Holiday Inn Alicante Playa De San Juan

“ Hotel staff very helpful and friendly.
Rooms clean but basic (no balcony/ no tea/coffee making facilities)
Whirlpool not functioning, deck chairs collapse and are very uncomfortable.
5 mins walk to Tram stop.
20 mins walk to the Beach.

“ Lovely stay, found the staff very friendly and helpful. Only thing that was a problem was the queue for the coffee machine in the morning.

“ We visited for 3 days, and this hotel is a reasonably comfortable base, however I'm not sure it's a 4* hotel - more like a 3*. The hotel's Reception staff are very pleasant and helpful. The carpets in the public areas are dirty and stained, but the rooms themselves have wooden floors and are fairly basic but clean. Breakfast has plenty of fresh fruit available and is adequate (self-service), but don't expect a gourmet experience. We had the strangest chicken salad in the restaurant for lunch one day that we have ever had, and certainly the "chicken" wasn't recognisable as chicken. The pool area is reasonable but the cheap plastic sun beds are the worst and most uncomfortable that I have ever come across in a hotel. The poolside is littered with the sound of collapsing sun beds, and people cursing under their breath. The hotel really needs to do something about this. I am afraid the area itself is the worst of high-rise Spain, and the drive from Alicante airport to the hotel is both fascinating and horrendous in equal measure. The hotel itself is surrounded by high-rise residential buildings and certainly could never be described as attractive, although there is a wonderful stretch of beach here marred by the backdrop of the high-rise architecture. We had some excellent food in some of the local restaurants.

“ This is a fantastic hotel and the staff are really really helpful, made our stay even more comfortable!! Location is great approx 500yrds to the beach shops restaurants, bars & clubs. Pool area is really clean and well maintained and no problem getting a sun bed!! Hotel restaurant provides good quality food at reasonable prices and again the service is of the very highest standards. One neg. for the bedroom is the TV volume which is set at 10 and no good if you are a little hard of hearing.
The big downside for me is the price I was charged by Travel Republic for my 3 nights (total of 443.98 Euros for a single quad room without breakfast and this was supposed to have included an 86 euro discount.) If I had booked direct with the hotel it would have cost me 242.05 Euros for the three nights and that price was for B&B. Travel Republic state in their business terms "Travel Republic promises you the absolutely lowest prices available - each and every time" I have written to Travel Republic and asked them to explain why the price they charged me is over 80% above the advertised hotel tariff.

“ Top Tip: Book direct with hotel you could save a fortune