Would I go to this hotel again = YES, most definitely.
Stay = Aug'11 (Bed & Breakfast, two weeks)
GOOD POINTS:-
* Staff are very friendly and courteous.
* A very quiet family/couples orientated hotel (bliss / relaxing)
* Very large grassed area around the pool, large enough to play bat-and-ball without affecting the other guests (sunbeds always available, fewer umbrellas)
* Good-sized pool for the size of the hotel (always enough space to swim).
* Two tennis courts (hire of equiipment available)
* Bar meals available most of the day (pizzas available when not), sensible prices
* Room/Hotel always clean (no flys etc etc)
* Bar drinks mostly cheaper than the town/beach
* two pool tables
* PC's/internet/WiFi available for hire
* Petanque available to hire
* parking available (12 euros per day)
* No evening entertainment (good point for us)
* Fresh/ground coffee during breakfast time
* can buy ice for 50c per bag (wine in room/balcony)
* blackout curtains in room
* lift to all floors
NOT SO GOOD POINTS:-
* Probably about 20min walk to/from the beach, which was fully packed at this time of year (however no steep decents or steps).
* rooms are basic and very/extremely small (but clean), our shower room also ridiculously small, good job we didn't book our holiday to stay in a hotel room all day (i.e. this isn't really an issue as you should only be sleeping and washing here!)
* Breakfast was same everyday (cold/european) = Bread rolls, hot & cold drinks machines, cheese, ham, croissants, pan chocolates / sweet breads, cold hard-boiled eggs, yoghurts, cereals (two weeks = too much of same)
* We were B&B, and only paid once for the eveining meal (10 euros/head), save your money and go into town, if you go to the Marina restuarant (not connected in anyway to the Hotel, it's near the castle/church, or try the one next door to the marina restaurant) you can get an extremely nice 3-course meal with wine for 10euros/head
* we paid and extra £100 (two weeks) for the balcony which looked onto the carpark, but with a child, it's somewhere to sit on a night with a bottle of wine when they're in bed.
* no fridge (to keep beer/wine cold)
* only two elec' sockets, one in the room, one in the bathrom
* no air-conditioning
COMMENTS (neither good nor bad):-
* this hotel caters for all europeans, i.e not a Brit' hotel
* slide for younger children (NOT pool slide !)
RESORT:-
* very nice, packed at this time of year
* beach/sea is slowly shelving, ideal for children etc, not sand so no sandcastles
* no gangs of lads or lasses getting drunk
* beautiful backdrop with castle lit up on a night time
* some nice cliff/wood walks
* (don't bother going fishing, they don't bite)
* 45min(ish) to Gerona airport
* try to avoid the cheaper restaurants, you get what you pay for. We bought Paella from one place at 8-euros (like something from the shop 'Iceland'), however a three-course meal with wine at the Marina restaurant near the church was only 10-euros.
* Bottled beer (330cl) in town normally about 2.5-3euros/bottle, however there is a 1-euro/bottle bar/hotel near the tourist information/ceramic shop
SUMMARY:-
The resort is very nice for couples/families, hotel is lovely and quiet, we would certainly go again !
- Marina Tossa Hotel
- Marina Tossa De Mar
