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  1. mabelle
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    If you're over 25 and like to party hard (festival starts at 8pm, winds up around 5am with the main acts on at 1am) but still value a few good hours shut-eye do yourself a favour and rent an apartment. They're not cheap for what they are - approx 200euros each for a week in Beni for a two twin bed, one lounge apartment with sofa bed and a balcony. However you won't regret it because;
    1) day time temperature regularly tops 35/38 degrees. No one can sleep in that, especially under canvas in the sun.
    2) In said temperature, a proper and private shower is a wonderful thing (albeit camping showers are remarkably good too).
    3) you can chill your beer/water in the fridge/freezer.'Nuff said
    4) you can relax in your own personal shade between festival/swims. If you camp, you need to find any bit of shade in town you can - you will see campsite refugees scattered in any bit of shade around parks/beach town.
    5) you can make your money go further by cooking at home

    If however you do decide to camp, bear in mind the following:
    1) Buy a beach umbrella on the first day - approx 10-15 euros on the beach and will be a godsend - it can be errected by your tent for daytime snoozing, or on the beach to prevent sunstroke.
    2) Campsite toilets are cleaned frequently and excellent compared with UK festivals
    3) Take a couple of decent swimsuits/bikinis - easiest to have a shower in, and you will wear nothing but this in any daylight hours you're awake in
    4) ear plugs. Get them free from the festival or bring your own unless you want Surrey's finest students keeping you awake all night

    A final word on getting out of Benicassim. You need to fly into Valencia, Barcelona or Alicante and train/bus down. Highly recommend Valencia as closest with best connections. If you can, ensure you have one night in valencia on the way back. The bus (most reliable) is notoriously packed and it can take literally four hours to queue up to get on a bus to make the 40min odd journey. Don't even think about getting the train no matter how early - it's a massive crush, desperately hot and uncomfortable.

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