Occidental Fuengirola

I recently stayed at this hotel and had a really good experience overall. Everything was clean, comfortable, and well-maintained. The room was spacious and quiet, with a comfortable bed that made it easy to get a good night’s sleep. The staff were friendly and helpful throughout my stay, and check-in/check-out went smoothly. The location worked well for what I needed, and the amenities on site were convenient and of good quality. I felt well looked after from start to finish and would happily stay here again. A solid, enjoyable hotel experience.

Spent ten days here with a friend and found this to be a good hotel for what we wanted albeit nothing special. Upon arrival first impressions were good, the lobby is fresh and modern. Check in was fairly straightforward although we did discover we'd need to pay 3 euros a day to use the safe...I don't remember the last time I had to pay for a hotel safe and I wouldn't expect to in a 4 star hotel. We did pay and then had to make a return trip to reception because the battery was flat when we tried to set it up...this was however quickly resolved by maintenance. Room was fine, clean and tidy and functional for our stay with comfortable beds and a good shower. The empty fridge was quite handy, there's a supermarket just outside where you can stock up on water etc. We also had a kettle, tea and coffee which was replenished most of the time. Wardrobe space however was very lacking with nowhere to hang longer dresses at all and the bathroom had an odd layout with the toilet crammed in the corner...the hairdryer was one of the infuriating push button ones and if you have long hair which you actually want to dry I'd recommend bringing your own... We were bed and breakfast and found there was a good selection at the breakfast buffet, the hotel seemed pretty full and it never felt too busy and was always being replenished. Staff were efficient and always clearing tables which really helped. The pool area was nice and the gate not being opened until 9.30am saves any of the 6am sunbed shenanigans, there was a queue some mornings when we headed past for breakfast but we still always got a sunbed. The pool does however closes for 7pm which feels a bit early when it's still 30-odd degrees. Pool bar was good and made really nice cocktails and the staff working in there were excellent, the pizzas and loaded fries were good for lunch but could have done with some other options if you wanted something lighter. We found the other outside bar to be a little haphazard, very unclear if you order at the bar or if it's table service and drink quality really varied depending on who made it. We did eat there once at lunchtime and found it to be quite overpriced for what it was. The restaurant attached to the hotel however was nice - it specialises in rice dishes and only opens for lunch although we found it odd that at no point in our stay was it mentioned to us or that we could book via reception. We decided to pay for a bali bed for the day twice, the 50 euro cost includes a bottle of cava or jug of sangria, two drinks at the bar and a fruit platter. It is made quite clear you have to pre-book this at reception so you would then expect them to know which day you are booked for...but the pool staff had no idea so we had to hunt down the cava etc. We accepted on the first day that there may have been some miscommunication and it was all resolved quickly and we had a pleasant day. The second time however it happened again...and then some handymen turned up to try and install curtains on said bali beds whilst we were laying on them...what was particularly irksome about this was a member of reception staff stood outside with them chatting for quite some time but at no point thought to mention to us that they were going to attempt to move us/carry out works on the bed we'd paid to be on. When choosing to pay to use additional amenities I would expect the service to be much better. The best part of this hotel is the location, you walk out of the back gate and onto the sea front promenade from where you can easily walk to more bars and restaurants than you'd ever need. We had some really nice and very good value food whilst in Fuengirola and would definitely recommend exploring some of the smaller restaurants down some of the little side streets. Overall we had a nice stay although don't think we'd look to return, it did its job as a place to sleep and shower but we've stayed in other hotels along this coastline at a similar price point which have been better.