Beautiful, stylisch and cozy hotel with tastefully decorated rooms. The hotel restaurant is known for its delicious cuisine. The pool area is very nice and oversees the rocky sea, which is 10 m across the promanade, which takes you to sandy beaches where you can swim. The hotel has a small fitness room and an indoor swimming pool. Above all, we appreciated the top service and the professional and kind staff. Out of the many nice hotels in Andalusia and Marbella, we highly recommend the El Oceano.

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Very good location right on the beach. Beautiful gardens.

The first 5 nights spent in room 20 was not pleasant. Our window was facing a white wall and the room seemed dark. Room smelled musty so we spent most of our time outside or in the bar area which was beautifully and tastefully decorated. We upgraded for our last 2 nights to room 4 and it was gorgeous, spacious balcony, fantastic view, so bright and lovely.

Location excellent. Breakfast, lunch and 2 dinners excellent. Staff very friendly and professional. Bar area had lovely atmosphere with a great choice of drinks with great bar staff. Went to the Elton John tribute night with 3 course meal which was very good.

We had a studio apartment, that was compact that could be altered to be bigger without the kitchenette, all you need is the fridge and the good assortment of teas, coffee, and water that were replenished daily. Bathroom lacked storage for toiletries and was 'tired'. Shower was not very good. Pillows were very hard.

loved the beachfront location and beautiful boutique feel around the hotel.

Everyday the day beds around pool are hired out from 11am, there are around 15 of these beds and this does mean everyday there is a party atmospheres as beds predominately hired by groups of people coming for the day to have a party. I have done this myself previously on a Sunday and it is great fun, it is my mistake as I thought this only happened on that day. while on holiday I would have preferred a more relaxing time and not feeling as if I’m gatecrashing someone’s party whenever I go into the pool.

Location, food, ambience altogether an extremely good hotel.

My only complaint was that there was a wedding going on which when we booked we had not been informed of. We were not allowed to sit round the pool area which I found a little annoying, we should have been told when booking there were restrictions on areas.

Probably one of the very best hotels I’ve stayed in for a very long time, the staff are unbelievable (so friendly and accommodating) even the owner and his son were on hand to say hello Brilliant food and entertainment on the afternoon (poolside) and evening (restaurant) Just first clsss for everything

Quite simply nothing…. I’d even like to make a constructive comment on how they could improve but I can’t Well done all concerned

Amazing beach club hotel. The pool vibe is excellent, super comfy sun beds, great pool, swim up bar, excellent service, great food, plenty of things on the doorstep. One we will 100% return to. Room size was ok, bed comfy. Rooms opposite with seaview just looked amazing if you have the budget it would be worth it.

Wish we could have stayed longer and in a sea view room. I'd happily spend a month here.

The receptionist who checked us in was excellent. Loved the suite with beautiful view of the sea. Loved the breakfast presentation. Very attentive bar staff and everyone was friendly. A lovely hotel.

I didn’t like the steps to reception desk. It seemed like the desk was in the wrong position at the foot of a flight of stairs. I didn’t like that there was a private party going on in the bar which we had not been informed of so it felt like we were uninvited guests at someone’s party!

The hotel is in a fabulous location and the facilities were excellent. The hotel is beautiful and the food is exceptional

The room we had was very dated and in poor condition. There were chips in the wardrobes, flooring and walls. In the bathroom the towel rail came off. I was very disappointed with the room. It wasn't the luxurious experience I was expecting

All the staff were excellent. We stayed in a penthouse which was unusually designed but the designer committed to the design and I think pulled it off. Not the average hotel room design and a few unique features I had not seen before. A family member stayed in a conventional room and that too had a slightly quirky feel to it.

The property feels like it is badly designed but this is being compensated for by a revamp and the quality of staff. Lots of very minor issues such as a strange reception located on the bottom step of the main stairs, the corridor outside our room was used for storage overflow. But these were minor issues for us. It also felt like its disability access was shoe-horned in, but again the hard work of staff made up for the building's failings.