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Sandos Benidorm Suites

For around 25 years the high-rise at Calle Marbella 2 was called Flamingo Benidorm, latterly as the Marconfort Flamingo. Today it is an all-inclusive hotel with 200 suites whose theme is the music of the 70s, 80s and 90s.

Benidorm skyline drawn from building data: heights to scale, west to east Poniente Levante TM Tower · 230 m Intempo · 187.1 m Gran Hotel Bali · 186 m Gran Delfín · 158 m Torre Lúgano · 158 m Sunset Sailors Tower 1 · 151 m Neguri Gane · 148 m Edificio Kronos · 140 m Benidorm Beach · 126 m Edificio Don Jorge · 124 m El Mirador del Mediterráneo · 123 m Torre Levante · 120 m Costa Blanca I · 116 m Miragolf Playa 2 · 115 m Gemelos 26 Torre I · 114 m Gemelos 26 Torre II · 114 m Torre d'Oboe I · 114 m Torre d'Oboe II · 114 m Sunset Sailors Tower 2 · 113 m Sol de Poniente 2 · 112 m Beni Beach · 110 m Sunset Cliffs Torre 2 · 106.2 m Miragolf Playa I · 105 m Playa Azul · 105 m Torre Pinar · 105 m Residencial Islamar 2 · 104 m Residencial Islamar 3 · 104 m Torre Poseidón · 103 m Sunset Waves I · 101.5 m Sunset Waves II · 101.5 m Hotel Port Benidorm · 101 m Las Terrazas de Benidorm 1 · 101 m Las Terrazas de Benidorm 2 · 101 m Torre Doscalas · 100.4 m Gemelos 22 Torre 1 · 100.2 m Gemelos 22 Torre 2 · 100.2 m Coblanca 41 · 97 m Delfín Tower · 95 m Hotel Flamingo Oasis · 95 m Gemelos 20 Torre 1 · 94 m Gemelos 20 Torre 2 · 94 m Torre Coblanca · 94 m Sol de Poniente 1 · 92.7 m Tropic-Mar · 92.6 m Edificio Ónice · 92 m Sunset Drive East · 92 m Sunset Drive West · 92 m Londres II · 91 m Torre Sakura · 91 m Costa Blanca II · 90 m Coblanca 40 Torre 1 · 89.3 m Coblanca 40 Torre 2 · 89.3 m Hotel Meliá Benidorm · 89.3 m Hotel Meliá Benidorm Torre 2 · 89.3 m Principado Marina · 89.3 m Edificio Circo · 89.2 m Torre Benidorm · 89 m Cibeles 1 · 88 m Cibeles 2 · 88 m Sunset Cliffs Torre 1 · 86.7 m Balcón de Poniente 1 · 86 m Balcón de Poniente 2 · 86 m Coblanca 37 · 86 m Eagle Tower · 86 m Edificio El Olivar 1 · 86 m Edificio El Olivar 2 · 86 m Sierra de Bernia 1 · 85.9 m Sierra de Bernia 2 · 85.9 m Torre Capri · 85.9 m Torre San Remo · 85.9 m Gemelos 12 Torre 1 · 85 m Gemelos 12 Torre 2 · 85 m Las Damas · 85 m Sandos Benidorm Suites · 83 m Residencial Miranda 1 · 82.6 m Residencial Miranda 2 · 82.6 m Hotel RH Victoria · 82 m Parque Europa 1 · 82 m Parque Europa 2 · 82 m Parque Europa 3 · 82 m Torre Europa · 82 m Coblanca 32 B · 81.1 m Old town

The story

According to the skyscraper database Emporis, the building went up in 1989 as the aparthotel ‘Flamingo Benidorm’. It measures 83 metres and has 25 or 26 floors, depending on the source. It stands not by the water but around 700 metres inland from Levante beach, in the district behind Avenida de Europa. British package holidaymakers remember online a Thomson sign on the roof – that is not documented.

The 2014 conversion

In October 2013 the Benidorm-based chain Marconfort announced the conversion: the Flamingo became the ‘Marconfort Benidorm Suites’, according to Hosteltur ‘200 suites in a building of 25 floors’. It was the chain’s first all-inclusive hotel consisting only of suites, and its first themed hotel: bars, restaurants and entertainment revolve around the music of the 70s, 80s and 90s. The units were finished in mid-2014.

Sandos since 2017

On 1 November 2017 the hotel switched to the partner brand Sandos, which also runs resorts in Mexico, and has since been called Sandos Benidorm Suites. The communal areas were redecorated in autumn 2017; the staff stayed. Today there is a buffet restaurant with show cooking, an Indian à la carte restaurant, the ‘Rolling's Bar’ with music from the three decades and a panoramic lift to the restaurant. The hotel is family-friendly; only one lounge is reserved for adults.

Good to know

  • 200 suites on 25 floors; height 83 metres.
  • Three names in three decades: Flamingo Benidorm, Marconfort Benidorm Suites (2014), Sandos Benidorm Suites (2017).
  • Not to be confused with the Flamingo Beach Resort (Calle Esperanto 32) and the Flamingo Oasis – two other hotels.

Open questions

  • Number of floors: 26 (Wikipedia list) or 25 (Hosteltur, Visit Benidorm).
  • Developer and architect of 1989 are not documented; the year of construction rests solely on Emporis.

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