хороший отель, всё понравилось good hotel, I liked everything

Rested in this hotel the last ten days of August together with his wife. Although this does not concern the hotel itself, the attitude of the host greatly spoiled the impressions of the rest. Vouchers were taken through Coral Travel, and the host - Odeon Tour. It began with the fact that we were abandoned (precisely - abandoned, there are no other words) at the airport, when we left after passport control and baggage claim, there was no representative of the meeting party, although representatives of other travel agencies were still waiting for their tourists. They tried to call the Coral Travel hotline - they just sent them away and offered to get to the hotel themselves, without explaining how? For those who suddenly find themselves in such a situation, then look for the Bus Plana bus stop, choose the bus going towards Salou, call the driver the hotel and buy tickets from him (34 euros for two) and after 1.5 hours you are at the hotel. Although 34 euros is not such a big amount, it's still a pity. And at the hotel, representatives of the meeting company are concerned about only one thing - to sell you excursions from themselves. Yes, and it is problematic to find them - either in a different building, or on another floor, and there are no announcements near the stand, and they won’t bother to leave a note. Representatives of other travel agencies met their tourists near the stand, told a lot of useful things (involuntarily they listened, trying to wait for their own) and with their help they found out where our representative could be. So next time we will think hard when choosing a tour operator.
Enough about the sad, again, this does not concern the hotel itself.
I really liked the hotel. The location is just wonderful, we walked a lot around the area and did not see a better place. The rooms are small, but comfortable, everything is there and everything works properly. Room cleaning is normal, towels and sheets are changed, shampoos and other updates. Register in advance via the Internet on the BEST HOTELS website, print out their card, and upon presentation, you will receive a free safe in the room and some other goodies. The only negative of the rooms is the soundproofing, which simply does not exist. And if for nine nights the neighbors were calm and quiet, then on the last night a hot young Spanish couple moved into the next room and the silence ended. But, our happiness, it was the last night for us. Our room overlooked the neighboring building of this hotel and the main entrance to our building, the sea was visible from the balcony. The air conditioning in the hotel is central and worked fine. The heat was gone and we slept at night with the balcony open. Wifi is free and works well, especially in the reception area. We never swam in the pool, although there are always a lot of people near it. We went to the beach to the right of the hotel 400-500 meters. There is sand and a good entrance to the sea, plus a toilet, shower, etc. There are also sun loungers with umbrellas, but after finding out the price, we went to the supermarket, bought a beach umbrella for 8.5 euros and calmly sunbathed on the sand on our towels. The sea is clean, even with a wave the water remains clear. The beach is cleaned in the morning, there are trash cans everywhere. There is always enough space, whenever you come, you will always find a place to settle down.

We took all inclusive meals and did not regret it. After looking at how many people who do not have “all inclusive”, pay extra for lunch and dinner for drinks, we realized the benefits of AI. Almost every day there is a theme evening dedicated to one or another cuisine (Mexican, Chinese, Spanish, etc. ). Friday is seafood day, there was a lot of things, including crabs. Mussels in different types every day. There are a lot of fish and different ones, in the evening they also cook on the grill. Jamon was, if not every day, then often. Sausages - and very good ones - are in stock all the time, and on the day of Spanish cuisine - a full house. Daily for dinner dishes from the chef (turkey, piglet, pork side, etc. ), which the chef cuts in the middle of the hall and distributes to everyone. Large selection of cheeses, lovers can amuse themselves. Fruits were plentiful (pineapple, apples, pears, oranges, kiwis, etc. ). The most amazing thing was that there were no grapes at all, although August is the best time. Ice cream is always in the fridge in the restaurant hall. There are a lot of pastries and different ones, for every taste. The feature of the hotel is champagne for breakfast, in the middle of the hall there is a table with bottles and glasses, pour and drink as much as you want. Bars have a good selection of drinks. My wife and I are not fans of this, but in the evening after a walk, martinis and Baileys - with pleasure. The beer is good. So food - deserved "five plus".
Excursions are best taken at the Bus Plana store next to the hotel - much cheaper than hotel guides, and the service is very good. We went with them on a sightseeing tour to Barcelona, ​ ​ we liked it, we saw everything we wanted to see. We went to Taragona ourselves. Walked, went shopping. Getting there is easy - we went to a stop, waited for the right one (the route is clearly written on the buses) and drove off. If you take a ticket from the driver, then 2.5 euros, if you are going to travel a lot, buy a card at the Bus Plana store, it will be cheaper (everything will be explained in the store in Russian). We walked to Salou, about 30 minutes at a leisurely pace. We did not go to Port Aventura, we left it for the future, when we arrive with our grandchildren.
Now for the shops. For things, in my opinion, it is best to go to Taragona in the PARK CENTER. It is located about 500 meters from the bus station, on the right side, you won't miss it. A good range of brands and taxis can be issued. We bought everything we wanted. The grocery supermarket closest to the hotel is MICHELANGELO, about 15 minutes walk, from the bus stop to the right to the ring, there to the left and look at the sign to the left, third or fourth street. On the way there will be a small shop with the inscription "Supermarket", this is not it. If you go on an excursion to Barcelona, ​ ​ then all excursions end with a walk along Plaza Catalunya and from it along the Ramble street after 300 meters is CARREFOUR. Everything is here - both the prices and the assortment (especially jamon) are just super.
In general, the rest was a success, I liked the hotel, I recommend it to doubters.