Festival Village

Had a family holiday first week August at the Festival Village. First impressions were not great as had been allocated a room that wasn't cleaned from the previous guests, however, the receptionist was very apologetic and quickly and efficiently reallocated me a (better) room. The rooms are big we had a 1 bedroom apartment, including fridge (necessity) and air con. Balcony was huge, did nt feel that we were tripping over each other. Very clean complex, cleaners on hand 24/7. Food good, something for everyone. Pool good although had to be up early for a sunbed. Entertainers worked hard obviously on a tight budget but always something to do. Would go back

3 readers found this review helpful

just come back after 1 week at the festival village, on an all inclusive
we enjoyed our stay here only problem is that the matresses on the beds are very poor,maid service is very good secirity is through the night and of course tha animation team work very hard day and night if you stay here QUEEN TRIBUTE is a must fantastic!!! we have 3 teenagers and the enjoyed the stay just as much as we did.food was very good . all inclusive was brilliant 2x alcholic drinks and 2x soft drinks per person ( worked well ). as in all hotels there isnt enough sun loungers around the pool as people put the towels down first thing but dont show around the pool till after dinner this needs to be addressed a.s.a.p

We stayed at the festival village July/Aug 2010. We are have 2 kids and we all had a fantastic time due to the staff. Dan, Katie, Liz and Greg the entertainment staff were all brilliant with the kids and the adults. There was a kids club ,small play area and day time activities for both the adults and kids. There was also a mini disco and evening entertainment. The Bar/Waiting staff were also brilliant (Scott, Danny and Alex).
The food was very good for an all inclusive holiday as there was plenty of choice and there was somthing for eveyone.
The only thing I would say is that the rooms could do with an upgrade as our shower/cubical was not in very good condition. We would go back to this hotel.

We stay there end of July 2010 could not fault it at all the staff are great really friendly, rooms clean, food great, kids club brilliant gave us a great break and could relax at the pool for a couple of hours and in the evening as well Katie your brilliant! Would recommend festival village to anyone looking for a family holiday hope to return agian next year.

4 readers found this review helpful

We had a brilliant time. We went for a week at the beginning of the school summer holidays. I booked directly with the hotel and this included transfers from the airport and a bottle of cava on arrival.
The rooms were spacious, fairly basic but clean and more than adequate for what we needed. It was great to have a a small kitchen, even though we were all inclusive, because the fridge meant we could keep our drinks cool.
There were a range of English and Spanish staff. Most were really friendly and helpful. The all inclusive provided a suitable variety of food which was cooked well. My children, aged 9 and 12 were happy with the food too. The all inclusive drinks were good too. My son loved the children's non alcoholic cocktails. I enjoyed trying some of the cocktails from their drinks list. These were included as all inclusive.
The swimming pool wasn't massive if you like to do lengths, but there was always space to swim and to cool off! It would have been nice if there were more sun beds, but we usually managed to find a couple. There were always chairs available.
The entertainment programme was like you would get at a holiday camp, but it kept us occupied of an evening and we had an enjoyable time.
This hotel is suitable for families, due to the size of the apartments, it is great if you want to all be together as this can be hard to find. If you are looking for a child free zone, then this hotel isn't for you. However, the children were all well behaved whilst we were there.
The apartments are near to port aventura which was great. It was just a short bus ride away. Unfortnately, this hotel is not in the main part of Salou and you need to get a bus or taxi to get anywhere. We walked to La Pineda one day and the main part of Salou another and it was quite a long way. The bus fare (single/ one way) was no more than about £2 though and the buses were regular. It was just a shame there wasn't a lot within short walking distance of the hotel.
Based on what we paid we were really happy that we had a good value for money holiday with clean apartments, thing to do at the hotel and a genuine all inclusive programme

1 reader found this review helpful

Excellent Holiday. Small but adequate pool (need more parasols though)Food was really good and the staff were the best I have ever come across, they went out of their way to help resolve any problems and the Children loved them.

Myself my husband and 2 grandchildren stayed hear between 29 jun10 and 6 July 10. Got off to a bit off a nightmare start because our room was not ready. but once that was sorted out much later we did have a good holiday met some really nice people. I have to say the staff were very nice and helpful. The food was nice but the choice for children was really restricted, my grandson lived on tuna sandwiches. The apartment was clean and spacious although dated. All in all had a great time.

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My husband and I stayed at festival village the last week in june 2010. It was good food pleasant staff and a feeling of being an old friend .
we found it to be clean and the rooms were kept clean with fresh linen and towels , Entertainment was great the kids were well taken care of by the entertainers .
we will be going back again and taking our grandchildren
a place to do as little or as much as you like . thanks to huw and danny in the snack bar for making us feel welcome to all the staff thanks great food good times arrive a stranger leave a friend

3 readers found this review helpful

Had a fantastic holiday it was our 2nd time at the festival village we rate the hotel and all its staff 100% as they were very friendly and helpful we were their in june 2010 and are going back in august 2010 with our family cant wait to see all the staff we made friends with we would recommend this hotel to anyone who wants a relaxing and fun holiday.

8 readers found this review helpful

From the welcome on arrival to the size,comfort and cleanliness of our apartment, to every single one of all staff(reception,maids,bar,restaurant and snackbar).The food was delicious breakfast,lunch dinner and evening snacks with a good varied choice of main courses which were never repeated while we were there.The entertainment team were fab,the entertaint itself was excellent every night.
The location 5 to 10 minutes to small coved beaches,15 mins walk to the wonderful beach of La Pineda or 25mins walk to Salou or get the bus to either outside the hotel, but buy a bus pass for 8.90euro which gives you 10 trips to anywhere between La Pineda and Cambrills.
Ignore last years' reviews this hotel has been given a revamp both the buildings and the staff.Read all 2010 reviews and get the truth.We will definitely be going back hopefully this year.