La Barracuda

Spain , Costa del Sol
TORREMOLINOS, Avenida De España, 1
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100 reviews shown

8/10

Excellent

10 Mar 2026

Linda

Location great, Roof Top entertainer excellent!, staff very good, room wonderful, breakfast food a bit chilly, definitely need a 3rd working coffee machine at breakfast.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

24 Feb 2026

Debbie

Room was nice. Quite basic but clean.
Handy for the beach front.

10/10

Exceptional

22 Feb 2026

Hayley

Room was spacious and clean, location was great lots of restaurants around you could walk to. The rooftop bar was great for some late afternoon/early evening drinks! Only had breakfast there but was fab and lots of choice.

Friends_and_family Family

6/10

Pleasant

28 Jan 2026

Alexander

The room don't have the best condition

Friends_and_family Family

8/10

Excellent

23 Jan 2026

Agnes

Clean room and was allocated full view of sea room which was a lovely suprise

Partner

6/10

Pleasant

19 Jan 2026

David

Room fine, no coffee, tea facility in room, when asked l was told l had to rent a kettle !!!!!

Friends_and_family Family

2/10

Poor

02 Jan 2026

Mary

Room similar to a hostel avoid this hotel at all cost

Partner

8/10

Excellent

01 Jan 2026

Soniya

Spacious rooms, great beach side property, pool available.
Limited light in the room, phones not in working condition, limited amenities.

Friends_and_family Family

8/10

Excellent

15 Dec 2025

Mark Antony

Room was spacious and clean. Shower was good. Bed comfortable and some great views from the balconies

Leisure Self

8/10

Excellent

07 Dec 2025

Susan

Friendly staff, great location, reasonable price

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

05 Dec 2025

Damian

Lovely hotel, every member of staff was so kind and friendly. We keep coming back 😊

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

24 Nov 2025

Ivan Evgeniyevich

Great service and location!

Leisure Self

10/10

Exceptional

15 Nov 2025

Debbie

Fabulous place to stay. Rooms are great. Rooms are very clean and have maid service daily.
Close to beach, lovely bars & restaurants on the beach front.

Leisure Family

6/10

Pleasant

14 Nov 2025

Michael

The food at breakfast was cold, thankfully there was a microwave.

Business_and_leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

30 Oct 2025

Richard

Excellent staff, very friendly and helpful.
Room was clean and comfortable.

Friends_and_family Family

8/10

Excellent

30 Oct 2025

Stephen

Friendly staff, hotel on beachfront and balcony with view of beach and pool was good

Business Self

4/10

Poor

16 Oct 2025

Philip

This review is more about how amazing the people at Expedia are, rather than an opinion of the hotel. We have been to Torremolinos at least 10 times, and we knew this hotel (from the outside).
We very soon realized that this was not the hotel for us (no need to go into details) and we're willing to forego 4 nights to move to another hotel along the beach.
We called Expedia and they negotiated an amazing refund for us (even though we were in a \"non-refundable\" position). The bottom line is that for an additional $80. 00 we moved 300 ya

8/10

Excellent

14 Oct 2025

Carole

great location, big room with sea/pool view. Only disappointment was that you had to “hire” a kettle from reception for your room.

Leisure Self

8/10

Excellent

06 Oct 2025

Miriam

Desk staff were very helpful. Rooms are average but clean. Good location.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

30 Sep 2025

Sean

Short break

Great view of the beach, Just across the road. Amazing selection of restaurants near by

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

25 Sep 2025

Darren

Hotel and the people were lovely friendly helpful and very tidy hotel noisy at sometimes with the Roof garden parties which we wasn’t allowed up on the roof while the parties were there which was a shame because I thought we could go up there at any time and they did go onto 1 o’clock in the morning, which I think was a bit late Especially for the people on holiday but wanted to get to bed early so I could get up early to go and see other things, but apart from that, it’s a really lovely hotel

10/10

Exceptional

25 Sep 2025

Erin

Clean room with a beach view

8/10

Excellent

20 Sep 2025

christine

Property is in great location, and i would stay again. However although I dont mind entertainment and music at the pool and bar area through out the day, i found this to be far too loud. Especially in the bar/dining area.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

11 Sep 2025

Andrew

room, rooftop bar , pool, staff , location all very good.

8/10

Excellent

08 Sep 2025

Fergal

Friendly staff, clean rooms.
Rooms on 1st floor suffer from lots of street noise

Leisure Self

10/10

Exceptional

29 Aug 2025

Carl

👍

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

27 Aug 2025

JULIET CLARE

Many repeat visitors to this hotel . Fantastic location . Bring your own beach towel . Plenty of shops and restaurants close by and reasonably priced snack bar and restaurant at the hotel. Fridge in room and great shower. €12 to hire a kettle for 7 days if needed. Looking forward to our next trip.

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

15 Aug 2025

Janice

We have stayed here 4 times in the past couple of years and can not fault the hotel in any way. The staff are always friendly and welcoming and we will stay again

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

04 Aug 2025

Maria

Family-friendly hotel facing the sea. Spacious and clean rooms. Attentive staff. Plentiful buffet and vibrant rooftop bar. Walkable distance to shops and restaurants. I would highly recommend this property!

Leisure Self

8/10

Excellent

01 Aug 2025

Giangriego

Very nice hotel and nice service at the lobby

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

20 Jul 2025

alojzy

Staff very friendly & helpfull

Leisure Self

10/10

Exceptional

09 Jul 2025

Jill

We had an amazing week in room 705. Everything was very clean and to top standard. Everyone was very friendly and accommodating.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

25 Jun 2025

Maria Elisa

good

Business_and_leisure Self

6/10

Pleasant

15 Jun 2025

Ronnie Camandona

No free of charge for kettle. And your self to bring the kettle in the room during check-in. Pay first with refundable deposit. No cleaning hanging tag on the room door.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

14 Jun 2025

Robert

Happy days

Stayed there last Christmas was well impressed I booked up for another 10 days in June

Self

8/10

Excellent

05 Jun 2025

Mihails

Fantastic staff, great location, generally very nice hotel. But I would appreciate more fruits and vegetables for breakfast and dinner.

Leisure Family_with_children

8/10

Excellent

31 May 2025

Karen

Breakfast wasnt very warm and some of it was rock hard (black pudding hash browns ).

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

29 May 2025

Verified traveler

Great beachfront hotel at a good price.

I was only there for one night but I would stay again. I loved the balcony with ocean view and rooftop bar with couches and great views. The pool looked nice but I didn’t get a chance to use it. I would book it again for the price.

Self

10/10

Exceptional

24 Apr 2025

Fernanda

Great hotel, with all you need

Our experience was very pleasant. Hotel is well located, easy access to nice bars, restaurants and shops. The food was good, great variety. We had breakfast and dinner. Dinner had options of fresh cooked meat, which added a nice option. The staff was superb, special thanks to Nadia , from the restaurant staff , who was always with a nice smile. The hotel also has evening music, either on the poolbar or rooftop bar, which added some fun for the nights we didnt want to leave.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

08 Apr 2025

Verified traveler

Good quality hotel in a great location.

Good quality hotel. Sayer many times before and would stay again

Friends_and_family Friends

10/10

Exceptional

03 Apr 2025

James

La Barracuda Stay

A very nice and clean Hotel. Breakfast was excellent. I would recommend either a sea view or pool and sea view room, it is worth paying the little extra.
Roof Top Bar is also a great advantage to staying at this Hotel. Would definitely stay there again.

Partner

6/10

Pleasant

01 Apr 2025

Clifford

Convenient for us

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

31 Mar 2025

Debra

Great hotel.

Our favourite hotel, returnng in May for 2 weeks!

Partner

8/10

Excellent

11 Mar 2025

Nyarai

Property is perfectly located, slap bang on La Carihuela, overlooking the beach and promenade.
Inside is mostly clean, though I found a few hairs on my bedsheets. To hire a kettle it's £12.00 for a week (less if under a week)with a £20 deposit that is refunded upon return. There are loads of shops, bars and restaurants nearby, as well as Benalmadena marina.

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

05 Mar 2025

James Joseph

We loved this hotel and our lovely balcony. The rooftop bar was unexpected! Thanks!

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

26 Feb 2025

Ine

This is a good hotel without frills. Great location. Nice rooftop bar. No extras like gym or other facilities. Breakfast is fine. Dinner is terrible. The staff is ok but not super friendly. Hotel is clean.

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

25 Feb 2025

Linda

10/10

Exceptional

23 Feb 2025

Debbie

Another lovely short stay at this Hotel. Close to the airport and beach. Lovely rooms.

Leisure Family

8/10

Excellent

05 Feb 2025

Moira

Very good hotel in a great location. Room was spacious and comfortable. The staff are very friendly and helpful. The breakfast was only average and was disappointed with the quality of the food

Leisure Self

10/10

Exceptional

02 Feb 2025

Graham

Went end of season so if the weather was bad there wasn’t much to do at hotel
Could do with a bar open later

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

18 Jan 2025

philippe

Just book it! No headhaches, good value at price

Good, clean, simple, well located. Took one night and then decided to stay for another, so it says it all.

Self

10/10

Exceptional

03 Jan 2025

Robert

I stayed there in December and was so impressed. I booked up for June next year and also Christmas next year.

Self

8/10

Excellent

21 Nov 2024

Jaime

Lovely hotel, nice bar but dreadful music!

Hotel is nice, rooms are clean and comfortable with everything you need. Wonderful views and great location. Staff are friendly and helpful. Drinks are reasonably priced and there are loads of restaurants nearby if you don't want to eat at the hotel. Breakfast was lovely, dinner was not so good. The rest of our party enjoyed it so maybe it was just me, but I wasn't impressed with the options or the quality. It was nice to have entertainment available, although it wasn't to my taste. Rooftop bar is gorgeous (and you can visit it even if you don't stay there), but why on earth is the music up there so LOUD - and so dreadful?! Impossible to have a conversation without shouting or just have a drink and enjoy the view. I've visited the rooftop bar several times before my stay and it wasn't any better - seriously, I get it in mid-summer if you have lots of 20 somethings staying but the average age of your visitors when I was there was about 60+ - I refuse to believe they want that dreadful noise blaring away! Thankfully you can't hear it from the rooms!

Friends_and_family Family

4/10

Poor

10 Nov 2024

Verified traveler

Not worth the money

I stayed here for 2 weeks for a family holiday. My first impression was unwelcoming. I arrived with my partner and son along with my brother and his partner who were helping us with luggage as we had the baby. The receptionist abruptly told us he was allowed no further. I said okay he was just helping us inside with our luggage’s . He then told us he was not allowed in the hotel room which he wasn’t going to anyway.
Once arrived in our room it’s very standard room set up. No kettle however. It’s 14 euro a week to rent.

Housekeeping were partially friendly, some say hello, some have a lot of attitude. We were asked if we needed cleaning when we had already put the sign out on the door. If no then we would hear the relief in their voice, if yes it’s a dramatic sigh and a look at the watch as if it’s too much to ask for.

We had an ant issue, coming from the corridor under the door into the room, so many that they were found in our clothes!

Beds so uncomfortable that we have back pain now and my partner was bitten by bed bugs!! It was confirmed by a pharmacist.

For buffet breakfast- dont. It’s not worth the money. You’ll be left with a stomach ache lasting the rest of the day.

On check out, there was no “Thankyou, how was your stay “
Just a “yes no charges on your room”
I asked to leave my luggage and that even seemed an issue.

I had other family staying in the hotel and they thought the same. Nothing special at all considering the price payed.

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

05 Nov 2024

Amanda

Very good location. Breakfast was good and plates cleared quickly

Leisure Friends

10/10

Exceptional

01 Nov 2024

Valerie

Great hotel

Great holiday with the family and grandkids
Made very welcome by all staff and they had banter with the kids
Lots of fun with the guy who did kids activities Frank great roof bar

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

08 Oct 2024

Debra

Excellent hotel

Third time at the Barracuda this year, already booked twice next year. The hotel has everything you want, great location and staff.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

28 Sep 2024

Carla

Lovely hotel

Stayed here for 6 nights. Very clean and comfortable hotel. It’s our 2nd time staying and I think it’s got better. Lovely pool area. Special shout out to Elliot by the pool bar. He couldn’t do enough for us and was very friendly

Partner

8/10

Excellent

21 Sep 2024

Emily

Staff was very friendly, especially Angel who helped us check in and give us recommendations for activities and food. If you do not want to pay for parking on property, it can be a little tricky to find parking. The room was clean and had a balcony. No iron or microwave but had fridge. The location is right on the boardwalk with plenty of restaurants and shopping. The beach is right there too. Breakfast including a variety like pancakes, eggs, sausage, yogurt, ton of breads, juices, coffee, bacon, fruits, etc. Overall solid hotel for your money. Would stay again :)

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

19 Sep 2024

John

Had a long weekend at the Barracuda to attend a wedding. Suited our needs for the weekend. Our room was clean and adequate, staff friendly, breakfast buffet good.

Leisure Family

8/10

Excellent

19 Sep 2024

Verified traveler

Very good value for money. Good evening entertainment. Good location.

Friends_and_family Family

8/10

Excellent

14 Sep 2024

Graham Neil

Very good 3 star hotel, probably a 3 star plus. Breakfast was good with varied choices Drinks and bar snacks were reasonably priced. Fran the hotel games/entertain rep was exceptional. Aqua aerobics and other pool games were entertaining and fun. Hotel has an ideal situation by the beach and the main drag. I would definitely re-visit.

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

28 Aug 2024

Antonia Clare

This hotel had everything we needed, however, if you want a QUIET hotel this is not it. Loud thumps music by the pool all day and at night music/ entertainment starts at 10pm and you hear every word from your room if you are overlooking the pool and beach

Leisure

10/10

Exceptional

25 Aug 2024

Gordon

The hotel is fantastic, the staff are lovely and the rooms are really clean. We will definitely stay at this hotel again

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

22 Aug 2024

Emanuel Abia

Wish there was an iron for the room

10/10

Exceptional

04 Aug 2024

Philip

Great location.

Fantastic hotel, lovely sea view. Plenty sunbeds. Room cleaned daily. Decoration a little dated.
Roof top bar very nice.
Main negative is the towels are very old. Probably should be replaced.

Will definitely return.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

23 Jul 2024

Steven

It’s a 3 star hotel. But it’s in an excellent location. Very family orientated with a large pool and many day time activities. Can be noisy being close to the harbour. But location is key, and you can’t beat its location on the sea front and its sea room views.

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

20 Jul 2024

Sian

Great Location

Few nights to get some sunshine. Lively and family friendly hotel in great location overlooking beach. Clean tidy rooms, good pool, plenty of sunbeds and good family entertainment and roof garden.

Self

8/10

Excellent

18 Jul 2024

Claire

Balcony doors

The hotel met all our needs, with good staff and good cleanliness. The one issue we encountered (2 friends in a family room on the 9th floor), was that when we went on the balcony and closed the balcony doors behind us, so that the room could stay cool with the air con on, we got locked outside and couldn't open the door. We shouted to someone on a lower balcony to get someone from reception to let us back in. Thankfully my friend was strong enough to open the door before help came. But when the member of hotel staff arrived, they just said \"be careful, ok?\". I feel like the outside part of balcony is a safety issue and should have an opening latch, like they do inside. It shouldn't have been dismissed as a triviality.

Friends_and_family Friends

8/10

Excellent

15 Jul 2024

Phillip

Stay was ok, basic rooms but breakfast is terrible

Self

10/10

Exceptional

14 Jul 2024

Clare

Great beach front hotel

Great hotel, we were in a pretty basic double room but it had everything we needed. The location is excellent set on the beach front with access to many bars and restaurants. The marina is a 10 minute walk and fantastic. Pool area is very clean and the food served at breakfast and in the snack bar was lovely and great value. Most sun beds are gone early however we always managed to find one and the staff do help.

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

12 Jul 2024

Daniel

Excellent

Had a really good stay could not fult anything go out in the morning come back my room was clean and tidy. Breakfast was lovely hotel staff. Excellent the pool staff. Unbelievable will definitely go back. Hoping to go back in August and even over Christmas.

Self

6/10

Pleasant

12 Jul 2024

Verified traveler

Would stay again, but not my 1st,2nd or 3rd choice

Great location between Torremolinos and Benalmadena, very close to tourist bars on the road and beach. Breakfast very frantic and often understocked, much better to go out for breakfast. Very poor towels. Roof top bar looks great, but they often play dance music very loudly and always seems closed when you want to go. The bar is open until 2am, but they often refused service before 1.30am.

Friends_and_family Friends

6/10

Pleasant

07 Jul 2024

David

Rooftop amazing.

Leisure Family

8/10

Excellent

30 Jun 2024

Lindsay

Great location.

Leisure Friends

8/10

Excellent

17 Jun 2024

Carvel

Hotel rooms could do with a bit of TLC but generally they are clean and cleaning staff I encountered were lovely. The reception team did a get job providing a room for my friend and I. The hotel is in a great location, has a great rooftop bar, and the little food I did have was nice. Would happily stay there again.

Leisure Friends

10/10

Exceptional

05 Jun 2024

verna jean

Lovely hotel

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

19 May 2024

William

All good

8/10

Excellent

02 May 2024

Lisa

Great location. Exceptionally clean . Staff lovely . Would absolutely recommend

Leisure Family_with_children

8/10

Excellent

30 Apr 2024

trevor thomas

we enjoyed our stay as always we found the hotel is extremely clean the rooms are clean but sadly need decorating also the sofa bed in our room was really tatty it needed new covering its too uncomfortable to sit on anyway but apart from this its all good

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

26 Apr 2024

Steven

Long Weekend

The only problem I have with this hotel is the size of plates at breakfast time. They are ok for toast or cold cuts but totally inadequate if you have an English breakfast.

Everything else was excellent, friendly and efficient staff and some improvements have been made since my last stay in pre lockdown times.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

21 Apr 2024

Alistair

helpful staff

10/10

Exceptional

15 Apr 2024

Steven

Long Weekend

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

07 Apr 2024

Claire

It was a very well-equipped hotel for a 3-star. Good selection for breakfast, pool bar, roof top bar and evening entertainment. It’s close to a good selection of restaurants, next to the beach, friendly attentive staff. We wanted to hire a car, they called one for us. All very convenient. What more could you ask for?

Leisure Family_with_children

4/10

Poor

07 Apr 2024

Julie

There was no customer service at this hotel. The staff were quite rude on reception. The food was appalling possibly the worst breakfast I’ve ever eaten in a hotel. No entertainment bar staff extremely rude when you are in Spain you expect a sangria made correctly. Mine was poured out of a carton I couldn’t believe it. I had to pay for a kettle in the room. The facilities are very poor.. the electric tripped while I was there. I would most definitely not recommend this hotel which is a shame because the location is perfect. I would give this a one star at best. The staff manners are atrocious.

Leisure

10/10

Exceptional

06 Apr 2024

Patrick

As I was a wheelchair user, I was particularly impressed with the help and service from the reception staff, thank you.

Leisure Self

10/10

Exceptional

31 Mar 2024

Carol

Great place

Leisure

6/10

Pleasant

29 Mar 2024

Lisa

Nice stay

Room nice some staff friendly the roof staff staff very rude as we brought a drink from the bar down stairs and was told in a very rude way we couldn’t bring them onto the roof

Friends_and_family Friends

8/10

Excellent

25 Mar 2024

Jonathan

I am a returning guest having visited 2 years ago. I wrote a glowing review back then as I felt it was undervalued.

This hotel is a superb budget hotel. It's as good as you'll find. The rooms and beds are fine and the air con is exceptional. The rooftop bar is the gem this hotel has to offer. Sadly, the weather was terrible in late March, so didn't get chance to use it much.

The hotel is located right next to the beachside promenade and just a 5 minute stroll from the marina. There are so many bars and restaurants on the doorstep of this hotel, you'll struggle to get round them all.

The one major disappoinment this time (apart from the weather - not the hotels fault of course), was we requested a late check out due to a night flight. We were quoted 40 euros for an extra 4 hours. This is so expensive. The hotel are well within their rights and so not saying thet can't. I have just had free late check outs though when travelling before and so I feel I must mark the hotel down. But for clarity, it wouldn't stop me returning - I'll just make sure I book an early flight home.

Other than that, book this hotel with confidence.

Leisure Family

8/10

Excellent

24 Mar 2024

Andy

Great location, friendly staff but rooms tired.

Friendly staff and great location, but room itself was really tired and in state of disrepair. Had multiple stays here but i think this will be our last time unless the rooms are refurb'd.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

18 Mar 2024

Rebecca

Only complaint is having to pay 12euro to hire a kettle otherwise couldn’t fault the room and facilities.

Leisure Friends

8/10

Excellent

08 Mar 2024

Rachelle

Nice place, worth what we paid for- nothing fancy

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

04 Mar 2024

Martin

Had a 2 night weekend break at this fantastic hotel, can't fault anything and breakfast was just great! Will be back again.

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

01 Mar 2024

Elizabeth

La Barracuda

A good hotel in a great location, on the beach and a short distance from the Benalmadena port.
Lovely rooftop bar.
Lots of restaurants in close proximity.
The disappointing part was the breakfast, food was cold and there was long queues for the tea/coffee machines.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

28 Feb 2024

Shane

Good location, dated hotel

Good location - very close to beach. Had the buffet breakfast which although the same each morning was hot and tasty. They do nickel and dime you if you want anything extra (a kettle eill set you back something like 20 euros a week.) Parking is available, but at 15 euros a night, its easier tobpark on the street. Room was old, but fine.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

15 Feb 2024

Imelda

Hotel Extra’s

We arrived around 6pm staff were very friendly, a big notice saying if you need a kettle it’s a charge of £10 euros & a £20 deposit, which is returned to you at checkout, that worked fine. Parking cost €15 euros per night, thankfully we found parking on the road , we decided to eat in the restaurant for only one night, which came at a cost of €18 each this did not include any drinks included water, we were very disappointed. The hotel was good clean and tidy,

Partner

6/10

Pleasant

03 Dec 2023

William

For an oceanfront/ oceanview room, the cost was very reasonable. Unfortunately it also came with drawbacks. There were no english channels on the tv, just 10 spanish channels. The tv screen was the size of my laptop. It was impossible to buy a cup of coffee at the hotel in the morning until the bar opened at 10:30. There was no coffeemaker in the room. The charge for parking was 16 euros per night. There is no tennis court despite being advertised. There were no towels at the pool, and it was quite cold.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

23 Nov 2023

Susan

Staff very helpful. Rooftop bar great. Food good

Leisure Self

8/10

Excellent

17 Nov 2023

Stewart

The hotel is located in the great area, clean peaceful, quiet and rooms are wide being cleaned daily. Staff are very helpful and kind.overall happy staying in La Baracuda, looking forward to come back next time.

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

14 Nov 2023

Helen

Shame about the food

Great location and very comfortable room. But the food most definitely let it down. Very poor and limited choice, same desserts most nights, and not at all vegetarian friendly. If you are vegetarian, I would think twice about staying there on a half board basis. It was literally non existent at dinner other than having a side dish of vegetables or chips.

Friends_and_family Family