I just got back from a 3day holiday and I'm looking forward to planning when to go next !!! We went on a budget holiday which is why we chose these apartments. They were clean and close to everything!! The supermarket was right underneath, the shops where only 2 minutes away, the lovely sandy beaches were just down the road... not to mention how easy it is to go clubbing !! Taxis are approx 30.00Eur (between 5pax and depending on where you're going) Portaventura and Aquopolis Park are just 15minutes away by bus (Eur 1.50) I would recommend to everyone from couples, to groups of friends to families with children !!!

Me and my boyfriend just got back from a week in salou where we stayed at the zahara. The apartments were good value for money, everything you needed fridge, iron, balconay, big lounge & separate kitchen, twin beds and bathroom. The room was clean, spare sheets, shower was a bit dodgy at times although the weather was so hot we looked forward to a cold shower. Perfect location to the beach and close to the nightclubs, although if your not for the party scene I'd recommend you stay a bit further out. What they failed to tell us is we had to pay £100 deposit on check in, which we never got back as we had an early flight and the reception didn't open til 9! Good holiday though overall, its what you make it :)

We went to Salou for a week on holiday and while Salou is lovely, the Zahara apartments are not. We had to queue to pick up keys to our apartment across the road at the Brisasol office on Friday night, only to discover when we arrived on the 3rd floor that the lock on the apartment door was broken and we couldn't get in. So we went back to the office and jumped the queue (resulting in much consternation from the largely Spanish queuers) and were given keys to another apartment, this time on the 1st floor. There was no air conditioning in this apartment, no double bed, no TV (all of which were specified when we booked). There was a cupboard in the entrance hall that had a drop-down bed in it, which was quite bizarre, so this apartment slept 5; 1 in the entrance hall, 2 in the bedroom and maybe 2 on the sofa bed in the living room. There were ash trays, although thankfully it didn't smell like a smoking apartment. This resulted in another trip across the read to the office for a 3rd time to complain, only to be told to push the beds together and that none of the apartments in Zahara had AC, that was all they had and to phone our travel agent if we wanted to make a complaint. So we phoned the UK agent in the morning to confirm that we booked an apartment with AC. They confirmed on the spot that we did, and would call the Spanish agent and get back to us. We got a call later that afternoon and they told us to go back to the Brisasol office and ask for another apartment with AC. On Saturday night we saw a different guy in the Brisasol office, who told us to come back on Monday morning when there would be an apartment available as they were full for the weekend. The single beds we slept on the first night were so uncomfortable that neither of us slept very well and woke up with back ache. On inspection we found that the beds had metal frames with wooden slats and a very thin mattress. So we added the mattresses from the sofa bed in the living room, and slept on 2 mattresses each for the next 2 nights, which lessened our pain somewhat.

On Monday morning we went back to the office, and were given the keys to an apartment next door to the one with the broken lock and although it had AC (despite what the guy in the office said on Friday night about none of the apartments in Zahara having AC) there was no double bed. The AC was the important thing (as the temperature was set to rise over the next few days) so we agreed to push the single beds together and make do. Fortunately the mattresses on these beds were thicker, although I must say that neither of us had a decent night's sleep until we got back home. There was a TV (a small portable) but we later discovered that there was picture but no sound, so that was pretty much useless. The AC turned out to be a waste of time, as it never worked properly; my desk fan is more powerful! It had a key and wouldn't operate without it, or if the balcony doors were open. There was a notice on the controls telling you not to alter the settings. "Please don't touch the central box of the air conditioner. Only press the on/off button." What's the point in having AC, if you can't alter the temperature to your liking? Fortunately for us the forecasted high temperatures were never reached so we managed to survive at night with the window open, although we were often woken up by noisy passers by or the garbage trucks emptying the bins in the early hours of the morning.

Thankfully we spent so little time in the apartment, that its shortcomings did not manage to spoil our holiday. The only positive thing I can say about it is that the location is great, barely a 10 minute walk to the beach, with several supermarkets nearby as well as plenty of restaurants, pubs and shops. In summary this apartment is fine if you're on a budget, are young and don't care what you sleep on.

We were booked to stay at the Alberon apartments, but our flights were cancelled due to air traffic control strike, and for some reason the management moved us to these apartments instead.
You need to collect your keys from the brissasol office - which is just across the road, (for the Alberon, it is about 2 mins walk along the same Rd, and the office is signposted from the main rd). They actually stayed open until nearly 1am as we were severely delayed - but we had to phone ahead, the man was so helpful though! We noticed the rest of our stay that the office closed between 10 and midnight.
The apartment itself was perfectly functional, with a twin bedroom, twin sofa bed in the living room, and a 3rd single in the living area. All the ususal pots n pans and our apartment had a washing machine, although my mums did not.
Big airy bathroom, with the best shower i've ever used was a total bonus! We had a balcony overlooking the pool, but the pool was closed as it was late in the season, (the weather was mostly hot, around 25 degrees, so we were on the beach every day).
Excellent central location, with 2 supermarkets, one downstairs, and one about 100 yards away (it was a better shop then the one downstairs, but the one downstairs had an excellent bakery - and coffee shop for those breakfasts!)
There are so many places to eat out, but every establishment seemed to have 'muggers' on the door, who nearly dragged us in every time we walked past, this was the most tedious and annoying part of the holiday - I felt like screaming at them by the time we left, but that's my personal opinion of pushy sales tactics :( Plus the kids drinks were more expensive then the alcohol, so, for example, 3 pints of lager was less than €5 but 4 colas or fantas cost around €15 to €20!!!
Salou itself is a clean resort with a wonderful soft sandy beach, and sunbeds are for hire for the day from €3. The children loved the sea as it is very shallow for a long way out, and even though this was the end of october, they swam every day.
We pre-arranged our transfers and they cost us less then £40 return, but i did shop around, however due to our flights being messed up we were forced to get a taxi, and the standard cost from Reus to salou seemed to be €29 (all the taxis were 7 seaters)
We found the bus very confusing, although there were busses everywhere, there didn't seem to be a regular airport run.
All in all though we had a wonderful week, at very little cost for a half term winter break, in cheap and cheerful apartments, plus the inevitable Ryan air low cost flights.
You get what you pay for.