Apartamentos Doramar

A budget place to stay, but not from choice.Towels not changed in 3 days. The room safe is chargeable. The noise from the ‘entertainment’ was carrying on until 1.30am on the Tuesday evening. Had to insist that we were moved to the upper floors

We spent a few great holidays here. How different now. We asked to change room as crap view and cigarette burns in sofa and curtains. Not possible fully booked. Yeah right no visitor noise. Advertise clothes washing facilities. Manana. Advertise 15 euro stay till 3pm. Not available. It is a crap lying place. Don't come 😔😔😔

We booked a late deal, we were all very happy with Doramar. It is very centrally located and the beach is only a very short walk, though it is on an incline. Our room was very clean; they changed linen etc half way through our week stay. Rooms have a microwave, hob, fridge with ice box and basic gadgets. We like doing a bit of self catering as we are a tight budget. However, when we did eat at the hotel it was very good value for money and very tasty - the coffee was wonderful. Better than a lot of places we went to! We didn't notice any of the noise from karaoke that other reviews mentioned, but we were on the 5th floor. The shower was hot and powerful and this is one of my standards, which it passed! The hotel staff were always helpful when we queried anything. The WiFi was free, the air con worked well. The pool was just a nice size. There weren't enough sunloungers, but they are much cheaper than the 14€ on the beach. They could do with a better system as people would reserve them and not show up for hours - perhaps do them on 3 hour slots?? Our only complaint was that the mattresses were very hard, the pillows were fine but we woke up with aches and pains. Otherwise it was a great little budget hotel. We would stay there again.

Our 3rd visit to the Doramar and yet again we weren't let down. Friendly check in staff, good basic but clean rooms, a great bar downstairs which serves a great breakfast. Can't beat this place for a budget holiday in a central location. Plenty of bars and restaurants nearby and only a few yards from the seafront.

I stayed at the Doramar Appartments between 18th April and 245th 2013. This was my 2nd time here. I returned because of the price and central location and last time was good. This time it was also good. It is basic but has all you need. It is close to the very reliable bus service. No problem taking a public bus from the airport. If you prefer the quieter bars then go up the hill to Bonanza Square. You will find several bars with outdoor terraces and the prices are real good. Try the Euro bar, pints a€1, yes true €1 and La Ibensa, El Nido and Dec,s bar. Also just a little away be sure to call to The Beer Garden, the best local anywhere. I avoided 24 hour square, too expensive and loud. If you are self catering there is a good supermarket just down the hill and over to left on main street, further on past 24 hour square the is a Lidl store, handy for sun lotion and cheap wine and drink. One thing against Doramar, the towels are not changed and you pay €3 for replacements. Also buy loo paper. The reception staff are helpful Manual, Thomas and 2 ladies. There is free wifi at reception and the bar. I will stay there again when in Benalmadena.

This apartment style hotel is in a great location and this and the price were my reason for booking. The rooms are by any standard basic and tired with chipped worn furniture but you are paying for a basic room and so this is fair. There are no balconies at all which is a disadvantage and I didnt realise on booking but if you read the whole description on the hotels own page it is mentioned. The real major issue is live music I.E Karaoke or a singer in the basement 7 night a week until 1am. This nightclub was directly connected to my floor by an openstairwell with no door at all seperating it. I'm no kill joy but with shouting drunks until at least 1.30 and two selfish girls laughing and pmaying spanish music in the next room from 6.30 each morning , this made my stay extremely stresful and unpleasent. It was genuinely only possible to sleep for around 4 hours per night. The walls were so thin that you could hear next door usung the toilet each morning which is also rather unpleasent. One morning at 01.30 I went downstairs to ask for my neigbbours to be spoken too and a woman was complaining of her neighbours urinating under their front door and laughing about it. I would never stay there again at any price.