Playa Bonita Hotel

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Unfortunately for us the weather was pretty awful, which did spoil the holiday for us and the kids. We only managed 2 nice days out of 7. We went in the October kids holiday week and found that the hotel was winding down for the winter.
The hotel and rooms are very clean and maid service is very good. However, the hotel is situated on a cliff and the layout is very unusual and took some time to adjust to. The restaurant is on floor 7 and the reception on floor 8. Another disadvantage is the walk along to the outdoor pool. This was accessed through a metal gate which you need to use an access card for.
However, the kids club was excellent and my kids thoroughly enjoyed it. Top marks to Raffa, Victoria and Rebecca. They made my kid’s holiday enjoyable and really work hard day and night.
The restaurant was disorganised chaos and was not an enjoyable experience. The staff are very slow to replenish the food and the choice was very limited. They obviously did not anticipate how busy the school holiday week would be and did not have enough tables or staff on to accommodate.
I was also not impressed with Benalmadena and it was quite a long way from anywhere. A bus stop is situated nearby but be where the buses get very busy especially when the weather is not good as everybody is trying to find something different to do. The only places I would recommend would be Fuengirola zoo and the town of Mijas which is also a nice escape from the awful towns below.
I would not return to this hotel or place.