We stayed at this hotel during FIB this year. They say they are a 4 star hotel but it is actually more like a 3 star. The corridors and rooms are really in need of an update & the rooms are quite small. The selection at breakfast is great & all the staff were pleasant. The pool area is excellent - lots of grassed areas & loungers & 3 pools so the kids keep to 1 end. We would stay again as it is perfectly situated for FIB & the beach but they charged EUR165 a night for a double room B&B which I thought was a bit steep considering we paid about the same at the 2 star Bersoca over the road last year for a much bigger room and all meals were included - they even offered to prepare packed lunches for us to take to the beach & packed dinners to take to FIB if we preferred that to eating in the dining room. Definately going to try for Bersoca next year but the orange is better if you're looking for a great pool

Stayed one week at this hotel in October 2009.
At this time of year the season at Benicasim was over and we spent most of the evenings at the hotel.
Room – nice and clean. We had a room high up with a view overlooking the pool garden and could also see the mountains and the sea. Minus for only one English speaking TV channel, but I think you can get pay channels. Another minus is the thin wall, we heard the people next door all the time and also at night and early mornings when people was dragging luggage in hallway as they were leaving.
Service – we got good help with questions we had about bank link, taxis and buses. The staff at reception spoke good enough English.
Food – we only eat breakfast at the hotel. Lots of choices but the hot food of no quality. Greasy eggs and bacon and not fried enough, otherwise okay.
Bar – was quiet at the time we were there, mostly older people. But staff was happy and helpful and price of drinks decent. Big screen TV with chances to see Spanish and sometimes English football.
Entertainment – There is something on every night but we never went to see it so I can’t give answer to if it’s good or bad.

My wife and I stayed here for 3 days for our 25 + year anniversary and we were very pleased with the facility and with the area in general. Here are some of the items we want to mention:

1. The check in was efficient and helpful. Even though we are Spanish speakers the staff has good english skills. We were one of the few Americans at this place so don't expect to meet a lot of other's from the USA.

2. The rooms were nice, nothing too fancy, clean with a good view of the beach and restful view of the ocean. The balcony was very nice.

3. We had a small issue needing attention and a liason from the admin came quickly to assist us. Good job!

4. The food was good and a lot of variety. The wait staff in my opinion was rude and they appeared over worked. The hotel would do well in helping their waitstaff improve their customer service protocal.

5. The beach was great and an easy few block walk from the hotel. The nightlife along the beach was pleasant in the evening with lots of shops and restaurants.

6. The pool was incredible!! The water was amazingly clean and fresh!!

7. We liked the town of Benicassim. Lots of small cafe's. We took the train from Valencia. Very nice. Taxi service was availble with a call from the hotel.

We stayed at Intur Orange in Benicassim for the Fiber Fib music festival this year and I just wanted to include a few tips for future travellers seeing as I use Tripadvisor constantly to plan my trips! Also see few tips enclosed for the hotel and area.

Hotel: Beautiful foyer for a 3/4 star hotel! We are all quite fussy travellers by the way and have travelled extensively so the hotel really is a good one apart from the minor room/carpet dullness. Above the first floor (which contains the restaurant) the carpets really need to be replaced but in fairness, who is looking at the carpets when on holiday and anyway, you have a choice of two normal lifts and one glass lift to bring you to your floor so you won't even notice the carpet!! The bar leads out to the pool area, where we had many a drink at night before the festival started. We stayed for a week and the festival was from the 19th to the 22nd July. It is really relaxing at night after 8 in the hotel bar and the drinks are the normal price you would expect. (I suppose that's coming from Ireland where the cost of living is quite high!) I think a draught beer (little over half a pint of Campania) was about €2.10. Sometimes you got much bigger glasses for the same price. TIP: the glasses are stored in fridges so when they hit the heat the condensation runs all over your clothes so keep a napkin on the bottom rim of the glass to avoid looking like you've wet yourself!!

Rooms: We stayed on the first floor. Average rooms with little imagination but perfectly clean and functional!! The shower is powerful, which I love and is important after a day at the beach or the festival!! Every room has an identical balcony overlooking the hotel grounds (front and back). Quite a nice complimentary bathroom basket with toothpaste, bruse, razor and the normal lotions and potions for shower and bath. Air con is very good in the hotel in general and in the rooms, which was really important to us as July in Benicassim is very hot!! TIP: Bring a store card or something like that with you because you can leave the air-con on while you go to the restaurant so it is nice and cool when you get back instead of having to leave your keycard in it. Don't leave it on all day though as this really is selfish when you think of the state of the environment! There's no need anyway as it cools down really quickly. The curtains have a special plastic curtain, which you should draw when you are out of the room to maintain the coolness.

Food: We were on half board basis as I think was everyone else staying there. The food is really great. Don't listen to any bad reviews about the food. I challenge even the fussiest eater (of which we had 2!) not to find something delicious! Basically, all meals were buffet. Breekie: Pastries of all sorts, breads, meats, cheeses, bacon (quite fatty) frankfurter sausages, any kind of egg you wanted (just ask the chef in the middle of the buffet for fried egg etc. he does it on the spot) tons of fresh fruit, yogurts, I could go on! All drinks from drinks machines over to the right of the restaurant. I missed them for the first meal until someone pointed them out. There are three islands in the restaurant from which to choose. Don't miss out on the one furthest away from the chef! Dinner was different every night. Just to give you an idea. Paella, steak, loads of different kinds of fish, pork chops, lamb, chicken dishes, chips every night as well as other kinds of carbs, beautiful salads of all kinds. I love salad so this was heaven. I think I put on more weight from the constant trips back to the salad bars than any other course. Desserts consisted of jellies, ice-cream every night, yogurt, chocolate mousse (to die for one night) and all sorts of angel delight concoctions and sponges, black forest cakes etc. and of course loads of fruit!

Fiber Fib: This hotel IS THE nearest hotel to the festival but don't be fooled by this! Not in a bad way, it's just the way the festival entrance is laid out! Basically, we had a 30-40 min walk to and from the festival, not the 7 mins they tell you. You can see the main stage from the hotel balcony but you are led around the festival in a full 360 to get to the entrance! Really badly laid out for the likes of us but the only entrance is right beside the campsite area so that's why. I guess if you are going to a festival, you should be camping. We are just gone past the wee outside the tent stage in life! 6 of us went altogether and had a blast. The only downside was the walk to and from the hotel but in a way, it was a good way to walk off the over-indulging in the restaurant and the bar! The actual festival area itself was gorgeous-really laid back and very accessible to everything. Imagine no toilet queues!! YOU ARE NOT ALLOWED TO BRING WATER INTO THE GIG WITH YOU IN! TIP: Bring a small bottle of water with you, or 2. They will take the caps off the bottles as you enter but if you bring a couple of caps in your bag you can replace them when you get in! You cannot but drinks (beer and coke, water etc.) with money. You must have a drink token. Each token costs €1.25 and a small beer is 2 tokens and a hugh litre beer (hard to cary but more cost effective) is 5 tokens. TIP: We spent 45 mins in the queue for drink tickets the first night only to discover that there were loads of places to buy them further inside the venue! Very annoying. Keep walking past the first couple of queues and go down near the main stage to get your tickets. No queues! One area to look out for is the chillout zone. The main stage doesn't open till 9pm most nights so you can spend the afternoons/evenings here. It is basically a small pool with fake grass and loungers and parasols but is a really nice touch and if you get there around 5 or so in the evening you will get loungers no problem. It was situated right beside the silent disco and in front of the second stage, which meant you could lounge out and llisten to live music from that stage! Bliss! I've never experienced a festival quite as laid back as this and I've been to loads!! No rows or pushing. They obviously only let a comfortable number of people in and once in there, there is so much choice as to what you want to do! Lots of stalls there too selling gorgeous vintage tees and smiths, doors, bunnymen kind of clothes as well as some cool unusual Technic merchandise for those of you into that!

Apart from the hotel and the gig, the town itself is a good 5-10 bus ride away but if you go out of the hotel and turn right you are at the beach in an easy 5 min walk. There are loads of restaurants and bars around there and beach shopping possibilities but just to let you know, this is not the town, just the tourist area. Nothing mad to do in the town, so I'd advise chilling out on the beach with the most comfortable loungers I've even had for €7 each for the whole day. Includes a hawaiian type parasol, two loungers and lounger cushions. You need to leave a towel etc, if you are going for lunch to ensure the guy in charge doesn't take if from you! Beautiful beach, volleyball area, long walk on the beach, lovely and sandy and great waves for lots of fun. Hope this has helped! ENJOY!! :)