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Gran Hotel Sol y Mar
Spain, Europe
Calpe
This wonderful property is a stylish design hotel perfectly situated next to Arenal Beach with spectacular views over the sea and the emblematic rock Peñón de Ifach. The hotel is conveniently set in the centre of Calpe, only a few steps from restaurants, bars, shops and other entertaining venues. The airport can be reached within a 50-minute drive. The city combines the charm of a traditional fishing village with modern amenities. This is a wonderful place to start discovering Calpe and the Costa Blanca. The property features contemporary style rooms that will please all types of guests. They come with the essential amenities for the best and most comfortable experience.
Facilities
- Spa centre*
- Garage*
- 24-hour reception
- Wi-fi
- Room service*
- Laundry service*
- Launderette
- Bicycle hire service
- Multilingual staff
- Air conditioning in public areas
- Some facilities may incur an additional fee
Due to the surrounding area and the number of steps around the hotel, it may not be suitable for those with mobility difficulties.
The Local Area
Tripadvisor Reviews
4.5 Excellent4,129 reviews
Excellent
74%
Very Good
19%
Average
5%
Poor
1%
Terrible
2%
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Good memories.
Hello staff from Sol y mar, You have make our holiday full of memories we will never forget! With your smile from people at the desk waiters cleaning lady, the people by the pool at the towels. Kindness and service. Together with your luxery and quality, you make YOUR HOTEL a exsample how it must be to make the people who stay in Sol y mar happy and satisfied. Thank you very,very much. 8-06 / 15-06 Room 129.
June 2026
Pool area small for size of hotel although there is also a rooftop one, small but handy when you can’t get a sunbed near the main pool as these seem to constantly be reserved with people’s towels - only for people to appear a couple of hours later. The lifeguards try to monitor this but we witnessed this every day we were there. Simply not enough sunbeds for the amount of people using the hotel, the hotel seemed to swell in numbers due to a large wedding party, didn’t realise this hotel accepted wedding parties, too many people but not enough space. Also fixed parasols caused a few disagreements with people as putting them up affected all who were sat near them. Hotel in a good location, modern and clean. A little expensive for drinks, 2.50 euros for a small water.
Let Down by Sunbed Wars and Poor WiFi - I really wanted to give this hotel 5 stars, but unfortunately I can't!
I really wanted to give this hotel 5 stars, but unfortunately I just can’t.
The biggest issue is the ridiculous sunbed situation. Every morning, guests are made to queue in a corridor waiting for access to the pool and beach club area. It genuinely feels like cattle being held before being released. For an adults-only hotel marketed as a 4-star property, this is simply unacceptable and, quite frankly, embarrassing. There are simply too many guests for the number of sunbeds available, creating unnecessary stress and competition every single day.
The WiFi coverage is also very poor and unreliable throughout the hotel, which is disappointing in 2026 when good connectivity should be standard.
Finally, if you’re English, this hotel may not be for you. During the World Cup there was absolutely no English-language commentary for England matches anywhere in the public areas. The only way to watch the games with English commentary was to return to your room. I found that really disappointing.
That said, there are plenty of positives.
The beach club is excellent, spotlessly clean and in a fantastic location overlooking the beach. The rooms are modern, comfortable and immaculate, while breakfast offers a good selection with plenty of choice.
The reception team deserve special praise, particularly the lovely Colombian lady who was professional, friendly and a real credit to the hotel. Check-in was smooth, and every member of staff we dealt with was polite and helpful throughout our stay.
Overall, while the hotel has many strengths, the daily sunbed chaos and poor WiFi overshadowed the positives for us. In our opinion, this is a solid 3-star experience rather than the relaxing 4-star adults-only hotel it advertises itself to be.
Would we return? Possibly, because the rooms and beach club are excellent. However, unless the sunbed situation and WiFi are improved, they would remain deal-breakers for us.
Review by Andrew F Lowton, United Kingdom
You need to put this hotel on your bucket list. You cannot fault the hotel at all.
Cannot fault this hotel. We have travelled a lot and it is one of the best hotels we have stayed in. Very clean a lovely smell throughout the hotel, things that normally irritate me were all catered for. Bright lighting in the bathroom, hairdryers that work well , plenty of storage space. The food was excellent and well presented. We did not use the pool much but there is a lovely beach right in front of the hotel. The only recommendation I would make is the app has a little more information in. We had to ask where the pool is as it is not in the hotel and apparently they loan you parasols which we did not realise until we left. They have free Throughout the hotel. There was pop and water in your room when you arrive and some fresh fruit. The whole experience was excellent would definitely go again. Well done to every member of staff. There is a small tapas bar near the hotel where you get a free tapas everytime you order a drink and we found all of the bars / restaurants on the front to be very clean.
Review by Shirll240156 Cramlington, United Kingdom
Treat yourself
Super location and hotel. The sea view room is exquisite. This is a 4 star hotel which should be 5 star. The staff go the extra mile for you. The food is fabulous and the entire hotel gives that touch of class. 2nd stay and it won’t be the last. 10/10 thank you 👌🥂
