Hotel Alicante Gran Sol, Affiliated By Meliá

“15 years waiting!!!”

Our first break just the 2 of us for 15 years! The room was huge and clean and lovely! Best breakfast weve had in any Spanish hotel that weve stayed in! The restaurant was incredible but you do need to book! I would have appreciated a bar area separate from the restaurant area, more of a lounge… more

Our first break just the 2 of us for 15 years! The room was huge and clean and lovely! Best breakfast weve had in any Spanish hotel that weve stayed in! The restaurant was incredible but you do need to book! I would have appreciated a bar area separate from the restaurant area, more of a lounge bar.

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“Get a Room on a high floor, the views are amazing.”

Reception staff were lovely very friendly and informative. Unfortunately our room wasn't ready until 3pm, not a good start when your only there for the weekend. Plenty of chairs in reception area but not much atmosphere. The view from our Room number 2501 was outstanding, we could see the beach , … more

Reception staff were lovely very friendly and informative. Unfortunately our room wasn't ready until 3pm, not a good start when your only there for the weekend. Plenty of chairs in reception area but not much atmosphere. The view from our Room number 2501 was outstanding, we could see the beach , the Castle and the Harbour , it honestly was stunning views. Above our Room was the Bar so there was lots of banging noises. Also a loud noise coming from the lifts. There is only Two very small lifts for a hotel with 26 floors !!! So expect to wait a while. Our Room was very spacious , clean and had everything you would need. There is a very good well stocked mini bar fridge. Tea and coffee making facilities. A Television. Balcony. Beds are comfortable and good sized, unfortunately it was a double as expected but two singles pushed together. The Bathroom was nice but a few faults, for some Reason the toilet was at the end of the bath ! So very little room for your legs not sure how a tall person would manage to use the loo !!! Also the tiling on the wall and floor had crumbled in places. Only about 5 coat hangers and to very small draws. Breakfast was lovely lots of choice Hot and Cold. Breakfast are very small though and have to que to be given a table as not many staff to clear up. Food was good though and you definitely won't go hungry. Apart from the faults I have mentioned, it is a lovely hotel and I would recommend it to anyone, it's positioned in a brilliant location.

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“Great location but that's a good as it gets”

The hotel is in a great location to explore Alicante. Our rooms were ready when we arrived in the evening. We had two rooms booked and they were originally on different floors, we did request them on the same floor and after some thought we were allocated rooms on the same floor. Check in was easy… more

The hotel is in a great location to explore Alicante. Our rooms were ready when we arrived in the evening. We had two rooms booked and they were originally on different floors, we did request them on the same floor and after some thought we were allocated rooms on the same floor. Check in was easy. The room was not of a four star standard, mould in the bathroom, tiles that were damaged. The beds were incredibly hard which we found ok, but some may not. The bedding consisted of a sheet, light duvet and sheet, I do wonder if they wash the duvet after every guest as this is not fully concealed. There was often a smell of drainage within the hotel, especially on the landing areas. Our room had a door that opened, you could walk out onto the dirty balcony. Breakfast was good but it is a small restaurant, with not many tables for four. The staff appeared to be struggling to keep up with clearing tables. The restaurant bar on floor 26 has some amazing views and is a reasonable price. The worst bit was the noise from the lifts, at first we thought someone was scrapping furniture across the floor in the room above us until it happened continually. It was just the noise of the lift and due to it being a city hotel guest were using the lifts day and night. We reported some issues on checkout but at no part during our 5 night stay did any member of staff ask if we were enjoying our stay.

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“Misinformation on car parking”

This hotel is in a great location - short walk to the old town and beach When we phoned to book we were assured that they could reserve disabled parking ( I am a blue badge holder). When we eventually managed to get parked on a street and go to the hotel. We were told there was no parking includin… more

This hotel is in a great location - short walk to the old town and beach When we phoned to book we were assured that they could reserve disabled parking ( I am a blue badge holder). When we eventually managed to get parked on a street and go to the hotel. We were told there was no parking including any disabled bays. We had to park in a multi car park a fairly long walk away However, the staff on reception were very helpful and friendly and didn’t understand why we were given the wrong information. Fantastic views out of our window- which was a bonus. Room was clean but fairly basic - no body/hand lotion available and I had to phone reception for a bathrobe.

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“Ok Hotel in a Great Location”

Great, central location attracted us to this hotel - and the Melia brand as we had stayed across the road at Melia Alicante before and been hugely impressed. Gran Sol is “ok” - welcome was efficient and our rooms were ready. As reported by another reviewer, our room had an odd smell and the bathroo… more

Great, central location attracted us to this hotel - and the Melia brand as we had stayed across the road at Melia Alicante before and been hugely impressed. Gran Sol is “ok” - welcome was efficient and our rooms were ready. As reported by another reviewer, our room had an odd smell and the bathroom hadn’t been cleaned to a sufficient standard (hairs in the shower). We reported this and it was sorted the following day. It’s a shame the great smell in reception doesn’t permeate the whole hotel! Breakfast was ok - some decent options; coffee was good and there was GF bread and cake which was welcomed. We also enjoyed the roof top bar for its views (although sunset only visible from the window in the toilets). The service was a little surly and when we decamped to Melia Alicante for a drink the attitude of staff there was far friendlier. Our room had a nice view of the castle and the harbour - but the windows didn’t cut out the significant noise from the street below - especially on Halloween when people were revelling until about 2am. The room (702) was “tight” and was a little claustrophobic - ok for a short city break but not for any longer than that. Gran Sol is an ok choice and allows you to walk to anywhere in Alicante; but I’d pick Melia Alicante over this hotel given a choice.

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