Hotéis em Jalon

Stayed for 4 weeks so we have good knowledge of the hotel. Overall the hotel was excellent- every member of staff we met was helpful, polite and friendly- I fail to see how other reviewers say they are rude!- the hotel should be proud of them. Food was all buffet service and quality was very good, with a good variety every day to suit all tastes. The dining room experience is mixed - it gets very noisy at peak times and becomes unpleasant but avoid peak times and it is good. Hotel was spotlessly clean. There has obviously been some updating and the general appearance is very good. The TV service in the rooms is very poor - unacceptable in today’s age with satellite, cable and internet options - never in our 4 weeks did we have both BBC and ITV , and for the last week we had neither due to lack of signal. Despite the couple of negatives we would definitely return as the hotel represents excellent value and is in an ideal location.

The Hotel Porto Calpe is, without the slightest hesitation, easily the best accommodation we have had in Spain. This three-star hotel provides comfort, cleanliness and attention to detail was beyond the scope of those three stars. We paid a little extra for a front sea view which was worth every penny as the bustling port has character and charm and looking out and up to the Peñón de Ifach was amazing. I have included some photographs taken from our balcony. You may need to click on these for best effect as they are panoramas. The hotel is compact and bright. The room was immaculate. The bed was huge and extremely comfortable. Our linen was changed and the accommodation was thoroughly cleaned on a daily basis. All of the staff were friendly and helpful and went out of their way to make sure our stay was perfect. We Brits panic a little when there is no kettle in the room, however, one was provided for us without asking. Staying in the port area was nice and central with easy walks, past some amazing archaeology, to the old town and the Playa del Arenal-Bol in one direction and a short hop over to Playa de la Fossa in the other. There is also a brilliant little tourist train which is worth trying. Being in the port area is also a bonus if you like seafood as there are a good number of restaurants here literally specialising in preparing today’s catch for you. The Taberna del Port restaurant which is attached to the hotel is one of the best. We ate here more than once. There is so much to see and do in Calpe. We will certainly return. When we do, we will look for a room at Hotel Porto Calpe.

This is one of the most beautiful hotels we have ever stayed in. It is the perfect mixture of Spanish architecture and interiors and all the most modern comforts you could wish for. Perfectly maintained in every corner. Lovely staff, efficient, friendly and very helpful. However we found the dinner very disappointing. The menus are old and faded! Very had to read. Starters had some strange combinations. We ordered the fish, and my husband’s had to be replaced. Delicious puddings though. The breakfast in the morning was excellent with a really great choice, lovely eating it outside on the terrace with lovely views of the mountains. Such a really lovely hotel in the middle of spectacular mountains with a view right down to the coast seems to be let down by some of the cooking!

The Cookbook has 2 good quality restaurants and calls itself a boutique hotel. Unfortunately the hotel is not boutique as this brings to mind luxury and quality when in reality the rooms are looking tired and in need of attention. On checking in, first impressions were very good, staff are very pleasant and attentive, the reception area is modern and attractive. We were offered a drink while we were checked in, which was very welcome. Unfortunately once we got to our room, we discovered that the air conditioning was not working at all, it was running but just moving around ambient air. We called reception and they advised that they would call in the engineer whilst we were out for dinner. On our return, we were advised that they discovered that the unit had broken and we would be moved to another room. The replacement room air conditioning was working as it was a brand new unit, but instead of replacing the old unit with this new one, the old unit was left in place on another wall and the new one added as well. So the room contained two air conditioners which looked a bit odd. The hotel corridors were roasting hot, it appears that either the air conditioning is not working in these either or they had been turned off to save money. Our replacement room was looking very tired in places with doors needing sanding and revarnishing and drawers that were falling out if you pulled them out too far. Using the bathroom, we discovered a couple of issues. Firstly the sink tap was falling apart. Secondly and to be honest, totally disgusting was the wet black mould that I only discovered after I ran a bath and had a close up view of the bath tap. We reported both issues to reception and asked that they be resolved. Staff assured us that they would be immediately dealt with and on our return from dinner that evening, we were told that the sink tap had been fixed by the engineer, the mould would be dealt with by room service the following day. We were reassured that staff were on top of the issues and found the sink tap now fully working in the room. We felt confident the mould issue would be resolved the following day but to our disappointment, discovered the tap in exactly the same disgusting state. As were were spending our last night in the hotel and we had already bought it to the hotels attention, we decided to not bother to report a second time, but just list the issue here for other travellers to decide if they want to stay at this hotel or not! Breakfast at the hotel was fine although there was a bit of a lack of choice which other reviewers have complained about. It seems that there was a chef shortage as the receptionist was also doubling as the cook during our stay at the hotel. He advised us that the only thing he could cook was a plain omelette or scrambled eggs. Luckily we were fine with that choice and he cooked them well. I got the impression that most of the money spent on the Cookbook has gone into both restaurants (which are lovely) and

We were looking for a reasonably priced Christmas Break in the Valencia / Alicante Region of Spain, and have used other hotels in the Port Hotels Portfolio regularly through the year, so we decided on Port Europa Calpe. Yes some of the rooms are old fashioned, and the bathrooms are too, so if you do not like stepping into a bath to get a shower, ask for a modern room. But the staff are extremely helpful, the housekeeping was excellent, we paid for a sea view room and enjoyed watching the gorgeous winter sunsets every night. The Christmas Day lunch was lovely. We liked the location, slightly quieter and a nice walk to the port as well as the town centre along the promenade. One thing I noticed was the age group are certainly more mature, and hardly anybody dressed up for the evenings. We never bothered with the entertainment, so cannot comment. But we liked the food even though it is like eating in a school cafeteria, the tables are packed together and the plastic chairs are a little off putting but we know the Spanish love to be close together to be able to enjoy each others company. Overall for a quiet good value winter / Christmas short break we thought it was very good value for money.

Hotel is very good, big and updated rooms and clean. Very good breakfast and good food at restaurant. Staff was friendly and helpful. At the golf course we were not so happy. We had 4 tee time and expected to rotate the 3 – 9holes courses. That was not the case, when I tried to talk to caddy master he was rude, even when I said that I had booked tee time 9:04 when he said you start 9:26. Caddy master even tried to let us play same courses red and green 3 times in a row. One of the courses is in not good condition the green one (they all them yellow, red and green). The greens one should be closed, as the picture shows. Generally, the greens are not good, too much sand in all of them, I just came from 3 other courses in my trip in Spain, all of them much better, different level in good condition. The courses are overbooked and there was chaos with the tee time start and when we started the second 9 holes. Staff at club house restaurant had unpolite service, everything was done as a big favor instead of service minded approach.

This was the cheapest hotel that was close to Guadalest and Algar Waterfalls (only 30 and 15 or so minutes respectively). Inside the hotel there is also a bar. The service was outstanding - I arrived at the hotel half an hour after check-in closes by accident but (I presume the owner) Rosa called a colleague at the hotel and allowed me to enter and check-in late. I also used the wrong credit card and she was happy to help me reverse my payment and charge my other credit card (which was the one that had the insurance for the trip). The room was clean and the water pressure in the shower was very good.

It was so long that I did not find a hotel at a fair price like this.. very beautiful super-equipped rooms with all the comforts.. unfaithful cleaning.. comfortable soft bed.. very soft coats... in the morning included in the price... A perfect breakfast with a variety worthy of a 5-star hotel ...are Italian but I must admit that in Italy hotels with these features are much more expensive.. I would like to return.. The hotel was very comfortable and very comfortable.

The hotel is right by the sea, the service is very intimate, the breakfast is very rich, and there is rarely a breakfast provided by champagne. There are more elderly people in the hotel, the living environment is orderly and quiet, and the car station is 6 Euros.

Our apartment was clean and spacious. It was serviced regularly throughout the six weeks we were there. The grounds were well maintained. We really enjoyed the use of the indoor swimming pool throughout the stay. All the staff at the hotel were helpful and friendly. I thoroughly enjoyed the food, however on occasions it was not easy for my wife, who is a vegetarian to distinguish between vegetarian and non-vegetarian options on the buffet. We have already booked for next year.