This was our second visit to this hotel. We stayed on the 5th floor facing the harbour, a great view. The room was clean and comfortable, although it was more modern in decor than the previous year on level 3 it was not as spacious.
The breakfast had a huge variety, it was well organised.
A great central location, beach and harbour on the doorstep, city centre a few minutes walk.
The pool was shaded most of the day but this suited us with a child.
There was a mix up with the booking through Hotels.com.
We got the bus from the airport, it took 25 mins and cost €2.40 each, last stop on the route is right outside the hotel. get directions from Alicante.com

Stayed here on our trip to see the Spain v Scotland game and it was great. Not only did the staff have to cope with a full hotel but the Spanish national team were staying here , so they had to cope with the chaos that went with that. hotel is right on the beach ,breakfast has everything you could want and more. the very small pool is the only negative in a great hotel. Defo would go back in an instant.

Hi I went to stay at the melia alicante last october 2011. The hotel was spick and span. The cleaning staff were wonderful. The breakfast buffet was to die for although I suggest you pay for your breakfast as part of a package as it is very expensive at 21 euro.... The front staff were friendly enough. The best thing about the hotel was the location..just minutes walk from the city and the beach and marina. We loved that.,..Would recommend this hotel to anyone.

Went last weekend for 3 nights and were allocated a junior suite, so we had a kingsize bed (very comfortable), a separate living room, a full bathroom and also a shower and toilet. Good quality items. Our room was overlooking the sea. On our first night we were given a small bottle of dessert wine and chocolates which was a nice touch. The only downside was there was no air con. I know it's December, but the room was very warm, I asked at reception it if was on, and they told me it wasn't. We had to leave the balcony door open all night, which I wasn't very keen on. In a hotel of this standard, you should be able to operate your own air con. Breakfast was very good quality, I had pancakes made for me. Lots of different meats and cheeses to choose from.