Aparthotel La Era Park

had a great time here swimming pool great very safe. close to all ammenities and easy short walk to beach. not to noisy although we were there when spain won their 1/4 and semi final!!!!!! accomodation clean fine for our family of 3 balcony has super view over pool,park and sea. this our second time at la era park and would not hesitate to use again.

LINDA DURRANT, HAMPSHIRE
Family with teenagers 12+

Well we stayed in this small apartment for a week. Good english bars and cafe down the road but the beach was about 20 mins away. The pool and outside area was okay but it wasn't very hot when we went. The room was smaller than expected and we had to sleep on an uncomfortable couch-bed! Kitchen was very small bathroom okay. All quite clean but not good enough for a family of 4.

jodie & diane, england
Family with teenagers 12+

Stayed for two weeks well located, super market just around the corner. There is a very good cafe about 150yards down the road called La Bamba, the owner is a lovley lady name Barbra, and her great staff one of them is name Dave, they will make you very welcome.The hotel,the linen is changed once aweek, it is cleaned once a week, ther is a 100 euro deposit for any damage which you ars not told about till you get there, lots of young groups. There are two lifts which are not working all the time and when you are on the 16th floor it is no joke.

charlie, england
Group of Mature Friends/Couples

was pleasantly surprised with the quality of the hotel (for the price), was comfortable, very good location (5 mins. from old town, 10 mins. from pubs/clubs), definitely recommend for busy/party holiday

Peter Sumner, Portsmouth, England
Group of Mature Friends/Couples

13 of us just got back from staying at the Era Park yesterday.  Our stay was very pleasant and the apartment has everything you need at a very reasonable price.  The reception staff were very helpful and friendly.  How ever we did find the barman a bit abrupt.  The rooms could do with a bit of updating.  The paint on the ceiling in the bathroom was peeling off and the grouting on the bathroom tiles was a bit grubby but it wouldn't put me off from going again. You need to pay a deposit of 100 euros on arrival and if you were on a tight budget it could be a problem.  All in all we found these apartments absolutely fine and would stay there again.

Christine Carmichael, Newcastle/England
Group of Mature Friends/Couples

3 Guys in 40s and 50s staying for November Fiesta week.
Would be happy to stay there again.
Nearby church bells could disturb sleep (occasionally for one, frequently for another and never for me).
It's a 15 minute walk to the busy bars in the square, 10 minutes to Vincents in the old town, <10 minutes from the beach and only around the corner from the Mercadona supermarket.
The place was very quiet due to the time of year. Never saw the bar or cafeteria open - but then we tended to sleep through most of the day.
The rooms were adequate for our needs (sleeping, getting ready for another night out). The towels were changed once (actually extra towels were left, as the maid couldn't find the old towels) and the bed linen was not changed, but then we were always in bed when anyone came to do anything.
Reasonably priced internet access was available (1 euro for 15 minutes).
24 hour reception is always good - no need to worry about getting split up or who has the key (I've stayed in many apartment blocks in Benidorm which have a separate key for access gate/front door and rooms and with only one set of keys issued - which invariably causes a bust up at some point during the week).

Phil Robinson, Derby/Barnsley
Group of Mature Friends/Couples

stayed at le era park in june 2006 we enjoyed it so much went back in october and it was again fantastic the staff are very nice and polite the rooms and pool are spotless but this hotel is not for families with small children it is more for party and fun people

alison mills, middlesbrough
Mature Couple (36+)

Nice large pool, plenty of sunbeds.  Food served in the cafe/BaR plenty of variety and nicely cooked. Apartments nice and large balconies. If i only had one qualm its probably the usual, that the guys who work there arent that friendly towards us, which is a shame, cos its not nice to use our manners and get nothing back.
But in saying that, we are off there again very shortly.

Tina Haigh, Leeds England
Mature Couple (36+)

These apartments are great but could do with a make-over!!. Would not recommend for families as there were lots of groups of stag and hen parties when we were there. Close to Old Town and about a 10-15 minute walk to the square. We have used Alpharooms several times in the past and once again everything went very smoothly. If you have never booked on the internet before, go for it....lot cheaper and easier than using a tour operator. Go to a bar called St James Tavern, just down the road, for great value home cooked meals. All in all we had another great holiday in Benidorm and will be using Alpharooms again in the future.

Sue, Leeds
Group of Mature Friends/Couples

Era park apartments are excellent value for money went there with 3 friends. lovely place to stay good pool bar, rooms are an ok size very clean a good enough equipped. Staff very helpful with good facilities and very central to everything nothing more than an 10 min walk away.

So overall except 1 days rain (which wasnt the apartments fault forgot to order sun!!!) they stay was excellent for young people.

Jodie, spain
Group of Young Friends/Couples

Stayed for a week and also several times just for 2 nights as live in spain and this is nice base for the old town which in my opinion is much nicer and cosier. The hotel was nice and friendly rooms were clean and was very impressed with the size of the apartment for our family with 2 kids. Great value for money. The only complaint is it is not air conditioned. living in spain we are able to take a fan.

paul carpenter, valencia spain
Family with teenagers 12+

I had read reviews before I arrived at this property that said it was a loud and lairy stag and hen hotel...so I was expecting to arrive at a zoo, which would have been fine as I am young and quite lairy myself.

But it wasn't animal like at all. Mostly populated by families, it was clean and tidy and friendly and fairly quiet. When we strolled in from a night on the tiles at 6am all was quiet.

A bit of a letdown really. Nah...hahaha! Nice place. I recommend it.

Helen Wakefield, Warrington England
Group of Young Friends/Couples

Room was clean and tidy, we were allocated a room on the 16th floor which was rather too high but because we were only there two nights we coped with it. I would certainly recommend it.

MICHAEL STEPHENSON, Cumbria, England
Group of Young Friends/Couples

When we arrive at this apartment our room is not clean and smelly we had to cleaning. On first night the bed broken and shower rail fell but very friendly staff & very cheap.

Pauline Gettins, Warrington, Cheshire
Young Couple (18-35)

We stayed here at the end of Nov 2005 & for what we wanted it was excellent!
I was running Benidorm marathon - it was 2 minutes from the start & finish area so perfect for me.
There was no disruption from any stag or hen parties. We went with our 6 year old son & he had no complaints.
Yes, it was fairly basic - but you get what you pay for. I wanted somewhere decent to stay that wouldn't cost a fortune & that had the option of sky TV - that's what I got.
The balcony was huge, with a sea & pool view. It's easily accesible to to beach, the shops, bars & restaurants. The hill to the approach is nothing to worry about. Unless you're frightened of walking further than 100metres to get anywhere then I can see no problem.

If you want 5* then pay for 5*. If you want cheap accommodation with reasonable standards then this will do the job nicely.
And if you're running the marathon - this is ideal. I'll certainly be back next year!!!

Helen Sly, Leeds, england
Family with Children 11 and Under

Era Park is reasonably priced and clean accomodation, the reception staff are excellant. I cannot vouch for the bar staff as we didn't use it. We stayed at the end of Sept and beginning of October and were not bothered by Hen or Stag groups, although this can be a problem anywhere in Benidorm. We would stay there again because of its central location. It is up a hill but we are 60+ and it did not cause us any problems, there are far worse approaches to other accomodation

Ambrose Russell, Bath/England
Mature Couple (36+)

Our group of four males aged between 34 and 42 stayed at La Era Park for one week during July 2005. Before I go any further, I think it is worth saying that for the whole week, the hotel cost us less than ten pounds per night each to put things into perspective!.

Having read a few reviews about the place before we set off, I knew exactly what to expect and due to the cost, I think our overall expectations were fairly low.

I cannot say its the worst hotel I have ever stayed in by any means, not even for the price. There are far worse in many major eurpean cities!

The big negatives would be that for a summer holiday, it has no aircon. The rooms get exceptionally hot and its almost impossible to sleep. Also, due to the nature of the clientelle, it can be very noisy in the early hours. The ceilings between the apartments are very thin and anyone walkin around in heeled shoes above can get very irritaing. Similarly, any other bedroom action can be clearly heard in the room below! The pool is okay to be fair. The sunbeds are uncomfortable but serve a purpose. The roudy, loutish behaviour around the pool can be a little intimidating sometimes but we put up with it and alternatied between beach and pool for sunbathing. It really wouldnt be a place to take the kids If Im honest cos theres nothing for them to do other than a game of pool or table football I suppose.

As far as location is concerned, it is well placed for walking to the beach (10 mins), main square for nites out (20 mins), Old Town (15 Mins). A taxi back in the early hours from the main square was always less than 4 Euros.

On the plus side, it has pretty much everything you need for basic, cheap and cheerful holiday in "The Blackpool of the Med". The rooms were basic, towels changed three times during the week (but not bed linen) The bedroom was ok although wardrobe space a little short.

There was an annoyin smell comin from the bathroom floor drain from time to time but not an insurmountable problem if you remembered to shut the door!

The fridge kept the water cool and we didnt attempt to cook anything so It wouldnt be fair for me to assess the standard of the cooking equipment.

The bar staff were a little sharp and ignorant but to be honest, if they are used to dealing with the kind of people generally associated with staying there then you would hardly be full of smiles!

Colin Radford, Leicester
Group of Young Friends/Couples