Escandinavia  

Nothing it was very old and tired,

Bed was very very uncomfatable, Reception smelt off cat pee. dirty bathroom, old and damaged bedding, No soap, Room Smelt.

good location clean and friendly good value for money

The owners were very friendly but a little like faulty towers rooms were nice and clean and fresh towels everyday

The smell of cats down stairs noise of the traffic a double dual road one side and other side single one way street very noisy can go on all night at weekends because of nightclubs in the area. The hotel needs a good tidy down stairs one gets the feeling from the decor outside that they are waiting for a developer to come and pull it down.

Only location of Escandinavia

Cat walks into a hotel lobby, the service is slow, hotel interior is very old-fashioned and the front door open with great difficulty.

Staff were exceptionally welcoming. It is very clean and well appointed for a hostel. I would most certainly return and would highly recommend it if you are wanting to spend a few days in the area and looking for basic accommodation.

Near to town centre.

There was nothing to like. The hotel is dirty and smells throughout of cat urine. It's wiring contravenes Spanish law and is dangerous with broken sockets and old electrical items. Owners lock you in and out of hotel. Absolutely disgusting and is not a hotel and shouldn't even be called a hostel. It's time to close it down. I left the place covered in bug bites from the beds. The curtains did nothing to keep out the light and the noise from dogs barking and people ringing the bell to be let in is atrocious. You'd sleep better on a railway station platform.

Value for money, Location.

Not the cleanest hotel we've stayed in.we came in from the shops and needed the toilet, no one was around to give us our key so we took it from behind reception!

The location, and the staff were very good. The hotel was very good value for money, yes it was a bit old fashioned but for the price we paid that didn't matter

Our room was right at the top of the building (only 3 stories) and it was noisy , we could hear the fire door banging and the water tanks on the roof were noisy.

The balcony

The smell of the cats urinating around the building

I have stayed at this hostal before, Location can not be better in Torremolinos, very Close to Shopping, Nightlife, bus Station at the front, staff very helpful nice garden area and most importantly very good value for Money "you get even free wifi everwhere:)"

Just the shower could be updated, but I sure they will do it soon. Curtains could be a bit darker to sleep a bit longer afte a night out!

Having paid €12.50 secret deal we weren't expecting luxury. This is a basic no frills hotel in an ideal central location for both town and beach front. Would only stay for one or two nights. As other reviewers have said it is a bit tired and dated but serves a purpose. Ample free street parking outside.

The owner has an uncanny knack of appearing out of thin air to take room key from you when leaving the building even if it was just to go to car !

Excelent place. good spacious room and bathroom and balcony.good little cafe downstairs. On a main road but noise was not bad.

Everything. Peeling paint. Stained sheets and towels. Fag burns in the bed covers. The shower either scalded you or gave you frostbite- not able to use it. Full ashtray on balcony.Ceiling light didn't work. The worst place my wife and I have ever stayed in. Luckily we were only there for one night. The pictures and info on the internet are misleading. Stayed in room number 5.

it was cheap and friendly shops were near.

the things we didn't like about was it was to close to the main road, there were no bath and sink plug to have a soak nor a proper wash last but not least to finalise my opinion there was no access to the beach

Friendly staff, location from centre & train station, generous room size, dated but clean

TV not state of the art, but given the price and context...

Reception and room quality and facilities for price

Nothing

Location and price. Very close to train station - arrived late so very good. Price very good - special offer - ok for overnight or two days

A bit noisy but did not matter - had the always with me ! EAR PLUGS ! so useful

basic good clean central accomadation.Friendly helpful staff.

no tea coffee making facility in the room

The front garden was well established and had a really impressive lemon tree over the path. It is very central for the bars and close to the shops if you want to spend a few euros. Also its not far to the beach. Security was good as the owners live on site and can see the reception area from thier living space. However, unusually for hotels these days they requested I left the key with them whenever I went out, the upside was that no matter what time of day I returned they always answered the door and welcomed me back! Also, something that is really nice but probably quite unneccessary, the bed linen was changed ever day, it is really good to get into clean sheets every night but not especially environmentally friendly! The room was cleaned daily. They were friendly and welcoming, and very good value for moneyI stayed an extra night.

When I entered the hotel it was what I imagine 70s Spain would have looked like and the decor was rather tired.The bedroom was sparce but comfortable enough for the time I spent in it.

we were actually looking for a place from which Malaga Airport is easy to reach - we found it: the suburban railway station in only a 5-minutes-walk; as we arrived late in the evening and ledt early next morning we were glad to get a cheap and close-to-rail room; the bathroom we had was the most spacious among what we had during our Andalucia roundtrip - even bigger than some of our other rooms :)

it was impossible to lock the balcony door, despite that the room was on the 1st floor; the corridors and the reception area was stinked of cats (fortunately not the room!)

Extremely old, noisy and the air conditioning not working in a place like Malaga!!!

The staff were friendly and helpful.

Excellent location for the town and bars/restaurants. Ideal if arriving at Malaga airport too late to use local transport. Nice clean room which was great value for money.

i usually do not give reviews about where i stay when traveling, but this is worth mentioning. is the pension older? yes, with a lot of charm. is it in good repair? yes, everything in perfect working order. i am not accustomed to having the luxury of a private bathroom when i stay at hostals so this was a real treat. i stayed for 2 nights, and left for a week. i enjoyed the staff and accommodations that i returned to escandinavia when i returned to torremolinos. a 5 minute walk to the train to get the airport and city center of malaga and 10 mins to the beach. close enough to a grocer, shops, and restaurants but far enough from all the noise and bustle of such. and they have a wonderful bar on the end of the pension. also loved their cats! i will stay there again when i return to malaga and costa del sol. thank you!

a bit challenging to find the first time, but if i had looked more closely at a map i would not have encountered any difficulty.

our stay at the escandinvia was very good and could not fault a single thing we enjoyed our stay.