Iberostar Málaga Playa

Poor
Traveller Type: Traveling as Couple
  : Good location and pleasant staff.
  : Holiday camp hotel. Motorway style cafeteria, no chance of relaxing breakfast or dinner. Awful coffee machine that had long queues. Towels on sunbeds from 06.30am and in some cases not used until midday. So noisy and chaotic. Even staff admitted it was over booked !!!!

Very Good
Traveller Type: Traveling as Couple

Wonderful
Traveller Type: Family with Young Children
  : Very nice hotel located just in front of the beach. Excellent food, especially the sweets. Staff very helpful and polite.
  : Although the hotel is practically on the beach, it does not have its own beach facilities. Umbrellas must be rented from a third party.

Good
Traveller Type: Family with Young Children

Good
Traveller Type: Family with Young Children
  : Very comfortable beds and blackout curtains Great location, right on the beach and central to shops and restaurantsGood variety of food and drinks Exceptionally Clean hotel Staff were friendlyThe gym was well equippedLarge swimming pool with good pool bar Late check out available for 60Great kids play area with water slides and mini pool Shower was very powerful and nice range of toiletries incl a hairdryerPlugs by the mirrors incl in the bathroom
  : Little gluten free options at dinner for my partner/ no signage to indicate options/ allergens All loungers at the pool taken with towels by 7.30am daily, no system in place to stop people taking a lounger and going out for the day which was clear was happening My little boy was disappointed that the mini disco in the evening was in the pool.....he wanted to dance. (Being very picky here)

Very Good
Traveller Type: Family with Young Children
  : This resort is good for families with kids aged between 3-10 years old. It has a huge pool with different depths, the sea is very close, and there is a small splash park also. Our children were rather played with us and each other, but the animators seems to be doing a good job entertaining kids. The variety of food and the quality is pretty good. The rooms are huge, you might spend more time here because the heat during the summer demands siesta time. What surprised me the most, that most of the staff, especially in the dining area is aged 50+, and they do a very-very good work, while being super nice to kids. The hotel is also a good compromise if you wish to make day trips to Malaga, Granada, Marbella, the Sierra Nevada, and even Gibraltar.
  : The dining area is not big enough, sometimes you have to wait 10-15 minutes to get in, and buffet tables are very crowded. Also, even though that there was a kitchen in our family suits, no mini-bar, or room service was available, so you either start to buy drinks at the souvenir shops, or awkwardly try to bring drinks with you from the dining area - both is a terrible solution. Yes, the they have water machines on every floor, but many times they were empty. The cleaning service tended to come at weird times, like 8am, or 7pm, but I suspect it was because they are overworked, any did a very good job anyway.

Good
Traveller Type: Family with Young Children

Very Good
Traveller Type: Family with Young Children

Wonderful
Traveller Type: Family with Young Children

Good
Traveller Type: Traveling as Couple
  : Quality and cleanliness of building and helpfulness and friendliness of staff and excellent food.
  : It was too full and crowded. Sometimes a long queue to enter the restaurant and queues for buffet items sometimes and very noisy everywhere. Not suitable for an old couple like us. Wonderful for families with young children. We see it has been described as a hotel for children. But the staff did their best to see we had a good time.