HTOP Royal Sun

I just came back from the Royal Sun in Santa Susanna on Wednesday and had a fantastic time. I went with my boyfriend and although it’s clearly a family / older people resort we had a blast.
The food is fab and plenty of it all day. All inclusive drink choice is amazing - you only pay for named imported drinks but the measures are so huge of the local stuff your better off drinking that anyway. The only thing you have to pay for (if you’re all inc) is the game machines and crisps, only 1euro per bag and they are lovely.
The linen, rooms and towels were cleaned/changed daily and there is a TV in the room with MTV and BBC2 (the rest are in Spanish) the shower is great, nice and powerful and warm not like some of the cold dribbles I’ve had to put up with in the past.
There is a TV room and internet in the reception. The pool is great and there's also a 'kids pool' on the upper layer which is all shallow which is great for your boyfriend who cant swim!
The sun is better up there too. It was approx 28degrees all week but there was a much appreciated light breeze about 3pm.
The shops are good, I paid 60euros for a Louis Vitton and Gucci bag which seems a lot for fakes abroad but they look so real you would never tell ( there is only the 1 shop with such good fakes though and its on the middle of the boulevard)
There are shops and stalls everywhere that sells belts, wallets, hats, sunglasses, clothes etc and they are cheap as chips.
There are some really good bars too, the Tropicana bar is the best. You pay 10euros to get in but you get 2 drinks vouchers and a card to use for the duration of your holiday which also gives you 2 free drinks when you go in (so if you wanted you could just go in for your 2 drinks and move on!)
There is a bar called Waikiki that sell drinks by the litre, cocktails, or whatever for 5euros which is awesome.
The beach is right in front of the hotel with plenty of sun loungers and snack huts (but its literally a few metres in front of the hotel so if you’re all inc then you can go in and get a drink for free).
The only downside was that the hotel is so tall the sun goes behind it so you have to move about a bit about 1-2pm Also there were lots of older people there (60+) but they were never about in the day and were in the main room in the night so we just went outside to get away for a bit.
Enjoy your holiday we certainly did, so much that we are going back to Costa Brava in Sept, only this time to Pineda, we are confident that the quality and standard of the H Top hotels will match the Royal Sun.

I was a bit concerned about the reviews I had read because it appeared this hotel was like marmite, you either love it or hate it. For location it couldn't be beaten, straight from the hotel on to the beach. The warm welcome we received from reception set the scene for the week and we found the staff to be extremely friendly and helpful. (Apart from a certain bar man whose face may crack if he smiled).

We were quite fortunate that our tour operator had us delivered to the door, apparently, some refuse to do so because of the entry from the main road as they feel it is not suitable for coaches. The hotel runs a courtesy bus to Lloret de Mar each day. Whilst the resort is very quiet with regard to shops, we found that Malgrat was just a short walk away and had more to offer. The Tuesday market was a bit too much like the shops and seemed a bit pricey in comparison. There were ample loungers around the two pools, however, those on the beach are private at a fee of 4euros, our daughters used these and said they were the most comfortable they had ever used.

For those who are all inclusive, there is an opportunity to go to a Medieval evening for 11 euros bus fare, and a Cabaret Evening for 9 euros. This was definite value for money because the first cost 44 euros through the reps. I don't think it would have been value for money at that rate.
This hotel was most definitely to our taste, although I would imagine that those who prefer a livelier setting, with a more vigorous entertainment programme may be disappointed. We have decided that we will definitely return for another holiday.
The cost of the holiday through Fleetway travel, as opposed to brochure price was a fantastic offer, in fact, it was cheaper than some self catering holidays we have had. However, had we paid the considerable higher rate of a high street tour operator, I feel that I may be been disappointed.
One word of warning, any who travel by Ryan Air, watch the baggage, it is a measly 15kg, and they are strict on excess. Some in our check in queue thought that there would be a culmative weight, however, it is strictly per case only.

Claimed to be 4 stars it barely fits 2 or 3. Service is extremely bad.
Poor facilities and food. Staff is outstandingly insolent and unfriendly. Do not expect them changing used towels, bed linen or bringing shampoo into your room. Rooms are badly equipped, air condition, safe box and minibar don’t work. No hairdryers, no shampoo, no soap and sometimes even no paper.
The pool is small and has no warming. NO PARKING!! Hotel has about 10 parking places and all are taken by hotel staff. If you are asking about possible parking place in the area you'll be told that "this is YOUR PROBLEM" (!). Of course neither fitness nor sauna. Restaurant is claimed to work for 2 hours on breakfast and dinner, but actually there’s no food even a half hour after opening. And nobody worries to bring more.
The menu is the SAME for a week. Mostly junk food. DO not expect beef, lamb. They serve by "one kind". Meaning. every day’s same kind of pork, fish, cheese, salami, beans (?). No natural coffee or juice. One kind of beer, one kind of bread, one kind of marinades. That’s it. And even this you have to catch it time.
Finally, most terrible hotel I ever visited.
Good Luck.

Hotel Royal Sun is in a prime position on the beach. The Reception staff were very helpful on all issues, food was ok something for everyone, but did get a bit repetitive. Rooms were ok, quite clean, the hotel was an oasis in an otherwise grotty resort. It definitely wasn’t a 4 star though the towels and the bedding were quite old and thin, yes thin is the only word I can use to describe them. But for the last week in October the weather was lovely and we used the hotel as a base to travel out each day. Excellent train service to Barcelona and a lovely journey along the coast. All in all I would give this hotel a 7 rating. I wont however be going back.

Despite what other reviewers said - the hotel exceeded my expectations. Regarding the noise - the whole area of the beach is overwhelmed with crowd, but once you close your balcony door - you get complete silence.
The pictures of the hotel in the Internet do it injustice. The cleaning in the hotel is spotless. The staff is very helpful.
The pools are great, not too crowded. However, they are not heated and the water IS cold even during August.
The food is ok, but repetitive. I wouldn’t rate this hotel as a 4 stars hotel, but as a 3 start hotel.
We enjoyed our stay in this hotel. I recommend it to others.