Olympus

Nothing is to much trouble. It is in a small quiet area of Benidorm but not too far from the shops and a small taxi ride from the main strip. Food is beautiful and plenty of choice. Rooms are lovely and clean. We had an internal room which was lovely and quiet, but the other girls had a room with a balcony which was lovely too. The cocktails are beautiful, definitely recommend the Pina Coladas. The pool is very cold but really refreshing. The entertainment in the hotel is the only let down, but we made our own so not too bad.

We were dropped off opposite Fiesta Park so it only took 5 mins to find the hotel (we actually walked straight past it!) The reception area was bright & open, very modern. Our room wasn't ready so we left our cases in a secure room & wandered off for lunch and it only took 10-15 mins to find our way down to the old town where we looked out over the med from the El Casco Antiguo de Benidorm and when we arrived it was very busy but beautiful. Anyway back to the hotel - once we finally checked in, we found or room on the first floor, disappointed that it was an internal room with a window that looked out onto an internal courtyard, so no real opportunity to have the blind open for fear of onlookers! However the room was VERY spacious with 3 beds, 2 of which were pushed together to make a double & they were very comfortable, also a large sofa which looked as if it could become a sofa bed. The bathroom was spacious with a large walk in shower (products supplied). There were no tea/coffee making facilities in the room which was disappointing, there was a fridge which you have to lay on the floor to plug in. you can ask reception to fill the fridge for a charge. Also a safe, we never used this as it was not secured to the wall or unit that it was placed in (who knows who could walk off with it & your passports!). The room was extremely hot but what we thought was aircon, turned out just be a fan & didn't cool the room whatsoever! But everything was clean & again, modern, the TV had english channels (very unusual) if you wanted to watch them. Now there was lots of entertainment happening in the evenings but not sure if this was only aimed at the spanish, but our last evening was a very disturbed night, being on the first floor the music was pretty loud, I don't mind music & noise but with quite echoy corridors & stairwells this was slightly annoying! Now breakfast!! It's the usual buffet style, continental & hot. The hot drinks are dispensed from a machine & no matter what coffee I tried, it really was not pleasant or hot. They supply a microwave to add more heat, not the point! ended up sticking to water. Even though there was a good choice, the temperature of the cooked food was at best warm. On our final morning I had to throw my food away (a total waste) as it was cold! Everything seems to be covered in garlic, now I love garlic but not on my breakfast! Now I always try to add honest reviews & this was just what we experienced. I would return but would request a room higher up & with a street facing room in order to be able to let in some air if it's warm, oh & stick to a continental breakfast.