Reviews of Poseidon Hotel, Benidorm, Spain

food was awful.... kids had to...

Overall Rating:

3/10

Board Basis:

Half Board

Date of Holiday:

Jul 2008

Tour Operator:

Direct Holidays

Submitted By:

lindalisburn

Comments:

food was awful.... kids had to eat out all the time... the nite entertinment was a joke...staff not nice apart from big bald fella in restaurant.... rooms were very small,,, not for english people spanish poeple would push u out of way

I returned to this hotel again...

Overall Rating:

9/10

Board Basis:

Half Board

Date of Holiday:

Oct 2007

Tour Operator:

Direct Holidays

Submitted By:

Mrs L Morrison

Comments:

I returned to this hotel again this year after a lovely holiday last year. We were not disappointed. Hotel was very clean at all times and room was cleaned to the highest standards every day. Hotel staff were very friendly. Most guests were Spanish but highly entertaining to watch especially in the evening when they try to outdo one another with their ballroom dancing! Food was average but we always found something to enjoy and young daughters ate well. Sad to leave this friendly hotel and may well return in the future.

Myself and my wife took our two...

Overall Rating:

9/10

Board Basis:

Full Board

Date of Holiday:

Apr 2007

Tour Operator:

Thomson

Submitted By:

Mr D Johnson

Comments:

Myself and my wife took our two children, ages 16 & 10, for a long weekend.



After the confusion at check in (there are actually 2 hotels in the complex) we found the hotel to be of a very high standard.



Rooms:

The room we stayed in was very clean, a little on the small side but had a lovely balcony overlooking the large pool.



Food:

The food was served buffet style and there was a wide variety of choice. We were impressed that it was such good quality and it must have been good because our 10 year old ate it!



Overall the hotel was very comfortable and the staff were very friendly we will definitely go again.

We found the hotel clean, staff...

Overall Rating:

7/10

Board Basis:

Full Board

Date of Holiday:

Mar 2007

Tour Operator:

Thomson

Submitted By:

Mr A Crabb

Comments:

We found the hotel clean, staff very friendly and efficient. Guests were predominately Spanish, especially at the weekend when the hotel filled with short stays. The food was average, but often only warm and became repetitious, although the salad and cold meat selection was excellent.



We did notice that any unidentifiable dishes or left over make-ups were labeled chef special. At times the noise level from adjacent bedrooms was unacceptable, probably due to the thinness of the hotel walls. The hotel is well situated for the old town, entertainment and Levante beach.



One sour note, we booked with Thomsons and with their policy of having no reps. At hotels, we managed to find their information centre and went in to book two trips. Inside we were the only customers, four Thomson girls were sat at their desks, all ignored us and after standing for 10 min. We left and booked our trips with Thomas Cook at the hotel.

Visitors beware of this hotel,...

Overall Rating:

3/10

Board Basis:

Half Board

Date of Holiday:

Jul 2006

Tour Operator:

Direct Holidays

Submitted By:

Miss M Price

Comments:

Visitors beware of this hotel, although it is nice and clean the hotel is 80 per cent Spanish, lousy entertainment if you can call it entertainment.



Staff not friendly and the food was disgusting, nothing for the kids to do unless you are Spanish you have to get out of the pool when they are playing games, no air beds aloud in the pool which is pathetic, saw two Spanish women weeing in the kids pool which I found totally disgusting.



I will not return to this hotel and would certainly not recommend it unless you are Spanish!

Traveled to Benidorm last year...

Overall Rating:

10/10

Board Basis:

Half Board

Date of Holiday:

Aug 2005

Tour Operator:

Flyglobespan

Submitted By:

Miss R Scott

Comments:

Traveled to Benidorm last year with 5 other teenage girls, wanted something cheap but nice and close to the clubs and of course the beach. Chose the poseidon complex and was very happy with the results.



The hotel itself:



The hotel was great. There were two pools, one was your average rectangular pool that they used for water volley in the afternoon and there was the freeform pool which was big and very clean. Our room was cleaned daily, fresh towels and change of sheets. Three us of stayed in one room and found it big enough for our rather big suitcases. Balcony too for lounging out on was nice.



The entertainment:



not sure about how much fun the kids there were having but I took full advantage of the activities offered and tried out some shooting, water aerobics and water volley. Didn’t stick around much for evening entertainment as I found clubs much more to my liking. Also the 1 o’clock cocktail game for a litre of sangria was a fun game for everyone to join in on.



The food:



Staying half board we found the breakfast to be quite good, the best that can be expected when catering for such large amounts of people. Some of my fellow companions failed to make it down to breakfast but when they did they seemed happy with it also. the dinner was quite good also, big range of food, perhaps not the best quality ever but still pleasant and worth being half board.



The staff:



Wonderful, always helpful. Gonzalo was great fun and kept us thoroughly amused.



The area:



Benidorm, well what can I say? Bit of everything for everyone. I tried out terra mitica and it was fantastic, the rides were very good and worth the average price you pay to go there. Wanted to try out the water sports but alcohol consumption prevented us from doing that! Shopping, great, some bargains to be found. The beach, playa de levante is a very short 5 mins away and is quite busy but still fab all the same.



Spent most of the time by the pool though. just a warning to young first time goers- DO NOT go out all dressed up in tiny little skirts at Britain’s usual time of 11:00, the families and old people still dominate the streets and look at you funny.

Very Clean, in particular the...

Overall Rating:

8/10

Board Basis:

Full Board

Date of Holiday:

Feb 2006

Tour Operator:

Booked Independently

Submitted By:

Ms E Timms

Comments:

Very Clean, in particular the kitchen and dinning areas! Food very good- a wide range of dishes to choose from at each meal. Packed lunches if required!



Staff helpful too. Location is ideal- between bars and old town, but its only short, flat walk to front. I would return there and recommend this complex - the two hotels share some facilities.



However, for those with younger children and teenagers the entertainment is lacking, it probably appeals to the more sedate, quieter characters, with social dancing and stage acts in the evenings!

Stayed here in Jan 06 ....

Overall Rating:

10/10

Board Basis:

Half Board

Date of Holiday:

Jan 2006

Tour Operator:

Flyglobespan

Submitted By:

Mrs P Fogarty

Comments:

Stayed here in Jan 06 . Fantastic hotel staff very friendly and helpful . Very clean and centrally situated. Met some brill folk mainly Dutch English and of course SCOTTISH.



Cheap at this time of year. Plenty of entertainment would recommend tom pepper scouse comedian. Will be back definitely.



Some good acts on at stardust but drinks pricey. Celtic tavern good at night but drinks pricey. To mention Poseidon complex has gala dinner on Friday nights, wonderful.