Gran Hotel Benahavis SPA - Benahavis, Spain 

A large group us stayed at this hotel for a friends wedding - the hotel is located in the hills overlooking estepona in a nice old village called benahavis. The hotel itself seems to be reasonably new and is therefore in good shape. It has two swimming pools, a small gym and a very underused spa. It has two restaurants, which we didnt use given that their is literally 50 restaurants in the nearby village, a pool bar and breakfast room. Our room was a superior double on the ground floor with a large terrace outside. Nice and clean all in all and the bathroom did the job. If anything the room was a little bigger than I expected. All in all this hotel represents smashing value for money. We paid less than a hundred euro per night for our stay which was in peak season in July. Having said this - you should be prepared for some unusual querks in this property - the bar/ pool staff just really dont care about any form of customer service. Their rudeness was actually funny in the end. Breakfast is in my view was poor by even continental standards but those in my company thought it was acceptable. There is only one english language tv channel in the rooms. Prepare for an overdose of CNN! The towel policy for the pool is also a little odd. So all in all - this are little gripes and are easily balanced out by the good prices. The best tip i can give - Have lunch up in the village. Great / cheap tapas are widely available. One word of warning - if you are not fit / healthy take real care on the steps on the way up to the village during the day in the summer. Its a steep climb and can get get very hot. A night its still tough enough but the temp does drop a good bit.

My fiancee and I decided to go to this fabulous hotel to treat ourselves for our anniversary. I was recommended this hotel by my brother and I will recommend this hotel to anyone also. The service was fantastic, the rooms were immaculately clean, the food was great, the spa was very quiet and very romantic, the pool area was divine and the location was perfect. What more could you want from a 4* hotel. It was the most peaceful and relaxing holiday in my life. When it was time to leave I felt as if I was dragging myself down to reception (I didn't want to go).