A little bit about the Costa del Sol Natalie
HOTEL NATALIE. Nearby is the bus station AUTOBUSES TERMINAL, 15 minutes walk to RENFE. In front of the hotel there is a bus stop. 3 times a day there is a free bus to the beach at 10.00, 10.30, 11.00 and back at 13.00. 13.30, 14.00.
Meals: breakfast (7.30-10.00), lunch (13.00-15.00), dinner (19.00-22.00) - buffet. You can change dinner for lunch. Wine (€3.5-11) bought at a buffet restaurant can be left for tomorrow, i. e. not to drink the whole bottle at once.
The rooms are the same as in the "San Francisco" on Dorada, only better furniture and repairs. Euro sockets in the room, adapters are needed. Room equipment - TV (free of charge, remote control at the reception, deposit 20 €), safe for a fee (key deposit 5 €, rent - 2 € per day), no hair dryer, telephone, wake-up call.
Services: animation (disco for Spanish pensioners, live music, dancing, bingo), Internet, games room (billiards, children's games), swimming pool, pool bar, lobby bar, TV salon (usually football is shown there, announcements were posted every day the Spanish League, the English Premier League, the Champions League, the UEFA Cup), a conference room (in the evening, pensioners gathered there to play cards or other quiet games), a hairdresser's.
The beach is free - gray sand, the entrance to the sea is sand with small pebbles, a wide strip, in some places palm trees with grass are planted with clearings. Opposite Melia on the beach there is a playground (they are also found in other places, but there are not so many of them). Sun lounger rental - 4 € / day.
From Torremolinos you can get by bus to Benalmadena (approximately 15 minutes drive to the port, fare 1.10 €), Cadiz, Cordoba (13 €, 3.
30 hours drive, 1 flight per day), Estepona, Fuengirola, Granada (10 €, 3 hours drive), Jerez, Malaga (, Marbella (4 euros, 1 hour), Mijas, Ronda (9 €, 2.30 hours). To Seville can only be reached from Malaga by train (every 3 hours) or by bus (every 2 hours). The RENFE Malaga-Fuengirola train goes through Torremolinos (several stops) and Arroyo del Meil (Benalmadena area, where the TIVOLI theme park and SELWO TELEFERICO are located ( funicular), Airport (the stop is called AUROPUERTO, the fare is 1.25 euros, 15 minutes drive, the building is 100 m, opposite the stop, the last flight from the Airport to Fuengirola is at 22.40, to Malaga is about 0), etc. The train runs every half an hour 30 minutes to Malaga, ticket 1.30 €, bus turistic 15 euros for 24 hours.
Entertainment.
In Torremolinos Crocodile farm, entrance 9.5 euros. There are golf courses. There is an Aquapark and Magic hall.
In Benalmadena - Selvo Marina (a natural park with exotic birds, dolphins and penguins, show programs, you can swim with dolphins, take pictures, the cost is 16 euros per adult. ), Selvo Teleferico (a funicular lifts to the top of the mountain, from where a beautiful view of Benalmadena and Torremolinos opens , to the mountains, there are shows with horses and birds, you can take pictures with birds for 5 €, entrance 12.5 €), Tivoli amusement park (entrance 6 €, subscription to almost all Supertivolino rides 10 €, usually open at night from 18 -02.00, opening hours may change after September 15, the park is not open every day, the park is several times smaller than on Dorada, cabaret shows are held), SEA LIFE aquarium, fishing from the potra in Benalmadena (1-9 people, 400 € )
In Estepona (between Estepona and Marbella) - Selvo Aventura (a natural park where animals live in their environment - lions, crocodiles, giraffes, camels, elephants, rhinos, zebras, birds, snakes ...there are routes where you can walk on foot, but there are , where they are transported in a car. You can rent a Masai house for housing, entrance 22 €, transfer to the park and back is free, you need to order from whom you buy tickets). You can buy a subscription for 3 Selvo Parks, its cost is 31 €, it is more profitable when you take 2-3 parks)
In Fuengirola Zoo.
In Marbella, in Benalmadena and Torremolinos (cost 40 € sun, 55 € shade) bullfights are held, the transfer to the bullfighting venue is free.