We stopped at Gandia en route from south of France to south of Spain. It is a pleasant seaside resort popular with Spanish families (and OAPs out of season!) The 4* modern hotel is two blocks back from the soft sandy beach and the higher floors have a view of the sea from the balconies. We asked for a price for dinner, b & b and secure parking and were quoted 75 euros in total as the hotel was only half full. The receptionist was surprised when we asked to see the room but took us up to the 11th floor to a room with a sea view - perfect for two tired travellers.

The evening meal was a help-yourself buffet with people starting to queue waiting for the doors to open - an adequate selection of food but quantity rather than quality, however, a bottle of wine was included. Breakfast was again a buffet - fine for us - BUT the coffee from the machine was appalling and undrinkable.

The room had ac/heating and the beds were comfortable, we had a good night's sleep. TV is mostly Spanish stations. The garage parking was underneath the hotel with rather a high bump to negotiate at the entrance - not good for low slung cars. There is on-street parking available.

During holidays and weekends there is entertainment provided in the evenings.