Santos Gran Hotel Miramar

"Great hotel close to the beach. Breakfast is terrific. Great staff professional and friendly. Awesome historical building. They need to replace pillows they are awful …book room with the sea view and balcony!"

"The Gran Hotel Miramar is grand indeed. A lot of Malaga isn't much to look at, but the hotel is beautiful. Every aspect of our stay was perfect, with friendly and very helpful staff. It's plainly a "happy ship". A gardener with no English dashed over to show us how to use our room card to get out of one of the hotel guests only exits to get to the beach. Breakfast was excellent and the inclusion of an HP sauce bottle shows they're keen to cater for British guests. We had one dinner on the hotel terrace. This was excellent too and with rather good guitar playing instead of recorded musak."

"Stunning waterfront hotel, grand but not stuffy, and the location on La Caleta is perfect — quiet yet minutes from the old town. Every member of the staff was wonderful — warm, cheerful, genuinely happy to help. Check-in was smooth, the room was comfortable and spotless, and the terrace by the sea at sunset is something else. We had both lunch and dinner at the hotel, both food and service were excellent. We were sitting at the terrace for dinner and were expecting a romantic dinner with soft music as reviews suggested. Unfortunately, there was a rehearsal for their centennial celebration event and the music was quite loud and disturbing. Another downside: the pool sits right next to a major road, so you hear constant traffic while swimming. Not the tranquil poolside experience the photos suggest. Still, easily the best night of our 12-day trip through Andalusia. Highly recommended."