Hello Cathy
Thanks for your letter. We had a lovely holiday at the
Hotel Mijas, also known these days as TR Mijas Beach
Cultural. It was very early, cold and misty when we set off
for Birmingham Airport on the 29th April! Our car was
collected at the Airport and check-in was easy. We enjoyed the Aspire Airport
Lounge-nice and quiet. The flight was good and we were met
at Malaga Airport by local rep Karen Quigley and passed to our driver for
the transfer via a winding road to Mijas. The
hotel sits in such a spectacular site with views to the mountains and set in
lush gardens. We had a lovely room with views over the tennis
court and garden, looking down to Fuengirola and the Mediterranean
Sea! Karen came to see us the following day to talk about
excursions but the pick-up point was in Fuengirola and we would have had
to get a local bus at 7am! Having just had an early start for
our flight we decided not to do that. Karen said not many Classic clients
go to the hotel , maybe because it is not Five Star? We
found the staff very friendly and seemed to appreciate our modest attempts at
speaking Espanol.
We enjoyed relaxing by the pool where we had some nice
lunches. The dining room also has spectacular views and we ate
there several times in the evening. There was a wide mix of people
there from Japan, France, Germany, the Netherlands and
UK.
There is lots to see in Mijas with its white houses, narrow
streets, all bedecked with flowers. When we walked further from the main areas
it became more traditional with elderly ladies talking from their front
doors. We got a local bus from just outside the hotel to Fuengirola
and then a train to Malaga. Very interesting city, we went to
the Cathedral and the Picasso Museum which is housed in a former palace.-very
impressive.
We went again to Fuengirola on the bus and walked along its
beach promenade.
There is a bullring in Mijas and on the Sunday we went to an
evening event there. A mix of dancing and horsemanship-no bulls! On one
side of the bullring, basking in the evening sun, was the bell tower of the
parish church, on the other was the white houses and straight ahead was the
mountains of the Sierra de Mijas and a blue sky with not a cloud in
it! It was just lovely!
All good things come to an end. We had a good journey back
home and were able to use our Priority Pass for the Sala lounge at Malaga
Airport.
Thank you for booking and organising everything for us we
had really enjoyable time and would certainly recommend Mijas. I
attach a few pics of the hotel and Mijas-there are more! We
will send off the feedback questionnaire to Classic and Felicity has put a
review on Trip Advisor. When we are next in Leamington we will call
in to say hello-which days of the week are you around?
Best wishes
Bill and Felicity Fleming
