The location is excellent, just a 5 minute walk from the train station with connections to the airport and various other towns along the Costa del Sol. The historic centre is a 10 minute walk away. The rooms are big and spacious with all the facilities required for a short stay in Malaga. A huge breakfast buffet is available and also the addition of a swimming pool is a bonus.

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Location was very good—close to the train station and about a 15 min walk from the heart of downtown and to the shopping district along the pier. Breakfast was great. Room had a great view, comfy beds, large, free minibar.

Two things—if you want to use the fitness center the hours are not great. It doesn’t open until 10. Second—we had our credit card information stolen when someone impersonating the hotel messaged us—through booking.com’s secure messaging system—and asked us to update our credit card information to secure our room reservation. The hotel did not send a message about it until the next morning and by then it was too late. Our card had already been compromised. Apparently this is a larger problem within the booking.com network and is especially problematic in Spain but lesson learned—even if the “hotel” contacts you through the messaging system, if it’s about payment info better to always call and check directly with the hotel that it’s legitimate.

The breakfast had options for everyone and they had everywhere around the hotel fresh water and apples. Housekeeping was done everyday and 2 bottles of water were always in our fridge. We also used the laundry services -fast and efficient.

The gym could use an improvement (more weights and equipment, they had a lot for cardio only). The pool area is quite small for the size of the hotel. The sun is there after 12 o’clock and we never caught an empty bed sun. The restaurant is..mediocre and could use a refreshing (for a salad is ok).

This was not our first visit at Ilunion Malaga and we returned exactly because we appreciated services they offer on our previous stay. We were accompanied by our adult son and his partner, who also thoroughly enjoyed their time here. Starting with its location 5 minutes on foot away from the station and in walking distance to the Old Town, Alcazaba, Gibralfaro, Cathedral as well as all other museums, the hotel offers spacious and clean rooms with a big wardrobe and a writing desk. Breakfast is served for 3.5 hours every morning (starting at 07:00 AM on weekdays and 07:30 AM on Saturday/Sunday) thus catering for preferences of business travelers, as well as tourists on vacation. There is a vast choice of cold cuts/cheeses plus salads, as well as omelets/fried eggs prepared on the spot, fruit, various pastries/home made sweets. Drinks range from still mineral water and fresh orange juice to coffee/tea with milk (cow, goat or vegetal) - all in all a treat. We had no occasion to visit Spa area or pool, as we enjoyed an Indian Summer on the beach in mid-October. We know they also offer parking space, but cannot comment as we did not use it. We would like to extend our very special thanks to the Reception Desk Team (Elisabeth, Paloma, Jesus and all the other team members whose names we failed to remember) for their invaluable help in times of need caused by a quite unpleasant event we had during our stay.

Hotel easy to find. Welcoming staff. Room was a lovely size.

Air con unit in bedroom i could not lower from 22 degrees So i found myself turning the blower on low for a while to cool the room down. Then turn the blower off. Then on again when uncomfortable again. Fully understand the hotel needs to be more in control of the air con in the rooms but in the height of summer...hopefully the hotel turns the ambient room temp down lower than 22. Main lift in reception - when parked in hotel car park 2 floors underground, the lift seemed to take an eternity to arrive, way more than 5 mins, i almost called reception to tell them it wasn't working properly. But we didnt know another way apart from walk up the car park levels to get to reception, so waited patiently. And eventually, it came.

Nice sized room. For some reason I was allocated a reduced mobility room, which had a well equipped bathroom for those that require handrails, seats in the shower and that type of equipment, (I was just staying for 1 night so I didn’t query it). Staff were polite and helpful. Hotel was very clean. Check in and check out was a simple and quick affair. It’s well placed near the port and fairly close to restaurants. The single bed was comfy, (I was given a twin room even though I’d requested a double bed). The hotel has an underground garage at 18€ a day and the lift goes down to the garage, (reception will validate you ticket and charge you the cost of the parking). There’s a pool but I didn’t have time to use it but we were offered towels at reception (there’s a deposit to pay). Hotel has a nice snack bar which I did use in the evening, but the menu is limited.

Breakfast was quite expensive at 16€ considering what’s on offer. There’s little choice and what’s on offer is mediocre considering the cost. The air conditioning in the room was a bit strong for my liking and I couldn’t adjust it so I had to turn it off and open the window.

Staff were very helpful and went out of their way to help us and make our stay comfortable and easy for us. Check in was so easy, rooms were to a modern standard, clean and very comfortable with a nice sea view. Great to have the pool and health and wellbeing facilities in the hotel too. Our son had a lot of fun in the pool.

The only thing was information around restaurant opening times, menus and pricing (including pricing for things in the mini bar). This was very hard to find! And although there was a QR code to scan in the room we didn't find this really answered our questions on restaurant opening times and menu choices, nor pricing. We ended up dining out, but if this information was avaialble more readily we would have been more likely to dine in the hotel restaurant.

A well run hotel with spacious, comfortable and very functional rooms. The hotel was a haven of calm (after leaving the processions for Semana Santa behind). A good continental breakfast (buffet) in a pleasant breakfast room or terrace. A good sized pool with gym and sauna/steam room kept very clean (pool covered and heated in April which was great). All staff were courteous and helpful, maid service excellent. The one evening meal we had in the small downstairs bar/restaurant was very good value. Lovely views along the coast from the external glass lift!

Room overlooked by corridor window (at corner of courtyard) so had to keep net curtains closed (small irritation). Not much scope for sunbathing by pool as only a few sun beds and not always in sunshine.

Great breakfast with a wide selection and freshly made food. Large rooms with very comfortable beds, rooms are clean. The hotel is a bit away from the city center, but there are plenty of restaurants and cafes nearby.

Elevators are very slow and inefficient. Parking is a bit convoluted with a separate entrance, tickets, and the need to call reception through the intercom when leaving and entering.

Beautiful hotel, smelt amazing when we walked in and a nice friendly greeting from the lady on reception.

Slow service as one lady on the desk trying to do lots of jobs. Pool area was pitch black and full of screaming kids playing ball in the water. Breakfast average Location a bit far from the Port, ok in the day walking but a bit dark and eary in the late evening walking back to the hotel.