Marbella Corfu Hotel

Advantages: Can get a good price on good quality
Disadvantages: probably not a five star hotel

...I would suggest that if you need a quick dash to somewhere hot then you could do far worse than Marbella Hotel Corfu. Marbella proudly displays five stars at the end of the drive way, and whilst the rooms and facilities are good I would suggest five stars is a little generous. It is really the rooms which let the place down as they are similar in feel to a good Travel Lodge albeit with air conditioning. We opted for half board which seemed to work out well as there is plenty of food for all tastes - it's buffet style so a large serving area displays the dishes, and guests help themselves to whatever they want. There are lots to choose from, and I'm pleased to say that all of it is good. If you worry about noise at night from clubs / drunk folk having a laugh, then you don't need to worry about it here as the place is very tranquil...

schtook 11.08.2008 (15.08.2008) · Read review
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Review of Marbella, Corfu

Live like Sultans in the Mary Celeste!

Advantages: Very comfortable base.
Disadvantages: Too quiet and facilities not available.

...Just a short walk from the beach and the famous "Golden Mile" in Marbella, this apartment hotel which opened in 1997 is on a road called Avenida Arturo Rubenstein. Luxurious apartment blocks line the road, and within a short distance are two very upmarket supermarkets if you want to buy food and drink! Designed to make you feel you are living in the luxury that the sultans enjoyed in years gone by, there are fountains and tropical plants, beautiful tiles and a feeling of luxury. There are 76 apartments, which are one or two bed roomed with a large comfortable lounge with dining area and large balconies with furniture. There is daily maid service with frequent bed linen change and daily change of towels. One bedroom apartment ******************** A kitchen larger than my own at home, and with a door which opened onto a small...

jo145 04.01.2007 (05.01.2007) · Read review
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Review of Sultan Club, Marbella

Lovely holiday in Calahonda

Advantages: Great complex, excellent facilities, clean, great location
Disadvantages: No shallow end to pool, hilly area and complex

...We have recently returned from a weeks stay at Club Marbella in Calahonda. Calahonda is a town in between Malaga and Marbella, about a 30 minute drive from Malaga airport. I went on this holiday with my boyfriend, Mum and her partner. They stay at this resort as part of a timeshare but you are also able to book to go on holiday here independently. We arrived late afternoon and parked in the large car park over the road. We went over to the small reception area and didn't have to queue to see anyone. We were allowed to choose which room we wanted to stay in, which I thought was good although perhaps wouldn't be an option in peak season. The room we choose was on the 3rd floor and you had to go either down a long slope or steps and then back up three flights of steps to the room, this isn't somewhere I'd recommend for people...

starjen 22.10.2007 · Read review
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Review of Club Marbella, Marbella

more of a palace than a hotel. Marbela`s finest!!

Advantages: beautiful and very clean.
Disadvantages: i found none during a 2 week break.

...The NH Alanda hotel in Marbella is without doubt one of the best hotels I have stayed in and Marbella itself is a beautiful city. A holiday in Marbella is always going to be a great holiday but you really can add to your time there by using this hotel. Marbella is situated along the Costa del Sol and is Spains answer to st Tropez, this holiday resort is chic and is well known to be favoured by the rich and famous. It's not hard to see why when you visit you will be instantly taken aback by the beauty of your surroundings, which brings me to this fantastic hotel. The NH Alanda hotel with its beautiful pool, four star rating (five in some brochures now I believe) and its 199 rooms looks more like a palace than a hotel. I personally was there in the summer of last year, as we walked in to the outstanding reception area to be greeted...

thebigc1690 27.03.2007 · Read review
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Review of NH Alanda, Marbella

Vital to health?

Advantages: Fast weight loss
Disadvantages: Felt like corners were cut, no emotional support, would prefer to be treated as adult

...It was a chance text from my sister, inviting me to visit Detox Marbella or Vortex Vitaal that led to my trip to Marbella in late 2006 - being my 4th detox in as many years. Somehow 50 weeks of filling the body with typical Western foodstuffs it doesn't deserve, followed by two weeks of intense cleansing might not be the perfect solution to long term health, but still it is better than nothing! Booking ---------- I made initial enquiries to Detox Marbella/Vortex Vitaal via their website - www.detoxmarbella.com and received a response within a couple of hours, despite this being a Saturday afternoon. Unfortunately the resort were unable to accommodate me on the same week as my sister, but having spent much of the last nine months staying in hotel rooms (it's an occupational hazard in my industry!) I decided I would make the trip...

helencbradshaw 07.09.2008 · Read review
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Review of Vortex Vitaal, Marbella

Great Little Hotel

Advantages: Excellent service, attention to detail, impressive value for money
Disadvantages: Not suited for lively people

...La Villa Marbella is located in the beautiful Old Town of Marbella. The hotel is very charming and the friendliness of the service personal is exceptional. The rooms are very nice furnished and well equipped. The room rates are quite expensive though. You pay for at least 4* stars without having a pool, wellness area, etc.. If you are aware of that and can live without those amenities, La Villa Marbella is for sure a beautiful place to stay. We stayed at this property in late April and had a fantastic time. We had read in our travel book on Spain not to expect much from the Marbella area and had it not been for my attraction to this hotel we very well may have passed on the area. I am so glad we did not. Marbella has a beautiful little old city and a pleasant strech of beach, along with superb restaurants. However, our...

cookeec1 28.05.2007 · Read review
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Review of La Villa Marbella, Marbella

Not just cheap and cheerful?. ;o)

Advantages: price and location
Disadvantages: no sea views

...with bread!! Prices/booking As I said this Aparthotel is considered value for money. I book the rooms on alpharooms.com and a typical week in July for an apartment with B&B (the prices are always on room rate not per person; £312.57 Double/twin standard self catering/room only £312.57 Studio (2people) self catering/room only £343.21 Double/twin standard Bed& Breakfast £343.21 Studio (2people) Bed & Breakfast Of course the prices can go up and down throughout the year depending on when you want to go. I looked at the four star hotel in Marbella the El Fuerte (which is 5 minutes walk from the El Faro), to compare prices and these are; £760.34 DOUBLE/ TWIN STANDARD BED & BREAKFAST £898.60 DOUBLE/ TWIN LATERAL SEA VIEW BED & BREAKFAST £903.55 DOUBLE/ TWIN WITH SIDE SEA VIEW BED & BREAKFAST £1042.64 DOUBLE/ TWIN...

angielou100 04.04.2006 · Read review
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Review of El Faro, Marbella

MARBELLA - my dream second home

Advantages: Too many to list, see opinion!
Disadvantages: Having to come home!

...Very soon after I first joined Ciao I remember checking out a few opinions on the Costa del Sol, seeing as I had just booked to go on holiday there! One of the opinions was written by a British ex-pat who now lives in Marbella, and now, after my holiday, I can only say how jealous I am! Marbella is the only place in the world, with the exception of possibly Boston, USA, to which I could actually see myself emigrating (if I was the type of person to emigrate, which I don?t think I am, although after spending a week in Marbella I am not so sure!) Many Brits that we either spoke to or overheard(!) during our stay do seem to have second homes in Marbella and this is something to which I would most undoubtedly aspire, but with property prices commonly over £1 million, I think that will have to remain a dream for now! Marbella is...

Pumpkin 15.07.2001 · Read review
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Review of Costa del Sol (Spain)

Lets go camping

Advantages: Plenty of room,easy to erect
Disadvantages: Having to put it away and go home

...We bought our first proper tent last year as it was at a knock down price,our thoughts behind it were if we were really skint we could still go of for a weekend with the kids for next to nothing. We purchased the marbella 6 which is made by gelert from our local camping out let and it was reduced from £100 to £79 so as far as we were concerned it was a bargain and snapped it up. The marbella 6 is a six person tent with two bedrooms and a living area in the middle, it is a dome shapped tent which allows you then to be able to stand up in the living area space in it,with a door either side of the living space you can then decide which door to open depending on what you want to be facing, both doors have a window on, it is of a green colour and has them bendy poles to erect it. The bedrooms are plenty big enough, me and the wife...

beany75 14.06.2007 · Read review
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Review of Gelert Marbella 6

A life of luxury in my dream destination

Advantages: Everything except the parking!
Disadvantages: Parking problems

...I have just returned from an enjoyable and relaxing week?s stay at Hotel El Fuerte (literally ?The Tower?) in Marbella, Spain. El Fuerte is part of the Fuerte Hotels group, which includes several other hotels on the Costa del Sol ? details of them all can be found on the website: www.fuertehoteles.com/ingles/index.html ? and is a four star hotel in the heart of Marbella. I have already written about Marbella itself, see my Costa del Sol opinion for details, as this op focuses solely on the hotel. As I paid for my holiday as part of a package I am unable to say exactly how much the hotel itself cost, but the total cost for a week, including return flights, and a hefty single room supplement of just over £100 (don?t get me started on single supplements!) came to around £650. LOCATION El Fuerte could not be better situated. It...

Pumpkin 16.07.2001 · Read review
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Review of Hotel El Fuerte, Marbella