Stayed in this hotel with my friend during our 3 day break in Malaga. We came from the airport at around 10 o'clock am and could not check in before 12. Hotel seemed to be completely empty. We went to the beach and left our suitcases inside the staff area. It was really awkward when our flight back was at 9pm and we had to check out at 12am, we did the same with our suitcases and had to get ready for the airport right there in the staff room, which was really awkward. Our room was sea view room and it was very nice and clean. We were relieved when we have found air-conditioning, because it was too hot. In the room there was a mini fridge with mini bar. We did not take breakfast with our accomodation , just went to the shop and bought some fruits and yoghurts. For the evening time i needed to iron my dress and was very surprised that they did not have an iron. Also very unpleasent thing happened to my friend in this hotel, but i don't want to say it here. We went to the receptionist and he was very angry and unpleasent with response and did not do anything about it. I just hope that the management is aware of what has happened and trying to solve this. I don't want to try to lower reputation of this hotel, because we really enjoyed our stay, and what has hapenned it's not hotel fault, it is staff fault and it may be only happening to 1 in million tourist, but we still were not happy with response of the receptionist. Overall, we enjoyed our stay in Los Naranjos and we recommend it to everyone, great rates. Nice and clean accomodation, and nearly everybody of the staff are very friendly, especially the receptionist on our first day stay in the hotel :)))

We chose this hotel because it was by the beach and friends had already booked somewhere nearby, it is probably a 15-20min walk to the centre of town. There are buses which go into town and a stop just by the hotel, so it's still easy to get in, however it is a really nice and picturesque walk so we mostly just walked.

There are a number of restaurants and cafes up this end of town, both on the same street as the hotel and also beach shack restaurants down by the beach (these vary considerably in quality - there is one really low quality one, but it is hard to tell because they all look the same - so be guided by which ones are crowded and perhaps avoid the emptier ones!)

The hotel itself is fine, my one compliant would be that we had booked a balcony room on the booking sheet, and instead got a room around the back on the ground floor. But we couldn't be bothered arguing it as the guy on front desk seemed a bit surly! Also the room was quite dark and the lights, like many hotel lights, sort of dim mood lighting. Otherwise, it was a clean room, good shower, comfy bed. They had metal shutter blinds you can put down over the window - so you sleep really well! (easy to oversleep!)

Overall, I certainty wouldn't put anyone off staying here, it is a nice hotel, and if you want to be in that area of town it is a good choice, however I think it was overpriced compared to other hotels we stayed in on our holiday around Spain.

There is a really nice feel to this hotel. It is quaint, somewhat dated, and yet... It has a charm, it absolutely spotless, and the staff are most helpful. The beach is a stones throw away, and we could see it from our balcony. In April, the surrounding area was v. quiet. I hope to return in September.

A ( rather late) review of our stay at Los Naranjos Hotel.
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We decided to grab a 2 night/3 day autumn break and stayed in this comparitively reasonably priced hotel on the edge of Malaga town. The staff were efficient and the place was spotlessly clean.

The room was clean, decorated in a traditional if rather old fashioned, masculine style (dark wood etc). It had a good sized bathroom, plenty of hot water, a fridge and a nice little balcony with a table and chairs overlooking the street. The balcony is a suntrap, also nice in the cooler October months.The room also had air con which would be handy in the summer. Also provided, a hairdrier and a few toiletries. There is underground parking if you have a car which is always good in a city like Malaga. There is also a lift and easy access with electronic door at front of hotel.

Reception were efficient and quick. Check-in/out were an easy affair, the lady receptionist was rather more helpful re any questions we had. There is free wi fi and pay as you go internet in the lobby. Not much in the way of facilities, but they own a restaurant over the road.with a reasonable menu del dia. The breakfast room was in the basement and rather small and dark, we didn't venture there.

One gripe - they offered a reasonably priced ironing and laundry service but this is not available at the weekends and they couldn't provide an iron so the other half went out on his birthday a little creased ;-).With the current weight restrictions and excess baggage costs on airlines, this was a bit of a nuisance.

The hotel says it offers room service, but when we requested that, it was unnavailable and their are no coffee and tea making options.

All in all, a simple, perfectly functional clean accommodation, but somewhat plain and lacking in charm.

There is a bus stop outside the door which takes you into the center in a few minutes and buses are very regular, we never had to wait longer than 5 mins. A cab is around 4 euros and a walk into town about 20- 25 mins. 2 or 3 mins to Malagueta beach (cold stream, rather an industrial view of port). Supermarket up the road , turn right out of hotel, 5 mins walk on opposite side, easy to miss entracne).

I would recommend this hotel for a short break, if you dont want to splash out, but can't say I would return. The nearby Hotel California looked a rather more fun option and a little closer to town, but we had no real complaints bar the lack of iron and coffee/tea.

The hotel seemed to be rather fond of their orange towels (told in no uncertain terms in the room, if you desired one you must pay!)