This was a top notch place to stay in Malaga. It is in a great location for sight seeing and is near the beach if that is your interest. The view from the back side rooms overlooks the Bullring and the Castillo de Gibralfaro dating to the 10th century. (worth a steep walk up to watch the sunset and get great views). The staff spoke perfect English and the WiFi worked great/ The rooms are large and modern and tastefully appointed. We only stayed one night but if this city gets on my radar again I'll certainly come back here.

Had a good weekend in November staying at this hotel. Since we were not familiar with Malaga we just picked a hotel on a whim. Great choice! Very clean, good location, friendly staff. Only negative was that we were not able to utilize the roof terrace and spa during our stay. Another reason to have to go back to this gorgeous city!

My wife and I had the pleasure of staying at the Maestranza Hotel in Malaga for 4 days this past November (2011). The Hotel was in a perfect location for a stopover while waiting to board our 13 day transatlantic cruise from Malaga to San Juan.

The front desk staff were excellent and could not have been more helpful. Even with a bit of a language barrier ( they were better at english than I was at Spanish ) they went out of their way to make our stay in their beautiful hotel memorable. The bar staff in the small lounge were equally friendly and entertaining.

The hotel itself is wiithin walking distance of many of the city's attractions, and with the bullfight ring ( I am not a fan and there were no fights during our stay ) beside the hotel the ambience was amazing.

Will most likely be going back to spend more time in the Malaga area and will certainly stay at the Maestranza.

Stayed at this hotel for a couple of nights before our cruise and I thought it was a really nice hotel.
When we first arrived I did think that it was quite small but once we got to our room I changed my opinion as the room was really spacious. We had a lovely room on the top floor which I had asked for. It had a huge balcony plus a window on the side overlooking the bullring. Check in was quick with very friendly reception staff.
Breakfast was ok, Nice to have a glass of Cava in the morning. There was quite a good selection, both hot and cold, not sure about the chocolate fountain!
We had lovely walks along the seafront and in to the city center and to the cathedral which was only about 15 minutes away.
As previous reviewer said there is a really lovely cafe next to the hotel which sells the most gorgeous cakes! Also as we turned left from the hotel a couple of minutes walk away was a Burger King if you are a fast food fan.
It was nice to spend some time on the roof terrace as we were lucky enough to have some hot weather.
Got a taxi to the cruise terminal from just outside the hotel and it cost 10 euros. We had walked it the day before and it took about 20 minutes but you wouldn't want to do it if you had large suitcases with you.
I would definitely stay at this hotel again if I went to Malaga again.