Architecture The hotel, which is a set of four buildings, was designed by architect Antonio Escario and has 776 rooms (with capacity for up to 2,000 guests), 18 lifts, gardens and swimming pools. It is located in La Cala de Benidorm, close to the
Mediterranean seaside 350 meters from Playa Poniente. The building has a total height of 186 meters, although the partial construction plan stipulated a height of 210 meters. The four-star hotel has 53 floors (51 above ground and 2 basements), of which 5 are used as technical floors and elevator machine rooms, 1 as a duplex floor for the two upper suites, 1 as a viewing platform, and the remaining 43 for lounges and mezzanines, with a total of 440 rooms. It cost 90 million euros.
Usage The hotel hosts an annual stair climb race to the viewpoint. In the first edition in 2003, Australian Paul Crake ascended in 4 minutes and 35 seconds. This record remained unbeaten for eleven years until 2014 when Ángel Llorens, a 43-year-old firefighter, achieved a time of 4 minutes and 33 seconds. In 2016, Christian Riedl recorded a time of 4 minutes and 20 seconds. Since its inauguration in 2002, it has hosted the Grand International Chess Festival. In October 2010, Moroccan tightrope walker Mustafa "Danger" achieved a Guinness World Record after traveling by motorbike the more than 500 meters separating the Tossal de La Cala and the Gran Bali hotel on a steel cable, at an average height of 150 meters. The national foosball championship also takes place every year, held during the month of May. ==Media impact==