Hotel Princesa Playa - Marbella

Average rating:  8.4

Guest type: Mature couple

stayed in Apr 2008

Well located close to beach, shops and restaurants both on the seafront and Old Marbella. The two criticisms, neither of which would spoil a holiday, were that the suite was clean ed in the mid-afternoon rather than earlier, and that the roof-top bar/restaurant closed at 4.00 p.m.

Guest name: BL, Ireland

Average rating:  9.0

Guest type: Not Specified

stayed in Nov 2007

Sono rimasta perplessa dal fatto che abbiano prelevato l'importo totale del mio soggiorno 3 giorni prima del mio arrivo...

Guest name: Ivana Raffaelli, Italy

Average rating:  7.9

Guest type: Young couple

stayed in Oct 2007

Excellent location.Clean rooms. Good value for money. The only negative for me were the receptionists. I don't think they ever smiled.

Guest name: CF, Ireland

Average rating:  7.0

Guest type: Not Specified

stayed in Aug 2007

good hotel

Guest name: ID, Italy

Average rating:  9.9

Guest type: Young couple

stayed in Aug 2007

I was very pleased with this hotel, the room was fantastic - very large, clean and nicely decorated. My only complaint is that the room smelled like someone had cooked something in it (very strong food smell). We were able to air it out by leaving all the windows and doors open but it was still noticeable. The location is ideal, literally right across the street from the beach in a quiet area. It's also very close to many restaurants and a shopping area. The price is great! We payed 130 euro a night which is really cheap compared to other hotels we have paid for in similar destinations. If you want to go to Puerto Banus (main shopping, restaurants, clubs) it's about a cheap 10 minute cab ride from the hotel. The staff was very courteous and helpful, called cabs for us any time we needed one. My only words of advice for people traveling to Marbella/Puerto Banus - avoid the Red Pepper Greek Restaurant in Puerto Banus, it's ridiculously overpriced for the terrible food you get. We had a much better meal for around the same price at Santiago's near the hotel (the staff was a bit snobby but the food was at least good), and at Da Fabio. Overall I was very please with our experience in Marbella and would recommend this destination, and the hotel we stayed in to other travelers.

Guest name: DV, Canada

Average rating:  7.7

Guest type: Young couple

stayed in Aug 2007

Clean and comfortable hotel located just in front of the beach + promenade street and short walking distance to old town. However, the beach of Marbella is totally deceiving compared to city beaches all nice in Spain. Moreover, there is not any seat & umbrella on the beach offered by the Hotel to its customers. Rather than day times, this beach is much more attractive by night especially for the fish restaurants directy situated on it with their reasonably priced delicious grilled fishes + giant prawns + "moriscos" apart from a very nice promenade alley.

Guest name: Ali Derya Aksit, Turkey

Average rating:  5.0

Guest type: Not Specified

stayed in Jun 2003

The hotel is well located however it was having some building work carried out which we were not made aware of when we booked. The noise woke us every morning except Sunday. Our room was very small and the bed was also extremely uncomfortable. The airconditioning unit was very noisy and located directly above the bed. We asked to be moved to another room and the hotel obliged after some discussion. This room was more comfortable and less noisy however, the airconditioning unit, while better located, was still noisy. The pool on the roof is small but clean and in a great location, however, it would benefit hugely from a revamp. Overall, although the location of the hotel right on the seafront and within easy walking distance of the old town is fantastic, I find it hard to believe that it is a four star hotel. I would not return to the Princesa Playa.

Guest name: Natasha Mattock, United Kingdom

Average rating:  8.0

Guest type: Group of friends

stayed in Jan 2003

We were very satisfied with the hotel and room...the only problem was with parking...we were not told it would be a problem and then were told that we had to keep asking to find out if a spot opened up in a garage with limited spaces...it was really inconvenient and the hotel had not been upfront with the fact that there would be such limited availability.

Guest name: Frances MARCELLO, USA

Average rating:  7.0

Guest type: Single leisure traveller

stayed in Apr 2002

There should be a parking for customers!

Guest name: CD, Thailand