Apartamentos Acuarium II

We stayed here as a group of 10 in May for our end of season football do. Having read some of the reviews prior to travelling we were a bit concerned as to what we were letting ourselves in for but we needn’t have worried. The apartments are house in a shared block mixed between holiday let’s and residential, the apartment itself was fully equipped with everything we needed and was clean and tidy. We had a 1 bedroom apartment with a double bedroom and pull out sofa bed in the lounge. The apartment had a fitted kitchen and walk in shower. The room had a fitted safe, an iron and and ironing board. The balcony was fully furnished and included a clothes aired. We had to leave a €200 deposit per room on arrival but this is returned on the day of departure as long as everything is left as you found it. The location was perfect for us, close enough to the nightlife without being noisy at night, I’d read reviews of the apartments being in a seedy area of town but this isn’t the case and I’ve certainly stayed in more seedy areas of Benidorm. The pool is communal and we were able to use this during our stay, like everything you need to be respectful of the rules and of the day to day residents,l or you risk ruining it for everyone. There is a pub, The Mad Munk, on ten ground floor of the block, we went here for pre drinks every night, the owners were really friendly and helpful and the prices were very good to. The test for me for any hotel/apartment is would I be willing to stay there again? The answer is yes I would, I suspect in summer the rooms could get a bit stuffy due to not having air con but there was nothing that would put me or our group off using these apartments again.

Stayed here while on a stag do, 10 lads and wasn't expecting much after seeing reviews! But location is ideal, it's comfortable, clean and yeah it needs a bit of updating but they're starting that now by the looks of it! Be sure to be careful how many people you pack into the lift, we were over weight limit and got stuck from 4am to 5.30am after a great first night and ended with police, fire brigade and ambulance coming to the rescue lol to pull us out. Some brilliant and cheap bars nearby and a shop right underneath best bar was Sabor over the road for closeness and great food and drinks so cheap!!

Please, please do not be put off by the negative comments. The apartments are spotless, spacious, have everything you need and close to everything in the new town. £92 for 4 nights…couldn’t beat it for a cheap, last minute break. 4/5 stars only reason not a 5/5 is they apartment could do with a bit of an update.