Hotel Marconi
Rooftop pool with panoramic bay views
About this hotel
Hotel Marconi holds a seafront location directly opposite Benidorm's Poniente Beach, its cafeteria offering sea views while the rooftop terrace and swimming pool take in panoramic views of both the town and the bay from above, a genuine step up from the ground-floor views most nearby hotels can offer their guests. Rooms feature satellite TV and air conditioning through summer, most with a terrace, some overlooking the sea and the rest facing the interior courtyard for a quieter night's sleep. The restaurant serves an international and Mediterranean buffet, and the hotel's position right by Elche Park puts it only fifty metres from Benidorm's old town, closer to the historic centre than most Poniente-facing properties manage from their own front door. A free Wi-Fi zone and discounted public parking round out the practical amenities for guests arriving by car rather than plane.
- Poniente beachfront
- Rooftop pool
- Near old town
- Sea-view rooms
Our take
This suits travellers wanting a genuine seafront position paired with rooftop pool views and unusually close proximity to the old town, fifty metres rather than a longer walk. Sea-facing rooms are worth requesting specifically, since interior-courtyard rooms in the same hotel offer a different outlook entirely. The discounted parking is a practical plus for anyone arriving by car.
- ✓Request a sea-facing room explicitly; interior-courtyard rooms cost less but face inward rather than toward Poniente Beach.
- ✓Take the rooftop pool for the panoramic town and bay view rather than assuming the ground-floor cafeteria view is the best on offer.
- ✓Use the discounted public parking if arriving by car, since it is a genuine cost saving over standard resort parking rates.
Why we love it
- Seafront position opposite Poniente Beach
- Rooftop pool with panoramic bay views
- Fifty metres from the old town
- Discounted public parking
Why guests love itThe rooftop pool's panoramic view over both the town and the bay became our favourite spot for a late-afternoon swim, and being fifty metres from the old town meant an evening wander into the Casco Antiguo cost us nothing in travel time. The sea-facing room we requested looked straight over Poniente Beach, and the discounted parking nearby made the whole stay noticeably easier for a trip we did by car rather than plane.