Marriott Playa Andaluza

We are recently returned from a week-long vacation at Marriott's Playa Andaluza on the Costa del Sol. We had a wonderful stay at the hotel. It was extremely comfortable, clean and very family friendly. The property is very pretty. We were a family group of 10 and occupied 3 different apartments (two 2 bedrooms and 3 bedrooms). The hotel staff from the front desk, concierge desk, pool staff and cleaning staff were all very accommodating, responsive and helpful. Everyone made our stay very enjoyable. As you can imagine, planning for a group can be a challenge. Tommasso on the concierge desk and everyone at the front desk, Ania, Alex, Miguel, Johanna (and others) answered all my many, many pre-visit emails in a prompt way. Tommasso sent us many ideas for excursions (we went to Gibraltar) and restaurants and arranged a car rental for us which was delivered to the hotel. All our many requests were responded to and addressed. On our last evening, we even asked Ruben on the concierge desk to help us order food from a nearby restaurant! It can get a bit noisy at night as people tend to stay up later in Spain. The hotel is very comfortable and terrific for kids-many pools and a lovely beach.

We had turbot and sea bass which was of excellent quality and beautifully cooked.

Location: Difficult to get to, Atmosphere: Fine, Room: 2bd Villa, OK Value: Fair, Cleanliness: Average, Nosie Level: Quiet, Service: Above Average- very nice check-in and Concierge -Tomaso, was were very helpful in booking our tee times and setting up travel arrangements! Amenities: Lacking: Outdoor jacuzzi (5) cold, non existent beach with homeless camp 100 ft away. 1 restaurant on site and very few near-by unless you rent a car. Spa: Substandard. What really saved us was Barrow Pub, thank you Wally!