Atalaya Park Golf Hotel and Resort - Marbelja

Even though the hotel have quite a few years, it is very well maintained. The hotel is huge, very ample rooms and bathrooms, the common areas are very nice and with good decor. The service is awesome, they are always happy to help, no matter in which area (restaurant, reception, security). Even though we stayed in August, the busiest period, the pools are large enough to be comfortable. It has free parking just in the premises, which is very nice considering the lack of parking in the area overall. One think i really like is the fact that rooms have a door between separating the entrance to the sleeping area, so that if there are noisy people outside in the corridor, you dont hear them. I would recommend this hotel to everyone, specially to those with kids. There are activities all day long and good evening shows. By the way, the food is also very good although after 2 weeks there, there is a bit on unavoidable repetition.

This is a property that is at least 20 years past a needed renovation. Worse, it has the quirkiest set up for basic amenities that I have ever experienced, certainly dreamed up by some penny pinching accountant who doesn’t realize that losing a towel or two along the way is the price you pay for a comfortable and stress free holiday that people will want to come back to. Before I give you the details, I do want to comment that there are a lot of activities on property and the property itself is large. Even though all very dated, they do offer a lot to do especially for families with kids…if only it were updated and had ‘normal’ hotel practices. OK, here is how my arrival started and you will get the idea. Show up at front desk…check in, give credit card, and get my key Walk to room See that the safe doesn’t have a key Call front desk ‘You will have to come here to get a key’ Walk to front desk ‘You need to give us a 10Euro deposit’ ‘Please just put it on the room’ ‘We can’t, it has to be cash’ Walk back to room to get cash Walk back to front desk to get key Walk back to room with key Get ready to go to pool and walk to pool Grab open lounges (of which there are many) Look around for towels…not obvious Ask lifeguard ‘you have to get the towel from the towel girl at the indoor pool’ Walk to indoor pool See sign that says towels only available from 10-noon and 5-7pm. Fortunately it is 5:05pm (pity the poor fool who shows up at 12:05pm). Towel girl ‘we need a 10Euro deposit for each towel and you can only return them after three days’ ‘Of course, you need cash correct?’ ‘Si’ Walk back to room to get 30 Euro Walk back to indoor pool Pay my deposit and leave with three old looking towels all of different colors and shapes. Walk back to lounges Son says ‘Dad, lets play some ping pong’ Ask British couple playing next to open table where you get the paddles and balls. ‘At the front desk’. Walk to front desk ‘Yes we have paddles and balls but you need to give a 10Euro deposit

Great hotel it felt like it hasn't been renovated since the 1970's but it is on excellent condition, clean, friendly staff! However the rooms were good enough twin beds joint together not the most romantic setting! But we knew that before booking. Very nice swimming pool and indoors swimming pool just in case it was a bit chilly in the morning, as we didn’t go in the summer period. Overall very happy but the rooms could do with some renovating if you are a fussy person better stay somewhere else.