Parador de Málaga Gibralfaro

The views, some of the staff, the room size, the food in the restaurant, having access to a pool and a balcony.

The decor is ghastly - carpet and wicker stuff on the corridor walls. Doesn’t look updated since the 1970s. The restaurant staff seemed lazy (one couldn’t apparently get me anything other than hot soya milk or cows milk for my cup of tea - another found it perfectly easy to get me some cold soya milk - at breakfast the waitress told me there were no free tables on the verandah, though there were two just needed clearing which she did when I pointed this out). They seem to be relying on their great views too much. The bathroom door didn’t close properly and there was no lock on the bathroom doors. The food was ok but not great. The mango and avocado salad had a vile sweet biscuity thing with it and a mountain of green leaves and insufficient avocado. Membrillo in such a salad is unnecessary. I received no automatic assistance with my suitcase despite being older, tiny and slightly disabled (not visibly). This hotel just about suffices but it is far too expensive for its standards. Needs an overhaul.