4R Gran Europe

“Excellent. Highly recommend.”

This was our third time staying at the hotel Gran Europe, and our third review. Previously stayed in 2014 and 2016. The hotel is under different ownership/management since then. We always loved this relatively small hotel which has a great location on the promenade and seafront. We had two ro… more

This was our third time staying at the hotel Gran Europe, and our third review. Previously stayed in 2014 and 2016. The hotel is under different ownership/management since then. We always loved this relatively small hotel which has a great location on the promenade and seafront. We had two rooms this time, as I joined my wife and children halfway through their three week stay and this gave us more room and comfort than squeezing into one room. Saying that they rooms are a good size with Two large double beds. Rooms are clean and refurbished with good size modern bathroom and a hallway that has plenty of storage. A Good feature is that the halway has both the door to the access corridor and a door to the bedroom, which means the bedroom is shielded from corridor noise at night when both doors are closed. Corridors also are carpeted so we heard no noise at all of the usual footsteps or suitcases being wheeled along at all times of day/night. This was a bonus for us as we are light sleepers. Overall the hotel though is a quiet and peaceful space. The restaurant and bar are excellent with good food and drink available. Plenty of choice and no issues with flies or hygiene. The staff in restaurant and bar are wonderful as are all hotel staff, including reception and cleaning staff. Looking back on our previous review from 2016 we can say our few negative experiences have all been eliminated and we have no faults this time. There were a few smokers around but far less than we saw in 2016. The hotel is dog friendly and it was no problem for us to see dogs being walked around, in corridors and reception but dogs were not present by the pool or allowed in the bar and restaurant. Our children are teens now so didn’t partake in mini disco or kids club, but can say we noticed these to be much improved since 2016. The beach is always fabulous, can’t fault it. Highly recommend this hotel, but not for party animals as it is quiet and peaceful and a lot of elder people stay here. One thing to note. Airport Taxi transfers are expensive here. £100euro or more each way. I discovered that the Uber app will give you public transport options for bus/train if you arrive at a suitable time. My flight landed at 6pm and I then used a bus and train from Barcelona airport and walked down to the hotel from the station, took about 2 hours and cost me less than 8 euro. Was at hotel for dinner. Wouldn’t hesitate to stay here again. Excellent.

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“7 Night Break All Inclusive”

To say this hotel was different for us is spot on because although it was miles from any town it was a little gem. A very long way from an airport also was made easier by getting a private taxi. Although this was expensive, £107 it only took 30 minutes to cover nearly 50 kilometres. The hotel it… more

To say this hotel was different for us is spot on because although it was miles from any town it was a little gem. A very long way from an airport also was made easier by getting a private taxi. Although this was expensive, £107 it only took 30 minutes to cover nearly 50 kilometres. The hotel itself was smaller than expected but there were always sunbeds available and a very happy staff. In fact that was evident everywhere in the hotel. They seem to enjoy what they were doing which in our opinion isn't always the case. The only down side for us we discovered was we were the only British guests of over 200 in the hotel. Mainly Spanish & German guests but it gave us the opportunity to test our Spanish which was needed because waiting on staff expected you to order in their language we thought. The entertainment was of course Spanish but it was still enjoyable to us. All in all this hotel was smaller than we are used to but being on the beach front gave the opportunity to go for walks in between the sunny day's. We thoroughly enjoyed our week stay and recommend this hotel to anyone.

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“Nice hotel but nothing to do.”

Hotel is not set up for tourists, no trips or buses running.. no shops near by that was open., a ten minute walk on the beach front to a handful of bars and shops , no English guests and mostly Spanish..Reception ordered us a taxi daily to callafel, which is 15 euros one way and 10 minutes away, be… more

Hotel is not set up for tourists, no trips or buses running.. no shops near by that was open., a ten minute walk on the beach front to a handful of bars and shops , no English guests and mostly Spanish..Reception ordered us a taxi daily to callafel, which is 15 euros one way and 10 minutes away, beautiful beach there and lots of shops and bars. One hour on the train will take you to Barcelona which was 15 euros return each , 5 mins in a taxi to the train station. It was very busy in Barcelona and noisy with heavy traffic and packed with tourists. The train station is underground so remember how to get back....the hotel food is good, lots of fresh fish being cooked and meats, fresh fruit and cakes..did not see any all inclusive snacks in the day time,but maybe you had to ask. Rooms was comfortable and seaview from the balcony. Beds comfortable with soft bedding. Would not return, only because we prefer to be surrounded by shops and a 10 am check out is too early when you have a night flight, we kept asking to pay for a late check out but they will not tell you until 9am on check out day, which is madness when you still have to get packed and ready to leave by 10am incase it's a no . We felt like they should know who is arriving ahead so checked out at 10am . All inclusive runs out at midday on departure day. Nice hotel but nothing to do.

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