Rialto Hotel Servigroup - Benidorm - Costa Blanca

Stayed at the Rialto Hotel for 9 nights, & to be honest it wasn’t our first choice for our Benidorm trip, but we are so glad that we tried this little gem of a hotel!

It is a small hotel by benidorm standards, just seven floors, up a slight incline in the Rincon area of the resort (just up from the Triangle pub & the Dalmatas hotel) and this location means that it is not too noisy but also not too far away from the main bustle of Benidorm.

I had requested a high floor & a pool view & that is what we got, an end room on floor 7. The room had two single beds & a fold down camp-bed disguised as a chest of drawers! Being on the end we had a big bathroom, which was kept very clean by the housekeepers. There were fresh towels every day if required, complimentary sachets of shampoo & bath gel, & a good stock of loo rolls! The balcony was adequate for two people, & included a clothes maiden, handy for hanging beach wear, towels etc.

The room had plenty of storage space, a big wardrobe, two sets of smaller drawers & space in the bathroom for bits & bobs. They don’t provide a hairdryer, but there are 4 electricity sockets in the bedroom, one handily by the big mirror & table, so it was easy to get ready for a night on the town. A fridge is provided, a safe (extra charge) & a TV which shows CNN, BBC World, France 24 & sporadically BBC1 (channel 18), as well as many foreign language channels.

The restaurant is on the ground floor, & we found the staff to be very friendly, although quite over-worked. We always found something good to eat, with a big choice to cater for everybody. Breakfast consisted of cereals, yogurts, cold meats, cheese, croissants, a quick toaster, fruit, cakes, juices, coffee, hot chocolate, as well as hot fare such as fresh fried eggs, bacon, sausage (Spanish & British style), mushrooms, black pudding, beans, tomatoes, pancakes, churro, etc etc etc!

There was always soup & paella at lunch time, along with A salad bar, chips, cooked meats, stews & fish.
Evening meals always had pizza (! ) & salads, and fish, hot dishes such as roast duck, or ribs, fried rice etc etc. Puddings at lunch & evening meal were some of the best I have had, lovely cakes, ice-cream out of a machine (a la mr whippy) fresh fruit salads, & the like!

The clientele were mostly Spanish, which in my eyes is a good thing, & so some of the food & the entertainment was geared towards them. The entertainment just consists of cds being played by the poolside, but you can pass an hour or so watching the Spanish guests dancing to their favourite songs. I don’t go to benidorm to watch the hotel entertainment so this did not put me off the hotel, however if that is what you like to do, I would not recommend this hotel. Also I don’t think the hotel is geared up for children, there is a small play area & a section of the pool, but no organised activities for children.

The pool area is small, & does not get the sun until mid-morning. There are plenty of sunbeds, but not so many parasols to retreat under! Went in the pool & it is very clean (but small).

All in all a very enjoyable stay at a great clean, value for money hotel, & we are considering going back again later this year! I could go on & on about this hotel, having stayed at numerous hotels in Benidorm, some 4 star, & this one is becoming our favourite!

Ps booked the room with Hotelopia as on their website it was advertising the Rialto as two for one drinks (like the other servigroup hotels). Unfortunately, this offer was not on at the Rialto, & the manageress stated that it was not working out at that hotel (possibly because of it’s size). She said she has informed Hotelopia about this error. I believe the other Servigroup hotels still run the offer