I recently stayed at **Parador de Málaga (Gibralfaro) and it was absolutely **stunning**! The views over the city and port are breathtaking—especially from the terrace at sunset. The rooms are spacious, clean, and full of traditional charm, while the staff were warm, professional, and always ready to help. The location is perfect for exploring Málaga’s historic sites, yet peaceful enough to relax. Don’t miss the on-site restaurant—delicious local dishes with a view! A truly special stay , highly recommend for history lovers and anyone wanting a unique experience. **10/10!**

When we arrived we were allocated Room 103. It was a dump, at ground level with security grills on the door to the veranda. It looked like a jail cell. I refused to accept the room. After making a fuss, I was allocated Room 301 on the third floor. This met my expectations. The room was adequate, clean but with a relatively small bathroom but had a good sized veranda with a superb view over the city of Malaga.

We planned to use the restaurant but the menu was terrible, so consequently we chose the bar menu. The hamburger was okay but ridiculously overpriced. My wife ordered a salad which when it arrived, was not what she ordered and had to be sent back. The second night, we bought salads from Carrefours downtown and ate that on our veranda overlooking the city. Much nicer than the restaurant salad and a fraction of the cost. Btw, I’m from Australia, not Hongkong as stated by Booking.com

Lovely room with balcony and fabulous view of the sprawling town and port below. Of course with such an elevated panoramic view comes the steep climb, but we took the well trodden path down from the castle and enjoyed the views as we descended in no more than 15 minutes and enjoyed the hourly no. 35 bus back up at the end of the day. The staff were friendly and accommodating. The breakfast on the 3rd floor restaurant, again with gorgeous views, served delicious coffee with hot steaming milk at your table and fresh orange juice was in plentiful supply. We even managed breakfast on the terrace in the sunshine on the 20th December!

The Parador’s position high above the city provides a magnificent backdrop to hotel activities. The facilities are up-to-date, when not outright modern, and provide comfort and ease of use. The panoramic roof-top swimming pool is magnificent. But pride of place, in any review, should go to bed rest and dining. Absolutely marvellous on all counts! The rooms are well maintained and clean, the beds are supremely comfortable and the bathroom provides top notch amenities. And the restaurant — fantastic! Great menu and wine list offering the best of local produce; a brilliant kitchen brigade to provide well presented and excellently prepared dishes plus a first class table team offering a fine dining experience. Best of all: the staff from reception and throughout the stay are professional, caring, hospitable, and amiable without being over-friendly. I want to go back — both for the experience and to explore the menu better.

I had no problems as others did the driving through the maze of Old Town streets, but some people might find it difficult to navigate up the hill. But the taxis work well.

We love Malaga and have stayed in the historic centre on a number of occasions. This short trip was a birthday treat and was well worth staying at the Parador. The views from the balcony were wonderful. The room was spacious as was the bathroom. The matresses were extremely comfortable. For those not aware the Parador is at the top of a hill and not an easy walk to and from the centre but that should not put you off staying there. We walked down the hill but got a taxi back which cost about €6. We are already planning to return next year.

The hotel is a typical Parador-- very comfortable in a wonderfully restored old building. It has incredible views and is close to the centre (though at the top of a hill, so many guests will want to get a taxi back late at night).

We have stayed here several times before, and probably will do again... BUT the breakfast this time was nothing like as good as before (horrible avocado-- not sure what they'd done to it) and the staff were "fine" rather than as friendly as we have found in the past. The price was also much higher this time, even though the hotel was not full.

Everything!! the location - amazing views the restaurant - fabulous food the staff - helpful and friendly, seemed happy in their work. our balcony - so lovely we sat there every day. short uphill walk to the castle, well worth a visit short downhill walk to the fortress and city

- the air con could have been better, but we opened the balcony door so no problem. - my biggest issue with hotels is lack of coat hangers and hanging space - plenty of hangers but half couldn't be used as the set of drawers and safe prevented it.🥴 - would have preferred a walk in shower

Anyone that has visited this hotel simply for a drink and the iconic views will know that it occupies a privileged position that the new wave of Málaga hotels can only dream about. The rooms are large, comfortably furnished in a traditional Spanish style, with spacious bathrooms and I believe every room has balcony with a table and chairs. The well-stocked bar is popular with locals as well as residents and the restaurant offers inventive twists on the Spanish classics. With fantastic views of the city, the superyacht-laden port and the coastline - in both directions - it really is the perfect base from which to explore the city and its hundreds (thousands?) of bars and restaurants and many cultural attractions. The hotel also offers free parking but for those without transport, the heart of the city is a gentle stroll down hill on the scenic path past the Gibralfaro castle and the Alcazaba (somewhat like a mini Alhambra). If the thought of walking back up to the hotel is too much to contemplate after dinner, there is a regular bus service which stops at the entrance to the hotel, while night owls will find Uber competitive. In short, almost the perfect hotel.

While free parking in such a busy city is obviously a great boon to those arriving by car, the parking spaces are very, very narrow and don't seem to take account of how cars seem to have grown in size in recent years. I have a suggestion: given how popular the bar is with locals - and how much parking is available - would it not be possible to make parking in the immediate vicinity of the hotel 'Resident Only' and make the spaces a more comfortable size. I say this having been penalised by my car hire company for a scrape on the rear wing of my vehicle, which certainly wasn't there when we parked the car on our last evening at the hotel.

On a hilltop, all rooms have a wonderful view / balcony overlooking the city, harbour en sea below. Room was what can be expected of a hotel in this price range. it's a steep track down to the beach or city center but there is also a (regular) bus service. Breakfast was fine and what I expected.

Check in went a bit strange because someone had stuck the sir name of my partner onto my name although I made the booking. So it took a little whie to find my booking. But apart form that everything was smooth and people weer friendly.

Cleanliness of all areas. efficiency of staff in all areas, location of hotel Breakfast exceptional and plenty to choose from evening menu. Appreciated that my birthday was remembered. Special mention of Elena on reception both on arrival and ensured our bill was ready the evening before our early departure the following day,

Bathroom could do with refurbishing, separate shower for those struggling climbing in the bath, I managed but needed help from my partner. It would have been helpful to have had prior notice of this. There seemed to be different staff on reception and in the restaurant and not all staff wore name badges and did not always introduce themselves.