Villa Maribel

Wrapped in the sierra foothills of Busot, a whitewashed village 18km northwest of Alicante city centre, Villa Maribel suits families and couples seeking pool-and-mountain quiet over coastal crowds, with the beaches of El Campello reachable in under 25 minutes by car.

The four-star property provides free parking — useful given Busot's distance from bus routes — alongside free WiFi and an outdoor pool facing the surrounding hillside. Family rooms are available, and all accommodation is non-smoking throughout.

Busot sits close to the Coves de Canelobre, one of the largest cave systems on Spain's eastern coast, making the village a practical overnight stop for travellers combining inland geology with Alicante's old quarter and the MARQ archaeology museum below.