The hotel was very clean. Pools OK but a little small. The indoor pool was handy when the weather wasn't too good. Other facilities were also good . Breakfast was excellent with a choice of cereals, English, continental, breads fruit, yoghurts etc. We tried lunch one day, which was OK but a bit limited in choice. The biggest drawback were the evening meals. Although generally OK, particularly given the price, it would have been better to let one dish become empty before topping it up. Paella with rice from 4 different top ups wasn't particularly enjoyable. Helping yourself to as much as you wanted was good with a hungry teenager in the party. Also, drinks with lunch or dinner were extra - to be expected with beer or wine, but a bit of a surprise if you just wanted a glass of water - the water dispenser available at breakfast is turned off for other meals.

Staff in the dining room were helpful and friendly. This varied a little more with the staff on reception. Using the occasional Spanish, or better still Catalan phrases was always appreciated.

The hotel was well situated, just across the road from the beach and the main shopping streets are only a couple of minutes walk. The railway station is about 10 - 15 minutes away. Rail travel is cheap, clean and reliable. Overall I think the hotel offered very good value for money, although I would go B&B next time.

just spent a four day break here. The hotel is spotless, room cleaned to a very high standard. Worth paying the extra for a sea view. The roof terrace is fantastic 2 hot tubs and plenty of loungers. Food - plenty to choose from. Staff always friendly and helpful. Plenty of shops. No too far from train station, journery to Barcelona 6 euro 40 return. Would go back.

We wanted a cheap bank holiday break and were delighted with this hotel. Getting a sea view is a worthwhile extra as it is wonderful and better than staring at other less-looked after hotels.

The roof terrace is a great way to soak up the sun and views while the pool downstairs offers another secluded area, with the beach only metres away.

Also getting full-board is really cheap considering there was lots of food to choose from and it was all pretty good.

The guest are mainly German, French and Spanish although there were a few English (mainly sunburnt with England tops), so its a good get-away.

If you are staying longer than a few days then its worth taking the train to other resorts or Barcelona, it runs beside the beach and is very efficient, clean and cheap.

We stayed at the Maritim Hotel for a week in September having stayed there on several previous occasions. The rooms are a reasonable size and are cleaned daily. The rooms to the front of the hotel have an excellent view of the sea and are worth paying the extra for. The overall standard of cleanliness within the Hotel is excellent. The staff have always been very friendly and helpful.

The hotel has recently added a roof top terrace with two jacuzzis. It also has an in door pool and sauna along with an outside pool with a very small pool for children.

The food is typical buffet fare with two or three different meat dishes, a fish dish and an excellent selection of salad items and various fresh fruit for the evening meal. However, there is not a great deal of choice if you are vegetarian other than the salads and there are no specific children's meals.

We particularly like the Hotel for its location as there are plenty of places to walk to and Calella has retained its Spanish feel . If you time it right in September there are lots of local festivities including free concerts in the squares and definitely not to be missed is the "march of the animals". This is a procession of paper machier animal heads some of which have fireworks exploding from their mouths. Makes UK firework displays appear quite boring as Health and safety does not appear to be a priority so stand well back!

If you are felling energetic you can walk along the coast to the next resort of Pindeda or even to Santa Susana (one hour and half approx). In the other direction is the lovely village of Sant Pol (30 minutes). There is also a lovely Park (Parc Demau) in Calella which is worth looking around as from one of the higher points there are excellent views over the town.

The train from Calella runs regularly to Barcelona and costs approx 8 euros return. It is a picturesque journey as it mainly travels along the coast taking approx one hour.

We book the Hotel through the Hotel website as we have found that taking into consideration flights, and transfers it still works out cheaper than booking through Thomson etc but that could be dependant upon time of year.

The beach is a bit gritty and appears to drop quite sharply into the sea. I would not necessarily recommend the resort or the Hotel to young families as there does not appear to be many activities but for a relaxing beach holiday or a place from which to explore the area the Maritim is an excellent choice.