New hotels in Malaga city
Global travellers always have their eyes on Malaga, we on your behalf, always have our ear to the ground to share news of exciting new hotel openings and major refurbishments in Southern Spain.
New Hotels openings beyond 2025
Malaga Port Skyscraper
This is a long-running project that started in 2002 and gained momentum in 2016 following publication in the BOE. The plan is to build a 35-storey skyscraper port hotel on the outer breakwater of the port near the lighthouse. The project is promoted by Al Alfia and supported by the Málaga Port Authority. Initially, Frank Gehry, famous for his work on the Guggenheim Museum in Bilbao, was consulted. Later, José Seguí designed a 136-metre-tall, 39-storey circular tower, which was later reduced to 116 metres. The supportive city council needed to modify their urban plan to incorporate the tower, and this was approved in November 2023. The developer then changed architects, appointing David Chipperfield, and submitted his outline design to the Port Authority in March 2025. The next approval step is the National Port Authority, followed by the Council of Ministers for final approval. However, this process has faced legal challenges from the San Telmo Academy of Fine Arts and the 'Let's Defend Our Horizon' group, which must be resolved first. David Chipperfield's outline project differs in that it is a rectangular parallelepiped shape at the base, which will grow and change. The height will increase to 144 metres, and the estimated investment is 200 million euros. The Alfia Hotel Group, backed by the Qatari investment fund, are the promoters under the company Andalusian Hospitality II. The Hesperia Hotel Group, led by CEO Jordi Ferrer, also has a stake and is likely to manage the hotel.
New Hotels openings in 2025
ME Malaga by Melia Promotors finally started work in March 2023 on the new Melia ME hotel on the polemic site of the old Cines Astoria y Victoria on the east side of Plaza de la Merced. The works were delayed by archaeological excavations after tombs dating from Roman to Nassrid were found. The project and construction management are the Domingo Corpas architectural firm. Gerard Piqué is one of the promotors of the hotel. The five-star hotel will have 128 rooms and will operate under the ME by Meliá brand. Opening was expected mid 2025 and is now confirmed as 12 December 2025.
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New Hotels openings in 2022
Hotel Larios Malaga
Four-star hotel managed by Vincci was scheduled to open in 2020 but faced Covid delays and opened 1st August 2022. It has 76 rooms, a restaurant, a small swimming pool on the terrace. The building dates from 1821.
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New Hotels opened in 2021
La Equitativa Conversion - Only You and Soho Boutique.
The iconic building La Equitativa in Malaga Located between Calle Larios and the Muelle Uno is being turned into two hotels. Work started in June 2019. The base of the building will be an 93 room five-star hotel by 'Only you' (Palladium Hotel Group) which opens on 10 October 2021 whilst the the tower will be a four-star run by Soho Boutique Hotels which opened 1 Spetember 2021.
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