Fuengirola Beach

Fuengirola beach is a great hotel for families, the staff are all so nice and make it fun for the kids. Great pool. The staff in the pool bar and restaurant are second to none (Pilar so lovely)they seem to work long hours and always serve with a smile on their faces. Food very good at hotel and big portions for decent prices. Beach across the road and short walk under bridge - ideal. Rooms kept clean and hotel spotless. Mijas water park 20 minute walk as is BioParc. Mijas Peublo (must see) village in the mountain - 20 euro in a taxi. Massive shopping centre on your doorstep- designer shops to primark and food store with fresh breads, fruits, meats etc - Would def return

This review is solely about pool queuing. This is a lovely hotel with wonderful staff, but something bizarre happens in July and August.

We have never stayed at a hotel before where people think it is acceptable to leave their bags unattended to hold their place in the queue.

The pool opens at 10am. The pool is behind a locked gate.

In May and June when we have visited the hotel, people queue, in person, for the pool to be opened. In July and August, this is not the case!

There are signs telling guests that that they must not leave their bags to hold their place in the queue.

People begin leaving their bags outside the locked pool gate at around 11pm when they have finished their evening!

So, if you want to queue, in person from around 9.30am, you will be met with 30 - 40 bags all lined up in a row with no one stood beside them. The people who leave these bags expect you to queue behind them in person!

I have seen many people decide that they won't stand in an invisible line to queue for the pool gate to open so start a 'human' queue. This meant that those who began the 'bag queue' the night before at 11pm were disappointed each morning to find that they weren't first in line.

Staff have been advised that guests queue with unattended bags and it is met with a shrug. So the sign on the pool gate advising against bag leaving may as well be removed. It is completely pointless.

As if people are going to queue in person behind a row of unattended bags on the floor 🤣

Have been coming here on and off for some years now. This is our first year coming during peak season in end of July and it is surprising how easy it is to get a sunbed and how well behaved people are, you can tell most are British families. The new place your bag lined up to queue for the pool sunbeds is a great idea and surprisingly it works. People respect the line of bags.

The apartment itself could do with a refurbishment but it is perfect with everything you need. Plates, kettle, coffee maker, toaster, cloths etc etc, everything you would need for your stay. Rooms are cleaned every 2 days, with change of towels, sheets etc. The air con works very well, actually quite cold at night.

The pool is great, packed with sunbeds and sun umbrellas There is a pool side bar and restaurant for lunch.

The best thing for us is the proximity to the shopping centre(3 mins walk) and how close (10 mins walk) to the beach front restaurants. Some are lovely. We have lunch in room everyday, sometimes burgers other times kfc etc.Dinner out every night paying under 70 euros most nights for 4 of us, and eating quality food.

There is a helpful group on Facebook That has info and advice about this hotel Fuengirola Beach Apartments Info/advice which you can join to get restaurant advice.

We will return that's 100% certain