Bungalows Imperial Park Unitursa

Although the accommodation was as described that's where it ends! There were no bars, restaurants, entertainment or shops. The only thing that was as described were the pools. Apart from those, there was nothing there. The nearest beach was a 40min walk. The reception staff would order a taxi on request (around 12 euros) but no buses. The transfer from Alicante airport took 2 1/2 hours (longer than the flight!). I feel this resort was totally mis-sold to us.

This was INCREDIBLE!!! We arrived at these incredible apartments and were not expecting anything THIS special. We walked into the cool reception out of the Spanish sun and spotted some beautiful Spanish lakes outside the window with large rocks until we realised, hang on these are the pools! The fast check-in and excellent staff meant that we could go right into the pools. The pools were absolutely luxurious. I felt like I was in a tropical paradise. I dived under the crystal clear water and didn't want to leave but if I didn't leave I would drown, but then that's not even possible since there are excellent lifeguards always watching. When we thought the pools couldn't get any better we noticed there was another pool we jumped into this one and it was heated to perfection. Each day when we didn't know what we should do we went and spoke to the amazing receptionists. And with 24/7 receptionists we arrived back past midnight and were still greeted by staff (especially Gabriel). We were sad on the day we had to leave but we gave an excellent goodbye as Gabriel waved to us whilst we drove down the driveway! How can a holiday get any better than this!!!???

Where to start.......with the positives. The Bungalows are clean. The pool area is fantastic for the kids and well kept. The views from the balconies are stunning. That's it. Negatives: Very dated and shabby (cupboard doors falling off, loose tiles and leaky taps in the bathrooms, shower heads with nothing to hold them to the wall) Not one of the 'hotel' facilities advertised on multiple sites are actually available. No spa, no restaurant, no shop, no kids club, no snack bar, no shuttle bus. If you're going to hire a car (which you'll need to due to the remote location) expect to be extorted out of 10 euro per day to park here. Calpe is lovely I would definitely recommend visiting just not to this hotel. Hotels on the coast are way better located for everything and look to be in better order. I get the impression the bungalows are all being sold off privately, this is more of a locals second home location.

This was a late booking but we read a lot of reviews about the place so went pretty much with our eyes open and it would be fair to say it lived up/down to expectations. It's a well spread-out complex, which brings its own pros and cons. Being built into a mountainside does bring with it sea-views for all rooms (or so it seemed) and the views are fabulous but there are a lot of stairs and the only lift to the rooms was small (5 people max and people really don't want to share such a small space in these times of worldwide health scares) and very slow. Staff are generally friendly and polite, especially the reception staff. The rooms/suites were very dated. Presumably they've never been updated but they were of a decent size, including the balcony, and generally kept clean. Our shower was poor but we couldn't be bothered asking if this was the norm. The shower-head basically sits in a fixed unit on the wall and doesn't move so the water shoots across to the back wall, hitting the towels. To get the water to fall into the bath means reducing the force of the shower significantly so you end up with a weak shower. The hotel was generally quiet when we were there so the restaurant was fine but I imagine it would struggle to cope with big numbers in peak season. The food quality was quite variable - we had a 'veal' cutlet that would have made good shoe leather - but there was always something tasty, edible and plenty of it. The house wine was disappointing; obviously very cheap stuff and the most disappointing of any house wine I've had on an all-inclusive holiday. The location of the hotel is fine if you're happy to stay around all day and people with mobility issues seemed happy to do so. The free minibus shuttle service into town helps but is too infrequent and not easy, as others have commented, to get a space in. Calculating connections for the bus to the train station and back adds strain to the holiday if you want to go beyond the town of Calpe itself. The entertainment guys were brilliant with the kids' disco (9-10pm), the highlight of our day! I don't mind that they cater for mainly Spanish holidaymakers in terms of the music but the quiz was 90% Spanish and, sadly, the guys' English wasn't really good enough for the job. Would I recommend this complex? If you're happy to go with the knowledge gleaned from the reviews, then yes but keep your expectations low and hope not to be disappointed. Would I go back? No. I've had far better holidays [for a lot less money] in far better located all-inclusive places on the Costa Blanca.