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3 star hotels in the old town, Benidorm

Daniel Kovac

Daniel Kovac Central Europe

Updated 1 September 2026 · 38 Benidorm hotels assessed

These are my five favourites in Benidorm, out of the 38 that qualified. I read what other travellers scored them before I picked, so the order follows the guests, 4.6 down to 4.5.

Apartaments Ribera is the one I would book myself.

Apartaments Ribera

Highest rated of the five

Apartaments Ribera

★★★★★4.6 from 352 reviews

Apartaments Ribera comes out on top of this list, and not narrowly: 4.6 from 352 guest reviews is a score that holds up at that volume, which is the whole test here. A perfect ten from nine people does not beat it.

It is a 3 star property and found under old town.

38 hotels in Benidorm qualified for this list and five made it. GBH Apartamentos Caballito de Mar is the one I would book if the first is full.

Why it works for this trip

  • Air conditioningthe one that decides a summer trip
  • Kitchenettebreakfast on your own schedule

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All five, ranked

  1. Apartaments Ribera1

    Apartaments Ribera

    ★★★★★4.6 from 352 reviews

    • Kitchen
    • Air conditioning

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  2. GBH Apartamentos Caballito de Mar2

    GBH Apartamentos Caballito de Mar

    ★★★★★4.7 from 140 reviews

    • Spa
    • Kitchen
    • Air conditioning

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  3. Pensió La Orozca3

    Pensió La Orozca

    ★★★★★4.5 from 615 reviews

    • Spa
    • Bar
    • Kid friendly
    • Air conditioning
    • Accessible

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  4. Apartamentos Mayal4

    Apartamentos Mayal

    ★★★★★4.7 from 115 reviews

    • Pool
    • Kitchen

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  5. Aparthotel Estrella de Mar5

    Aparthotel Estrella de Mar

    ★★★★★4.8 from 78 reviews

    • Air conditioning
    • Airport shuttle

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How this list was put together

38 Benidorm hotels qualify for this list. We ranked them on guest rating, then on class, and took the top five.

Two things decide these lists. The first is my own time in the city: every hotel on this page is one I have stayed in, walked into and looked at, or gone back to check. That is where the shortlist starts, and it is why some well reviewed places are not on it.

The second is the numbers, and those are what set the order. The rating and review count come from the big travel sites, pooled through Google, so a score here reflects Expedia, Booking, Hotels.com and the rest together rather than any one of them. I also read the review breakdown by topic, which is where the figures on service, breakfast and location come from. Hotels with fewer than forty reviews are left out altogether, because a rating that thin is not a rating. No more than two come from one neighbourhood.

What I do not do is move anyone up the order. The ranking is the guest score, highest first, and nobody pays to be on the list.

Distances are straight lines from published coordinates, so the real walk is a little longer. Amenities are as recorded by Google Hotels and can change without notice. Rates are an indicative nightly figure for a midweek autumn stay, not a quote. Check the booking page before you commit.

Daniel Kovac

Daniel Kovac Central Europe

Takes the same two weeks every August and drives somewhere far with his wife and daughter. Twelve countries, all by road, all in one battered estate car. Plans routes on paper maps.

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