The Hotel Benidorm

The documentary captures everyday life in a Spanish resort, focusing on the arrival of a women's rugby team from Manchester. The team checks into the Hotel Benidorm Plaza, providing a vivid glimpse into their stay and the surrounding local atmosphere.

The show is a documentary series that records everyday happenings within a Spanish holiday resort. Presented as a single episode, it aims to give viewers a clear picture of the routine and atmosphere that characterise life in this seaside destination, and its local colour, to those unfamiliar with the region. The format follows a straightforward observational style. The episode centres on a women's rugby squad travelling from Manchester. Their journey culminates in the team checking into the Hotel Benidorm Plaza, which serves as their base for the stay. This arrival scene provides the primary narrative thread, marking the point where the sportspersons intersect with the resort’s everyday flow, and the local hospitality. The backdrop of the documentary is the bustling Spanish resort itself, where the Hotel Benidorm Plaza stands amid a mix of tourist activity and coastal ambience. By placing the Manchester team within this environment, the programme highlights the juxtaposition of sport and leisure, illustrating how visitors integrate into the rhythm of the locale during their short stay. The documentary’s approach remains observational, allowing scenes of the team's check‑in and the surrounding resort life to unfold without narration dictating tone. Viewers are invited to watch the simple act of arrival and the ensuing everyday interactions, gaining a sense of how a sports group experiences a foreign holiday setting simply by being present in this particular episode.