Occidental Coral Beach - Marbella, Spain     

I really enjoyed my stay here although I would not classify it as a 4-star hotel. Somewhere between 3 and 4-Star (plastic chairs in terrace restaurant and plastic sunloungers!). The rooms were really nice, the bathrooms a little of a letdown - over-the-bath shower and a wall mounted hairdryer which didn't really do the trick! Adequate complilmentary toiletries, nothing to rave about. Slow service in bar/restaurant area, but everybody very smiley and helpful. Right on the beach with it's own little bar which is great. Would definitely stay there again.

Stayed for a week at the end of Sept 2007. This is a good quality hotel with very pleasant staff. Ask for a room overlooking the pool. Good facilities and next to the beech. The restaurant, despite being below ground floor offered good quality food although a little pricy. Room servicing is first rate. Use a towel once and someone comes along and changes it. Disapointing aspects : being charged €8 per day for the use of sun beds at the beech club pool and beech. (Free at the pool). The price of water from the mini bar and the use of the safe in the room, though provide, is not included. Available TV programmes is limited. (If TV is important on holiday). Its a trek into Porto Benus but worth the walk and very good for "People watching". Take a walk down to the beech, turn left to the first restaurant. Good English breakfast and lunch overlooking the sea. Try the restraurant "The Grill" across the road (use the traffic lights). Very popular with the Spanish and is top rate. Overall, a good hotel which we would recommend.