I would love to have given the hotel a 5 in cleanliness as our rooms were seen to every day and our beds were made/changed floors mopped and you can not fault the cleanliness in there but unfortunately downstairs in the hotel lobby people were allowed to smoke everywhere and the ash trays rarely got emptied. The hotel food was excellent (especially the puddings!) and there was always such a huge choice and you could have as much as you liked (needless to say I put on lots of weight!)The location I feel could have been better as it was about 10/15 minute walk into Pineda but then again I was grateful for the chance to walk of at least some of the food! There was quite alot of building and construction going on but I think that is everywhere in Spain at the moment, things get started and never finished! There was a lovely beach right oppisite the hotel and it was lovely waking up in the morning and standing on the balcony watching the sea. The hotel was a 15 minute walk from the train station and the fares were so cheap, but beware not many of the train staff speak English so take your phrase books along! If you can handle the hussle then I would strongly recommend that you go into Barcelona by train as it is so much cheaper than the ones you book. I can not fault the actual hotel staff especially the waitresses and waiters as they totally idolised my son and lavished him in so much attention and really made him feel welcome, they were so so friendly and accomodating. The entertainment was varied and the beginning of the night was more or less the same, doing party dances etc etc and Kelli was absolutely amazing she has so much energy I don't know where she gets it from and she totally makes the entertainment team without her it would be nothing. She never left any child out and always made a big effort to include everyone, she is an absolute asset to the hotel! I probably would visit the hotel again. But it was far too smokey. As A smoker myself I always smoke outside and away from children and would never dream of smoking near my son, but in the hotel you can smoke EVERYWHERE except main dining room and as a family based hotel I would have thought they could have made some resrictions, I hated walking around with my son getting smoked on and I feel that there should be some more non-smoking areas. Apart from that a fab holiday(weather could have been better!) And Again Kelli was great as i'm sure you will find out!

I was highly impressed by the hotel. We were supposed to be going on a family holiday but I ended up taking a friend with my son. I was worried that we may have trouble coping but it was easy. The staff are helpful, the entertainment is good for the kids (I prefer a good club myself but hey, this is not Ibiza).

I got acquainted with the lady who lost her purse in Barcelona and it was pure bad luck. Possibly soured the holiday for them a bit but we thought it was great. Weather wasn't great and they were completing a major facelift for the seafront and the playa. Looked like they were going to finish within a few weeks and the whole area would probably be much more lively. The hotel is situated 10 minutes walk form the centre of Pineda with a 25 minute walk the other way to the next town. I though it was great, quieter than the centre of Benidorm whilst still having plenty to do.

Overall I could recommend this if you have kids. If you don't and you are looking for a nice quiet couples holiday then don't bother - it isn't what you are looking for.

well what can i say we have just getting back again on monday night after another 2 weeks,i would not travel with club cantabrica again next year we are going with siesta coaches 32hrs well worth it. loads to view.

the hotel cleanliness well the cleaners are there morning till night time cleaning after the messy holiday makers what a great job they do to.

the food is better than ever this year better quality and pancakes,(choclate sauce or maple syrup) yummy for your tummy.

the location was fine in the middle of callea and pineda centre which is 10 mins either way.

the hotel staff work their feet off from morning till night time.

well for the entertainment. KELLI, CHARLIE, ANNA, MTYNE, BRIDGET and ANN they were excellent charlie is looking better than ever, and anna was a party animal and for KELLI she is FLIPPIN MENTAL they start at 10am stop for lunch then work up until 2am,and they always have a smile and always have time to sit and chat to you,this hotel is a must and i would say it is more than a 3 star 4 plus give it a try.

I went on the 7th October for 11 nights, with my husband and 3 kids aged 8, 6 and 5. They loved it, there is a great park with slides, a hotel kids club plus the thomson kids club. My daughter loved the hotel club with Anna in charge. The mini disco was great every night at 9pm, starting off with the conga!! We bought the cd to take home, its driving me mad!!

The pool was excellent, if not cold. Great for kids. They bought loads of inflatables and dove right in!!
The indoor pool was good too, but would get busy if it was bad weather.
Our room was perfect, it was cleaned every day, spotless. We had the 2 rooms together with a double bathroom so very spacious even with us 5 in it.
The food was great, may get a bit boring after a week , but was all cooked properely etc, I must have put on a stone at least after the cooked breakfast and pancakes every morning.

You could also get a packed lunch for any trips.
We visited marineworld while there, and Barcelona Zoo, and the football place. We also took a train and bus ride to Lloret de mar.

Overall we enjoyed the holiday, but as said in previous posts, there is not much in the immediate vicinty. The beach is a shingle one, with sea that dips deeply. Not great for kids, even though there were lots there when we visited.

It did rain a few times, so we took part in the hotel run competitions with Charli, Kelly etc. We did pool, shuffleboard, football, quizzes etc, but did not win once but it helped pass the time away.

They sell english papers, books etc at reception, and they also have 2 internet computers so you can check emails, and browse the net etc.

They also have a glass lift that goes up outside the hotel and its 8 floors, which the kids had to go up and down 5 times a day.

This hotel had 8 floors
Hairdressers
2 bars
giftshop inside the hotel
Five minute walk from the nearest town
Beach across the road from the hotel
a seperate resurant in the hotel
4 lifts
2 outdoor pools
1 indoor, heated pool with jacuzzi
Washing room
All the hotel staff are welcoming and very friendly at all times!
Hotel entertainers are extreamly friendly, and don't mind stopping what their doing to chat to you, and the nightly entertainment they privide is hilarious and suitable for all the age ranges.
Clearners come round everyday, and always knock before entering your'e room.

We stayed at this wonderful hotel in September on a half board basis. The food couldnt have been better. There was a huge choice for breakfast and dinner. The hotel was so clean. Our room was cleaned every day and the towels get changed as often as you require.
The location for us was excellent and because we went in September it wasnt too busy either, it was a nice relaxed pace.
Hotel staff were excellent and very very helpful. My daughter cut her foot on some glass by the outside pool table, i rushed her straight inside to the reception and they put out a call for the first aider immediately and he was there in like 10 seconds. Immediately after sorting her foot out they went straight outside to the pool table where she had cut her foot and scoured every inch of the area to make sure there was no more glass.
What can i say about the entertainment, except that you wont get bored with it. Nothing is repwated the second week. My daughter fell in love with charly and still keeps in touch with him now. The friendships you make with the entertainment team dont end when you leave the hotel, theyve always got the time to stay in touch even after the holiday.
We will definately visit this hotel again, but not this year , as we have already booked our holiday and we are staying in another golden hotel in salou. We just hope that it will be as good as this one. As for the ages of my children, they are 9,9,13,and 16 and they all had a fab time and all want to come back again, even the teenagers had a fab time and believe me, they are very hard to please.

stayed at taurus park in sep 03.entertainment,pool,food,and staff were exellent.our rooms were kept spotless by the maids with clean towels daily.the children wanted for nothing from the minute they got up to when they went to bed.which was usually after midnight by the time their entertainment was over.

i would just like to tell everyone if you're looking for a family holiday you will never forget then taurus park is the place to go! There is so much to do inside and out the hotel, mini golf, bike hire, indoor and outdoor pools, pool tables and a mini arcade. Nearby the hotel there is a train station, which actually is reasonably quiet. Which can take you to Barcelona in about an hour, the "noddy train" which runs along the sea front can take you around pineda, Which is also VERY handy. The hotel's food is absolutley delicious without ANY doubt.With a HUGE range of foods for breakfast and dinner even a childrens area has more simple foods, they even made pancakes in the morning with a range of sauces to put ontop! They had some theme nights with foods from than country and fabulous decoration to go with the theme (but they also kept on the basic foods incase anyone wasnt keen on that nationality's foods). We experienced gala night, mexican, british, italian, french and german all through the time of 2 weeks (the length of our stay) hotel cleanliness was spectacular our sheets were changed every other day, Our towels changed every day and the floor mopped and even the balconys scrubbed until they gleamed in the sun! Hotel staff were very friendly and helpful especially the receptionists and anna, we also felt very welcome because of jose's friendliness! I would MOST DEFINATELY visit this hotel! it was a holiday that i will remember for the rest of my life! So if your looking for a fun family holiday then golden taurus park is the place the be enjoy!

we stayed in golden taurus hotel park and it was brilliant ! me, 15 my friend, 16, my dad, 37 my sister, 13 and my little brother 6 enjoyed the holiday immensely! it catered for all our food needs! and the theme nights were a dream! the second night we were there, it was about 2 am and we were coming back to our hotel room and got told to shush, which i respected. i cannot say enough about the place ! its excellent!just brillian,t the cleanliness couldnt be faluted, apart from the football-sized cocaroaches which were quite scary ! but the staff were brilliant, and the pan-cake making chef was so nice! really friendly and warm! the entertainment was absolutely flawless, it was brilliant varied for everyone, and my dad enjoyed himself so much! i was so happy with the staff and the entertainment was unbelievable! to say i WOULD visit the hotel again, is an understatemtn, we are going back this year! ! ! the location was an unbelievably opposite a beach!!!!!! a FAIR was a 5 minute walk, which i thought was just excellent ! pool tables, table tennis, poor facitlites (all 3!) were just amazing!

i have visted this hotel twice and am going back again this year! the food is brilliant with a high varity of choice. the entertainment goes one all day untill 1am the hotel has its own reps and thompson have there own reps! there are competetions are ranged for all ages and you can win all sorts of prizes, we made many friends and returning to the hotel with them this year i keep in contact with people i have met there and also the holiday reps. iam very excited about returning in just five weeks time!!!!!!!!