Hotel Polynesia

Arrived with wife for my 50th Birthday. Checking was quick and easy, given sea view room which was nice. Good points: Lovely big room, excellent facilities in living area and bathroom. Hotel is massive and really very well presented and is well looked after, staff are really friendly and helpful. Games room excellent(bowling is fun). Food is well made and plenty off it. Bad points: Having to pay 10 euros to use the indoor pool for 1 hour is a little step. only 2 bars in such a big hotel could cause issue if busy. Location is a little out off the way, good walk to shops/bars or a bus ride not that accessible. Beds a little firm for my wife. For what we paid was very happy with everything and would return.

Overall this is a great hotel pre xmas break with my wife. Possibly some of the food was a little bland and tasteless. Overall food looked amazing but desserts were a little tasteless. That's enough about the food. Hotel a little deserted if you're unable to walk far but if not then there's no problem with location. Hotel manager was very helpful as cock up with booking through LOVEHOLIDAYS and wouldn't book through them again as miss sold our break for false advertising. Got complimentary Spa vouchers and bottle of Champagne and manager was more than accommodating and Spa was great. Hotel reception is massive and loved the bridge and water features. We was on top floor with great views and would go back to this hotel in the future..... Nothing's perfect but your holiday is what you make of it and we had a lovely time here 👍

As previous TUI customers, we were e-mailed an offer for this hotel. We had not stayed here before. It was an offer too good to refuse. And relaxation with winter sun? What could be better? The outbound flight was uneventful, as was the transfer. The hotel definitely has a wow factor, with an airy atrium for reception, and a Polynesian theme, with structural beams cladded to resemble wood. There is an aviary, turtles, and a fishpond. The rooms are really suites, with a bedroom, kitchen, and living area. There is a small balcony too, and we had an indirect sea view. The bedroom had room for two queen sized double beds, and the safe had a power point inside it, to allow recharging of electrical devices. The hotel was exceptionally quiet when we arrived, but filled up. It was never anywhere near full capacity. It is part of a complex with 4-5 large hotels, with access to a water park, and it is all situated halfway between Benalmadena and Fuengirola. There is nothing to see or do in the immediate vicinity, so if you enjoy a stroll to shops or a harbour, it's probably not for you. It was a 30 minute walk to the station in Fuengirola, and we took the train to Malaga once from there. Buses to the two resorts are about a five minute walk from reception. The food was good, but not as wide a range of dishes as we have seen elsewhere. There were more than ample choices, with some food cooked to order at all meals. Two improvements to the food I'd suggest are to label vegetarian choices clearly, and to keep the food hot. Often it was only warm. We didn't use the pool. It was very cold! Air temperature was only 20 degrees max when we were there. There is a spa, and it costs 10€ per person for an hour. It is well worth it. There is a 15m pool, so it is possible to swim lengths. Children are allowed in during mornings, but it's adult only in the afternoon. The sauna had a decent temperature. The changing room is small, and the floor often wet. There is a games room with pool, table football, and other games, and Sega Rally, so entertainment wasn't an issue. Arguably, we didn't see the hotel at its scorching summer best. Only the main restaurant was open. The staff were friendly. Thanks especially to Victor the security guard, who told us to go to Malaga to seethe Christmas lights, by train. We had a four day break, felt completely relaxed, and it recharged our batteries. If we were there for a week or longer I'd want to get out and about, and explore what the Costa del Sol has to offer.