Valencia Travel Forum

Hi,

I'm staying in Valencia for 4 nights before I travel up to Benicassim music festival at the end of July, and am looking for a cheap hotel with a swimming pool for my friend and I to relax at before the festival begins. I've found two so far, Hotel Vora Fira and Hotel Lido in Torrent. The Lido looks like the better option to me, but just wondered what Torrent was like as an area? We aren't too fussed about going out to bars every night, but I just wanted to know what the surroundings are like, and whether it would be a reasonable place to stay for a few nights. I've read that it's about 20 minutes by bus into Valencia city centre, which sounds good. I don't want to arrive and find that the hotel is right in the middle of an industrial centre or something, so any help would be great. If Torrent is not a good bet, what is hotel Vora Fira like?

Cheers.

Tom.

actually none. torrent is a town (aprox 70.000 inhabitants) outside the city. you can go to valencia by bus or metro (aprox 20-30 min) from there but that's a drag to take the metro everyday. everything's going on in valencia, the city, and nothing interesting in the suburbs. i studied highschool in torrente (torrent is the name in the local language) for 4 years and i must say it's an ugly place, touristically speaking. i havent checked where in torrente the hotel is but it's quite possible that it's near el Vedat (make sure about this). el vedat is a residential area in one extreme of torrente, with a lot of expensive houses and pine-forests, but nothing more. maybe some restaurant, but thats all. i wouldnt stay in torrente.
the same goes for the Vora Fira hotel. it's localed near our main trade fair building, thats again outside the city. nothing to do there, and it's in an ugly town too. i also studied there for 5 years :P at university, where ive also been working for another 4 years...so i know the place quite well. i wouldnt stay here either.
if you want a nice hotel in the city with open air swimming pool u may want to check hotel las arenas (at the beach). it's quite expensive, but it's nioe. if a hotel with covered swimming pool will do then there're a lot in the city. make sure you find a hotel IN the city, and not in the suburbs. the smaller towns around valencia arent a good choice, imo.
i hope this helps. do not hesitate to ask again for advice if u need it. i'll be glad to help.