Premier Apartment, 1 Bedroom, Sea View (Plus) | Garden view
Check availability

Reviews of Skol Apartments Marbella

3 out of 5
Skol Apartments Marbella
Avenida Arias Maldonado 16, Edifiicio Skol, Marbella, Málaga

Reviews

7.6

Good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 24 out of 70 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 19 out of 70 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 18 out of 70 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 5 out of 70 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 4 out of 70 reviews" "

7.6/10

Cleanliness

7.2/10

Staff & service

7.4/10

Amenities

6.8/10

Property conditions & facilities

4.0/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

4/10 Poor

MICHAEL

Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
After traveling with expedia for more the 20 years, this is by far the worst accommodation i have ever stayed in.
Stayed 5 nights in Sep 2023

2/10 Terrible

Per Ronny

Stayed 7 nights in Jul 2023
Response from Daniela on 19 Jul 2023
what exactly was terrible?

10/10 Excellent

jennifer

Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort
Great place
Excellent spacious accommodation close to restaurants bars and the beach
Stayed 4 nights in Oct 2021
Response from Daniela Skol Apartments Marbella on 20 Oct 2021
Thank you Jennifer, a pleasure to have you

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveller

Travelled with partner
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The apartment wasn't horrible. It was DEPLORABLE! Plaster falling off ceiling hit on the head on our way in the door. Condescending guest book: "empty garbage or pay 20 euros. But empty only noon-2 and 9p-11p! (Of course no garvage bags provided.) Enjoy the complex pool....pay for towels and a pool chair.....at the pool! We had pre-arranged parking in advance at unit at 15 euros a day....oh well no space too bad. Paid 30 euros a day around the corner. NOTHING EVEN CLOSE to any pictures provided on this website. Old blankets all over furniture with threat if removed! We are just one couple/2 persons but rented highest level "Premium Plus" 2 bedroom. Called right away on entry and told sinply by "Vincemte" that guest book was clear and that "we are not responsible", apparently for anything. WOW! Make sure if you ever reserve an apartment with them you demand full pics of your actual unit while you remain within your 24 hour cancel.period AND PRINT THEM ALL OUT! Once you read the guest book on entry you may also just drop dead: EXAMPLE "its an old building and walls are very thin so please wear slippers only when there." TrIed to work safe and it wouldnt work with code provided in guest book. Was informed the code written was wrong...really? A NIGHTMARE from start to finish. Dont walk....run! Marbella is truly magical but if you have to stay here youre far better off staying at home. Even if home is Iraq.
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great apartment
Very nice apartment, clean and well equipped Nice balcony view
Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2019
Response from Daniela Skol Apartments on 2 Jul 2019
Thank you

10/10 Excellent

Michelle

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Perfect location . Beautiful sea view . Apartment was spotless , fully equipped with everything you need . Will definitely be returning
Stayed 4 nights in May 2019
Response from Daniela Skol MArbella on 29 May 2019
Thank you Michelle!

4/10 Poor

Verified traveller

Not given the unit I booked!
I booked a 3-bedroom unit, and was given two 1-bedroom units that were not connected. I complained and was given two 1-bedroom units the next day that were side by side. I was still short a bedroom.
Stayed 5 nights in Apr 2019
Response from Daniela Skol Marbella on 8 May 2019
glad you had a lovely time anyway

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Lovely location, great view but with 6 people we would have liked a second bathroom.
Stayed 3 nights in Mar 2019
Response from Daniela Skol Marbella on 2 Apr 2019
Thank you

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Everything was new. Beautiful view. Location was fantastic
Stayed 6 nights in Mar 2019
Response from Daniela Skol Marbella on 20 Mar 2019
thank you

10/10 Excellent

Mrs

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 4 nights in Mar 2019
Response from Daniela Skol Marbella on 20 Mar 2019
thank you

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 3 nights in Feb 2019
Response from Daniela Skol Marbella on 2 Apr 2019
thank you

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Disliked: Room comfort
It was not highlighted in advance that the apartment is directly above an Irish pub. The first night the noise from the pub kept us awake till 3am. Otherwise the apartment was ok.
Stayed 4 nights in Feb 2019
Response from Daniela Skol Marbella on 20 Mar 2019
Thank you and sorry for the disruption of the noise

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Excellent location, superb 2 bedroom apartment, can't ask for more
Stayed 3 nights in Jan 2019
Response from Daniela Skol Marbella on 6 Feb 2019
thank you!

6/10 Okay

Derek

Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2018

10/10 Excellent

philip

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
brilliant and trendy apartment
absolutely brilliant...i woant to stay there again 110%
Stayed 4 nights in Oct 2018
Response from Daniela Skol Marbella on 11 Oct 2018
thank you! Looking forward to welcoming you again soon!

10/10 Excellent

Victor, Dallas

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Overall the apartment was excellent. The only thing is that the shower drain clogged frequently
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2018
Response from Daniela Skol Marbella on 30 Aug 2018
thank you for your feedback had you let us know about the shower problem, we would have sent maintenance in to fix

10/10 Excellent

Bella, Chicago

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great location in the center of everything. Great pools and right at the foot of the beach.
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2018
Response from Daniela Skol Marbella on 18 Jul 2018
Thank you Bella we all work really hard to ensure you have the best possible experience and it's nice to see it appreciated All the best and see you again soon!

6/10 Okay

Stephen

Liked: Cleanliness
Nice area, good location
An adequate, value for money apartment, tidy and clean. Complex a bit dated and no real receptionists. Pool area good but the reserving of sun beds that never got used as bad as I’ve seen anywhere.
Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2018
Response from Daniela Skol Marbella on 4 Jul 2018
Thanks for your review, unfortunately we rent self catering apartments and have no control over receptionist and the pool areas

6/10 Okay

Michael, Ireland

Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort
Convenient, friendly and practical
Enjoyed stay, particularly the facilities in the garden.
Stayed 4 nights in Jun 2018
Response from Daniela Skol Marbella on 2 Jul 2018
thank you

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Close to beach, great view..
All good, beds not that comfortable, but overall, happy ish..
Stayed 10 nights in Apr 2018
Response from Daniela Skol Marbella on 2 Jul 2018
thank you

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness
Bit dated. Great location.
Very disappointing appearance on the landing to our room was covered in plastic & cardboard. Giving a very dirty appearance. This was because they were going to paint the walls. This didn’t happen during our week. The man who checked us in was less than helpful, when we asked if we had evening sun on our apartment he said he didn’t know. The directions to our room was vague. During our week there we had to redirect two different families. To make up for the lack of English they should have a simple A4 room lay out. We were waiting for our bins to be empty up to Wednesday so it would be collected by the cleaning staff. We spoke to the manager and we would get no room cleaning as we were only staying. He told us to bring the rubbish to bins outside the hotel. On tle plus SIDE. He gave us a change of towels and replaced rubbish bags. GREAT points, when we arrived on Sunday there was milk, water, tea & coffee for us. Theres a lovely view of the sea, there are ample tv stations, good free Wyfi also lots of books and videos to watch. Everything you need in the apartment you need for cleaning. Would we go again, YES
Stayed 7 nights in May 2018
Response from Daniela Skol Marbella on 2 Jul 2018
nice to hear plus points outnumber the minus ones

6/10 Okay

chris, Washington state

Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Room comfort
Overpriced and uncomfortable
The SKOL is an older property in Marbella but has a great location on the beach. Because it's older it has its charms but also needs upkeep. We selected a deluxe plus apartment with a sea view. We had a small slice of sea view but primarily looked out over the balconies of an adjacent building. Our unit had been "modernized." The kitchen and bathroom were nice but the living room was finished with very uncomfortable furniture and our balcony had only flimsy plastic chairs with rusted metal stools and no table we could use as we saw across from us. It was not a comfortable place to "hang out." The part that really bothered us however was the price. We paid much more than other renters in the building who had nicer units and longer stays. If I stayed here again, I would research other websites, primarily British, to get a better price and nicer unit or find a nicer complex near the SKOL.
Stayed 10 nights in Feb 2018

8/10 Good

Chantal

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Nice location for a vacation
Great location. Clean apartment. Big area. The only issue is having no heat in the bathroom. The floors are always cold

8/10 Good

caroline , london

Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort
Disliked: Staff & service
Good location
The flat number 330 was great but my friend also booked in and had a disappointing experience as it wasn’t as advertised - not 2 proper bedrooms but one double bedroom and 2 very small singles with bunk beds. As you can’t see the exact flat you are renting through the website because an agency looks after many in the building be careful about the actual flat you are booking and speak to someone first if possible.
Stayed 3 nights in Feb 2018

8/10 Good

Toni, montreal, quebec

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Nice hotel close to the beach
The location of the hotel is right on the beach. Accommodations are great. The hotel rooms have been remodelled, at least the one we stayed in. Owners were kind enough to leave at bottle of water and milk fir those that arrived later in the evening. Nice personal touch. Be prepared to pay for pool chairs and ocean chairs. The pool is not heated so it's really icy cold as is the ocean. That was the only downside.
Stayed 11 nights in Sep 2017

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort
location, location, location
best location in Marbella due to the fact it was the first complex built back in the day.. clean an tidy but quite frayed at edges due to age.. accomodations are 2* but you will pay 3* prices in high season due to its location, there are much better complexes for the same money locally, but they are way out of town and there's the rub..
Stayed 6 nights in Sep 2017

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveller

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Lied and put us at a different location. Cannot be trusted!
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2017

10/10 Excellent

Moon

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
BEST VIEW - BEST LOCATION
The best view and the location is just perfect. Only down side were the mattresses they weren't too comfortable and overused.
Stayed 4 nights in May 2017

10/10 Excellent

adelle, uk

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great chcharacter, great location
We stayed for 7nts in a 2 bed duplex apt with sea view. Our apartment was spotlessly clean and the views were fabulous over the pools and beach ahead. The position of the Skol is the best as you are straight onto a fantastic flat seafront with tapas bars and Spanish cafes and the harbour and beautiful old town a short walk away. We found nothing tacky about the resort and there is a good bus service to local towns such as Puerto banus. Our apartment like others is privately owned and let out so the room facilities were excellent, you have to pay for sunbeds by the pool but it is only 2 euros and puts a stop to those hogging beds with towels. Pool too cold for me in April but kids managed fine. Lovely holiday and will hopefully return.

8/10 Good

Rose

Location location location
Stunning hotel location. Our apartment was subjected to noise at night due to the Irish bar underneath us, but the location makes up for the late night noise. The communal areas are a bit dated, but our apartment had all mod cons and was very comfortable even after the initial shock of arriving with the decorators still working on the apartment!

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great location
Stayed in February 2017 for 1 week. Will definitely stay here again.

6/10 Okay

Dawn

Disliked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Promenade Location
Location of this place is perfect for visitors to Marbella. The building is tired and needs updating....lifts, reception. I think all the apartments that you can rent are privately owned and all vary in quality and cleanliness. We were there for 5 days and had no housekeeping at all. But there was a washing machine if you wanted fresh towels or bedding.

4/10 Poor

Leonardo

Disliked: Amenities, property conditions & facilities
Imposible dormir en el alojamiento las camas y el sofá cama se hunden al máximo, estoy con una contractura muscular grave en el cuádriceps desde hace 4 días por dormir con la pierna doblada, estoy con tramiento kinesiólogico , ya hice la denuncia policial para que cierren el lugar lo antes posible para que no le ocurra a nadie más.
Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2023

6/10 Okay

Susanne

Travelled with group
Liked: Amenities
Man muss wissen, dass es sich bei den skol Apartments um private Wohnungen handelt, die an Urlauber vermietet werden. Die Ausstattung jedes Apartment ist anders und von jedem Vermieter individuell gestaltet. Das kann mal moderner oder eben auch mal älter sein. Und man weiß nie, wer der direkte Wohnungsnachbar ist. Ob es sich hier um einen schwerhörigen Resident oder eine laute, feierwütige Gruppe handelt. Die Wände sind doch recht dünn, so dass man alles hört und mitbekommt. Ob man will oder nicht. Zudem ist wie bei Apartments keine Reinigung oder Bettwäschen- und Handtuchwechsel während des Aufenthalts vorgesehen. Aber es sind Waschmaschinen (ohne Waschmittel) vorhanden. Und diese sollte man auch unbedingt benutzen für die doch recht dreckigen Strandtücher, die sich im Apartment befinden. Am besten eigene mitbringen. Es gibt keine Spülmaschine. Daher sollte man auf jeden Fall vor dem Benutzen des vorhandenen Geschirrs dieses gründlich reinigen. Die Skol Apartments bestechen durch die direkte Strandlage und die in der Nähe befindlichen Restaurants.
Stayed 9 nights in Sep 2022

10/10 Excellent

Henrik

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort
Stayed 8 nights in Jun 2022

10/10 Excellent

Tom

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort
Great place
Great place, well equipped, few minutes from historic town.
Stayed 7 nights in Dec 2021

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Room comfort
The studio I lived in was good, the overall price was a bit too expensive
Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2021
Response from Daniela Skol Apartments Marbella on 13 Oct 2021
Thank you, next time book direct that is cheaper, the OTAs take a big %

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort
Alquile un apartamento para tres adultos. Cuando llegamos cual fue nuestra sorpresa cuando nos dieron uno para dos. Sólo tenía dos camas pequeñas y encima una era más alta que la otra, que al juntarlas quedaba un escalón. A los teléfonos que nos dieron no contestaban ni el Tato. En Hotels.com me dieron la opción de cancelar la reserva ¡¡¡¡Si ya estábamos allí !!!! El conserje de los apartamentos que él era un simple mediador y no sabía nada. Al final la primera noche durmiendo 3, en dos camas pequeñas que se separaban y encima como una era más alta que la otra, pues ahí mi hijo de 26 años con 1,80, allí estaba y luchando con el escalón y por qué no se separan las camas. Ya por fin el segundo día cuando por fin, pudimos hablar con ellos, nos trajeron una cama supletoria en un estudio pequeño, pero era mejor que ninguna cosa. La que gestionaba el apartamento que era lo que alquilé y aún enseñándole la reserva que era para tres adultos que a ella no le costaba. En vez de pedir disculpas, nos trató como de buitres y se presentó a cobrar la estancia sin avisar el día antes de irnos y lo quería en efectivo. Como no lo teníamos la verdad que de muy malos modos que si no la queremos pagar. Fue muy desagradable. Al final se lo pagamos con la tarjeta, aunque a regañadientes por su parte. En Hotels.com aún estamos esperando alguna explicación. Por lo demás genial.
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2021

8/10 Good

Luel

Travelled with group
Liked: Room comfort
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2020

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Amenities
Stayed 5 nights in Oct 2019

10/10 Excellent

Jörgen

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 4 nights in Jul 2019
Response from Daniela Skol Marbella on 1 Sept 2019
thank you

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with family and small children
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Näköala, sijainti, palvelut, yhteydenpito majoittajaan
Stayed 5 nights in Jun 2019
Response from Daniela Skol Apartments on 2 Jul 2019
Thank you

2/10 Terrible

cristina i

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Fraude!
Nefasto es un fraude es un lugar sin mantenimiento viejo y no hay espacio para 3 personas! La vista casi nula y la alberca llena de plantas secas!
Stayed 3 nights in May 2019

8/10 Good

Eva, Skellefteå

Disliked: Staff & service
Perfekt läge, byt ut överlakarnet mot påslakan, det är 2019! Sängen är viktig! Hade fått 2 enkelsängar i bokningsbekräftelsen, men fick dubbelsäng med ett täcke i stället.
Stayed 3 nights in May 2019
Response from Daniela Skol Marbella on 29 May 2019
thank you

10/10 Excellent

Agneta

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 9 nights in Apr 2019
Response from Daniela Skol Apartments Marbella on 9 May 2019
Thank you Agneta, delighted you had a nice stay and looking forward to welcoming you again!

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Alles sauber .nette leute .ich würde jederzeit wieder kommrn .der check in hat super geklappt.jeder gibts sich mühe auch wenn man kein spanisch und nur etwas englisch kann
Stayed 5 nights in Feb 2019
Response from Daniela Skol Marbella on 15 Feb 2019
Vielen Dank!

6/10 Okay

SylKat, Marbella Skol Holydays

Disliked: Staff & service, room comfort
Etablissement bien placé, mais le vis à vis était vraiment très gênant. Les lits (1 place) pas très confortables et des alèses en plastique qui font du bruit à chaque mouvement. Par ailleurs, il y a un vrai problème avec l'eau chaude (en tout cas dans notre chambre). Douche froide tous les soirs (et le matin en fonction de l'heure, il fallait laisser couler l'eau pendant de très longues minutes avant d'avoir de l'eau chaude, ensuite l'eau était brûlante et très difficile à régler.
Stayed 10 nights in Oct 2018

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Accueil très agréable surtout youssef !!! Pas normal de payer des matelas pour la piscine
Stayed 4 nights in Sep 2018
Response from Daniela Skol Marbella on 11 Oct 2018
thank you! the sunbeds at the pool are 2€ per day per person to cover the cost of washing the mattress cover every day I am sure you have found them very comfortable

8/10 Good

Wenche

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Meget god beliggenhet, og lett vei til alt
Rolig og avslappende omgivelser. Veldig god beliggenhet og lett å finne fram. Nærhet til det gamlebyen og flotte restauranter og ikke minst strand
Stayed 9 nights in Jul 2018
Response from Daniela Skol Marbella on 9 Aug 2018
Thanks for taking the time to post a review and glad you had a nice experience Looking forward to welcoming you again soon

6/10 Okay

Eija

Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Asuttava asunto.
Asunto merinäköalalla ? En myisi asuntoa tuolla nimella koska kurkkimalla näit meren parvekkeelta. Olohuoneen tuulettimesta tuli jotain mustaa likaa niin että aina kun sen laittoi päälle pöytä , lattia ja tuolit olivat sen peitossa. Parvekkeenovea ei pystynyt lukitsemaan joten se olisi hyvä korjata. Koko rakennuksessa oli remontti käynnissä ja pölyä oli joka paikka täynnä. Sijainti oli todella hyvä.
Stayed 3 nights in May 2018
Response from Daniela Skol Marbella on 9 Aug 2018
Sorry you did not enjoy your stay