Puerto Banus
(close to Malaga)
Pyr Hotel (Marbella/Puetro Banus)
[booked via http://www.hrs.de]
Avda. Rotary International
29660 Marbella
Puerto Banus (Costa del Sol)
Spain
Email: reservas@hotelpyr.com
Tel: +34-95-281-7353
Fax: +34-95-281-7907
Cost: 76 euro/night (including breakfast and including VAT)
Parking: 7 euro/24-hours + VAT
This hotel was in a good location to access the Puerto Banus shopping, restaurants, and night life. Having said that, Puetro Banus is so expensive, I would not recommend anyone eat at the restaurants, nor drink at the bars. We drove our car to Marbella for supper, as Puerto Banus was much too expensive.
Here is a view from the room (none of the Hotel's on our Spanish trip had great views from the room. This was probably the best view from all of the Hotels where we stayed):
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Ronda
Hotel Polo
[3 star hotel]
Mariano Soubiron, 8
29400 Ronda, (Malaga)
Spain
Email: hpolo@ronda.net
Web site: http://www.hpolo.com
Tel: +34-952-87-2447 /48 /49
Fax: +34-952-87-4378
Cost: 70 euro/day (including VAT and including breakfast)
Parking: 12 euro/24-hours (including VAT)
[hotel found by wandering about Ronda, with walk in price]
This is a family owned hotel, and without doubt the staff were the most friendly of any we encountered during our stay. The Hotel has recently been refurbished, and while they are listed in the Lonely Planet Guide, they charge more than their Lonely Planet Guide listing states (possibly due to the recent refurbishment). The Hotel location is excellent, close to parking, restaurants, shopping, night life, and tourist sites of interest.
Here are some views of our room in Hotel Polo:
Next is a view from our room in Hotel Polo:
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Seville
Catalonia Emperador Trajoano Hotel
[booked via http://www.hrs.de]
Jose Laguillo, 8
41003 Seville
Spain
Tel: +34-95-4411111
Fax: +34-95-4535702
Cost: 49 euro/night + VAT
Parking: 15 euro/24-hours + VAT
The rooms have AC, Heater, telephone, satellite TV, hair dryer, and safe deposit box. This hotel purports to be a 4 star, but in my opinion it is closer to being a 3-star hotel than a 4-star. While its restaurant and bar are very nice looking, the room is not up to 4-star standards.
The Hotel location was not all that great. We had to take a taxi to the restaurants, tourist sites, and night life, as to walk from the Hotel was too far. Contrast this to every other hotel we stayed in during our trip (where we never had to take a taxi).Here are some views of our room in Emperador Trajoano:
The bed is deceptive, as it is actually two single beds pushed together. Both beds are on wheels, so it is very easy for the two beds to move apart. When we booked the hotels (asking for one large double bed), we were advised that was not available, so we were not surprised by the bedding arrangement that we ended up with.
Some views of the hotel's facilities:
Underground hotel parking in Emperador Trajoano:
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Granada
Juan Miguel Hotel
[booked via http://www.hrs.de]
Acera del Darro, 24
18005 Granda
Spain
Tel: +34-958-521-111
Fax: +34-958-258-916
Cost: 50 euro/night + 7% VAT
Parking: 10 euro/24-hours + 7% VAT
The rooms have AC, Heater, telephone, satellite TV, and hair dryer. The Hotel location is excellent, located on a main street right next to a lot of the shopping and various restaurants. Most of the night life districts are a short walk away. Some views of our room in Juan Miguel Hotel:
Some other views of hotel facilities:
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Nerja
Puerta del Mar Hotel
[two star hotel]
[booked via http://www.hrs.de]
c/ Gomez
29780 Nerja
(Costa del Sol)
Spain
Email: hotelpuertadelmar@telefonica.net
Web site: http://www.hotelpuertadelmar.com
Tel: +34-95-2527-304
Fax: +34-95-2527-304
Cost: 75 euro (including breakfast) + 7% VAT
Parking: separate parking lot at 15.00 euro/24-hours
According to their brochure, their high season room rates, for a double room such as we had, are normally 80 to 90 euro/night, not including breakfast. Typical extra costs are 5 Eros for buffet breakfast, and 1.50 Eros for a safe box. They are also associated (same ownership?) with the three star Plaza Cavana Hotel (next door, where breakfast is served).
We did have trouble finding the hotel, as the sign was obscured by a tree:
The rooms have AC, Heater, telephone, satellite TV, and hair dryer. Some views of our room in Puerta del Mar Hotel:
The bed was a true king sized bed. The mirrors on the closet of our room in Puerta del Mar Hotel reminded me of the Grand President in Bangkok.
In my assessment, Puetra del Mar Hotel is close to being a 3 star hotel, but it lacks some of the facilities that a 3 star hotel would normally have. The Hotel location is very good, being close to the water right off of a main street where many of the restaurants and bars are located. Some views of the Hotel's facilities:
Mid-floor lounge in Puerta del Mar Hotel:
Breakfast area for Puerta del Mar Hotel is next door in the Hotel Caravan:
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Torremolinos
(close to Malaga)
Adriano Hotel Torremolinos
Avda. Manantiales 1
29620 Torremolinos - Malaga
Tel: +34 952 050 838
Cost: 67 euro/night + 7% vat
Parking: 6 euro/night + 7% vat
This Hotel claims to be a three star, but in my opinion it is closer to a poor two star hotel. Had I stayed two nights (instead of one night), I would have looked for a different hotel. This was the only hotel that that I felt uncomfortable in.
The Hotel is location is good, in downtown Torremolinos, close to the shopping and to many of the Torremolinos restaurants and bars. Some views of our room in Adriano Hotel:
Bathroom
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Star Rental Car
E-mail: reservas@rentspain.com
Web site: http://www.rentspain.com
Cost: 249.28 (including 16% IVA and including one tank of gas) for 11-days.
The contract stated the gas tank was to be returned empty. One gets no credit for any excess fuel in the tank.
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