Globales Gardenia Hotel

Just returned after staying here for 10days. What an absolutely lovely hotel, clean, friendly, good food. Can't really find fault with anything. Staff work tirelessly and are all lovely from the managers to the entertainment staff to the cleaners. Place is spotless. Food was fine drinks were fine. Situated across the road from the beach and a 10/15 min walk to other bars, restaurants and supermarkets. Would definitely recommend to anyone who wants a good friendly hotel to stay at and also suitable for people with mobility problems. Will definitely be returning in the near future. Thankyou globales gardenia for a most enjoyable holiday.

Not a patch on last year. Bad food, bad service, Aircon in the rooms was pathetic. You could hardly tell it was on. We were served raw meat 2 days in a row. Lifts are slow and not enough of them. If you stay in for the entertainment you'll be waiting for ages to get a drink from the grumpy bar men. We stayed last year and it was great, don't know what's happened in 10 months but we won't be going back even with the great location.

We have just returned from a much needed family holiday to this hotel and it did not disappoint . We are going to be honest and say that we were a little disappointed by our first impressions the lift was very creaky and from the outside the hotel looked dated . Also one of the bed sheets were stained but after a word at reception this was soon changed and we had no further issues at all . One inside the hotel was lovely with a brand new restaurant and pool bar .We had two beautiful adjoining rooms for our family of five ,one sea view which we paid extra for and the other pool view family room . Both were very spacious and cleaned daily with fresh towels .We stayed on a half board basis and the food was great always hot with plenty of choice for breakfast including fresh fruit , cooked breakfast , pancakes and churros ( kids fav ) . The evening meal was great too buffet always had meat , fish , salads , pasta and potato and plenty of veg choices . Chief also on hand to cook food to order .For an extra 3 euro per adult and 1.5 euro for kids we had drinks with meals with free unlimited refill including wine and beer . The pool Was lovely and there were plenty of sunbeds both in sun and shaded areas on grass everywhere , outdoor toilets and pool bar .The hotel is in quiet location close to the beach . The day time entertainment program was great if you wanted it daily water aerobics , water polo , archery , shooting etc . We can’t comment on the evening entertainment as we did not go to any . The staff were all very friendly and worked very hard . There are a few local bars shops and restaurants nearby . The Only downside is that Fuengirola main town about 40 min walk from hotel and main amenities and this was not made clear with TUI. Whom we booked with . There are local buses and trains though . We took a bus to the market in Fuengirola and went to Mijas old Spanish village which is well worth a visit . We also went on a tour to Marbella old town and saw orange square , a beautiful church and Salvador dali statues from here we went to Puerto banus where the rich and famous live and saw posh cars and yachts and window shopped in designer boutiques .Overall we had a great holiday and loads of happy memories made and would recommend for families