Trip Review - Torremolinos on the Costa Del Sol. As bad as you imagine?

[@omn38]

Hi I have just stumbled across this video and actually laughed out loud 🤣because it was me that wrote that Review on Trip Advisor 🤣

[@MattsPlanet]

Amazing!!! I loved my visit and was thoroughly glad you'd commented (and the owner had replied!) as it really distinguished the place from the herd!!!

[@thebizarredj7871]

Thanks for the video, we are going with the kids to torremollinos in July. Your video is really useful and reassured us about our choice. Very pleasant video and production muchos gracias 😊

[@MattsPlanet]

Da nada! Have a great time

[@mannifuller2741]

Hi I was born in Málaga and grew up in Torremolinos. You forgot to mention Benalmádena which is 5 mins down the road in a taxi which is full of nightclubs and restaurants open till the early hours.

[@MattsPlanet]

I'll be sure to go there next time I visit! This visit was a couple of years back and everything was still coming back up to speed....

[@michaelwray1034]

Little gem of a hotel is the tarik.. Lovely.

[@MattsPlanet]

The designer was a bit mad but it's a good place!

[@normhanson981]

Spent 7 weeks there in September/ October . Lovely weather and cheap beer , Malaga is beautiful, would definitely stay there in future. Thank you and all the best to you and your family for 2023.

[@MattsPlanet]

Thanks Norm - 7 weeks is quite a while! Had a night in Malaga a few months back - didn't video it but it was really, really busy! Back to normal...

[@Adamlee-df3br]

How hot was it in October? Just booked

[@MattsPlanet]

@@Adamlee-df3br Warm enough but not boiling...

[@normhanson981]

@@Adamlee-df3br lovely and warm ; 27 degrees , beautiful weather right up to when I left in mid November. Incredible climate . Perfect place to spend the winter . Cheapest beer you will find .

[@elaineleonard9266]

Torre is the business! It is charming, safe, friendly and has it all as far as I’m concerned it’s one of the most relaxed vibes on the Costas

[@MattsPlanet]

Sounds like you're a regular there?

[@richard_london]

Another great video. Something that might surprise you is that Torremolinos is 'the' gay destination in southern Spain - it's centre is in the old town but it doesn't come alive until late with 20+ venues so it's not obvious. It's definitely *not* the sleepy town that you might think, you can stay up until dawn and get into all sorts of mischief if that's your thing! 😀

[@MattsPlanet]

Wow! I am surprised... Thinking back there may have been a few clues but I was tucked up asleep by 10 every night so completely missed that!

[@lassie123456]

Brill gay scene in the nogelera

[@henryod65]

Just back from there. I think because it is Andalucia, a lot of places don't advertise themselves as tapas bars and it's a given that a lot of the snack options on their menus are typical tapas. I had plenty while I was there. Good video.

[@MattsPlanet]

Thanks! I'm keen to go back as this experience was about 2 years ago now!

[@scatmando]

I adore that place 😍 Great beach, great food, great weather, nice people. I go for a week twice a year and it’s just perfect for me. I’m off over on Wednesday to The Melia and my mate has upgraded us to a junior suite 😜 Bring it on.

[@MattsPlanet]

Thanks - have a great time!

[@tazzatamania]

Didn't go there for years because my girlfriend's dad went there before us and he was about 70 at the time which sort of confirmed a stereotype for her about it being a pensioners paradise. Finally went with our son and his girlfriend and you know what? It was a really nice place. We stayed further into the town so we'd walk to the centre or the beach which are both lovely with plenty of bars and places to eat plus you can still have a haggle in some of the shops. There's a good train and buses for getting around with easy access to Malaga. I'll go back if I can persuade my girlfriend to go.

[@MattsPlanet]

Thanks Steve - it is quite nice! And that train is really handy too... Thanks for the comment!

[@dospalmascb]

Loved our visit to Torremolinos in 2001, visiting my parents who were on holiday when we lived in Benidorm. I suppose I’m happy being anywhere in Spain lol. Actually it does have places to party hill dawn, I guess you weren’t looking in the right dark alley lol 😂

[@MattsPlanet]

Partying til dawn doesn't hold the same attraction to me that it once did!!! It was also a bit close to the you-know-what when I visited so things weren't completely normal, but I'll keep my eye open when I go back!

[@davidaird9751]

Love Torre it’s great and much more Spanish than you’d expect. 🎉

[@MattsPlanet]

Thanks David. There are lots of places I haven't been to yet, but I wouldn't be sad if I had to go back to Torre!

[@chrisemmersonA340]

I'm a Malaga fan and would rather be based there; as mostly authentic Spanish and offers much history. Torremolinos has historic 60&70's package break memories to be explored again but the city base offers more. Malaga is much overlooked as a destination and a significant Spanish City (despite all that cheap flight capacity flying in!). I've taken the train down to Fuengirola but Torremolinos would be my preference between the two for a nearby coastal resort break.

[@MattsPlanet]

I like malaga too, but the chance to relive those 80s beach holidays was too good to pass by! For a few days in the sun, Torrenolinos is pretty appealing. I did pop to fuengirola too and thought I'd make a video comparing the two but the central "downtown" area was all residential so I didn't think a comparison video would be that interesting.

[@bowman7296]

That was a different video Matt really liked it, you just showed it the way it is not what the brochure wants shoe you.

[@MattsPlanet]

Cheers Peter. This was the sort of content I thought I'd be creating if it hadn't been for those pesky lockdowns!!!

[@Giggle_Pickle]

Lovely thank you..very helpful... we are off to Torremolinos in Sept for a week this is very helpful especially regarding travel etc as I don't speak a word of Spanish >.

[@MattsPlanet]

Thanks Elena. This video is still doing quite well after 8 months - the pandemic content may be a little out of date but I hope the rest of it is still valid... It's a really nice place... And not speaking Spanish shouldn't be an impediment!

[@dylanmcdaid152]

I'm going tomorrow... really hoping for good weather

[@melonieward7483]

It’s a nice place

[@MattsPlanet]

I liked it!

[@brothersman524]

Wow Matt - this is the hotel I have stayed as well back in the day and put a TA review on it too. Hotel Isabel is a pretty decent hotel with good staff and decent facilities. I went in late April where the weather was warm but my main aim being there was to travel around Andalusia (Seville, Cordoba, Ronda, Malaga and Granada) as well as visiting Marbella and Gibraltar. Even a quick trip to Benalmadena wasn't too bad. I'll say the promenade walk in Torremolinos was actually pleasant. I haven't travelled as many countries as you but I did my fair share of travelling too (around 35 countries with 19 in Asia alone)

[@MattsPlanet]

Thanks Brother! I'd happily go back to Torre and to the Isabel!

[@beatrizpr8076]

Very interesting! Thank you very much for sharing ☺️. I'm going there on Christmas. Any suggestions?

[@MattsPlanet]

Thanks Beatriz - have a great time! One of the other commenters listed some bars that offer good tapas so perhaps have them in mind... Just relax and enjoy it!

[@beatrizpr8076]

@@MattsPlanet thank you very much Matt, I'll look for that comment and I'll try to enjoy and relax☺️

[@wingitoneworld]

I missed all of these, what an earth 🌏 was I doing wrong 😑 😜 keep it up 👍🏻 Matt😀

[@MattsPlanet]

One of the few thumbnails to feature my feet! Thanks for watching

[@deisenutt]

Great video, how many lifts are there is it just the 1?

[@MattsPlanet]

Just the 1... Quite a slow process when they had social distance restrictions on the numbers in the lift at one time... Not a long walk down (or up) though.

[@deisenutt]

@@MattsPlanet thanks for the reply looking forward to our visit

[@trishloughman5998]

@@MattsPlanet there's a second lift over at the Hotel Melia.

[@chilglish]

Interesting vlog Matt, thanks! Hard to believe the water was chilly... For chilly water, try Chile (even in the summer when the sand burns the soles of your feet and the water promptly freezes your bones)!

[@MattsPlanet]

It was close to the end of Summer too - perhaps I was just a wimp... I remember the sea by San Diego always used to be really cold which I didn't expect given the climate - the pacific has some strange dynamics!

[@TarrelScot]

@@MattsPlanet Humboldt current?

[@MattsPlanet]

I think that's the badger!!! Or current...

[@iamwallace]

Next time try these bars for tapas: el Pórtico, Antoxo, la Campana, la Bodeguita, Bar Guerola, Bodega Quitapenas... you were just unlucky; McJamon is the worst/cheapest option in town.

[@MattsPlanet]

Thanks - I didn't seriously consider McJamon - indeed I think they were MgJamon, for trademark reasons, which would be quite funny!!! I think my "mistake" was to look for restaurants which were tapas focussed, rather than having dinner at a bar that served tapas. Top tips for next time though - thanks!

[@mustaphaaoujil8467]

Torremolinos of the seventies and the eighties is no more what Torremolinos now is like . It is dying .lots of old places for fun are either closed or have vanished forever . I was there for the first time in 1972 .It was the place on earth where people of the whole world meet and gather .the atmosphere there great and unbelievable .How I wish that atmosphere was still there .

[@MattsPlanet]

Thanks Mustapha! I think I did go there in the 80's with the parents - can't say I noticed much as I was small and was mostly interested in sandcastles! Where do people go these days?? Dubai???

[@brendamillard3249]

We normally go to Tenerife los Christianised but going to carvajal beach Globales gardenia fungerola

[@MattsPlanet]

Anywhere in Spain sounds good to me right now!

[@borisspantic1333]

I was there 3 times did like it but sea can get dirty and not so nice. Hotel Isabel was good. I would not go again because Spain has so much to offer. My next visit is going to be Valencia. Greetings from cold Canada.

[@MattsPlanet]

Hi Boriss - thanks for that. Not been to Valencia although it is on the list... I seem to keep going back to Seville rather than trying somewhere new!

[@well-blazeredman6187]

... but it can't do toast. P.S. Interesting to see everyone masked-up. Spain's COVID infection rate is running at about a tenth of the maskless UK's. Looking at a dozen holiday options - and factoring in both medical and ease-of-travel parameters - it is Spain that is coming out tops. I suspect that the Canaries will get a ton of winter sun business in the next few months.

[@MattsPlanet]

Cheers Nicholas. Spain is a decent option - although even in the canaries you aren't guaranteed heat through the winter. I'm in Egypt at the moment - hot tick. Cheap - tick. Strong mitigation measures - not even remotely... Much better tapas is Spain too...

[@brianeduardo1234]

It’s at least 100 in a taxi to Marbella

[@MattsPlanet]

But at the end of it you're in Marbella!!

[@barbaracameron5610]

Thought stige was gay spot? I'm not gay and staying in torremolinas in November. Like the area.😎

[@MattsPlanet]

I am sure there are plenty of gay spots in Spain! I didn't notice a community in Torre but I wasn't out particularly late...

[@lassie123456]

Fab gay scene in Torre

[@MattsPlanet]

Good to know!

[@karlcleveley1114]

😮 Wow! Yes, it is actually ex-pat, considering it was a military man by the name of Sir George Langsworthy (from Manchester) who bought the village long ago in late 19th century, long after the roman, arab and medieval occupation and turned it around as we see it today. Were you just there for the day or something? Its my first visit this May and I have learned a considerable amount from research, theres a large park, botanical gardens, an airplane museum with simulator, a designer shopping mall, a crocodile farm, an adventure park...the list is endless and yet you seem to put this place down. Seems to me that you spent soo much of your time walking through the streets and beach with the odd visit to old part of Torremolinos...and yes, there are actually 2 lifts (one is for going up and other one is for going down - no wonder people thought you were weird and looked annoyed). I can only hope that not all of videos are as boring as the one you have demonstrated in this...and this comes from a person whos never visited this southern part of Spain as yet. Please do some research first, before putting these places down...it would benefit you, the area visited and your viewers.

[@MattsPlanet]

Sounds like you need to start your own KZbin channel...