have just returned from the above hotel and location and would just like to give an honest review of what it was like there, well salou is a very nice place indeed was my first time there went with my 10 year old son, my brother-in-law and his wife and 2 teenage boys of 15 and 17 years old.
we flew from cardiff were we had no problems at all, flights were only 1 hour 40/45 mins long which was really good i thought, landed at reus which is only a small airport but again no problems there what so ever, transferes to california palace was just a 20 mins coach ride from the airport so was real pleased with that to.
we arrived at our hotel were we had no problem at all with checking in was allowed our rooms straight away even though was told by rep at airport that check in time was 2pm we were there for 12pm and like i just said were given our rooms right away.
rooms were real nice clean and tidy with plenty of space and a nice balcony overlooking the streets below, you have a safe in room which cost 29 euros but 10 of that you got back at the end of your stay, there is a little fridge in the room but was locked and cost 2 euros a day which i thought was abit of a ripoff but with all of us there we just paided for the one fridge and found that the key unlocked the other to fridges in our other two rooms so was well chuffed at that.
have to say hotel is very nice indeed all tiles smart and very clean, cleaners do a brilliant job at keeping it all nice and tidy, we had no problems at all with cleaners were around every morning with fresh towels ect for our rooms.
maria the local kids rep was very nice and kept the youngsters entertained as much as poss and would just like to say was probably the nicest worker there, that takes me to the other staff at reception and bar staff well what can i say but what complete and utter ingronant horrible people there really are at this hotel, i,m not just saying that either as we stayed at this hotel last year when there was different staff and last year we were made to feel very welcome and they couldnt do enough for you honestly, but this year all new staff accept two in dinning hall and we just could not believe the difference in there attitudes, unless you were spanish or mexican they were just plain rude and very ingronant towards you, all they were after were tips and after the first day we thought no way are we going to be tipping you again so from then on they just did not care about you at all and just did not help you in any way what so ever as i said they were just so rude and had faces like smacked asses unless you was foriegn were they then bent over backwards to do what they could to help you, i really mean this all have never seen anything like it and i go on holiday every year all the british people staying there said the same thing brilliant hotel and location but with that staff there right now will never go back to that hotel again, people were just shocked at how these so called staff were behaving, seen so many people aurguing with the staff there that it bacame abit of a nightly thing that in the end we just laughed at, we did not let it spoil our week and just got out of there as much as possible.
across the road we found some really good bars and entertainment was just a few mins walk away, these bars and clubs were selling beers and food at half the price of the hotel and were an absoulte god send i tell you, salou beach is amazing with bannana boats which we done 3 times jets ski,s and all the rest that you would exspect from a good holiday beach it just goes on for miles and miles same as all the little cafes shops stalls around salou plus your normal shops and suppermarkets, if you are in to bargains believe me there are loads to find at salou.
portaventure which is a theme has got to be the biggest and best theme park that i,ve ever been to it is truley amazing and huge the rides are massive and it took us nearly 3 days to get around it all and is worth every penny that we spent on the place, one word of advice buy your tickets in britian like we did as it is so much cheaper than buying them over there, i cant tell you how good this theme park is in words you,ll just have to believe me or go see for yourself, you,ll be amazed at what they have there and how big the place really is.
all in all salou is a great place and the sun we had was great it was never lower than 33 degres and 1 day was at 39 phew that was a hot one i can tell you.
yes i would go back to salou tomorrow but to the same hotel NEVER not unless they have changed all reception staff and bar and dinning hall staff then maybe just maybe i would try it again, on second thoughts there are so many other hotels that are there we would probably just try one of them now.
well all if you need to know anything else or i have missed anything out then just send me a message and i,ll be sure to get back to you with all the help that i can give you.
hope this helps you all
best wishes and happy holidays
sean
