Hotel Riudor, Benidorm

...towards the back of the hotel in a small passageway there.

Drop off points from the airport will always end up here, as there is then only about twenty metres from the coach or taxi to the hotel front entrance. Local taxis will always drop here also, they know where the entrance is!

Levante Beach is only a few minutes walk, and most rooms at the hotel have some sort of sea view through the buildings from each of the ...
...turn right out of the hotel down the passage to the Avenida.

Food is buffet style at all meals, with waiter service of drinks. Food is reasonable quality and prepared towards Brit tastes. There is a medium sized bar serving the lounge area, and this "doubles" as dance floor, bingo hall and cabaret spot evenings. Entertainment is very average for Benidorm, there are some cabaret artistes from the circuit on three or so evenings ... more

The Riudor is one of those sort of "standard" Benidorm hotels. The Location is rather good, its listed as being on the Avenida Mediterraneo, but that's only the address, the swimming pool area fronts onto the Avenida, whilst the real entrance is towards the back of the hotel in a small passageway there.

Drop off points from the airport will always end up here, as there is then only about twenty metres from the coach or taxi to the hotel front entrance. Local taxis will always drop here also, they know where the entrance is!

Levante Beach is only a few minutes walk, and most rooms at the hotel have some sort of sea view through the buildings from each of the hotel balconies.

Bus stops into the Old Town and out of Benidorm are about 120 mteres and 160 metres away, turn right out of the hotel down the passage to the Avenida.

Food is buffet style at all meals, with waiter service of drinks. Food is reasonable quality and prepared towards Brit tastes. There is a medium sized bar serving the lounge area, and this "doubles" as dance floor, bingo hall and cabaret spot evenings. Entertainment is very average for Benidorm, there are some cabaret artistes from the circuit on three or so evenings per week, and there is Bingo [by the staff] for those interested, and then some CD's get stuck on for anyone who might want to dance a bit.

Don't expect a fabulous all-spotlights hotel here, 'cos you won't get it! The Riudor is aimed fairly and squarely at the Brit market and caters for those of reasonable age and tastes, it's not a lager lout paradise, more a comfy and a bit quaint older hotel. It probably needs (and will likely get) a refurbishment to bring it up to date, and will lose its character in the process.

Staff are friendly and accomodating, and seem to like seeing you having a good holiday here. They seem to have time to say hello to kids, and respect for those who respect them. The hotel is kept clean and tidy, and what more do you want on holiday?

In the surrounding area, there's more than enough for most people in the way of cabaret bars, pubs and restaurants if you fancy a meal out. The Old Town is few minutes away by bus, or walk through the rest of the Rincon area for karaoke, entertainment and cabaret everywhere.

Winter months this hotel is situate right in the middle of the Dance (Sequence Dancing and Ballroom) Hotels like the Ambassador and the Venus, so that suits us oldies who like dancing without a handbag in the middle, real dancing where you get to hold your partner!

A downside is of course that the Riudor can be noisy from outside influencees like karaoke bars and fun pubs, but hey! that's Benidorm, who goes for a quiet time, eh?

Good value for money for long stay winter holidaymakers, see what you can get from Thomsons, they seem to be the main operators using this hotel, if not the only Brit opreator using it 

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