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Hotel Pilar Andalucía

This formal neoclassical edifice reigns over the Plaza de los Flores, aptly described as the nerve center of Estepona’s old city. The elegant boutique hotel nicely fits the human scale. It sits a 5-minute saunter from the beach, yet it seems removed from the bustle of a seaside community. High and wide windows fill each of the spacious rooms with light, offering picturesque views of the old quarter’s streets. Deluxe rooms feature hydromassage tubs. The two on-site restaurants offer a contrast in cuisine: classical Mediterranean in one, Asian fusion in the other. (Both have local fish on their menus.) Live music is available on weekends in the wine bar; copious beers are on tap in the pub. Best of all might be the rooftop cocktail bar.