Kaktus Albir

Spain , Benidorm - Costa Blanca
EL ALBIR, Paseo De Las Estrellas, 11
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100 reviews shown

10/10

Exceptional

16 Dec 2025

Jill

The room was spacious and clean, staff in all departments were courteous and friendly excellent location

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

20 Nov 2025

Cocoa

The hotel was fantastic. Was clean and tidy. The surrounding area had plenty of restaurants and bars to visit. Staff were friendly.

Friends_and_family Friends

8/10

Excellent

08 Oct 2025

RAYMOND

large spacious room with everything you exepct in a hotel with this star rating. Good choice of breakfast.

Leisure Friends

6/10

Pleasant

31 Aug 2025

Leonardo

Calidad-Precio no balanceada.

Leisure Family

4/10

Poor

20 Aug 2025

Tyler

A hotel stuck in the 90s that charges modern luxury hotel rates. I've never stayed at a hotel charging 350 plus a night to have a room as outdated as this hotel. The rooms furniture looks to be 15 to 25 years old. The AC in our room was not very good at all. The washroom was surprisingly large and decent which is a plus. The pool area is nice but even the lobby and lounge areas look to be 25 years old. Once again, based on what we are paying, unless it's based on location, in which that is amazing, I wouldn't ever return to this hotel for the value.

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

19 Aug 2025

Ricardo

Very good

Away from benidorm craziness, clean, beach on the door step, overall good

Partner

8/10

Excellent

07 Aug 2025

Verified traveler

Hotel by the sea

Perfect location.

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

22 Jul 2025

Timothy

Great location

8/10

Excellent

09 Jul 2025

Sinan

Nice location,

Leisure Family

2/10

Poor

04 Jul 2025

David

Old hotel

8/10

Excellent

30 Jun 2025

Violet

Everything was great but the hard bolster/pillow on our bed was not fit for sleeping on. Had to go out and buy soft pillows!

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

13 Jun 2025

James

Property is starting to look very tired, could do with an uplift.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

29 May 2025

Kathleen

Great position. Lovely view from balcony. Easy to get to beach and promenade.
Did not like porridge at breakfast. Cooked with sugar.

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

16 May 2025

Rosalina

Great stay

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

13 May 2025

Scott

Fantastic hotel and location

Leisure Self

6/10

Pleasant

29 Apr 2025

Glenn

Dated decor
Shady pool
Poor views feom.the back rooms.
Greaf location
Limited outside space

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

16 Apr 2025

Alison

5th time staying at the Kaktus. Great place to stay. Love it.

Leisure Family_with_children

6/10

Pleasant

08 Feb 2025

Gillian

Good location. A few tiny ants but its Spain so you expect that

Leisure Self

10/10

Exceptional

08 Nov 2024

PHILIP

Excellent return visit

Excellent return visit to the hotel, as good as ever. Friendly helpful staff in a wonderful location.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

28 Oct 2024

Jean

Weekend away with friends

The man on reception was very good indeed helpful and friendly. Thw waiters at the bar were ok, the breakfast had something for everyone very good indeed. The bedrooms are tired and need to be refurbished

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

21 Oct 2024

Peter

Just what it said on the website.

Business

8/10

Excellent

13 Oct 2024

Michael

Nice location but becoming a bit run down

Needs a Soft renovation as looking old. Great location, we had a really nice room and enjoyed our stay overall. Breakfast gets crazy busy however overall it was fine. Wwalking distance to most activities.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

27 Jul 2024

Stephanie

Great hotel right on the beach.

Leisure

10/10

Exceptional

14 May 2024

Paula

Very good hotel my third stay

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

19 Nov 2023

Cocoa

Great week at the Kaktus

The hotel is 30 seconds from the beach in a village full of supper bars and restaurants, the staff couldn’t do enough for you.

Friends_and_family Friends

10/10

Exceptional

28 Oct 2023

Philip

|Stayed here 5 years ago so re-booked for this visit to Albir. As good now as I remembered. Lovely location & facilities. Used the outdoor pool...bracing but enjoyable! Excellent choices at breakfast.

Friends_and_family Friends

10/10

Exceptional

16 Oct 2023

MATTHEW

It was a very nice hotel, staff excellent and overall experience very good. It feels a bit dated and some areas need refurbishment.
The roof terrace and pool on the roof very good.
Ground floor pool a bit limited but you are only a few metres from the sea so not that important.
I would stay here again without hesitation.

Leisure Partner

6/10

Pleasant

25 Sep 2023

Pauline

Great location clean but very tired. If you love to tea dance this is the place for you. This is not a young persons hotel.

Leisure Friends

6/10

Pleasant

27 Jun 2023

Leif Magne

Hotel was Good but 150 + kids on summer camp was making A lot of noice, svimming pool was almost not available due kids jumping into water splashing and running around. Staff was acting professional. For some days felt like we where a part of a summer camp. Nice hotel.

Partner

2/10

Poor

29 May 2023

Andrew

Cockroach in room, no coffee making facility, paper thin sheet on bed, paper thin towels, wallpaper peeling off the walls, can’t book you a taxi, safe didn’t work neither did the aircon.
Miserable staff, swimming pool size of a matchbox.
2 star hotel at best.
Avoid

Leisure Partner

6/10

Pleasant

02 May 2023

Leonardo

Bad food, not the quality expeted

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

14 Mar 2023

Richard

Cracking weekend

Great location, right on the seafront. Easy walking distance to a number of good restaurants and bars, although the hotel restaurant itself is very good

Friends_and_family Friends

10/10

Exceptional

07 Mar 2023

john

great location lovely staff very clean hotel

Leisure Family

8/10

Excellent

27 Sep 2022

Joan

Great location!

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

14 Jul 2022

Alida

Perfect Beach Vacation

Amazing customer service, clean beautiful shower and washroom. Perfect location on the beach. Huge room with a beautiful side ocean view. Would stay again.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

12 Jul 2022

Paul

Kaktus Hotel Albir

I really enjoyed our weeks holiday here. The half board option is fine, the food is good.

The location of the hotel is fantastic, either laze by the pool, or walk across the road to the beach.

All the staff there are friendly, i would stay there again 100 percent.

Partner

6/10

Pleasant

03 Jul 2022

simon

Food poor

Business_and_leisure Self

10/10

Exceptional

06 Jun 2022

john

lovely hotel great spot

Leisure Self

8/10

Excellent

30 Sep 2021

Michael

The view from the room was amazing. The position of the hotel was the best & easy to find all amenities, such as restaurants & cafes.
The hotel has such potential because of its position but it is all looking a little tired.

Leisure Friends

8/10

Excellent

01 Sep 2021

Verified traveler

Still had a great time :)

The room furniture are worn and weary, although the bed is firm it is comfortable and the room is always clean as it was done daily. The hotel charges for safe and fridge separately and no coffee and tea making facilities which is a shame.
The breakfast buffet is great but on the hot food area, food are all soaking in oil even the vegetables which made it look unappetizing.
I think it's a little bit overpriced for what to expect on a 4 star hotel but if you are looking for a location it's brilliant, it is very clean, ideal for relaxation as it is right on sea front, with a nice long promenade and it is close by so many good restaurants, shops and walking trails. So overall we were very pleased with our stay in this hotel.

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

02 Mar 2020

Carole

We liked the Friday Night Fish Buffet, which was amazing.

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

26 Oct 2019

Verified traveler

Been here many times. Perfect location and very friendly staff.

Leisure

10/10

Exceptional

23 Oct 2019

Grethe Irene

I was there for 2 wekes and it was a good stay

Self

6/10

Pleasant

23 Sep 2019

Verified traveler

Hotel dated needs refreshing.Charges for use of room fridge and safe deposit box too high should be free

Leisure

8/10

Excellent

16 Jul 2019

Verified traveler

great location (near beach and several restaurants. the front desk was helpful with internet access and with calling for cabs and accomodated our late (9 p.m.) check-in to meet our requests.

Leisure Friends

10/10

Exceptional

18 Jun 2019

Verified traveler

The hotel is located right on the beach. The place is so clean. Plenty of restaurants and lovely and flat for walking.

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

27 May 2019

Verified traveler

Enjoyed my stay at the Hotel Kaktus, which was referred to me by a local friend. First of all, as many other reviews have mentioned, it is a little dated. However, there are a few things going for the Hotel Kaktus: 1) location and 2) staff. The Hotel Kaktus is across the street from the beach and in the heart of L'Albir, which makes it incredibly convenient to restaurants, shops, and (of course) the beach. The staff is amazing, especially the front office staff. I accidentally left a bag on the tram, and the team called lost and found for me. The hotel is meticulously clean.

If you're looking to stay in, there are a few caveats I'd give. First of all, the in-house entertainment is really not geared toward younger people (which is fine). As others have mentioned, a lot of retirees stay here, which is GREAT if you want a quiet holiday. Many of the balconies overlook the ocean, which was a great way to conveniently relax. However, I would also mention that it's also heavily utilized by smokers, so YMMV if you're a non-smoking asthmatic like myself. I also loved the fact that there was a kettle in the room, which I utilized heavily during my stay. I checked out the gym while I was there, and it wasn't anything to write home about. I ended up doing most of my exercise outside the building, so it wasn't as big of an issue for me.

Overall, a solid stay, and really great value for the money.

Friends_and_family Family

6/10

Pleasant

02 Jan 2019

Young

Beautiful location, rooms comfortable nut in need of refurbishment, entertainment lacking guests elderly in bed by 20 00hrs, food good but atmosphere ,service canteen like, excellent wine with gala meals

10/10

Exceptional

21 Dec 2018

Verified traveler

Very friendly staff in all areas,glad to see that tea making facilitys are now in the rooms,shame that our next door neighbour had her tv on very loud,other than that a great couple of days

8/10

Excellent

06 Nov 2018

richard

Hotel very clean food good little bit dated but great location and area

Partner

8/10

Excellent

10 Oct 2018

Verified traveler

Aircondition didnt work
There was no Chance to regulate the temprature

10/10

Exceptional

05 Oct 2018

Verified traveler

Good location

Good location near the beach

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

27 Jun 2018

julie

Fantastic hotel on the beach

Ideally located on the beach. Easy access to restaurants and town. Quiet. Long flat promenade for walking. Highly recommend this hotel.

8/10

Excellent

02 Jun 2018

Anthony

Really nice hotel. Great location, rooms and facilities. Staff very friendly and always there with a smile. let down by quality of food which is poor to average.

10/10

Exceptional

15 Apr 2018

Winnie

Excellent location, good hotel.

This hotel is on a beautiful beach and promenade. Albir is a beautiful, quiet and very friendly area. From the location you can walk to the lighthouse and Altea. The hotel staff are very friendly and helpful. The hotel rooms are big but they do need updating and they don’t provide tea and coffee to go with the cups and kettle provided. Overall we had a lovely stay on a half board basis. Staff had our rooms ready 4 hours early and allowed us a late check out on departure which was excellent.

10/10

Exceptional

13 Nov 2017

Gill

Albir is beautiful

It was amazing but had kettle and cups in room but no tea or coffee and milk to go with

Family

8/10

Excellent

18 Oct 2017

Verified traveler

Happy Return

The only time our stay was less than ‘Very Good’ was at check in, when I had to pay for our room, despite it being pre~paid by Hotels.com. When I produced the paperwork later, it was immediately refunded, with profuse apologies.

Partner

4/10

Poor

23 Sep 2017

uncle Eddie

Old fashion

Food poor not for UK people old decor had to pay for everything poor entertainment good position needs up dating

8/10

Excellent

23 Feb 2017

Ellie

Excellent location

We had a really good, chilled out stay at this hotel. In the winter months it is probably bested suited to an older age group or people who want a central base in the region. Huge buffet breakfast available. Evening meals are inexpensive, buffet style. Lots of food of an acceptable standard, but certainly not gourmet.
The evening entertainment wasn't really to my taste but lots of the other guests seemed to enjoy it.
The twin room that I stayed in had two small double beds and a large seating area with a corner sofa and table. Facilities included a tv, tea making facilities, phone and hair dryer.
Roof top sun terrace has great views. The swimming pool isn't huge but is fine for a cooling swim.

8/10

Excellent

12 Jan 2017

Kev H

Lovely hotel ...rooms ok... food average

Fantastic hotel with great facilities. Rooms typical of Spain not great but clean and had all the amenities... Breakfast was ok

6/10

Pleasant

05 Dec 2016

Verified traveler

Nice hotel perfect position on the beach

Friendly reception, quick check in.
Hotel room large and comfortable. No English TV which isn't unusual for Spain but as they ave German I really do not see why they cannot have at least one channel.
Food in restraurant poor. Often cold ,,do not feel I should have to use a micro wave to heat my dinner/breakfast up.
Drinks reasonable price in restraurant and bar.
Entertainment poor.
Price for half board reasonable enough for just the room so not worried about the food and ate out often.

Partner

2/10

Poor

13 Oct 2016

Verified traveler

Bed hard no tea or coffee in room no English to channels

10/10

Exceptional

11 Aug 2016

Verified traveler

Kaktus

Nice hotel right on the coast in L'abir

Family

10/10

Exceptional

05 May 2016

DAVID

Brilliant

Brilliant hotel.

Family

8/10

Excellent

06 Mar 2016

clive

Great Hotel in a good location let down by the food being too much like Spanish Tapas which I enjoy but not as a main meal

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

09 Dec 2015

Nicholas

Top hotel at low rate

Was supposed at the low price as was top hotel that could have been top star

Family

4/10

Poor

21 Jul 2015

Verified traveler

Not recommended

The only good thing about this hotel is the location. The staff was not very friendly, the breakfast was medium, the air condition did not work properly and you got the feeling that they tried to get as much money out of you as possible. You had to pay for the whole stay at arrivel and of course they did not accept Amercian Express which is my preferred card. Internet was not free in the room and if you paid you got only access with one device. You had to pay to open the refrigerator(you got some drinks but still). You could not borrow and iron to do your shirts but had to pay for the service. So overall not a very pleasant stay. The last two days of our vacation we moved to Albir Playa Hotel & Spa which was much better in all circumstances. But it is a bit further away from the beach.

Family

8/10

Excellent

24 May 2015

Verified traveler

walking trip

pleasure trip with friends walking local mountains..hotel very convenient to restaurants etc...hotel very suitable for our needs... but wi fi very poor..also I object to having to pay for access to a safe

Family

8/10

Excellent

30 Dec 2014

marian

brilliant hotel

we really enjoyed our stay the only thing wrong was the room was cold the aircon for hot air not working other than that food brilliant staff brilliant will go again

Partner

8/10

Excellent

30 Dec 2014

Cath

Christmas at the Kaktus

We enjoyed our third Christmas at the hotel, and only marked room comfort down a little this time as we found the room a little on the cold side as were all public areas, bar etc. Food and staff very good as usual.

8/10

Excellent

24 Jul 2014

Woojoy

Good value

Had a 3 night stay at the Kaktus Hotel, it is good value for money. We were looking for somewhere cheap to stay for a 3 night sunshine getaway and it did the trick. Air conditioning in the room was not as cool as we would have liked, but we would stay here again if travelling to the area.

Family

8/10

Excellent

25 Jun 2014

Anne

Location was excellent and most of the receptionists were polite and helpful. We hadn't realised the majority of guests would be over 60. More fresh fruit would have been appreciated at breakfast.

8/10

Excellent

22 Oct 2013

Kay

An autumn getaway

A fantastic short break away from work. Great hotel in an ideal location for the beach & amenities. Nice food friendly staff. Would recommend to anyone wanting to get away from it all.

8/10

Excellent

04 Sep 2012

Jorge

Reasonable OK, just a couple of downsides

The hotel is very well located, front of the beach (Primera línea de playa). Keep in mind that Albir beach is not sand but stony. The room & bathroom is big enough. Decoration quite impersonal and standard. The only downside is the quality of the breakfast (very basic) and the lack of gardens: The swimming pool is just a narrow belt around the facade.

Partner

4/10

Poor

01 Oct 2011

Hotel Kaktus, Albir, Spain

This hotel is lacking in on a few items, i.e. shower goes dangerously hot when having a shower, also no mat was provided in bath until I asked for it.
Pillows strange shape, uncomfortable.
Provided kettle but no coffee or tea.
Dinner served too late at 8.00pm.
Pool on roof too cold, outside pool not suitable for swimming in, just a play pool.

10/10

Exceptional

10 Mar 2026

Odd Inge

Veldig bra, men solen var på baksiden.

Business

8/10

Excellent

09 Mar 2026

Svein-Erik

Super

10/10

Exceptional

08 Mar 2026

Hanne Karen

Godt renhold, hyggelig personale, god mat!

8/10

Excellent

26 Feb 2026

Hermann

Overall great experience. Nice room and super friendly and helpful staff.

The room/main-door was badly sound insulated, and we could hear people outside our room as if they were inside.
But having a room at the end of the hallway made it so that we only were disturbed by it a few times over a weeks stay.

10/10

Exceptional

26 Feb 2026

Gerd

Hotellet er plassert sentralt og nær stranda. Romma store og med sofakrok. Reinhaldet var godt, og personalet hjelpsame.

10/10

Exceptional

03 Feb 2026

Marko

Rent, superfrukost

Friends_and_family Friends

10/10

Exceptional

03 Feb 2026

Mailill

Friends_and_family Family

8/10

Excellent

14 Jan 2026

Christine Joy

Ok + hotel

Business

6/10

Pleasant

02 Jan 2026

Sander

Gammelt og slitt. Lytt og ingen aircon

Self

8/10

Excellent

02 Jan 2026

Jan

De kamer was brandschoon en het personeel was beleefd. Uizicht kamer die wij lkregen was niks en toen terug naar receptie. De recepionist heeft ons zeer goed behandeld we kregen een mooie kamer met mooi uitzicht. Moesten wat bij betalen maar vonden dat oke

.

8/10

Excellent

29 Dec 2025

Axel

Ágætis herbergi, og flottur dansstaður og bar en mjög rólegt og fátt fólk á þessum tíma (byrjun Desember)

Business Family

10/10

Exceptional

26 Dec 2025

Alberto

La habitación y demás instalaciones impecables, el desayuno estupendo, el gym excelente

6/10

Pleasant

24 Nov 2025

Per Anders

Manglet renhold 2 dager

10/10

Exceptional

08 Nov 2025

Linda Dalheim

Fin utsikt til stranden, lyst og solrikt

Partner

8/10

Excellent

30 Oct 2025

Svein-Ove

Hadde ikke kjøkken, som var bestilt.

Self

10/10

Exceptional

16 Oct 2025

Linda Rostøen

Vakker havutsikt fra balkongen, boblebad, fint basseng, god frokost i restauranten og sentral beliggenhet

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

24 Sep 2025

Nina Renate

Et fint men litt gammelt hotell, Veldig bra frokost og fantastisk beliggenhet 😊

8/10

Excellent

24 Sep 2025

serge

Très bon emplacement vu mer partielle selon la chambre un peu trop de vis à vis bon rapport qualité prix en Demi-pension superbe vu au dernier étage avec piscine personnel en salle très sympathique.

Partner

6/10

Pleasant

03 Sep 2025

Per

Ældre hotel

Ligger godt tæt på stranden men er et ældre slidt hotel god bar

Self

10/10

Exceptional

30 Aug 2025

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