Catalonia Gardens Apartments, Salou, Spain
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The Catalonia Gardens Apartments enjoy a prime location in Salou right beside the International II. They are located just 500m from the beach and 300m from the heart of the resort. The Catalonia Gardens Apartments feature spacious one-bedroom apartments with capacity for up to 5 persons. Seperate twin bedroom, fully equipped kitchenette, bathroom or balcony/terrace. loading...
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Catalonia Gardens Apartments Reviews
" dont go there "
Submitted By: mary hill
we arrived at 11pm on wed 5th may to a closed reception all boarded up, the whole place looked closed. went across the road to the International Hotel reception told us we had to get keys from salou suite hotel along the main road, then 2nd on the left, with our cases and a 7 year old this isnt easy.we were charged50 euros deposit and got the keys. The entrance looked ok. the lift was stinking of urine. the apt looked quite clean on the 6th floor.In the morning we looked at the swimming pool (it has been closed for years it was full of green stagnant water, ) reception was boarded up, bar was closed, it was all closed. playpark was full of broken glass.locals stay there with dogs, cats etc.
this is not a holiday hotel. On Thursday we wnt to salou suite to complain we wre told to come back at 6pm that night, when we got back to our apartment it had been broken into and completely emptied. all clothes, cases everything gone the patio doors do not lock at one side when you think thay are locked. We got moved to the Arquiss apartments across the road from Salou suite. it was being renovated, no pool opened, no reception, no bar,no steps to get in, just planks of wood. Apt was ok, but that was it.In the morning men were using drills from 8am to remove tiles on all walls. the worst holiday ever. In salou a cooked chicken is 10 euros, a cheap vodka and skooshy coke 5 euros, a game of pool 2 euros, a pure rip off i will never be back please dont go if you can change it.
this is not a holiday hotel. On Thursday we wnt to salou suite to complain we wre told to come back at 6pm that night, when we got back to our apartment it had been broken into and completely emptied. all clothes, cases everything gone the patio doors do not lock at one side when you think thay are locked. We got moved to the Arquiss apartments across the road from Salou suite. it was being renovated, no pool opened, no reception, no bar,no steps to get in, just planks of wood. Apt was ok, but that was it.In the morning men were using drills from 8am to remove tiles on all walls. the worst holiday ever. In salou a cooked chicken is 10 euros, a cheap vodka and skooshy coke 5 euros, a game of pool 2 euros, a pure rip off i will never be back please dont go if you can change it.
Advice: vary expensive, a loaf is 2 euros, milk 2 euros,
Activities: chippies is the best place to eat, or uncle sams
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- Date of Holiday:May 2009
- Board Basis:Self Catering
- Tour Operator:Booked Independently
" carrie knight "
Submitted By: cknight9
All i can say is, i think most of the people who have given poor reviews must have had very high expectations!
i thoroughly enjoyed my stay here and am returning again to salou this year, admittedly not in this hotel as we found an offer that was cheaper however would not have a problem with returning to this hotel.
on arrival we checked into the reception at catalonia gardens, not the international which many people have said. we were greeted by the friendly receptionist who said our room would take 10 minutes to get ready so we had a drink at the bar (which was cheap, and had a very good happy hour!). we did have to pay a deposit of 100 euros but between four of us, that was no problem (in fact it helped as it ensured we had money for something to eat at the airport on the way home!!)
our room was very spacious with a fully functioning kitchenette and a perfectly fine bathroom (no mold or cockroaches!!) we had clean towels everyday and always had toilet roll!!
the pool area was lovely, very big, always had sun beds available and there was sun until about 6.00pm also there was ALWAYS a life guard on duty (usually around the children's pool)
not once during are stay did we hear of anyone being broken into or did we see anyone selling or doing drugs. and if they were likely to approach anyone to sell drugs it would have been us as we were a group of 4 18-20 year olds.
salou in general is an absolutely fantastic place and would give it 10/10. its very clean and very modern with lots of fancy fountains and waterfalls around. they have one waterfall that they made a show out of, by projecting different colours and pictures into the water (AMAZING!)
the beach is lovely, to rent a sunbed with a blind for shade is very cheap- perfect for protecting small children from the sun. theres lots of activities going on on the beach aswell, such as jet skiing, banana boats, pedalos.
a visit to porta ventura and aquapolis is a must!! and for any of you partiers the night life is amazing!! good clubs are 007, bustop. kiss, croks, and pacha is a short bus ride away which goes to the early hours of the morning!
SO DONT BE PUT OF BY BAD REVIEWS!! EVEN IF YOUR PUT OFF BY THE HOTEL DONT LET IT PUT YOU OFF GOING TO SALOU...ITS PERFECT FOR ALL AGES!!!
i thoroughly enjoyed my stay here and am returning again to salou this year, admittedly not in this hotel as we found an offer that was cheaper however would not have a problem with returning to this hotel.
on arrival we checked into the reception at catalonia gardens, not the international which many people have said. we were greeted by the friendly receptionist who said our room would take 10 minutes to get ready so we had a drink at the bar (which was cheap, and had a very good happy hour!). we did have to pay a deposit of 100 euros but between four of us, that was no problem (in fact it helped as it ensured we had money for something to eat at the airport on the way home!!)
our room was very spacious with a fully functioning kitchenette and a perfectly fine bathroom (no mold or cockroaches!!) we had clean towels everyday and always had toilet roll!!
the pool area was lovely, very big, always had sun beds available and there was sun until about 6.00pm also there was ALWAYS a life guard on duty (usually around the children's pool)
not once during are stay did we hear of anyone being broken into or did we see anyone selling or doing drugs. and if they were likely to approach anyone to sell drugs it would have been us as we were a group of 4 18-20 year olds.
salou in general is an absolutely fantastic place and would give it 10/10. its very clean and very modern with lots of fancy fountains and waterfalls around. they have one waterfall that they made a show out of, by projecting different colours and pictures into the water (AMAZING!)
the beach is lovely, to rent a sunbed with a blind for shade is very cheap- perfect for protecting small children from the sun. theres lots of activities going on on the beach aswell, such as jet skiing, banana boats, pedalos.
a visit to porta ventura and aquapolis is a must!! and for any of you partiers the night life is amazing!! good clubs are 007, bustop. kiss, croks, and pacha is a short bus ride away which goes to the early hours of the morning!
SO DONT BE PUT OF BY BAD REVIEWS!! EVEN IF YOUR PUT OFF BY THE HOTEL DONT LET IT PUT YOU OFF GOING TO SALOU...ITS PERFECT FOR ALL AGES!!!
Advice: theres something for everyone...very clean and very modern
Activities: all restaurants along the beach front are lovely
Good for: Beach
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- Date of Holiday:Jul 2008
- Board Basis:Self Catering
- Tour Operator:Booked Independently
" IF YOU ARE DUE TO GO HERE THEN PLEASE... "
Submitted By: Miss H.A O''CONNOR
IF YOU ARE DUE TO GO HERE THEN PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE DONT!!! YOU WILL REGRET IT!!!!!!!!! I HAVE NEVER BEEN MORE SCARED, MORE ANGRY AND MORE STRESSED IN MY LIFE!!!!!!!!
This place is a living nightmare! My partner and i had rang up to book a holiday, but when we rang they told us that the hotel we had chosen to stay in was fully booked and we were told about Catalonia Gardens. They made it sound nice so we booked it as we were running out of time to book a holiday. Staright away we went on the internet on Travel advisor to find that we had just booked into a hell hole! The reviews were beyond belief so we picked up the phone and tried our best to have our money back, but we were told no! So we had to go.
When we arrived the coach driver told us to ask for our key from the receptionist in the hotel opposite our appartments so we went in there and we told we had to go to the appartment and they would have our key, so we went there and they sent us out into the town with a little rubbish map to find some random guy who we were told would have our key, so we draged our suit cases around the town and found the man and he told us we had to go somewhere else! 4th time lucky! We finaly found the right place for our key and we had to pay 100 euro deposite for it!
We went all the way back to the appartments and dragged our cases up the stairs as we had heard that the lift does not work most of the time! When we got to the top of the stairs we were greeted by completed darkness and loud music coming from the end of the black corridor. We had to feel around for the light switch on the walls!
We got into the room and locked the door behind us as we did not feel safe at all! We did not unpack as we were planning on keeping all our clothes locked in our suit cases for the whole week. I had a look around and found the bathroom was in a state so i went out and bought bleach to clean it with......i dont know about you but i do not go on holiday to clean nasty toilets and baths!!! The shower curtain was moaldy and the edge of the bath was just rusty and nasty! To be honest i dont know what was down the toilet but i was not nice! No one would want a bath in there!
We did not get into the room untill late so we just went for dinner, cleaned to bathroom and went to bed. I did not sleep well at all, and the load music that we were greated with when we arrived continued thrugh the night.
The next day we wanted to go out to the beach, so we locked our suitcases, pulled a spair bed infrount of the apartment door to try and stop anyone from braking in! Put my partnetrs suit case locked in the wardrobe and mine was locked and pushed under the bed. We left the apartment by jumping over the balcony at the back! This is because we wanted to leave the bed by the front door and because we did not want to receptionist seeing that we had left the apartment as we had heard that other people were convinced that the receptionist has somethin to do with rooms getting broken into in the past. so we jumped over the balcony and went down to the beach for a nice first day together.
When we returned we opened the apartment door and we were expecting to have to push hard to move the bed, but to our horror the door just swung open! I was so scared and so shocked. My partner walked in first and i followed locking the door behind me. We looked into the bed room to see my partners suitcase had been cut open with a knife and his clothes were all over the room! My suit case was still under the bed so i thought i was ok, but as i pulled it out i soon realised that was not the case! they had done the same to mine! They took clothes, aftershave, hair straighteners, an ipod, a camera, my toothbrush, my magazine, seloptape and the bleach i had to clean the bathroom!!!! i went running down to reception and went MAD!!! I shouted and shouted telling them what had happedend and i demaded that they did something about it! They just stood there and did nothing, they were the most usless most arragent people i ahve ever met! All they said was that we had to go to the police, that the police would not come to us. But it was too late for us to go and find the police station, we went back to the room and got onto the phone to our parents.
My partners parents had to go onto the internt for us and find us a new hotel to go to as i was not staying there one more second! Luckly the hotel acroos the street had a room free. It was called the mediteranneo which is part of a chain of "Best hotels" and it was amazing. But we could not take all our clothes with us that night as our suit cases were in bits, so we had to put some over night clothes in my had bag and jump over the balcony again to get to our new hotel.
When we got there we were welcomed by two lovley receptionist who were very helpful and very sorry to hear what had happened to us......the kind of responce you would expect from a receptionist!
The next morning we had to walk for an hour to the police station to report what had happened. The police officer did not really speak much english but she helped as much as she could. We were given a form to fill in to give details of what was taken and where we were staying and we were given a copy of the report and a ref number.
We then had to spend the afternoon looking for a new suitcase. When we found some we had to go back to the hell hole to collect our clothes and say good bye to our old suit cases.
Then we had to go and returnd the room key and get back the deposite and make a complaint. We got the 100 euros back no problem, but they would not give us any form or anything to make a formal complaint so they were just usless....like a lot of people out there.
If you are ment to be staying at Catalonia Gardens, THEN PLEASE DONT!!!! THIS IS NOT A JOKE. THE FIRST 2 DAYS OF OUR HOLIDAY WERE RUINED BY THIS PLACE AND WE HAD TO PAY OUT NEARLY £300 FOR A NEW HOTEL.
This place is a living nightmare! My partner and i had rang up to book a holiday, but when we rang they told us that the hotel we had chosen to stay in was fully booked and we were told about Catalonia Gardens. They made it sound nice so we booked it as we were running out of time to book a holiday. Staright away we went on the internet on Travel advisor to find that we had just booked into a hell hole! The reviews were beyond belief so we picked up the phone and tried our best to have our money back, but we were told no! So we had to go.
When we arrived the coach driver told us to ask for our key from the receptionist in the hotel opposite our appartments so we went in there and we told we had to go to the appartment and they would have our key, so we went there and they sent us out into the town with a little rubbish map to find some random guy who we were told would have our key, so we draged our suit cases around the town and found the man and he told us we had to go somewhere else! 4th time lucky! We finaly found the right place for our key and we had to pay 100 euro deposite for it!
We went all the way back to the appartments and dragged our cases up the stairs as we had heard that the lift does not work most of the time! When we got to the top of the stairs we were greeted by completed darkness and loud music coming from the end of the black corridor. We had to feel around for the light switch on the walls!
We got into the room and locked the door behind us as we did not feel safe at all! We did not unpack as we were planning on keeping all our clothes locked in our suit cases for the whole week. I had a look around and found the bathroom was in a state so i went out and bought bleach to clean it with......i dont know about you but i do not go on holiday to clean nasty toilets and baths!!! The shower curtain was moaldy and the edge of the bath was just rusty and nasty! To be honest i dont know what was down the toilet but i was not nice! No one would want a bath in there!
We did not get into the room untill late so we just went for dinner, cleaned to bathroom and went to bed. I did not sleep well at all, and the load music that we were greated with when we arrived continued thrugh the night.
The next day we wanted to go out to the beach, so we locked our suitcases, pulled a spair bed infrount of the apartment door to try and stop anyone from braking in! Put my partnetrs suit case locked in the wardrobe and mine was locked and pushed under the bed. We left the apartment by jumping over the balcony at the back! This is because we wanted to leave the bed by the front door and because we did not want to receptionist seeing that we had left the apartment as we had heard that other people were convinced that the receptionist has somethin to do with rooms getting broken into in the past. so we jumped over the balcony and went down to the beach for a nice first day together.
When we returned we opened the apartment door and we were expecting to have to push hard to move the bed, but to our horror the door just swung open! I was so scared and so shocked. My partner walked in first and i followed locking the door behind me. We looked into the bed room to see my partners suitcase had been cut open with a knife and his clothes were all over the room! My suit case was still under the bed so i thought i was ok, but as i pulled it out i soon realised that was not the case! they had done the same to mine! They took clothes, aftershave, hair straighteners, an ipod, a camera, my toothbrush, my magazine, seloptape and the bleach i had to clean the bathroom!!!! i went running down to reception and went MAD!!! I shouted and shouted telling them what had happedend and i demaded that they did something about it! They just stood there and did nothing, they were the most usless most arragent people i ahve ever met! All they said was that we had to go to the police, that the police would not come to us. But it was too late for us to go and find the police station, we went back to the room and got onto the phone to our parents.
My partners parents had to go onto the internt for us and find us a new hotel to go to as i was not staying there one more second! Luckly the hotel acroos the street had a room free. It was called the mediteranneo which is part of a chain of "Best hotels" and it was amazing. But we could not take all our clothes with us that night as our suit cases were in bits, so we had to put some over night clothes in my had bag and jump over the balcony again to get to our new hotel.
When we got there we were welcomed by two lovley receptionist who were very helpful and very sorry to hear what had happened to us......the kind of responce you would expect from a receptionist!
The next morning we had to walk for an hour to the police station to report what had happened. The police officer did not really speak much english but she helped as much as she could. We were given a form to fill in to give details of what was taken and where we were staying and we were given a copy of the report and a ref number.
We then had to spend the afternoon looking for a new suitcase. When we found some we had to go back to the hell hole to collect our clothes and say good bye to our old suit cases.
Then we had to go and returnd the room key and get back the deposite and make a complaint. We got the 100 euros back no problem, but they would not give us any form or anything to make a formal complaint so they were just usless....like a lot of people out there.
If you are ment to be staying at Catalonia Gardens, THEN PLEASE DONT!!!! THIS IS NOT A JOKE. THE FIRST 2 DAYS OF OUR HOLIDAY WERE RUINED BY THIS PLACE AND WE HAD TO PAY OUT NEARLY £300 FOR A NEW HOTEL.
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- Date of Holiday:Sep 2008
- Board Basis:Self Catering
- Tour Operator:Booked Independently
" Not as bad as others say. We were in... "
Submitted By: Mr H RUSTON
Not as bad as others say. We were in block 2 room was OK but no air conditioning then again you get what you pay for. Reception was manned and extremely helpfull. We were there for a week and received clean towels and sheets midway through. We only had to pay a 50 euro deposit which we got back no bother Good location and across the road great food at The Comedy Club
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- Date of Holiday:Aug 2008
- Board Basis:Self Catering
- Tour Operator:oNTHEBEACH
" STEER CLEAR OF THIS DUMP !!!!!!!
STEER CLEAR OF THIS DUMP !!!!!!!
PLEASE READ CAREFULLY......
We arrived at this dump to be told our room would not be available until 4pm,but we could use the pool while we waited. I WOULD NOT LET MY DOG SWIM IN IT!! It had dead flies and bird feathers floatin around and you could see the dirt which was all over the bottom of the pool... AND THATS JUST THE START!!
When we eventually got our key the corridor was dark as the lights did not work, when we found our way to the room there was a hole in the door which looked like it had been punched or kicked through, THEN when we entered we found:
1. one of the windows was smashed,
2. live electric wires just hangin out of the wall,
3. childrens bed was all broke underneath with VERY sharp staples stuck up,
4. washer did not have a door,
5. stains on the sofa (which I cringe to think what they were)
6. dirty brown marks on the bedding,
7. shower holder was broke off,
8. shower head was held together with brown packaging tape,
NEED I GO ON !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
We flatly refused to stay in this DISGUSTING place and left immediately, the worse thing was the man on Reception (who was very pleasant by the way) seemed to take it in his stride like this thing happens every day !!!!!
I have pictured everything and will be taking this matter further...
PLEASE TAKE OUR ADVICE AND KEEP AWAY !!
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- Date of Holiday:Sep 2008
- Board Basis:Self Catering
- Tour Operator:Booked Independently
" we read loads of bad reviews about... "
Submitted By: Mr C Brown
we read loads of bad reviews about these apartments but had already booked so it was to late 2 cancel but wish we had of and lost the money the place is full of locals selling and using drugs around the place soon as we seen the place we wanted to come home and to top it of on our second last day we was robbed everything we owned was stolen and i no that the people in reception had sumthing to do with it dont no how travel agents can advise or let people and familys go to this place and its beyond me how watchdog have never invested this place as its the broncs hope wen u read this u take it in and dont end up lyk we did as 4 those that its 2 late 4 gud luck and hope it doesnt happen to u as it happens every week there people getting robbed
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- Date of Holiday:Aug 2008
- Board Basis:Self Catering
- Tour Operator:hayes travel
" DONT GO!! After reading the reports... "
Submitted By: bigowl
DONT GO!! After reading the reports before we went, we thought surely its not that bad. How wrong we were. We only paid a 40 euro deposit, and had no problem getting it back, that was probably the best thing about this place. On entering our appartment it looked as if it hadnt been cleaned from the previous tenants. The fridge wouldnt close properly because it was solid with ice, light switches loose, bathroom filthy, sinks blocked, curtains dirty covered in paint & barely hanging. Theres no entertainment, snack bar. We stayed 2 weeks never had maid service. All we got was somebody open our door after 1 week and thow a bundle of sheets and towels on the nearest bed. As previous reports mention they are very basic appartments, no kettle etc; We told reception, they wanted us to hire one from them for 18 euro. Lots of dogs in complex, contrary to all signs indicating they are not allowed. We are an easy going family and dont mind people enjoying themselves, but its really loud, with the night club on the complex, turning out at 6.30 am! We spent the majorityof our holiday across the road at International 2, its free entry to anybody, all day entertainment, friendly and CLEAN! Surrounding area is nice, couple of beaches within 10 min walk, Salou centre 5 min walk, plenty of bars and restaurants. If you have a chance to change before you go, do it.
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- Date of Holiday:Aug 2008
- Board Basis:Self Catering
- Tour Operator:holiday power
" was given a room in block 1 over the... "
Submitted By: Mrs M Guest
was given a room in block 1 over the entrance to a nite club, the noise was terrible but had no problem in being moved the next morning, once that was sorted had a really good holiday had 2 x 11 yrs olds and 4 x 17/18 yr olds with us, nite life was gud for the lads and the pool was very large and you had no problem in getting a sun bed ( no havin to put towels out at 6.30 ) so the rest of us were happy. used the hotel oppersite in the evening ( international 2 ) the entertainment was ok typical for spain. dont let some of the bad reviews put you off, if you aint happy then see reception the staff were really helpful.
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- Date of Holiday:Aug 2008
- Board Basis:Self Catering
- Tour Operator:co op
" GO AT YOUR OWN RISK!!!
THIS... "
GO AT YOUR OWN RISK!!!
THIS PLACE IS AWFUL AND RUINED MY HOLIDAY COMPLETELY.
WE ARRIVED AND WHERE GREETED BY LOVELY STAFF IN INTERNATIONAL HOTEL ACROSS THE ROAD. THIS WAS TO BE OUR RECEPTION AREA FOR THE WEEK AS CATALONIA GARDENS DON'T BELIEVE IN HAVING A RECEPTION DESK, ACTUALLY THEY DONT OFFER VERY MUCH IN FACT. NO RECEPTION, NOBODY IF YOU GET STUCK IN THE LIFT (VERY SCARY), NO ONE TO GET YOU FRESH TOWELS, BEDLINEN ETC.
OUR ROOM SEEMED OK ON ARRIVAL APART FROM A WARDROBE DOOR MISSING, WAS PRETTY DIRTY AFTER WE HAD LOOKED AROUND IT AND THE VIEW FROM OUR BALCONY LOOKED ONTO THE LOWER TERRACE WHICH WAS FULL OF SHITTY NAPPIES! WE MADE THE MOST OF IT AND FOR THE FIRST FEW DAYS WE MANAGED OK CAUSE FOR ALL THE TIME WE WHERE AT THE HELL HOLE ANYWAY. THEN ONE NIGHT I JUMP INTO BED TO FIND I WAS NOT ALONE!!...... COCKROACHES NEARLY NEEDED A NAPPY MYSELF!! SO WITH 2 DAYS TO GO THE COCKROACHES SLOWLY INCREASED IN NUMBERS NO MATTER WHAT WE DID SO THANKFULLY IT WAS TIME TO LEAVE JUST AS THERE WHERE ABOUT HALF A DOZEN CREAPING FROM BELOW THE KITCHEN SINK!! I READ REVIEWS BEFORE I WENT ON HOLIDAYS AND THOUGHT IT COULDN'T BE THAT BAD BUT BELIEVE ME IT IS.
THIS PLACE IS AWFUL AND RUINED MY HOLIDAY COMPLETELY.
WE ARRIVED AND WHERE GREETED BY LOVELY STAFF IN INTERNATIONAL HOTEL ACROSS THE ROAD. THIS WAS TO BE OUR RECEPTION AREA FOR THE WEEK AS CATALONIA GARDENS DON'T BELIEVE IN HAVING A RECEPTION DESK, ACTUALLY THEY DONT OFFER VERY MUCH IN FACT. NO RECEPTION, NOBODY IF YOU GET STUCK IN THE LIFT (VERY SCARY), NO ONE TO GET YOU FRESH TOWELS, BEDLINEN ETC.
OUR ROOM SEEMED OK ON ARRIVAL APART FROM A WARDROBE DOOR MISSING, WAS PRETTY DIRTY AFTER WE HAD LOOKED AROUND IT AND THE VIEW FROM OUR BALCONY LOOKED ONTO THE LOWER TERRACE WHICH WAS FULL OF SHITTY NAPPIES! WE MADE THE MOST OF IT AND FOR THE FIRST FEW DAYS WE MANAGED OK CAUSE FOR ALL THE TIME WE WHERE AT THE HELL HOLE ANYWAY. THEN ONE NIGHT I JUMP INTO BED TO FIND I WAS NOT ALONE!!...... COCKROACHES NEARLY NEEDED A NAPPY MYSELF!! SO WITH 2 DAYS TO GO THE COCKROACHES SLOWLY INCREASED IN NUMBERS NO MATTER WHAT WE DID SO THANKFULLY IT WAS TIME TO LEAVE JUST AS THERE WHERE ABOUT HALF A DOZEN CREAPING FROM BELOW THE KITCHEN SINK!! I READ REVIEWS BEFORE I WENT ON HOLIDAYS AND THOUGHT IT COULDN'T BE THAT BAD BUT BELIEVE ME IT IS.
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- Date of Holiday:Sep 2007
- Board Basis:Self Catering
- Tour Operator:Airtours
" PLEASE PLEASE READ CAREFULLY IF YOU... "
Submitted By: Mr MJ Brine
PLEASE PLEASE READ CAREFULLY IF YOU WANT THE TRUTH ON THIS HELLHOLE!!!!!!
WE ARRIVED HOME TODAY THANKGOD!!!!
WHEN WE ARRIVED LAST WEDNESDAY WE WERE SHOWN TO OUR TRANSFER BUS (THE REP DID NOT COME ON THE BUS WITH US JUST WAS TOLD TO CALL HIM ON THE LAST DAY!!), UPON ARRIVING THE BUS DRIVER JUST DROPPED US OUTSIDE THE HELLHOLE APARTMENTS, WE WENT TO THE RECEPTION TO BE GREETED BY A GUY WHO WAS QUITE PLEASENT..... UNTIL WE WERE TOLD '' YOU HAVE TO GO INTO THE TOWN TO A PLACE CALLED THE BRISASOL TO COLLECT YOUR KEYS!!!!'' BEARING IN MIND WE HAD 2 TIRED CHILDREN AND HAD NEVER BEEN TO THIS PLACE BEFORE ALL WE HAD TO GO BY WAS A CRAPPY MAP!!! WHEN WE FINALLY GOT OUR KEYS WE WERE TOLD BUT THE VERY RUDE LADY TO PAY 150 EUROS DEPOSIT!!!! AFTER THE LONG WALK BACK WITH THE KEYS WE WERE TOLD WE WERE IN ON THE 4TH FLOOR IN BLOCK A, OH MY GOD WHAT A SHOCKER OF A ROOM!!!!! WE HAD A BROKEN BALONY DOOR, A MASSIVE LEAK IN OUR WARDROBE AND THE SMELL WAS LIKE WALKING INTO A HOT SMELLY DUSTBIN!!! SO OFF WE WENT AGAIN ON THE LONG WALK BACK TO THE PLACE WE COLLECTED OUR KEYS FROM, OUR ROOM WAS CHANGED NO PROBLEM, WE THOUGHT THINGS WERE LOOKING UP........ UNTIL WE FOUND OUT WE WERE ON THE 6TH FLOOR, WITH EXACTLY THE SAME PROBLEMS APART FROM THE LEAK!!!! SO WE JUST WENT WITH IT.
BEWARE IN THE LIFTS IT SMELLS AND WE GOT STUCK ON MANY OCCASIONS, SO WE RANG THE BELL AND NO ONE CAME GREAT!!!!!!!
NO ENTERTAINMENT WHAT SO EVER, ON A POSITIVE NOTE THE POOL AREA WAS OK, BUT NEEDS A LITTLE TLC.
IF ANYONE IS DUE TO GO HERE PLEASE TRY AND REARRANGE YOUR ACCOMODATION I WISH WE HAD!!!!! NOT FOR FAMILES AT ALL LOUD MUSIC KEPT US UP ALL NIGHT WE ARE SHATTERED AND GLAD TO BE HOME!!!!
OH ONE LAST THING YOU HAD TO GO FROM PILLAR TO POST JUST TO FIND OUT WHEN YOUR TRANSFER BUS HOME IS LEAVING!!!!
GOOD LUCK.
WE ARRIVED HOME TODAY THANKGOD!!!!
WHEN WE ARRIVED LAST WEDNESDAY WE WERE SHOWN TO OUR TRANSFER BUS (THE REP DID NOT COME ON THE BUS WITH US JUST WAS TOLD TO CALL HIM ON THE LAST DAY!!), UPON ARRIVING THE BUS DRIVER JUST DROPPED US OUTSIDE THE HELLHOLE APARTMENTS, WE WENT TO THE RECEPTION TO BE GREETED BY A GUY WHO WAS QUITE PLEASENT..... UNTIL WE WERE TOLD '' YOU HAVE TO GO INTO THE TOWN TO A PLACE CALLED THE BRISASOL TO COLLECT YOUR KEYS!!!!'' BEARING IN MIND WE HAD 2 TIRED CHILDREN AND HAD NEVER BEEN TO THIS PLACE BEFORE ALL WE HAD TO GO BY WAS A CRAPPY MAP!!! WHEN WE FINALLY GOT OUR KEYS WE WERE TOLD BUT THE VERY RUDE LADY TO PAY 150 EUROS DEPOSIT!!!! AFTER THE LONG WALK BACK WITH THE KEYS WE WERE TOLD WE WERE IN ON THE 4TH FLOOR IN BLOCK A, OH MY GOD WHAT A SHOCKER OF A ROOM!!!!! WE HAD A BROKEN BALONY DOOR, A MASSIVE LEAK IN OUR WARDROBE AND THE SMELL WAS LIKE WALKING INTO A HOT SMELLY DUSTBIN!!! SO OFF WE WENT AGAIN ON THE LONG WALK BACK TO THE PLACE WE COLLECTED OUR KEYS FROM, OUR ROOM WAS CHANGED NO PROBLEM, WE THOUGHT THINGS WERE LOOKING UP........ UNTIL WE FOUND OUT WE WERE ON THE 6TH FLOOR, WITH EXACTLY THE SAME PROBLEMS APART FROM THE LEAK!!!! SO WE JUST WENT WITH IT.
BEWARE IN THE LIFTS IT SMELLS AND WE GOT STUCK ON MANY OCCASIONS, SO WE RANG THE BELL AND NO ONE CAME GREAT!!!!!!!
NO ENTERTAINMENT WHAT SO EVER, ON A POSITIVE NOTE THE POOL AREA WAS OK, BUT NEEDS A LITTLE TLC.
IF ANYONE IS DUE TO GO HERE PLEASE TRY AND REARRANGE YOUR ACCOMODATION I WISH WE HAD!!!!! NOT FOR FAMILES AT ALL LOUD MUSIC KEPT US UP ALL NIGHT WE ARE SHATTERED AND GLAD TO BE HOME!!!!
OH ONE LAST THING YOU HAD TO GO FROM PILLAR TO POST JUST TO FIND OUT WHEN YOUR TRANSFER BUS HOME IS LEAVING!!!!
GOOD LUCK.
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- Date of Holiday:Aug 2008
- Board Basis:Self Catering
- Tour Operator:Travel Republic
" After reading all the negative... "
Submitted By: Mrs R Wilson
After reading all the negative reviews i was worried that this place was awful...but i thought "it's already paid for, let's give it a shot". After all, how bad could it be? Answer THIS PLACE IS A DISGUTING PIT. It was filthy, blood on walls, pubic hairs blocking plugholes, no clean sheets - my sons contracted a skin condition. The lifts were permanenty stuck, dog's barking in next door apartment (yes dogs!) there's no entertainment and it was so bad we came home a week early. Please don't waste your hard earned cash.
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- Date of Holiday:Aug 2008
- Board Basis:Self Catering
- Tour Operator:Travel Republic
" were can i begin , the apartments... "
Submitted By: Mrs S P Strain
were can i begin , the apartments were dirty cooker didn,t work top rings didn,t work .we were there for 10 days no one changed the sheets or towels. the pool area was never cleaned . pool bar hardley ever opened .nearly every one who went was complaining as soon as they had checked in .very noisey .salou its self was quite nice .will never go there again.
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- Date of Holiday:Aug 2008
- Board Basis:Self Catering
- Tour Operator:Direct Holidaysholidays4u
" I have just come back from salou... "
Submitted By: Miss Loz Young Person
I have just come back from salou where i went with 3 of my friends and can say i had a suprisingly brilliant holiday !! i say surprisingly because after reading these comments its enough to put any one off looking forward to a holiday!! however wen we arrived we were expecting to check in at internationall ii as previous comments said the catlaonia recpetion was shut however this was not the case as the hotel has its own recpetion which is always open and has freindly staff!!! it is true you have to pay 100 euro deposit but we read this and therfore budgeted for it and there was no issue at all with getting it back at the end!! wen walking to our room we were worried yes the lifts had a little graffiti but what do u expect for a budget holiday!!! any way we opened the door and walked in and were pleasantly surprised the room was spacious and clean and we had a number of plates cups etc and lagre selection of cutlery!! the pool was big and got cleaned but im not sure how often and there is always a life guard around!! the maid service wasn't the best as they came once in our entire week but we did get clean towels etc! i am a young person who wasn't to bothered about the accomidation but i can say there are 3 blocks to the hotel and wheter we were lucky and had the bettter block i don't no but i did not have any complaints and as a young person on a budget who wanted to be close to things i would go back and stay in this hotel !! don't let these comments put you off!!
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- Date of Holiday:Jul 2008
- Board Basis:Self Catering
- Tour Operator:Sunworld
" PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE TAKE NOTICE OF... "
Submitted By: Mrs M Watson
PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE TAKE NOTICE OF THE REVIEWS!!!!!! I DIDN'T AND TO MY PERIL I PAID THE PRICE. I THOUGHT IT WAS ALL POINTLESS TWODDLE AND WITH NO REAL CLOUT, BUT MY GOD IS THIS PLACE BAD.
I HAVE RETURNED FROM THE HOLIDAY FROM HELL. THIS IS A SELF CATERING HOLIDAY TO WHICH YOU ARE NOT EQUIPT TO CATER FOR YOUR SELF!! NO TOASTER, KETTLE OR BASIC ESSENTIALS. I ASKED FOR SOME PLATES AND BOWLS (JUST BASIC NEEDS U WOULD THINK!!) AND WAS TOLD THE CLEANER WILL BUY SOME AS THEY DO NOT SUPPLY THEM AS THEY GET BROKEN!! I HAD READ THE REVIEWS SO KNEW ABOUT THE NEED TO HIRE A TOASTER AND KETTLE, BUT WHEN I WENT TO ENQUIRE THEY SAID I COULD DO THIS BUT NO GUARENTEE IT WOULD TURN UP WITHIN 72 HOURS!!! THIS IS ON A ONE WEEK HOLIDAY WITH MY HUSBAND AND 3 BOYS. I ALSO FOUND OUT THAT PEOPLE WERE HIRING THE THINGS AND NOT RECIEVING A REFUND WHEN GOODS EITHER DIDN'T TURN UP OR TURNED UP ON DAY OF DEPARTURE.
THE POOL APPEARED OK UNTIL MY BOYS CONSTANTLY GOT CUT ON BROKEN TILES IN THE POOL, I COMPLAINED AND WAS TOLD TO KEEP THEM OUT THAT WAY THEY WONT GET CUT!!
AND TO TOP IT ALL THE BINS AND RUBBISH DIRECTLY ON THE CANOPY OF THE APPARTMENTS AND OUTSIDE THE APPARTMENTS WERE REALLY REALLY REALLY BAD, JUST TO HAVE THE CONSTANT SMELL OF HOT WASTE WAS UN BEARABLE IN 35' HEAT. IF YOU NEED TO STAY IN SALOU AND NEED CHEAP..........THIS IS WHAT YOU GET!!!!!!!!
I HAVE RETURNED FROM THE HOLIDAY FROM HELL. THIS IS A SELF CATERING HOLIDAY TO WHICH YOU ARE NOT EQUIPT TO CATER FOR YOUR SELF!! NO TOASTER, KETTLE OR BASIC ESSENTIALS. I ASKED FOR SOME PLATES AND BOWLS (JUST BASIC NEEDS U WOULD THINK!!) AND WAS TOLD THE CLEANER WILL BUY SOME AS THEY DO NOT SUPPLY THEM AS THEY GET BROKEN!! I HAD READ THE REVIEWS SO KNEW ABOUT THE NEED TO HIRE A TOASTER AND KETTLE, BUT WHEN I WENT TO ENQUIRE THEY SAID I COULD DO THIS BUT NO GUARENTEE IT WOULD TURN UP WITHIN 72 HOURS!!! THIS IS ON A ONE WEEK HOLIDAY WITH MY HUSBAND AND 3 BOYS. I ALSO FOUND OUT THAT PEOPLE WERE HIRING THE THINGS AND NOT RECIEVING A REFUND WHEN GOODS EITHER DIDN'T TURN UP OR TURNED UP ON DAY OF DEPARTURE.
THE POOL APPEARED OK UNTIL MY BOYS CONSTANTLY GOT CUT ON BROKEN TILES IN THE POOL, I COMPLAINED AND WAS TOLD TO KEEP THEM OUT THAT WAY THEY WONT GET CUT!!
AND TO TOP IT ALL THE BINS AND RUBBISH DIRECTLY ON THE CANOPY OF THE APPARTMENTS AND OUTSIDE THE APPARTMENTS WERE REALLY REALLY REALLY BAD, JUST TO HAVE THE CONSTANT SMELL OF HOT WASTE WAS UN BEARABLE IN 35' HEAT. IF YOU NEED TO STAY IN SALOU AND NEED CHEAP..........THIS IS WHAT YOU GET!!!!!!!!
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- Date of Holiday:Jul 2008
- Board Basis:Self Catering
- Tour Operator:First Choicevia freedom direct
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Advice: its amazing everything is close by or easily accessible by bus or train
Activities: we loved this restaurant called Musavis it was very cheap and good quality food
Good for: Beach