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Gran Hotel Sol y Mar
Spain, Europe
Calpe
This wonderful property is a stylish design hotel perfectly situated next to Arenal Beach with spectacular views over the sea and the emblematic rock Peñón de Ifach. The hotel is conveniently set in the centre of Calpe, only a few steps from restaurants, bars, shops and other entertaining venues. The airport can be reached within a 50-minute drive. The city combines the charm of a traditional fishing village with modern amenities. This is a wonderful place to start discovering Calpe and the Costa Blanca. The property features contemporary style rooms that will please all types of guests. They come with the essential amenities for the best and most comfortable experience.
Facilities
- Spa centre*
- Garage*
- 24-hour reception
- Wi-fi
- Room service*
- Laundry service*
- Launderette
- Bicycle hire service
- Multilingual staff
- Air conditioning in public areas
- Some facilities may incur an additional fee
Due to the surrounding area and the number of steps around the hotel, it may not be suitable for those with mobility difficulties.
The Local Area
Tripadvisor Reviews
4.5 Excellent4,145 reviews
Excellent
74%
Very Good
19%
Average
5%
Poor
1%
Terrible
2%
Location
Cleanliness
Service
Value
Beautiful Hotel
This is a beautiful hotel more like a 5* than a 4*. The location is superb on the seafront and rooms are immaculate with stunning views if you have a sea view room. The best breakfast I have ever experienced in Spain, a vast and delicious selection in a large and stylish dining room with lovely staff. So highly recommend if location, food, quality of rooms and views are your priority.
Sadly there is an issue with sunbeds, there is not sufficient for the size of the hotel. The beach club is lovely and the hotel has crammed as many beds in as possible but still not enough. We aren’t the type of people who want to queue at 9am to secure a sunbed for the day, we want to wander along mid morning and find a bed to relax on for a couple of hours and we don’t want to leave our towels when we go for lunch for coming back later in the afternoon. I was nearly knocked over by someone rushing to get the sunbed I was leaving. It isn’t an easy problem for the hotel to solve as they are clearly constrained by space but one guests need to be prepared for. We didn’t see any policing of the beds when we were there possibly because they have received complaints from guests about removing towels, so it is difficult for them. There is the beach a few steps away so the option to pay for a sunbed and umbrella, buy a deckchair and umbrella as all the Spanish do or lie on a towel on the sand.
Views, jolly staff and a great holiday experience.
What a wonderful time we have had at this lovely hotel. We stayed in a double sea view room, and it was fantastic. The view towards the rock is incredible. Our 8th floor room (829) had sun loungers on the balcony, as well as 2 chairs and a little table. Sun all day, blazing hot! Too hot actually, but the room had the best air con I've experienced in any hotel. Not too loud at night and pleasantly able to maintain a set temperature.
Before arriving I emailed Daniela, the guest relations manager. She was EXCELLENT, and is a real credit to the hotel. I asked for a high floor room with an amazing view, and she really went above and beyond to try and secure this for us. It was totally appreciated and I am so grateful that you made our holiday special by giving us this beautiful room.
We ate breakfast each day downstairs, get the lift to -2, and we sat outside, so special to do this in good weather and we got to enjoy the warmth and gentle sea breeze straight away. I used the gym most days, and this is nicely kitted out. Top tip - if you like to use the spa I managed to get a week pass for a 96 euros, and used it each day for about 30 mins. Lovely!
Sun loungers around the pool. It was very busy!! However, there are some stairs by the side of the building that lead you up to the roof of the cafe area and above the Doree bar, and there are 3 large cabana style beds, it was bliss!! I felt like we'd stumbled across paradise, as no one hardly came up there. We let a few others guests into the 'secret' so... you're welcome! Go and find them.
Doree bar was beautiful to enjoy a drink at sunset. The area is actually so much better than I expected with lots of great restaurants. The old town and the area around the hotel. Sun loungers and umbrella on the beach cost 30 euros, a little pricey.
My fiancé brought his bike and cycled every day, he loved it.
You'll have a great holiday here! Enjoy
Review by LadyVictoriaG Stoke-on-Trent, United Kingdom
Chilled and pampered
A beautiful clean hotel. Very up to date. Staff were so friendly and welcoming. Food was out of this world.Beach club was so relaxing, plenty of activities to keep u busy
Superb Hotel
What a fantastic experience at this lovely hotel. The hotel was in a fabulous location overlooking the beach . The infinity pool was the best! The food was delicious with so much choice every day! Our room was cleaned thoroughly every day. We had some lovely little “bits and pieces” left for us when we arrived and water and drinks in the mini bar. I cannot fault it! Everyone was friendly. We were lucky enough to be there during a festival week so saw some lovely Spanish culture too! I highly recommend this hotel!!! ***** definitely a 5 star!
Review by Sandra T surrey, uk
Ridiculous sunbed control by staff
Towels are stripped off the sunbeds if you leave for 20 minutes. Ours were taken at allegedly 22 minutes (we argued dead on 20 minutes) by a jobs worth towel attendant and another couple had immediately moved onto them. The day before we had to wait for 90 minutes to get a sunbed despite some beds being unoccupied with just marking towels for all that time. Another time our towels were taken when we were sat 12 foot away having lunch-paying money into the hotel. This all caused unnecessary stress for our holiday. All around us angry guests were continually complaining to the towel attendant that their towels had been taken each day. Surely a better policy is needed to support the guests than this over zealous and frustrating approach. It would certainly deter me returning.
