around Benalmadena this does the job. However in the future I'd pay the extra €20-30 a night for somewhere a bit nicer. It was around €90 a night over the Easter holidays here, from my experience it should have been slightly cheaper.

Never been a 3* Given a room for 3 people and was only just big enough for two. No air conditioning, the staff are not very friendly or helpful. We went all inclusive but was not allowed to have food at the pool snack bar unless you paid for it, was told to use a small room in the lobby hotel bar were you could only get a sandwich from the fridge. The kids pool is freezing. Honestly do not waste your money on this hotel it is horrendous