25 Aug Where to stay in Malaga – Hotel Castilla Guerrero review
For the last three nights of my trip I chose Malaga as my destination. I had a direct connection to Bucharest, the city has a beach, I wanted to see Picasso’s birthplace and just relax after walking so much.
The bus from Nerja left me at about 200–300 meters from the hotel so I wasted no time in getting there and went out immediately to start exploring Malaga.
Hotel Castilla Guerrero – location
Hotel Castilla Guerrero, a 3 star hotel, is situated on Calle Cordoba 7 and right outside you have a taxi station which you can use to reach the airport, like I did. 21 euro was the cost and, honestly, after two weeks of walking and one final day of 18–20 kilometers, it was worth it.
Before booking the hotel I looked at the surroundings and found it to be close to many things I wanted to visit.
The Picasso Museum is about 800 meters away, the Cathedral around 550 meters, Alcazaba about 900 meters and Castillo Gibralfaro around 1.9 kilometers away.
If you want to relax at the beach, Playa la Malagueta is about 1.1 kilometers away while the ferry terminal is roughly 600 meters away.
So you can clearly see that everything is within walking distance.
The stay
Before starting the review I should mention that on the ground floor next to the hotel there is a small cafeteria where you can have breakfast.
I chose to eat something light on the morning of my flight since I never eat much before flying and I wanted to walk a bit more and enjoy the city.
Regarding the hotel, the staff was OK. I didn’t interact much with them, mostly because by that point in my trip I didn’t need help with tickets or planning.
Their English was good and everything went smoothly.
The room was small. Probably only in Nochela Sevilla I had a smaller one.
Still, it was very clean, room service was present each day and everything was well maintained.
The bed was small, single size, but slightly larger than the one I had in Hotel Universal.
The bathroom was spotless, cleaned daily and restocked with supplies. Decent size and perfectly usable.
As an extra bonus, the room was heated. At the end of the trip it felt like a 50–50 split between cities with cold rooms (Seville, Cordoba, Ronda) and those with proper heating (Granada, Nerja, Malaga).
Is it worth it?
All things considered, I enjoyed my stay at this hotel and I wouldn’t skip it if I return to Malaga.
I think the rating on Booking is fair and I would personally place this hotel at around 3 out of 5 stars.
If you plan to explore the city while staying here, you can check available Malaga tours here. (Search on GetYourGuide: Malaga walking tour / Malaga city highlights / Picasso museum Malaga tickets)
If you’re planning a longer trip through this region, check my complete Spain travel guide here.
Even though I wrote quite a few articles for this series we are not done yet. I still plan to write about a place I really enjoyed eating in Malaga and a full article covering my entire Andalucia trip.
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