staff surly
location, very noisy, sleep impossible
meals repititive
hot food- was cold
NEVER BE BACK!!!
- Hotel Las Palmeras
- Las Palmeras Fuengirola
- Palmeras Hotel

staff surly
location, very noisy, sleep impossible
meals repititive
hot food- was cold
NEVER BE BACK!!!
I went away with 8 other males on a golf weekend. I was more than a little concerned when I read some of the other reviews of the hotel. All I can say is that from start to finish I found all of the hotel staff very helpful. We arrived at the hotel prior to the allowed check in time and all of the rooms were ready and we were checked in without hesitation. The team on reception helped us with directions to the golf course by printing the directions off the internet. We stayed on bed and breakfast basis and the food was more than sufficient with enough to choose from. The rooms were spotlessly clean and had what looked like new and up to date safety deposit boxes which were quite cheap to hire. The location of the hotel couldn't be better if you want to unwind with a few beers. Straight across the road is the london pub which is a good starting point for a great night out. The hotel is opposite the harbour and only about 100 yards to a great beach. All told I would recommend this hotel and don't be put off that it's used by golf parties as there was a wide ranging number of other guests of ages and nationalities.
Hotel very clean and dinner very good though breakfast repetetive. Reception very unfriendly and not at all helpful - waiters quite miserable too. We were there for 5 weeks and saw waiters twice a day but only 2 actually acknowledged us.
I very stupidly left my bag in our locked room while we went to breakfast - less than an hour and in this time had 2000 euros stolen. No-one was interested even though it was obviously a member of staff as the person had a key. They just told us to go to the police station and it was never mentioned again for the duration of our stay.
Beware!!!!! The thief is a member of their staff and having got away wiyh it on this occasion they will do it again. We had a view of a car wreck yard from our balcony. We would look every morning to see how many new wrecks had been brought in.
Any tips, yes stay well away from this dump. First room smelled as if the sewers had burst, balcony was encrusted with bird droppings. Moved to another room overlooking the pool, room clean, but again balcony not cleaned of bird droppings for a very long time, must be a health hazzard along with seagulls and pigeons always in the pool. The food is of a very poor standard. Who awarded this place 4* it should be more of a hostel, someone will end up seriously ill staying here. My husband and I had to eat out after staying here for one day and we were not alone. Do not listen to anyone recommending this place. God knows what they are used to.
I have never encountered such surly reception staff. Not once were we greeted as we passed by reception.....staff were either engrossed in their newspaper, or just not willing to look up and say "ola". When we first arrived, the lady took our paperwork, sighed, then disappeared into the back office.....we expected to be told there was no room available, or something, but no, this seemed to be her "normal" greeting..
We asked about going on a trip to see a flamenco night, but the guy on reception just said it would not be possible- "at this time of year, no-one will be going". Odd, the brochure indicated it was a year-round attraction.
Having booked half-board, the first evening's meal was a disappointment, so we ate on Fish Alley every other evening...great variety of restaurants, all keen to have your custom! And try the "menu del dia" - great value, available in many of the restaurants. We ate breakfast at the hotel, plenty to choose from.
Housekeeping of the bedroom could not be faulted, it was kept pristine. The room itself was spacious, and the bacony was handy. View wasn't very picturesque, though.
The hairdressers in the hotel looked a real blast from the past, and hilariously had a poster on the exterior window, advertising events in 2002!!!
Overall, the hotel was handy for town, and beach, just don't expect to be made to feel welcome by the reception staff.
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