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Royal Costa
Spain, Europe
Torremolinos
The ROYAL COSTA offers top-class attractions for travelling with children. Of particular note are the panoramic views of the mountain, of the garden and of the swimming pool. Comfort and functionality combine it its 186rooms, creating a pleasant environment in which to relax. After an energetic day, customers can enjoy a swim in one of the hotel swimming pools. The following services are offered Currency Exchange.
Facilities
- 24-hour reception
- Mobile phone coverage
- Hotel safe
- Currency exchange facilities
- Lift access
- Garden
- Café
- Bar
- Restaurant
- Entertainment programme for adults
Due to the surrounding area and the number of steps around the hotel, it may not be suitable for those with mobility difficulties.
The Local Area
Tripadvisor Reviews
4.5 Excellent50 reviews
Excellent
70%
Very Good
16%
Average
6%
Poor
2%
Terrible
6%
Location
Cleanliness
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Value
Good things don’t outweigh the bad
I so want to write a nice review about this hotel as it has lots of good things…but it also has some really bad things…
So let’s start with the good
The pool is brilliant, they have foam parties and it’s lovely and warm and not too many people in it and it’s really easy to get sun beds around it. We spent hours and hours in this pool without once getting bored or cold.
The daytime bar is good. Drinks are easy to come by (if very weak) the staff are friendly and the snack food is repetitive but good….
However
The room - the aircon was so loud it made it basically impossible to sleep. It made the entire room vibrate and in the end we had to try and sleep in boiling hot temperatures as that was better than hearing what sounded like a motorbike revving up in our room. I genuinely considered sleeping in the bath it was that bad. Genuinely I know air con can be a bit noisy but this was unbelievable.
If that didn’t keep you up then the infestation of ants would…ants on the floor, in the bed, in the bathroom just about everywhere….and it wasn’t just our room lots of people were complaining about ants everywhere
The food at meal times was also really really poor. The best I can liken it to is really bad school dinners and don’t get me started on how crowded the dining room was and how rude people are. One of our party even got pushed to the side by a member of staff for not understanding her Spanish properly.
Some of the plugs didn’t work in our room either and on night one our keycard didn’t work and it took a good 45 minutes after being exhausted from a late flight to even get into our room. We talked to the front desk about all of these problems and they said someone would come up that day and look but no one ever did.
Then there was the entertainment….it was of a really poor standard and going on till midnight each night louder than a slipknot concert.
We are not fussy people and just make do most of the time and we had a lovely time around the pool each day but I wouldn’t recommend coming here if you like to sleep or eat nice food at meal times.
I want to say this is by no means the staffs fault as they were nearly all lovely…
Such a shame as like I said so many good things about this hotel but so many really really really bad things as well…
Review by Koolaidrich Marlborough, United Kingdom
Do not book this hotel if you dont speak spanish and want a relaxing stay
Me and my friend stayed here for 4 nights leaving today. The only positive is closeness to the airport and train station. The hotel itself was always clean which is as far as praise for the property can go. You have to have cash to rent both beach towels and also cups to be able to get the all inclusive. There is only one bar by the pool for drinks, in the evening you could easily wait over 20 minutes for a drink. The food was awful at every meal and always cold and where unable to even take a cup of coffee out of the dining hall without being told off by staff. The animation team made no effort to include anyone who didnt speak to Spanish meaning that we had no idea what was being said in any of the evening entertainment. There is no place for entertainment inside so all evening shows took place outside so very very loud if you dont intend to watch them if your room is pool side. The staff are all very rude bar one nice girl on reception. We didnt manage to get a sun lounger once so ended up going to rhe beach which was a 10 minute walk and very nice. Do not book this hotel it made what was supposed to be a relaxing break anything but relaxing but rather very stressful with all the rules and the general attitude of staff at the property.
Very nice
Really nice place, clean, friendly, food buffet as expected
All in all a great stay in a lovely clean hotel in a great location, would recommend.
Arrived at 8.30pm and was checked in promptly. Hotel is well presented and clean. Looks recently refreshed. Headed straight to the buffet. A good selection of food. Grill cooking fresh meat and fish. Did not always get shown to a table dinner and breakfast and sometimes felt like a free for all. I would advise upgrading with the drinks package for a small charge with dinner as only serve water as standard. The pool area felt relaxed and again was nice and clean. Not many beds at this time of the year but did not see any sun bed wars. Plenty of seating inside and out. We stayed in a room with a double and one single bed. It was quite small but worked given we were not in the room much. Lovely big balcony facing the pool. Room was very clean and refreshed every morning. I was unsure of the hotel smoking policy. The room smelled of smoke when we arrived which may have came in via the balcony. We had smokers in the balcony adjacent as we were in a corner and unfortunately we had to keep shutting the door. I would suggest having set balcony where smoking is permitted. We also had an issue with noisy neighbours who used their balcony until 5.30am do take ear plugs! The receptionist did ask them to quieten down. Great location next to the train station ideal for getting along the coast. Ten minute walk to a beautiful beach. My biggest gripe is no shower facilities or option of a late check out if you are on a late flight. Luggage is stored in the office and no bag labels are put on the bags. Check out was quick and efficient.
Very pleasant hotel
A clean comfortable modern hotel with a decent pool. It seems recently renovated. The pool opens at 1100 which avoids the dawn dash for loungers. Great pool bar. Buffet was good for dinner and passable for breakfast. Friendly staff. You need cash to hire a safety deposit box and 1eu to get a plastic cup from the pool bar The hotel is 5 minutes walk from Los Alamos train station. It is in a residential area so not convenient for Torremollinos. Plaza Major and the airport are close by.
Review by sharonl329 Malaga, Spain
