"Disappointing stay with constant problems, poor cleanliness and nightly disturbances
We arrived at Villamarina Club Salou on the morning of 4 October and stayed until Thursday 8 October. Unfortunately, our experience was so poor that Jet2 moved us to another hotel just five days into our 10-day holiday. Having to relocate halfway through a holiday because of the ongoing issues speaks volumes about how disappointing our stay was.
Every aspect of our stay seemed to come with another problem, from nightly disturbances and daily power cuts to poor cleanliness, cold food and basic facilities that simply did not work as they should.
The hotel is around a 10/15min walk away from an area of bars and restaurants. Around 20min walk to the beach and similar to get in to the main strip of salou. No issue with location... Just everything else.
Noise and disruptive guests
Every night, we had to put up with rowdy guests, shouting and fights. Young children were also left unsupervised, running around and screaming. The constant noise and lack of consideration for other guests made it extremely difficult to relax and enjoy our holiday.
Daily power cuts and broken facilities
We experienced power cuts every day, the Wi-Fi was down daily, and the lifts were repeatedly out of order. Even when the power was on, the lifts were still broken. On one occasion, the power was off for over two hours, and we also had no hot water for an entire day.
The drinks dispensers repeatedly stopped working in both the bar and restaurant. Despite this being an issue with the hotel’s facilities, we were expected to pay extra for alternative soft drinks, such as cans of juice, when the usual drinks were unavailable. This was completely unreasonable.
Poor room maintenance
Our room had numerous problems:
- A shower with temperamental water pressure that barely worked.
- A wardrobe door that had come off its runners.
- A bathroom door that barely opened or closed properly.
- Persistent foul smells coming from the drains, forcing us to keep the plugs in and the toilet lid closed in an attempt to contain the smell.
- No English-language TV channels.
- A broken key-card reader on 8 October, leaving us unable to access our room until maintenance came to fix it.
These are not minor inconveniences, particularly when so many issues occur during the same stay. Basic maintenance and functioning facilities should be the bare minimum.
Bathroom was tiny, sink in bedroom area.
Balcony could only fit a single chair even though room occupancy was for 3 people.
Food and restaurant cleanliness
The food was frequently cold at mealtimes, which was disappointing. Even worse, dirty plates with old food still on them were a constant sight in the restaurant. This was unpleasant and raised serious concerns about the overall standard of cleanliness.
Overall experience
Between the nightly disturbances, daily power cuts, unreliable facilities, maintenance issues, unpleasant smells in the room, cold food and dirty crockery, our stay at Villamarina Club Salou was far below expectations.
A hotel should provide a clean, comfortable environment where guests can relax and enjoy their holiday. Instead, we spent our time dealing with one problem after another, ultimately resulting in Jet2 moving us to another hotel.
We understand that occasional issues can happen at any hotel, but when so many basic aspects of a stay are affected, it is simply not acceptable.
We would not recommend Villamarina Club Salou based on our experience, and we certainly would not choose to stay here again. Not worth spending your money on. It is most definitely not a 3 star hotel."