Melia Costa del Sol

1. The rooms are really clear. 2. The best view are rooms in front of the sea (only suits rooms) and on the swimming pool. If you book a deluxe room, the view can be not so good with a piece of the sea and parking an 3. The waiters are super nice. Thanks to a female waiter on the rooftop (not level). 4. Changing a room was quite easy. The receptionist wasn’t annoyed with this thing (as some receptionists do in other hotels). 5. You can enjoy time in this hotel not even going outside. Several spots to sunbathe if you’re bored with the same view. Several bars, massage …

1. I was in April. Only one rooftop is open, another is for people from suit. Anyway I checked this “VIP” rooftop too and on Friday night it was empty and less fun. So what’s the reason to do that? Probably it work for high season when there are a lot of guests. 2. At dinner menu there is no coffee or tea. Well, I don’t drink alcohol every day. I don’t drink sugar sparkling drinks at all (coca cola, Fanta etc). So my option can be only water which is strange. Also at dinner you need to pay for drinks even your dinner is included.

I've stayed in 4* hotels before and this place exceeded my expectations. From the moment we arrived at the calm reception with friendly staff, too the sea view room with the fantastic views, We opted for breakfast, and the choice was outstanding - at least book breakfast here. The super friendly restaurant team and waiters were brilliant, and very accommodating. We decided also to try the evening buffet and for the price I expected less - but again the choice was overwhelming. We had initially only booked for a couple of days but enjoyed so much I changed my flights so we could have another night here and the reception team were super helpful organising and whilst we couldn't stay in the original room, we were upgraded to a better room. The bar had nightly entertainment, and whilst we didn't 'stay' in it looked like a good night with entertainment. Oh - go to the terrace on the roof with the pool and bar - this was like a oasis and fantastic during the day when the sun was glowing. Don't overlook this hotel.

Only 1 point - why no coffee or tea in the room when you provide kettles and cups etc and a mini bar? Minor point in a fab hotel I suppose but would still have been good to have.

Location: next to a beach, local shops and cafes. you need to cross the road to get to the beach, but it is not too busy. Parking: always were able to find a slot (free) next to their conference centre in the evening. busy lunch time Staff: super friendly and helpful. Breakfast: definitely meets the expectations of a 4star hotel, eg good food selection, fresh orange juice, open kitchen cooking Room: comfortable bed with 3 different types of pillows in the level junior suite. Rituals toiletries. The Level: lovely relatively calm place to relax; breakfast served there until 12pm; light snacks and drinks (and cava-wine) until 7pm; open bar with more snacks until 9pm; then back to light snacks until 10-11pm FYI: Beach: you can use your pool towels; sunbeds €7

Door keys/cards: they stop working often. although we did our best to keep them away from our phones and other cards, every day we needed to go back to tower 1 to the reception to recharge them. annoying as it is not just a short walk down. Noise/insulation: not good. In a corridor you can hear people taking shower/ toilet. several times we were waken up by people moving furniture upstairs Bathrooms: are a bit dated, so there are elements that do not look clean. also bad small on one occasion from the pipes Terrace: amazing views, but sunbeds are old/ not clean The Level: lovely; nice if you prefer a pool to beach; not sure it is worth your money if you do not drink much alcohol as the selection of snacks between 12-7pm is limited

Beautiful Hotel with view over the beach. The public parts of the hotel were beautiful and modern,it felt they were freshly refurbished. The staff was very nice and helpful, great hospitality. The room was spacious, clean with large shower and good amenities. We had selected half board and both breakfast and dinner buffet were excellent with great choice and good quality food. The rooftop offers nice views of the coast. We enjoyed ourselves a lot.

There was a bit of a gap between the door and floor so we could hear noises from the corridor. Same for insulation between rooms which was not optimal.

I loved the location of the hotel. Right on the beach and nestled between restaurants and gift shops. Walking distance to town and all the bars and attractions.

This is one of those enormous all inclusive hotels with a rooftop pool on one tower and another rooftop pool on the other tower. We were allowed to use only one of the two. 👎🏻 The room I was given that corresponded with my booking was small and the partial ocean view was so partial it was 20% only. I changed rooms for a corner junior suite in the front of the building with 160° views of the Mediterranean and it was great! The upgrade cost me an additional 80 euros a day and that was fine. However, whoever strayed in the suite prior to my arrival must have spilled a bottle of cologne because the room had a heavy stench of cologne that wouldn’t go away for the entire 4 days we were there.

Breakfast was adequate the usual continental spread, for English breakfast lovers the sausages and bacon weren't the real macoy but otherwise OK. Rooms were spotlessly clean, well equipped with a kettle and tea/coffee making facilities and a mini fridge packed with drinks and snacks. The pools were well supplied with loungers and deck chairs and the rooftop pool, our favourite one, had a bar with sitting area serving hot and cold snacks. The views of the surrounding area and beach from up there was amazing. Oh must not forget to mention the staff who were friendly and cordial at all times.

The pools were on the smallish size but still nice. The revolving door at entrance I found annoying but that's just me and just to try and get the line to green the bath towels in the room I found too big and heavy lol.

The breakfast buffet was fabulous! We enjoyed the free yoga and stretch classes and the ground floor swimming pool that was big enough for lap swimming. Our room was large and quiet. The balcony was a lovely place to sit. This hotel is centrally located on the beach, and the walk up the hill is colorful and fun. You can also pay pennies to ride an elevator to avoid the steepest parts.

The mattresses were too firm for us, the pillows flat, and we would rather have fluffy duvets than tight sheets that only reach half way up your chest. Fitted sheets would also be nice instead of loose sheets that slide around beneath you.

location

steps to walk up to town

Food was very good, huge selection of food and cuisines and plenty to go around. Beds very comfortable (and huge!). Staff were great and very helpful.

Despite saying it was no smoking, a lot of guests were smoking in the common areas around the swimming pool. This wasn't very nice. The staff didn't make the rooftop pool selection that well known - we thought we had to pay to go up to both, but turns out that's just one of them - wish we'd known this sooner as we would have gone up there much more!

The staff in the reception was very nice , helpful and honest. I lost a white jacket which was collected by mistake with the bed sheets. I reported it the receptionist who promotion send it back to my address in the UK as soon as they find it because I had to leave. After few days of arriving home I received a delivery from Spain , and surprisingly it was my jacket which I didn’t expect they will care about it . I definitely will come again to this hotel.

The housekeeper doesn’t do much effort in cleaning the room, she just does the bed and change the towels. Never did the floor during my 5 days stay