Playa de Levante, Benidorm
The verdict
- Best for: Budget travellers and groups who want a free, lively, full facility town beach with cheap flights, cheap beds and the nightlife on the doorstep.
- Best spot: The Rincon de Loix end at the far east, closest to the bars and the cheaper self catering blocks, or the central stretch for the widest free sand.
- Know this: The beach is free and genuinely good. The money goes in the bars, the sunbeds and the August room rates, so the smart move is to come in the shoulder months.
Published 20 February 2026. Last reviewed 15 May 2026
Levante is the beach that built modern Benidorm, a wide, golden, two kilometre crescent backed by the high rise hotels and the bar lined streets that gave the resort its reputation. People love to sneer at it, but the beach itself is honestly excellent value. The sand is clean and soft, the water is calm and shallow a long way out, it is well watched in summer, and you pay nothing to lay your towel down. For a free public beach with this much space and this many facilities, it is hard to fault.
What you are really paying for in Benidorm is everything behind the sand. The English square at the Rincon de Loix end is wall to wall bars and shows, cheap and cheerful and loud, and the hotels charge what the market will bear in peak season. The clever traveller separates the two. Use the free beach all day, bring a parasol from the supermarket rather than hiring one, eat a street or two back from the front where prices drop sharply, and treat the nightlife as an optional extra rather than the main event.
It suits groups, families on a budget and long stay visitors chasing winter sun, since flights and apartments here are among the cheapest on the Spanish coast. The honest caveat is the obvious one. In July and August Levante is packed, the front is a wall of touts and timeshare sellers, and the cheap drinks add up fast. If you want quiet or chic, this is not your beach. For a free, sunny, easygoing day with everything to hand and money left in your pocket, it delivers more than its reputation suggests. For a calmer, more local feel a short walk away, Poniente is the smarter pick.
Clubs on this beach
Levante is about cheap beach bars and balnearios rather than glossy clubs. The named operators and their terms change through the year, so compare the current options in our Costa Blanca beach clubs directory.
Levante beach bars and balnearios
The promenade is lined with seasonal beach bars and balnearios serving drinks, snacks and sunbed hire at resort prices. Specific operators, opening status and terms change through the year and are to be confirmed before you visit.
Smarter clubs further up the coast
For a more polished beach club day, the calmer coves and resorts north toward Altea, Moraira and Javea carry the better addresses. Operators and minimum spend vary by season and are to be confirmed.
Levante runs along the new town, an easy walk from almost any hotel in central Benidorm. The cheapest way in from elsewhere is the TRAM light rail, which connects Benidorm with Alicante airport area and Denia and saves the cost and stress of parking on the front in high season.
If you do drive, use a paid car park back from the seafront rather than circling for a meter space. Bring sun cream, water and your own parasol from a supermarket, decide whether you want a free patch of sand or a hired sunbed, and keep your spending for the things that are actually worth it.
Reserve a day at Playa de Levante
Tell us the date and party and we will match you to a beach bar or club on or near Levante and pass on your request. No charge to enquire.
Common questions
Is Playa de Levante free?
Yes. Levante is a public beach and the sand costs nothing. You pay only if you want a hired sunbed and parasol, a pedalo or a drink at the bars behind the promenade. Bring your own towel and a parasol and the whole day is free.
Is Playa de Levante or Playa de Poniente better value?
Poniente is the calmer, more local side and usually the better value for a relaxed day, with cheaper food a street or two back. Levante is the lively side with the nightlife and the English square, where the markup sits in the bars rather than the beach itself.
When is Playa de Levante cheapest and quietest?
Late spring and early autumn give you warm, calm water, lower room rates and a beach you can actually stretch out on. August is the busiest and dearest stretch, so a long stay traveller saves most by coming in May, June, September or October.
Can you swim at Playa de Levante?
Usually yes. The water is typically calm and shallow a long way out, which is why families like it, with seasonal lifeguard cover and marked swimming zones. Conditions are typical rather than guaranteed, so read the daily flags before you go in.
How do you get to Playa de Levante without paying for parking?
Benidorm is walkable, so most visitors reach Levante on foot from the hotels behind it. The TRAM light rail links Benidorm with Alicante and Denia, which is far cheaper than driving and parking in the centre in high season.
