Hotel Alicante Gran Sol, affiliated by Meliá

The hotel receptionists were super and we received a warm welcome and were shown how to use the lift,not as easy as I thought. The premium room on 22nd floor has excellent views over the habour and the castle, a lovely sunrise. There was a balcony but it was too chilly to sit out on. The room was very spacious, huge bed, sofa and a TV which could swivel to watch in bed or on the sofa.Bathroom excellent size and towels only changed when you wanted them to, not all hotels follow their own policy on this. Breakfast was varied with cooked and fresh options. The hotel bar was small but had great views and again the staff were friendly and efficient. We ate in the Convistas restaurant for Christmas Day lunch, brilliant food, excellent serving staff. The location is fantastic, close to the old barrion , 5mins from the beach and very close to restaurants , bars and shops. Check out was smooth and reception organised a taxi

Very good location. Plenty of places to eat nearby. Only a 5min walk to airport bus stop, 15 to bus station and 10 to the tram. Great selection at breakfast. Good size bath towel. As I like to read in bed I was very pleased with the standard of bed side lights. Safe and fridge in room always appreciated.

The room was big and well equipped, with a nice comfy bed, we had a wrap around balcony on the 18th floor with an amazing view, there was a fridge and room safe , the bathroom was a little dated but everything worked perfectly, nice soap and shower gel was supplied which was a lovely touch, the room was very clean.The views are amazing. There are ongoing paving works going on very close to the hotel and initially I thought that this was going to be an issue, especially as we are not used to City noise and construction noise all at the same time, but to be honest we were up and out by 9.30 and popped back in now and then throughout the day and we had no problems, we slept well. The staff at the hotel were absolutely brilliant, the service was exceptional. We used the bar and restaurant most days, the food was really good with lots of choices. The restaurant has probably the best view in Alicante. The location is good and close to everything,

We had a Superior Double room on the 20th floor and the view was absolutely gorgeous with the castle, the sea and the harbour, by far the best view we have ever had in a hotel! The room itself was spacious and comfortable with all the facilities you need. The breakfast catered for all tastes and there were no queues on any of the days we were there. The location of the hotel is fantastic, a short walk to the beach, harbour and hotels. We loved exploring the beautiful streets around us. I would highly recommend this hotel. If you are looking to book, pay the extra bit and go for a bigger room with the amazing views, it is totally worth the extra pennies!

The location, the space of the room and how cleaned they are