Costa Brava Hotels

The "H-Top Olympic Hotel",Calella.

Advantages: Good Value short break
Disadvantages: Had to come home too soon!!

Went here with my wife,July,2009.Very surprised at reviews I've read elsewhere.These made me think again about my standards and I....No grounds for self doubt,however.(I'm a retired schoolmaster,and we live very decently from all points of view)To continue;the tour operator "Ferris" picked the resort/hotel on one of their saver offers.It was a coach holiday,and we were picked up close to home.We had a full four days/nights in resort,All inclusive.(£185 ...
...legroom,etc)).We had no problem at all .It was a good break....Our room had a large terrace(Room 10)and it was only a short walk and down five steps to be at the bar,so after a stroll following evening meal,we usually sat on this terrace for a few drinks before turning in.It was usually quiet ,but I do accept that "next door noise" could be heard through the walls.I spoke to the two guys over the terrace railing next morning about this,and it turned ...

BahnHubel 02.08.2009 · Read full review
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Review of Top Olympic Hotel Calella, Costa Brava

DICK TURPIN OWNS THE VENDING MACHINES!

Advantages: Great for the kids, Great Swimming pools Pools, Friendly Staff, Vast selection of food. Clean.
Disadvantages: Expensive inside the hotel, noisy, poor location, gritty steep shelf beach outside the hotel.

Firstly...lets be under no illusions...ITS FOR THE KIDS! So if your planning a quiet holiday in the sun...NO NOISE..NO CROWDS... I suggest you look elsewhere! (Unless your taking your holiday out of season when I feel the hotel and its surroundings will be a little less hectic.) PINEDA and CALELLA. (THE RESORT) The hotel is located in-between the two resorts. Pineda to the North (about 10 minutes Walk) Calella to the South (about 20 minutes ...
...by a little road train which completes a circuit between the two towns. About €2.30 for a return ticket or a round trip. It boasts a 15 minute turn-around time.Sometimes there is only one train in service and a complete circuit can take over an hour! The train leaves from right outside the hotel....if you miss the train..(OR ITS FULL!).. Judging the next arrival/departure is a bit of a lottery..! Pineda is the smaller of the two resorts. Entertainment ...

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Review of Taurus Park Golden Hotel Pineda de Mar, Costa Brava

Bienvenido extranjero...

Advantages: unique lodging
Disadvantages: none

...Nearly all of the paradores have ****standard with a price range between EUR 70-100, the sumptuous breakfast buffet for a mere EUR 8 includes even Cava, the Spanish Champagne. During the last couple of years I have visited 20 paradores and my experiences led to the habit of booking a room in a city which offers a parador sojourn rather than staying in a modern impersonal hotel block. The restaurants have always served excellent food and affordable ...
...Information on the paradores and Spain in general is obtainable from the Spanish Tourist Board which can be found in any major European city, the website www.parador.es offers online booking but you do need Adobe Acrobat on your computer for their confirmation mail. Saludos y hasta luego! ...

herbb 01.05.2002 · Read full review
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Review of Paradores de España, Aiguablava, Costa Brava

Bolero Apartments, Lloret de Mar.

Advantages: Cheap, great for young people and famies
Disadvantages: Access problems

Myself and my cousin stayed at these apartments in September 2007. We got moved here from the Samba hotel across the road at the last minute and when we arrived we were a little dissapointed looking at the apartments from the outside compared to the Samba but we were there and couldn\'t change it! Appearances can be deceptive and these apartments were. When you walk inside there is a large reception area with a games room, internet access (which ...
...The staff on reception were quite helpful and spoke good English. There are lifts and stairs so access is easy for the less mobile and people with children. The apartment we were in was quite large with one bedroom and a separate bathroom. It was pretty clean and well maintained. The only problem we had was our toaster didn\'t work which wasn\'t really a big deal to us as we ate out most of the time. The kitchen has a fridge and hob and we were ...

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Review of Bolero Park Apartments Lloret de Mar, Costa Brava

350m from the beach and perfect!

Advantages: Location, all-inclusive, cleanliness, friendly staff, pool
Disadvantages: Repetitive food, tiny lifts

...partner. We stayed at Bon Repos hotel for 5 nights on an all-inclusive package. For clarity & thoroughness, I am dividing my review into categories, so you may get a better idea of each aspect of the hotel itself. APPEARANCE Bon Repos is very clean and functional. The entire ground floor is public space for the guests. The dining room is quite large and only got crowded at peak times during dinner. The bar has been recently completely refurbished, ...
...chairs near the bar. Bon Repos was always clean while we were there, with the bar & cleaning staff always picking up trash and keeping things tidy. The reception is nice-looking. The rooms were always clean. They are nothing glamourous, but more than adequate for what we paid. FOOD There are a LOT of reviews on other websites complaining about the food. We were on all-inclusive, so we ate every single meal at the hotel. It does get a little repetitive, ...

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Review of Bon Repos Hotel Calella, Costa Brava