Name: AC Hotel Málaga Palacio by Marriott
Address: Cortina del Muelle, 1, Malaga Historic Centre, Málaga, Andalusia, Spain, Málaga, Andalusia, ES
Price range: $201–$908 per night
Rating: 8.95

What guests think

AC Hotel Málaga Palacio by Marriott draws praise for its unbeatable central location beside the cathedral and port, friendly staff, and a rooftop bar, restaurant and small pool that deliver standout city-and-sea views.

Rooms are generally comfortable and many have balconies with great views, though some guests report dated decor, weak air conditioning in cooler months, street or elevator noise, and occasional Wi‑Fi issues. Cleanliness is typically strong, but a recurring bathroom drain smell is noted in a few rooms. Expect a lively, well-situated city hotel with superb vistas and some urban and operational trade‑offs.

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Facilities

Rooftop bar, restaurant and small pool with panoramic views are a highlight. Downsides include no on-site parking (public garages nearby can be confusing or costly), occasional elevator waits, spotty Wi‑Fi, and a pool area that gets busy.

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Daniel

Nov 18, 2025

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Stayed 3 nights

Personal i pool-baren är underbara och trevliga. Det ligger perfekt och är underbart under December då det är fullt jultema! Men denna gång var servicen inte det bästa. De har personal som öppnar dörrar men ibland stod de och drömde och stirrade ut och missade att folk kom. Dessutom var det ett bankande hela dagarna så man kunde inte slappna av och inte riktigt jobba då det lät. När jag ringde skulle de kolla upp vad det var och återkomma, men fick en lapp att kontakta receptionen men när jag kom dit visste de inte vad det var om. Ingen proffsig service vilket är synd då hotellet i övrigt är bra. Mycket trevlig poolbar på toppen dock men tyvärr inte uppvärmd så även om det i November var 22 grader var det 16 i poolen och 18 i havet...

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Kelly

Oct 10, 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

This is a wonderful hotel with breathtaking views of the city from their rooftop restaurant and bar! It is totally stunning!! Loved staying there!

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Anna

Aug 14, 2023

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Stayed 7 nights

I would like to add information about the elevators in the building. They are under all critisism, all of the guest elevators are prioritized to the 15th floor (rooftop terazz), so all of the times you need to wait an extremely realllly long time to get to your floor or to the reception. They should change that to one or two elevators being prioritized and the other one not and can be used easily for the guest. I would also like to add a comment about the personel in the rooftop bar - they could be more friendly. They felt like they did not want to be there. The rooftop area and pool itself is amazing, and the view is perfect. The cleaning could be a bit better (like swiping the floors and changing the shower gel during the week - I had to ask for that since they did not even check if the container was empty). Overall a nice hotel, we hade a wonderful balcony, comfy beds and pillows, and view / location was amazing. Really friendly staff in the reception. Would rate it as 3 star, not 4 or higher. :) Kudos to you guys!

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Francis

Feb 6, 2024

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Stayed 4 nights

Superb hotel, not very modern but excellent. Fantastic view from the rooftop restaurant and swimming pool. No parking ! Public parking very close but awfully expensive. This is one of my favourite hotels.

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Nicholas

Dec 26, 2022

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Stayed 1 night

Graet hotel and location, parking was at a public space just across the road at about 30euro a day. Due to xmas eve we ate at the hotel, the food was great but service was very poor but it was xmas eve. Will stay again but will miss xmas eve as nothing happening outside but lovely lights

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Jean-Paul

Aug 14, 2025

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Stayed 5 nights

Fijn hotel op top locatie. Vriendelijk en attent personeel. Hotel heeft geen eigen parkeergelegenheid, maar 50 meter verder zit een parkeergarage.

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Michael

Apr 8, 2024

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Stayed 9 nights

We stayed for our business trip for about 9 days. They have a great breakfast buffet on the 2nd floor. There’s a pool on the rooftop you can use if you don’t mind everyone at the bar watching you. Rooftop restaurant food was average; you’re definitely paying for the view not for the food. The staff were all very friendly. Only downfall, being a business trip we needed WiFi to do our business . It worked barely 25% of the while we were there. Technician came twice but only fixed it temporarily and it made working difficult.

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Peter

Apr 13, 2024

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Stayed 4 nights

4 night short break for senior couple. Had used this venue for meeting up with friends in the past for coffee. This was the first time using it as our hotel base. Location and service was superb. Only downside is that tickets are sold to non- residents for the roof terrace bar at night as well as for events in the daytime. It makes business sense but is not great for residents.

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Megan

Feb 16, 2024

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Stayed 2 nights

Overall an average hotel. Positives: - Location - close to the marina and only 20 min walk from the train station - Very comfy bed - Large bathroom and very good shower - Room cleaned every day - made a lovely fuss of my sister for her birthday, with a cake and a balloon in the room when we arrived Negatives: - The wait for the lifts was ridiculous - Soundproofing from the corridors wasn’t great - Breakfast is quite expensive, so we chose to go elsewhere - there are plenty of places for pastries and breakfast nearby. - Air conditioning was lacking power - Rooftop gets too busy - we were advised that if you say you’re a resident, they will try and get you a seat, but there was no method to the waiting/seating, it was just a free for all. We would try a different hotel in the centre next time.

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Einar

Jun 10, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Only bad part is parking It is very confusing- you have to park where there are cones and there is no self parking or parking garage

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Cleanliness

Generally clean and well kept with many spotless rooms. A recurring bathroom drain odor is noted in several reviews, with occasional housekeeping lapses.

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Marina

Aug 25, 2023

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Stayed 5 nights

Our room smelled of drain. We reported this to the reception, unfortunately it smelled the whole stay. The beds are uncomfortable. The staff in the rooftop restaurant was very unfriendly. The staff at the rooftop bar was very friendly. Unfortunately, the pool was very dirty, you have to fight for loungers. The location of the hotel is great. Everything is good on foot and can be reached quickly. Unfortunately, the hotel is not worth 4 stars

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Chris

Dec 17, 2025

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Stayed 3 nights

Clean room, friendly staff.

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Michael

Nov 10, 2025

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Stayed 4 nights

Rent och trevligt rum. Läget är fantastiskt, nära till allt. Mycket trevlig och serviceminded personal.

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Stephen

Apr 2, 2023

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Stayed 4 nights

Excellent location for experiencing the city. Hotel and room were spotless.

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GABRIEL

Nov 7, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Wonderful location. Comfortable rooms. Nice staff. Sink has a strange smell from the drain.

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Aleksandr

Aug 28, 2024

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Stayed 3 nights

The hotel is great and location is perfect. About 12 minutes walk from the beach and all the restaurants. The only comment is that we had a weird smell in the bathroom in our room.

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David

Mar 10, 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

Good location - modern well maintained rooms Service was good across the hotel and the rooftop bar is a must Real cups in the room (they only provided paper ones) would make a difference There were also a pair of socks under the table in the room which made me question how well the room had been cleaned

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terrry

Jan 4, 2025

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Stayed 3 nights

Our room was very clean and stylish. We had the best view from our balcony. The beds were so comfortable.

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Jorge

Nov 7, 2025

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Stayed 4 nights

Nice, clean and spacious rooms. The staff was always willing to help, I would definitely recommend AC Hotel Málaga Palacio.

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Lisa

Apr 15, 2023

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Stayed 3 nights

Hotel beds and rooms so comfortable with all conveniences, wonderful breakfast with great coffee and huge selection of foods, friendly staff. The rooftop bar and restaurant has an amazing view and great tapas for happy hour. Only drawbacks- street noise not good at fourth floor and smoke drift- as smoking was allowed on the balconies-was irritating. There was a bad plumbing smell in the bathroom mainly in the morning. Would stay again definitely though despite.

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Rooms

Rooms are comfortable and often spacious, many with balconies and excellent harbor or city views. Some guests report dated décor, street or elevator noise, and weak or nonfunctional air conditioning in cooler months.

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Alicia

Dec 8, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Great location, service and a nice quiet room

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Richard

Jan 20, 2026

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Stayed 1 night

Great room with a fabulous view and walking distance to all the important places to visit. Breakfast was exceptional.

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Anders

Dec 31, 2022

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Stayed 2 nights

Perfect location and great roof top bar. Hotel is a bit worn out and needs some refurbishment. Doesn’t feel like a 5 star hotel.

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Anna

Dec 6, 2025

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Stayed 3 nights

Huge room amazing view, brilliant location. Good breakfast

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Chirag

Apr 27, 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

Excellent location, good stay. Only problem room AC was not working. They provided fan but still AC hotel AC was not working

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Philippe Michael

Sep 6, 2025

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Stayed 3 nights

Roof-top terrace and pool and excellent with wonderful views of the city and harbour. Room was very comfortable. The only slight issue we had was elevator noise including through the night

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Eduard

Feb 21, 2026

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Stayed 1 night

Dry air and warm room with basic fit out. Not comfortable

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Fernando

Sep 25, 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

Air conditiong did not work at first and not enough cool air even after they repaired. Refrigerator was also not working. Rooms are way outdated.

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Susan

Apr 29, 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

Rooms were large and attractive. Bed was very comfy. It was in a great part of Malaga, close to all the attractions, bars and restaurants. The rooftop bar and pool was a real bonus. I would highly recommend.

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Martyna

Sep 2, 2025

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Stayed 4 nights

Das Zimmer lag direkt am Fahrstuhl und war nicht schallisoliert wie angegeben. Alle Geräusche aus den Nachbarzimmern waren zu hören. Der Blick aus dem Fenster war auf einen Innenhof, man schaute direkt auf die Wand und das Fenster von gegenüber. Die Lüftungen nach draußen hörte man daher die ganze Nacht. Die Zimmer waren ganz einfach eingerichtet. Die Betten waren hervorragend. Das Bad war gut ausgestattet. Wir waren zu zweit, für eine Person wurden nur Kosmetikartikel bereitgestellt. Auf Nachfrage wurde dann für eine weitere Person alles bereit gestellt. Die Dachterrasse war sehr schön. Der Ausblick sehr beeindruckend. Sehr wenig Liegen am Pool, die auch noch mit Handtüchern den ganzen Tag belegt und reserviert wurden. Meine Tochter ist schwanger und bestellte sich einen alkoholfreien Cocktail. Auf Nachfrage an der Bar ob dieser auch wirklich alkoholfrei sei, bestätigte man uns dies !!!! Der Cocktail war mit Alkohol und wir mussten diesen zurück geben. Man stellte uns als Wiedergutmachung ein ganz kleines Näpfchen mit Gummibären hin. Unfassbar. Das Hotel ist auf Grund seiner Lage nur gut. Alles sehr gut zu erreichen. Wir hatten an der Rezeption nach einem anderen Zimmer gefragt, dies war nicht möglich, da alle Zimmer belegt waren.

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Service

Staff are widely praised as friendly, professional and helpful across the hotel. A few guests experienced slow service in rooftop venues and occasional brusque interactions at the entrance.

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Rachel

Jan 27, 2026

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Stayed 4 nights

Excellent stay right in the center of the historic area. Amazing location, right across from the boardwalk for morning walks/runs and next to the Malaga Cathedral. Quality was second to none as you would expect from Marriott. Staff kind and courteous.

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Eleanor

Feb 1, 2026

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Stayed 1 night

Got free room upgrade which was a lovely surprise. Staff were very pleasant and helpful.

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Charles

Sep 15, 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

Excellent stay and the staff are very helpful

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Monika Furuseth

Jul 23, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Great stay, excellent staff and service! Great roof top bar with the best view of the town! Placed in the centre with walking distance to everything! Best Hotel in Malaga to our knowledge! Will stay again!!

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Eva

Aug 14, 2025

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Stayed 3 nights

The only issue was during dinner at d restaurant. We had to ask three times for the dessert menu. When we finally got it, we sat there for 10 minutes waiting for someone to approach us,and ask what we wanted for dessert. We left without ordering it. It was a 170 euro dinner and I still left a very generous tip out of courtesy but tgey need to assign specific waiters to specific tables so tgere is continuity of service and consistency.

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Caroline

Apr 21, 2025

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Stayed 4 nights

I felt very welcome from the minute I entered the property. I requested a room that was as quiet as possible and Gemma at the front desk obliged. I also mentioned to her that I was thinking of changing the day I would take a tour to Marbella, so she helped me rearrange that. I also said that I get motion sick and try to get a seat at the front of the bus, so she offered to call the company and see if they could arrange that. She could not have been more helpful. I found other staff to be the same including the restaurant staff who kindly made me sandwiches the night before to take on the day of my trip as I was going to be leaving before they started serving breakfast. Everyone I encountered was very friendly & helpful. I would recommend this hotel to anyone. It is also very convenient to the port area and the promenade there and right beside the Cathedral.

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Zahra

Sep 12, 2025

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Stayed 6 nights

Staff service was good, location was excellent, doormen were hit or miss as many were polite respectful and helpful but one or two came across as rude and unhelpful

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Michael

Nov 10, 2025

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Stayed 4 nights

Rent och trevligt rum. Läget är fantastiskt, nära till allt. Mycket trevlig och serviceminded personal.

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scott

Mar 9, 2025

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Stayed 4 nights

Staff were amazing

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Jouni

May 25, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Location is superb. All major old town sights within a few minutes of walking. Front desk staff were excellent- especially Victoria. Breakfast was pretty average and staff there busy and not especially friendly. 15th floor restaurant has excellent views over the city, but we found the menu quite limiting and therefore decided not to eat there. There are lots of restaurants just around a corner to choose from. Room had excellent views to the harbor and had a nice little balcony but unfortunately was next to the elevators, so a bit of noise late night from people.

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Location

Exceptionally central beside the cathedral, port and old town, with easy walking access to sights, dining and transport. Some front-facing rooms experience traffic or street noise.

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Rachel

Jan 27, 2026

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Stayed 4 nights

Excellent stay right in the center of the historic area. Amazing location, right across from the boardwalk for morning walks/runs and next to the Malaga Cathedral. Quality was second to none as you would expect from Marriott. Staff kind and courteous.

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Helmut

Apr 29, 2025

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Stayed 3 nights

Sehr gute Lage, alles zu Fuss erreichbar.

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Jo

Jul 23, 2023

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Stayed 8 nights

Excellent location. Lovely spacious room. The staff were very good, and always on hand. The pool is an oasis on a hot day but there are no umbrellas, which limits the time you can spend there. Fabulous views. Great rooftop bar and restaurant. The breakfast was very good. Can’t fault anything really. It’s exactly what you expect from a four star hotel. The only negative was how noisy the front of the hotel is. I had a balcony but it wasn’t pleasant to sit out there. Nice to have it and good to dry swimming things at the end of the day but the traffic, noise from the port, and the music coming from somewhere until late at night leaked into the room. On the plus side the blackout curtains are very effective. I recommend this place if you are planning on splitting time between sight seeing and relaxing by the pool. It’s the best of all things for a city hotel.

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Jagrit

Feb 11, 2026

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Stayed 1 night

Excellent location and facilities. Friendly staff. Rooms very nice and comfortable.

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Glorivee

Sep 15, 2023

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Stayed 3 nights

Excelente ubicación. El Rooftop espectacular!

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Gregorio

Aug 21, 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

Great location, easy to get to all attractions, shops, beach and dining.

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Inga

May 15, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Very good location, right next to cathedral, shopping, restaurants, water.

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MARY

Jul 16, 2025

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Stayed 7 nights

This is an excellent hotel to stay in Malaga, it is very central to the historic centre, easy acces to bus services and train routes. Taxi station right outside the door, and staff friendly. Only complaint it can get a bit noisy from the street late on but this doesn't last. Would definitely recommend and would use again

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Ilknur

Oct 21, 2025

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Stayed 4 nights

AC Hotel Malaga Palacio ligger meget centralt, tæt på alle seværdigheder, transport og shopping

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Darren

Sep 2, 2025

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Stayed 5 nights

I particularly liked the location, near to both port and old town absolutely fantastic.

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Dining

Breakfast is frequently rated very good to excellent with ample choice. The rooftop restaurant and bar offer superb views, but food and service are mixed and the area can become crowded.

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Richard

Jan 20, 2026

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Stayed 1 night

Great room with a fabulous view and walking distance to all the important places to visit. Breakfast was exceptional.

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Eva

Aug 14, 2025

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Stayed 3 nights

The only issue was during dinner at d restaurant. We had to ask three times for the dessert menu. When we finally got it, we sat there for 10 minutes waiting for someone to approach us,and ask what we wanted for dessert. We left without ordering it. It was a 170 euro dinner and I still left a very generous tip out of courtesy but tgey need to assign specific waiters to specific tables so tgere is continuity of service and consistency.

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Ian

Nov 30, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

The location is perfect and the breakfast outstanding.

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Sükran

Feb 8, 2026

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Stayed 3 nights

Fine værelser, komfortable senge. God morgenmadsbuffet.

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Claire

Oct 23, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Room was good, comfortable bed. Good facilities, coffee maker, bathroom supplies. Breakfast was good variety.

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Fabio

Apr 7, 2025

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Stayed 3 nights

Ottimo albergo. Posizione strategica. Pulizia impeccabile. Colazione variegata sia nel dolct che nel salato.nBellissimo ristorante panoramico all'ultimo piano.

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HAMID

Sep 23, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

The roof top was great but food not that good

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Saundra

Apr 9, 2024

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Stayed 2 nights

Great location and clean, modern rooms. Rooftop deck/bar has a fantastic view and tasty drinks.

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Edward James carter

Jun 6, 2025

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Stayed 4 nights

Fantastic stay at this great hotel. Highly recommended. Lovely large bedroom, lovely comfy beds and a great shower. Dinner at the rooftop restaurant is a must.

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Jouni

May 25, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Location is superb. All major old town sights within a few minutes of walking. Front desk staff were excellent- especially Victoria. Breakfast was pretty average and staff there busy and not especially friendly. 15th floor restaurant has excellent views over the city, but we found the menu quite limiting and therefore decided not to eat there. There are lots of restaurants just around a corner to choose from. Room had excellent views to the harbor and had a nice little balcony but unfortunately was next to the elevators, so a bit of noise late night from people.

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Month	Average price
January	$197
February	$222
March	$313
April	$302
May	$332
June	$268
July	$250
August	$253
September	$323
October	$313
November	$239
December	$277

Su	Mo	Tu	We	Th	Fr	Sa
				1 $637	2 $438	3 $467
4 $202	5 $401	6	7 $283	8 $908	9 $426	10 $501
11 $255	12 $201	13 $231	14 $606	15 $346	16 $406	17 $361
18 $230	19	20 $418	21	22 $255	23	24 $230
25 $231	26 $270	27 $229	28 $279	29	30 $255	31 $255

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