Jaime I Hotel Peñiscola in Peniscola

We had a wonderful stay at hotel Jaime I. The room was spacious and clean. Good beds and bathroom. We had a balcony overlooking pool. The breakfast was super good. Fresh orange juice, very good coffee, And an extensive and varied breakfast buffet. The staff was very friendly. The hotel is quietly located. From the hotel you can walk to the beach and to the old town in a few minutes. We only stayed 2 nights as we were passing through, but otherwise we would definitely have stayed longer.

What a delight this small hotel turned out to be. Would definitely return if I ever get the opportunity. We had a room overlooking the pool on the second floor, accessed by a small lift. Room was spacious with a large mirrored wardrobe with enough hangars and shelf room for two female guests. A/C worked well. Two small twin beds, a bit hard for myself but that's me. Nice comfy pillows. Blanket in wardrobe if required. Bathroom spacious with shower over bath, plenty of shower gels/shampoo left for us, if needed. Both rooms were well cleaned. Balcony nice size with dryer, table and two chairs. TV in room but no English channels so didn't use. Food: Well what can I say other than we both gained weight! Plenty of choice for breakfast; cereal, yogurts, fruit, pastries, bread, rolls, cheese, omelettes, fried/scrambled eggs, bacon, different hams and I'm sure there was other things. What I loved was the freshly squeezed orange juice and the great coffee, as good as I've had in a cafe. We were half board so we had dinner apart from one night when we swapped for lunch. Plenty to choose from; fish, meat, veg, salads, chips, mashed potatoes etc, in addition to speciality nights ie Mexican, Asian, etc and these were great. But the crowning glory of dinner was the desserts. They were AMAZING! I have a sweet tooth and I was in heaven. Lots of different little desserts on individual plates with some fab chocolate work. Pastry chef deserves a medal. Some of the best I have ever had and I'm very well travelled. Staff were friendly despite us not being able to speak Spanish. Small bar in reception and we had a nice coffee there one day. Small pool which we didn't get round to using as we either went out for the day or were at the beach which was about a five minute walk away. We used a free car park just down the road most of the time but did on-street parking a couple of times using the parking app. This worked well. On our last day we were given the use of a courtesy room to wash and change in before leaving for the airport in the evening. All the hotels I've stayed in before in Spain have been large and impersonal, but this was small and friendly and we didn't miss the huge dining room and entertainment, far from it. Dining was nice and relaxed, no queuing for a table or for food with people rushing here and there. We did tend to eat about 8pm so were pretty much the first in the dining room. Loved the resort and visited the castle and old town, beach was great with beach beds etc for 15E, sea gently shelves way out. Plenty of bars, restaurants in both directions. Two small trains take you round the resort which was fun. We visited Alcossebre, Tortosa and Morella and had plans to go to Castellon but as the temperature was 40, stayed on the beach instead. Would recommend this resort as long as you don't expect Benidorm, Salou, etc and like to be with loads of other British tourists. Would definitely recommend the hotel, just d

A very nice place for families if what you are looking for is rest, food, drinks and sleep.
Located closely to the beach, city centre, groceries and good restaurants. At the same time it’s a cozy quiet location.

I was particularly impressed with black out curtains that allow for a good morning/afternoon sleep.
Breakfasts are decent with coffee being very good. Staff is friendly and all services work just as expected (eq if they say the pool opens at 10 you can expect all the cleaning to be over before that etc).

This is a very good hotel in a good location. The rooms are large and the dinner buffet is excellent. My only criticisms are quite minor.

Firstly, I didn't think much of the breakfast. The selection of cold meats were limited. Secondly, there were only two free power sockets available in our room. One was in the bathroom and the other in an awkward place on the headrest of the bed. Finally, the foyer of the hotel quite often smelt bad and this was because of the toilets located there.

Considering everything, I'd still recommend this hotel as a good place to stay in Peniscola.

A hotel with a supergood service. All is extremely clean, the food is good and the workers are doing their best to give you a great experience. I will definitely come back and I’ll highly recommend you to go to this place.

Ok

1st day and 1st impressions are excellent. We informed of late arrival and when we got there they knew who we were and made us welcome. The staff all seem to know each of the guests from the minute they arrive. Ground floor reception restaurant and public area is spacious and airy. Looking forwards to the next 3 weeks of our stay.