Balcony
Check availability

Reviews of Hotel Monarque El Rodeo

3 out of 5
Hotel Monarque El Rodeo
Calle de Victor de la Serna, s/n, Marbella, Malaga

Reviews

7.4

Good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 34 out of 172 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 74 out of 172 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 45 out of 172 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 15 out of 172 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 4 out of 172 reviews" "

8.0/10

Cleanliness

7.8/10

Staff & service

8.8/10

Amenities

7.0/10

Property conditions & facilities

7.6/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Brice

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The property was very good value. Room not over the top but spacious enough and clean with a balcony. And the food option was excellent (on full board). That was really yummy. Not super diversified but enough for different tastes. And delicious_ every time. That's all the more important when you consider the fact that restaurants in Marbella aren't cheap. They're actually quite expensive.
Response from Recepcion on 13 Mar 2024
Thank you for your excellent review. We hope to see you again soon in our establishment.Best regards.Reception Hotel El Rodeo

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Lovely hotel, very clean and staff very friendly. Great location
Stayed 7 nights in Aug 2021

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Stayed 6 nights in Sep 2019

10/10 Excellent

Santos

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
m Weekend Getaway
A very good hotel with a rooftop pool. The price was great for the all inclusive features. The food was delicious though drinks were not included. I would definitely stay here again. The location was great, everything was within walking distance.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2019

8/10 Good

John

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Good clean rooms
Accommodation was good. Room air conditioner was very good. Breakfast was ok - why is there reconstituted juice in Spain? Evening food was like eating in a canteen. Staff were friendly.
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2019

10/10 Excellent

Mercedes, Philadelphia

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Excellent customer service
Great location! Excellent customer service. Everybody smiling and pleased to help and answer all our questions. We will definitely be back. The room has a balcony and it is spacious.
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 7 nights in May 2019

10/10 Excellent

Lana, New City, NY

Travelled with family, Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Location is great, few minutes walk to old town and beach, nice breakfast.
Stayed 2 nights in May 2019

10/10 Excellent

Sarah

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Lovely clean hotel, very central. Would definitely revisit again
Stayed 7 nights in Sep 2018

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Good value, location, privacy. Mostly clean. Good air condition.
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2018

8/10 Good

Islwyn

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2018

10/10 Excellent

John, Tewkesbury

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great value,close to everything
Great location,friendly helpful staff and fantastic food.would definitely return
Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2018

10/10 Excellent

Anna

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great stay
Great stay, amazing hotel!
Stayed 1 night in May 2018

8/10 Good

Dianne, BC Canada

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Nice and close to everything!
Loved the location of this hotel. Breakfast was ok. Wardrobes we’re not long enough to hang dresses.
Stayed 3 nights in May 2018

10/10 Excellent

khalid, Bristol

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
This is fourth times my family stayed in this hotel. Everything's excellent
Stayed 8 nights in Apr 2018

8/10 Good

MICHAEL

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Staff very helpful, clean hotel and rooms and close the all shops, restaurants and beach.
Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2017

10/10 Excellent

Oli, Los Angeles, CA

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Really nice hotel, superb location
This hotel exceeded my expectations. I booked only two nights at first and decided to stay a few more. The location is superb, the central beach and walkway with all restaurants and tourists are 3 minute walk, the old town with it's own charm is also 3 minute walk (only the other direction). The room was large, bright, and with a nice balcony. There was a rooftop pool too, which I ended up not using as the beach was right there. Breakfast is included and I give it 5 stars, not only for variety and service, but for ambience - it is served in a nice, spacious restaurant. The hotel also offers affordable excursions to other places through a partner agency, so the tour bus stops conveniently around the corner from the hotel. Finally, the staff was excellent, from several front desk clerks to cleaning and kitchen staff. For the hotel in that price range it is more than you bargain for.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2017

8/10 Good

John, Greater London

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Hotel El Rodeo Aug 17
Marbella is beautiful. Lots of hotels and thousands of tourists, but still feels very Spanish. Beaches are huge and clean with lots of facilities and bars, restaurants etc. Mountains at the back of town are spectacular, and parks are lush. Casco Antiguo old town is quaint. Definitely take the ferry to Puerto Banus. Only €15 for a return journey - about 20 minutes each way. Amazing views of the coastline and mountains. Stay in Puerto Banus for as long as you want and get the ferry back later. If you're travelling from Malaga Airport, book the bus online with Avanzabus - only about €9. No need to get expensive shuttles or taxis. Hotel is getting a bit dated, but very clean and tidy - great value for a basic stay. I loved it - perfect for me.
Stayed 7 nights in Aug 2017

10/10 Excellent

jan, england

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great hotel
Great location basic hotel but sufficient as I spent most of my time out the hotel it satisfied my needs. Will certainly be returning. Lovely staff very helpful Thanks Hotel Rodeo
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2017

8/10 Good

Conor

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Close to all amenities and close to beach
Nice hotel in the heart of the action and close to all restaurants and bars.

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Disliked: Room comfort
Close to the beach, friendly staff
The room was clean and tidy. Bed wasn't that comfy but reasonable for the price paid. Staff were friendly and helpful

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
in the middle of all
No Hussel or Hussel good coffe mashine for the morning coffe

8/10 Good

S, new york, ny

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Nice staff. Housekeepers wouldn't take a tip & were lovely. A little skim on bath items but they worked with us & got us needed things. Very large & great room other than beds/pillows which were rock hard. AC worked very well but mini fridge didn't although it did the job. Safe available for rent & deposit. Breakfast could improve. Not many healthy choices. Ice would've been nice! We really enjoyed our balcony! It was spacious & had padio furniture. Small elevators. Cute roof deck pool but no pool towels.

8/10 Good

Linda, Gibraltar

Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort
Starlite Night
stayed for one night as I was going to the Starlite Music Festival. In terms of value for money in central Marbella I would recommend it, after all one doesn't go to Marbella to be in the room except to sleep. If you want no frills in superb location this is perfect.

4/10 Poor

Verified traveller

Disliked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort
doors for rooms are fragile and can hear everything from the outside also concerns for easy break in with no real lock for the doors which brought a continued concern for my belongings. location wise very ideal quick easy main cabs are just outside and all the restaurants 2min walk to the shore and ferry to puerto banus.

8/10 Good

Peter, Dublin

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stay in el rodeo
Great location and great value

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness
good for the money
Good hotel for price paid. Fairly tired but clean. Great location - easy access to shops/restaurants/ beach.

8/10 Good

Graeme, Edinburgh

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Great Location in the cosmopolitan heart.
Overall a really good time staying there. The receptionist Maria is one of the best you can meet.. A gem. The hotel is let down by poor maintenance and internal reporting. I have brought this to the hotel's management, not simply for my benefit, but more importantly for future guests. They had better step up to the challenge. Please be belligerent if they don't. I still left happy all because of Maria's help and information, acting as a concierge.

8/10 Good

mjh, Jersey

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Very central location, short walk to the beach
Positives - Very central location, short walk to the beach and port area with bars and restaurants. Taxi rank and horse drawn carriage just at end of the street. Tree lined streets so you don’t feel too far from nature. Food was always hot when required and always refreshed when empty. The small pool and sun terrace is on floor 7 and the 6th floor room I stayed in was more than adequate. There is free wifi in the restaurant floor and when I requested wifi for the room I was given the password free of charge. There were two decent sized wardrobes in the room, a LCD TV with BBC world channel and two other English news channels on it. In room telephone, bedside lights, desk with chair and built in fridge. There is a safe in one of the wardrobes but I didn’t use this although other guests I spoke to did. The bathrooms are a bit dated like most of the décor but the shower was hot and good water pressure even on the 6th floor. The aircon needed a bit of instruction in how to use it but worked well and only a bit noisy when on full fan. The aircon stays on even when you switch off the main room switch. Negatives – the hotel décor etc is a bit tired but it does have Spanish character and a lot of Spanish people stay here. There is some building work going on next door on the first floor but higher floors are best, as noise can travel up from the street as well. The sun terrace is on floor 7 but the lift only goes to floor 6 (no further space for comments)

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveller

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Way too much noise
The hotel is very tired. Poor quality bedding with cigarette burns in covers. The rooms are very noisey with inter connecting doors in most of them. You can hear everything from your neighbours. Outside is a taxi rank and recycling that gets emptied in the middle of the night. I found it impossible to sleep and had to buy sleeping tablets from the pharmacy conveniently located over the road.

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Disliked: Cleanliness
Location and Price resonable
Great location, just noisy at night time. Rooftop pool is good, sunbeds mostly broken and old however it's also comfortable on the ground. Reception staff is fantastic. Housekeeping .....no comment, don't expect fresh towels or a clean room. You have to run after towels daily as they will be taken away in the morning and not returned by the evening. You either bring your own or look for cleaners throughout the hotel. There ate 2 bars however during my 2 weeks stay, non of them where open, even it is advertised. Nevertheless, there are plenty bars around the building with great atmosphere. Breakfast buffet is very good and has lots of variety. Unfortunately, the waiters seem very unhappy and annoyed of guests. They take your plate and cup while your eating, like they want you to leave. I have never seen a smile or heard a good morning, which was not so pleasant - only seeing angry faces. It made the impression that they refuse to give service, as they push you aside instead of letting you go your way, plates, cutlery, cups ect. have been banged on the table and tongs thrown into the foot. I tried lunch only once and first they didn't want to allow me as I wanted to pay extra. Result was that I did not get served for drinks and I didn't return for luchn or dinner. FREE Wifi was advertised, however there is a fee. The price is fair for the location, just don't expect too much. It's a good place for party people who are only there to sleep.

10/10 Excellent

tm, Oslo

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great location
The hotel has a great location in the middle of the city, close to the beach and with many bars and restaurants nearby and still fearly quiet. Nice and helpfull people at the hotel. Good price. Will stay here next time in Marbella.

8/10 Good

BB, Glasgow

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Fantastic location
Excellent location - 5 mins to Old Town & Promenade / beach, plenty of shops, bars, restaurants in surrounding area. Room cleaned every day, friendly staff. Food not great, breakfast is fine with hot & cold choices but evening meals are disappointing. Having said that, I have stayed here 3 times now, as the location is very central, its clean and handy for buses to Puerto Banus etc. All in all a great little basic hotel in a fab location and good value.

6/10 Okay

Gee, UK

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Disliked: Room comfort
Surprisingly ok hotel
Central location. Close to beach, good bus access to various parts of the city. Only main down side is the fact that there is no wi-fi in the rooms. You have to go to 1st floor to use it....a pain.

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
good
Clean and tydy food nots so good

6/10 Okay

Lasisi Love

Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Great location
Close to beach and bars and restaurants. Decent hotel, pleasantly surprised.

4/10 Poor

Aditya, New York

Disliked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great location, pretty awful hotel and service
Hotel is located at about a 5 minute walk from the old town, a 3 minute walk from the beach and about a ten minute drive from Puerto Banus. For a hotel that is located that close to the beach, they don't provide you with beach towels. Beds are awful, one thin pillow per room single bed, rooms are extremely basic. No wifi in the rooms, toiletries are rationed and no sea view as advertised. There is a building of approximately the same height blocking your view.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Simple, clean and dated in great location
I was very pleasantly surprised with my stay at this hotel. I went on a business trip with a colleague and had dinner, room and breakfast. The food was good and the service was pleasant. The rooms are very dated but were clean and comfortable. Wi fi only available on common areas though. Location was great. There is very little parking in and around the area but there is underground car parking a short walk away. If you are looking for 5* accommodation this is not for you. Mainly retired couples and persons on a budget. I would recommend the El Rodeo

4/10 Poor

Verified traveller

Disliked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Hotel Monarque El Rodeo Review, spend 3 day in APR
The hotel location is excellent, however it is very basic, the furniture is basic and old, the service is average, the hotel need some upgrade/maintenance work, cleanness is average and rooms do not smell great.

8/10 Good

graham, london

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
ok for couples
The stay at the hotel overall is alright. The only downside is finding staff at the bar, plus not much entertainment.

10/10 Excellent

darren, London, UK

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
real value
fantatstic value for a 3star hotel...great location for the beach and orange square...rooftop terrace is great place to relax..staff are brilliant and always helpful ....def would stay again.

6/10 Okay

Emma Kelly

Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Nice comfort hotel -value for money.Friendly staff , great amenities / facilities to offer. Local is amazing right in the centre of Marbella and just a few minutes walk to the port/ beach front. Only faults with this hotel is there is no outside pool as featured on Hotels.com but just a tiny pool under a terrace which has never been cleaned. - Food in the hotel is ok , breakfast is lovely plenty of choice but unfortunately the evening meal was very poor and only a couple of choices. I would stay in this hotel again but only on a bed & breakfast basis only.

8/10 Good

Maple

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Good hotel
The hotel is near the old town of Marbella, so far from Puerto Barnus if this is what you want. The location is convinient with plenty of bars, restaurants nearby. I have to say, the nicer beaches are little further away towards Puerto Barnus, 20-30 min walking. The beach near the hotel is small and crownded. Our room is facing the street, it's a bit noisy in the morning. Our room had a balcony which is nice. The staff are friendly. There is free wifi in the reception and cafe area.

10/10 Excellent

Anthony, London,United Kingdom

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Prime location and great value
The hotels location is perfect, less than 2 minutes walk from the beach. Rooms were cleaned to a high standard daily. Hotel staff are very friendly and helpful. Restaurant was decent and breakfast was lovely. All in all, I felt that it was great value.

8/10 Good

Geoff, Portsmouth

Liked: Staff & service, room comfort
Dated but good location
On the plus side the location was excelent within easy walking distance of the sea and my favorite part the Casco Antiguo with Orange square at its heart . The staff were friendly and helpful and the room clean. Breakfast was adequate and plenty of it. The pool on the roof was small but a quiet refuge from the town. The down side was the road outside was narrow and cars parked there constantly with the traffic that brings with it. The hotel as a whole was dated and with only two lifts we were thankful we were not there in school holiday time. All in all an adequte three star hotel.

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Disliked: Room comfort
El Rodeo-Marbella, Spain
Great location and clean. However, they will only give you one large towel per person (and the towels are old and threadbare). Everyday was a fight for a second towel. Sometimes clean towels are not available until later in the day, long after you need a towels after being at the beach. No pool towels provided. The beds are uncomfortable. They only use flat sheets so the minute you move in the bed the sheet comes off. We were sleeping on uncovered mattresses. Nice breakfast at the buffet. Food plentiful. Free Internet available in the large and comfortable bar/lounge. Always got a good signal. The best feature is the location. The hotel is a couple blocks from the beach in one direction and close to the town in another direction. Close to shopping and restaurants.

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort
hotel monarque el rodeo in marbella
The initial thought was oh no, when we pulled up in our taxi, however do not be put off by this the reception area, and rooms were of 3 star quality, clean, adequate and comfortable. it was very good value for money, an the surrounding area, and amenities were great. Breakfast was nice. the only improvement i would make would be pool, and bar service as we had to ring for bar service and were unsure of opening times. Other than this great hotel definately recommend. ****