“bare-bones, friendly, convenient, ask for rooms ending in 01, 02, 03, 04”

Expect no frills and you'll be satisfied. To paraphrase: bring your own, and you'll enjoy the beach life. The "nada" list includes: internet, room service, toothbrush, razor, fresh linen (beds are made but sheets unchanged), ice cubes, refrigerator, microwave, coffee maker, hot water pot, stationery (no pens or paper), laundry facilities. The "hey that's not bad at all" list includes: cheap and comprehensive supermarket a block away (open 09:30-21:30), a pool with activities for kids and adults, a shower with plenty of water pressure and volume (the water quality is good, too -- soap doesn't stick to you), an all-you-can-eat breakfast (heavy or light, your choice). The "this is what I came for" list includes: the beach (two short blocks away), the weather (the air conditioner is unne...

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Expect no frills and you'll be satisfied. To paraphrase: bring your own, and you'll enjoy the beach life. The "nada" list includes: internet, room service, toothbrush, razor, fresh linen (beds are made but sheets unchanged), ice cubes, refrigerator, microwave, coffee maker, hot water pot, stationery (no pens or paper), laundry facilities. The "hey that's not bad at all" list includes: cheap and comprehensive supermarket a block away (open 09:30-21:30), a pool with activities for kids and adults, a shower with plenty of water pressure and volume (the water quality is good, too -- soap doesn't stick to you), an all-you-can-eat breakfast (heavy or light, your choice). The "this is what I came for" list includes: the beach (two short blocks away), the weather (the air conditioner is unnecessary -- if you need it here, you won't enjoy vacationing on any beach), and the nightlife (this is Spain, where the locals live two 12-hour days each day instead of one 24-hour day like the rest of us). Almost all rooms have pool or city views. Ask for rooms with numbers ending in 01, 02, 03, or 04 and you'll catch a decent glimpse of the Mediterranean sea. There's a tall hotel in between the beach and the Hotel Safari so the view isn't expansive, but it's still nice. Oh, most people in the area don't speak languages other than Spanish or the local Valencian. French is more useful than English. But you probably knew that. The Gandia north beach beats Waikiki by a long shot, in my opinion. Wakiki is over-rated and cramped. Gandia is wide, deep, safe and clean. I recommend jogging along the boardwalk just before daybreak. The sunrise is gorgeous. Summary: cheap, no-frills hotel in a relaxed, low-cost region.

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“Misleading discount pricing”

We booked this through laterooms.com and thought we had a bargain of the century. Rooms down from £300 to £30 approx. Wow we thought. Luxury at a discount. However its very apparent that if you did pay the full price you would need your head testing. I have a feeling that no one ever pays full prices its just an offer to make you believe you are getting a bargain when in fact the rooms EXTREMELY basic and plain. Now don't get me wrong for £30 pounds its actually a reasonable price but I dont like the sneakiness of essentially implying that you are going to be getting a £300 a night level room when this simply isnt the case. So if the price wasnt misleading Id probably not be moaning but PLEASE do not purchase a room at the higher level as it simply is not that good. The rooms are no...

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We booked this through laterooms.com and thought we had a bargain of the century. Rooms down from £300 to £30 approx. Wow we thought. Luxury at a discount. However its very apparent that if you did pay the full price you would need your head testing. I have a feeling that no one ever pays full prices its just an offer to make you believe you are getting a bargain when in fact the rooms EXTREMELY basic and plain. Now don't get me wrong for £30 pounds its actually a reasonable price but I dont like the sneakiness of essentially implying that you are going to be getting a £300 a night level room when this simply isnt the case. So if the price wasnt misleading Id probably not be moaning but PLEASE do not purchase a room at the higher level as it simply is not that good. The rooms are not worth more than £30 a night. Anyways I'm sure you get the point of what I am saying. The rooms - well like I say extremely basic and standard. Our TV didnt work but then I guess you don't really go on holiday to watch TV. Its a few roads back from the beach but close enough BUT there's no sea views at this hotel from what I could tell. There's no fridge, air con seemed non existent. Beds were basic and just bearable. Staff were friendly and useful and the entertainment in the evenings seemed well organised and lively. Be aware though Gandia is mainly catering to locals on holiday so all entertainment is in spanish so you wont have a clue whats going off if you don't speak spanish (which is not a fault of the hotels just a pointer to any english speaking people going over). It was mainly an older crowd staying there but that might have been due to the time of year. So for £30 a night this is a perfectly acceptable hotel but it is NEVER worth £300 a night and I don't believe it ever has been. stop misleading people! OR reduced your base rate Hotel Safari!

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“Hotel Safari not great”

Not much English spoken here, but not an issue to me, rooms okay location 3 streets back from Gandia's lovely breach, on street packing okay. The sparse buffet breakfast was singularly one of the worse I've every had, one kind of fruit, cold fried eggs, no other hot food other than the cold fried eggs on display, cereal selection if your not 2 year old not good enough, I haven't had coco pops or sugar puffs since i was 5. Part of the pool gets no sun at all and the rest of that area 3 hours a day at most, not worth visiting at all by any means.