Hi this was my first JY holiday back in 2010 and I've done 11 more since with two more booked! So I have fond memories of Andalucia and this lovely tour. Mijas is a fantastic little town and well worth a wander during your free time. The hotel is centrally located which is brilliant. The rooms are large, with balconies, and the food is buffet style - it wasn't out of this world or anything like that but it was fine. If you buy a bottle of wine but don't finish it, the staff will put your room number on it and you can polish it off the next night! The pool area was nice as well. The excursions are all worth doing - I did both optionals to Gibraltar and the Alhambra and would recommend both. If you get Claire Mellor as your tour manager this will be a bonus - she often does this tour and she is superb. Hope this helps!
Best wishes,
Bob