During our stay road works were being carried out outside the Hotel but this did not cause too much inconvenience. The Hotel is ideally situated near the nightlife and shops, and not too far away from the beach.

Access to the Hotel was good with ramps at the main entrance and at reception (which was good for us as there was a baby in our party so the less inconvenience for us with the pram the better.)

Inside the Hotel was very clean especially around reception and the bar, toilets and internet/card/billiard lounge (which does not seem to be used much) on the ground floor. The lifts could do with a makeover and service. There are 4 lifts (2 for the even numbered floors, 2 for the odd) and during our stay one seemed to break down about once a day. Luckily we were on the third floor so we could walk down - I wouldn't have liked to have been on the upper floors as around meal times you could wait ages for the lift.

The rooms were fairly basic and would be comfortable if occupied by 2 adults. We had 2 rooms, one with 2 adults & 2 children, the other with 3 adults. If there are 3 adults sharing a room in your party don't rely on getting privacy as they cram 3 beds in the one room. The best feature was the air conditioning which meant an extremely comfortable nights sleep.

Each room has a TV (without a remote control). Aparently you have to hire the remote from reception so if you like watching TV on holiday bear this in mind.

Most of our day was spent around the pool. There was plenty of space so it did not seem cramped. The pool was very good and seemed to be cleaned, although we did not see this but no signs of scum, insects, etc floating on surface. Small childrens pool knee deep, large main pool and smaller covered pool. Main pool had a life guard in attendance during the day.

Was not impressed with the food on offer. Had one enjoyable evening meal during the week. Otherwise breakfast and meals were poor, although evening meal was always busy. They are very strict about you wearing long trousers for evening meal.

We did not attend any of the entertainment so this has been rated average.

Overall I enjoyed my stay in the Rosamar. I hear the Hotel is closing for some renovation work soon. Hopefully they will sort the lifts. I would return to this Hotel but not in the near future.

The hotel and surrounding areas were clean enough. Maid service was on a daily basis; made beds, changed towels and gave the room a quick mop (ignored under the beds).

Now, I admit to being a fusy eater but even so, there was hardly any choice whatsover in the restaurant. Eventually, I had to eat out to stave off starvation. The champagne was good though.

No problems with the staff on reception, though my party had few dealings with them. The bar and restarrant staff were generally friendly. No shorts can be worn during evening meal and they are strict about this.

Entertainment was not good at all. A Spanish duo sang in Spanish every night. Competent and pleasant enough but not EVERY night ... please! Some of the other acts included a duo blowing bubbles, the bubble man or something, and parrots riding bikes. Say no more.

Access is generally good for disabled people (NOTE: CAN EVERYBODY ADDRESS THE ISSUE OF ACCESS IN THEIR REVIEWS. IT CAN BE VERY HELPFUL). A few steps out front with a ramp to the side. There were a couple of steps around the reception area, but there were also handrails and a ramp. The worst part was access to the pool - four steps and no hanrail. There was a ramp but it was not that helpful ... great idea, give pepople with mobility problems the furthest dsitance to travel. Novel.

The toilets in reception were nice and clean. But if you need to do anything in there, make sure you do it quickly or all the lights go off. Timers, great idea.

The worst thing of all. The lifts. Four in total, two for odd floors and two for even. They took forever to come, you usually ended up going up and down a few times before the chance came to alight, they were usually cramped, they were very hot inside and they had the strangest heavy metal outer doors I have EVER seen on a lift. What they achieved I'll never know.

There was a great cabaret room in there but that was hardly used.

Better hotels in Benidorm. Rosamar is stuck in the seventies despite the obvious attempts to improve it, it still feels SO SEVENTIES. You wouldn't have to go far to find a better hotel. Just next door, The Calypso looked great.

Stayed here in August 2004, hotel a bit dated, needed some repair. Views from rooms not very good. Pool nice and is of a good size. No problem finding a sunbed, particularly later in the day.

Bar area staff friendly and polite. Food good choice, especially evening meals.

Would not go back again until hotel upgraded.

Stayed in this 3* hotel for 2 weeks. The location of this hotel is brilliant. Especially as the road works outside is now FINISHED and looks very good. Reception was good we were allocated room 1419 floor 14 top floor, room 19 end room, overlooking the Sunday market. Rooms are very clean as maid service was good. We had a double bed a wardrobe each draws, a tv, bathroom is excellent with a good power shower. Service in the hotel from staff was good. Food we were full-board i enjoyed the food, but i have to say that it was not brilliant (but i have been spoilt by 4* hotels in tenerife) the breakfasts were usual rubbish bacon and sausage, but fried egg on toast were excellent. Dinner could be well C**p althought the soups were excellent. tea there was always something to eat, but do not believe what is printed on the menu outside as it is never right. Plenty of sun loungers and not a mad rush to get a bed. A bit of a concrete sun bed area. The WORST cleaninless of a swimming pool that i have ever seen. I never saw this pool being cleaned once, and there was always a scum on the top. We did not venture into it. Can't comment about the entertainment as we did not stay in the hotel to see it. But it looked good. there is a large tv room with Sky tv, internet can be accesed for 1 euro for 20 mins not bad. All in all a nice hotel, staff very good, great location, food ediable although not very exciting. Just needs to sort out the pool.

Hotel quite dated and could do with a face lift.

It has with 4 lifts, 2 serving even number rooms, 2 odd number rooms. Very busy at meal times.

No problem with the food, plenty of it and a chef to carve. We stayed at New Year and the meal was excellent

Rooms were average with not much view from balony apart from other high rise hotels. The hotel is not too far from the beach but the building works were going on that time.

The staff in the reception bar were very good & remembered what we were drinking, maybe cos we spent a lot of time in there. Head waiter was very professional, not to keen on reception staff as they could be abrupt.

Chamber maids were very good & thorough.

Couldn't see much entertainment, usual parrot show & ball room dancing which attracted lots of older Spaniards

I dont think we would visit again at New Year as there are a lot of shuffly oldies (we are 50) who would only move quickly when it came to meal times. Maybe it is better at a different time of year.

This is a beautiful hotel.

The staff are great, hotel really clean, lovely, but small, indoor pool.

The food was really nice, not a lot of entertainment but I like the entertainment outside anyway.

On my hoilday at Rosamar hotel I was 15 at the time we got to the hotel and the staff were quick and we got into our rooms within 10 mins.

The hotel was very near to night club and pubs 5 mins to the Black Chicken. The staff had stuff for the kids and teenagers. Pool is great nice and deep for diveing in the pool when you are hot. Kids pool as well. Food - there is all types of food.

Entertainment was too boring and older people will like it much more than children. The cleaner was very good in and out in 10 mins. When you are bored of the hotel night entertainment, go out to the nightclubs and comedy clubs and don't watch Sticky Vicky shes not for kids and teenagers.

Thats my holiday - a great time in Spain!

Stayed here Easter 2003
NOT RECOMMENDED.Access difficult with road works.
Food was dreadful,boring ,lukewarm and drinks service pathetic (1 man and his trolley).
Staff offhand and unhelpfull
Pool area dirty and unkempt as were the beds/matresses.
Won't be back:

We stayed in the Rosamar for 1 week in October 2002. We booked three double rooms on the Beninter website and booked our flights direct from Glasgow with Direct Holidays. Doing this allows you to book a transfer to and from Alicante airport into Benidorm. The cost was £12 return which we thought was reasonable. We have stayed in the Rosamar before and it is our favourite hotel being in a great position and also for it's high standards. We haven't booked with Beninter before but I can't sing their praises highly enough. On check in you take along your e.mail receipt to the hotel and we were checked in in minutes. Incidentally we were full board which is something we haven't done before either but as there were four under sixteens it was great value for money. The rooms as usual are basic but exceptionally clean as are the bathrooms. The food is plentiful and the youngsters loved the different soups which were on offer each night. (There is always two choices) So even if the main courses were not to their liking the soup was always a hit. As were the desserts. Unlimited ice cream and cakes etc. What more could you ask. The staff in the dining room are very pleasant and were always polite and smiling. It must be difficult as some travellers do not treat the waiters with the respect they are due. They work long hours all year long. My only gripe is a silly rule they have which means if you are watching the entertainment at night they do not serve coffee. I brought my cup of coffee down from upstairs and sat down with my husband (who had beer) to watch the end of the entertainment and about two or three different waiters told me in no uncertain terms that I was not allowed to drink coffee. I was made to take my cup and sit outside. Petty or what? All in all the Rosamar is a great value for money hotel whose standards are consistently high from one year to the next. We can't see past it really and we've stayed in quite a few. Will definitely return.

Just returned from the Hotel Rosamar - October, 2002 and found it to be a very good hotel. We enjoyed very comfortable beds and our room was kept spotless by the very efficient staff. Towels were changed every day and the whole of the hotel was indeed very clean and all the staff were friendly and efficient. I cannot find a single bad thing to say about the standards here.

Food was buffet style and was very good indeed and there was plenty of choice at every meal. The roast meat dish of the evening was carved and dished out by the chef - but everything else was help yourself and you could literally eat as much as you liked. The wine that was brought around on a trolley by the drinks waiter was very reasonably priced and very good too and there was a decent selection of wines to choose from. We stayed half board but when we had an evening out planned and wouldn't be there for dinner, we were able to ask at the reception to exchange our evening meal for a lunch time meal and this was not a problem.

The pool area was the most dissapointing aspect of the hotel and in my opinion it wasn't particularly up to much and I found it to be far from the same high standards of the rest of the hotel and it certainly could do with being made into more of a hotel feature. It was kept spotlessly clean (as is all of the hotel) and there were plenty of sunbeds available but it just lacked a certain something! Maybe some background music and some pretty lighting in the evening would create a bit more of an atmosphere around the pool and during the day it could do with an outdoor poolside bar. There is a bar that opens out onto the pool but you had to serve yourself and perhaps a waiter service around the pool would be a nice touch for the guests. Also, another big mistake on the hotels part was that there was no snack bar around the pool area and if you were having a day around the pool and were on half board the only choice you had from what I could see were pre-packed sandwiches or you could opt to use the buffet lunch available in the dining room. If you simply wanted a burger or a pizza etc - this was not available.

The hotel entertainment seemed to be varied and mainly suited to the maturer guests - and for those that enjoy ballroom dancing this hotel would definitely suit you and for those who enjoy a good comedian or singer this hotel is only minutes away from all the bars and clubs that offer so many different acts from comedians, drag acts, singers, hypnotists and even some very "naughty" artistes etc! So even if the hotel entertainment is not your cup of tea - you will be sure to find something to suit you in the immediate vicinity!

To sum it up - The Rosamar is a very nice hotel, clean and comfortable and the food was excellent and it is situated in a central location - so for those of you who may have walking difficulties you will find you are only minutes from the beach and promenade, not to mention the many shops, bars and restaraunts. The Square - which is a favourite with the youngsters is also only a short stroll away.

If I were to return to Benidorm I would definitely return to the Rosamar Hotel and for anyone thinking of staying at the Rosamar you will not be dissapointed by your choice.