Hotel Puerto Mar

“Nice apart hotel ”

My husband and I stayed here for two nights while traveling the Spanish coast by train. The apartment was very clean and a good size with a separate bedroom. The kitchen had basic dishes for two. Glasses were borrowed from the bar as pots and pans were borrowed from reception which was a bit annoyi… more

My husband and I stayed here for two nights while traveling the Spanish coast by train. The apartment was very clean and a good size with a separate bedroom. The kitchen had basic dishes for two. Glasses were borrowed from the bar as pots and pans were borrowed from reception which was a bit annoying. Breakfast buffet was included with a good choice. The two swimming pools were small and busy with small children late afternoon. The staff were friendly and very helpful as the hotel was a good 15 min walk to the centre. Peniscola has a beautiful beach with lots of bars and restaurants and great views of the castle. There’s a bus service which runs along the beach front and from the train station Benicarlo Peniscola about 20/30mins from the centre by bus. Train service is limited from Benicarlo Peniscola to Barcelona I would advise pre booking tickets.

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“Could be better”

This apart hotel is located at the entrance in the picturesque touristic town Peniscola, so not so near to the beaches or the old historical part of the town. The architecture of the hotel is interesting but I recommend to be careful when accepting the receptionists room offers. We had to move 2 ti… more

This apart hotel is located at the entrance in the picturesque touristic town Peniscola, so not so near to the beaches or the old historical part of the town. The architecture of the hotel is interesting but I recommend to be careful when accepting the receptionists room offers. We had to move 2 times from the rooms. First time we get an apartment which was located at the ground at only approx. 3 m to the pool but we were not interested to jump directly from the bedroom into the pool, plus it was the usual noise of each pool, so we requested another room. The 2nd apartment was noisy due to the outside ventilation exhaust duct and so we had to move into the 3rd apartment. This one was more acceptable, except hearing the outside traffic noise... The apartments are clean and comfortable, with a small kitchen with all necessary tools, etc. The beds and pillows are comfortable. The closing of the external door is extremely noisy due to the stupid closing system, which was promised to be changed next winter...The receptionists are helpful but quite reserved and cold, could have been more friendly, in general. The breakfast is very basic, the dinner and lunch food were satisfactory. As a nice surprise, we got at lunch or dinner a bottle of wine 3/4 liters and 1 1/2 liters of water free of charge but I think this was only for our group of tourists, the rest of tourists must pay them.

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“You get what you pay for!”

About 1.5 hours from Valencia airport by car depending on traffic. The hotel is located about 1 km from the Northern beach and 800 m from the Southern shallow beach, a great place for kids to play and swim. 600-700 m away is to the Mercadona market. Generally, the location for the beach holidays… more

About 1.5 hours from Valencia airport by car depending on traffic. The hotel is located about 1 km from the Northern beach and 800 m from the Southern shallow beach, a great place for kids to play and swim. 600-700 m away is to the Mercadona market. Generally, the location for the beach holidays is poor, it is not the first line, and there is a necessity of daily walking, however the price is great. The room had a fridge, a microwave, an AC and a set of cutleries. The door locking system in Puerto Mar is designed in a such a manner that visitors close their doors with a bang. You hear door bangings from morning till night. The room was cleaned regurlarly and well, except for the bed linen, which was not changed at least once during 2 weeks time! The breakfasts were 100% identical for 2 weeks, and for a couple of days you could do with it, for 2 weeks you would not eat ice-cold eggs, untasty 2 types of sausages and one type of cheese. Yoghurt assortment was also poor. The juice was OK, and the coffee was quite tasty. Dinners were much tastier, with a different varieties of meat, fish, soups, fried chips, ice creams, cakes, etc. When the groups of youngsters come for a stay the hotel turns very noisy. It is a matter of sheer luck! Many thanks to Vincent who did his best with his limited English for kind relocating us from a noisy traffic street room to the quiet one in the inner garden and helping us with choosinf the right excusrtions. A thousand thanks to Angela who brought us in her own to the Railway station in Benicarlo to catch up with a train when the taxi service has let us down. A very good personal and pleasant impressions!

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“High and low”

Stopped here for one night before moving towards Andalusia. Peniscola is a sea town with a beautiful old center and a castle that guards it from the top of the hill. The hotel is about 800m walking distance from the beach and the old town where the sea front street is full of bars and restaurants a… more

Stopped here for one night before moving towards Andalusia. Peniscola is a sea town with a beautiful old center and a castle that guards it from the top of the hill. The hotel is about 800m walking distance from the beach and the old town where the sea front street is full of bars and restaurants and all major other hotels are located. Around the hotel there is very little so you will need to walk to the beach and town. The family rooms are large and complete of kitchenette. Our looked directly on the inner pool and we could access it directly through the sliding doors of the room. The pools are two, at two different levels of the hotel, surrounded by balconies of the rooms. Both pools are unguarded and on the second floor one there is also a smaller pool for small children. They are both clean and water warm and a real treat after a day's driving. The hotel was quite despite being high season and beds comfortable, so sleeping was not an issue. Breakfast was simple with no real hot food, but with a variety of sweets. Nothing special about the restaurant too. All in all a good hotel although price is on my opinion a bit too high for the location and services it offers.

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