My first stay in the Castilla even though I have been to Benidorm dozens of times. This hotel does not deserve a 4 star rating.....it should be a 5 star! A spotlessly clean and pleasantly fragranced hotel, everything about it exudes peace and serenity. From the quiet reading room and comfortable lounge to the beautiful pool area and the excellent dining room everything was perfect. The food is varied and plentiful with something for everyone, the staff anywhere in the hotel are friendly and efficient and the rooms are very comfortable and warm with a fridge and flat screen TV with lots of English channels and even two top movie channels, all free. A five minute walk to the Levante beach and about the same from The Strip, just far enough away from all the noise and bustle but close enough to everything you need. I had a five day break here and came away feeling 10 years younger. Will most certainly be back soon. Highly recommended!

We were at the Castilla from the 21 - 28 January. We had moved from another sister 4 star hotel, which will be written about in another review.

We have stopped in the Castilla many times, always during the second half of January. What a difference to previous years due to the recession, which is no fault of the hotel Management.

The hotel overall was spotless, could never fault it, with the exception of the buffet, which was always luke warm, with a limited choice. But can the management be faulted, when there are only 33 guests ( all English) and the hotel can cater for in excess of 300 guests. Entertainment was only on a Friday ( sequence dancing ) and Saturday was a shade better.
It was morbid to say the least.
Previous posts have mentioned that the Castilla is no better than a 3 and a half star, certainly not a patch on a four star hotel which we stayed in the previous week ,belonging to the Servia group .. Would we return to the Castilla again "NO"

If you love the nightlife in Benidorm but don't want to be disturbed when you actually go to bed this is a great hotel to stay in. 10 minute walk on the flat to the strip, early evening you can walk down what is called the yellow brick road but later on would stick to the main streets. As it's not well lit. Hotel itself is fantastic very friendly staff & spotless, rooms well equipped & great that the TV has BBC1 & ITV. Free wifi just get password from reception. Underground car park 10 euros a night but at least you know car is safe. Food of a very good standard & plenty of variety, lots of fish on the menu & english sausages at breakfast! Older crowd staying no hens or stags, so that suited us fine. Two for one drinks all day in bar, premium brands 2 Gordon's gin & tonic 4.60 euro! We had dinner, couple of drinks & then headed down to the different cabaret shows on the strip. Pool area small which might be a problem in the summer but not for us. Have stayed in other hotels in Benidorm this by far is the best will definitely be back

I would go along with the last two reviews. We have just returned after spending Christmas and New Year there and I was a little apprehensive but went on previous reviews which were spot-on. Yes, there are slight problems with the road but that is due to the Curtural Centre being built across from the hotel but money has since run out and no work has apparently been done for almost two years, leaving six huge cranes towering into the sky. The hotel is absolutely spotless and within close walking distance to most places. Really friendly and helpful staff throughout the hotel. The Gala Dinners were quite good and some entertainment better than others but the 2 for 1 offer in the bar until April 2012 made it worthwhile having a drink or three at the hotel as the prices are very competitive even with the cheapy bars. The good thing about the hotel drinks are they are all decent brands, including the spirits, unlike the rubbish you get in the smaller bars where neat paintstripper can be sometimes served from Smirnoff botttles. Don't go if you want to sit in the hotel bar until late as the bar closes at midnight however, there are plenty of other bars nearby that stay open late if you are a night owl. The food began to get repeatative after 10 days but when you are full board, eating in the same place can become boring at any hotel. It is a good idea to still have the odd meal in a nearby restaurant or in the old town. The hotel has Sky Sports in the bar and BBC and ITV channels in the bedrooms. I would certainly go again and would recommend this hotel to anyone thinking of visiting Benidorm..