отель «MERKURY» 3*, Испания, Коста Брава, курорт Санта Сусанна, июнь 2008 hotel «MERKURY» 3*, Spain, Costa Brava, Santa Susanna resort, June 2008

hotel «MERKURY» 3*, Spain, Costa Brava, Santa Susanna resort, June 2008. First, about the structure of the resort: the sea, then the beach, then the fence, then the railway (access to the sea through underground passages), then the road, then prominade street, along which everyone walks, then hotels. From the hotel to the sea, go 7 minutes (through the underpass, to the right of the hotel). The beach is small pebbles. 1) Transport. The very, very first advantage of this hotel is that it is located directly opposite the Santa Susanna train station. This was extremely relevant to travel both to Barcelona and other resorts. The cost of the trip to Barcelona is 3.20 euros per person one way. On the road 1 hour. There is a nuance: for some reason, their trains are often late, so it used to take 1.5 hours to get there, especially when they returned from Barcelona. The trains are very comfortable, with air conditioning and soft seats. !!! ! You can’t hear the electric trains at all, they have some kind of special rails. So the proximity of the railway will not cause you any inconvenience. . Our room was just overlooking the sea and the train, we slept like angels J)) If you go from Santa Susanna by train and get off in Barcelona: If you get off at CLOT AGAGO, then from it to Sagrada Familia 20 minutes on foot. If you get off at ARCO DE TRIUMFO, then from it to the Zoo on foot for 10-15 minutes. If you get off at SANTS, then from it to Plaza Espanya 10 minutes on foot along Tarragona Street. Keep in mind that not all trains from Barcelona reach Santa Susanna !!! ! You only need to take the trains that go to BLANES or MACANET. On each train there is a board in front, on which the direction is displayed. Also, of course, there is a scoreboard on the platform with relevant information. The train in the direction of MATARO does NOT go to Santa Susanna (this station is 20 minutes after Barcelona, ​ ​ it is the terminal for the train with that name) !!! ! Electric trains run towards Barcelona every half hour. Take the train schedule from Barcelona at the reception of this hotel. Attached is the timetable from Barcelona to Santa Susanna, which was valid in June 2008 (first time - departure from Barca, second time - arrival in Sata Susanna): 17-18 - 18-2417-48 - 18-5318-17 - 19 -2818-47 - 19-5819-17 - 20-2819-47 - 20-5820-17 - 21-2820-47 - 21-5821-29 - 22-3722-03 - 23-0822-38 (this is the last one! !! ) – 23-43From Santa Susanna to Barcelona, ​ ​ ALL trains run, take any one! Buy a round-trip ticket at once for 6.40 euros. In Spanish, it sounds like this: IDA Y VUELTA (round trip). Two tickets - DOS. Before you get on the train, ALWAYS validate your ticket in the machine, which is on the platform !!! ! Keep your ticket, because you will use it both at the exit from the metro and on the way back to enter the metro. There are also buses from Santa Susanna to various resorts, as well as to Girona. You can get the timetable at the hotel reception. We didn't go, so I don't know the details. But, if you go to Girona by train, then it will not work directly - first you will need to get to BLANES, and from there by bus to Girona. Also, there is a paravozik bus, where you can explore the surroundings. . During the tourist season, pleasure boats run between the resort towns of the Costa del Maresme and the Costa Brava, departing several times a day from the beach piers. From each resort there is a pleasure boat on which you can ride and explore many of the resorts listed below, because the ticket gives you the right to get off at any stop, take a walk, see the sights, then board the boat again, which runs every hour or two and go to another resort, take a walk there.... etc. For example, we rode from Santa Susanna to the final one - Tossa de Mar (1.5 hours on the way, the ticket costs 25 EURO per person. The prices are different in different resorts, depending on which resort you are originally from are leaving). So, we got into Santa Susana, went out to Tossa de Mar, took a walk, got on a boat, drove to Blanes, walked, got on a boat, drove to the next stop, and so on all day. The ticket is valid in one direction: that is, you need to get to the final Tossa de Mar, take a walk there and on the way back get off at all stops where you like. When leaving the boat, say that you will take a walk and return to go to your stop so that they don’t tear off the second part of the ticket for you (or if they already tear it off, so that they give it again) !! ! In fact, when buying a ticket, they will tell you everything. Ticket offices are located right on the beach of the resorts. !!! ! In hotels at the reception you can take the schedule of trains, buses. In ours, at least, it was all available. Car rental: Olimpia Rent A Car S. A. Urb. Can Gelat Parcel la Cero, s/n 08398 Santa Susanna Tel: + 3.937 67.635. The cheapest Peugeot option is 45 euros per day (includes all fees, insurance, surcharge for crossing the Spanish border, as we went to France). We also left a deposit of 100 euros, which was returned to us upon return. !! ! The hotels also have offers for excursions and car rentals (ask at reception) - prices may be lower than those of your host. Also, near the reception, there are stands with a lot of daddies from various travel agencies offering tours around the country. 2) The hotel is located "away" from the "tusa". That is, for 15-20 minutes you need to walk along the promenade to the neighboring resort of Malgrat de Mar, into which it flows smoothly (20 minutes on foot). With the night life deaf. Not that, of course, at all, the cafes are open until about 2 o'clock in the morning. There are two clubs in the neighboring resort of Malgrad de Mar (Tropicana, for example). Souvenir shops, for some reason, close at 22-00. Nobody cares that people just had dinner and poured out into the street to walk and have fun, and spend money. 3) There are 2 supermarkets within a 10-15 minute walk from the hotel. You need to leave the hotel and go straight through the field with gardens, greenhouses, private houses (there is a path to the left). You will reach the highway where LIDL is located, and after walking another 10 minutes along the highway, there will be another supermarket - CAREFUR. 4) Food. Very monotonous. You can live, of course, but something was always missing for complete happiness. For breakfast, it was the same thing all the time, from eggs: for 2 weeks there was never a scrambled egg - only hard-boiled eggs or cold scrambled eggs. Lots of buns. Tasteless sausage. Terrible fatty sausages. For dinner, there is some choice, but the food is somehow without zest. There are lemons for dinner, but not for breakfast. And why, you ask? It would be nice to drink tea with lemon in the morning. . . Something is wrong with their chef.... What just finished off in their service. You eat. A cart drives between the rows and the waitress takes plates from the tables right in front of you and rakes the contents into a waste bucket. The first time I saw this, I was very unpleasantly surprised. In all hotels, dirty dishes are taken away, and not raked out with people eating in the trash cans.... Did you want beer or wine for dinner? Get up and go to the bar and buy yourself!! ! No one will take care of you! Do not forget to immediately pay back and take a check, otherwise they may “accidentally” make a mistake when leaving, moreover, in favor of the hotel.... You have an excursion and you do not have time for breakfast or dinner. . . Would you like a lunch package? Just not in this hotel. They removed this service this year. 5) Service/cleaning. Bedding is changed once a week. The bed was not cleaned at all from time to time. One day I left all the towels on the floor to be changed, and when I returned to the room in the evening, I found them there !! ! There was no paper with reception phones in the room, so I had to go down for a showdown. As a result, a black man with pigtails was sitting at the reception, who said that I threw the towels wrong, that I should have gone into the bath and not on the floor, and in general, she is now alone and cannot help me with anything! (This creature will still teach me instead of solving the client's problem? How can one not become a Russian after that? ) That evening we were finally left without towels! On other days, towels were taken away from us, and new ones were forgotten to be hung up. We also had to go to the reception ourselves, wait until they bring them, and drag them into the room ourselves. The room was never washed in 2 weeks. Just some kind of disgrace they have with the maids. When checking out, we had to VERY STRONGLY spoil the room, so that at least after our departure they washed everything and cleaned it normally.... Worst hotel in terms of service. cleaning in my life.... A Russian-speaking girl works at the reception, VERY kind and helpful. It is a pity that her shifts were not frequent. The only person from the hotel staff who left a very pleasant impression. You can learn from her about excursions, about renting a car, and how to get there. The person really works for clients. Just a huge thank you to her! Hotel contingent: 70% of grandparents are Catalans, you see, they have this hotel in the “top” J)) Many Russian Germans. Lots of locals with kids. Few Russians. 6) Attractions. The ancient Catalan town of Santa Susanna, located on the border of the provinces of Barcelona and Girona, is currently known as one of the most developed tourist centers of the Costa del Maresme. Huge sandy beaches, washed by a perfectly clear calm sea, stretch along the entire city limits and further for many kilometers. Among the historical monuments of the old city, the most interesting are the church of San Nicolau de Bari, dating back to the 16th century and located in the very center of the city, the Torre dan Riera tower - a spectacular building of the same period, as well as magnificent villas and palaces built in Art Nouveau style of the late XIX - early XX centuries. Every Thursday, traditional sales of goods of a wide variety of profiles (clothes, shoes, dishes, leather goods, etc. ) are held in the old city, equally attracting tourists and local residents. . The resort is, as it were, divided into two parts by a ribbon of the national highway leading to France. The historical part of the city is located above the highway, on picturesque hills covered with dense vegetation. Here you can see the majestic Castell de Can Rates, on the territory of which the cultural and artistic center is now located. There are many ancient castles within the city, and not far from the old city there is a beautiful natural park Parque Natural de la Font del Boter. In this protected area, among the variety of tropical trees and flowers, the famous local tropical springs of hot and mineral waters beat. 7) Rent a car. Car rental: Olimpia Rent A Car S. A. Urb. Can Gelat Parcel la Cero, s/n 08398 Santa Susanna Tel: + 3.937 67.635. The cheapest Peugeot option is 45 euros per day (includes all fees, insurance, surcharge for crossing the Spanish border, as we went to France). We also left a deposit of 100 euros, which was returned to us upon return. Kas. hotel selection. Reading the reviews, we realized that there is a similar “service” everywhere. Therefore, I recommend choosing a hotel according to the principle - the cheapest. For example, INDALO PARK looks very nice, it is located in Santa Susanna itself and costs less than MERKURY. We wanted to go to it, but we did not confirm the place. True, it takes 10-15 minutes to walk from there to the train. So it's up to you. . . I'll sum it up. hotel locations. Closest to the train station, but "away" from the party (15-20 min walk): MERKURY, CAPRICI VERD, MARITIM, AQUAHOTEL, CAPRICI (it stands on the 1st line, by the sea! ). All other hotels are within a 10-15-20 minute walk to the train station.