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Jávea has deliberately stayed low-rise and counts only a handful of hotels; most visitors stay in a villa or apartment. We have run every one of those hotels past the reviews, and for anyone who would rather rent a house, we explain how to go about it wisely.
Fourteen Ibiza-style rooms in the green countryside behind the Montgó, and by some distance the best-reviewed address in all of Jávea. Quiet, stylish and with good cooking. You are about a ten-minute drive from the sea, though, so without a car you will not get far here.
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The former El Rodat carried on as Ritual de Terra: thirty-four suites among the pines, a serious spa and the restaurant MADRE under chef Nazario Cano. Guests particularly praise the spacious suites with terraces and the gardens. In fairness, there is the occasional grumble about the restaurant prices, so come for the peace and the spa and decide for yourself where to eat.
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Jávea's state-run hotel stands at the very northern end of the Arenal beach, set in a subtropical garden. The building is a nineteen-sixties block and rather more functional than romantic inside, but the location and the terrace serving rice dishes make up for a great deal. Ask for a room with a sea view, because that is what you come for.
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The most modern hotel in town: sleek, fresh and with a spa with a heated indoor pool. Guests are strikingly enthusiastic, above all about the staff. The character still needs time to grow and the beach is a few kilometres away, but if modern comfort is what you are after, this is your best bet.
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On the coast road, a short walk from the Arenal beach, with an infinity pool and a breakfast that comes up in review after review. The standard rooms are on the small side; a roomier one is worth the difference in price here.
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A small hotel on the road to Portitxol, for years one of the best-rated addresses in town thanks to the value for money, the balconies and the quiet setting near the loveliest coastal walks. Downstairs is a much-loved Asian restaurant. Without a car you are less flexible here.
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A renovated budget hotel within walking distance of both the port and the old town, with a rooftop restaurant looking out over the bay. The cheapest rooms are small and not all equally bright, but at this price it is by far the best deal in town.
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The real Jávea feeling is a house with its own pool among the pines, and the choice is enormous: many thousands of villas and apartments. Book through a platform with genuine guest reviews and pay close attention to the distance to the sea, because from the hills you end up driving everywhere.
If you would rather book with a local rental agency, pick one with recent, verifiable reviews and a clear contract. The big local names are not all equally consistent in their service.
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