Cheap Holidays to Benidorm – Top Tips

These days, getting to the sun without breaking the bank is more important than ever, so these tips for finding cheap holidays to Benidorm might be just what you need.

Cheap Holidays to Benidorm by flickr.com user: popsique

Cheap Holidays to Benidorm by flickr.com user: popsique

OK so the bad news is that with a weaker pound, Spain is not as cheap as it was a few years back, but in resorts like Benidorm, where there is plenty of competition chasing fewer tourists, despite the pound there are some real bargains around at the moment.

“a bucket-load of restaurants”

Benidorm is a very well-established resort with a bucket-load of restaurants, cafes and supermarkets, which means that cheap holidays to Benidorm on a self-catering basis can work very well, and in fact many of the cheaper hotels in Benidorm only offer self-catering accommodation.  The downside is that this type of holiday only stays cheap if you are prepared to seek out good value restaurants or cater for yourself in your apartment’s kitchenette.  Stray off the straight and narrow into that flashy restaurant too many evenings, and it’s bye bye budget!

“upgrade to half-board for as little as £25 per person per week”

The other option for really cheap holidays to Benidorm is to get breakfast and dinner included in the price of your accommodation by going half-board or all-inclusive.  The extra cost compared to self-catering can be amazingly small – sometimes you can upgrade to half-board for as little as £25 per person per week if you get really lucky.  Even if you bought all the groceries and cooked everything yourself I doubt you would be able to beat that, and eating out even in the cheapest places wouldn’t get you much for this sort of money.  So, when it comes to finding cheap holidays in Benidorm, it’s always worth having a quick look at half-board or all-inclusive deals.

Here are some other top tips for finding great value holidays in Benidorm:

Top Tips

  • For really cheap holidays to Benidorm, wait until eight weeks or less before you go, and then book. If you were going to a tiny Greek island, leaving it this late could lead to disappointment, but with a major destination like Benidorm, there are enough flights to Alicante (the nearest airport) to make this strategy work.
  • Bargain holidays in Benidorm can be found pretty much all year round – with the (admittedly rather big!) exception of school holidays.  If you are serious about finding real value, the school holidays are a write-off.
  • It’s cheaper to fly at night or at least to depart very early in the morning, as I am sure you know.  Whether you can bear to do it or not is a different matter!  If you have to fly by day, flights that depart on Tuesday, Wednesday or Thursday are often cheaper than those near or on the weekend.
  • To save money on your airport transfer, use a bus rather than a taxi, which is easy to Benidorm as they run every hour during the day.  At the time of writing the journey by bus costs eight euros each way – whereas a taxi is about 60 euros!
  • Airline baggage charges are often not in the initial flight price these days and can vary a lot, so add these on to get a true comparison between deals.
  • If you do pick an all-inclusive holiday to Benidorm, for best value stick religiously to the food and drinks that are included in the package.  OK, I know, I know – you can’t stand the cheapo local gin.  All I can say is – after the first ten, it sort of grows on you in a mouth-numbing kind of way.. Right, back to business..
  • If you’re eating out, get away from the seafront and the main tourist streets.  Look for restaurants where the staff are inside working not outside trying to get you in.  You want the sort of place where local Spanish or ex-pats eat out – they know where to get value.

Finally, to book the best deals, you need a leading agent that has consistently low prices.  I have one for you right here – you can just click the link and decide for yourself:  Cheap holidays to Benidorm.

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