Casamaia Apartments

We felt very cheated by this accommodation. Be aware. We booked this accommodation specifically because of the pictures on ******* and elsewhere of its Spa. The Spa was not only closed but in terrible state looking like it had been shut down ages ago due to hygienic reasons. Additionally the shuttle bus came very infrequently (you are on top of a hill with no amenities) and the only neighbouring resort which was open, the Polynesia Hotel, had overpriced buffet food catered to English guests. No Spanish food or supermarkets nearby.

Fabulous stay!

We arrived fairly late and were greeted at reception by lovely reception staff, good English and very informative. We booked the penthouse with jacuzzi. We called reception one day as temperature wasn’t working. They sent a technician who fixed it straight away. The pool area was lovely and peaceful with just a few people there. Casamaia apartments is separate to the main hotels although you are able to use their facilities hey cannot enter the apartment block making it very safe and secure. It is a little way out of the main towns but a taxi to Fuengirola or Benalmadena is approx 12€. You can take the train but it is about a mile to the nearest train station. The trains are brilliant and run frequently. I wouldn’t hesitate to book here again and definitely will.

Large apartment with nice view over the sea/beach. We had a penthouse with a large terrasse and jacuzzi. Unfurtunally we could´nt enjoy the view form the jacuzzi which was working ok. The pool was clean, but the water was freezing. If you want to use the wellness area you have to pay and only be able to use it for 90 min. - It should be included. We had breakfast at the next door hotel included which was very good. The cleaning only ok - There was to many ants in our apartment. Nice and friendly management.

Just returned from my week long stay in casamaia apartments and thought I’d write up a review, apologies in advance for the length but I thought if I’d seen an in depth review it would have been helpful before my stay! Firstly I don’t think these apartments are pictured or advertised to their full extent so I thought I’d explain, they are part of a resort type set up with other hotels in the complex meaning there are security guards at the one and only entrance and exit ( as a group of girls this was a big win) making it feel safe. While we were there there wasn’t anyone in the lobby of the apartments we could use the 24 hour reception at Riwo hotel which is a 20 second walk, which also has a little shop for snacks and souvenirs if wanted. The pool is only accessible through the lobby which needs a room key card to enter so it was very quiet and safe which we loved, with a mix of loungers and beds to lie on. Once we changed rooms due to faulty air conditioning the rooms were cool and well equipped for cooking which we regularly did. The design of the main lobby is gorgeous with ivy everywhere a little bar and purple translucent stairs, but there is also a lift available. There is desks with outlets incase of work needs and though there is a building-wide Wi-Fi each room has its own Wi-Fi which is even better. One down side is that tho you can see the beach and sea, due to being about 30 m above it and there not being a direct path down you must go through this ring road round past the other hotels to get out, but there is a shuttle bus which picks up from outside the Riwo world reception which runs continuously so is in my experience normally every 10minutes tho we did once have to wait about 20, so chose to walk down which isn’t a bad walk. It also picks up from the first roundabout in the resort to take you up the hill. Food wise if you are self catering there is a supermarket on the sea front if you turn right out of the resort and past the gecko bar but it is probably a 15/20 minute walk depending on how fast you are which was a bit of a pain but we just did one big shop which lasted us. In terms of location the beach nearby is lovely and we found the end closest to the resort to be the quietest ( again turning right out of the resort or left if you look on the map). There are some bars along the sea front the gecko being the closest but the ones we’d recommend were “elements” and “calipso” which has a fab cocktail menu but again they are probably a good half an hour walk away maybe a little more, so lovely for an evening out and walk back along the beach but not for everyone (also we were trying to not spend too much so didn’t call taxis but I can imagine that would have made it a lot more accessible). In terms of nightlife nearby we found that our favourite thing was taking the bus to Plaza Solymar (the last bus is from the stop if you turn left out of the resort at about 22:40 ish and is route 120) where you can find the Irish bar which al