We have just come back from Kaktus Albir and must say that a hotel is indeed nice while the beach all across Albir is not that good. The main problem is WAVES, which we have not seen on any of the Benidorm beaches. The waves make it rather difficult to go into the sea, you must always strive them. The other thing is pebble (small and big), which is OK if you know about it in advance.

The Hotel is great, rather quiet, as well as the area itself. We had a room on the top floor, it was quiet and nice. Be prepared to pay extra for using minibar (10 euro), safe (15 euro per week + 5 euro key deposit) + 10 euro deposit for a beach towel. The staff is polite and helpful. We also enjoyed the food, we were on HB. I liked a variety of fruits (melon, pine, watermelon, pears, plums, etc every day). On Friday nights there is a special seafood dinner with a special ice-cream cake, we did like it!

The Hotel is overall very good. We were probably the youngest there as the most guests are of mature age, which did not bother us at all. Most guests are from UK and Spain.

Please note that while Benidorm is rather close to Albir (3-5 kms), it takes more than half an hour to get there by bus as it goes all around Alfaz del Pi village. From Benidorm (Avenigda de Europa) it is possible to take a bus to Alicante (1hr, 4 euro p/p), Valencia (2-2.5 hours, 13 euro p/p) and other cities.

We have just returned from the kaktus albia, we was a little worried as could not really find many english reviews on this hotel but as soon as we got to the hotel there we had nothing to worrie about.
The staff were very helpful and alway had a smile for you, The hotel was very very clean and everyday we saw people cleaining widows,wall etc.
The food was also good - lots of things to choose from and something differnt each night!
The drinks were a good price to!

The pools was nice to laze aroung all day and you never had to worrie about getting a sunbed as they do not open the pools untill 10am.

The evening entertainment was caterd for the older guest but there are a few nice little bars just a few min walk from the hotel.

The room was lovely we had a great sea veiw and had the sun untill about 7pm on our balcony room 336

overall - i would say if you are looking for good location nice hotel for a family or couple in a lovley town then go to the kaktus albia

Would go back.

I stayed here with my partner for a week at the end of august 2007. Just going to make this short and sweet and striaght tio the point!

Booked with on Teletext holidays with company called Fleetway Travel, recieved a good deal and adequate service compared to others.

Transfer:
On Arrival we got a taxi to the hotel. The transfer took approx 1hour from the airport to the hotel. Price we was charged for two, 70 euros. Pricey!

Rooms:
The room Ok, the bathroom spacious and clean!! The rooms were cleaned on a daily basis. The only down point was the decor of the rooms, a tad bit old fashioned.

Faclities:
There are two pools which were poor. Compared to other hotels, both of the pools are small. One is located on the roof where gym and hairdresser is located. Plenty of space to sunbathe although at times it may get too hot! (note no parasols) but the view here is amazing.

The other pool is located at the back entrance of the hotel, again small.

The bar area is extremely spacious with not much happening there, just a pool table.

Food:
Ok. Me and my partner was on a Halfboard basis. Buffet style.
Be expected to pay for your drinks on HB basis!

Location:
Very quiet area with alot of the locals visiting, so no english hooligans to spoil your holiday!

Hotel is only a stone throw away from the pebbled beach. The beach charged 3euros for a sunbed. This would last until the 19.00. The water is full of seaweed but dont let that stop you from going!

We also took a bus (number 10 and air-conditioned!) to benidorm. Took approx 30 mins to reach. Price only 1euro. Here plenty of shopping!! Also the sand beach here is better .

The area is much more busy than alicante and filled with plenty of tourists!

Plenty of bars and restaurants in benidorm and alicante that served a variety of cuisines

Weather:
windy and cold at first but then improved by the third day! nice and hot! 35c!

Overall the holiday was very peaceful and quiet, which was what we were after! Howvever if you are after the clubs then Benidorm is not that far away! So you get the best of both!

We returned from holiday last week and like the last reviewer thoroughly enjoyed our stay at the Kaktus. Hotel opposite the beach and a long clean promenade. The bedrooms were quite spacious for a hotel and kept very clean. The food was very good and varied. The staff serving all areas of the hotel were excellent, friendly and obliging. There was entertainment most evenings. Altea was a very pleasant walk away. Benidorm was a short bus ride (1E each way), the bus stop was just around the corner from the hotel. The only downside to the hotel, as far we were concerned was there were no parasols, the roof garden was very pleasant with a number of sunbeds, but no shade at all which made it uncomfortable. Not everyone wants to fry!