Benidorm - have we booked into a terrible site? Camping Benisol
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- Опубліковано 29 січ 2024
- We visit camping Benisol in Benidorm for two nights, but have we made a big mistake? its definitely more than we ever spend on a campsite, and the extra charges keep flowing in.
Then we looked at the trip advisor page!
Did we end up enjoying our stay?
Keep watching for a very special episode of Economics and Maths with Mrs Redders.
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We were on pitch 8 a couple of weeks ago and had NO sun at all. Indoor pool bit scruffy but beautiful and warm . They accept ACSI card and price per night about 21 a night. . Got stung last year with electric .Four nights about 85 euro.. We downloaded the app and monitored our 3 euro a day allowance and made sure we didn't go over . Not all campsites in winter accept ACSI cards but worth getting .
Hi Lorraine ❤️ yes we asked about ACSI which we have and they said not valid at the moment, we didn’t venture into the pool, but for sure the one side suffers for sun, but as we mentioned nice in the summer … and that bill was a shocker ! 😬
There is one great thing about Benidorm - the road out 😂😂😂 old town is lovely but they know how to charge on the camp sites there that’s for sure
To be fair we are quite enjoying Benidorm, it’s so much more than we anticipated, we hit the main town tomorrow, and have found a site at half the price of Benisol anusol 🤭🫣😂
€67 for 2 nights is £28.50 a night. That really isn't too bad compared to UK prices. Do they take ACSI? You can't really complain about not getting sun. It's January in Spain it could have been cloudy or raining. Benidorm isn't for us either, that's why we drove straight past but the campsite actually looks quite nice.
🙂it’s an ok price as we mentioned at the end , we’ve since relocated to somewhere much better and half the price 👌🙂 ACSI didn’t apply to certain pitches as we were told, and un sunny number 10 was not eligible ! 🫣 thanks for watching
Guadalest is worth a visit -half an hour from Benidorm up in the mountains - stopped overnight in the village carpark (bottom one below castle) was about €6😊
Amazing , we are definitely going there x ❤️
I think you will find in the summer when it’s 30-40 degrees pitch 10 will be very popular
I’m sure it will be, they actually put mesh covers over the pitches to afford shade in the summer , 👍🙂
Great Maths lesson, enjoyed the video. Stayed at Benisol some years ago at the back by the Tennis courts, looks like the blocks have been updated and the restaurant is open also updated.
Thanks Terry , let’s see if we need more lessons when my bowl of tapas gets compromised 😂 the restaurant was shut, so not sure what’s been upgraded there , it was certainly clean and tidy tho 👍👍🙂
Trouble is in the summer you would kill for a pitch with shade, it gets blooming hot 🔥
🌞 absolutely 🇪🇸🙂
OMG I did have a chuckle all through this video. The maths lesson was fab! And as for the blood pressure van, that topped it off! Hope you have re-located to somewhere more 'you'.
Hi Hazel 🥰😂 glad you enjoyed it, we have relocated elsewhere , half the price, twice as nice so more money for sausages 😂🥰❤️ ( minding the blood pressure tho ) 😂
The site clearly thought you had been enjoying Spain and the sunshine too much lol. I’ll remember pitch ten for ever. Great vlog and I’m still with Tedders on the breakfast fiddle committed by the Mrs 😂
😂🌞pitch ten and sausage theft , it’s all kicking off in Benners 😂
It's a shame about your pitch not getting the sunshine . The site it's self looks lovely. ❤
Hi Paul, I’m sure it’s great in the summer , the site was very clean and orderly, but it was the only one available at the time , and in comparison to others quite expensive for what you get 🙂❤️
😮 that's a bit much.. we only paid €120 all in for 4 nights at Villasol 😅
It did sting a bit ! 😬
Great video guys! We hope you got some good memories there even if you never go back. We were out that way for Christmas and stayed at Camping El Torres, between Benidorm and Villajoyosa - probably cost around the same but fantastic site, great location, and good walks from the doorstep. Hope your next site is better 🐕
Good morning guys ❤️ ! Thanks for commenting , what a lovely way to spend Christmas xx , a lot of the sites are full now, so we squeezed in on that one, we moved on to camper live which was a lot better and cheaper ! Currently in Guadalest which is amazing 🇪🇸🇪🇸 ,
We stayed on Benisol at Christmas, we think the same as you, it's not really for us, we didn't have much of a sun window either. On our way back up we stayed at Camping LA media Legua, which is a brand new site, we preferred it although it's still a long walk into Benidorm.
It’s quite an experience 😬 , lovely facilities , but not quite our cup of tea , we’ve relocated to another site at half the price and miles better ❤️🥰
Culinary mathematics Mrs R style - hilarious 🤣. Glad you settled - well kind of and looking forward to the next one 😎
Thankyou so much xx ❤️ we enjoyed making the vlog xx thanks for watching and commenting xx
We are at camping imperium in Villajoysa just up the road from Benidorm so nice xx
We’ve left that site now 😬 , now on one that’s so much better ! ❤️ really enjoying Benidorm x
Can you please show the connection from the EHU bollard into your power bank and photos of what electric leads you use.
Many thanks
Hi Barrie , the ehu bollards are standard 3 pin mostly , so your standard ehu cable will be fine , we then plug the power bank into one of the vans mains sockets , this then is our power supply for the items that can trip the mains … fryer , coffee machine etc, it acts like a buffer in between when on hook up 👍🙂
Hi guys 🤗 Your vlogs just keep getting better...loved the maths lesson 😂😂 great information on the site as well, looked too crowded for us but the pool would be nice in the summer. Enjoy Tapas Alley ❤
Aww thanks guys , we were quite relieved to leave Anusol , tapas alley tomorrow xxx ( probably separate tables to avoid another heist ) 😂😂❤️🥰
That's definitely not our kind of campsite but there again Benidorm is not our kind of town either. We spend lots of time in Spain because we live pretty close to it and we just love nature, unspoilt beaches, Spanish food. But I can understand people who prefer the big resorts as well, everyone to their own it would be boring if everyone wanted the same thing 😊
Hi Tanya , we have moved on to somewhere so much better , and we are actually enjoying what we’ve seen of Benidorm so far .. it’s into town tomorrow for tapas alley and a wander xx ❤️
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Hi Gaz , as much as we appreciate your comment , I think you may have meant this for our lovely friends Fieldview adventures ❤️🍍🍍🙂
We are on Raco. It’s walkable to the Levante beach side and good for walking the dogs up to the woods, obviously looking out for the caterpillars. We are here a while so it’s €23 a night for two adults and includes 2kw of elec and you settle for any extra used on way out. Water is on the pitch and drainage. It’s a popular site and a good mix of nationalities. Does have indoor pool and all usual facilites. There are a few trees and I think they give those pitches to short stay folk. In the summer I imagine we’d all be grateful for tree shade 😅
A few people have mentioned Raco, but we could only find space at Benisol ( now we know why 😂 ) we have since relocated and it’s half price and twice as nice 🥰 sounds like a lovely site and good price for sure 👌❤️
We stayed there over Christmas, reviewed on Google Maps, down-market campsite charging upmarket prices was the intro to which they took umbrage. And they refused the ACSI card which made it even more annoying . . . .
👍😂that just about sums it up , our ACSI was no good either , thankfully we’ve moved on 🙂
A shady pitch will be the only pitch you want in the full heat of summer.
They actually put nets up for all pitches in summer which is nice, we just got the short straw with number 10 🙂 thanks for watching and commenting, much appreciated ❤️
Great, honest review of Benisol. Loved the maths lesson 😂
😂glad you enjoyed it ❤️
Great blog,at least you aren't sunburst, breakfast, think we need var.
Morning Ronnie ! Thankfully we don’t look like tomatoes , and VAR will only make me re live that whole moment that I’m trying to forget ! 🤣🤣
Great maths lecture
I’m still owed a sausage 😂
How much🤬. And to have to pay for extras 🤯. Are they taking the pxxx. Glad you moved onto a cheaper site. What a rip off. Thought only the brits did that. Lesson learned 👍. Keep up the good work 👏
Hi Dianne , it certainly added up, we didn’t stay long, luckily we’ve moved on to a site that is half the price and twice as nice , thanks for the lovely comments xx ❤️
Thanks for that. Good vlog. Had to check we weren’t on pitch 10 after. We are booked in Xmas and new year to go biking etc. was that a Yamaha travel guitar? Mate used one when we used to gig in Crete.
Good morning ! It was indeed a Yamaha travel guitar , lovely sound on them , best travel guitar I’ve ever used 👌 enjoy Benidorm ! 🙂
We had a pitch like that on El Raco over Christmas. I had to put my washing on our friends pitch to dry 😂
We are about 40 minutes away from Finestrat tonight.
Headed there tomorrow 😊x
Hi Guys ! Xx hope you are well ❤️ we’ve moved thankfully , half the price, twice as nice , more sun and a walk into Benidorm tomorrow xx May bump into you ❤️
We stayed at Villa Sol Camping last October €23 fully serviced pitch + 4kw per night inc lovely site and walkable to sea front 20 min
Hi Stewart , that sounds lovely, the only site with availability was camping Benisol ( we now know why 😂 )
Great flog we were on the site last year😢, I call these sites marmite sites as you either love them or hate them we were the latter, our neighbours from the Uk come every year for at least 6 weeks, every one to their own I suppose, it’ll be interesting to see what you make of Benidorm personally wild dogs wouldn’t get me back there😂😂😂
Good morning ! We’ve left this site , it was the only one with space at the time ( we know why now 😂 ) .. have enjoyed Benidorm so far, it’s into the town today , so we will do some filming etc , looking forward to it , never been there , off to tapas alley 👌🙂 🐩🐩🐾🐾❤️
Hi you two 😊 great vlog as always, loved the maths lesson i love tinned tomatoes with a fry up fresh grilled ones are better, Benisol looked ok, you both look well, take care xx
Hi Julie ! Thankyou , we are enjoying ourselves immensely , so glad you enjoyed our vlog and short lesson 😂😂🫣
Thanks for the laugh..... I just love it. Xxxx
😂glad you enjoyed it , Mrs Redders certainly enjoyed my sausage 🤭😂
Initially sounds like a Mr Fiddler’s Campsite 😂
😂😂oh yes indeed , plenty of Sid James running around too 😂🤭
Ha ha loved the video guys 🤣! ❤ Especially the maths lesson but I’m crap at maths you lost me at the second sausage 😂😂 no sun on 10! Noted, the site looked very pretty and well kept. Redders Mark said you could’ve got water at the little fountain quicker than that hose 🤣🤣 very expensive site however very clean and well kept! 🥰 xxx
Yes , we were relieved to have left camping Anusol, now somewhere else at half the price , so we can go down tapas alley , and sit at separate tables ! 😂 no more sausage theft 😂❤️
Great vlog again guy's.. ❤.. Me and fiona are on the fence about sausage gate😂
😂 glad you enjoyed it 🥰 yes, staying neutral is probably best during this delicate time 🤭😂😂
Redders when the missus demands your sausage there needs to be a bit of bartering involved. You gave it up abit to easy for my liking. So on the next full English protect your sausage and make sure your satisfied with the out come. 😂
Hi Paul, the boundaries will be established prior to commencing, my sausage is becoming a bit of a talking point 🤭😂😂
Steady young Redders's , us old Redders's are teetering along the average age of 93 ( not quite) . Spain is being overwhelmed by Germans in 40 foot motor homes at the minute . We're surrounded by them . Next time you're in Benidorm try Villasol or el Raco , both nearer to town , (still full of old people and Germans) . And by the way i would never ague with a Mrs Redders logic , i would just let her take whatever she wants . Maybe thats because im married to Mrs Redders .Take care both , great vlog .
❤️thanks ole Redders 👌 we have moved on to another site ( most being fully booked ) , this one is half the price and twice as nice 🙂 take it easy , young Redders 👍👍
Welcome to CAMC price’s in Spain. They certainly did rip it out of you! Keep smiling and thank you both👍
Morning Barry ! We moved on rather quickly, now at a site half the price and twice as nice ! 👌🇪🇸🌞
Thanks for a great review of the site and saving me a journey…… there is no easy way of saying this Corrine but your maths is wrong!! There are only two high value items on a breakfast plate, sausage and bacon which are at least double the value of the rest. I agree with you about the tinned tomatoes, which if anything should have negative points!! In conclusion, Redders was swindled…. Looking forward to Thursday review of 2nd Benidorm site as we’re making our way up there from the Estepona region, and also interested in the power bank. BW Lyndon.
Sausagegate remains inconclusive 😂 we have moved on to a better site which is half the price and twice as nice , so all is good ! The power banks seem to be popular, particularly at the discounted price and then the extra 5 percent on top using REDS as the code , we love ours , great bit of kit , safe travels and thanks for watching ❤️
No, sorry Corrine. Black pudding does not = Sausage. Sausage = 4 points. Bacon = 3 points. Hash brown = 2 points, beans = 1 point, tomatoes = 0/1 point. Therefore i hash brown +tomatoe = 2 to 3 points. You skanked Redders out of 1 to 2 points. With interest at 4.8%, you now owe him 2 sausages. Your welcome.
🤭😂😂❤️now I like that logic .. guess who is doing the comments tonight ! 😂😂😂🤭👌
Camping villa mar 👍
Thankyou
Omg guys you have left me with a belly full of giggles from this vlog 😊😊 the maths education was harlious only you could sum up the size of a sausage value, talking of which I've got John for tea a Cumberland and a butchers fat choice is there a mathematical relationship to convert which will fill him up more xx 😂😂
😂❤️glad you enjoyed it 😂 the loss of one’s sausage is a sad event , let John have them all and be done with it ! Xx 😂
Hi interesting content glad the sun's out ..shady pitch in Jan is not good we know 🙄 but can I give you feedback there are too many interruptions with adverts . Understand you need more income but wanted to give feedback
Hi there ! Appreciate the feedback, will have look at the ads , I know the channels we watch seem to have longer ads and we can no longer skip them, I think it’s a UA-cam tweek.. , but will look into it, thanks very much ❤️
Brilliant maths lesson, fair trade 😂😂
😂 glad you enjoyed it ❤️ it’s separate tables from now on 😂😂❤️
Just going back to breakfastgate, you said yourself nobody wants tinned tomatoes, so they can’t have a point rating. Thus Redder’s only got a two point hash brown for his three (or four) point sausage so ended up ripped off!
Charlie 👍👍 spot on , couldn’t agree more , ( guess who is replying ) 😂😂
I’ve never been to that site, I always go La Torretta €21 a night with one dog but I was there a month. Regards Nick
❤️hi Nick, that sounds quite reasonable ! We’ve relocated thankfully and found a much better place 🥰❤️
Hey great vlogs - what power bank are you using that you would recommend. Thanks. Stuart & Karen and Tammy the Westie x
Hi all ❤️ and Thankyou ! 🥰🐩🐾 we’ve just done a review on the power bank we are using, click on videos on our home page and you’ll see the 1500 watt power bank we are using, it’s an amazing price, discounted , and by adding REDS you get a further 5 percent off 🙂❤️
We have been parked up in Arenal for two months , second row , right in the mix , lovely views , free every night , not a cent spent on park ups , lovely beach with friendly dogs , no probs from the police , bars restaurants very reasonable great quality , javea is gorgeous too , Denia is bob on , .. do not go south of Arenal , done it all and this is where to be , hate to tell you as we want it to ourselves lol ,, if you are self sufficient solar etc it’s totally spot on .
Hi Neil, thanks for the info, we are getting better power banks and panels , as power has been our downfall , computers, starlink, cameras etc all power hungry and essential , this will hopefully allow us to go off grid longer , you really have got it right buddy 👍 thanks for sharing ❤️ your secret is safe 🤭
You’d be a good teacher! We laughed about the sausage 😂 😘
I didn’t 😂 ( Mr Redders ) x 😂🤭
Hi enjoyed the video, which site did you go to after Benisol?
Hi ! We went to camper live ❤️🥰
😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 his face during the economic lesson was so funny. I think you are right mrs redders 😂😂😂😂❤
😂glad you liked it ! We had fun making it ❤️❤️🥰
cheers Nice guitar reds, great palying outside in the sun, never give away ya sausage! 😂
Sausage now safe ! 🎸🎸 and it was a lovely day for it ❤️
No, Redders was scammed from the loss of the sausage. It clearly was not a swop.
The tomato/s was given as they were not wanted. The hash brown also. Therefore, we believe that Mrs Redders knew what she was doing, and before Redders knew what was going on, the sausage was lost. This is a typical scam that often happens to the husbands, and he, like all of us, has to grin and bear it. Happy holidays.
A common scam in these parts, the sausage will definitely be hidden in future 🤭😂 thanks for the comment ! Hilarious ❤️
Benisol - God's waiting room 😇
😂🤭 oh indeed , good ole Anusol 🤭😂
I love Corrin’s sense of humour .., love you vlogs … we are heading to Europe in May as newbies.. can you offer any advice on wifi ( can’t use our own phones we live on Isle of Man so its only local network … read that you use Revolut ..was it accepted readily ?
I loved my sausage more 😂
Great vlog guys we are new to your channel and really enjoyed it ❤ Chris/ Jan
Aww thanks Chris and Jan ! Welcome aboard ❤️👍
Hi again,thanks for a great vlog! Love the saga on bargain bangers 😅 !! Did you try booking on almafra? Although we have never been there,some friends go on every year and they love it.Any way take care,looking forward to your next vlog.
Hi William , this site was the only one available at the time ( now we know why 😂 ) we’ve since moved on to a lovely site at half the price, so we can now afford more sausages 😂😂
Hi, it seems you've been a health kick ,😂 first Mrs Redders full English, which can be high in cholesterol, so having a dose of Benisol (Benicol ) cuts that down, no sun means you don't require suntan lotion ,(Hello Vera) 😂,you said it was quiet! ,maybe Vera wasn't there that day, plus you may get your blood pressure tested if you hang around longer ! If I were you, I'd leg it. Oh, wait a minute, you can't. You'd require a 10 euro taxi . Can't wait for the next one. Happy camping 😊 L+G+izzy from York ❤
😂😂love it ! Hilarious comment 😂 camping anusol just wasn’t for us 😂
Oh Mrs Redders 😂 you would make a good school teacher hilarious
Pitch 10 😮 Nooooo
Benidorm not for us at all
Brilliant viewing as always
Tina & Mark
Hi Guys ! We are actually really enjoying Benidorm, we’ve moved to a better site at half the price , and a sunny spot .. ! No sausages , just Tapas.., let’s see what Mrs Redders tries to pilfer on me next time 😂😂🥰
I always go to camping raco just over 20 euros per night.
That sounds a great price ! We shall have a look 👍👍❤️
😂😂😂😂 laughed all the way through 🫶👍😁
😂I did too, until I had to relive the sausage incident 😬😂🤭❤️
Mrs Redders, never, ever do that maths/sausage equivalence thingy ever again! 😂. So much double entendres!
Glad you enjoyed it 😂
Sorry Mrs Redders sausage is at least 5 points 😂😂
I totally agree ! But Mrs Redders is a sausage fiend 🤭😂
Sorry nooo! Black pudding is never a pinnacle item on a English breakfast wouldn’t give you a baked bean for it there’s only 3 items at the top , sausage,bacon and egg these are 3’s, the rest are side items and only 1’s , Nice that redders sausage is in demand though 😂
Morning Mark ! 😂😂 I do like black pudding so I have to cave on that one, but I’m still coming to terms with the loss of my sausage 😂😂👌❤️
❤ raco a much better site and way closer to strip and pay for electricity after you use it ..
We did try , but it was fully booked, Benisol had spaces ( we know why now 😂 ) 🥰❤️
5 points for fried egg please
😂👌 that’s quite a high point demand there , it’ll need some discussion before she says no 😂😂❤️
Are these heart attack points?
Err …. Yes 🤭😬 I had one when my sausage was forcefully removed 😂
I get the impression pitch 10 is not a good pitch 😅
Maybe in the summer ? 😂
Xaló valley
Thankyou
Shouldn't have hash browns (American) or tinned tomatoes ( crime against humanity) on a full english, therefore they are worth zero points.
👍🥰😂absolutely spot on ( MR Redders ) separate dining tables is the way ahead 😂😂
Sorry, but your logic over breakfast is a typical woman’s, never in a month of Sundays was that a fair deal,
but I blame Redders if he had said no to the swap he’d have got what you didn’t want anyway and kept the sausage, learn by your mistakes mate.😂
😂😂 such compassion 🤭 , but I got to agree, it won’t happen again… I’ve told Mrs Redders we eat at separate tables from now on 😂😂😂😂👍
sound poor
Cheers Rodge 👍
Sorry I don't care how scientific you try and put it, you basically bullied Redders to give you his sausage. whichever way you put it, it's just wrong!
😂😂🤭 yes he was very unwillingly to share his sausage 😂😂
Camping villa mar 👍
Thankyou for the recommendation ❤️