Villa del Mar

Dan P3123

Fabulous hotel, brilliant location right on the beach and just outside of the old town, which means its pretty quite at night, but is a bit of a walk if you are heading to the other side of the old town and along the beach front with many great bars and restaurants or heading to the infamous main strip!! Taxis from the main strip at the taxi rank cost between €7.50 - €9 back to the hotel depending on amount of passengers. If lucky enough you have a beautiful sea view (lucky ones, like us get a free upgrade) rooms are beautifully clean and fresh, mini bar/fridge, safe (which you do have to pay for which is not a large amount) plenty of cupboard space. Not many plug sockets if you have a few phones and gadgets that need charging daily though. 2 pools, one for the younger children and a slightly larger pool on the 2nd floor. Pool is small and has about 16 sunbeds but is a nice spot and gets incredibly hot during the midday sun. We spent every day on the beach and headed to the pool at the end of the day for a few cheeky cocktails and cooling off in the pool. FYI, sunbeds on the beach are €6 each, umbrellas €6 each, the beach is pretty safe and we had no problems going off and leaving bags with our beds and into the sea!! ....Anyway back to the hotel... Pool bar for drinks and crisps no other snacks. Food in the restaurant is very good and decent quality, lunch and dinner changes daily with a good selection for everyone. Have allergy charts and staff are more than happy to arrange food for specific diets. Staff are amazing and so friendly and polite and will go beyond to help. Have to say a massive thanks to Ety who was brilliant and made our stay so pleasant. He was always happy to help and findout which food was ok for me (yes im one of those with a nut allergy) he was so friendly and polite. I would highly recommend this hotel for couples or families as its ideally located for many bars and restaurants and opposite the beach.

lisa seavers

Food and drinks were lovely - themed days for food. Sangria and mojitos on tap which were lovely. Staff welcoming and Hotel kept clean. Room was adequate but bit too small for a family of 4. Pool was small and therefore we were unable to use it for any of the week we were there. Level 9 bar chill out bar was lovely but lacking in shade - the only seats in the shade were not comfortable for longer than 1 hour. 2 lifts to accommodate the whole 8 floors of rooms was not adequate and often waiting for lifts for 5 to 10 minutes. However wonderful sea views and access to the beach within 2 min walk.

David hatch

I was pleasantly surprised by my stay at Villa del Mar Hotel. The cleanliness of the property and the friendliness of the staff really stood out, and for the price I paid, the value was excellent. While the pool area was a bit on the smaller side and there weren’t many sun loungers, the rooftop bar provided a great spot to unwind, and having the beach just steps away made up for it. The food wasn’t anything spectacular, but considering it was an all-inclusive buffet, it was perfectly adequate. Overall, I had a really enjoyable stay and would happily return if I visit Benidorm again.

K N

I really enjoyed my stay at Villa del Mar Hotel. The property was clean and the room service was amazing. The staff really friendly and always ready to help. The food and drinks were really good and we all loved it. My little boys loved the pool area and the playing ground and having the beach just steps away was amazing. Overall, I had a really enjoyable stay and would happily return if I visit Benidorm again.

Kerry Ohara

Positives : 1. The hotel is in a great location right on the beach. 2. The staff were friendly 3. You got a free welcome pack in the fridge in your room. Negatives 1. Not enough sun beds/ swimming pool is very small 2. Limited food and tasted very salty 3. The lifts constantly out of service and the hotel only has two small ones in which can only hold 4 people. 4. Can not eat by the pool and only snacks they have at the pool bar was crisps and pea nuts 5. The alcoholic drinks were very over done to the point the bar tender was putting half a cup of vodka in the drink every drinks we asked for. It’s too strong. You need better measurements for your drinks. 6. The air conditioning made me and my daughter sick. We both have sore throats and runny noses. Even after our holiday we are stuck in bed. We know it was the it conditioning because every time we put it on we would start to feel ill On this note we won’t be coming back to this hotel unfortunately as we did not find it up to the standard’s with the amount of money we paid. This hotel is more like a 3 star hotel