Me and my boyfriend stayed at the Terralta in March 2005 after finding a good deal with Airtours and reading all the great reviews on Holiday Truth about the accommodation. The reviews don't lie!!

After a slight problem in Manchester airport (Airtours' fault) we arrived at the Terralta to find a big yellow building and was pleased to find it was only 3 storeys high!! As the other hotels being so high in Benidorm put me off.

The reception is really nice, clean and modern, definitely of a 4* quality. The staff on the reception desk are ever helpful!! There is an ATM in reception and 2 phones. Also there's a mini market inside the hotel. It's a bit pricier than the one at the bottom of the hill, but worth it not to walk down!! They don't sell fresh fruit or veg either, but are quite reasonable.

The apartment itself was very spacious, and the only complaint I had was that we were given a ground floor apt that wasn't overlooking the pool, but again minor. The lounge area was really nice with a big TV where you got some free channels, free music, and you could pay to see movies, internet and adult channels, which wasn't a big charge.

The bedroom was 2 single beds, wardrobes, and a safe in the wardrobe with doors leading onto the patio. It looked extremely clean and everything looked very new. The bathroom was a wet room, which I liked very much and was very handy. Had a shower area that could easily fit 2, toilet, mirror, bidet, and a hairdryer (one less thing in your case!)

The lounge/kitchen area also had another mirror and a table and 4 chairs. It had all the kitchen appliances you could need: stove, oven, fridge and freezer, kettle, microwave, saucepans, cutlery etc. etc. and also the little things like, can opener, grater, bottle opener etc....

I loved the apartment, I would stay it's the best I've stayed at.

The bar/food area is separate to the disco area, and bar staff are very friendly and often operate happy hour. There are often quizzes, bingo, games, parrot shows, comedians at the hotel and Steph the animation girl is very friendly, and tries her hardest to get everyone involved!! It's quite a large area and you don't really need to get out and about at night as most people often stayed there as it was fun!

It has two pools, indoor and outdoor, which are both gorgeous!! The indoor pool is adult only in summer and also has a jacuzzi! But be warned, it's covered in glass so it's like stepping into a greenhouse! There were plenty of sunloungers and also a solarium at the top of one block - adults only which was lovely to sunbathe, and you could see Benidorm below you. There was some grass around the indoor pool also where many people went for a sunbathe. It also has a gym at the bottom of one block.

I would say the only one bad thing about this hotel is the location - but bearing in mind we are 19 and 22, we would've liked something a bit more within reach of the bars. BUT reception will call you a taxi and you can wait on the benches outside - nice when it's summer. It's not expensive at all and that's what we did when we felt the need to go out, but as I said, the hotel entertainment was fab!! Families would love it, as there are kids discos, and its facilities are ideal for the disabled, except for the hill, but as I said, reception will call you a cab wherever you need to go!!

I didn't want to leave the Terralta! I loved it there!!! Book it now!!

The Terralta apts were the best we have stayed in and we have been going to Benidorm for years!
Everything you need is there - entertainment for kids aswell as ourselves!
Staff are great, bend over backwards for you, everywhere very very clean.
Reps were very friendly and helpfull - Julianne and Lauren willing to help as much as they could - nice to see friendly reps.

Asked mytravel to find us a wheelchair accessible hotel in Costa Blanca stressing that was the main condition to the booking. Arrived at Terralta Appartments to find a view of a stone wall and an ordinary room unsuited to wheelchairs. Rep ignored us so after two days we went to the desk and said we were moving out and finding somewhere suitable whereon they suddenly found a disabled room for us, we never saw the rep again.

The hill is too steep for wheelchairs, I had blisters on my hands holding the handles to stop it running away from me so it was taxis up and down the hill for every journey.
The hotel as a place to stay was well laid out, the food served in the cafe was adequate for the odd meal but not to use every day unless you are a chip addict. The pool was nice, but no use for anyone who could not get into it themself from a wheelchair so wife had to sit and watch.
Entertainment was not really good unless you wanted to play games, we usually went out.

For a family it may suit, the shop is basic as others have said so if you want anything to cook you need to go into town.

We would not go back, the hill was too steep and so cost us a lot in taxis.

My family consists of two adults and two children but due to the all day entertainment it seemed like we were all children.

Poolside entertainment all day long then small family shows at night.

If you are lucky enough to see the famous Alvaro you will grow to love him as he never tires at entertaining the children / adults with his karaoke and face painting. This guy can almost call bingo like an Englishman, not, but funny.

The rooms are fantastic. we were surprised on how roomy, clean and well equipt they are. The maid service was excellent.

The cleanliness, you will not find cleaner, one of the main factors of this facility is cleanliness. Rooms, pool, gardens, right down to the Barmans Uniforms. The uniform is always well ironed and spotless (this is how much I have attempted to find a fault with the apartments) considering these people work all day.

The Hill, no problem unless you have walking disabilities or you have children up to the age of 6ish (to save moaning, take a pushchair).

The reception, ever so helpful. They are polite and will ring you a Taxi on request no problem.

The pool is very big and safe and also clean.

The food is reasonably priced for bar snack type food and very nice but if you are after a full slap up meal then you will have to go out of the complex which your kids wont want to do.

The bar, this is reasonably priced with a selection of drinks but more so, the staff are always happy to serve you. They are polite and treat your children like kings and queens.

The location. There are two European award winning beaches in Benidorm. The lively Levante side of Benidorm is one of them or the quieter Poniente side which the Terralta is situated. For our family this was a bonus as we do like to go to the lively side but don't want to stay there and listen to the bang, bang, bang every night.

If you go here, you will always come back.

I will be returning in mid September 2006 and unlike most people, I can guarantee I will enjoy my holiday.

I stayed there, it was a laugh the enterainment was fantastic and funny they managed to get every one dancing this year there was even entertainment in the day! It was the best holiday I have ever had.

Very nice clean apartments, probably the cleanest we have ever stayed in. The staff made a real point about not allowing anyone inside the complex if they were wet or without shoes. They were also very quick to shut up the bar area at night which is good if you want a bit of peace to sleep.

The apartments are at the top of a steep hill but it's really not a problem unless you try to walk it in the midday sun. At night its fine.

The swimming pool, as has been mentioned, has a life guard and no inflatables are allowed. Also kids are not allowed to wear T shirts in the pool unless they are white, so make sure you pack some white T shirts. The pool itself is great for kids with a fountain, waterfall and little diving areas. There is a jacuzzi area also.

There was a childrens entertainer around the pool during the day who really got the kids to enjoy themselves and there was some adult pool sports too.

The sunloungers were kept locked up until about 9 am each day so there was never a problem with reserving sunbeds at 6am. There was usually spare sunbeds no matter what time of day we arrived at the pool.

I would recommend these apartments to anyone especially families.

As I read these reviews each year before booking, thought it only fair to contribute myself.

Had a fantastic holiday. we went for 2 wks with my brothers family as well (4 adults 5 kids) on a self catering basis. initial impression is the appts are a little bit out of the way though we did not see this as a problem ( no noise at night)

very modern and clean ( cleanest we've ever been on and we been all round the med)and very spacious , we had a 2 bedroom appt , my brother had 1 bed though still adequate room

Food was pretty basic with chips with everything , we did find a chinese rest about 25 mins walk away that was well worth a visit so much so that we went at least twice and everyone we spoke to said they had been more than once. (its straight down the hill past burger king towards the beach then when you can't walk straight ahead anymore without getting wet (sea) turn left 'pato laqeunte 'or something similar is the name of it.


accomodation is at top of steep hill which is okay walking down ( buses on the hour every hour)though its better getting taxi back up , not too pricey either.

staff in complex are excellent and will do as much as they can for you , entertainment (staff provided by the hotel) was average though they did try to improve this each night , bit repetititive and was very dependant on residents participating ( which we did though a lot did not)

Pool starts of shallow and gradually gets deeper the further you get in to about 2 mtres with resident life guard in attendance ,( really safe for toddlers as well as more adventurous kids) , no inflatibles or diving did seem a bit harsh especially when the on site shop did sell the usual range of inflatible pool toys
There is an adult only pool round the back of the last block if its just a straight forward swim you are after
On the whole would highly recommend this hotel and would come again if they moved it away from benidorm if benidorn is your thing though then look no further each block of appts are only 3 floors high and there are only five blocks so overcrowding is not an issue with sunloungers readily avaialble throughout the day

Only one bad thing we can remember is the Airtours reps , did not have any enthusiam for the job only looked for ways to make money (see Terra Mitica Tickets )and did not want to arrange or participate in any of the Kids clubs despite the brochure promising the earth

This is a great place to stay if you just want to relax and enjoy the sun.

The rooms were very clean and nicely decorated.

The staff were always very friendly and helpful.

There is a bar that serves food all day, although we didn

This hotel is fabulous defenitly go back there recommend it to anyone. Kids clubs great plus they had a big games room to keep everyone occupied.

The staff very friendly dancing with the kids especially Thomas he was great. Poor entertaner did everything by herself as there was only on entertainer.

Lifeguard is brillaint taught my daughter who is scared of water to swim.If you go self catring like us stay in the hotel to eat is it was gorgeous. Best food my family had ever had abroad.Our hotel room was really clean and the room had anything you could ask for.

Not very good location the hotel was in 'Old Town' of benidorm but had shops and beach and restraunts near by 5/10 min not even that.Also it had a bus stop right outside of the hotel.

Yes if your looking for a relaxing or fun filled holiday please do go to the Terrelta Apartments.