Villa Flamenca Hotel, Nerja, Spain
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Recent Price: £61
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The Hotel Villa Flamenca is located in a peaceful area surrounded by beautiful gardens in the new Nerja residential zone. All the bedrooms are spacious, decorated in a Andalucian style and equipped with basic modern amenities. The hotel also has a restaurant and bar area. loading...
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Villa Flamenca Hotel Reviews
" Chill Out Holiday "
Submitted By: thassos38
My friend and I have just returned from a weeks holiday at Hotel Villa Flamenca in Nerja Costa del Sol and I felt I just had to write a few comments. We were looking for a chill out relaxed hotel nothing too posh, clean good food and a welcoming atmosphere. For a 3* this is exactly what we got. From day one we felt at home and the staff were friendly and helpful at all times. The hotel catered mainly for the over 50's but also catered for students studying at the Language School. They were well behaved and at times a breath of fresh air. Our room on the third floor (with balcony) was more than adequate and looked out onto the pool and nightly entertainment which usually consisted of live music and a weekly flamenco show. There was plenty of choice at meal times and nothing was too much trouble for the staff. The hotel is situation not far from the main road but because it is quite hilly not really suitable for the less mobile. All in all I would certainly recommend this hotel and resort and feel it deserves its 3* rating.
Advice: Sightseeing is great especially the small villages such as Frigilliana
Activities: Balcon de Europa
Good for: Beach
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- Date of Holiday:May 2009
- Board Basis:Half Board
- Tour Operator:Thomson
" Just come back froma 6 day stay in... "
Submitted By: Miss D L Webster
Just come back froma 6 day stay in the Villa Flamenca - What a brilliant time I have had too! I staed in room 504 which was very good - cleaned every day! The staff were fantastic and have worked there for many years - I have visited nerja fo rthe last 13 yes and cant stand it when holiday makers seek british hotels!!!! Why go on holiday!! Villa Flamenca is fab and very spanish - Excellent music - Neil is a must see! I'm 22 and find it really awful to read some of the review in here- Neja is very much like marmite you either love it or hate it - VILLA FLAMENCA GETS 10/10 EVERY TIME!!!!!!!
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- Date of Holiday:Sep 2008
- Board Basis:Half Board
- Tour Operator:Booked Independently
" Me and my boyfriend have just came... "
Submitted By: Miss L Kelly
Me and my boyfriend have just came back from a week in nerja, we stayed at the villa flamenca hotel and it was fantastic. We arrived quite late but there was some sandwiches and cold snacks that had been made for us if we were hungy which was great! We woke up the next morning to have the sun shining in! We went and met our holiday rep vicky she was great and helped us book our trip to gibraltar for the day. We went half board and enjoyed the breakfast selection and evening meals. The rooms were small but cosy and consisted of the basics ; Television.shower,Bath E.T.C.
The staff were great and very helpful also the maids did a fantastic job!
Overall i dont think i have anything bad to say about the hotel itself! But had a wonderfull stay and have already booked up for next year!!
P.S Try the kebab and chips in the hotel its LUSH!
The staff were great and very helpful also the maids did a fantastic job!
Overall i dont think i have anything bad to say about the hotel itself! But had a wonderfull stay and have already booked up for next year!!
P.S Try the kebab and chips in the hotel its LUSH!
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- Date of Holiday:Aug 2008
- Board Basis:Half Board
- Tour Operator:Portland Direct
" I stayed at villa flamenca with best... "
Submitted By: stoogzie
I stayed at villa flamenca with best friend. It is a wonderfull place to visit. the walk up to the caves is steap but the views are spectacular as your walking.(take lots of water) There is steap hills everywhere and walking back up the hill to the hotel when your sunburnt from the beach is hell! lol
The hotel was nice and quaint. The food was okay but it was the same most nites and there wasnt reali a selection it did let the hotel down. The entertainment isnt verry good eitha and young kids will get bored. a walk in to nerja town is a must .. the balon de europa is stunning and theres nice restrants and bars in the square too.
The hotel was nice and quaint. The food was okay but it was the same most nites and there wasnt reali a selection it did let the hotel down. The entertainment isnt verry good eitha and young kids will get bored. a walk in to nerja town is a must .. the balon de europa is stunning and theres nice restrants and bars in the square too.
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- Date of Holiday:Jun 2008
- Board Basis:Half Board
- Tour Operator:Thomas Cook
" Overall very good value hotel.
Overall very good value hotel.
On arrival our first impressions were that hotel did need some updating. Our room smelt of smoke but as cleaners usually leave doors and windows closed in between guests we found that the smell disappeared as soon as we opened the door and windows and was not noticeable thereafter. We had a poolside twin room and yes the entertainment does continue until 11.30 pm and talking at poolside tables until quite late but we were not unduly disturbed as we tended to stay up until midnight anyway. If it was really bad yes earplugs do help.
From talking to other people, it can be noisy on the road side with nightly waste collection and morning cleaners.
Food was overall very good with sufficient choice to please most tastes - plenty of fruit in the mornings plus full english type and continental type breakfasts. In the evening very good range of salads to start. Main meals could be a bit repetative and vegetables somewhat overcooked but all in all there was plenty of good food to be had if you chose wisely.
We enjoyed the nightly entertainment - it might not always have been first class but this is not Las Vegas and the price we paid for the holiday reflected that.
Hotel well situated for beach and town. Staff hard working and attentive. Pool adequate as many with young families tended to go to the beach. Quite a few sun beds in need of replacement - some were breaking as people sat on them!!
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- Date of Holiday:Aug 2008
- Board Basis:Half Board
- Tour Operator:Thomas Cook
" excellent hotel again.....We love the... "
Submitted By: Miss D Baker
excellent hotel again.....We love the hotel!!! What do people really want its a 3 star typically Spanish hotel!!!!!!...... Never had a dirty room( 4 time visited) Food has improved this year!!Staff lovely. Havent got a bad word for it..............
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- Date of Holiday:Jun 2008
- Board Basis:Half Board
- Tour Operator:Booked Independently
" on arrival when shown room sat and... "
Submitted By: Mrs Elizabeth Long
on arrival when shown room sat and cried dust everywhere reception girl gave me two sets of keys for other rooms not much better she said she would get cleaners to do went to spain for wedding in granada chose nerja as neareast resort my husband became ill on second day local clinic very good room never cleaned properly all two weeks hotel very dated food not always cooked properly pool dirty grassed area roped off lady i spoke to said it was like that last year.beach down very steep hill.altogether very unhappy holiday .glad to come home.sent complaint to thomsons. awaiting reply
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- Date of Holiday:May 2008
- Board Basis:Half Board
- Tour Operator:Thomson
" Very much liked hotel - the staff... "
Submitted By: Mr A Lamont
Very much liked hotel - the staff were very helpful - the hotel was clean and the food was good with plenty of choice. Recommend the local walks - the reception will provide details and copies of routes. Had a problem with contacting taxi firm for return transfer and reception sorted this out for us. I liked the Flamenco style - the central area with fountain is an attractive feature.
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- Date of Holiday:Feb 2008
- Board Basis:Half Board
- Tour Operator:Booked Independently
" Great last minute cheaply. Good clean... "
Submitted By: Ms M F
Great last minute cheaply. Good clean hotel in pleasant area, 10 minutes from very good beach.
Great beach front restaurants doing BBQ fish & meat. All reasonable prices. Hotel breakfast buffet style, bit samey, but adequate, but the coffee wasn’t great! Bit of a crush to get in the dining room, think they added the annexe rooms and didn’t expand the dining room.
Entertainment every night, again a bit repetitive but ok. Very warm relaxing week, Nerja is a joy. Bus ride to Frigliana worth a look, and the donkey sanctuary, a 10 minute walk from Nerja town centre is a must.
Great beach front restaurants doing BBQ fish & meat. All reasonable prices. Hotel breakfast buffet style, bit samey, but adequate, but the coffee wasn’t great! Bit of a crush to get in the dining room, think they added the annexe rooms and didn’t expand the dining room.
Entertainment every night, again a bit repetitive but ok. Very warm relaxing week, Nerja is a joy. Bus ride to Frigliana worth a look, and the donkey sanctuary, a 10 minute walk from Nerja town centre is a must.
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- Date of Holiday:Oct 2007
- Board Basis:Bed & Breakfast
- Tour Operator:XL Holidays
" We booked this hotel on the internet... "
Submitted By: Mr A Milligan
We booked this hotel on the internet on 1st September to stay 21st October for a week. The money was accepted in advance and we were provided with a voucher in advance of our stay. On arrival we were told that the internet company had changed the booking without telling us and we had been booked into another hotel about half a mile away.
The next day we arranged to meet with the manager who conveniently had popped out for a while and could not be contacted. On returning he told us a different story that our room had been damaged by storms the previous week but when we asked to see the room he became extremely irate and ended the conversation.
We spent the week at Nerja Club Hotel where the staff could not have been friendlier and confirmed that this "movement" of business was common practice with Hotel Flamenca. Other guests at the hotel advised us that we were much better off in the new hotel since they had had previous experience of Flamenca.
I would certainly never do business with Hotel Flamenca again and would strongly advise others to avoid it.
The next day we arranged to meet with the manager who conveniently had popped out for a while and could not be contacted. On returning he told us a different story that our room had been damaged by storms the previous week but when we asked to see the room he became extremely irate and ended the conversation.
We spent the week at Nerja Club Hotel where the staff could not have been friendlier and confirmed that this "movement" of business was common practice with Hotel Flamenca. Other guests at the hotel advised us that we were much better off in the new hotel since they had had previous experience of Flamenca.
I would certainly never do business with Hotel Flamenca again and would strongly advise others to avoid it.
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- Date of Holiday:Oct 2007
- Board Basis:Half Board
- Tour Operator:Booked Independently
" Initial impressions of this hotel... "
Submitted By: Mrs C Turner
Initial impressions of this hotel were that it could do with an update - however although our rooms were small we enjoyed a relaxing holiday (and relaxation was our purpose) and enjoyed a stay in what was a more traditional area of Nerja.
Many of the surrounding private properties were the traditional white villas or apartments - very pretty area. Our balcony faced the mountains, which suited us as we preferred the spectacular views rather than the constant sun (NB mountain views get no sun) and we found this side of the hotel was very peaceful.
Staff were pleasant and helpful and we found the meals to be of a high standard. The local area was easily accessed, with all local highlights being within walking distance.
My only criticism of the hotel was that at the time of our visit the main clientele seemed to be more elderly - as a young 50+ and well travelled I felt very young compared to the pace of others in this hotel.
However, I enjoyed my holiday overall - it suited my purpose and should I require a relaxing environment I would return.
Many of the surrounding private properties were the traditional white villas or apartments - very pretty area. Our balcony faced the mountains, which suited us as we preferred the spectacular views rather than the constant sun (NB mountain views get no sun) and we found this side of the hotel was very peaceful.
Staff were pleasant and helpful and we found the meals to be of a high standard. The local area was easily accessed, with all local highlights being within walking distance.
My only criticism of the hotel was that at the time of our visit the main clientele seemed to be more elderly - as a young 50+ and well travelled I felt very young compared to the pace of others in this hotel.
However, I enjoyed my holiday overall - it suited my purpose and should I require a relaxing environment I would return.
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- Date of Holiday:Oct 2007
- Board Basis:Half Board
- Tour Operator:Thomson
" We were allocated a poolside room... "
Submitted By: Mr A Battersby
We were allocated a poolside room which was very nice until 7pm then it was unbearable, there was no getting away from the entertainment only to go out. It was so bad we asked to change rooms and although it was large we had no balcony and felt hemmed in all week.
The food was not good, most of the nights we ate out at an excellent Chinese round the corner.
Nerja is lovely and we will go back but not to here.
The food was not good, most of the nights we ate out at an excellent Chinese round the corner.
Nerja is lovely and we will go back but not to here.
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- Date of Holiday:Jun 2007
- Board Basis:Half Board
- Tour Operator:Thomson
" Never again Villa Flamenca!
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Never again Villa Flamenca!
Earlier (19-25, Aug. 2005) Bastian wrote a positive review about this hotel. Was Bastian in some other Villa Flamenca than me? My impressions are totally opposite. First of all, Bastian writes about "quiet location" and "no disturbing sounds". On the contrary, you will not have an opportunity to sleep at night! The following things are quite disturbing:
Musical performances till midnight every day. If you like to listen a loud music before sleep, you can do it together with other people sitting in the yard and clapping hands. If you don't like it, you have to listen the music in any case. You will hear it even if you close all windows, even if you live on the other side of the hotel, looking to the street, not to the yard.
The street is not central but still many cars drive there at night. Some of them also run their sound systems at full power, this will give you more musical enjoyment, also after midnight.
Motorcycles, I don´t know is this a special loud sort of motorcycles, or the streets of Nerja have this special acoustics, but you will wake up and hear every of them.
A super dimensional truck loading tons of beaten glass punctually at 4am. It may be a garbage collection service, but you will perceive it namely in this way when it will wake you up.
A large device on the building nearby, possibly ventilation system, produces permanent noise.
At 6am hotel maids will go here and there under your window speaking in very loud voices. They don't care about your sleep. Why damn you sleep at 6am when the breakfast starts at 8am?
What you can really do against this?
Ear plugs. I think the hotel must spare them for everyone. (But they would probably cost 17,50, like the price for TV in your room.)
You can decide to sleep at daytime instead of night and you can nicely do siesta from 14:00 till 17:00 in the yard near the pool, when there are a few people there.
At night you can do something else, e.g read a book, write a negative review about the hotel etc.
The hotel asks not to leave towels and other stuff on the balcony. Bastian "ignored" this advice and the stuff was stolen. OK, but where should I dry my towel? In WC it will not dry out, because there is no ventilation at all, and in the room it's not enough air for me to breath. As a result, ALL people ignore this wise advice and dry their towels on the balconies. If it will be stolen, you can buy a new one for 7,50 in the city.
BREAKFAST AND DINNER: Bastian wrote about variety of dishes and wonderful taste. For me it looks more like student canteen not a restaurant. There is a variety but you must enjoy it with a care. I would personally recommend only
* bacon & eggs at the breakfast
* roast beef & rice at the dinner
* ice cream & peaches for dessert
and you will have a minimum probability to poison yourself. Bastian wrote about some sleepless nights after the dinner. I'm sure, this is not because he ate a lot, he probably got
something not fresh. (And because of usual night symphony of course.) Special advice: do not taste coffee at breakfast, you will vomit. Don't drink tea as well, it smells fish.
LOCATION: Bastian wrote about nice and pleasant mountains visible from the hotel. I don't know which viewpoint he looked from. From the hotel one mainly sees the walls of other buildings.
THE SEA and THE BEACH: yes, if you will go all the way down the hill, in 500m you will be at the beach Burriana. The problem is that way back will be uphill, moreover you cannot get anywhere from this beach. The beach is isolated by rocks from all sides and you cannot walk to the next one except of climbing 50m high stairs up and down. If you are in good form, it will even make a joy, if not, you are not lucky. The only beach where you don't need to climb is called La Torrecilla and it is located at the other end of the city. It will take you an hour to walk there from the hotel.
IN SUMMARY: you can go to Villa Flamenca only if
* you have nerves of steel
* you always look on the bright side of life
* you don't allow anything or anybody to destroy your vacation.
Then you will survive. Other more exotic opportunities:
* you are masochist and like when somebody tortures you
* you absolutely don´t care about quality of your life
* you have two vacations, and when you will return home you can enjoy the second one.
Otherwise I do not advise you to stay at Villa Flamenca. You can have hysterical attack, like our neighbour English lady, crying and screaming "I wanna go home!!!!!!"
Earlier (19-25, Aug. 2005) Bastian wrote a positive review about this hotel. Was Bastian in some other Villa Flamenca than me? My impressions are totally opposite. First of all, Bastian writes about "quiet location" and "no disturbing sounds". On the contrary, you will not have an opportunity to sleep at night! The following things are quite disturbing:
Musical performances till midnight every day. If you like to listen a loud music before sleep, you can do it together with other people sitting in the yard and clapping hands. If you don't like it, you have to listen the music in any case. You will hear it even if you close all windows, even if you live on the other side of the hotel, looking to the street, not to the yard.
The street is not central but still many cars drive there at night. Some of them also run their sound systems at full power, this will give you more musical enjoyment, also after midnight.
Motorcycles, I don´t know is this a special loud sort of motorcycles, or the streets of Nerja have this special acoustics, but you will wake up and hear every of them.
A super dimensional truck loading tons of beaten glass punctually at 4am. It may be a garbage collection service, but you will perceive it namely in this way when it will wake you up.
A large device on the building nearby, possibly ventilation system, produces permanent noise.
At 6am hotel maids will go here and there under your window speaking in very loud voices. They don't care about your sleep. Why damn you sleep at 6am when the breakfast starts at 8am?
What you can really do against this?
Ear plugs. I think the hotel must spare them for everyone. (But they would probably cost 17,50, like the price for TV in your room.)
You can decide to sleep at daytime instead of night and you can nicely do siesta from 14:00 till 17:00 in the yard near the pool, when there are a few people there.
At night you can do something else, e.g read a book, write a negative review about the hotel etc.
The hotel asks not to leave towels and other stuff on the balcony. Bastian "ignored" this advice and the stuff was stolen. OK, but where should I dry my towel? In WC it will not dry out, because there is no ventilation at all, and in the room it's not enough air for me to breath. As a result, ALL people ignore this wise advice and dry their towels on the balconies. If it will be stolen, you can buy a new one for 7,50 in the city.
BREAKFAST AND DINNER: Bastian wrote about variety of dishes and wonderful taste. For me it looks more like student canteen not a restaurant. There is a variety but you must enjoy it with a care. I would personally recommend only
* bacon & eggs at the breakfast
* roast beef & rice at the dinner
* ice cream & peaches for dessert
and you will have a minimum probability to poison yourself. Bastian wrote about some sleepless nights after the dinner. I'm sure, this is not because he ate a lot, he probably got
something not fresh. (And because of usual night symphony of course.) Special advice: do not taste coffee at breakfast, you will vomit. Don't drink tea as well, it smells fish.
LOCATION: Bastian wrote about nice and pleasant mountains visible from the hotel. I don't know which viewpoint he looked from. From the hotel one mainly sees the walls of other buildings.
THE SEA and THE BEACH: yes, if you will go all the way down the hill, in 500m you will be at the beach Burriana. The problem is that way back will be uphill, moreover you cannot get anywhere from this beach. The beach is isolated by rocks from all sides and you cannot walk to the next one except of climbing 50m high stairs up and down. If you are in good form, it will even make a joy, if not, you are not lucky. The only beach where you don't need to climb is called La Torrecilla and it is located at the other end of the city. It will take you an hour to walk there from the hotel.
IN SUMMARY: you can go to Villa Flamenca only if
* you have nerves of steel
* you always look on the bright side of life
* you don't allow anything or anybody to destroy your vacation.
Then you will survive. Other more exotic opportunities:
* you are masochist and like when somebody tortures you
* you absolutely don´t care about quality of your life
* you have two vacations, and when you will return home you can enjoy the second one.
Otherwise I do not advise you to stay at Villa Flamenca. You can have hysterical attack, like our neighbour English lady, crying and screaming "I wanna go home!!!!!!"
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- Date of Holiday:Sep 2007
- Board Basis:Bed & Breakfast
- Tour Operator:Booked Independently
" Very disappointing. Booked this as... "
Submitted By: Mrs D Pryor
Very disappointing. Booked this as adult only. Got there and children are on site, this was our honeymoon, what a crap time we had.
Our room 410 was dirty, small, balcony was so tiny. The furniture in the room was nothing like what’s shown in the video.
Would go back to Nerja again a wonderful place never go to this hotel again.
Our room 410 was dirty, small, balcony was so tiny. The furniture in the room was nothing like what’s shown in the video.
Would go back to Nerja again a wonderful place never go to this hotel again.
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- Date of Holiday:Aug 2007
- Board Basis:Half Board
- Tour Operator:Thomson
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My main gripe about the hotel is the food, especially the breakfast. Powder scrambled eggs, reconstituded sausages, bacon like you`ve never seen before, watery orange juice and coffee with no coffee taste, anyway we had one breakfast all trip. Bogadillos and coffee at the local bar was great. . . .
Nerja is a great place with lots to do at all times of the day and night, unfortunatly because the hotel caters for the older generation the bar closes at midnight so no last baillys at the bar after your walk home. If your under 50 and enjoy a bit of independence book somewhere else.
Advice: Great
Activities: Ayos
Good for: Beach