Breakfast was very good, lots of selection and all very delicious.

This was one of the biggest choices of breakfasts we have come across.

All the staff were friendly and breakfast was excellent.

Breakfast was really good , could get basically anything you wanted .

The food was beautiful and so much choice at breakfast, (we were B and B ) The service was friendly and ran like a well oiled machine , even had a harpist playing music one morning!

Divers drinks and amazing very big breakfast buffet.

Room excellent, very clean and fab air con, also breakfast food choice fantastic with added bonus of violinist or classical guitar 10/10.

The breakfast was out of this world with the biggest choice of food..The staff were amazing.

What a great hotel, staff welcoming and friendly, room 921 excellent worth the extra cost, breakfast good don’t want to share this really

We love the Breakfast you could have anything really the buffet was replenished regularly and the staff were wonderful.

Breakfast is very good, there's a huge choice

The breakfast was excellent with great variety.

Breakfasts were amazing with lots of choice

The buffet restaurant serves excellent food (we had half board) and the rooms are spaceous with excellent airconditioning.

Excellent breakfast choice of fresh produce cooked and show cooking omelette station.

Hotel was spotless and food delicious,breakfast options were endless and we thoroughly enjoyed our stay would highly recommend!we will definitely come again.

Thank you for a great stay at your fab hotel great seaview room with great views stayed 7th may 22 til 14th may great friendly staff entertainment very good food at breakfast and evening meal could ov been warmer thank you for upgraded room

Buffets work pretty well  - and breakfast had a good range to offer.

A fabulous stay , thanks 😊 

**my only change would be a room with a balcony next time as the one without felt rather dark (as they are internal facing)  onto a  garden area in the middle of the building so as we were on the second floor we  had no sunlight .

but would suggest that a sea view room is recommended as the internal rooms did not have balconies, and we were told they were quite dark, but still comfortable.

On arrival i was very unhappy with our room i requested a sea view and was told this was subject to availability, we was given a room which was smaller than my bathroom back home and had one window which when you looked out was facing a white wall, the room was so dark and dingey and totally not what i expected.

As I have been spoilt with the rooms I have stayed in I would recommend paying a little extra for one with a balcony or sea view as the inside rooms are very very dark with hardly any light and the one I was in was very small.

The bed is 2 singles with a mattress across both very comfortable our only problem was not waking up until late because it was so quiet and dark because of black out curtains absolute bliss.

but the corridors were quite dark, to be honest it wouldn't be my first choice in calpe which is a  shame as was really looking forward to it

They are very dark and we needed the lights on in the room every time we entered it!

but dark and the changing room is sole less, no pampering here.

Long dark corridors which I found a bit strange.

Walking distance to old town.. and lots of shops and restaurants within walking distance..
My one complaint is the corridors far too dark.

Only other negative was the lighting in corridors and stairs, it was really dark and may not be suitable for older people or anyone with poor eyesight.

but..it was dark and the windows were very small and looked out into a courtyard opposite other rooms.

The only thing I didn't like is that the corridors at night are quite dark

It was very dark and there was one medium size window looking into an inner court yard.

Regretted not booking a sea view room as we looked out onto another part of the hotel which made room dark.

We had a standard room which has no balcony and a view over a court yard this did make the room quite dark.

The corridors of the hotel are really dark and could do with more lights.

Our room was internal and if I went back I would spend the extra and get a sea view only because the room was dark with no natural sunlight and no balcony.

.the room was lovely, albeit a bit dark due to internal small windows.

Check in is the slowest check in i have ever experienced with many people not queuing and simply pushing in with the hotel staff saying nothing, again leaving me feel uncomfortable.

This was all very obvious to see leaving us feeling very awkward, embarrassed & uncomfortable, which I was shocked as we’ve always been made to feel special on previous visits.

The only gripe with this hotel is the pool area is far too small for the amount of people they have staying in the hotel and they put so many sun beds pool side, it becomes uncomfortable and claustrophobic.

My only other gripe is that the seats we had on our balcony were very uncomfortable to sit on for a pre dinner drink.

One suggestion for balcony furniture, the metal chairs are very, very uncomfortable without cushions, rattan chairs would be better if you intend to spend time on the balcony reading, the sunbeds were comfy enough

but me feet were left dangling and this was a little uncomfortable.

I brought my wife here for her birthday  were do I start 
 The staff are useless and ignorant 
The beds and pillows are very uncomfortable the glass sinks are not fitted just sitting loose the shower screens are useless and dangerous the amount of water on floor after using shower is unreal pointless having a screen the floors are not nonslip so it is very accident prone with the sharp glass edges everywhere  im surprised someone hasn't already been injured.

We did find the chairs on the balocony uncomfortable as these were metal upright seats.

but the chairs were a bit basic and uncomfortable to spend very long enjoying it, however, this is being very picky and asking for perfection!!

The price is quite high for the area and the balcony is barely useable because they only provide a couple of uncomfortable metal chairs and no sunloungers.

One remark perhaps, a sunbed on the terrace would have been welcome, now we had only two rather uncomfortable chairs.

but lacked atmosphere and furnishings, pool area small for size of hotel and sun bed cushions had been thrown into a closed glass fronted pool side restaurant so were not available for use and looked a mess, these sunbeds are extremely uncomfortable without cushions, hotel was altogether stark and lacking in atmosphere it reminded me of an airport.

but so badly managed as to make every meal uncomfortable.

Gran Hotel Sol y Mar

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Aqualandia is definitely worth a visit with the kids.

Staff are hard working and friendly especially the restaurant staff at breakfast - can’t praise them enough.

We only had breakfast which was superb with plenty of choice/variation.

Dining room at breakfast, dinner & tea, lots of choice - if you can’t find something I’d be astounded the food was 1st class, like all Spanish all inclusive it tends to have a canteen feel

The restaurant is a buffet style and it is lovely, great choice of food.

We were half board the breakfast well so much choice and the same in the evening.we will certainly return..

Staff very helpful, plenty of room to move around, pool area good,breakfast normal hotel food,evening meal hot food very poor in two weeks offered chicken wings other meat
 Very poor quality and touch,

Lovely hotel, good range of delicious food.

The staff all very attentive and friendly and the food was absolutely fantastic at breakfast, lunch & dinner with a wide variety of freshly cooked foods.

Food for both breakfast and dinner was excellent.

Overall the service in the Restaurant was good an selection of food was excellent for breakfast, A little dull for the evening meals  as the weather was warm able to stick to the salads.

Communal areas inside are clean, breakfast is good - staff efficient at cleaning/clearing tables.

Fantastic staff, especially at the lobby bar, lovely atmosphere throughout the hotel 

Rooms kept very clean and aired every day

Excellent choice of food at breakfast, lunch and dinner buffet

Lovely pool area and garden

Buffet style and a reasonably good selection.

Buffet breakfast was lovely and plentiful .

Room very clean and breakfast and dinner were good with lots of choices.

The breakfast provided catered for everyone and always plenty of everything.

Most enjoyable stay, very clean hotel, good location and very helpful staff, the breakfast was ideal with enough selection for everyone, it is close to the beach, bars, restaurants and all other amenities, would visit again.

Glass of cava (or 2) every morning with breakfast.

1. the food in the buffet was not hot enough (I suffered a 24 hour sickness which kept me in my room. 2.

It presents as a family hotel and you can expect lots of young spanish mums, dads and well behaved children.

The entertainment team were great for children and the daily aqua aerobics was really good.

There were lots of families with young (pre-school) children at the hotel the week we were there and they seemed to be having a great time.

There is also a kids club and a mini disco session in the evenings for the children.

Good for couples and plenty of activities for the children.

Whether you are a picky child; vegetarian; vegan; gluten or dairy free there were choices to suit.

Everything about the hotel was excellent - staff, location, entertainment, children’s activities.

Toni, Maxi, Fran and Diana were so friendly, welcoming and accommodating of our needs as a family with young children.

Stayed here with the kids and grandparents for the October midterm.

We booked 7nights away for the three of us (7yr old daughter), & can truly say this was such a fabulous hotel!!

every day there are activities for kids and adult as well.

but we booked for a relaxing night away from the kids.

‘Fran’ in particular polite and well mannered individual great with kids my daughter Esme is his biggest fan.

Although there were plenty of children it was not a problem at all.

Hotel clean, rooms are large (2 adults and 2 children)  and this time we were pool facing which was great

We had bed and breakfast - and the room was perfect (2 adults 1 child) and cleaned daily to a good standard.

Nice big room with big bathroom,  2 pools, activities for the children, very delicious food.

The lifts can be slow when the hotel is full.

By comparison with its immediate high-rise neighbours the Ifach Hotel is architecturally quite attractive, and the reception area is light and welcoming  All of its floors are served by 4 lifts, and we found them all slow and feeling in need of upgrading or replacement .

Only downside was the slow and very small lifts.

The food is very bland and lacking in any flavour, and can taste all the same after a week, there was no atmosphere in the dinning area, which was crapped and service was slow, and it felt quite oppressive - a little music in the background would help.

Lifts often slow and the shower was either too could or too hot.

The bar in the main area is a place to avoid, the service is very slow, the drinks are all generic unless you ask for a particular brand and when asked if they had a red Rioja wine I was told No, only one choice of red wine and it was rubbish.

but you have to go to reception and get a different code for each device which changes every day (or sooner) and is very slow especially outside of the foyer.

Super slow checkin, and front desk agent did not greet us at all , looked like he didnt want to be there at all.

A sign in reception from 2011, slow check in, no smiles, the usual bad start.

Visited with Jet2 Holidays on an all inclusive basis with a standard double room first week in July.

I felt very ‘covid’ safe with the protocols in place at the hotel and look forward to my next visit.

This was our second visit to this hotel and approved of the changes made by the new management in the last two years; especially the lay-out etc of the dining room.

Our first visit to the Hotel RH Ifach and were very impressed.

Looking forward to our next visit already!! !

This was our first visit to The Ifach and we were impressed from the moment we walked through the door.

First visit to hotel and area - we will be back.

Another great stay at this lovely hotel , this is our 3 rd visit every thing about the hotel the friendly staff the food comfortable rooms and and very clean .Also in a great location close to a lovely beach and promenade and also the old town

We have just returned from a weeks stay, having visited Calpe before this was the best hotel we have  stayed in.

I have visited Calpe twice before on a day trip from a nearby resort

I have been to the ifach twice ,the first visit in early October couldn't fault this lovely hotel we arrived quite late  about ten pm,had parked on the small residents parking area at front of hotel  took us about 15 minutes to check in as only night person was on duty

We have been visiting Calpe now for 15-20 years always have a great time when we visit.

Good position for the promenade and for visiting other areas along the coast.

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Very charming small hotel, walking distance from Altea beach and old town.

Breakfast was very good and great local selection.

The hotel breakfast was very regional with hams,  cheeses and fresh breads,  amazing coffee to kick-start your day and some lovely pastries - the pain au chocolat was to die for!

but we managed to arrange breakfast for next morning there (you need to prebook and based on availability).

The staff could not be nicer and the breakfasts were so scrumptious.

The food is delicious and the home made lemon tart to die for!

The staff are lovely nothing was too much trouble for them and the room was lovely very rustic and comfortable in the old building, the buffet breakfast was good too.

Breakfasts are diverse, ample  and fresh with very helpful staff coordinating access to the buffet during these last days of Covid restrictions. The hotel is very clean, quiet for the most part (but few towns are without the occasional loud motorcycle!)

Breakfast was good
If we ever go back to Altea this is the only hotel I would stay in.

The breakfast was of very high quality and fresh ingredients.

We slept very well and had a tasty breakfast in the morning.

The service, room, breakfast, hotel and location are all excellent.

The breakfast was very tasty with the best ingrediens, something to look forward to during the stay.

The breakfast is absolutely one of the best you can get this side of a 5-star Hotel.

Well appointed rooms, superbly helpful staff (who are always happy to recommend a local restaurant or activity), lovely breakfast and a fabulous roof terrace to enjoy.

In the day it is possible to get a snack and when we left early a very nice breakfast was prepared.

Excellent End-To-End service with full customer experience - from check-in, stay, room amenities, quietness, open shops & restaurants next door or down the hill, the small details that make a difference, the capricious breakfast, and many more.

although the bed is large and comfortable, the mattress is covered in a plastic mixed with cotton cover - and it made me dreadfully hot and uncomfortable, and it was not possible to remove it.

The bathrooms could be a little more maintained and if they had a pool I would have given it more than 4 star.

The Abaco has no outside space, so no pool or areas to relax in the shade outside of your room.

The reason for the delay in review, is we were hoping for a satisfactory resolution to our complaint, which unfortunately we did not get.

During our stay the weather was beautiful and sunny and as Abaco doesn't have an outdoor terrace we unfortunately didn't spend as much time in the hotel to justify the cost so for that reason only I am giving a 4/5.

The only reason we didn't give five stars for value for money was that we thought the added costs for parking and a dog was a little too excessive.

but uphill 10 minute walk to the top of the town where the best views are to be found.

The hotel is a short walk to the beach and to the old town restaurants.

Altea old town is beautiful a bit of a hike up hill

This boutique hotel is wonderfully placed in the centre of Altea old town.

The hotel is in a tastefully renovated building in the old town with everything close by and with secure parking which is useful as you really don’t need to use your car to explore the town and surrounding area as their is a tram nearby to take you up and down the coast from Denis to Alicante.

The location is in the center of old town which means some advantages as closeness to restaurans

The hotel was everything we expected, good location for the town centre, staff so friendly and can’t do enough for you!

Very good location,(close to the sea and the old town), really nice service, cozy and clean rooms, has a cozy terrace on top!, by the way, I slept very well.

Superb boutique hotel located conveniently in the Old Town just two minutes walk to the cathedral.

Close to both the old town and the beach and parking available too.

We recently had the pleasure of staying at this wonderful hotel located in the old town of Altea, yet only 5 minutes walk to the beach.

The hotel is convenient for the shops, beach and the old town of Altea.

The location is perfect, just a few minutes walk up to the old town square( be warned it can be steep) and a few minutes down to the seafront.

Central to the old town, the new town and the beach.

We were travelling without a car and this hotel is ideally located for beach, town and the historical church on the hill, 5 minutes away from each!

The hotel is located ideally between the beach and the old town and has a nice roof terrace.

Hotel Abaco Altea

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Good points  - great location, roof top bar with fantastic views

Bad points  - pools are tiny, dining room is dull and very crowded at breakfast, rooms facing the street can be noisy early morning

Average points - standard breakfast buffet, staff were fine

3 star hotel in our opinion

The restaurant is very under staffed, leading to people having to clear their own table to eat breakfast.

Breakfast was included in our rate and we were very happy with the offering - lots of hot and cold choices which varied each day.

Breakfast everything you could want, microwaves available if you need t have it hotter.

Breakfast plenty of choices and Omlettes and eggs cooked on demand.

(there is a ramp higher up the street)

Breakfast was satisfactory with the option of freshly cooked eggs and omelettes every morning.

In a great location with friendly staff and lovely breakfast this is definitely a hotel I would chose to use again.

the food was plentiful and wish many different dishes.

Staying at the moment,  good size room on the first floor with a large terrace,  excellent choice at breakfast,  nice views from the rooftop pool and bar,  €3.50 for a bottle of San Miguel which i think is a bit expensive.

We were half board breakfast and evening meal which you could swap for lunch if you wanted.

The breakfast was tasty and a good selection of food, my kids enjoyed the churros and pancakes especially.

Having dinner there was not enjoyable or delicious.

Sea view room is a must, excellent location, friendly staff at all levels, only had breakfast at the hotel

Nice hotel, with spacious rooms and good breakfast.

Breakfast was pretty good with very extensive selection of food and an Egg Station for omelettes and freshly fried eggs.

Breakfast nice especially the omlette made while you wait.

Breakfast was ok, could do with more organisation i.e have cereals near the milk not in another area.

The buffet breakfast had everything we wanted.

I really can't understand the poor reviews of this hotel.

The breakfast system was also very poor & not implemented, tables not clean & the food was inedible, I’ve never gone to a hotel where there was nothing to eat, usually the fruit is ok not on this occasion it was dry & old.

Food was really poor, more like a 2 star.

I have to mention the poor air condition,

The quality of the meat on both nights was very poor.

The reception staff were miserable and customer service was poor, we asked for use of the safe in our room and waited several hours despite repeated requests and also had to pay for the use of the safe.

Stayed many times in Cape and this is not 4 star, no tea/coffee facility in rooms, no mention of menu for dinner in rooms, no mention of TV channels, in all poor for a 4 star rated hotel.

Overall this is very poor value for money and we will not be returning.

but poor management and little/no customer service.

but didn't seem happy in their jobs and had fairly brusque manners. We asked why our rooms weren't as booked (we'd booked triples) but were told the rooms we had were basically the same as a triple (when clearly not true!)

I asked for towels for teh hotel pool and were told we had to buy our own and could not use the towels from the rooms.

Biggest gripe bathroom ceiling fell on my head on arrival not any of the hotel management has asked for my well being.Hotel staff stare at you if you are some sort of alien for making a complaint

this ruined our sleep for the rest of the holiday and it was very warm in the rooms - when we asked about this they shrugged and said it was cold outside!

I thought I'd try to find somewhere to leave my suitcase and, so, asked the staff in the Sol y Mar if they would let me leave it in 'left luggage'.

but for some reason were not asked for this.

I asked where the 7up is she replied we no have and grabbed the 20€ I had in my hand I snatched the 20€ back and was then shouted at give me money !!

However on ordering I was asked to collect our meal 10 minutes later.

but no English channels on TV not even news..very large lip,/step over to terrace from room very bad for elderly or disabled.. breakfast ok  ..evening meal   very mediocre had better 10 euro menus    dining room design very and uninviting.many steep steps to main entrance

On the down side, the TV was very small for a large modern room.

No English TV other than BBC news channel,

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