Decent enough location - don't get mixed up with
Marbella Club which IS in Marbella and quite
more expensive! Club Marbella is located in
Sitio de Calahonda - not directly on the beach.
Costa del Sol is infiltrated with foreigners -
so don't be surprised to meet as many Brits,
Irish, Scots, Dutch or Germans as you do
Spaniards!
The resort featured 2 bedroom apartments which
were decently furnished although a little worn.
Washer, no dryer, but makes sense for a "beach-
type" resort (instructions for use in English
behind the kitchen door). Kitchen furnished for
6 - everything that we needed for fixing a nice
breakfast or simple dinner. Beware the toaster
which are really broiler type of machines - I
burned my toast to the point that the windows
had to be opened!
The apartment was generally very clean with a
couple of problems that housekeeping took care
of right away. The electricity runs from a card
check in point at the inside of the door. Rest
assured you can remove the card as the frig and
the hot water are on different breakers. There
is a flat 18 euro charge for electricity at the
end of your one week stay.
We were on the 3rd level (which in Europe is
considered the 2nd floor) with a view of the
pool. There is a heated indoor pool which
requires the use of swimming caps (a Spanish law
we were told), a good sized heated outdoor pool
and a smaller kiddie pool. The kiddie pool
probably works best in the very hot part of the
summer as it is unheated and doesn't much in the
way of direct sunlight - your kid might catch a
chill instead!!
There is a hairstylist on location and massages
are available as well, a small exercise room, a
racketball room, and probably something else
that I'm forgetting since I didn't use it!
Simon provides a wealth of information related
to tours and local attractions, and provides
some well heeded suggestions based on your
interests. I found some of the front desk
employees to be more helpful and friendly than
others, just like anyplace.
The computer room was set up a short distance
from the pool. My only complaint about this
resort is that hours are posted for the room,
but the door was frequently locked during the
hous. After a trip up to reception, I was told
that the room was closed (an hour before the
posted time) and that the door could absolutely
not be opened until the next morning (advised an
hour before the time posted on the door). Next
circumstance, my daughter was given a passcode
to get in. Appears to be a lack of consistency
in employee knowledge of the resort amenitites.
The flamenco show sponsored by the resort was
very good considering they have a small stage in
the restaurant/snack bar/bar. We thoroughly
enjoyed it - and this was the only
evening entertainment that we viewed at the
resort, although several things were offered,
including a karaoke night. Which unfortunely,
you get to hear inside your apartment if you
don't have some type of noise (music, TV) going
on in your room to mask it. Since this rarely
gets started before 9 or 9:30, you may want to
ask for something away from the pool if you go
to bed early.
The food in the restaurant was pretty good! I
had a decent rosado fish meal for lunch one day
and was pleased with the quality.
Close enough to visit several wonderful cities -
Ronda, Cordoba, Seville, Granada, Cadiz, Tarifa,
and Gibralter and Tangier, Morocco.
