Gardenia Park Hotel

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just got back from the gardenia hotel 6 july 2008. can not fault it room were very clean the food was exellent .we are looking to book for next year great for family plenty to do it is right on the beach .staff are very helpfull

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Very clean, very friendly, good food, good time, will return again and again.
I have nothing bad to say about anything on this trip

This was our first all inclusive holiday and we were very pleased with the whole thing. The food was good, however it got a little repetatve after 2 weeks. The hotel was very clean and the room was cleaned every day and towels were changed when you needed them to be. Lovely view from the room of the beaches and bay,we were overlooking the pool and did not find it too noisy. The hotel staff were always friendley and efficient and worked very hard all day. Good choice of drinks at the bars. Entertainment in the evening was varied and appealed to all ages, and catered for all nationalities with the entertainment team on the go all the time. Hotel was situated in a good location at one end of the resort with a nice 45 minutes strole on the sea front to the heart of the town.The bus stops were right outside the hotel and only cost 90 cents to the centre. The train station was a short walk away and well worth a trip to the nearby resorts up the coast and was very cheap (1.70 euro return to Torremolinos). Would recommend the hotel to my best friends and would go back anytime.

This hotel is spotlessly clean, in fact the only reason I'm not givivng it 10 out of 10 is because of its location. There isnt much around. Even the heart of Fuengirola isnt that impressive. Nor is the market. Once you have seen one you have seen them all. But back to the hotel. The reception staff were pretty helpful and pretty friendly, apart from the odd one. The restaraunt staff were just ok. As were the bar staff. Not sure if that was down to the fact that they knew they were not goin to get a tip as we were all inclusive and not paying for the drink. But the entertainment satff made up for these negatives. We had 4 young children with us. A 1 year old, a 2 year old, a 3 year old and a 7 year old. My 7 year old son loved joining in with the evening kids club and the day time entertainment. The staff were great with the kids and my 7 year old even cried when we were going home, which was a first. They had activities for all ages every day. We had a 16 year old boy with us who was involved with all the activities. As was my very fi 71 year old father (who is that fit he even had a few goes of the kamikaze, vertical drop water slide at the water park in Mijas.), my 31 year husband and my 36 year old brother.
The food did get a bit boring at times, but it was on par with other all inclusive hotels we have stayed in. I think they always do get a bit boring.
The only thing we regret about this holiday is that we didnt book for 2 weeks instead of 1.

Good food and clean spacious rooms at this hotel.
staff pleasant and pool cleaned and supervised every day
On the downsid there is no bidet or hairdrier and no fridge
in the room. Also it is rather noisy on the pool side but no sun on the garden section. Not in April anyway. Bus stops outside the door and the back gate opens onto the beach. Free wine at dinner but we opted for a nice Rioja @3 euro a bottle. All in all a pretty good holiday but I would`nt like to be there in the high season.

The hotel was fantastic. The breakfast buffet was fresh and there was something for everyone. Everywhere was clean and the reception staff were helpful and very polite. My only issue was with the parking, there are only about 15 parking spaces but on street parking is available nearby Oh, that and the weather but I can't blame the hotel for that!

fanastic staff were great and helpful food was fab!! and buffet style so could get what u want and how much u want entertainment fab and pool was clean with lots to do within the resort, would definately recommend!!!

we booked this holiday as a four day getaway from the kids! we'd been before thru a package deal so as we knew the area we thought we'd do our first 'book direct' holiday. we booked hotel direct thru their website and flights thru easyjet. the hotel itself was clean and tidy - all rooms seemed to be getting a re-vamp since the last time we were there, and couldn't fault the daily maid service. the food was plentiful and being all inclusive we never went hungry, and of course the beer was also free flowing along with local produced spirits. the pool area was kept clean thru the day and more than enough sunbeds to go around - although the sun didn't get round the pool until lunchtime! the only downside to this holiday was the fact drinking outside round the pool was not allowed at night time - which is what a lot of people enjoy doing on their hols!! the entertainment was ok, but always inside in the bar, which was airconditioned and also a smoke free zone. all in all a good few days away, and wouldn't hesitate to do it all again.

Hotel Gardenia Park was perfect for family holidays because it was in a quiet area of the resort!
We went in March & the weather was great but the hotel wasn’t fully open but it was still spot on.
I would like to go back again in high season to have a look around the resort when its fully operational.
Fuengirola is a fair distance from the airport so make sure of transfers before you go.

My family and I have just returned from a week's holiday at the Gardenia Park and were very impressed. We booked it a few weeks before we flew out, and was treating it just as a cheap break before Xmas, and weren't really expecting too much.
When we arrived and was told we were on the top floor, we weren't too impressed - that was until we got up to our room and saw our breathtaking view. We had a lovely sea view and could see the whole coastline of the Costa del Sol; it was lovely - so being on the top floor was more of an advantage.
The hotel was absolutely spotless, probably the cleanest hotel we've ever stayed in. Our towels and bedding were changed everyday, and our rooms were also cleaned everyday.
The food wasn't too bad - you wouldn't starve there! The only problem with it was that it wasn't very hot; you'd have to try and time it right so you just caught the chef bringing out fresh stuff to get hot food.
The entertainment at night wasn't too bad - the best night is when the hotel's entertainment team does their own act - that is very good otherwise the entertainment is average. The week we were out there clashed with the Spanish bank holiday, and we were swarmed out with Spanish. We found them to be quite rude and arrogant, and would expect you to give up you're seat for them or get out of the lift to make room for them- this didn't go down too well with the English and we weren't having any of it.
Outside of the hotel are a few bars and shops, but the best place to go we were told is into Fuengirola town to their big shopping centre which is meant to be really good.
Overall, a good 3* hotel, which is lovely and clean. Would go back there again for another holiday.