Leonardo Hotel Fuengirola Costa Del Sol

“Great stay…”

Stayed for a week mid June. Weather was fantastic, which always helps any holiday. The hotel is well placed in Fuengirola, being less than 10 mins walk to the main eating and drinking areas, but also with plenty of places directly around the hotel. The hotel is virtually on the seafront, and we... more

Stayed for a week mid June. Weather was fantastic, which always helps any holiday. The hotel is well placed in Fuengirola, being less than 10 mins walk to the main eating and drinking areas, but also with plenty of places directly around the hotel. The hotel is virtually on the seafront, and we had a room on the 11th floor with fantastic views of both the beach and marina, always something to watch from the balcony. There are bus stops about 5 mins walk from hotel, with the L1 line taking you to the main shopping centre, Miramar centro. The train station is just over 10 mins walk, going to Malaga along the coast. The hotel has been recently renovated, but I dont think this has been a bare bones job. The public areas on the ground floor and the restaurants been done very nicely, also the rooms have been redecorated and refurnished, but the bathrooms dont seem to have been included, though they are still pretty decent. Personally we would say this is not a family hotel, there is no kids club, nor any entertainment, and the pool is very small, more of a plunge to cool off than anything. As a hotel we would say it is more suited to couples. The breakfast is well worth having as part of your board, as there was a good choice of items, and decent quality. Not sure the evening buffet is such a good choice, we didn’t feel the quality was quite there, but at least at €17 per night it is an affordable option if you don’t want to go out. Unfortunately the biggest weak point at the hotel is the pool. While good money has been spent on the rest of the hotel, the pool feels unloved by comparison. The sunloungers while mostly in good condition, could do with a good clean with some bleach to remove the marks on them, and the extra cushions for the loungers could do with replacing, as they are pretty much all falling apart. While we were there, the sun umbrellas were being replaced, going from largish white canvas items that did a good job, to some silly brown rafia items that were 2/3 the size and turned inside out at the slightest breeze, as it can be very windy on the deck. As many have mentioned there are not enough sunbeds, but there is probably space for a dozen more which would improve things vastly. What does not help though is the mentality of those who reserve sunbeds first thing in the morning only to turn up late afternoon! And then have the cheek to attack staff because their towels have been removed for bed blocking! Also the pool water is a milky colour, likely caused by excess sun tan lotion, clearly the filter could do with sorting, also a little more care for the decking area, which is sticky in places with spills, and the odd bird dropping, a bit of love and attention and this could easily be a great area. The food and drink on offer in the pool area is excellent value, you would be hard pushed to eat cheaper outside the hotel at lunchtime, and the quality is good as well. Would we stay again? Yes, despite my criticism, the staff are great, the position of the hotel excellent, and the rooms are really nice, just a shame about the pool deck!

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“Could be better”

Spent 11 nights at this Hotel as a family we had three rooms all together three in one and two in another two rooms . Rooms were ok cleaning staff worked hard to keep them clean . Lot of work going on around the hotel so very noisy during the day . And at night air conditioning was very cold and... more

Spent 11 nights at this Hotel as a family we had three rooms all together three in one and two in another two rooms . Rooms were ok cleaning staff worked hard to keep them clean . Lot of work going on around the hotel so very noisy during the day . And at night air conditioning was very cold and fan was noisy . Needs work and update around the pool and bar area , beds old and torn . Pool small but did the job of cooling down . No life in bar at night , only life was watching the euro matches . A lot could be done to make this a really nice place as it’s very central .

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