Tryp Gran Sol

Staff at reception spoke english and were helpful

heating did not work and the room was cold

We stayed at this hotel for 3 nights in january and were delighted when we first saw our rooms, we had a studio and balcony overlooking marina and the view was out of this world - got loads of photos. would certainly recommend this hotel and hope to be back.

a kettle in our room would have been nice to have a cup of tea late at night and first thing in the morning.

The view from the room is stunning which is the main reason for choosing the hotel.

The breakfast is not great value for money. The double bed is 2 singles pushed togethe and not connected. Also for some reason 2 single sheets not 1 double as you would expect. The room was far more dated than I was expecting considering the pictures Tryp use for their marketing.

The room was really big, actually more suite than a room, there was an extra room with couch chairs and desk and kind of entrance room. I also liked the bathroom with the bathtub. The view was amazing, I could see the sea and at the same time the castle of alicante while laying on the bed, the balcony has been big anough for two rooms

The furniture could bear an update, and sometimes the smell in the entrance hall was a little bit disgusting

Great view to the mountain castle and beach. Located right in the heart of the city.

I missed fitness availability

Very helpful check in staff, who made such an effort to give us a good room with an exceptional view. We were 20 floors up and the view of the castle, marina and sea was really outstanding.. The breakfast service was like something we thought was no longer available,the personal touch of having coffee delivered to our table rather then "get it yourself from a machine" makes for a really good impression, and a good selection for breakfast. We will definately return for another treat

The view

The heating

A tower block hotel with over 26 floors; our rooms were a mini suite with a small bedroom and lounge area with TV; the breakfast; ease of accessing room via lift from the hotel entrance; proximity to promenade and beach; proximity to public transport bus stops and tram; easy access to bus stop for bus to and from Alicante airport; rooms with great views of the castle and the sea. Best hotel I have stayed in for a long time; casement windows that were large that swing open to let air blast you all night if you wished - so no claustrophobia! Beds were comfortable. Good range of quality food in the restaurant (i.e. for evening dinner)

Not many persons frequenting the bar on the ground floor to mix with; proximity to audible noise all night from youngsters frequenting the night club and crepe bar across the street; more double bed rooms (appreciate the need for both from the Hotel's point of view); rooms quite small so couldny move easily around especially the bedroom.

Room & fixtures are a little dated, but are clean. No english tv apart from the news

Very convenient with excellent room facilities, good breakfast and menu and charming staff.

I'd have liked free WiFi in my room.

The view over the sea and the castle was fantastic

Noisy air conditioning. Unreliable lifts sometimes stopped or refused to go to desired floor.

In general the hotel is clean and very central to the bus connections and the beach.

I did not like the fact that on the website it said terrace but in fact it was not a terrace - you had to jump out from the window to get to the little balcony. The furniture of the hotel is quite old and you don't get the feeling you are in a 4-star hotel.