We've been to Spain 3 times this year - we're still demob happy from getting the kids grown up enough to leave them :)
Anyway, 2 of our visits were to the Fuengirola - Florida Spa and the Angela

We really liked Fuengirola especially walking around the Fish Alley area on an evening looking for somewhere to eat
We don't mind going back next year but we'd like to try somewhere else on the Costa del Sol too

So, we'd like somewhere easy to get to by train from the airport with a similar sort of lively feeling that Fuengirola has with a good hotel within a few hundred yards or so of the main area
I suspect we're spoiled for choice but a few ideas for somewhere to start would be appreciated from all you seasoned travellers

TIA