Playa Park - above all praise!

Written: 2 august 2007
Travel time: 2 — 9 july 2007
Who does the author recommend the hotel to?: For families with children; For recreation with friends, for young people
Your rating of this hotel:
9.0
from 10
Hotel ratings by criteria:
Rooms: 9.0
Service: 9.0
Cleanliness: 9.0
Food: 10.0
Amenities: 10.0
The hotel is amazing! The quality of food and service is excellent!
1) Good location of the hotel. There are 3 beaches to choose from, but we liked Llarga more - the closest. Fine golden sand, you go up to the neck and the bottom is still visible + there is no crowd like on the central beach.

2) I was pleased with the cuisine - quite varied, on Fridays a festive menu (shrimps, salmon, turkey, octopus skewers, etc. ), on Sundays a themed dinner (we found Chinese and Mexican) + for lovers of chic for breakfast champagne. In all hotels at lunch and dinner, drinks are paid, but in Playa Park, which is good, there were always watermelons, melons, pineapples, so we could easily do without drinks.

3) Very friendly and helpful staff. There is a Russian-speaking administrator at the reception, she advised us on all issues, which cannot be said about the hotel guide from Natalie Tours, who did not show up for a cocktail at all - normal, right?

4) Animation is really entertaining. Hawaiian show, bingo lottery, kids club, karaoke, especially liked the guest singer - just super!

In general, we really enjoyed our holiday. We are in Salou for the second time, so we can suggest a couple of points that will allow us to save a lot.
To get started, take a look at the supermarket - the same alcohol as in the hotel restaurant, you can try much cheaper, you should buy dried sausage - a spicy little thing. Another such moment. On the beach, you can rent an umbrella for 5 € per day, and for the same 5 € you can buy this umbrella in a supermarket, they also sell air mattresses (about 4 €).

As for excursions, we recommend taking them not from hotel guides, but best of all through the ticket offices of the municipal transport Bus Plana. They are on every corner, and for comparison, the numbers: Barcelona and the "Magic Fountain" at "Natalie Tours" 56 € / person, and through Bus Plana 26!
Moreover, the same route with a Russian guide, even at Bus Plana we entered the Sagrada Familia for free, and with Natalie we only drove past. In addition, as it turned out, some representatives of Bus Plana work in PortAventura and can sell entrance tickets not for 39 €, but for 20.

And the last moment. The talk that everything is cheaper in Duty Free seems far-fetched to us. We compared perfume, alcohol and chocolate - more expensive. In Duty Free, we bought only alcohol, and then only because you can take quite a lot in hand luggage. Only from here! If you buy in the city, then a liter and a half and in luggage, and then you yourself understand ...

I hope our tips will help many of you to save money and enjoy Spain to the fullest. We wish you all a successful trip and unforgettable impressions!
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