Occidental in Costa del Sol from AU$149

"Hotel is in a great location. Nice sea view & complimentary safe & comfy beds. A/C in bedroom wasn’t working. The mini fridge & unit had some considerable damage & the bath/ shower were stained & areas of sealant were missing/ mouldy. The pool was freezing & seemed to be in the shade all through the day. Breakfast offered a good variety, including made to order omelettes & fried eggs, but the hot food was only lukewarm- beans, sausages etc. Reception staff were generally very friendly & helpful. Didn’t use the bar facilities so can’t comment."

"It was ok 👌 "

"Great place to stay "

"Very hospitable staff, great location to get access to metro, town centre and beach. Very good amenities on site and competitively priced."

"We were there 7 nights. Our room was cleaned each day. Overall the place is nice and upscale. Stayed in building 2 overseeing ocean and pool. Pool areas are not big and don't have lots of loungers. Beds were a bit hard as I woke up sore. Lobby is nice. Staff was overall ok but our stats in other RIU properties on other countries seemed a little more friendly at the bars. Mayce this is just cultural. We were there in late February. Perfect temperatures to explore. Lots of older folks with walkers or canes. Nice to see the older generation still traveling and better than loud spring breakers. I wouldn't have liked staying in the building behind the lobby. Too far from the ocean, small pool area, with no views. "

"I booked a Super Room with a balcony and was upgraded to a Deluxe Sea View on a higher floor. Floors 8 and up have an excellent sea view I was told. My room was immaculate with all the amenities you need. Bed was super comfortable. Decor was light, modern and cosy. All furniture was comfortable also. Great breakfast variety. Hot and cold, savoury and sweet options. Fruit offering was FRESH and choices of beverages was brilliant. The staff across the entire hotel were very hospitable, professional and friendly 24/7. The hotel is well located and the train station and bus terminals are within 20 - 25 mins walk from hotel. From there you can travel to popular stops like Benalmadena, Torremolinos, And Malaga Central. On my return to Fuengirola, this will be my hotel choice."

"Our room met our expectations and we loved the location. It was a relatively easy walk to Fuengirola but you do need to do quite a bit of walking if you do not have a car. The resort is huge! Very well maintained and the staff were friendly and provided us with anything we asked for. Food in the restaurants was very good but they will not separate checks if you are with others. We took a couple of the pre-arranged excursions but a great deal of bus time is spent picking up customers at other locations!! Overall we would recommend staying here."

"Did not use pool weather cold bu looked fantastic and clean"

"Really nice hotel, funky decor and lovely amenities. Friendly staff and the bar and breakfast was superb. Got a good deal for our stay. Reason why it's 4 stars is because of 2 things - they were working on the hotel so it was really noisy and woke us up early every morning. Also in the winter you have no control over the room temperature so it got really hot. I did ask at reception but the only advice was to open the patio doors, not ideal to keep the noise down as the hotel had quite a party atmosphere! We ended up leaving a day early to avoid the works noise"