I have now been to carihuela park appartments twice and again i would go back. i went with family so there was mum and dad (37+) me and a friend (19-20) and sis shes 7.
All different ages but there was something to do for all of us. the complex is excellent, the top pool wich we were at was busy but very calm and everyone is very friendly, most people that stay there now have bought there appartments so most people know each other from previous years. There is also a baby pool just round the cornor for the little ones also a small play park. Also there is tennis court and ping pong tables (great to watch the spanish play, if there there as some of them are amazing!).Right outside the complex is an internet shop where you can make all your phonecalls at great price! Localy about 2mins walk is the beach the beach front and all local pubs shops loads of there great choice. And for the young adults there is all the clubs and pubs a 10 min walk down the road, quite a few there to so again good choice. there is also an ice bar which was excellent. All in all a great holiday for everyone!

We booked our stay with the owners, as adviced by other travellers, and I must say we loved staying there. I'm under the impression that lots of people live there all year round, for our neighbors talked to each other as if they were all old friends.
The complex is near the beach, there are two swimming pools, one of them not so easy to find so probably less crowded in the summer!, beautiful loans and lots of sun. We didn't use the tennis court, so I can not advice you on that. The restaurant by the main pool has English breakfast, but it was already hot for us (25'C) so we didn't taste it. By the beach there are lots of fish restaurants, and also at Calle del Carmen, I advice you to eat there if you don't want to cook, we had no bad surprises during our stay.
About our apartment, it was small but comfy. We had a double bed (Spanish size), bathroom and fully furnished kitchenette with a cooker that seemed to be brand-new. There was also an oven, a washing-machine, a kettle and a TV. We enjoyed a lot the terrasse, when we came back to our room tired after visiting Malaga or Aqualand, and we had dinner there, those were great peaceful moments that totally made up from our desastrous vacation in April.
Our apartment faced the main gardens and the pool, it was surprisingly cool, we didn't need to turn on the AC.
 The owner of our appartment is a Spanish woman, Mrs Martínez and we found it through another website. They have a site where you can see a lot of  of the complex (no extra information, however) http://carihuela.infos.st
Also, good to know, there is two bus stops by the complex entrance, very useful if you want to go to Malaga or Marbella (this had been explained to us by the owner, however we tried also the Cercanías train, 10 minutes walk from the complex, and I must say she was right, the bus is not only closest, but fastest).
I must say I didn't expect much of Torremolinos as I always heard of it as a place full of people and concret. Carihuela Park is not that at all, we would definetely come back!

For anyone booking an apartment with a private owner on this site, please do not be influenced by the bad reviews relating to the hotel itself. We have just spent two wonderful weeks in a studio apartment owned by Brian and Terry Toms (0034630234654). It was bright, clean and extremely comfortable and Brian and Terry can easily be contacted in the rare event of any problems. The pools and gardens are well maintained and provide an extremely attractive outlook. Can highly recommend.

we stayed here for 3 weeks had no probs with staff thay were more than helpfull