Melia Benidorm

This was my first time visiting Benidorm on a girls trip and I was a little apprehensive about the hotel. But I needn’t have worried. It’s absolutely fab. Our room was near the lift which I thought we would be disturbed in the night, we weren’t ! We paid a little extra for breakfast which I couldn’t fault, plenty for everybody. Eggs, cheese, smoked salmon, cakes, pastries ..:Prosecco ! My only gripe was check in was fairly slow but .. I would absolutely recommend this hotel !

Amazing stay at Meliá hotel!! Food was absolutely amazing and plenty of choices. Pool was fabulous, so relaxing. Staff were lovely and welcoming. Rooms were gorgeous the beds were very comfortable and the entertainment at night was very enjoyable Would 100% recommend brilliant hotel!!

Positives First The hotel itself is nice in the reception area and the pool area is clean. Fresh towels every day and breakfast is good with a big selection and fresh food. Negatives Beds and pillows are rock hard, I did ask for a softer pillow which I did get in the end. Cleaners don’t come in till later in the day so often we were back at the room chilling so it was a bit of a pain. The man with glasses on the cafeteria bar near reception is annoying and thinks he’s funny when he’s not. He also moans when you want to pay by card and tries to stall you saying the card machine wasnt working to see if you offer to pay cash (as he wanted a tip). Main part of the rooms are fine but the bathrooms are dated and need upgrading. The shower sprays all over the floor so you need to lay towels on floor to mop up the water. The fridges aren’t very cold and the air con is hit and miss. The toilets round the pool are terrible, no locks on the doors and are fine in the morning but not cleaned after that so by the afternoon are in a terrible state. The sunbed and towel situation is a joke, people queue from 8:15am by a door which isn’t opened until 9am and it’s then chaos as everyone sprints to save sunbeds and if you aren’t waiting there you’ll never get a bed. Some people saved beds and then went off for hours on end and not even used them. The pool itself is dirty and has hair, cockroaches and bugs in it and the pool was closed for 3 hours one day as a child had done a poo in the pool. Other things to let you know Drinks are reasonably priced in hotel There is loads of shops and supermarkets nearby Not that many restaurants nearby so you have to go a bit further down the road The beach is 15 min walk Taxi to the old town only €8 each way The Red Lion pub very close and great staff, music and prices Lidl directly opposite 40 mins from airport Few homeless people roaming around on the road near hotel so be careful when passing Indoor market just down the road which is worth a visit and has air con