Choosing a hotel on the Costa del Sol is an easy task. Visitors will be pleased with the variety and quality of the hotels on the Costa del Sol, whatever their tastes and needs. If you are looking to stay somewhere that is absolutely unique, the Costa del Sol can offer you a number of options. We have chosen these five curious hotels, where your stay will be an entirely different experience from start to finish.
Ahora Country Retreat (Cortes de la Frontera)
Conceived as a place of rest, seclusion and spaciousness, this rural accommodation, Ahora Country Retreat, in Cortes de la Frontera has an ecological dining area with traditionally-prepared food, where the dishes on offer have been cooked using conventional methods and with first-class ingredients. There is also a spa and they offer massages, courses and activities related to the well-being of body and mind. All of this is available in a rustic and creative atmosphere surrounded by an area of great natural beauty in the Alcornocales Natural Park and alongside the River Guadiaro.
La Casa del Loto (Álora)
Conceived as a project offering accommodation combined with Rural Wellness, La Casa del Loto is located in a natural setting and close to the well-known El Chorro, an area of outstanding beauty, with its spectacular Caminito del Rey. Visitors can enjoy a stay that has been designed to awaken all the senses, with a romantic indoor jacuzzi with panoramic views, a swimming pool with a heated outdoor jacuzzi where you can observe the starry sky on summer nights, and there are also relaxing massages available. All of this has been designed to help you relax, unwind and free yourself of the tensions of everyday life.
Holiday World (Benalmádena)
This hotel complex in Benalmádena consists of four different themed hotels, adapted to different publics. There is the Polynesia Hotel , which is a four-star "all-inclusive" hotel that recreates the Polynesian islands of Bora Bora, Samoa and Pascua; the Hydros Hotel, a small spa & wellness boutique hotel; the Palace Hotel, another four-star "all-inclusive" hotel with themed bedrooms based on dinosaurs, in an area called Dinoworld, which is a great favourite with younger children; and the Village Hotel.
Hotel Posada El Tempranillo (Alameda)
As you enter Alameda, in the area called the Ruta del Tempranillo, you can find this peculiar establishment, Hotel Posada El Tempranillo, which is a mixture that combines hotel and inn. Although the building is new, everything about it is designed to recall the era when bandits roamed Andalusia. Every bedroom is decorated according to the fashions and customs of the 18th-century period of banditry, and the restaurant's menu includes the best recipes of the traditional cuisine of the region.
La Garganta Rural Tourism Complex (El Chorro)
The most interesting (and spectacular) aspect of this accommodation is its location: a gorge called the Desfiladero de Los Gaitanes and an elevated walkway known as the Caminito del Rey. This complex has been built on the site of an old 20th-century flour factory. It has rooms, suites and apartments with breathtaking views of one of the most marvellous and unique landscapes in the province of Málaga, and in the whole of Spain.
