ValenciaMan has compiled a fairly extensive collection of Alicante Villas and Apartments in Alicante, Spain. This is a directory of all Alicante property rental apartments for short term and long term stays. These include apartment-finder services, ApartHotels, Villas, and individual apartments. All are self catering apartments and have kitchens or kitchenettes and located throughout the city. Many of the holiday Alicante apartments have swimming pools, terraces, and views of the sea. One can read reviews and recommendations of several of Alicante's lodgings in the "Hostels & Other Lodgings" forum of ALL SPAIN Message Board. One should consider choosing a location somewhere in or near the old city center; somewhere around the Explanada de España, Plaza del Ayuntamiento, Plaza del Carmen, Barrio Santa Cruz, near the Mercado Central, Postiguet Beach, or other Alicante beaches on the Costa Blanca. I really enjoyed Alicante's Old Town and I went to the Sant Barbara Castle in Alicante too. While you can walk up, you can also take the elevator to the top. What great views from there. Alicante, in "Valenca" (the regional language), is "Alacant".