Hotel Senator Banus

Stayed here on a 5 night break booked through On The Beach. I would not recommend using On The Beach, as it would work out cheaper to do it yourself, just to get that out the way, and their transfers were so poor they were unusable. A taxi from Malaga airport costs around 100 Euros, which if you split it with another couple, as we did, worked out cheaper than transfers.
Anyway! The hotel itself is great — we upgraded to a suite for 25 Euros per night when we got there — glad we did, it was palatial. Massive bed, lovely marble bathroom, huge balcony with sofa, table and chairs and sunloungers. The maid service came twice a day and there was nothing more they could have done to make our stay more comfortable — simply brilliant.
The pool area is lovely and serene, no loud music blaring and as it’s an adults-​only hotel, no kids shrieking either! There is a second quieter, smaller pool if you want to really get away from it. The pool restaurant/​bar was good, usually good service and quick.
Didn’t use the spa, so can’t comment on that. Buffet breakfast was certainly worth paying for, as the choice was phenomenal. The made-​to-​order omelettes were delicious, get there early though as there can be quite a queue for those.
Never had any trouble finding a sun lounger — usually laid in the palm tree garden which was lovely. It was quite breezy when we were there in September, and a bit cooler than usual, according to the staff.
The beach is about a 10 minute walk away, however, it is not suitable for bathing on or in. There is a shop a short walk away on the same side of road as hotel, however it is poorly stocked and closes and opens at erratic times (or did when we were there!).
The hotel itself is lovely but situated beside a very busy highway. None of the rooms overlook this though, so noise isn’t an issue. However, it does mean if you want to go somewhere other than the shop or the few restaurants nearby, you have to walk quite a way to get to the flyover (which is shonkily constructed!) or take cabs.
A cab into Estepona cost around 15 Euros and took about 10 – 15 mins.
Overall, I’d definitely go back to Senator Banus.