Hotels in Benidorm, Spain
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61 of 133 hotels in Benidorm
We were on the 17th floor and had a great view of most of Benidorm. We also looked down on hotel Sol Pelicanos' swimming pool where they film "Benidorm".
9 Reviews
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50 of 133 hotels in Benidorm
Depends on preference.
Balcony overlooking pool... daytime sun, road traffic noise.
Balcony park side afternoon sun... bus stop, traffic noise.
Only 6 floors so not a high building for Benidorm.
Depends on preference.
Balcony overlooking pool... daytime sun, road traffic noise.
Balcony park side afternoon sun... bus stop, traffic noise.
Only 6 floors so not a high building for Benidorm.
7 Reviews
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29 of 133 hotels in Benidorm
Only one place to eat, take it or leave it, full board but been eating out.
76 Reviews
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115 of 133 hotels in Benidorm
If booking here ask for a room overlooking the pool and be prepared for rude staff!
Avoid!
19 Reviews
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82 of 133 hotels in Benidorm
Sort staffs attitude towards customers
We stayed on the 19 th floor views were to die for just wish we had been on the pool side
41 Reviews
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22 of 133 hotels in Benidorm
Great wee beach at the bottom of the road and Vincent’s bar across the road for great karaoke.Bar staff excellent especially Duncan.Balcony not always guaranteed. The other hotels we visited were also welcoming and they had an outdoor pool. Cristal park and Villa Benidorm. Excellent.
We will return. ???
4 Reviews
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9 of 133 hotels in Benidorm
Get a very high or very low floor, the middle is a nightmare for getting on the lifts.
Are the club rooms worth the extra not in my opinion
223 Reviews
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128 of 133 hotels in Benidorm
It's a dump in need of half a million euros renovation
1 Review
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35 of 133 hotels in Benidorm
Don't take anything valuable. They just tell you to use the safe. We had expensive make up and jewellery stolen...other people had clothing stolen...others money. Gonna need bigger safes!!!! Disgusting
Go somewhere else
22 Reviews
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34 of 133 hotels in Benidorm
take extra cash because the company didnt tell us about needing a deposit! we had to pay 150 euros per room when we got there, in cash, as they didnt accept credit or debit cards (even though they took these at the bar?!) and this left us short of cash.
34 Reviews
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56 of 133 hotels in Benidorm
Don’t go there
Best veiw on the 18th floor pool side .
81 Reviews
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30 of 133 hotels in Benidorm
We were on the 10th floor but that was ok because there were 2 lifts .
32 Reviews
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16 of 133 hotels in Benidorm
If like me you are a light sleeper book a pool view room.
33% off drinks in the night club under the hotel, entry near the restaurant for hotel guests. Crissie Rock good comedienne (if you are broad minded).
29 Reviews
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102 of 133 hotels in Benidorm
we were advised not to use the alleyway at night from the main road to the apartments due to some muggings. needs to be better secured.
29 Reviews
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116 of 133 hotels in Benidorm
high floors have the best for the views anything below 5th floor no sea view
12 Reviews
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37 of 133 hotels in Benidorm
No way would we ever recommend this accommodation it's the worst hotel I have stayed at in Benidorm
Morgans tavern is neptunes and a lot smaller than on TV good tribute act but once seen first week not much for second week
111 Reviews
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Review Overview
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Eating Out
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Beaches
14 years 8 months ago
Benidorm is brash and can be loud but I love it, so much to see and do. Lovely beach and prom.
14 years 8 months ago
we stayed at levante area couldnt ask for more benidorm has something for everyone.. recommend the triangle for good night out also sports bar for food...tera mitica is a great day out, also visit to old town and albir.....
14 years 8 months ago
what can i say always clean, loads of shows to see, beach huge and clean going back next year.
14 years 8 months ago
since my last visit to Benidorm it has been cleand up. ther were not as many beggers this time and more big bins for rubbish,
14 years 8 months ago
a resort with lots to do, beach, shops, bars etc, bus ervice good but easy to walk everywhere. good beach but sun beds and umbrellas expensive 12 eoros! still possible to get reasonable food and drinks despite the euro being so bad.
14 years 8 months ago
weather was beautiful, 28 degrees most days, beach very busy this year we didnt see any of the eu beggers and prostitues that had ruined the resort before, also no rose sellers, potatoe men doing their con trick. There were more police around this time which made us feel alot safer when out late at night
14 years 8 months ago
Love it, Plenty to do for any age group. Highly recommended.
14 years 8 months ago
As usual, the only problem with the cleanliness of the resort was the dog poo!! Everything else was spotless, with bin men and beach cleaners operating every night. Plenty of entertainment for every one (including children). Looking forward to our next visit.
14 years 8 months ago
My wife and I stayed in Benidorm for a week during October 2009. It was the 8th time we had been to Benidorm, but we hadn't been back for around 3 years.
There had been some changes, but basically it was much as we remembered. The pavements seemed to be more broken and potholed, and definitely in need of repair in places. We went down to Elche Park, which was in the process of being renovated last time we were there, and I noticed that already the marble walkway was very cracked and broken, probably from the park maintenance people running their vehicles over it, something that could have been easily forseen and prevented.
Some of the Old Town streets had been converted into pedestrian only thoroughfares, noticeable the Calle Gambo, and I thought that this was a rather nice feature, but the Hispanidad was almost impassable with fencing and roadworks. It will be interesting to see what they have done there when its finished.
The entertainment was still good in most of the clubs, a few new faces and many familiar ones. There is a new place, Broadway, on the Gerona, and we enjoyed a night in there but like some other places they make the mistake of having the same acts every night, so even if you like the place you don't want to sit through the same people telling the same jokes or singing the same songs. If they had varied it we would certainly have gone back, nice place, and obviously trying to stay upmarket. The duo comedy act, can't remember the name but billed as the oldest married couple in Benidorm, are well worth catching, as is Tony Scott.
El Divo were on at Valentine's and were superb. Port in a Storm and The Blues Brothers at The Western Saloon were great, Rod Stewart at Morgans followed by We Will Rock You ( since when did Queen have a girl in the lineup? Very good
though.) And of course the immortal Chrissie Rock. Donna Glass sounds better every time we hear her, like wine she improves with age. Why on Earth do people look down their noses at Benidorm? There are far worse acts on the TV than these people. We also caught Matthew and Son at Valentine's, and despite what Simon Cowell said, they are far from horrific, they obviously do the act very tongue in cheek and are all the better for it.
I can't really comment on the beach, as I'm not a beach lover, but plenty seemed to be enjoying it. I did notice that the Beach Rock Cafe is now a place called Tiki Beach, though, and in my opinion not an improvement. Still, it was full so many do like the change.
The iron goat herd in the little park still has no hat after several years. Surely this would not break the bank to replace it? Someone had also dumped a pallet in the little park amongst the iron goats, not a good image for the place.
Lunchtime one day we decided to break our usual habit of eating in Spanish places and support a British cafe. Never again! The food was the kind of disgusting slop one would expect in a 1950s transport cafe somwhere up the A1. I think some of the ex pats have sat on their laurels too much and not realised that Britain has moved on and peoples' tastes and expectations have changed. Next day we had a lunch in Carlitos Pollo Assado on the front and enjoyed superbly cooked food at the same price.
Benidorm is certainly suffering. I went for a walk round the shops one afternoon while the wife was having a siesta and the Gerona and Mediterraneo were almost deserted, it was like a ghost town. The shop keepers looked toally bored and fed up, as well they might. Most of the people in Benidorm seemed to be the more affluent older and middle class holiday makers, and such people don't tend to buy cheap shoes and waving toy cats very much. Probably right now these people are the only Brits who can really afford
holidays, but the shops won't be seeing much money from them.
On the good side, there were far fewer beggars, pea men and pick pockets around, probably because there were fewer targets, but also the little Chinese girls didn't seem to be coming around the bars with their flashing earrings and toys, and some of the African guys had persuaded the clubs to take them on as unpaid toilet attendants, getting only tips from the customers and no wages. Times must be hard.
There had been some changes, but basically it was much as we remembered. The pavements seemed to be more broken and potholed, and definitely in need of repair in places. We went down to Elche Park, which was in the process of being renovated last time we were there, and I noticed that already the marble walkway was very cracked and broken, probably from the park maintenance people running their vehicles over it, something that could have been easily forseen and prevented.
Some of the Old Town streets had been converted into pedestrian only thoroughfares, noticeable the Calle Gambo, and I thought that this was a rather nice feature, but the Hispanidad was almost impassable with fencing and roadworks. It will be interesting to see what they have done there when its finished.
The entertainment was still good in most of the clubs, a few new faces and many familiar ones. There is a new place, Broadway, on the Gerona, and we enjoyed a night in there but like some other places they make the mistake of having the same acts every night, so even if you like the place you don't want to sit through the same people telling the same jokes or singing the same songs. If they had varied it we would certainly have gone back, nice place, and obviously trying to stay upmarket. The duo comedy act, can't remember the name but billed as the oldest married couple in Benidorm, are well worth catching, as is Tony Scott.
El Divo were on at Valentine's and were superb. Port in a Storm and The Blues Brothers at The Western Saloon were great, Rod Stewart at Morgans followed by We Will Rock You ( since when did Queen have a girl in the lineup? Very good
though.) And of course the immortal Chrissie Rock. Donna Glass sounds better every time we hear her, like wine she improves with age. Why on Earth do people look down their noses at Benidorm? There are far worse acts on the TV than these people. We also caught Matthew and Son at Valentine's, and despite what Simon Cowell said, they are far from horrific, they obviously do the act very tongue in cheek and are all the better for it.
I can't really comment on the beach, as I'm not a beach lover, but plenty seemed to be enjoying it. I did notice that the Beach Rock Cafe is now a place called Tiki Beach, though, and in my opinion not an improvement. Still, it was full so many do like the change.
The iron goat herd in the little park still has no hat after several years. Surely this would not break the bank to replace it? Someone had also dumped a pallet in the little park amongst the iron goats, not a good image for the place.
Lunchtime one day we decided to break our usual habit of eating in Spanish places and support a British cafe. Never again! The food was the kind of disgusting slop one would expect in a 1950s transport cafe somwhere up the A1. I think some of the ex pats have sat on their laurels too much and not realised that Britain has moved on and peoples' tastes and expectations have changed. Next day we had a lunch in Carlitos Pollo Assado on the front and enjoyed superbly cooked food at the same price.
Benidorm is certainly suffering. I went for a walk round the shops one afternoon while the wife was having a siesta and the Gerona and Mediterraneo were almost deserted, it was like a ghost town. The shop keepers looked toally bored and fed up, as well they might. Most of the people in Benidorm seemed to be the more affluent older and middle class holiday makers, and such people don't tend to buy cheap shoes and waving toy cats very much. Probably right now these people are the only Brits who can really afford
holidays, but the shops won't be seeing much money from them.
On the good side, there were far fewer beggars, pea men and pick pockets around, probably because there were fewer targets, but also the little Chinese girls didn't seem to be coming around the bars with their flashing earrings and toys, and some of the African guys had persuaded the clubs to take them on as unpaid toilet attendants, getting only tips from the customers and no wages. Times must be hard.
14 years 8 months ago
benidorm is very clean full of fun stuff to do ye never get bored theres so much to see
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