Best All-Inclusive Stay in Benidorm
All-inclusive stays are the exception rather than the rule among Benidorm's mostly self-catering and bed-and-breakfast accommodation stock, and Hotel RH Royal is the clearest example on the Costa Blanca strip here, an adults-only package four hundred metres from Levante Beach and the old town. The format suits travellers who want to fix their holiday budget upfront rather than pay per meal across a week of Benidorm's restaurant options, of which there are genuinely a great many spread across Rincón de Loix and the Casco Antiguo alike within easy reach of most hotels in town, this one included.
Benidorm's restaurant scene, dense and varied enough to support entire streets of competing bars and buffets around Rincón de Loix and the Casco Antiguo, is part of why the all-inclusive format never dominated here the way it has in some other Spanish coastal resorts built around a single strip of hotels with fewer independent dining options nearby to compete with the resort's own kitchen. Hotel RH Royal's package works instead as an option for travellers who prefer that convenience over exploring the town's independent dining scene, without giving up a central, walkable position near both the beach and the old town itself.
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One adults-only package near the old town
Why is all-inclusive rarer in Benidorm than in some other Costa Blanca resorts? Because the town's dense concentration of independent bars and restaurants, especially around Rincón de Loix and the old town, gives most visitors a reason to eat out rather than stay on-site, so few hotels build a full board model around it.
Hotel RH Royal sits four hundred metres from both Levante Beach and Benidorm's old town, positioning its all-inclusive package within easy walking distance of the Casco Antiguo even for guests who rarely leave the resort for meals across the length of a typical week-long stay booked through the summer season or the quieter shoulder months either side of it. That proximity matters more here than at an isolated all-inclusive resort elsewhere on the coast, since a change of scenery is always close at hand rather than a long taxi ride away from the resort gates.
The modern buffet restaurant serves international dishes alongside typical Valencian food including paella, giving the all-inclusive package a regional identity rather than a generic international buffet format copied from resorts anywhere else on the Mediterranean coast, a small but genuine point of difference worth knowing before booking a package holiday of this particular kind and price bracket. Travellers who have tried all-inclusive elsewhere in Spain often note how rarely a regional dish like paella appears on a standard buffet rotation outside its home province of Valencia and the wider Alicante coast.
Adults-only status applies across the property, with a sun terrace, sauna, gym and summer entertainment programme rounding out the package for guests who want a full day of amenities without leaving the hotel at all, dances and other organised activities filling the sun terrace through the warmer months of the year specifically for guests staying on-site. The gym in particular gets steady use from guests balancing a week of buffet meals with some daily activity beyond lounging by the pool each afternoon of the stay, a small routine that makes the return flight feel less like undoing a week of indulgence.
The trade-off worth stating plainly: an all-inclusive package here means paying for meals and drinks whether or not you use Benidorm's dense restaurant scene, so travellers who plan to eat out most nights in the old town or Rincón de Loix may get better value from a bed-and-breakfast stay booked elsewhere in town instead of this particular package. The right choice ultimately depends on how much a guest values not deciding where to eat each night over the freedom to explore Benidorm's wider dining scene independently, old town included, across the length of a typical week-long stay.
Aus Sicht eines ReisendenI booked Hotel RH Royal for a short adults-only break and appreciated not having to plan meals each day, though by the third night I found myself wishing I had budgeted one dinner out in the old town, four hundred metres away, rather than the buffet every evening of what was otherwise a relaxing week by the pool.
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- 1Confirm exactly what the all-inclusive package covers, drinks brands and meal times in particular, before comparing the price against a bed-and-breakfast rate elsewhere.
- 2The old town sits four hundred metres away, close enough for an occasional dinner out even on an all-inclusive package if the buffet gets repetitive.
- 3Book the Valencian paella nights in advance if the restaurant runs themed evenings; these can be popular during peak season.
- 4Since the hotel is adults-only, families needing an all-inclusive package should look elsewhere on the Costa Blanca strip.
- 5Use the hotel's bike and car hire service to explore beyond Benidorm on a day when you want a break from the resort itself.
- 6The sauna and gym are included in the package and worth building into a daily routine to get full value from the stay.
