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Reviews of Macdonald Leila Playa Resort

Carretera de Cadiz, Km 196, 29649 La Cala de Mijas, Spain

#21 of 236 hotels in La Cala de Mijas

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Review score

Based on 278 apartment reviews

8.9

Score breakdown

  • Cleanliness

    9.2

  • Comfort

    9.1

  • Location

    9.2

  • Facilities

    8.9

  • Staff

    9.5

  • Value for money

    8.8

  • Free WiFi

    8.5

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  • Reviewed: 30 May 2024

    10
    Been twice now Will definately return!
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Classic One-Bedroom Apartment with Sea View and Terrace
    • Stayed 5 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Nothing

    Great location

    Stayed in May 2024

  • Reviewed: 26 May 2024

    9.0
    A nice relaxing stay!!!
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Studio with Terrace
    • Stayed 3 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    The complex was situated next to a busy road, which separated it from the rest of the town, but there was a handy bridge and tunnel, so all cafes and shops were easily accessed.

    Nice friendly staff, beautiful pool and gardens, right next to the beach. The apartment was clean, well laid out and had everything I needed for a very comfortable stay. Also, the bus stop right outside the complex, meant it was easy to get to the bigger resorts along the coast.

    Stayed in April 2024

  • Reviewed: 23 May 2024

    8.0
    We had a very enjoyable stay.. we had a med emergency that was handled efficiently and with great care by the staff wh
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Classic Three-Bedroom Apartment with Partial Sea View and Terrace
    • Stayed 7 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Rooms were quite dark and a little tired

    Location

    Stayed in May 2024

  • Reviewed: 21 May 2024

    10
    Perfect location
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Classic One-Bedroom Apartment with Sea View and Terrace
    • Stayed 3 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Exceptionally clean, garden areas beautifully kept. A few steps to the beach. Well kept rooms . Staff exceptional. Highlights recommend

    Stayed in May 2024

  • Reviewed: 18 May 2024

    10
    Exceptional
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Classic One-Bedroom Apartment with Terrace
    • Stayed 5 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Nothing

    Everything from the start

    Stayed in May 2024

  • Reviewed: 17 May 2024

    10
    Great place for a quite stay
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Superior Extra Two-Bedroom with Sea View and Terrace
    • Stayed 2 nights

    The guy in the front desk was super friendly, gave us tons of recommendations. The place is old but our apartment was huge! and right in front of the ocean, we absolutely enjoyed our stay.

    Stayed in April 2024

  • Reviewed: 13 May 2024

    9.0
    Perfect and relaxing
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Classic One-Bedroom Apartment with Sea View and Terrace
    • Stayed 3 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Pickle ball court is advertised as also a tennis court. It was not tennis court size.

    The room, location, pool area

    Stayed in May 2024

  • Reviewed: 12 May 2024

    10
    Lovely stay in sunny Spain
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Studio with Terrace
    • Stayed 4 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Nothing. It’s just off a busy road but we knew about that when we booked. Will stay again

    Stayed here for 4 nights. Very clean spacious room, beautiful gardens, proximity to beach. Pool area with a genuinely heated pool which was a pleasure to get into. Lovely boardwalk making it easy to walk to Cabopino to the right or Calahonda and La Cala to the left. Happy hour between 6 and 7. Restaurant food was also very good. Fast check in and friendly staff.

    Stayed in May 2024

  • Reviewed: 9 May 2024

    10
    This place exceeded my expectations
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Classic One-Bedroom Apartment with Partial Sea View and Terrace
    • Stayed 13 nights

    A wonderful apart hotel right on the seashore with very friendly and helpful staff. The apartment is very large and comfortable, in good condition and has everything you need for a long, comfortable stay, from a dishwasher to paper towels, so you don't have to run to the shops to get settled. The hotel has a very cosy and well-kept area, heated pool&jacuzzi. Several supermarkets are within a 5-minute walk, and public transport stops are right next to the hotel. There is a multi-kilometre promenade for walks along the sea with cafes and beach clubs. Reception helped me with excursions at a good price/quality.

    Stayed in May 2024

  • Reviewed: 7 May 2024

    10
    Fantastic apartments excellent value for money also
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Classic Three-Bedroom Apartment with Partial Sea View and Terrace
    • Stayed 15 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    The bar/restaurant closed one day during the week which just by chance we found ourselves planning to eat there on that evening and so whilst we should have checked, when all apartments are blocked out it would be good to have the bar food open every day but that was our fault for lack of planning to be fair but that's the only down side

    Apartments clean and tidy pool area also clean and tidy staff wonderful considering how many children we had with us as well couldn't be more helpful. Facilities within the apartment were excellent also.

    Stayed in April 2024

  • Reviewed: 6 May 2024

    10
    Fabulous location and view, with plenty of room in our apartment. We loved it and were sad to leave!
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Classic Extra Two-Bedroom with Sea Front View and Terrace
    • Stayed 3 nights

    The kitchen didn’t seem open very often, and the one night we attempted to have dinner, the kitchen closed at 8pm. Our experience in Spain has been that most places only start serving food from 7.30pm, so it was very unexpected. It also didn’t help that we were seated and our drinks orders were taken before we were told the kitchen had closed. Tables around us continued to have food brought out, while we finished our drinks. We made up for it with a great meal at a nearby restaurant, Piratas.

    The front desk was incredibly friendly. Jose commended us on our attempts to speak Spanish, was always friendly and happy to help, including helping us with some printing we needed to do for our upcoming cruise. The view and location are absolutely amazing. We couldn’t get enough of the view from our kitchen, living room and large balcony. There is also a wonderful path along the coast to run or walk, with other restaurants and supermarkets nearby. We made good use of the heated pool, the small gym and the mini golf.

    Stayed in May 2024

  • Reviewed: 3 May 2024

    10
    We had an enjoyable stay.
    • Leisure trip
    • Group
    • Classic Three-Bedroom Apartment with Sea View and Terrace
    • Stayed 5 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Nothing it was as all good.

    The property is on the beach and has a tremendous location.

    Stayed in May 2024

  • Reviewed: 28 April 2024

    10
    Perfect weather great staff especially the girls running the bar
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Classic Three-Bedroom Apartment with Partial Sea View and Terrace
    • Stayed 7 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Very clean and tidy home from home

    Perfect location

    Stayed in April 2024

  • Reviewed: 26 April 2024

    10
    The resort was amazing and friendly staff made our stay very enjoyable, thank you all
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Classic Three-Bedroom Apartment with Partial Sea View and Terrace
    • Stayed 7 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Very clean and comfortable

    Stayed in April 2024

  • Reviewed: 23 April 2024

    10
    Great, relaxing vacation!
    • Leisure trip
    • Group
    • Classic One-Bedroom Apartment with Partial Sea View and Terrace
    • Stayed 8 nights

    Basically, there are no significant flaws. Maybe some more dishes could be added, the knives could be sharpened. The amount of shampoo and shower gel is only enough for a few times, so it is better to bring your own. But these are really little things that did not affect at all the overall wonderful time spent there.

    Very friendly staff, Javier was very helpful and very understanding in sorting out the payment issues through Booking. The apartment is very spacious, with a large terrace with deckchairs and a side view of the sea. The kitchen is equipped with appliances, basic dishes, accessories. The bathroom is bright, big enough. There is also washing powder and tablets for the dishwasher, an iron and an ironing board, a drying rack... It really is like being at home. Towels also for the pool. Grocery store nearby, nice bar Lennon across the road. A long walking path along the coast.

    Stayed in April 2024

  • Reviewed: 15 April 2024

    10
    Exceptional
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Classic One-Bedroom Apartment with Terrace
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Jose Antonio Ray - give this man a raise. The best service I ever had on planet earth, and I’ve been to quite a few places. Experiences like this, people like you Jose make life rich. And the hotel itself - spectacar, amazing value for the money. Oldschool chic

    Stayed in April 2024

  • Reviewed: 14 April 2024

    10
    Loved it
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Classic Extra Two-Bedroom with Sea Front View and Terrace
    • Stayed 7 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Pool Beds being booked

    Good communication and arrangements

    Stayed in April 2024

  • Reviewed: 13 April 2024

    8.0
    Nice property on the water.
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Classic One-Bedroom Apartment with Sea View and Terrace
    • Stayed 8 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    They have a “no saving chairs at the pool with your towel rule” that no one follows or enforces so there were rarely chairs available. The hot tub is small and unappealing.

    Comfortable, clean, waterfront property. Staff were helpful and responsive. Room was comfortable and well equipped. Deck felt private, had nice lounge chairs, an umbrella and a view of the water. Happy hour serves huge drinks. There is a wonderful boardwalk in front of the hotel that follows the ocean. You can cross the hwy on a pedway out front that takes you to a couple restaurants and a Lidl store.

    Stayed in April 2024

  • Reviewed: 11 April 2024

    9.0
    Fantastic base for a family holiday.
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Classic Two-Bedroom Apartment with Sea View and terrace
    • Stayed 7 nights

    Apartment was a little tired, very clean but could do with a little TLC. Age old issue of people reserving sunbeds with a towel around a relatively small pool, so avoided most of the time. Not much in the way of things to do in the immediate vicinity, so would highly recommend a car.

    Great location, right alongside the boardwalk and beach. Very friendly staff and convenient parking for hire car. Nice relaxed atmosphere and designed well enough to not feel overlooked.

    Stayed in April 2024

  • Reviewed: 10 April 2024

    10
    The grounds pool kept beautiful restaurant food great best pil pil prawns ever
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Studio with Terrace
    • Stayed 7 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Nothing

    Location staff was so lovely helpful and very friendly

    Stayed in April 2024

  • Reviewed: 6 April 2024

    8.0
    Love holiday can’t wait to return
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Classic Three-Bedroom Apartment with Partial Sea View and Terrace
    • Stayed 3 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    No adult swimming sessions Check out was at 10am

    Location was perfect near the beach and local amenities

    Stayed in April 2024

  • Reviewed: 6 April 2024

    9.0
    Perfect value for money
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Classic One-Bedroom Apartment with Sea View and Terrace
    • Stayed 11 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    For a 1 bed room the amount of space is brilliant . The apartment has all the facilities you could possibly need .

    Stayed in April 2024

  • Reviewed: 30 March 2024

    10
    Great for a family vacation!!
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Classic Two-Bedroom Apartment with Sea View and terrace
    • Stayed 8 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    The busy road that you enter and exit from.

    Everything was great! It had a nice warm pool, hot tub, great gym, comfortable beds and loved the board walk/ access to the beach!

    Stayed in March 2024

  • Reviewed: 27 March 2024

    10
    Exceptional
    • Business trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Studio with Terrace
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Quiet and convenient

    The reception staff and restaurant staff! Incredibly friendly, and that makes all the difference!

    Stayed in March 2024

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