Málaga, Spain

Cristine Bedfor Malaga

Price per night from$190.95

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If you haven’t entered any dates, the rate shown is provided directly by the hotel and represents the cheapest double room (inclusive of taxes and fees) available in the next 60 days.

Prices have been converted from the hotel’s local currency (EUR164.48), via openexchangerates.org, using today’s exchange rate.

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Style

Make-believe mansion

Setting

Old road to Granada

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Cristine Bedfor Málaga is a whimsical, design-rich retreat spun from the fictional world of Cristine, a diplomat’s daughter raised on the mythical floating island of Clementine. Set in a lovingly restored 19th-century mansion in Málaga’s historic heart, the hotel channels Cristine’s eccentric childhood through Marta de la Rica’s playful interiors, storybook rooms where beds and sinks wear striped skirts, and nostalgic nods to imaginary friends. It’s part fantasy, part heritage, and entirely enchanting. 

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Facilities

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Need to know

Rooms

27.

Check–Out

Noon; check-in is at 3pm. Both are flexible, on request and subject to availability.

More details

Rates include a buffet breakfast with seasonal dishes, in addition to à la carte options like made-to-order eggs.

Also

The entire building is wheelchair accessible, with an adapted lift for hearing and visually impaired guests, as well as an adapted room for guests with limited mobility.

At the hotel

Courtyard, library, charged laundry service and free WiFi throughout. In rooms: air-conditioning, tablet on request, coffee- and tea-making kit, minibar, free bottled water, beach basket, bathrobes, slippers and custom bath products.

Our favourite rooms

The individually curated rooms at Cristine Bedfor Málaga feel more like chapters of a cherished travel diary than hotel suites, each one suffused with handcrafted striped fabrics, embroidered cushions and painted detailing inspired by Cristine’s childhood imaginings. Cristine’s Superiors are a (slight) cut above the rest, with living areas and freestanding tubs to unwind in.

Packing tips

Your suitcase should convey something striped and second-hand if you plan to fit in with these furnishings.

Also

Peruse Cristine’s events-packed calendar for the month you’re booked in, and you’ll soon find yourself attending a film screening, mixology workshop, or gallery opening.

Pet‐friendly

Up to two small dogs (weighing under eight kilogrammes) are welcome to stay in any room here for a nightly charge of €30 each. They'll also get a goodie bag with a bed, water bowl, treats and toys. See more pet-friendly hotels in Málaga.

Children

All ages are welcome — cots can be added, and several rooms can have twin beds on request. Babysitting can also be organised.

Food and Drink

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Top Table

Watch the old town go by from a window seat, propped up with some striped, cloud-like cushions.

Dress Code

Lean into the equestrian aesthetic by adding a horse-bit bag or Hermès scarf to your outfit.

Hotel restaurant

La Cocina de Cristine is led by Málaga-born chef Pablo Vega, and takes its inspiration from Anne Bloomfield, one of Cristine’s fictional, horse-loving friends. The interiors echo Andalusian tradition with equestrian touches, handmade blinds, vintage ceramic jars and wooden chairs around rustic tables; and though tapas dishes change with the seasons, they’re always thoughtfully paired with local wines.

Hotel bar

Gather in the courtyard for lemon-lime sodas and glasses of sweet wine, toasting to friends both old, new and imaginary.

Last orders

Breakfast is served from 7.30am to 11am; lunch is 1pm to 4pm, and dinner is dished between 7.30pm and 11pm. Snacks are available between 11am and 7pm.

Room service

Plates can be brought to your room for an additional €12.

Location

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Address
Cristine Bedfor Malaga
Calle Méndez Núñez 1 Distrito Centro
Málaga
29008
Spain

Sitting on the corner of Calle Granada and Calle Méndez Núñez, Cristine Bedfor Málaga takes up residence in the city’s enchanting old town.

Planes

Málaga Airport is around a 20-minute drive away, and the hotel can assist with transfers, starting from €95 each way.

Trains

The nearest train station to the hotel is María Zambrano, about 15 minutes by car. You can catch 30-minute connections to Málaga Airport, and 90-minute routes to Seville and Madrid. 

Automobiles

There’s private parking just around the corner from the hotel for €30 a day, but we’d recommend navigating the city on foot if you can.

Worth getting out of bed for

Begin with a morning amble to the Museo Picasso Málaga and the Carmen Thyssen or Fundación Picasso galleries, each just minutes away from Cristine’s in the charming old town; staff can also arrange bike hire for your outings. Saunter along the pedestrianised Calle Marqués de Larios for high-end boutiques, Andalusian interior stores and stylish cafés fronted by wrought iron balconies.  

Pick up the beach basket from your room and head to Playa de la Malagueta’s palm-lined promenade (just 10 minutes on foot) where golden sands are dotted with chiringuitos serving grilled espeto sardines and chilled tinto de verano. Or venture east to Pedregalejo, a bohemian stretch of calm waters and seafood restaurants in former fishing huts. If you’re visiting on a Sunday, make like Cristine and scour the stalls at Cortijo de Torres Market for all things antique. 

Local restaurants

Tucked down a tiny side street close to the Picasso Museum, award-winning Kaleja dishes up inventive Andalusian tasting menus from its wood-fired oven, with each option designed to be eaten in specific parts of the restaurant for an enhanced sensory experience. On the pretty Plaza de las Flores, Beluga is known for elevating rice-based dishes, including its signature Alicante-style arroz cooked in fish stock and topped with the catch of the day. And it doesn’t get much more authentic than Casa Lola, a trad tapas restaurant just down the street from Cristine’s. 

Local cafés

Byoko draws an in-crowd to its sunny alfresco space on Plaza de la Merced, who come for the organic, zero-kilometre brunch options like granola bowls and blue spirulina lattes. 

Local bars

Swing by The Pharmacy, a speakeasy-style bar which reminisces on the Roaring Twenties, for potion-like cocktails, refreshing tonics and lively jazz nights. And in a city of rooftop terraces, don’t miss Terraza Catedral, a sleek alfresco spot topping the OXO Video Game Museum. 

Reviews

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By Mr & Mrs Smith

Every hotel featured is visited personally by members of our team, given the Smith seal of approval, and then anonymously reviewed. As soon as our reviewers have returned from this historic playhouse in Malaga and unpacked their newfound stripe obsession and flea market finds, a full account of their Costa del Sol sojourn will be with you. In the meantime, to whet your wanderlust, here's a quick peek inside Cristine Bedfor Málaga in Spain… 

Cristine Bedfor Málaga is the latest chapter in Cristine’s ever-expanding fictional universe. This time its boutique base is set in a chamfered corner building on Calle Granada and Méndez Núñez, a 19th-century bourgeois beauty designed by the architect behind Teatro Cervantes. Following her whimsical residencies in Menorca and Seville, Cristine’s Málaga home is a maximalist daydream of memory and make-believe.  

Marta de la Rica’s interiors layer bold burgundies, garden greens, red-striped corridors and tented ceilings with curated antiques and embroidered fabrics, each space echoing Cristine’s imagined childhood on the drifting island of Clementine. There’s a library of lore, and a restaurant designed as a tribute to her friend, filled with butterflies, equestrian sketches, and nods to English stables. Each guest room is a character, steeped in storytelling and sunshine. What begins as a boutique hotel quickly becomes a fantasy you won’t want to wake up from — except perhaps to roam your Old Town locale. 

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