Alicante - somewhere nice to stay SW of airport?

Question

In a couple of weeks time will be landing into Alicante, and driving south-west down the A37 and N301 (by the look of it . . .) to visit friends about 4 hours away. We land into Alicante too late to drive to their place, and it would be nice to stay somewhere on the way, perhaps about 1 hour drive away from the airport.

Any ideas would be great.

I like the idea of a little town with a small hotel or a nice guest house, where we can pull in and drop our bags and just wander out on foot & get a beer and a bite to eat, to relax into our holiday without having to trek all the way to our friends place and arrive late at night!

I can't really afford to spend tooo much. B&B where I live in Ireland is about 25-40 euros per person per night, not sure about Spain. I'd like to pay around 50-60 for the two of us really, max. Less if possible!

Any locals or experts out there with a tip? I'd be very grateful!!!

Answer 1

try travel republic ,//////////////////////////

Answer 2

The New Pension Santa Fe is 20 to 22 euros per night, steaming showers, and in the enclave of Los Boliches, just south of Malaga, with a train with announcements in English, as well as Spanish. It is a small clean (hate to use the word resort), I use it en route to Morocco all the time. Local Spanish food, plus the usualy English, and also Swiss German Indian, but the place is well run, and clean, and yob free in the winter months, but still warm.

Answer 3

There are stacks of hotels on the ouskirts of Alicante with prices around 40€ per night, Alicante itself is a lovely place to spend a little time in, great shops, El Cortes Ingles, bit like John Lewis, and lots of excellent individual shops in the old part of the town. Just get on the N332 towards Alicante and you will see hotels just before you get into Alicante, if arriving quite lateish, best to do this, then travel when refreshed and revived the next day in daylight, so you can better see where you're going

The first person who answered on here is a little off, Valencia is north of Alicante and is a two hour drive and a nightmare for anyone driving there for the first time

Answer 4

Valencia, or if you prefer somewhere smaller, Dolores, Daya Nueva or Almoradi.  Try getting a 'Rough Guide to Spain' for more detailed info or more choices