9th ALBIR CONVENTION * 1st-4th MAY 2025 * COSTA BLANCA, SPAIN

4 DAYS

Thursday 1st-Sunday 4th May 2025

Costa Blanca, Spain
45 minutes from
Alicante Airport

From Thursday 1st May to Sunday 4th May 2025 we look forward to welcoming back previous attendees and meeting new members at this super friendly event and venue!

This is the perfect location to bring family and friends, and the feedback has been how easily everyone gets to mix, and most reviews describe it as a lovely weekend where strangers soon become friends - and often stay friends for years to come.

ABOUT ALBIR

Albir is an absolute gem on the beautiful Costa Blanca, and the beach is literally just a few steps from the hotel.

THE AVERAGE TEMPERATURE ON THE COSTA BLANCA IN MAY IS 23°

Nearby attractions include the stunning artists’ paradise of Altea (4km), the gorgeous Algar Waterfalls (18km), the famous castle of Guadalest (21km), and even good ol’ Benidorm is only 7km away if you are feeling lively!

KAKTUS ALBIR HOTEL ****

Apart from its outstanding location and its fully deserved 4-star rating, the KAKTUS ALBIR HOTEL is also very welcoming and supportive of our fellowship.

The hotel environment is relaxed and comfortable, the staff friendly and helpful, and the food varied and of the highest quality. Our friend Juan has been ‘Maitre D’ for a number of years now and always goes the extra mile to ensure everyone is happy by offering numerous ‘islands’ of food offerings from a wide range of cuisines.

AMAZING DEAL!

At just €296 per person for 4 nights FULL BOARD (based on 2 people sharing) this is an unbelievable deal for a 4-star beachfront hotel.

This works out at just €74 per day for your 4-star room including full buffet breakfast, lunch, and dinner!

Single occupancy = €98 per night (€392 for the 4 nights)

20% discount for 3rd person sharing room

5% discount for a stay of 7 nights or more

CONVENTION FEE

The gift that keeps on giving!

We afe keeping the Convention Registration Fee for the 4-day event to just £20…which includes FREE TEA & COFFEE

So for only 5€ a day you can enjoy a full programme of AA, Al-Anon, Women’s, Young Persons, Meditation meetings etc., as well as a variety of social activities such as live music, fun quiz, and our popular ‘Mountains Monday’ day trip! Oh, and did we mention the free tea and coffee?

HOW TO BOOK YOUR ROOM

  1. FIRSTLY PAY YOUR £20 REGISTRATION FEE USING THIS LINK: https://eanj.uk/shop/albir-2025-registration-fee

    2. CHECK YOUR INBOX FOR AN EMAIL CONFIRMATION OF PAYMENT

    3. MAKE A NOTE OF THE ORDER NUMBER ON THAT EMAIL CONFIRMATION (this will start with a #)


    4. PRINT OFF AND BRING A COPY OF THE CONFIRMATION EMAIL OR TAKE A SCREENSHOT FOR WHEN YOU ARRIVE


    5. EMAIL THE ALBIR KAKTUS HOTEL TO INFORM THEM OF YOUR STAY USING THIS ADDRESS: info-kaktusalbir@kaktushotels.com


    6. IN THE EMAIL SUBJECT BOX WRITE THE FOLLOWING: ATTN. VERÓNICA re: 2025 Albir AA Convention


    7. MAKE SURE YOU INCLUDE THE DISCOUNT CODE IN YOUR EMAIL: ALBIR2025AACONVENTION

  2. 8. ONLY DO THE ABOVE ONCE YOU HAVE PAID YOUR £20 REGISTRATION FEE OR YOU WILL NOT QUALIFY FOR THE DISCOUNT!

** and please be patient if you do not receive a reply straight away!

. From experience we have found that it is more practical to have Verónica as the sole person at the hotel looking after the AA Convention rather than have enquiries dealt with by multiple members of the Kaktus Group staff.

So if Verónica has a day (or week) off you will not get an instant reply. However, if you haven’t received a reply within 7 working days then we recommend that you resend your original email so it reappears at the top of her inbox!

GETTING HERE

ALICANTE AIRPORT (45 min) and VALENCIA AIRPORT (90 min) are the nearest airports to Albir and are both serviced by budget airlines from numerous European airports including Ryanair, easyJet, Jet 2, Vueling, and Wizz Air.

There are direct flights to ALICANTE AIRPORT from the following UK airports
(correct as of February 2023 - to be updated)

Belfast International
Birmingham
Bournemouth
Bristol
Cardiff
Durham Tees Valley
East Midlands
Edinburgh
Exeter
Glasgow International
Glasgow Prestwick
Leeds Bradford
Liverpool
London Gatwick
London Luton
London Stansted
Manchester
Newcastle
Newquay

There are direct flights to VALENCIA AIRPORT from the following UK airports
(correct as of February 2023)

Belfast International
Bristol
East Midlands
Edinburgh
London Gatwick
London Heathrow
London Stansted
Manchester

ROOM RESERVATIONS

NOW DIRECTLY WITH THE HOTEL

This has changed from 2024! The Albir Convention team will NOT be involved with room reservations!

We will ONLY be taking £20 online Convention Registrations. However, when you pay your £20 registration fee you can use your AA Discount Code with the hotel in order to secure the amazing deal!

  • THE HOTEL DOES NOT REQUIRE A DEPOSIT

  • ON ARRIVAL YOU WILL BE ASKED TO PRESENT A CREDIT CARD AND PAYMENT WILL BE TAKEN AT THE END OF YOUR STAY

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FAQ

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

Currently displaying 2024 Information - to be updated shortly

  • Albir is on Spain’s beautiful Costa Blanca, which translates as the ‘White Coast. It’s on Spain’s eastern Mediterranean coast and the hotel itself is on the beachfront.

  • Alicante Airport is only 45mins south of Albir and is one of the most popular destinations in Europe.. Valencia Airport is only 90mins to the north of Albir, and both are served by numerous budget airlines.

  • TAXI: by far the most expensive way (minimum €100) but if you join the Albir Convention Facebook group you may be able to split this with other AA’s arriving on the same flight/around the same time.

    CAR HIRE: is normally quite reasonable and just about every recognised car hire company has offices at the airport. For a guide on prices visit doyouspain.com (who as act as agents for various car hire companies).

    COACH/MINIBUS: The most established transfer company is beniconnect.com although there may be others.

    FOR THE ADVENTUROUS!: you can get a bus from Alicante Airport to Alicante city centre, then a tram to Benidorm (beautiful journey), and a connecting tram to Albir, followed by a 15/20 min walk to the hotel. Definitely the cheapest option, if you have 3 or more hours to spare!

  • Typical temperature on the Costa Blanca in May is 23° with an average of just 2 days rain per month - so bring your shorts. And let’s hope those 2 rainy days aren’t during the convention!

  • Absolutely not! Yes there will be some closed AA meetings for members only, but otherwise we are very welcoming. It is a beautiful town, and a lovely hotel with swimming pools which makes it a natural choice to invite family and friends to join you.

  • Yes! If you have submitted your details on this website and received a confirmation reply your room is guaranteed. If you did not receive an email confirmation/acknowledgement please email info@ean.uk to help us correct this.

  • There is a 5% discount for anyone staying 7 days or longer and it works out like this:

    If you have SINGLE occupancy it works out at €89 per night full board. €89 x 7 nights = €623 and if you take off the 5% discount this reduces your total cost to €591.85 for the week.

    If you have DOUBLE/TWIN occupancy it works out at €65 per person per night full board. €65 x 7 nights = €455 and if you take off the 5% discount this reduces the total cost to €432.25 per person for the week.

    If you have triple occupancy the 3rd person receives a 20% discount. If you are happy to split that 20% discount between all 3 people it works out at €60.67 per person per night full board. €60.67 x 7 nights = €424.69 and if you take off the 5% discount this reduces the total cost to €403.46 per person for the week.

    If you are staying longer than 7 nights the 5% discount applies to each additional night.

  • Absolutely. For example, if you wish to change single occupancy to double or triple occupancy (or in reverse) just let us know.

  • No need to at this stage, as the 4-night room reservation (Thursday 2nd-Sunday 5th) is all we need. However, once we reach the stage of asking for a small deposit you can extend your break for as many days as you like.

  • Not through us as our preferential rate is for a minimum stay of 4 nights. At this stage you could possibly book 1-3 nights directly with the hotel but it would most likely be at their standard 4-star hotel room rate.

  • Technically yes, but it would be directly with the hotel which would be at standard hotel rates which would actually work out more expensive than our very special Full board deal!

  • This will depend on eventual numbers, as we only have limited capacity in the meetings room.

    So understandably the priority has to be for guests staying at the hotel for 4 nights as, a/ the hotel is allowing us to use the facilities free of charge, and, b/ they have given us a fantastic rate for our members,.

    And also, it’s only fair we allocate some convention places for local AA’s who shouldn’t be expected to pay for 4 nights accommodation when they only live a few miles away!

    However…if there are any spaces left by the time the convention comes round, then we would be more than happy to have attendees who are staying elsewhere!

  • AA Meetings

    (inc. Rooftop Meeting)

    AL-Anon Meetings

    Ladies' Meetings

    Young Persons Meetings

    LGBTQTIA+ Meetings

    etc.!

  • This convention is very informal and relaxed, and we will be having a fun quiz, live music, a lighthouse walk. and do try to stay on for ‘Mountains Monday’ which is brilliant and unique day out!

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CONTACT US

Ean J

info@eanj.uk

+44 7789 901532
(phone/text/WhatsApp)

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