Set overlooking the sea, in a tranquil area of the town of Torrox Costa, on the Costa del ... more
Sol, this is a smart hotel equipped with an outdoor swimming pool and views of the Mediterranean Sea.Enjoy a cooling dip in the swimming pool after soaking up the...
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Advantages: Location, comfort & views. Disadvantages: Businesslike and few English speaking staff.
We were outside work in the car park, three of us enjoying the fresh air and sunshine and Angry Man kicking the wall and smoking a cigarette. "Malaga" he said authoritatively "is a dump." This was a view I was to hear echoed from the minute I booked the flight to Malaga and decided to stop overnight before we travelled further into Spain, right up to getting the train from Malaga Airport. Even as a kindly English lady helped us work the ticket machine, our decision was under question.
I am pleased to report that Malaga is not that bad. In fact (and I'm not saying this to be contrary) - I like it! This was helped in part by our rather well located hotel. The train journey in from the Airport twists through slum like flats, but somehow, these look better than the approach to Paddington in the rain and the 2 euro journey was the start ...
Advantages: Some good tracks Disadvantages: You don't get the feel of being there
Back in the 80's the world was, shall we say, a colourful place, the boys were as pretty as the girls and all our fashion sense was terrible. Still it wasn't all bad and the era produced a wide range of musical styles and legendary bands, one of my favourite groups of the time is Duran Duran. Arena is a selection of live recordings from the groups concerts and consist of tracks from 3 of the bands album releases "Duran Duran" "Rio" and "Seven & the ragged tiger" the only albums the group had released before Arena was put together. It also features the new track, or at least it was new at the time of release back in '84, "wild boys" The track listing is as follows-
1-Is there something I should know
2-Hungry like the wolf
3-New religion
4-Save a prayer
5-Wild boys
6-The seventh stranger
7-The chauffer
8-Union of the snake
9 ...
I went to malaga in 2007, I wasn't impressed at all, personally I think this may stem from the hotel and if you haven't got a good place to stay, it usually would hinder the holiday experience.
Although, saying this there were a few good aspects of the holiday, the beach was lovely, plenty of sunloungers with comfortable cushions which we had to pay a small fee for for the whole day. The route to the beach wasnt very good there were steep hills and a lot of steps which could be a problem for a lot of people - there is a lift though.
Another good point was the shops, they were open very late and when i was there, there were lots of sales on in good shops, Malaga has good shops like zara.
A bad point in my opinion was the entertainment, we went at peak season and there wasnt a lot to do, and not much going on for families.
The eating ...
hollie1408 10.03.2009
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The Hotel Torre Arena is an elegant establishment facing the sea, situated in a quiet area of Torrox Costa. From its panoramic terrace you have an incomparable view over the Mediterranean Sea, there you can sunbathe or take a swim in the pool. The spacious rooms invite you to relaxand the varied gastronomic ooffering gives you a chance to enjoy our regional food. At the Hotel Torre Arena we invite you to feel at home.
