Hotel Don Pepe Gran Meliá

Excellent staff, incredible views and rooms, first rate location and incredible restaurants! Highly recommend this hotel- it’s great for families but also for young adults , truly exceptional!

There is no other hotel in Marbella for us whether we travel with our children or as a couple. The hotel is very special and the staff are excellent. Friendly, welcoming and cannot do enough for you. There are excellent restaurants, a beautiful, comfortable pool area with amazing pool staff and the location is perfect. Rooms are not large but very comfortable with all amenities. We will miss it next year when it closes for a refurb but we will be back! Special thanks to Abel for all his help and for always looking after us.

Everything was nice , just two comments: -The water bottles were so difficult to open -The size of bathroom is too small, the bath tub has taken lot of space and makes it difficult to move inside. Rest all was fantastic

A beautiful and pleasantly fragranced lobby, very comfortable bed & bedding, FANTASTIC restaurants on site, a beautiful pool deck and great proximity to the board walk. We very much enjoyed our stay there and will definitely return for another stay in the future!

The hotel location is extraordinary and why it’s given a 4 star rating. The hotel is ocean front with beautiful views that offer a refreshing breeze. The hotel has several restaurants on property: poolside cafe, sushi, Chinese restaurant, bar restaurant and a steakhouse. The room included a buffet breakfast which was okay; more scaled back and unchanged from day to day than other hotels we stayed in Madrid and Seville. The lobby area was very beautiful but the bedrooms and hallways are starting to look dated and worn. Chipped paint on handrails, overall just a bit tired looking which is why I gave it 4 stars. If you want to use a lounge chair at the beach is $30 a day regardless of whether you are a hotel guest or the time of day. IMO not worth it. It’s a narrow meh beach. One of their restaurants (China Crown) charged $10 euros for plate settings and when I questioned it she said they all do that and customary throughout Spain. Well we had 30 meals in Spain including several at this hotel and this was the first and only time. Frankly, it’s outrageous to spend $1200 a night (I had 2 ocean front rooms) and then be asked to pay $10 for place settings!!! She removed the charge but it’s annoying to have to pay such close attention. The pool area is great and the pool attendants do a great job of getting you chairs and towels. The front desk personnel are also extremely friendly and helpful. So the staff get a 5 star but the facility is all about location. If being on the beach and ocean is most important then I’m sure you’ll love this hotel. We enjoyed our stay and Marbella is a beautiful city to visit!

Once again an incredible holiday at this amazing hotel. The fact that there are so many guests who come back year after year says it all. The staff cannot do enough for you. From Abel and Noelle in management, Enrique on reception, Isabel in Guest Services, Raul and Alvaro the pool attendants (get well Rafa!), and Antonio and others waiting on. It’s the staff that make this hotel extra special - the hotel location and amazing food does the rest!

Very nice hotel near old town marbella. staff was very accommodating, Food quality and options were solid. pool and beach were nice.

I have been many times to this lovely hotel but would like to give an updated report. The experience was as good as ever. Location: excellent - right on the sea, access to the walking Paseo, not far from the Old Town and Puerto Banus and many shops and restaurants near by. The hotel lobby makes a grand welcoming impression - stunning flower displays always, little fountain tinkling, acres of cool air condtioned space and glass doors to beautiful gardens, pool and the sea. Also offers central bar with great cocktails! My room was on the 7th Floor and part of the Red Level Privilege programme giving you access to the Club lounge all day with open terraces, snacks and drinks always available. The pool is enormous and there is plenty of space for sun loungers and Bali Beds without feeling crowded. The Pool Concierge Team are the best I ever encounter! Hot work in sun the but always cherful and helpful The Ocean Suites have fantastic sea views up and down the Coast and good layouts with plenty of space and large bathrooms. There are a lot of staff in this hotel - a Team of lovely girls in white dresses always available for guest queries, charming Reception staff, very nice breakfast hosts, personable bar staff in restaurants Bardot and Erre and effecient housekeeping which is very important. And this is what makes your stay memorable - the staff's attittude to the guest is warm, friendly, helpful and professional - nothing is too much trouble. If there is any crticism it is that the gym is small but not many guests seem to go there and there is no business centre to link your laptop with a printer should you need that. The hotel is also very "calm" at night - not sure if that is a plus or minus! I always come away with a good feeling - that I was looked after and cared for in beautiful surroundings and as a solo traveller this is important Thank you Everyone!

We discovered Don Pepe in februari this year and have ended up coming back two more times after that. It is perfect for families, couples, friends and I would not hesitate to go here by myself. The service is AMAZING, staff is so friendly, everyone feels so warm yet professional. My 3 kids all love the kids club and the team there are so down to earth. Big up to Claudia and the 2 Cristinas who are all superheroes in my daughters eyes ♥️ The staff at the restaurant are so very service minded and everything from the flowers from the experience team, check-in receptionists, poolguys to the impeccable cleaning and service by housekeeping is close to perfection. The food in Erre is incredible and the breakfast has so many choices, both sweet, savory and healthy. I do not have anything negative at all to say about this hotel other than that I am so sad it will be closed for renovation for bigger rooms, even though I know the next visit will be even more memorable. And.. the view. Ah, the view 👌🏽 Overall - this hotel is one of the main reasons I tend to always end up at a Meliá. Until next time 🌟