Exe Puerto de Sagunto

English is spoken by the hotel team, alongside Spanish, French and Italian, so you can deal with the practicalities without resorting to underwater sign language. The hotel also serves guests through an English, Spanish, French, Italian and German website, which makes planning the stay straightforward before you arrive.

Exe Puerto de Sagunto is a modern hotel in the Ingruinsa Business Park, close to the Parcsagunt industrial area. Its appeal is practical rather than theatrical: air-conditioned rooms, a restaurant, a fitness centre, a seasonal pool and a beach within walking distance. If your ideal evening involves food, a drink and somewhere to put your feet up rather than a parade of entertainment, the arrangement has its logic.

The business-park setting also gives the hotel a useful base for exploring the coast and Sagunto. You get a 24-hour reception, free Wi-Fi throughout the hotel, luggage storage and a tour desk, with enough on site to keep a post-dive evening pleasantly uncomplicated.

You are in Puerto de Sagunto, Spain, not in Valencia itself. The hotel sits inland in a business area, so the sea is reached rather than stepped straight into. Puerto de Sagunto Beach is about 1.1 miles away on foot, roughly a 20-minute walk, and carries Blue Flag status. Chaises longues and parasols are available at the beach.

If you prefer to save your legs for the water, the beach is about 1.2 miles by car. Platja de Canet is 2.7 miles away by road, while Almard is about 3.2 miles away. For a change of scenery, Magic Parc lies around 5 miles away by car.

The immediate area is useful for food and drinks as well. Restaurant Fundición and Pub Refugio are about 1,450 feet away, while Toni Pizzería is roughly 1,900 feet away on foot. The bus stop for Valencia is about 0.6 miles from the hotel; the journey to the city takes around 40 minutes. Sagunto Castle and the Roman Amphitheatre are about a 15-minute drive away.

The rooms are bright and modern, with wood detailing and parquet floors rather than the usual anonymous carpeted box. Air conditioning matters here: it gives you a cooler place to recover when the Spanish heat has done its best to follow you indoors. A flat-screen TV, wardrobe, desk and free Wi-Fi cover the practical evening routine, while the pillow menu lets you choose something more suitable than the standard hotel brick.

For two people, the Double Room with Terrace gives you outdoor space without moving up to a larger suite. The Junior Suite is the more comfortable choice if you want a little more room around the bed and bags, and it includes a private bathroom. There are also rooms arranged with three single beds for three adults, which is a sensible solution for a small group that would rather avoid negotiating a sofa bed after a long day.

A minibar gives you somewhere to keep drinks cool, and room service lets you stay in when the return from the beach or a late arrival has taken the enthusiasm out of going back out. Private bathrooms include a bath or shower, towels, toiletries and a hairdryer. The hotel is non-smoking throughout, with lift access to the upper floors.

Breakfast is served as a buffet, giving you the useful freedom to build a proper plate rather than wait for a single fixed option. The restaurant also serves lunch and dinner, so you can keep the evening on site when you would rather not go searching for a table after a full day out.

There is one terrace bar, open during the summer months from 10:00 to 20:00, along with a snack bar and an on-site coffee house. That gives you several levels of commitment: coffee when you are barely operational, something quick when dinner feels too ambitious, or a drink outside before calling it a night. A minibar is available in the room as well.

Vegetarian special-diet menus are available on request. The hotel also has a bar and restaurant on site, with room service available when changing out of damp clothes and leaving the room again feels like unnecessary expedition planning.

The outdoor pool is a summer facility, with a terrace bar running alongside it from 10:00 to 20:00 during the summer months. It is the obvious place to spend a non-diving afternoon without committing to a full beach outing. The pool may close for maintenance, so it is worth checking its availability if swimming is central to your booking.

Sun loungers, a sun terrace, a garden and a solarium give you several ways to do very little, which is an underrated holiday activity. You can take a book outside, stay under cover with a cold drink, or simply let the day become less structured. The beach adds another option, with a walk of around 20 minutes to Puerto de Sagunto Beach.

For something more active, the hotel has a fitness centre. That is enough for a short session between outings without pretending you have come to Valencia for a training camp. A tour desk, car hire service and nearby cultural sights make it easier to build a day around Sagunto rather than spending the whole stay in the business park.

Valencia Airport is about 23 miles away by road, with a driving time of roughly 24 minutes. Castellón–Costa Azahar Airport is farther away, at about 48 miles by road. The hotel offers a private parking garage on site, although spaces cannot be reserved. Car hire is available, and the location is more convenient with a vehicle if you want to visit several beaches or move between Puerto de Sagunto, Sagunto and Valencia.

Check-in starts at 15:00 and check-out is by 12:00. You need to present photo identification and a credit card at check-in, and you should tell the hotel your expected arrival time. Early check-in and late check-out are available on request. The 24-hour reception is useful for arrivals outside the neat little timetable preferred by hotel brochures.

Children of all ages are welcome. Cots and extra beds are available on request, subject to availability, and children’s sleeping arrangements depend on the room selected. Pets are not allowed. Laundry, dry cleaning and ironing services are available, and the hotel accepts cash, Visa and Mastercard.