At least seven injured after Benidorm hotel room collapses over holidaymakers on Easter Sunday
At least seven people were injured when the ceiling of a hotel in Benidorm collapsed on holidaymakers on Easter Sunday.
About 60 guests were dining at the three-star Poseidón Palace hotel when drywall and air conditioning ducts collapsed.
When emergency services arrived at the scene, chaos broke out in the main restaurant where the incident occurred.
At 14.20, three ambulances were dispatched to the hotel, including an Advanced Life Support (ALS) ambulance and a Basic Life Support (BLS) ambulance.
Red Cross personnel were also called to help the injured.
Among the victims were an 8-year-old girl and a 78-year-old man. Both were discharged from the hospital after their treatment.
While five men and two women were treated by paramedics for injuries, five people aged between 33 and 80 were treated at the scene and then taken to hospital.
One of those affected is under observation at Hospital de la Marina Baixa.
At least seven people were injured when the ceiling of Benidorm’s Poseidón Palace hotel (pictured) collapsed on holidaymakers on Easter Sunday.
Around 900,000 Brits traveled to Benidorm in 2024; this accounted for more than 40 percent of visitors for a year
All of the victims are thought to be holidaymakers, but their nationalities have not yet been revealed.
Pere Joan Devas, general manager of Poseidón Hotels, said he was ‘very shocked’ by the incident.
It is currently unclear why the collapse occurred. Benidorm City Council said a council architect was on site to examine why the collapse occurred and the extent of the damage.
However, Poseidón Palace is not the first hotel in the Spanish city where such an incident occurred.
In 2025, the roof section at the entrance of the Gran Bali hotel collapsed onto the pavement.
Fortunately, there were no injuries, but the incident led to a quick repair of the hotel, which is the tallest hotel in Europe.
And in 2023, the partial collapse of a hotel in the Rincon de Loix area during construction work meant that its reopening was postponed.
Around 900,000 Brits traveled to Benidorm in 2024; this accounted for more than 40 percent of visitors for one year.
It has managed to dodge Spain’s anti-tourism protests, which were held in other popular British holiday destinations such as Tenerife and Majorca.
