Medplaya Hotel Pez Espada

Per Espada is a nice hotel set on the front promenade. It has a slightly retro feel although all the fittings seem new. Ok sized room. Large breakfast buffet area which was very busy even off season. The pool was closed and the shower water pressure was very feeble. I mentioned it to the front desk but they ignored it. Seems to attract an older clientele.

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We are coming to the end of our stay here. Have to bear in mind we have been here since mid January to the first week of February so what it is like in Winter has to be taken into consideration. The Hotel is much quieter, the Pool too cold, the Ice Cream parlour and the lunchtime truck not open, and the downstair Bar wasn't open until the end of January, everything would look different in a month or two. Reception: Efficient on arrival but really lacked some welcoming personality. Room: We had a Superior Club Room overlooking the Pool and happened to be on the 6th Floor. It was a large room, decent balcony overlooking the Pool, good views of the sea, excellent shower, TV with BBC 1 & 2, ITV and some kids channels, and a kettle. Very clean, and had the sun on it from lunchtime until it went down. Rooms on the other side of the corridor were smaller and only got the sun until lunch. On the downside there was a lack of cupboard space/drawers but you manage. There is an annex to the Hotel and a new part at the front with Jacuzzis, although the new part doesn't get much sun at this time of year. The Rooms have the thinnest walls i have ever known, you can hear snoring next door ! Food Overall very good, Breakfasts are brilliant, some of the evening Buffet not so good. We stayed for 3 weeks so you do fed up of Buffet and we worked out which nights to avoid and eat out. Initially they seemed to have the bare minimum staff in the Restaurant which improved as time moved on, again they are efficient and work hard but never converse with you or smile, the only one that really had any personality was "Jabe" who was excellent, pleasant, chatty, and helpful, we always sat near his area. Location: Excellent, right on the front overlooking the Beach and the longest promenade you have ever seen, short walk to Benalmadena or longer walk to Torremolinos which is a great town to wander round, lots of shops. Transport: Taxis can be a touch expensive but not too bad, the Train station is a 20 minute walk away uphill, Buses are the best solution. Short walk up the street and you can get a Bus either way, Fuengirola, Benalmadena , Mijas one way, or Torremolinos town and Malaga the other way. Go to a Tobacconist and buy a Bus Card (which works on the train as well) its 1.50 Euro for the card and you put money on it eg 10 Euro. Every time you get on the bus you touch the panel next to driver and it knocks off the amount, generally most journeys are 50 cent pp so very cheap. Can be busy but its a cheap way to visit places. Entertainment: An Artist on most nights, mostly a singer, odd nights three tenors or a Michael Jackson tribute. Some of which were excellent, one or two not so. If there is no artist you play Bingo for a massive prize, a half of local beer or soft dinner for the Winner, you would think they could stretch to a Cocktail at least. Overall we had a good Holiday, no Hotel is prefect, bits of this one could have been better but it is rightly rated as a

Fantastic hotel in a great location the best really good food very helpful and friendly staff definitely would return , nice bar overlooking the beach good bar prices for hotel very comfortable beds 5 channels off uk tv which was plenty beautiful lobby area

Christmas at the Pez. Our 3rd Christmas at the fantastic Pez Espada. Sadly each Christmas visit, is not as good as the last. Christmas morning no Cava at breakfast! The Christmas Gala dinner, as another review has already stated was disappointing! The Lobster Bisque was way too strong a taste. The sea bass was ok, but presented like a curled up snake. Sadly everyone on our table left the turkey rolls, indeed mine was so dry and tough, I couldn’t unroll it to cut it. Yet the food is absolutely fine otherwise. The location and rooms are lovely. We had a junior suite, if you can afford it, it is worth pushing the boat out. I just cannot bring myself to visit at Christmas again. I feel it would have been better to offer the normal buffet with roast turkey as the meat option

Hubby & I have just returned from 10 days staying at this beautiful and iconic hotel for my birthday. In the main we had a pleasant stay but a few things weren’t good. I’d emailed the hotel twice before we arrived requesting if possible a quiet room on a high floor away from the lifts. Neither email was acknowledged. On arrival we mentioned our request to the aloof male receptionist & were allocated a room on the 1st floor next to the lift. We went back to him and asked to be moved somewhere quiet, he was abrupt and said the hotel was full and we couldn’t be moved. Eventually he did move us but it was very distressing. Our new room 1215 was really lovely but the walls were thin and both our neighbours noisy. One side had the telly on loud until 1.30am The other side came in around 2am & brought friends back to the room for a party every night. All the food was superb, loads of choice for both breakfast and dinner. Our room was kept clean and our maid really friendly. Pez Espada is a lovely place to stay apart from the noise