Avenida del Sol, P.K. 215,6, Benalmadena, Spain | (888) 616-5829
Spacious rooms with balconies offering beautiful sea views
Beach club waterpark with wave pool, waterslides, whirlpools, and a play pirate ship
Large outdoor pool with ocean views, children’s pool, and lounge chairs
Attractive grounds with waterfalls, fish pond, turtle enclosure, and aviary
Dining and drinking options including a piano bar, buffet, Chinese and Polynesian cuisine
Children’s club with organized activities and indoor and outdoor play areas
Game room, mini-golf course, pool tables, and small, three-lane bowling alley
Live evening entertainment
Fitness center with exercise machines and hand weights
Hair salon and spa with whirlpools, children’s pool, and sana
Free parking
Hilltop location requires
a downhill walk or shuttle ride to waterpark
Fee for Wi-Fi that is slow
and spotty
Bars and elevators can
have long wait times
Extra fees for new towels
and inner tubes at waterpark
Pools can be cold and pool
bathrooms have tidiness issues
The Holiday Polynesia is a beautiful, upscale all-inclusive resort located in a big complex near the ocean. Its family all-inclusive package gives access to a waterpark with waterslides, a wave pool, and a giant pirate ship. The hotel has an entertainment staff and a children’s club with organized activities. Other all-inclusive plans have various dining and drinking options including a buffet restaurant, a Chinese restaurant, and a Polynesian restaurant, as well as a piano bar. The hotel is popular with English guests, and its 328 rooms are spacious with separate living rooms and sea-view balconies. There are a handful of annoying extra fees at the hotel such as fees for Wi-Fi, and towel and inner tube rentals at the waterpark. Couples may want to check out Holiday Hydros in the same complex, an upscale hotel with a relaxing pool area with ocean views.
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Scene
Polynesian-themed resort with beautiful nature elements
Holiday Polynesia has beautiful, Polynesian-themed spaces throughout the property. Inside the lobby, guests walk on a suspended walkway between sky-high tree features while a waterfall spills into the huge koi pond below with lit-up waterspouts. Glass ceilings covered in leaves create a treetop effect. In the garden area, a long enclosure with exotic plants houses turtles and a tall glass aviary is home to colorful lovebirds. The Maeva Buffet restaurant feels like a jungle with tree-like columns and leafy ceilings inside, and wooden arches frame the beautiful sea views from the terrace. Ahima'a Polynesian Restaurant has an upscale tiki vibe with huge rope-covered columns and bamboo-inspired ceiling beams.
Location
Located on a hilltop in a coastal resort complex
Holiday Polynesia is located in a resort complex in Benalmádena between Torremolinos and Fuengirola. The hotel sits on a hilltop, and guests can take a free shuttle to the bottom of the hill to reach the waterpark. The resort setup is conducive to staying on the property for an entire vacation, but for those who want to venture out, there’s dining, shops, and restaurants on the waterfront promenade at Puerto Marina, a 15-minute drive from the hotel. It’s a 35-minute drive to Marbella Old Town and just a bit longer to Puerto Banús. Malaga Airport is within a 30-minute drive.
Rooms
Spacious rooms with kitchenettes and sea-view balconies
Rooms at the hotel are spacious with separate bedrooms. Decor includes light walls, marble floors, and photographic flower prints. Rooms are furnished with fabric couches, 32-inch flat-screen TVs, wooden dining tables, and kitchenettes with white cabinets. Kitchenettes have stove tops, microwaves, mini-fridges, sinks, and cabinets stocked with cooking and serving ware. Rooms have terra-cotta tiled balconies with gorgeous sea views, some with private hot tubs. Bathrooms have marble floors, modern double-basin sinks, and separate showers and tubs. Note that a central sound system pipes in music to the rooms.
Features
Kid’s club, live entertainment, and waterpark with waterslides and wave pool
Holiday Polynesia offers a lot of family-friendly amenities. The hotel has a big outdoor pool and a children’s pool, and all-inclusive packages include entry to the Beach Club, a waterpark with a wave pool, waterslides, mushroom falls, whirlpools, and a play pirate ship for kids to climb on. There’s also a tennis court, basketball court, lunch restaurant, and a pool bar at the Beach Club. The hotel has a buffet restaurant (breakfast earns good reviews), a Chinese restaurant, a Polynesian Restaurant, and a piano bar. A children’s club is available with scheduled activities, and nightly entertainment is provided. There's a fitness center with treadmills and stationary bikes, a hair salon, and a spa with whirlpools, a children’s pool, and a sauna. A big game room with arcade games, air hockey, and pool tables, plus a mini-golf course and a three-lane bowling alley offers more places to play. Wi-Fi is available for a fee, but guests complain the connection is slow and spotty. Laundry facilities are available, and parking is free.
