Hostel Malaga Inn

I've stayed here before without any issues. Unfortunately that wasn't the case for my last visit. The hotel states that the reception closes at midnight - if you're going to be later to contact them for the code to get the keys. This has worked well for me in the past when I've had a late flight . On this occasion my flight arrived at Malaga about 7.45pm so I knew I would make it to reception with plenty of time. I arrived at the hotel at around 8.30pm. The front door was locked but I was soon greeted by a rude overweight grumpy gentleman ranting on to me that reception was closed. I was in no mood for a confrontation about their reception times so gratefully accepted my room keys and went up to my room . Later that evening I logged into my emails and discovered an email sent that day at 3pm from the hotel telling me the reception would close at 8pm instead of midnight . My issue with this is, if you're on a flight you're not going to have access to your emails or you might be someone that doesnt have access to the internet whilst travelling. It is unacceptable to change your reception opening times at such short notice. I appreciate someone was there to let me in but it was clear to me the attitude of the staff member was hostile & rude because he thought I was in the wrong. This adds insult to injury. Also, the tv didnt work, cold shower & there was smoke coming from another room which was unpleasant for a non smoker. Went down to reception to report but no one there.

The hotel lobby and entrance are lovely. Our room 215 was in need of some work. The shower curtain was dirty, the sheets didn't fit the bed, paint missing from the walls, paint samples on doors that had never been repainted, the thermostat was replaced and they didn't bother to patch or repaint, not one hanger in the closet and the towels were hard and some threadbare. Someone smoked right outside of the front entrance and the cigarette butts laid on the ground for a couple of days. Housekeeping service is not provided daily. Needless to say I wouldn't stay there again and we checked out a day early and left. They are missing a great opportunity. At one time they had a lounge and an area to serve breakfast. They are still using Covid as an excuse not to provide those services. Why stay here when there are so many other hotels in the area that are in better condition with better amenities???

This is a cheap hotel so it comes with low expectations. The best part of this hotel is the location and friendly staff. The rooms and amenities are also comfortably clean. I did have a small problem with the lack of sound isolation, you can easily hear other rooms, and the lack of privacy in your own room is therefore compromised.

Good no thrills hostel, would definetely recommend if using for a night or two.

The air smells really bad in the hostel.