I stayed for 2 nights. Good continental brekkie, nice staff, great location. I was put off by the reviews at first but the central location won me over. The bad reviews seem to be from the type of tourist that does not leave the hotel throughout their stay. In the end the hotel was a VERY good 3-star. Free mini-bar, helpful staff, clean, excellent non-carpeted (thank God) rooms, great decor, excellent ambience, daily Spanish newspapers. I highly recommend it...

This hotel is overand next to
a bar which is rowdy and noisy all night long. Room is very small, bed hard. Staff seemed indifferent, The only nice thing I can say was the bathroom was clean and nice. I would never stay here again.

We stayed at the Gravina Cinco for 7 nights. It is a small hotel with 20 rooms, appeared to be 4 rooms on each level. (when we stayed we did not experience unreasonable noise level as mentioned in some other reviews). It is part of the Tryp hotel group as mentioned in an earlier review.

If you are looking for a hotel with a sea view and tremedous buffet breakfast, this might not be the hotel for you. If you are looking for a nice clean hotel to base yourself, this hotel is ideal. It is situated about 5 mins from the tram stop, airport bus stop, beach and marina and is located in the old town. There are plenty of tapas bars and restaurants situated nearby.

The buffet breakfast was quite basic, ie tea, coffee, small rolls, toast, cheese and ham, but this was adequate enough for us in the morning. For us, the location more than compensated for the buffet breakfast and the rooms were more than adequate for our purpose.

Alicante is very chilled out, it is lovely just chilling by the marina or beach. We found the the tapas chain, Lizarran was fantastic. It is self service and you pay depending on the number of sticks that are left on your plate. We would definitely recommend you pay a visit to Lizarran (based on La Rambla)!!

Whilst in Alicante, we took day trips to Murcia by bus, Benidorm and Altea by tram and Valencia by Euromed (from Main train station). Valencia is 1.30hr away - definitely worth a visit.

Really enjoyed our time in Alicante and would recommend this hotel.

The hotel is located centrally in the heart of Alicante, close to the beach, restaurants, shops, tourist attractions and public transport including the airport shuttle.
The stuff is very helpful and friendly. The water and soft drinks in the minibar are free. The hotel is very clean, the rooms are air-conditioned.

There was a lot of noise all the time: traffic, construction, and people coming and going all night through... The breakfast was somewhat poor especially for those who have booked for a longer stay.