Step Onto the Balcony and the Sea Fills the View
Step onto the balcony and the Mediterranean opens up below you: Playa de Poniente and its sweeping wave-form promenade are a few minutes' walk away, roughly 250 metres of calm sand on Benidorm's quieter, sunset-facing side. This is the whole point of staying here, a brand-new beachfront apartment on the half of Benidorm that the Spanish families keep for themselves, with the high-rise leisure facilities of a hotel and none of the karaoke-bar density of the British strip.
Waves Apartment is a single, privately-hosted two-bedroom holiday apartment inside the Sunset Waves twin-tower complex, completed in 2022. The 80 m2 unit sleeps up to six: a double in one bedroom, twin singles in the other, and a sofa bed in the living room, with two private walk-in-shower bathrooms and a fully equipped kitchen. Guests consistently rate it 'Fabulous', and the pattern is clear: facilities lead the praise, location and comfort back them up, and the weakest link, the Wi-Fi, is the one to watch at peak times.
A New-Build Apartment with Hotel-Grade Facilities
This is a 2022 new-build, and it feels it the moment you walk in: handle-less cabinetry, large-format porcelain underfoot, real air conditioning and a glass-panel balcony in place of the heavy wrought iron of older Benidorm towers. It reads as a modern home rather than a tired holiday let, the kind of place a family of six can settle into and cook a proper dinner with the sea-view balcony doors thrown open, then eat together as the Poniente sunset comes down over the bay. Self-catering here is a pleasure, not a compromise.
What lifts it beyond a standard apartment is the complex itself. Guests get the run of a heated infinity pool with a water slide, a children's pool, a Jacuzzi, a sauna, a gym and landscaped gardens, all behind a 24-hour security gate with free private parking inside. It is a licensed Valencian rental (VT-491888-A), and worth saying plainly: this is one apartment, not the whole tower, and not the same as the many other listings that trade under the 'Sunset Waves' name. The score, the photos and the house rules on this page belong to this unit only.
Be Honest with Yourself Before You Book
What we'd want a booking-stage visitor to know up front: there is no reception. Check-in is self-access by a key-code sequence the host sends over WhatsApp, any time from 16:00 to midnight, and the complex uses wristbands for pool and garden access. Check-out is a firm 11:00 with no on-site luggage room, so plan late flights around the Benidorm bus-station lockers rather than storing bags here. And the pool is communal and rule-bound: it opens at 11:00, allocates only two sunbeds per apartment whatever the size of your party, and bans inflatables and outside food or drink at the bar.
What guests consistently praise in writing is the apartment itself and the pool complex. Aoife (May 2025, Ireland) found the kitchen stocked with every utensil and the pool spotless; Lars (June 2025, Netherlands) loved the design and the genuinely short walk to Poniente and the seafront restaurants. Pets are welcome on request and may carry a charge, the whole apartment is non-smoking, and hen, stag and large parties are not accommodated.
Why Book Waves Apartment?
The apartment is strongest for families of four to six and couples who want a brand-new beachfront base with hotel-grade pool facilities on Benidorm's calmer Poniente side.
Beach and pool, both
Roughly 250 metres from Playa de Poniente, plus the run of a heated infinity pool, Jacuzzi, sauna and gym inside the Sunset Waves complex.
Room for the family
An 80 m2 two-bed, two-bath new-build sleeping up to six, with a full kitchen, washer-dryer and a large sea-view balcony with garden furniture.
Best-fit guests
Best for families and couples who want the calmer Poniente side, free private parking and self-catering, and are happy with key-code check-in over hotel service.
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Interesting Points About Waves Apartment
- Waves Apartment is one privately-managed two-bedroom unit inside the Sunset Waves complex, not the whole building and not the same as the many other listings that share the 'Sunset Waves' name (sea-view apartments, KalmaRent, Apturist, Espana Casas and more). The complex holds 132 homes of two, three or four bedrooms across two wave-form towers; this page covers a single licensed apartment, so the score, photos and house rules here belong to this unit only.
- It is a licensed Valencian tourist rental, registration VT-491888-A, completed in 2022, so the finish is genuine new-build: flat-panel handle-less kitchen cabinetry, large-format porcelain floor tiles, real air conditioning and a glass-panel balcony rather than the heavy wrought iron of older Benidorm towers.
- Aggregators contradict each other on the beach distance, variously filing the apartment as 1.4 km or a 16-minute walk from Playa de Poniente; on the ground it is roughly 250 metres, a genuine few-minutes' stroll to the sand and the seafront promenade.
- Communal-pool house rules that most listings bury: the heated pool opens at 11:00, allocates two sunbeds per apartment regardless of party size, and bans inflatables and outside food or drink at the bar. Check-out is a firm 11:00 with no on-site luggage room, and access is self-check-in by key code with no reception.
- The Poniente seafront promenade fronting the apartment is the work of the Office of Architecture in Barcelona (Carlos Ferrater), not Ricardo Bofill; Bofill designed Benidorm's inland Parc de l'Aiguera. Many guides get this wrong.
Rooms & Accommodation at Waves Apartment
Two-Bedroom Apartment
Sleeps up to 6 · 2 bedrooms · 2 bathrooms · 80 m2 · sea-view balcony
The only room type, and a generous one: an 80 m2 apartment with a double in Bedroom 1, twin singles in Bedroom 2 and a sofa bed in the living room, sleeping up to six. Best for families of four to six who want two real bedrooms and two private walk-in-shower bathrooms, or couples and two-couple groups who'd rather self-cater with space to spread out than share a hotel room. Two private bathrooms with hairdryers and free toiletries; a fully equipped kitchen; air conditioning, a flat-screen satellite TV and free whole-apartment Wi-Fi. The standout is the large sea-view balcony with garden furniture, taking in sea, pool, garden and city. No cot or extra bed is available.
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Best Suited For
- Families of four to six who want a brand-new two-bed, two-bath apartment with a proper kitchen and a sea-view balcony
- Couples or two-couple groups who want the beach and a heated pool without the Levante nightlife on the doorstep
- Self-caterers who value a full kitchen with a dishwasher and washer-dryer over hotel dining
- Pool-and-sun families happy to use the complex's heated infinity pool, Jacuzzi, sauna and gym
- Drivers who want free private parking inside a secure 24-hour gate, roughly 250 metres from the sand
- Travellers comfortable with self-check-in by key code rather than a staffed reception
Worth Considering Alternatives If
- You need a staffed 24-hour reception or hotel-style service: check-in here is self-access by key code, with WhatsApp host support
- You want luggage storage after check-out: check-out is a firm 11:00 with no on-site bag room
- You expect a sunbed per person at the pool: only two sunbeds are allocated per apartment, whatever your party size
- You're here for the British bars and karaoke: this is the calmer Poniente side, with Levante a taxi or longer walk away
- You need a documented fully accessible adapted bathroom: the bathrooms have walk-in showers, but an adapted spec is not documented
- You're planning a hen, stag or large party: those groups are not accommodated
Amenities & Facilities
In-Apartment
- Two bedrooms plus a sofa bed in the living room, sleeping up to six
- Two private bathrooms, both with walk-in showers, hairdryer and free toiletries
- Fully equipped kitchen: oven, hob, microwave, fridge-freezer, dishwasher
- Washing machine and tumble dryer, kettle and a Nespresso-style machine
- Air conditioning and a flat-screen satellite TV
- Free whole-apartment Wi-Fi (the weakest-reviewed part of the stay)
- Large sea-view balcony with garden furniture; iron, board and drying rack
- Non-smoking throughout
- Not available: No cot or extra bed available
Food & Drink
- Fully equipped self-catering kitchen with a dining area
- Seasonal pool and snack bar inside the complex
- Mercadona supermarket on Avenida del Mediterraneo, about a 6-minute walk
- Poniente promenade chiringuitos for paella and grilled sardines, a few minutes away
- Amigos Bistro and Restaurante Esturion within a short walk for sit-down dining
- Not available: No restaurant or breakfast service in the apartment
Complex & Leisure
- Heated outdoor infinity pool with a water slide, heated year-round
- Children's pool, Jacuzzi or hot tub, and a sauna or steam room
- Fitness room or gym and landscaped gardens with a terrace
- Children's playground and a seasonal pool or snack bar
- 24-hour security guard on the gate, and a lift
- Not available: Pool opens 11:00 · two sunbeds per apartment · no inflatables
Parking & Transport
- Free private on-site parking inside the secure complex, no reservation needed
- Avenida Cuba urban bus stop ~4 minutes away (city lines 002, 003, 008, 012, 054)
- Benidorm Bus Station and FGV Tram L1 terminus ~20-min walk or ~5-min drive
- Alicante-Elche Airport (ALC) ~58 km · ~50-min drive via A-70/AP-7, frequent ALSA coaches
- Not available: No airport shuttle
Policies
- Self check-in by key code 16:00-00:00 · check-out by 11:00 · no on-site luggage storage
- Refundable damage deposit of up to 1,000 euro held on a card at check-in
- Pets on request and may carry a charge; arranged case-by-case with the host
- Children of all ages welcome; no cot or extra bed available
- Non-smoking throughout · licensed Valencian rental VT-491888-A
- Hen, stag and large parties not accommodated
6 Avenida Republica Argentina, Benidorm: Beachfront on the Calmer Poniente Side
Waves Apartment sits at 6 Avenida Republica Argentina, inside the Sunset Waves complex on Benidorm's Poniente side, the calmer, sunset-facing half of the city favoured by Spanish families. Playa de Poniente and its sweeping wave-form promenade are roughly 250 metres away, a genuine few-minutes' stroll, despite some aggregators filing the distance as 1.4 km or a 16-minute walk. The promenade itself, often miscredited to Ricardo Bofill, is the work of the Office of Architecture in Barcelona under Carlos Ferrater.
This side trades the British bar strip for a residential, Spanish-resort feel, with chiringuitos serving paella and grilled sardines along the front. The Balcon del Mediterraneo mirador and the whitewashed lanes of the Casco Antiguo are a stroll along the seafront, and Benidorm's theme parks, Aqualandia, Mundomar and Terra Mitica, are a short drive inland. The bay's south-facing microclimate keeps Benidorm a genuine year-round destination rather than a five-month season.
Getting here is straightforward. Alicante-Elche Airport (ALC) is about 58 km south, roughly a 50-minute drive via the A-70 and AP-7, with frequent ALSA coaches running between the airport and Benidorm. Free private parking sits inside the secure gate, and the Avenida Cuba urban bus stop, four minutes away on city lines 002, 003, 008, 012 and 054, is the cheap way to the bus station and Tram, a detail no aggregator lists.
- Playa de Poniente: ~250 m · a few minutes' walk · Benidorm's calmer 3+ km Blue Flag beach, facing the sunset along a wave-form promenade.
- Balcon del Mediterraneo: ~22-min walk · ~6-min drive · The white-balustraded clifftop mirador dividing the two beaches, the city's signature view.
- Casco Antiguo (Old Town): ~22-min walk · ~7-min drive · Whitewashed lanes, the blue-domed Iglesia de San Jaime and the Mercado Municipal.
- Aqualandia & Mundomar: ~5-7-min drive · Spain's first water park (1985), about 150,000 m2, beside the Mundomar marine-animal park.
- Playa de Levante: ~10-min drive · ~35-min walk · The headline Blue Flag beach with the palm-lined promenade and the British strip behind.
- Terra Mitica: ~10-12-min drive · The Mediterranean-civilisations theme park spanning Egypt, Greece, Rome, Iberia and the Islands.
- Benidorm Palace: ~15-min walk · ~4-min drive · The Costa Blanca's best-known Vegas-style dinner-cabaret venue.
- Benidorm Bus Station & Tram L1: ~20-min walk · ~5-min drive · ALSA coaches to the airport, Valencia and Madrid; FGV Tram L1 to Alicante in about 70 minutes.
Getting to Key Locations
Photo: Diego Delso (Wikimedia Commons user “Poco a poco”), CC BY-SA 3.0
Poniente Beach & promenade
Poniente is Benidorm's calmer, residential half: a 3+ km Blue Flag beach facing the sunset, framed by a sweeping wave-form promenade designed by the Office of Architecture in Barcelona under Carlos Ferrater, not Ricardo Bofill as many guides claim. It is where the city's own families come for paella at the chiringuitos and an unhurried swim, and at roughly 250 metres from the door it is the apartment's headline asset, the beach and a hotel-grade pool in the same short walk.
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Photo: Diego Delso, CC BY-SA 3.0
Balcon del Mediterraneo & Old Town
A stroll along the front brings you to the Balcon del Mediterraneo, the white-balustraded clifftop mirador that divides Poniente from Levante and gives the city its signature photo. Behind it climb the whitewashed lanes of the Casco Antiguo, with the blue-domed Iglesia de San Jaime and the Mercado Municipal. It is the postcard half of Benidorm, quieter than the beachfront and worth an early-evening wander before dinner.
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Photo: Garcia.dennis (Dennis Garcia), CC BY-SA 4.0
Theme parks & family days out
Benidorm is one of Europe's theme-park capitals, and the big three are a short drive inland. Aqualandia opened in 1985 as Spain's first water park and covers about 150,000 m2, with the 33-metre Verti-Go among Europe's tallest trapdoor slides; beside it sits the Mundomar marine-animal park, and a little further out Terra Mitica recreates the Mediterranean's ancient civilisations. With a car parked free behind the gate, family days out are an easy morning's hop from the apartment.
View on MapHow to Get to Waves Apartment from Alicante Airport
- 1. Leave the airport on the A-70: From Alicante-Elche Airport (ALC), head out on the A-70 eastbound towards Valencia, following signs for the coastal motorway.
- 2. Join the AP-7 northbound: Merge onto the AP-7 northbound and stay on it for roughly 40 km, following signs for Benidorm. The whole drive from the airport is about 50 minutes.
- 3. Take the Benidorm-Levante exit: Leave at Exit 65A 'Benidorm-Levante' (Exit 65 works as a fallback), then follow Avenida Comunidad Europea and Avenida del Mediterraneo down towards the seafront.
- 4. Arrive at Avenida Republica Argentina: Turn onto Avenida Republica Argentina and find number 6, the Sunset Waves complex. The two wave-form towers are easy to spot near the Poniente seafront.
- 5. Enter with the host's gate code: Open the parking with the WhatsApp gate code the host sends you, then follow the key-code sequence to the apartment. Confirm your arrival time and codes a day ahead, and note check-in runs 16:00 to midnight.
- 6. Or take the ALSA coach: Without a car, frequent ALSA coaches run from the airport to Benidorm Bus Station (first service around 07:00, last around 23:00); single fares are inexpensive, bought from the driver or online. From the station it's a short taxi or city-bus hop to the apartment.
Benidorm at a Glance
Benidorm is the Costa Blanca's high-rise resort city, a wall of towers behind two long Blue Flag beaches, with more than 300 sunny days a year and a south-facing microclimate that keeps it a genuine year-round destination rather than a five-month season. Waves Apartment sits on the Poniente side, the calmer, sunset-facing half where Spanish families come for an unhurried swim and a paella at the chiringuitos, a world away from the karaoke density of the Levante strip and its British bars.
The two halves of the city give you a choice each day: the lively Levante promenade and nightlife to the east, the quieter Poniente sands and old-town lanes to the west, with the Balcon del Mediterraneo mirador stitching them together. Inland, Benidorm is one of Europe's theme-park capitals, Aqualandia, Mundomar and Terra Mitica are all a short drive, making it an easy family base. The honest sweet spot is May to June and September into early October: roughly 22 to 28C, swimmable sea, fewer crowds. July and August are the hot, busy peak.
The calendar is event-led. The Fiestas Mayores Patronales, in honour of the Virgen del Sufragio and San Jaime, run 6 to 11 November 2026, with a fireworks finale on Poniente Beach, immediately followed by the British Fancy Dress Day on 12 November. Other anchors include Fallas in March, San Juan in June and the Moros y Cristianos in October. Practical notes: the cheap way around is the city buses and the FGV Tram to Alicante, and free private parking behind the gate means a car for the theme parks is no hassle.
Watch: a complete guide to Benidorm Old Town
A full walk through the Old Town, the tangle of streets between the two beaches, covering the tapas bars, the miradors and the best of the views. It starts a few minutes up from Avenida Republica Argentina.
Is Waves Apartment worth it?
Yes, if you want a brand-new, licensed two-bed apartment on Benidorm's calmer Poniente side with the run of a heated pool, sauna and gym, ideal for families of four to six and couples: guests consistently rate it 'Fabulous', with facilities and location the top-praised parts of the stay. Skip it if you need a staffed reception, a sunbed per person, or after-check-out luggage storage. Access is self-check-in by key code, the pool allows two sunbeds per apartment, and check-out is a firm 11:00.
What Guests Say About Waves Apartment
Scores and review counts are aggregated from verified guest bookings on major travel platforms.
Fabulous
Waves Apartment consistently earns a 'Fabulous' rating from guests, and the pattern holds: they rate the apartment itself highly, clean, modern, spacious and genuinely beachfront, and the Sunset Waves leisure facilities lift the experience toward hotel standard. Facilities and location lead, with cleanliness and comfort close behind; the weakest mark, the Wi-Fi, points to possible peak-time slowdowns. The friction is structural rather than about the unit: this is a self-managed residential apartment with communal-pool rules, a firm 11:00 check-out and no on-site luggage room, and the guests who score it lower are almost always reacting to those rules. Booked with the right expectations, it is a strong family and couples choice.
Only a one-night stay but would rebook in a heartbeat: the pool was surprisingly warm and the apartment felt box-fresh.
Polly
An ideal family base, immaculate and smartly presented, generous on towels, and that vast balcony view stole the show.
The kitchen was stocked with every utensil and then some; the whole family had a great time and the pool complex was spotless.
Loved the design and the layout; the pool area is excellent and it's a genuinely short walk to Poniente and the seafront restaurants.
An eye-catching building with a lovely heated pool; the apartment is roomy and kitted out with every appliance, washer-dryer included.
The complex is beautifully maintained, pools and grounds spotless, and the beach is right there. She'll be back.
Modern apartment and a host who replies fast, but the two-sunbed allocation and the strict 11:00 check-out with nowhere to leave bags dimmed it for the group.
Great size, two proper bathrooms and a real sea-view balcony; the pool complex is a highlight, just expect the rules to be enforced.
Good to Know Before You Book
Self-check-in only, from 16:00
There is no front desk. The host sends a key-code sequence over WhatsApp, and the complex uses wristbands for pool and garden access. Check-in runs 16:00 to midnight, so message your arrival time a day ahead and keep your codes and wristbands to hand.
Check-out is a firm 11:00 with no luggage room
Check-out is 11:00 and there is no on-site bag storage. Plan late flights around the Benidorm Bus Station lockers (about 1.5 km away) or an app-based locker rather than leaving bags at the apartment.
The pool is communal and rule-bound
The heated pool opens at 11:00, allocates two sunbeds per apartment regardless of party size, and bans inflatables and outside food or drink at the bar. It is heated year-round, so an early grab or your own loungers helps on a busy day.
You're on Poniente, not Levante
This is the calmer, sunset-facing side favoured by Spanish families. The Levante nightlife strip is a short taxi or a longer walk away, close when you want it, never on the doorstep. Cancellation and prepayment terms depend on the rate you choose and are shown before you confirm.
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Frequently Asked Questions about Waves Apartment
It is at 6 Avenida Republica Argentina, inside the Sunset Waves complex on Benidorm's Poniente side. Playa de Poniente and its seafront promenade are roughly 250 metres away, a genuine few-minutes' walk, even though some listings quote 1.4 km or a 16-minute walk.
No. Waves Apartment is one privately-hosted two-bedroom unit inside the Sunset Waves complex, not the whole building. The complex holds 132 homes across two towers, and many separate hosts let other units under names like 'Sunset Waves sea-view apartments' or 'Sunset Waves by KalmaRent'. The score, photos and house rules on this page belong to this single licensed apartment (VT-491888-A) only.
Alicante-Elche Airport (ALC) is about 58 km south, roughly a 50-minute drive via the A-70 and AP-7. Frequent ALSA coaches also run between the airport and Benidorm Bus Station, with inexpensive single fares; from there it's a short taxi or city-bus hop to the apartment.
Guests use the complex's heated outdoor infinity pool, which has a water slide and is heated year-round, plus a children's pool and a Jacuzzi. House rules matter, though: the pool opens at 11:00, allocates two sunbeds per apartment regardless of party size, and bans inflatables and outside food or drink at the bar.
No, and to be clear about it: this is a self-catering apartment, not a hotel, so there is no breakfast service. You get a full kitchen of your own to make breakfast however you like, plus a seasonal snack bar by the complex pool. For something out, a Mercadona supermarket is about a six-minute walk and there are cafes and chiringuitos along the Poniente promenade a few minutes away.
Yes. Free private on-site parking is available inside the secure complex with no reservation needed, accessed via the host's WhatsApp gate code. The Avenida Cuba urban bus stop, served by city lines 002, 003, 008, 012 and 054, is also about four minutes away.
Pets are accepted on request and may carry a charge, arranged case-by-case with the host via WhatsApp. There is no fixed fee, weight or number published, so confirm your pet with the host before you book. The whole apartment is non-smoking.
Check-in is self-access by key code from 16:00 to midnight, with no reception; the host sends the code sequence over WhatsApp. Check-out is a firm 11:00, and there is no on-site luggage storage, so plan late flights around the bus-station lockers.
It is an 80 m2 two-bedroom, two-bathroom apartment sleeping up to six: a double in one bedroom, twin singles in the other, and a sofa bed in the living room. There is a fully equipped kitchen and a large sea-view balcony, but no cot or extra bed is available.
Cancellation and prepayment terms depend on the rate you choose and are shown at the final step before you confirm. A refundable damage deposit of up to 1,000 euro is held on a card at check-in, returned after a satisfactory checkout.
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A brand-new 80 m2 two-bedroom, two-bathroom apartment sleeping up to six on Benidorm's calmer Poniente side, with a large sea-view balcony, a full kitchen and free private parking inside a 24-hour security gate. Guests get the run of a heated infinity pool, Jacuzzi, sauna and gym, roughly 250 metres from Playa de Poniente. A licensed Valencian rental (VT-491888-A), distinct from the other Sunset Waves listings, and consistently rated 'Fabulous' by guests.
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