Some places just never quite call to you. Rico Café is one of those, for me. I have walked past it more times than I can count over the years, glanced in, and kept moving. Ask me to say what is wrong with it and I genuinely cannot. The staff seem fine. The location is …
Some places you discover by accident. Others you simply arrive at and feel, immediately, that you have been coming here all your life. La Tapita falls into the second category – and for those of us who have been making the trip to Benidorm for more than twenty years, it quite literally does. La Tapita …
There is a particular cruelty to bad ice cream in hot weather. You have earned it. The walk along the seafront, the sun doing its worst, the long deliberation over which flavour. Then the thing arrives tasting of nothing in particular, half-melted before you reach the nearest bench. It is one of the minor disappointments …
☀️ THE BENIDORM BULLETIN Your weekly dose of sun, sangria, and what’s on Issue 60 | 17–24 May 2026 From the Editor Something rather large has just landed in Benidorm — and we don’t mean the hen party from Wolverhampton, though they’re very welcome too. This week we’ve got a genuine headline: a brand-new outdoor …
☀️ THE BENIDORM BULLETIN Your weekly dose of sun, sangria, and what’s on Issue 59 | 10–16 May 2026 FROM THE EDITOR There’s a particular kind of joy that only Benidorm delivers in May. The summer crowds haven’t fully arrived yet. The terrace tables are full but not frantic. The days are warm and brilliant, …
Ask us to name the best hotel in Benidorm and we won’t hesitate: H10 Porto Poniente. We’ve visited this resort more times than is entirely sensible, and nothing in that accumulated experience prepared us for what this hotel actually delivers. First Impressions & Check-In The tone was established before we reached the reception desk. A …
If you’ve spent any time hunting down a decent full English in Benidorm, you’ll know the struggle. Plenty of places promise the goods but deliver something lukewarm, rubbery, and distinctly un-British. So when a little spot in the Old Town starts getting serious word-of-mouth buzz, it’s worth investigating — sausage first. Cafe Leroy sits in the …
Suggested email subject line: We just got back — here’s what’s waiting for you in Benidorm ☀️ ☀️ THE BENIDORM BULLETIN Your weekly dose of sun, sangria, and what’s on 3–10 May 2026 FROM THE EDITOR We touched down back in the UK last Saturday after another trip to Benidorm, and we’ll be honest — …
It felt like coming home. Ten days in Benidorm across the 16th to the 26th of March, and not a single regret — well, almost. More on that later. The Weather (Yes, We Got Lucky) You might have seen the headlines — Benidorm has had a rough ride with the weather this spring. Flooding, storms, …
☀️ THE BENIDORM BULLETIN Your weekly dose of sun, sangria, and what’s on Issue 57 | Sunday 26 April 2026 From the Editor Right then — it’s a big Sunday. Sixteen years ago, someone had the idea of filling a Spanish resort with Elvis impersonators for a long weekend, and rather brilliantly, it worked. Today …