Where to Stay in Torremolinos: Best Areas and Hotels

For most visitors, El Bajondillo is the easiest base in Torremolinos: it sits between the centre and the beach, while La Carihuela suits a quieter, seafood-led stay and Playamar a promenade-front one. The town has "over 20,000 hotel rooms", according to Turismo Torremolinos, so the choice is mainly about area. Málaga Airport is five kilometres away.

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What is the best area to stay in Torremolinos?

Pick the area by the stay you want: La Carihuela for food and a family beach, El Bajondillo for the beach plus the old town, Playamar for the promenade, Los Álamos for beach clubs, and the centre for the town itself. Turismo Torremolinos describes each of these areas on its site, and the grid above places each hotel by area.

Scores in the grid are Booking.com guest scores, checked on 8 October 2026; they and the rates move, so check the day you book.

Where should you stay in La Carihuela?

La Carihuela, in the south-west of town, is the old seafaring quarter, and Turismo Torremolinos calls its beach, La Carihuela, one "known around the world" with a family atmosphere. The beach is 2,280 m long, the longest of the four, in the municipal beach charter.

It is also where the town's grilled-fish and espeto strip is; our guide to where to eat in Torremolinos covers it. Turismo Torremolinos names the Pez Espada among the area's "relax architecture" hotels, and the grid lists La Barracuda, Hotel Ocean House Costa del Sol and the adults-only BLUESEA Alborán and Hotel Riu Palace Nautilus here, each within about a kilometre of the beach on Booking.com.

Where should you stay in El Bajondillo?

El Bajondillo is one of the busiest beaches in town, between La Carihuela and Playamar, and it can be reached from the centre on foot, by streets and stairs known as Paseo de la Playa, which close at night, or by two lifts, according to Turismo Torremolinos. The beach is 1,292 m long and has a children's playground, the beach charter says.

It also puts the old town above you: the Cuesta del Tajo, the Pimentel Tower and Casa de los Navajas are all here, covered in our Torremolinos walking tour. Meliá Costa del Sol, Sol Don Marco and the adults-only Fénix sit in the tourist board's El Bajondillo list.

Where should you stay in Playamar and Los Álamos?

Playamar lies east of El Bajondillo: its beach is 1,106 m long with no playground listed, in the beach charter, and hotels such as the Isabel and the Puente Real are on the Paseo Marítimo. The grid lists Sol Príncipe, which Booking.com places on the Playamar beachfront, and Hotel Los Jazmines, whose listing says it is on Playamar beach.

Los Álamos, the most remote part of town, has a "youthful and cosmopolitan" feel and beach clubs playing music from the sand, says Turismo Torremolinos. Its beach is the widest, 60 m, and the only one the municipality rates "medium" for occupancy. We haven't verified named hotels there, so none is listed. See the best beaches in Torremolinos for the four compared.

Where should you stay in the centre?

The centre is for people who want the town itself: Turismo Torremolinos says it is "alive 365 days of the year". The Cercanías C1 station, Torremolinos (La Nogalera), is here, one of five stops in the municipality – see our practical tips for Torremolinos.

The tourist board's directory lists the 4-star Marconfort Griego in the centre, plus the 3-star Kristal and El Pozo. For nights out, Torremolinos nightlife and the LGBTQ+ guide show what is nearby; the tourist board lists gay-friendly hotels as a category.

Which Torremolinos hotels are adults-only or cheap?

Three hotels in the grid are adults-only: Fénix Torremolinos in El Bajondillo, BLUESEA Alborán and Hotel Riu Palace Nautilus, both in La Carihuela. Turismo Torremolinos lists adults-only hotels among the types in town, alongside family and boutique ones.

For a lower cost, La Barracuda in La Carihuela is the budget pick in the grid, in our judgement. We found no verified list of all-inclusive or five-star hotels in town, so use Booking.com's filters for those. The directory also lists a 2-star hostal, Hostal La Palmera, in the centre and the Inturjoven hostel in La Carihuela; we haven't checked either. For the seafront list, see beachfront hotels in Torremolinos; for children, family resorts and water parks.

Should you stay in Torremolinos or Málaga?

Stay in Torremolinos for a beach holiday and in Málaga for the city, in our judgement. Torremolinos is about 20 minutes from Málaga city centre, and Renfe puts Málaga María Zambrano 19 minutes away by train. For the airport, see getting from Málaga Airport to Torremolinos.

For Benalmádena, Turismo Torremolinos says you can walk west from La Carihuela to Puerto Marina, so the two towns meet there. We found no verified comparison of the towns, so we don't rank them.

To plan the days, see things to do in Torremolinos.

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