Sol Torremolinos – Don Marco

The hotel is located right across the beach and within walking distance from the train station. There are lots of facilities such as pools, spa, bar, restaurants, etc. The room itself is basic and looks a bit dated. The sea view is great. Not the best service I have had.

Excellent hotel food is average but as most hotels they offer same types of menu. Central for all bars restaurants and lovely beaches. Staff was friendly. Room was very comfortable. Nice pools to choose from. Entertainment nightly if that is what you like. If you dont return to your sunbeds within 2hrs 15 mins then your belongings are taken and left at reception which is good. This is our 2nd stay here.

I normally stay next door. This time decided to change. Rooms are really really nice. However there was no parking available on arrival so had to leave car quite a distance. I asked if I could check out at 1 pm instead of midday and charged me 30 euro. For a regular guest I think this was ridiculous and unnecessary. You have to go to other hotels for breakfast which is a pain. You pay more for this hotel but facilities are at level of the other hotels.

The best Torremolinos location in front of the beach and 5 minutes walking to the town, surrounded by pubs, chiringuitos and shopping area. The room is fantastic with nice terrace sea and pool view, beds and king site and comfortable and the bathroom just magnificent; splitting shower, WC and keeping the sink out so easy to use it anytime. The resort contains 3 pools and plenty of sun beds and umbrellas so there is no hassle to place wherever we wished. Spanish food cooked on cold and hot varieties, chefs grilling meat, fish and eggs (omelettes) in front of the customers. The staff is maybe the best, always nice and attentive to the needs; cleaners, waiters, reception… everybody. Just a watch out to the wifi service, it’s so poor and doesn’t really match into the general high quality standard. Some more staff at pick times will be good as well.

When writing a review, as much as you would like to write only about the positives, one has to be honest with the readers, and provide as much info as possible, even if it includes the occasional negative. We searched the internet and various travel sites and decided to look into Torremolinos, Spain. We came across a resort, hosting 3 hotels. Two being more family orientated and one adult only. Making our reservation with BRIAN directly at their head office in Barcelona, we chose the adult only hotel, Don Marco. When Brian asked if we’d like two single beds or one king, of course we opted for one king. I mentioned we were coming for my Husband’s birthday. Immediately he said they would put a bottle of champagne in the room. That was so nice… I asked numerous questions before supplying our credit card details. I asked about meals and should our friends join us and stay in one of the other hotels on the resort, if they could come to Don Marco. Without hesitation, Brian said YES. Because we chose the half board option and were staying in the more expensive hotel, we could either eat at Don Marco or either of the other two hotels, per Brian. Check in was nice and smooth, though we had to wait 2 hours for our room to be cleaned. That was okay, as it gave us the opportunity to wander around the area. As we entered our room, there were 2 single beds and no kindness of a champagne bottle. I asked to see customer services, and was met by ANNIE. She was great and highly efficient. She was all smiles and offered her assistance. She organized for housekeeping to put something like an additional mattress on the bed, making it as if one bed and not two singles. Furthermore, she kindly organized for that bottle of champagne to be delivered. Kudos to Annie. Our room was basic, though modern. There was a fridge, no microwave, but a kettle to make your teas and coffee that were supplied. The house cleaner kept the washroom nice and clean. As mentioned, we opted for the adult only hotel, the more expensive option. When we asked where exactly the dining room was, the receptionist promptly said we had to go to the Don Pablo or Don Pedro. That was bizarre as Brian told us we would have a dining room there. This was so NOT the case. We landed up eating our meals at Don Pablo. The swimming pool was lovely, except when they say ADULTS ONLY, it should be just that. A few of us complained to reception as there were children, boys who were jumping in, and various other young kids splashing around. We paid for this expensive adult only option adult to have quiet time, sun bathe in peace. This was NOT as expected for a few days. Furthermore, it was stifling hot and NO water machines to have a drink of water. The Don Pedro had a bar with a water machine, yet, the expensive Don Marco had none. The Don Pedro and Don Pablo had bars to order a drink from, the expensive Don Marco does NOT. The owners or management should consider putting a cold water dispense

We have stayed at all of the Sol hotels in Malaga and this is the best. It’s just reopened after an extensive refurbishment and is stunning. Check in was great unlike the don pedro where there is always a wait. New rooms are better than the Melia, especially the top floor seats facing with large private balconies.

Just got back from 2 weeks at the Don Marko, Fantastic weather , Brand new rooms very nice modern rooms , not too keen on the open bathroom though , Food was good quality and it was nice to sit outside on the terrace ,wont be long before we are back i guess ..

Currently on a 4 night stay (night 2) at the Sol don Marco by Melia. I visit Spain frequently and have to say that this is the worst 4 star hotel we have ever stayed in over the past 10 years. The beds are uncomfortable, two singles pushed together that drift apart when you lay on them. On our first night the beds only had a single sheet on each (no blanket) and we did not sleep well at all as we were freezing. I reported the issue to reception today and a double duvet (not in a cover) was added to the bed. Generally the staff have been good but I shouldn’t have to complain about basics in 4 star hotel. If you can’t sleep well how are you meant to enjoy your holiday. Breakfast is good, I generally only eat eggs, toast and pastries which were all good. Dinner is really bad, overcooked or deep fried vegetables, potatoes swimming in oil, too much salt added to fish which is overcooked and tough. The food isn’t labelled very well at all, desserts had no labels whatsoever so if you are vegetarian or have an allergy be warned. No kettle in the room, purchased a travel set from the supermarket. The bathroom is very bad, no bin for waste so ladies be warned if you use sanitary products! The douche is in a position where you will spray the tissue as you use it. Nowhere to hang your clothes in the bathroom. The hotel is in really poor condition and in need of a major renovation. The outside looks great compared to the rooms. I would not recommend this hotel to anyone and will not be staying with this chain again. Very disappointed with Melia and would describe this as more of a 2 star experience. I’m definitely sticking with Barcelo hotels next time, they’ve never ever let me down.

Another summer holiday at sol Don Marco and as usual it was perfect, good food, great service, spotless clean, we got the room we requested which was brilliant, plenty of sunbeds and weather was great, right a cross the road from the beach, very central to everything that's why we always stay here, adult only which suits us perfectly. Plenty of pools to choose from, always excited to visit torremolinos. see you next Yr.