Eurosalou Hotel

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I went to Salou with my boyfriend on an allocation on arrival holiday with Airtours. We were 3* half board and were pleasantly surprised when our coach dropped us off at the Euro Salou. The Hotel itself is nice and clean with friendly English speaking staff. We found that it mainly catered for the Spanish who were not friendly in the slightest and very rude towards English guests. We went when the Spanish kids had just broken up for their summer holidays so the hotel was over-run with them with seemingly no adult supervision. There had been a lot of complaints about their rude and loud behaviour but it seemed to quieten down a little as the week went by.
The pool area is small and I can imagine it gets very crowded in high season. The rooms were of a decent size with a furnished balcony; there wasn't much room for our clothes though. We had a safety deposit box, a TV and air conditioning. I'm not sure if you have to pay for the air conditioning though, we arrived back to our room to find it was working one day but a couple we had met said that there’s wasn't so who knows!
The food wasn't great, not catered towards the British at all. We ate in the hotel 4 out of 7 nights but there are so many nice places to eat in Salou you'd be missing out by staying in the hotel every night. The prices at the bar were reasonable I thought. The hotel also had Internet access and a small games room for the kiddies.
My boyfriend and I are 20 so were looking for a bit of nightlife. This can be found at the other end of Salou, about a 20-minute walk along the beachfront. If you can't be bothered to walk then a taxi will cost around 5 euros. 007, Bus Stop and Danny Boy were favourites ours and Lunatic on the beachfront serves no-nonsense food and amazing cocktails!
The beach was lovely with white sand and clear water. As with most places you had to pay for the sun loungers. The prices at the beach snack bars are extortionate; we paid 9 euros for 2 bottles of coke and 2 ice lollys. Stock up before you go if you don't want your eyes ripped out! Aquapolis Water Park was an enjoyable day out. It was spoilt a little bit by all of the Spanish kids who don't know how to wait in line but never mind! The dolphin show was enjoyable too.
Port Aventura was great and only a stones throw from Salou, only 1.20 euro by bus. A word of warning though, don't buy your tickets from the rep. We paid 37 euros for what we believed to be a fast track ticket. We only got one fast track all day that wasn’t explained to us when we bought the tickets. Your best bet is to buy them on the day you go from the park, it's a lot cheaper.
The Barcelona fountains trip was great too. The trip to the Barcelona football stadium kept the boys happy and the shopping and fountains kept the girls happy. I would recommend a trip to Barcelona while staying in Salou; it's well worth the money.
Overall I think if you're a young group or couple looking for some nightlife, your best bet is to stay in the new part of Salou or go somewhere else. The nightlife is OK but gets a bit repetitive. The resort is mainly geared towards families so Salou is the prefect place for you if you have young children, as there are lots to keep them amused. I really enjoyed our holiday is Salou despite all the out of control Spanish kids! I don't think I’d go back to Salou as I feel I’ve seen all the resort has to offer. I feel we got a really good value holiday and would fly with Airtours again but next time it'll be somewhere different.