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Cheap hotels near the cathedral in Benidorm

Daniel Kovac

Daniel Kovac Central Europe

Updated 1 September 2026 · 17 Benidorm hotels assessed

These are my five favourites in Benidorm, out of the 17 that qualified. I read what other travellers scored them before I picked, so the order follows the guests, 4.8 down to 4.2822685.

Every one comes in under $130 a night, and the one I would book first is $79.

Aparthotel Estrella de Mar

Highest rated of the five

Aparthotel Estrella de Mar

★★★★★4.8 from 78 reviews

Aparthotel Estrella de Mar comes out on top of this list, and not narrowly: 4.8 from 78 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, found under downtown and around $79 a night on the dates we checked.

17 hotels in Benidorm qualified for this list and five made it. Marina Resort Benidorm 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
  • Airport shuttlethe first hour after landing solved

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All five, ranked

  1. Aparthotel Estrella de Mar1

    Aparthotel Estrella de Mar

    ★★★★★4.8 from 78 reviews

    • Air conditioning
    • Airport shuttle

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  2. Marina Resort Benidorm2

    Marina Resort Benidorm

    ★★★★★4.3 from 6,031 reviews

    • Pool
    • Spa
    • Restaurant
    • Bar
    • Parking
    • Kid friendly

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  3. Hotel Rocamar Benidorm3

    Hotel Rocamar Benidorm

    ★★★★★4.4 from 610 reviews

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

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  4. Benidorm Apartamentos Michelangelo4

    Benidorm Apartamentos Michelangelo

    ★★★★★4.2822685 from 1,624 reviews

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    • Kampaoh Playa de Levante5

      Kampaoh Playa de Levante

      ★★★★★4.3 from 149 reviews

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      How this list was put together

      17 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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