I should have heeded the advice from the other reviewers who warned about how bad the Best Western Mar Menuda is. We had reservations for three nights, but the room was so wretched, we checked out after the first one -- and would have checked out without spending the night but torrential rain kept us in for the evening. The room was comparable to a dormitory room, with spare furnishings (a bed, a sofa, a desk and a rickety chair) and institutional decor. The bed was ancient and the sofa slip cover was dirty -- not stained, but covered in actual dirt. The room had a definite odor, and my husband could not stop coughing, which made us suspect mold. But the worst was the bathroom, which was infested with ANTS. I could not even bring myself to shower there, as the tub and towels were crawling with the insects. The final disappointment was that, even though the hotel was not sold out, they placed us in a room overlooking the parking lot. The cuisine at the restaurant was palatable, nothing special and far from the positive description by Frommer's. Also, the rooms did not include safes.

As other reviews have noted, Tossa de Mar is lovely -- an unspoiled beach town farther north on the coast from the touristy Lloret de Mar. Though the BW Mar Menuda has beach access, that is really all the hotel has to offer. There must be better establishment with better accommodations from which one can explore Tossa.

I stayed here last week with my girlfriend and group of friends. I have to say that I was extremely happy with this hotel. Reading the poor reviews on this site makes me think that the hotel was renovated somewhat recently.

I agree that the hotel is old and initial impressions aren't great but this hotel grew on me very quickly. The rooms were spotless, and the bathroom the same. We stayed in a room without a view but we weren't bothered at all - we didn't spend much time in the bedroom as there's so much to see and do outside.

This hotel is right smack on the beach, the smaller of the two main Tossa beaches and the prettier of the two. It's great to walk down a few steps from a hotel and to land straight onto a lovely beach. People talk negatively about the pool in the hotel. To be honest I didn't visit the pool once so can't comment but who would want to spend their time by the pool when there's a perfect beach a few steps away?!

As also mentioned by many others, the breakfast here is excellent. A huge choice of food from meats to cereals to eggs to full irish; and as many coffees as you want. We also had dinner here one night and it to was excellent.

Why am I not giving this 5 stars you may ask - mainly for the uninspiring decor in the hotel (not including the rooms, the rooms have been done up excellently).

Very comfortable hotel in superb location. It is advisable to pay a little more and get a room with a sea view. Breakfasts are incredibly good.

During our vacation in Spain we wanted to enjoy Costa Brava, but not in the middle of the tourist resorts with wild party and constant noice. In this respect Tossa del Mar is still a beautiful place and the hotel Mar Menuda have a great location in front of the beach. It is a perfect place for bathing, diving and evening walks to the resturants. The hotel is old and this is visable, but you have a great place to stay.