MarBella, Mar-Bella Collection

This wasn’t a five star hotel. The food was pretty grim, mostly cold and the drinks had been watered down. The staff were friendly especially Jim and the guys in the water sport centre. The hotel was nice and the facilities, badly let down by the food. The beach area was gorgeous and the kids loved the waterpark.

We stayed for a week with our daughter, the hotel has been recently renovated and is kept in a very clean condition. There are colourful flowers and trees everywhere outside that encourages lots of birds and butterflies to fly around, something our daughter loved to see. The choice of pools and slides, kids club, unlimited ice cream is great for kids. The food options are varied across the different restaurants, with themed buffet dinners. We mostly enjoyed the food, there were only a couple of times where some of the food we picked was slightly disappointing at the buffet. Staff were friendly, the reception staff were helpful and answered every question we had. There were a couple of instances where our drinks orders were forgotten, each at busy times. The room was a decent size for 2 adults and young child, the bathroom design is a bit strange, with a largely transparent door separating the toilet and shower from the sink, this doesn’t allow for any privacy, which can be awkward. Housekeeping are there every day to clean and didn’t miss anything. The minibar kept everything cold and we had water restocked free of charge. Overall, we had a great time at Marbella and would return in the future based on this visit.

This was our second visit having also stayed in June 2023. The hotel is very well kept and beautifully presented. Immaculately clean (and I’m very particular!). We stayed in a junior suite which was very spacious and functional and had a beautiful terrace with sunbeds overlooking the sea. Unfortunately the rooms were not well sound proofed and you can every toilet flush and tap run from neighbours. The signature life programme didn’t feel as luxurious this time round as the complementary beach bag and child’s gift was missing and turn down service was non existent. Small little things but they did make it feel more special last time. The drinks service in the buffet restaurant and all bars was still a little slow but towards the end of the week there did appear to be more waiting staff present. The snack bar at the pool was excellent quality and food at the buffet restaurant was good. Staff were friendly, in particular Jim at the pool bar and Manos at the M Bar who went above and beyond. The head chef in the buffet restaurant was excellent and catered well for my requirements as I have coeliac disease. He also deserves recognition for going above and beyond as nothing was too much trouble. The hotel has become very family friendly and I would not recommend this as a relaxing holiday for couples or honeymooners. The hotel is perfect for families with young children.

We had a great few nights at Marbella, the hotel had great facilities, the private beach was our favourite. There was a lot of choice of food, we were very impressed with the selection at the buffet and the gyros from the beach canteen were great! We were also given a free room upgrade which was a lovely treat, the room was newly renovated, spacious and comfy.

Excellent experience. Very friendly and helpful staff. The food was delicious with fantastic variety.

Great room and facilities. Unfortunately the food was not as you would expect for five star accommodation.

I love staying with the Mar-Bella Collection. The staff are always so nice and helpful and the property is in such great condition. We’ve stayed in the Bungalow pool rooms for the last few years and absolutely love it (though the room pools aren’t heated). The food is also really nice and great choices for kids and fussy eaters.

Amazing hotel with fantastic facilities. Probably the best all inclusive we’ve stayed in with the family. Every staff member was friendly and helpful. Premium drinks and cocktails all included as well as water sports. The restaurants had plentiful food with different options. The whole family had a great time. Only issue we experienced, which I’m not sure is a tactic by the hotel but the service for drinks was very slow, you have to order via the waiters and they are so busy it takes a lifetime to get to you which in turn reduces the amount of drinks you consume. It didn’t ruin the holiday at all as we had a great time but it was a nuisance at times. The hotel maybe should consider separate areas in the dining room for adults without kids, I felt a little sorry for them being surrounded by noisy kids. We travelled with kids so it was no issue for us. But if you’re a couple looking for some tranquility, I’d avoid.

Wonderful stay, we hope to return soon!

Beds are hard. More of a decent 4 star than 5. Buffet was chaotic. On site a l carte was really good