Gran Hotel Elba Estepona & Thalasso Spa

Beautiful hotel, premium room with a sea view. Bathroom huge with bath separate shower and toilet. The hotel was very clean throughout, all the staff were happy and loved their jobs. Food good, swimming pool ideal and no bed blocking. Lovely boardwalk to marina about an hours walk there all along the beach. A very special mention to front office lady called Miriami, who helped us immensely.

Stayed here for a golf trip and everything about this hotel is excellent. Rooms very nice and spacious, reception area good and buffet food extremely good with fresh fish and meat cooked to order. Great golf courses nearby. Only criticism would be its location which is a little isolated from other restaurants and bars, but this didn’t affect our group.

Good location at the edge of Estepona town. Around 60 mins by car from Malaga airport. Older style hotel but very imposing. Entrance lobby spacious and with plenty of seating. Welcome drink and very quick check in. Good description of hotel facilities by reception staff. Hotel appears to have 2 separate wings and you need to be mindful which sets of stairs you use or you'll have difficulty finding your room! Had a superior sea view room which overlooked the pool and beach. Great size. Nice comfortable seating. Good sized terrace with chairs and table. Clean and comfortable room which was well serviced daily. Complementary water in room plus teas and coffees. Mini bar also available. Good quality toiletries. Lots of wardrobe and drawer space. Robes and slippers provided. Meals all buffet style. Plentiful selection of breads, meat cheeses fruits etc. Freshly squeezed orange juice was gorgeous. Cava also freely available. Omelettes, eggs all cooked to order. Beware of sparrows especially if eating in outside covered area. They spy their chance to sample anything you place on table....cover food if leaving table even for a short time! Buffet at dinner slightly less impressive. Huge array of salads which suited us fine. but the hot food choices were a bit hit and miss. Didn't appear to be topped up very readily. And mismatched descriptions of contents was very amusing at times. Great choice of fish and meats cooked to order on grill. Staff in restaurant extremely attentive and tables cleared very quickly. In fact we never encountered any staff who were not 100% helpful and pleasant. Pool area is spacious and comfortable. Plenty of sun beds. Pool not available for use until 10am which meant no scramble for bed saving. Pool bar good. Lunch available should you want it. Drinks service to beds also available. Indoor pool looked nice though we never used it. Spa and gym also great. Extremely clean and we were able to use the spa even after check out to freshen up before travelling home. Entertainment in lounge each night which created a nice laid back atmosphere. As hotel is a good way out of Estepona town there are no facilities in the immediate area ( which suited us!). The walk into the town is about 4 miles each way along the boardwalk. Beach outside hotel is very gritty, but the main beaches in the town are large and very good sand. A visit to Old Estepona town is highly recommended with tiny cobbled streets and colourful flower displays. Plaza del Flores and surrounding area all lovely. If you want a modern monstrosity of a hotel with a vibrant night life this is not the hotel for you. But if you want a lovely calm relaxed holiday, with great service and old fashioned courtesy you wont find anything better,

Had a fantastic stay at this gorgeous hotel the room was huge and spotless with an amazing bathroom great pool areas and the spa was excellent a great stay

Staff were excellent, but specially Manu Pisos. Manu went the extra mile for our family and was very obliging and accommodating for us and our children.