Parador de El Saler

Really had a great time at this parador!The location in the natural park is unbeatable. The addition of a wonderful golf course right next to the sea with price advantages for the hotel clients just makes it perfect. The rooms are spacious and modern. The restaurant and the cafeteria offer very good food and drinks options. A massive plus is that the hotel is pet friendly. Will definetly be back!

The hotel has an amazing location and targets primarily golfers. Similarly to other Paradores, it does not consistently offer what a typical 5 stars (and even 4 stars) would offer. The room lacks a proper coffee machine and the staff is not well trained, it feels more like a 3 stars.

This is without doubt one of the worst hotel experiences I have ever endured. The majority of staff are extremely rude and unaccommodating. We had to request toilet paper in our room 4 times over a 7 hour period before this arrived. The description of a spa hotel is extremely misleading as there is are only two time slots available per day for treatments. The breakfast service is very poor and we had a very unpleasant experience with a female member of staff who shouted at us for leaving the hall with half a glass of coke explaining that drinks could not be taken from the breakfast room… in a 5 star hotel! The hotel is less than 50% occupied so when we requested a late check out, we assumed this would be a formality… this was declined! Later in the morning, we were offered a an extra 30 minutes on the checkout time if we paid a charge for this!!! The main restaurant is extremely bland and there is no atmosphere. The grounds of the hotel and common areas are untidy and certainly not what you see in the promotional pictures. In particular, the pool area is very disappointing. DO NOT STAY HERE… so many more options available in the area and places where you may actually be treated with some respect and customer service.

Overall a very pleasant hotel in a lovely location. The rooms are very modern and clean. The standard rooms face away from the sea and overlook the car park and golf course. The more expensive rooms are the same size but faced towards the sea. All rooms have a balcony. The pool itself is great – very big and great for swimming, but the area around it was a bit basic with no bar or cafe unfortunately. Bikes can be hired from reception and they are not too expensive. We did this twice and cycled around the area which was a lovely way of getting around. We were told not to cycle on the main roads but there are plenty of off-road tracks, and the main roads are not too busy. There is a fantastic gym in the basement – probably the best hotel gym I’ve ever seen. This is included in the stay but the spa is not. There is easy access to the beach but there are no sunbeds or facilities there. It is not as nice as the beaches up and down the coast. Breakfast is served until 11 am. Overall a great selection, but it would be nice to have some better coffee, and better cereals and yoghurts. Breakfast is worth paying for though, as there is nowhere else nearby to eat unless you have a car.

On our road trip from Vienna to Alicante we had a stopover here and decided to book a nice suite last minute. We had a very warm welcome for us and our dog and got offered a spacious suite with terrific view. Directly connected to the golf court this is a perfect spot to relax and golf.

The used waters of the parador go straight in the sea, on a part of the shore made inaccessible for anyone to see this. Disgusting and shameful! Update 28/12/2025: I have seen the reply of the management of the parador. Google maps gives a clear indication that the only infrustructure in the area are the parador. The parador is even visible on the last picture. I invite the manager of the place to go look for himself on the beach.

excellent experience, a beautiful parador close to the city of Valenvia offering a very good quality as to rooms food and beverage with beautifulls on the Mediterrenean Sea. Lovely golf course. Staff was very friendly and the restaurant has a very good white brigade

Fabulous location in setting of peace and nature. Great looking golf course. Good parking. Great swimming pool. Good beach. Close to great lagoon with birds and fish and boat rides. |But - the hotel/parador was disappointing. |Staff ok but not friendly or warm. |Hotel is spacious but many areas are not clean and not inviting. The bar and terrace area very dirty with bird droppings and thick dust. |Room is spacious but also looking tired. |Restaurants disappointing. Lacking service, food average and we just felt unwelcome. |Breakfast and its offerings are unclear. Coffee machines not functioning- you need to ask for coffee and hot milk. The offerings on buffet ok but fresh fruit not great. Lots of things running out and not replaced as not enough staff. Staff doing their best but it was all a bit disappointing. |If you advertise as 5* firstly it needs to be pristine, then everything needs to be top quality. And El Saler falls short. Such a pity, so much potential.