Stayed here for a long weekend. Despite some rather bad reviews here on TA we thought it was great! The staff were very friendly and helpful the location good - between Marbella and 'the Port' . Breakfast buffet superb. I would say definitely a 4* star hotel by European standards.

I stayed at the NH Marbella for about five nights in August, 2005. This hotel is best suited to people with cars, as to reach the city center it is about a thirty-minute walk along a busy road and there is very infrequent bus service. The hotel had the feeling of being in transition when we visited, in that the staff were not knowledgeable about the area and they also were not familiar with the hotel facilities (eg how to open the balcony door), services (eg where the tour that we booked through the hotel would pick us up in the morning) and surroundings (eg a good restaurant nearby). The included breakfast is expansive but not very fresh-looking, there are few sunchairs by the pool and it is about 500 meters uphill from the beach. Overall, it is not located in a pleasant area and the rooms aren't worth the price you pay. Great bathrooms though!

Ive stopped here twice now, in June 2004 and in August 2005. Very pleased with the room and bathroom on both occasions, but like the other reviews have said the balcony is a bit on the small size and there arent many sun loungers available. There is a bit of a building site next door (ground level) but you dont really notice it until you're walking past, so it doesnt really spoil your stay in any way. Its not too far to walk into Marbella. Takes around 30 minutes. I would recomend this hotel even though it does have a few small problems.

Transferred to this hotel from NH Alanda due to overbooking problem. Room was very dark with a small balcony which you could not sit out in as it was so small. 17 Euros daily charge for parking. Swimming pool area extremely poor next door to the car park and a building site with a crane overlooking the pool Limited sun loungers, about 6, bar area unattended. Definitely not a 4*hotel.