We stayed in a VERY touristy town called Torremolinos, but it was great for exploring some of the region. We were really glad that we decided to go during the non-tourist season. Apparently during the summer its a just a little slice of Britain with all the UK tourists. That and LOTS of people on the nude beaches. Thankfully it was slightly chilly, so no nude beach goers.
We had a room on the 10th floor and the hotel was right next to the beach. Thankfully we could see the beach, and the mountains surrounding the Costa del Sol all from our balcony.
Above: Our hotel
Below: Views from our balcony
Since we felt the need to attend the "Welcome Meeting" our first day, we had to wait around until noon at the hotel before we could finally get on with our day. I have no idea what other resort welcome meetings are like, but it was a fairly big waste of an hour. All the resort reps did was freak us out that there would be no spaces left in the Tangier, Morocco trip unless we booked right away. So, like idiots we signed right up only to find out on our walk into town we could have booked the same trip for half the cost. At least we booked the our other side trek through the cheaper (and accredited) company. And the trip to Tangier was not fully booked, and in case any of you are wondering, the other tour company did exactly the same thing as we did, but their guide was not part of the local mafia. But that's a story for another day.
The rest of the day we spent poking around Torremolinos and walking along the beach. I, of course, found rocks and shells to bring home, but only a handful. Here are some pictures of Torremolinos and our day. 
Mike drinking Sangria. The resort was all inclusive, so we drank quite a bit of it over our seven day stay.
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