Hotel Pez Espada in Torremolinos hosts meetings, receptions, weddings and private celebrations in modular rooms from 20 m² to 500 m², with a main room for up to 300 guests. The hotel stands at Avenida Salvador Allende 11, on the seafront, beside the La Carihuela area. It opened in 1959 and was refurbished in 2020.
Seminars and company events
The hotel's conference spaces are modular. Their size runs from 20 m² to 500 m², so the same spaces can be set up for a committee of a few people or a gathering of several hundred. The main room holds up to 300 people. The rooms give direct access to the hotel's restaurants and lounges, which keeps coffee breaks and working lunches close to the meeting.
The hotel does not name its individual rooms, nor does it publish capacities by layout, equipment lists or ceiling heights. Those details are confirmed with the corporate events team, which handles meetings and incentive groups separately from social events.
Weddings and receptions
For weddings the hotel offers terraces facing the sea, suited to outdoor ceremonies, and versatile salons that can be arranged for an intimate reception or a large banquet. Gastronomy is customised to the couple, and a dedicated team and exclusive services are included in the wedding offer. The same rooms are used for birthdays, anniversaries, baby showers, family gatherings and other celebrations, with decoration and food tailored to the client.
Rooms and capacities
The main room, at up to 300 guests, is the largest capacity the hotel states. The smaller modular rooms, starting at 20 m², suit committees, workshops and private dinners. The terraces extend the reception space toward the sea.
Accommodation
The total number of bedrooms is not published. The hotel lists seven room types: Classic, Club Superior with pool and side sea view, Club Superior with sea view, Superior Beach Front Club, Junior Suite, Junior Suite Celebrities and Junior Suite Beach Front, which sleeps two to five. The Club Superior and Superior Beach Front rooms have two single beds of 100 by 200 cm, and the Junior Suite has the same beds plus a sofa bed.
Outside the building there is an outdoor pool area, with a main pool set among gardens that lead to the seafront and an upper pool with colored sprays and showers. Wifi is free throughout the hotel. A private outdoor car park has a Tesla charger and 18 motorcycle spaces, but it is limited and depends on availability on arrival.
Catering
The hotel has several places to eat. Odina is a Mediterranean restaurant with a terrace over the sea. A buffet restaurant on the seafront serves Mediterranean and continental dishes, with show cooking at breakfast and dinner. Frankies Bar serves cocktails on a terrace with sea views. A food truck in the gardens beside the pool serves snacks in high season, and room service runs from 07:30 to 22:30.
History and setting
The hotel opened on May 31, 1959 as the only five-star hotel in the area, and it is now rated four stars. In its early decades it received royalty, politicians and film stars, among them Anthony Quinn, Brigitte Bardot, Sean Connery, Charlton Heston and Frank Sinatra. The MedPlaya hotel chain bought it in September 1985, and in 2009 the hotel marked its fiftieth anniversary with a book on its history. Since 2020 the building has been owned by Azora European Hotel & Lodging and managed by MedPlaya.
The hotel has undergone a recent refurbishment that renewed its facilities while keeping its protected architectural features and the character of its 1960s design.
Getting there
The address is Avenida Salvador Allende 11, 29620 Torremolinos, Málaga. The hotel describes itself as right on the beach, next to La Carihuela. The nearest major airport is Málaga-Costa del Sol.
