El Fuerte Marbella

This was our first trip to Marbella, and we stayed at El Fuerte Marbella with our two daughters. It turned out to be a fantastic choice and an excellent family-friendly hotel.||Everything about our stay was exceptional. From the moment we arrived, the level of service, quality, and attention to detail stood out. The staff were always smiling, warm, and genuinely kind, which immediately made us feel welcome.||The hotel’s location is perfect — just a few minutes’ walk to the Old Town, yet peaceful and relaxing. The hotel terrace and the direct access down to the beach level were excellent and added a lot to the experience.||Breakfast was superb, with great variety and quality. The rooms, overall hotel cleanliness, and the views were outstanding — truly nothing to criticize.||What really made the difference was the concierge team. They didn’t just assist us; they worked like a professional back office supporting our daily plans. As we were leaving the hotel every day for day trips, the concierge team stayed in direct contact with us via WhatsApp, followed up consistently, suggested the best spots to visit, and helped us with restaurant bookings. The level of care and follow-up was genuinely impressive.||The lounge, valet service, and overall quality throughout the hotel were flawless. Most importantly, it was truly great value for money.||A special thank you to the concierge team — Victoria Sorokina, David, and Laura. You made our first family trip to Marbella truly memorable and created unforgettable memories for us.||Highly recommended. We will definitely return.

This is a fantastic hotel. From the moment we checked in (which was late evening) the staff were friendly, efficient and couldn't do enough for us. The hotel is beautifully maintained and very close to the lovely old town area of Marbella. Our room was spotless and decorated to a very high standard. The breakfast was incredible, with excellent food and lots of choice. Always plenty of staff and again, excellent service from a really committed and super-friendly team. As it was winter there was just the Levante bar / restaurant open and we had an excellent meal with great service on the three occasions we ate there. I can't recommend this hotel enough, I would stay here again in a heartbeat.

We visited after Christmas and spent New Year at the hotel. We loved the location right at the beach. Our seaside suite looked right over the Mediterranean. It is labeled a junior suite, but in most hotels this would be a regular suite. A good size sitting area with a big screen TV, a dining table for 4, a separate bedroom with a king size bed, two large closets, a 2-room bathroom with shower and bathtub, a hot tub on the balcony, plus a sitting area on the balcony. Not sure what is junior about that.||The service at the hotel is great. The food is very good, both the Levante restaurant and room service (same menu, very fast). The breakfast is spectacular: Jamon Iberico slided to order, eggs cooked to order, cava and champagne, fruits, veggies, yoghurts, a great bread and viennoiserie selection, fresh pressed orange juice and any coffee drink you can think off.||Depending on your room, you have access to the Select club. This is a very nice area with free drinks and the service again is excellent.||We brought our 2 yorkies and they were treated very well.||I would highly recommend the El Fuerte Marbella and we will be back.

The most beautiful location with exceptional food. Breakfast & dinner outstanding. Selected Junior suite with sea view room was large size, first class comfort with the best pillows, truly 5 star. Selected lounge option also a nice treat! Much nicer than the website photos! Perfectly clean & smells like a spa throughout the hotel. We will be back!

We had a wonderful stay at El Fuerte Marbella. Our junior suite faced the sea and the view was absolutely fantastic — waking up to the sound of the waves was unforgettable 🌊. The staff were friendly and kind, and a special thanks goes to Laura from the Guest Experience team for her excellent service and warm attitude. Overall, we were happy with everything, though prices are on the higher side. Service can be a bit slow at times — we waited around 15–20 minutes for coffees at breakfast and for the valet to bring our luggage. Still, a beautiful hotel in a perfect location — we’d love to come back!

Fabulous hotel, perfectly placed right on the beach and a short walk into the old town. We had a great time, friendly staff, sea view room and didn't realise we had booked a 'selected' experience. This included extras like late check out, enhanced breakfast and best of all, a free business-type lounge with wines, beers, spirts, snacks, private sun lounge areas etc. Amazing and definitely coming back!

Excellent Hotel with a fancy appearence. Even the entrance is gorgeous. What a nice welcome! They own an executive art gallary and several restaurants with great cuisine. The view from the rooftop is amazing by day and night. The hotel is very central and close to the beach. Their facilities offer a great time for all kind. The staff is very friendly and cooperate. I truly recommend a stay here.

I've given this one star in the hope that people will read the review and be warned....the hotel is one of the most beautiful we have stayed in we will certainly stay there again...BUT the VIP transfer service is appalling and should be avoided. The staff at the hotel are superb and it is lovely. The airport transport service they use should be avoided - it is very expensive, there are plenty of cabs at the hotel and the airport and our experience with them at these prices was poor (and this was apparently not a unique experience to us). The driver was 45 minutes late caught in non-existent traffic (no one else was affected) and after advising them of this they were in denial despite Whatsapp evidence of timings - we contacted them about the no show of the driver). No apology, surly driver (both ways), thought they were doing us a favour by stopping off at the hospital for 5 minutes en route to the airport even though it was on the way and their aftercare service was rude and not helpful in the slightest. Please go to the hotel but DO NOT use the VIP transfer offered, it is a waste of money and a poor experience.

This hotel is fantastic! We've had such a wonderful stay. Vega was so gracious and welcoming when we arrived late and tired. Isabel and Gonzalo have been fantastic and helpful every day. I this hotel / resort and highly recommend if you want a five star experience and a five star staff. We will come back for our next anniversary. Great location. Private beach. Get exclusive rooms for all the extras. Great entertainment. Fantastic dining

Staying at the hotel with 3 rooms. Arrived at solemo bar told no service at 5:45. Lots of available tables. Told that all the tables were reserved. I think they thought we were not hotel guests. Once we told them that we were hotel guests they told us that the bar closes at 6 on Saturday. We had been there on Friday and it had closed at 7. We were able to get served on the beach chairs beside the solermo bar but we felt that we were getting a favour from the bar staff. Quite unfortunate given that we have 3 rooms at the hotel for 4 days. Subsequent to the bad service I was able to talk to the GM about this incident He was very apologetic and very understanding I was impressed by the recovery of a bad service incident

Stayed here for a weekend hens party last year and absolutely love this place. This hotel is beautiful, also the location is perfect, right in the center of Marbella. The staff is nice and everything its very clean.

Nice place overlooking the Mediterranean, with multi language speaking help, people from all over Western Europe, and a safe clean environment. Beds are typically Spanish- which means not great. Our King bed is just two doubles pushed together. We've been sleeping every night with the exterior patio door open so we could here the sound of the water. That has been fantastic! Boardwalk between us and the water is quiet, convenient, and provides some fun shopping. Marbella the town doesn't quite live up to the hype. I prefer Mallorca, Ibiza, and for truly quiet relaxation Menorca.