Júzcar Vacations from $894

We liked it. Amazing location. But the road can be loud

Hotel is gorgeous, love the decor and trendy 70s inspired design. Room was enormous and very well decorated, though lack of drawers meant difficult to fully unpack with only hanging space. Giant balcony which was in the sun all day and overlooked the pool. Easy 10 minute walk to the beach. I felt the service let the stay down overall. Whilst housekeeping were excellent, front desk/lobby staff were not forthcoming with checking in on our stay, helping with taxis etc. Bar service around the pool needs improvements in processes. The outdoor bar was closed for the season which is fine, but ordering and delivering drinks around the pool was difficult, with insufficient staff available, and the bar itself frequently cluttered with dirty cups. Breakfast buffet was standard for a hotel of the size/category of the Kimpton, but again let down by inconsistent service, often with staff members forgetting drinks we'd ordered, or us having to search out a member of staff to place an order for coffee. We weren't informed breakfast was included in our booking and found this out on our second day after having breakfast elsewhere. Service overall I didn't find personal or personable, with us directed via the in-room tv or QR code to the website to place room service orders and find out about the hotel. The room service ordering was technically buggy and we couldn't resolve it. We didn't eat dinner at the hotel, but did try lunch once which I found overpriced and poor quality.

Delicious breakfast, good service including turndown; pretty room and bathroom. Only very slight criticism: room quite small, ok for one person, cramped for 2. Very little storage for clothes: only hanging rod, no dresser. No iron provided.

Wonderful Accommodation, Wonderful Staff and Amazing Location - What more can you ask for. My stay at Be Mate Malaga Soho was exemplary from the moment I checked in with the wonderful Ximenia who made me feel welcome, to walking into my room for the first time which literally wow'd me and was the perfect home away from home for my stay, to the perfect location and walkable distance to all the restaurants and venue for the event I was attending, to Malaga a wonderful beautiful historic city, which also felt safe and welcoming walking back from restaurants at night. Thank you for a wonderful stay - I will be back and be sure to look up other Be Mate hotels across Europe too.