Hotel Las Arenas ***** GL Balneario Resort Valencia Eugenia Vines, 22-24 Online Booking

We are located close to the Port area and have front line position to the beach. Perfect way to start your day with that early morning coffee and then stroll along the pleasant sands. Soak up a bit of that gentle sunshine and perhaps take a swim. When you have recharged and revived your batteries then how about a little bit of exploration......

Sports, museums, arts, dance, festivals, shopping and gastronomic delights - there is something for everyone here in our wonderful and historical city. Visit the Cathedral where it is believed to have been the home of the Holy Grail and climb the tower to enjoy panoramic views across the city.

The Arts and Science City is made up of four buildings - each with its own theme and highly interesting - there's a planetarium, aquarium, technology area and plenty to keep the children occupied and educated.

If you are here in March time then you will experience the Festival of Las Fallas - this is where statues are paraded, a winner chosen and then a sacrificial burning takes place to celebrate the beginning of Spring.

After a busy day of adventures return to our haven of peace and tranquillity and enjoy a beauty treatment, gentle swim, work out or just laze around in the Spa facilities. Rest a while and then prepare yourself for evening entertainment - theatre, music, dance and of course gastronomic delights in one of the many restaurants.

Overall: Stylish, classy room, with a wonderful view of the sea from the balcony. The aesthetics of the entire hotel are great. Fantastic pool area. Helpful, professional, reception and concierge staff. However, there are some teething problems with this hotel, which opened only this year. Service (in the outside area of the bar in particular) was slow, many of the room service and bar staff didn't speak any english at all which is somewhat surprising in a hotel claiming international status and five stars. Also, the room service menu was pretty limited, the breakfast unimpressive for the price (20 euros!) and the quality of the food was average at best.