Hotel berhampiran Escultura Mirando al Mar, Alicante

The location of the suite is excellent. It allows you to pop in and out whenever you like during the day as it is so central. Great if you want a rest, especially with kids. Our suite was clean and tidy and we always felt safe as the security was also good. However, I do have one small complaint. It might sound odd but why do you insist on providing your guests with just 2 toilet rolls at a time. Hardly enough to keep a family of 4 happy and it is a pain in the **** having to contact reception especially when you can’t get hold of them (24 hour apparently !). On our last day but one “housekeeping” never turned up and we had to buy our own. I think that we can all agree that it is inconvenient to say the least so be prepared 😉

Хороший отель. Можно прогуляться пешком до основных достопримечательностей и до набережной. В отеле - чисто, качественно проводится уборка. Есть хороший завтрак за дополнительную оплату. Ресепшионисты - очень приятные люди.

Only an overnight stay before our morning flight back to uk. We wanted somewhere within walking distance to the city centre and with parking. The hotel was easy to find with free parking, and also a 15 min easy walk to the bars and restaurants in the centre. In the morning we had an easy 10 minute drive to the airport. Our room and bathroom were a bit dated but clean and comfortable which is all we required. We didn’t eat in the hotel but had a couple of drinks out on the terrace when we returned to the hotel in the evening. Given its location and free parking we would certainly visit again.

Firstly staff were great, only stayed for 5 nights but to be honest it's not worth the star rating it gets . It's a bit run down our room constantly smelt musty , the sheets on the bed still damp, chair in room burst cushion cover and chair looked dirty, flooring coming away and wall paper not the best job .safe broke with all our money and passports in it but was resolved within an hour . Then key card to door wouldn't work . Bathroom it was difficult to get in and out of bath area for shower as they added an extra partition that would not move . Light in bathroom would not go off .then it broke would not come on .sat for 45 min to get a drink at bar no one around to ask .dinner started at 8 30 pm which is not ideal for me as I take medication at certain times . As the hotel was a little out the way they're was no where close to eat without going into town .which is a number 2 bus and cost 1 45 e and there is lots of them . Most nights we spent on the terrace which only serves drinks 1 month of the year so we had it to our selves . No tea or coffee facilities in the rooms only herbal teas available. Breakfast had a good choice which was the only meal we ate at the hotel. Apart from the night we arrived we had a starter each and a small beer each 38 euro.no duvet covers only duvet covered with a sheet .and room was very dusty like old dust . Lounger at pool were comfy and pool was small but good .and good gym facilities. It has so much potential if it had a little more attention to detail.

The Budget hotel was great value as usual, but the restaurant at the adjacent Ibis was understaffed and tables were not even set out. Food was not presented well; School dinner-ish and no table service. The one member of staff (at the bar) taking orders also had to deal with bar orders. Because the tables were grouped together there was not enough seating for diners. One at our table had to separate the tables for social distancing - there was no member of staff who showed any interest. Completed orders were shouted for from the bar area. Contrast this with Barcelona the night before. Why so different?

We always stay at the Areca when we visit Spain and fly from Alicante. Very convenient for overnight stay for either an early departure or late arrival. Rooms are good, food is good for breakfast (bit limited) but very good for evening meal. Have upgraded a couple of times but in my opinion not worth it as the upgrade room is looking a bit tired. Staff are lovely, and if you have a hire car, there is parking underneath, (lift to rooms). Parking outside is usually easy, but handling cases up the steep steps can be difficult. If you don't have a hire car, they organise transport to the airport at a reasonable rate.

I was on a business trip here and stayed for 1 night in room 131. Overall it was the best value for money I had in Spain (I travel extensively all over Spain staying in rooms with a rating between 35 – 50 EUR – this one was 38.5 EUR). The hotel, the room, everything was super clean (they even gave me some kind of “amenities kit” composed of a disposable mask, plastic disposable glass and bottles of liquid soap, just in case you forgot yours). The staff was very friendly and answered all of my question in a polite manner. There is also a restaurant open 24h inside the hotel and a gas station with a 24h schedule (20 m from the hotel). They have also a parking lot with surveillance cameras. Everything was excellent with a small note: when I first walked in into the room, there was a smell like in the room the windows haven’t been opened for a while to let the fresh air enter the room. Certainly I would recommend this hotel and certainly I would come back.

I'm trying to work out the target customers for this hotel due to its location. It's out of the town (Santa Pola), situated next to the N-332 (busy north-south coast road), and on the edge of a retail park. As a result it has no room for facilities (outdoor pool, tennis courts, etc.) although it's new so everything is up to date. Rooms have a large balcony which I guess would be nice in summer. That's about it. Even the bar is a solitary tap in the hotel lobby - no separate area. Breakfast was standard but no complaints. The retail park has various eating and drinking places - KFC, Burger King, other burger places, various bars - but I didn't find a real Spanish one. Quite a lot were closed as it was out of season. For those familiar with the UK I thought it was very like a Premier Inn or Travelodge and a 4* rating is misleading. I'm thinking it's really an airport hotel so not for a long stay.

El servicio impecable,nos ofrecieron una habitación superior a nuestra reserva y quedamos realmente sorprendidos y encantados con la habitación,el desayuno buffet,no está nada mal y el sitio en general nos gustó mucho. Es ideal para una escapada romántica o fin de semana con niños,la ubicación es perfecta para visitar los por los de alrededor o d**** un baño en playas preciosas.Muy recomendable.