Hotel Riudor

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The Hotel Riudor is situated conveniently close to the beach - literally only a 5 minute walk. We found the beach thoroughly beautiful with a wide expanse of fine sand. There were ample sunbeds and although the beach was busy at the time we travelled - you would still have no difficulty in finding a good spot to enjoy the sun.
The hotel itself was generally satisfactory. The foyer looks a little dated, as does the bar area and restaurant. A bit of a refurb of these areas would not go a miss. Having said that, they are kept spotlessly clean.
The rooms were surprisingly modern and generally offered a good level of space for 2 adults. There were families at the hotel with small children and it could well be a little cramped with more than 2 people in the standard size rooms.
Food was plentiful BUT was probably our main grumble. Everything was either deep fried or tossed in butter! Far too fatty for our liking and we frankly couldn’t wait to get home for a reasonable meal. To be fair, this type of cooking might be to some peoples taste so maybe we were a little harsh.
The bar staff were on the whole friendly and helpful. Drinks were reasonably priced at around 3.50 euro for a spirit and mixer - be warned though the measures are HUGE and you could well find yourself tipsy on one or two drinks.
Evening entertainment was poor - it consisted of mainly ageing singers who appeared on the poolside terraced area for an hour or so. There were no entertainment facilities at all for children - so I would not recommend this hotel for families who are looking for children’s activities. Most of our evenings were spent trying to keep the high number of mosquitoes at bay!
The pool was a reasonable size and the water was salt based. The number of sunbeds seemed to be generally fine - but they were more like sun 'chairs' than beds - and were not very comfortable at all.
As for a resort, Benidorm was not really for us. We knew it was a high rise area before we travelled but we didn’t really expect it to be so dominated by British influence. There was no evidence that we were in Spain at all - with the exception of the sun! This might have been due to the hotel location - it was to the west side of the resort and was too far to walk into the old town. The only way in was by Bus or Taxi. It did get quite depressing walking past strings of bars offering 'UK Soaps' and pints of lager for 1.30 euros. For an area which appears to have had originally such natural beauty it is a true shame the way it has been blatantly over developed.
Would we go again - sorry but no - not to the hotel or anywhere else in Benidorm.