This is not the first time I have stayed at this excellent hotel nor will it be the last. This establishment ticks all the boxes and in low season (such as November) it is very reasonably priced indeed. Mind you it has a 5 Star rating so you'd expect it to be reasonably good but tthis hotel ruly deserves each and every one of them. Due to some very clever architecture all of the rooms have a sea view with a balcony and the rooms themselves are spotless. Breakfast is available up to a very civilised 10.30am which allows for a nice lazy morning sleep-in particularly if like me you're up at 5.45am. on a normal working weekday. The choice of food is varied catering for all tastes.
At the risk of sounding like an absolute snob, from my observations the hotel appears to be very popular with middle class (and dare I say it, for the most part middle aged) Germans and English people who have a shrewd eye for good value. Some parents with young families but no late teen or early twenties revellers. If all night partying is your scene then this hotel is probably not for you.
The hotel is situated a good 20 to 25 minute drive from Alicante itself which may account for this. There is an excellent " free" shuttle bus service provided by the hotel for visitors but the last pick up is quite early at about 10.30pm. My partner and I used this service several times and it was a great way to meet and chat with some of the other guests. In any case there are any amount of taxies and also a bus and tram service a short ten minute walk from the hotel. Alicante itself is quite fabulous with superb restaurants and wine bars. If you're in the area I highly recommend Sale & Pepe Pizzeria and Italian Wine Bar. It's specialises in the most amazing Pizza prepared in an authentic Italian Pizza oven but the restaurant also provides a large range of other Italian dishes. Be warned....Most of the good restaurants don't even open before 7.30pm. This restaurant was recommended to my wife and I by an American living in the area and we enjoyed it so much we returned three times in our five day visit.
The hotel Sidi San Juan has excellent indoor and outdoor swimming pools and a reasonable sized gym. It has access to a beautiful beach and the staff are excellent. It's really hard to find fault with this particular hotel and if it's a quiet relaxing break you'd like then this is the one for you.