Alicante Hotels - A Guide to Choosing the Perfect Hotel

Alicante is a province in south Eastern Spain.consider is close to Playa de San Juan. This is
Hundreds of thousands of visitor's flock to theregarded to be the most beautiful beach in the
region's world renowned Costa Blanca each year -Alicante region. It boasts 7km of fine white sands
a 200km stretch of coastline boasting some ofand is very spacious, so even at its busiest
the most beautiful white sandy Mediterraneanthere's still plenty room for sunbathing. The beach
beaches in all of Europe. Two of the biggestcan be found a few kilometres north of the city
resort destinations in the Alicante region arecentre and is lined with hotels, bars and
Benidorm and the region's capital Alicante.restaurants. Hotels located along Playa de San
The city of Alicante has loads of hotels. At first, itJuan are perfect if you intend on spending a lot of
might be a bit mind boggling trying to decide whichyour holiday on the beach.
one to book, but before you start searching, theYou can also choose to stay at a hotel close to
best thing to do is to set yourself a budget andAlicante Airport. The airport can be found about
also choose a part of the city in which you would11km south of the city centre. If being close to
like to base yourself.the airport is important to you, then maybe you
There are three main hotel districts in Alicantewould like to choose a hotel between the airport
city - the Harbour, El Barrio and Playa de Sanand the city.
Juan.Alicante and Benidorm are the two of the busiest
The harbour area is home to some of the mostsun holiday destinations in the Alicante region, but
prestigious hotels in the city but of course, thisyou can also book hotels in other quieter
prime location may come a price. The exclusivedestinations like; Alcoy, Denia, Elche, Altea and
harbour area is a great base for you stay as it'sCalpe.
close to the beach, the Explanada, the port and ElWhen you do a search for a hotel in Alicante bear
Barrio.in mind that you can choose by star rating 1
If you prefer to be located within the city itself,star-5 star or by hotel theme. Choosing a hotel
then choose a hotel in the 'El Barrio' district. This isby star rating is important for your budget. If
the charming historic centre of the city, which isyou're on a tight budget and need somewhere
brimming with restaurants, shops, cafés andclean, cheap and cheerful, then choose a lower
beautiful narrow streets which are full of historicalstar rating. Generally, the higher the star rating -
wonders for you to admire. Here you'll be withinthe higher the price you pay. For a more
steps of the Ayuntamiento (Town Hall), Sanexclusive, luxurious hotels, choose a higher star
Nicholas Cathedral, Plaza Abad, Penalva and Plazarating like a 4 or 5 star.
Quijano. One of the city's top attractions theIf you have a specialist hotel in mind, then choose
Castillo de Santa Barbara overlooks the El Barrioyou accommodation by hotel theme. These hotel
district. This part of the city is always vibrant withthemes include; apartment hotels, business hotels,
lots of people dining al fresco, soaking up thefamily hotels, spa hotels, golf hotels, self-catering
atmosphere or enjoying some of the besthotels, pet friendly hotels etc.
nightlife to be found in the city centre.Hope this helps you to pick the perfect Alicante
Another popular part of Alicante for you tohotel for your holiday!