'I went for a cheap €1 beer at a Benidorm bar - despite being warned against it'

One of the first pieces of travel advice I read online when I was researching my visit to Benidorm was to avoid temptation at all costs and never trust the €1 drinks.

The Spanish resort has an abundance of bars and restaurants that lure tourists in with a temptation of special offers - varying from buckets of bottles of beer, cocktails with cheeky names and special shots that could contain pretty much anything.

With more than 830,000 British tourists visiting Benidorm each year, and with the number of sports bars, Irish pubs, and other themed venues all trying to welcome in customers each day - there’s no surprise that owners have turned to lucrative offers to draw in the numbers.

Walking along the resort, there are a number of bars that will offer €1 bottles of beer and pints - sometimes as part of bucket deals or happy hour specials, with others available on their own all the time - but those living in Benidorm have suggested that they are not as good as they seem.

In one popular TikTok video which has been seen more than 450,000 times now, Frank the Stag Man, who has 227k followers on the platform, warned that tourists ‘get what you pay for’ and described the drinks as ‘absolute rubbish’.

He said: “Do not waste your time going to places that advertise €1 a pint because you’re getting the absolute… you’re getting the bottom of the barrel, do you know what I mean?”

However, that being said, I practically fell at the first hurdle and ignored all warnings after a very sunny afternoon stroll through Levante Beach. It's perhaps the very exact reason why these bars have beer at such a ridiculous price point in the first place.

With the intention of heading into the Old Town, I spotted the La Parada lounge bar which offered