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Not the worst place I've been but far from the best. Just back from our first holiday with our almost 2 year old. Personally I won't be recommending this hotel to any family or friends and definitely wont be returning! We were half board so breakfast and dinner included, no drinks. Breakfast was ok..ish! The food was edible mostly and there was a decent selection as you would normally expect at an all inclusive buffet. Poor guy cooking was on his own so it mean quite a wait sometimes for an omelette, fried egg or pancakes. The restaurant is tiny so when it's busy it is BUSY. The actual area where the food is gets absolutely jam packed and its not pleasant! The food at dinner was questionable! I am not snobby, I don't enjoy fine dining and I wasn't expecting 5* food but I was a bit shocked! Lots of suspiciously undercooked meat, the same few meals on repeat over and over again and even the chips tasted reheated most of the time. Staff spent most of their time chatting to each other so you were often surrounded by tables stacked high with dirty plates. Drinks were low priced but you could definitely tell because the wine was also disgusting. We were really glad we didn't get all inclusive as we would feel like we had to eat there to make the most of it. Can't imagine suffering all 3 meals a day there! The room was great, clean and modern! The cleaning maids were all friendly and always joked with and said hi to our toddler when we saw them! At first glance looked brand new but once you've stayed a week you notice most of the walls have big marks on and the edges looked rough and chipped. On our last night a maintenance man came up with a tube of mastic and asked if he could seal the shower because it was leaking. We did end up declining as we had a toddler in the room and didn't want it to smell, thankfully we were leaving first thing so we'd just had our last showers and didn't need to use it again. The balcony was small and the blue lit up glass was really annoying and unnecessary. Doors were fairly soundproof though and the air con was decent! Location for us was brilliant, quick taxi ride from the air port, 3 minute walk to a stunning beach and lots of shops around which is exactly what we wanted. Easy to find the bus to Salou main town and back, overall can't complain! For our toddlers first holiday it was a success- short flight, decent enough hotel room and stunning beach! We won't be coming back here though. First time we've booked separately rather than going for a TUI hotel or with first choice and probably wont be doing it again as we prefer previously holidays.

Part of why we did not enjoy this holiday was not the hotel’s fault. Pineda is a town that permanently STINKS of sewage. The stench ranges from suspecting the townsfolk of having a secret egg-boiling and peeling fetish to downright medieval. It is also industrial. There is blue sea, but the entire sun-sparkling horizon is taken up with hundreds of factories and cargo ships. Very urban with hotels and apartment buildings everywhere. The sea front is lined with the cheapest and tackiest shops possible. No charm to be found anywhere unless cigarette butts and dog poo everywhere is your thing. The hotel: food on the whole ok. It turned out our booking included full board but no drinks as we had thought (except in the restaurant). The more expensive all inclusive option is not worth paying 10€/day/person for (adults and children included) as the only palatable alcohol was the lager. The wine and cocktails were undrinkable. The fruit was never ripe enough to eat so it looked like a good selection but wasn’t. Table service terrible. If you choose to eat at the outside tables, no one will ever give you cutlery or serviettes. Good luck finding spoons or bowls; when they’re gone they’re gone. You can only have a lager if someone serves you but there is not always someone to serve. Glasses often dirty. No trays so you can’t get food and a drink at the same time meaning you constantly have to get up and you will never eat with everyone in your group at the table. Breakfast coffee you have to get yourself. Fruit « juice » is coloured sugared water and disgusting. The room cards constantly stopped working so we’d go to our rooms on the 3rd floor only to have to go down to reception again to get the card fixed. At least once per day per room. The hotel carpark is an extra 15€/day. Too small for cars made after 1970 and so pretty stressful to get in and out. You must be very good at 56-point turns in the dark. Add to that the carpark card that also stops working so you have to go all the way back to reception to the unapologetic staff who shrug and watch you walk another 5 minutes back to your car to re-attempt leaving. The VIP pool area is quite nice if you ignore the fact you’re surrounded by apartment blocks, but no one bothers to clean the pool properly so everything is a bit grubby. The main pool area forbids guests to reserve pool loungers but everyone does anyway so if you get to the pool after 11:30am you won’t get a lounger until about 7pm. The Spanish and French go for lunch and long afternoon naps but leave all their belongings on the loungers and the pool staff don’t care. Our two 12 year olds liked the pool games that were organised in the mornings and afternoons. There are pool tables (2€/game) & ping pong tables but having said that, there’s loads more for kids at any camp site we’ve ever been to. The evening entertainment is either in Spanish or French and one show in particular was totally inappropriate for children, with a 50 shades

I arrived at the hotel at 11.20am and wasn’t actually expecting my room to be ready that early, but to my surprise it was. The female receptionist was so kind and friendly. I explained that I was severely sight impaired and she took the time to show me where everything was. She also arranged for another staff member to help me find my room. The room was lovely. Very comfy bed, soft pillows and bathrobes and slippers. The bathroom was huge with two different shower heads and a large Jacuzzi bath. The balcony was also huge with sun beds and lounge chairs. The restaurant and staff were also very friendly and helpful, and there was lots of choice with main. Courses cooked fresh in front of you. There were two outdoor lagoon style pools, with Various water jets, in pool jacuzzi beds, two slides and a separate jacuzzi. The indoor pool was amazing and very unique in its design. There were various different types of jacuzzis, water jets, jacuzzi beds, experience showers, sauna and a steam room. It was brilliant. I also the Spa and had the ‘Queen of Egypt Ritual’ which was truly amazing. I’ve been to many spa’s, but this was a whole new level of fabulous. I would highly recommend this hotel and I will definitely be returning.

Reviews vary greatly for this property and that in part must be due to such a varied amount of accommodation available within the Hotel Gold River complex. We had previously stayed at the highest category hotel here Mansion De Lucy and was unsure how Gold River would compare, it turned out very favourably indeed. One concern we had was finding out that the fast pass options for rides were no longer granted for length of stay and instead in general it did appear there were few advantages of staying on resort however we found out that certain fast passes that include a single ride on each of the main attractions are valid for use over 2 consecutive days, it is well worth adding on the 1st row supplement which is just 5 Euro. This alongside a Seasme Adventure fast pass of 7 Euro meant it was 50 Euro each for 2 days of guaranteed rides. So for our 5 night stay we opted for this on our 2nd and 3rd day, and then our 5th and 6th final day. Ferrari Land is still included for 1 visit per stay and we also opted for the fast pass there too 23 Euro as we expected it to be busy as it was unusually open at night after PortAventura had closed. We opted for a full board package with Jet 2 and this made our spending money on resort go so far as we found the 3 course lunch that could be taken at numerous quick service restaurants was sufficient to share so we often would split our Lunches in the park up which also include a drink (bar a 1 Euro reusable cup charge) Food quality was outstanding, works out at about £16.50 for 3 course including a drink if you aren't full board so great value, think pasta bolognese to start, chicken dippers and fries for main, fresh fruit salad for dessert and a drink. I had been in touch with the hotel prior to our visit and asked to add on our fast passes along with some flowers and Cava alongside a request for a room in the main city hall, they were extremely efficient and helpful in arranging this and upon arrival everything had been taken care of, including the requested room in City Hall with the most amazing views of both parks and the sea. I would like to know how much Disney would try and extort from you for this view. The room was very clean and serviced daily with a nice deep bath, quite noisy at 10pm which seemed to be the most popular time for guests to eat but by Midnight very quiet. I did have concerns about the bookings for the restaurant as others have commented you get a 40 min time limit for breakfast and an hour for dinner for a couple this was fine but a large family may struggle. We found out on the last 2 nights that still water was complimentary at dinner. At both breakfast and dinner there was the most wonderful bread station which had a very large choice of different bread and in the morning pastries. Food was well topped up and loads kf choice for starters and desserts, a little less so for main courses and if nothing we fancied we chose from the kids options which are more fast food. Service was lovely thr

We stayed here for 2 nights in October 2019 as our base for exploring Tarragona and environs. This is a spotlessly clean place designed in the style of 1960s furnishings and decor but with all the current day conveniences. It is located about a 5 minutes drive north of the center of Tarragona, 1 block back from a nice sandy beach with a cafe/bar. The hotel's reception staff was super friendly and helpful, and spoke excellent English. The free on-site parking is a big plus for anyone arriving by car, although please do note that the parking is one level down from the lobby and there is no elevator to the parking level, so suitcases must be carried up one flight of steps or else dropped off at the front entrance to the lobby. The reception desk person did carry our suitcases up for us--much appreciated. Our room was on the 3rd floor and was seaview, with a nice balcony. There are railroad tracks that separate the hotel from the beach, but there is an underpass for beach access. Train noise was not bothersome and didn't interfere with sleep. Good breakfast also!

On Monday, March 7, we were staying with my family and I in this hotel and we had an incidence with the bathroom as it was fully attached, with all that it involves having children. With the aggravating of being almost morning (7 of the morning) , the two employees who attended us did it in a magistral way, resolving the problem in 10 minutes. The receptionist quickly gave us a room card that was empty for if we needed to get into the bathroom, at last it was not necessary to use it, but there is the detail. The cleaner in 5 minutes resolved the attack.

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