Hotel VillaNaranjos Jávea

Seven floors above the Arenal

VillaNaranjos is at pasaje Génova, 12, facing Arenal beach, Xàbia's fine-sand, shallow-water beach, with the Montgó in view. It is a large hotel: 150 rooms spread over seven floors, with gardens, a pool and an entertainment programme that runs almost all year. Reception is staffed 24 hours and the hotel is open all year. For a beach holiday with children, in which the day is split between the sand and the pool, it is designed for exactly that; anyone looking for silence or a small hotel will find another atmosphere in the village.

A terrace in every room

The rooms are single, double or triple, and all have a furnished terrace. Beds are 90 cm, 1.05 m or double. They have air conditioning and heating, a desk, parquet floor, satellite television with international channels, free wifi, fridge and minibar; the bathroom, with bath or shower, has a hairdryer and toiletries. The safe is charged separately. There are family and non-smoking rooms, and cots are free if you ask.

Pool, buffet and entertainment

The 25-metre outdoor pool is seasonal, with solarium, sunbeds and garden; beside it, a summer bar that opens from spring to the end of summer. For winter there is a heated bar and a glassed-in terrace with café. The restaurant is a local and international buffet, with rice dishes, salads, fish, meat, cheese, cured meats, pastries and fruit; if you go on an excursion, they prepare packed meals. The website does not publish buffet hours or whether it sells half board: ask when you book.

In summer the entertainment includes sports tournaments, archery, children's and water activities, theme nights, a disco and excursions, plus aqua gym in the pool. In winter it comes down to theme nights, contests and dance classes. There is a reading room, a television room and a board games room, laundry, lift and luggage storage. At reception they speak Spanish, English, French and German.

Car, dog and prices

The hotel has private paid parking; the website does not say how much it costs. Pets are not allowed. It also does not publish stars, check-in and check-out times or fixed rates; it does offer special prices from seven nights. Book on its online engine, on 915 31 22 94 (central reservations) or on 965 79 00 50.

From the Arenal you have La Perla de Jávea on foot, a rice restaurant from 1984 on avenida de la Llibertat. By car, the Cabo de la Nao road leads to La Barraca and the Portitxol and to the Granadella, and the port, from which the boat around the bay leaves, is on the other side of the bay.