Hotel Parasol by Dorobe

匆匆路過，衹為這邊轉機，所以沒太多印象，早晨的巧克力糊糊印象深刻不好吃，靠近海邊，早晨看看風景還是可以的

Das Hotel liegt zwischen Wohnblocks und es gibt eigentlich keine Infrastruktur. Am nicht so weit entfernten Strand gibt es genau eine Bar. Das Hotel ist schon älter, was wohl dazu führt, dass die Zimmer eher groß sind und es eine Badewanne gibt. Die Einrichtung ist nicht stilvoll und das Einzelbett ist sehr unbequem. Balkon war ok. Die Zimmer sind etwas hellhörig. Das Frühstück war mäßig. Kein Salchichon, kein Chorizo, keine Sobrasada und natürlich auch kein Schinken. Vollautomat vermutlich mit löslichem Kaffee, so dass es keinen Espresso gibt. Dem Frühstück entgeht man nicht, es ist immer enthalten. Den Preis von 44 Euro für dieses 3-Sternehotel empfinde ich als hoch. Im Sommer hat man Strand und Pool.

We have just got back after a week in the Parasol by Dorobe hotel. My partner and I had a lovely relaxing stay there, and our kids - a 10 year old and a 15 year old, had an amazing time too. All of the staff that work at the hotel work extremely hard. I worked in tourism in Gran Canaria for 12 years, so I know what it's like to work in this industry, and they all gave 100%. From Jose and Francisco at the Pool Bar, to Luis, Jairo & Marina on the Entertainment Team, and to Daniel in the Dining Room. All of the other staff too - the Reception Team, the cleaners, the other dining room staff, the kitchen staff, the other bar staff, the maintenance team...too many people to mention...they all play a huge part in making the hotel run as it does. Just like many other businesses - it's the people that are important and make the experience a special one. Thank you to all of you! Muchas gracias!

The hotel was absolutely amazing and the staff were incredibly helpful. The food was good however a lot of fish (which was to be expected), with some themed nights and a lot of option. The rooms were amazing and always very clean whenever we got back. The pool was nice and not too cold. The options for drinks were very broad with the soft drinks you can go up and get yourself whenever. There was however not enough sunbeds as people were queuing and running for a sunbed every morning and still left with not enough. However the entertainment team were absolutely incredible and really made the holiday. They had a slide for the pool, morning pilates and stretching, karaoke, disney show, and much more. They always made sure we were happy or wanted to join in any activities. Jairol was amazing and always made sure we were having a laugh and a good time. He was really funny and always put in the most effort to make the evenings incredible. Would definitely come back as I had the best time.

Just home from our 10 night stay at hotel parasol, our stay was amazing! The food is so good, the pool bar ranges from fruit and vegetables to burgers and pizza. Each day the buffet had different options, we especially enjoyed the themed nights. The staff in the restaurant are so welcoming and helpful. The breakfast has so many different options from fried and scrambled egg to fresh crepes and churros. The food at the show cooking area is so fresh and hot. Daniel in the restaurant was especially helpful and welcoming, he offered us highchairs and directed us to the area designed for babies/ young children and disabled. The rooms are so modern, They are a good size and have a big balcony with chairs and a table, our rooms had a nice view of the beach. Each room also has a small fridge. The pool area is a good size, it is not too small and not too big, the baby pool was amazing for the 1 1/2 year old with us, it was never too busy which is perfect. The pool was an amazing size, it was never tight for space. We especially loved how you could bring pool floats e.g, lilos and rings into the water. Not a lot of hotels allow this. Everyday they had different pool games e.g, water aerobics, volleyball and basketball. During our stay they had an inflatable water obstacle which looked like good fun. The bar is very good, the cocktails are amazing, there is such a good range of different drinks for everyone. We loved the special displayed cocktails that the barmen made. We also enjoyed the lollypop cocktails that Jairol the entertainer made. A special thanks to Francisco at the pool bar. The entertainment during the day was for suited for everyone, most nights they had a mini disco for the kids. The nightime entertainment is also good, around 9:30 it was either a quiz or bingo and prizes can be won. Then at 10 there is shows on stage e.g, flamingo dancing, karaoke, singers etc. The girl entertainers are especially good with children. The park in the hotel is also good for children. There is also ping pong, pool tables and other arcade type games. Javier at reception was very helpful, we gave me bus times for a trip I wanted to make, he was very welcoming. The area is very nice, there is a back gate which takes you straight to the beach. There is 3 nice souvenir shops within a 5 minute walk. There is a supermarket about 10 minutes walk away. To get into Torremolinos town centre you need to get a bus or taxi which is 10-20 minutes away, you also need to get a bus to the market. The only thing I would suggest would be is providing a walkway/ramp from the pool to the building for pram and wheelchair access. It is very hard carrying a pram up the steps especially if the baby is sleeping.

I had hoped that a gap of two weeks between returning home and writing a review of Hotel Parasol might see me in a less critical frame of mind than when leaving Torremolinos. It hasn’t. We spent 3 weeks (late Oct - mid Nov 2024) in Hotel Parasol, which is located close (300-400m) to the shore line, North East of Torremolinos town centre. We were on a half-board arrangement, and flew Arlanda-Zurich-Malaga with Swiss, all arranged (including some free and some subscription-only tours) by Albatros Travel - who will receive a copy of this and some observations specific to their own performance in due course. The hotel is located in an area whose access roads are narrow, having on-street parking for locals, so the bus bringing us to the hotel was obliged to pull in safely, about 150-200m from the entrance, along the nearest wide street, to unload. We then wheeled/carried our baggage to the hotel - manageable, but hardly ideal, and much less so if you’re travelling alone and/or need a walking stick to get around. The check-in went smoothly. I asked at reception about a key for the room safe and was asked for a deposit of €20 plus €3.50/day for 20 days, total €90 upfront, of which the deposit would be returned on departure. I chose to pay by card. Bizarrely the hotel doesn’t have a facility for refunding to cards, and the deposit was then waived. Nonetheless, €3.50 seemed a lot, given a daily rate between €1.50 and €2.50 is the norm for the area (I enquired). Price-gouging by Hotel Parasol? There are three lifts, all a little antiquated and quirky in how they operate. But they worked (initially), so apart from some dead flies in cobwebs near the door of one of them, and lots of fluff in need of removal from the lift door frame, the move to the room was uneventful. The room was fairly large, sufficient for two adults plus baggage, even when unpacked. Two single beds, side by side, a small desk, bedside furniture and a reasonably sized bathroom with walk-in shower. We were told that the hotel had been renovated (when was unspecified but “recently” was implied) and featured Scandinavian touches (I think they meant the shower). I noted dust on skirting boards, behind furniture and, in places, silicone sealant was showing signs of ingrained dust/dirt where it hadn’t been applied properly/thickly enough and there had been no routine wipe-down once it dried. There was a black soap-scum forming at the base of the shower glass partition and what seemed to be a mould-like scum starting on the ceiling tiles over the shower. The beds were firm but comfortable. The mattresses were clean & showed no signs of bed bugs. Extra pillows and blankets were in a large sliding mirror-door wardrobe. Sliding doors gave access to a reasonably sized balcony (two chairs & table) and a full sized set of blackout curtains kept the intense sunlight out. The room also had a fan, fridge and air conditioner (on-off switch only, no control unit or instructions for use). The T