We stayed at the Amanhavis hotel from 3 April to the 10 April, 2007. We spotted it on Tripadvisor and fell in love with it instantly.
It's in a tiny Spanish village, completely unspoilt and full of character and charm.

We stayed in the Alchemist room. All the rooms are individually themed. There is a tiny pool, but I doubt anyone would really use it. It's not the type of hotel you would go to if you want sit
by the pool all day. There is no room service or hotel bar but the restaurant is a real treat. We ate there once and I was most impressed. They pay great attention to detail and go that extra mile to make your meal that little bit special.

You definitely need to hire a car, otherwise you'd find staying at Benahavis too limited. Marbella, Puerto Beanus and Esponia
are within a 20 minute drive. The golf courses are magnificent
and you can play a round of golf for about £40 in some of the
mid-priced courses.

We stayed during Easter, unfortunately the weather was awful. It was dull and quite chillly. We really enjoyed our stay and would recommend it to others for a short break.

Just minutes away from the coast line, a small and terribly cute hotel in a mountain village of Benahavis. This hotel has interpreted the Andalucian history and put it into the hotel rooms. Never seen a small hotel with so much charme and elegance, yet attention to details.
Hotel staff go out of their way to help, recommend and assist in any way possible. We got stranded for our own fault, the staff stayed on the phone for several hours to sort out our problems of lost tickets, credit cards, keys etc
Food is incredible, with daily changing menu and personalized menus printed for every table. Overall quality is just one reason to come back.
I wish there were more small hotels with the professionalism of a five star chaine hotel.

We stayed in the Amanhavis for a week following reviews here. We were not disappointed. The whole setting is lovely, especially if you just want to get away from it all. The drive to it is very nice and it's hard to believe you're so close to places like Puerto Banus. The hotel itself is really special. We stayed in the Spice Traders room which was lovely. The room was perfectly clean and everything was cleaned and tidied each morning. We spent some time on the sun terrace which was lovely and very private as most guests must use the place as a base and don't tend to be there during the day. We ate at the restaurant twice and it was very good.

The only thing that wasn't so good was that we didn't really fit in being younger...I think most guests are in their 50s/60s and the owners are more used to that.

I'd definitely go back for a restful week.

Five days before our stay at the Amanhavis my wife broke her leg. We emailed the hotel and asked for guidance whether to cancel our stay because my wife had crutches and a wheelchair. They said there were a few steps but felt sure we would be OK. We are certainly glad we took their advice. This is a fabulous place to stay, we were there three days and enjoyed every minute of it. The hotel is located in the pretty little village of Benahavis about 6 kilometers inland from Marbella. There are only nine bedrooms of which we had the "Horsethiefs Hideaway" very quirky but very nice. The pool area is lovely, we had dinner by the pool twice,please try it the food is excellent. Everthing about this hotel is very good but what makes it stand out from the crowd is the superlative personal service with some lovely touches that just make all the difference. There was a personalised welcome written on a board in reception and even the daily restaurant menus welcomed us personally to dinner. Many many little thoughtful touches seperate this hotel from the ordinary. The owner Berkhart really knows his business and it shows everywhere.If you want chrome and crystal chandeliers don't go but if you like character and the warmest welcome with good food, book now.
A word of warning the hotel really can't handle wheel chairs but crutches were fine-there are steps and no lift.