Alanda Marbella Hotel

Muy buena ubicación. Justo en frente de Puente Romano. El parking está incluido en la estancia. Habitación muy limpia. Muy recomendable.

Plus points: Room large, shower huge although water temperature varied greatly, 2 sinks, quiet location (we were in the back section). Staff are lovely and helpful and have a great command of English and various other languages. Pool big and very quiet in April! There were people swimming in it but I didn’t try it. Close proximity to beach (if you are on holiday) it’s a short walk across the road and through the very expensive Porto Romano resort. Negative points: No alcohol served anywhere in the hotel. Hotel is Halal friendly but doesn’t offer alternatives, not a huge issue as I eat it but my partner wanted pork sausages and bacon and it isn’t offered. Breakfast does offer a good variety of choices though so no one went hungry! Huge negative is the proximity to the local Mosque in terms of the chanting several times a day for long periods, probably should be mentioned on the website - along with the no alcohol - so guests can make an informed decision. The hotel is very minimalistic and I wouldn’t say it is 5 star but in line with other southern European countries the stars are often exaggerated. I think 4 star is a more suitable rating. It does have a gym but it’s a very basic gym. Also has a spa open from 10-6 but I didn’t visit this. The biggest problem for me was the poor WiFi. They offer two types WIFI_Alanda and ALAND_PRO and both were absolutely dire. I ended up streaming off my mobile device. I tried it in several locations and eventually popped across the road to the Porto Romano resort as their WiFi is amazing. This is probably the main reason for the 3 star review as it cannot be a business hotel if it doesn’t have the services to support it. Lovely stay but the stress of not being able to connect to WiFi that could support a teams call was really negative.

Good things: Cleaning staff! V friendly despite the language barriers Staff in general is nice The breakfast is amazing! It is halal and the selections alone are worth staying here. I also love the fact that I don’t have to check if anything has gelatin or is pork derived or not cross contaminated with pork or other non-halal items before consuming it at their restaurants. The rooms is nice with all things u need to make ur stay a good one The hotel is next to the mosque and is walking distance from the beach, which would be great during summertime The bad: The outdoor pool is closed due to winter which is understandable, but this is not listed anywhere on their website I was like OK, at least I’ll have the indoor pool and hot tub because right now the beach is way too cold to go into. Nope, the indoor pool is also closed due to some temperature control issues I literally came all the way from United States, spent a lot of money on my ticket and on my elongated stay here, just to experience indoor pool in an environment where people are not drunk. V v disappointed. The other bad is that the hotel is located a bit far away from the old town area. That means that if you want to catch any buses or trains to Grenada or Seville, you first have to figure out the internal bus system, or take an expensive cab to a station with less connections or rent ur own car. (Even though I’m here for a full week, all the tours were booked out, leaving from the hotel).

Hotel was lovely and clean, air conditioning wasn’t working in the room which was really hot and stuffy. Apart from that it was great

Excellent value for money and well positioned and managed.Great parking in a city where parking is an issue. Rooms are good and spotless…secure garage and good breakfast.The rate charged for bed and breakfast is one if the best values in Marbella. Very good good gym

Very disappointed with our stay in Alanda. We booked this 5 star hotel, we were celebrating our 15 year wedding anniversary, we hadn’t been away together with no kids in 5 years…we found out on check in that the hotel does not serve any alcohol?? Something I suggest you mention clearly on your website as we certainly would not have booked if we had known. We were told it was no problem to go to supermarket and get some drinks if we wud like…that’s a 1.5km walk along main road…We didn’t dine in the hotel at all as we wanted to enjoy a glass of wine with food so I can’t comment on the food…we basically just slept there. No poolside cocktails. Nothing. Will not book again. Check in was slow but friendly. No atmosphere in hotel although it is beautiful, our room overlooked car park in constant shade so that wasn’t great but any staff we encountered were very nice. Breakfast very good but I simply can’t recommend based on above. I have no problem with a non alcohol hotel as long as they are upfront about it and it’s clear….we may as well have stayed in and Air B&B as we only slept in hotel. Waste of our hard saved money for a 5 star hotel which didn’t have 5 star experience!

What a phenomenal stay!! This crew really knows how to run a hotel and they really know how to make every single guest feel so welcome! The property itself is beautiful with gardens all around. There are three separate residential buildings. The pool is tremendous and they have an immaculately clean gym. In fact, the entire property is immaculately clean. The bedsheets were so soft and the room was very big by European standards. The whole design of The Alanda is amazing and for me what was really special was learning that they are a wellness hotel. The food is fabulous and in my opinion this is the only place to stay when you’re in Marbella!

where to start we were checked in by ede who upgraded our room straight away checked in at 11 not 3 in the afternoon nothing is too much trouble for these people sergio at the pool bar was amazing could not do enough for us the hotel is spotless the bad reviews on here for no alcohol but they supply you with a fridge and open the bottles for you location is on the golden mile. 8euros to puerto banus 7 euros to marbella and the hotel ring one for you less than a minute thankyou for a fantastic time to all the staff sergio and ede richard llewellyn

I liked the room, however, every time I am in the bathroom I see tiny insects around, otherwise the overall experience at the hotel was very good