In May this hotel was great value for money. We booked in for one night and ended up staying for three nights! In my opinion, this hotel is very good for a 3 star. The location - close to bars, restaurants, shops, beach and marina in Alcossebre, is perfect. The hotel is modern, clean and the service is very friendly, helpful and charming - English is spoken. The swimming pool and surrounds are excellent - there are lots of sunbeds, but when we were there it was a quiet time of the year.
The double rooms are not particularly large but they have a nice balcony with table and chairs - we had a partial sea view. There is also a fridge and a mini bar. The bathroom was adequate (OK for hot water and towels) but a bidet would have been nice. Rooms have air conditioning which only worked when the room pass key was inserted in the slot by the door so there was no chance of leaving it on while you were out so that the room would be nice and cool for your return. But, I guess we all have to economise on the use of energy.
Self-service breakfast offered a fairly good choice: scrambled eggs, bacon and mini frankfurters, if you want a hot breakfast. The usual bread, toast, cakes, fruit and cereals are available too. I would have appreciated flavoured yoghurt - there was only natural available. Coffee/tea was provided by a machine which was a bit slow. I didn't try the tea, but the coffee was quite good - better than you might expect.
We didn't eat lunch or evening meal in the hotel but there were good full board and half board options available. We preferred to try different restaurants in the town. There is a good choice of restaurants in Alcossebre to suit all tastes - it appears that there are ex-pat British and German communities in the area. From what we saw of the place, Alcossebre is really only suitable for families with young children, couples or older people - there does not look to be much for the teens and twenty-somethings. During our stay there were some British, French, Germans and Scandinavians but the holiday clientele was mainly Spanish.
Finally, I forgot to mention that free parking is available too.
- Alcoceber Hotel Alcossebre
