The El Pilar is situated in the heart of old town Estepona. It looks an imposing property from the outside, and yet inside it feels modern and smaller. Beautiful attention the detail such as the carved door surrounds to each room. The weather was terrible while we stayed, and we would have liked to option to use a lounge area; the only one the hotel has is in the reception lobby & it was way too cold, wet and windy to use this, so the only option is to relax in your room when in the hotel. The Spa was also closed. Many people comment on the noise in the hotel, and while there was some noise from the hotel bar, Coopers Bar below us, it went quiet around midnight, so wasn’t a problem for us. The staff were all lovely, special shout out to Hosè Antonio the bar man in Coopers Bar. Despite the weather it was a lovely stay and we hope to return and see Estepona in the sunshine.