Ponient Aparthotel Marinada by PortAventura World

"Not sure why people moan about this hotel tbh. Cheap, clean, close to the strip and lovely staff. The main food isn't the best but there are plenty of options, but the snack bar is awesome! Always full and fresh and loads of options! Staff are really nice and the night gaurd Noriel was such a lovely person! My only cons would be the bed was uncomfortable and the area under the sun loungers didn't look like it got swepped underneath the whole time we were there as there was fags and dirt/dust which you then took into the pool! The fact that the stay comes with acces to PortAventura is a bonus too as its such a fun day out! Transfer bus was really easy too! Overall a good hotel!"

"We stayed at this hotel 12 months ago like it so much thought we would return but what a disappointment has gone down hill, no decit hot drinks from behind the bar anymore, paper cups and hot drinks out of the machine, food wasn't very good and not always hot and not a lot to choose from, desert not much choice always the same, rooms were not cleaned very well, and towels were very small and thin some staff weren't very friendly ,I would not recommend this hotel to anyone, last year I wrote a good review but no way after this year people should book another hotel somewhere else we ended up eating out 5 nights out of seven"

"The hotel rooms needed an upgrade. They were basic with noticeable signs of wear and tear. The rooms did not get a thorough clean once, some days bins missed, other days towels missing or bed not touched. The same ring marks were on the bedside unit all week so were clearly not cleaned at all. Cleaning staff appeared grumpy in corridors when you saw them. Hotel bar was basic, some staff did not speak good English. No China cups for a decent hot drink instead there were paper cups for a tasteless vending machine. You had to ask for the decent english breakfast tea bags they kept under tge bar and sometimes it was a fight to get one. You couldn't even have a hot drink in the restaurant lunch or evening meal. Cocktails were awful, ready made in large 5l drums tasted vile, no attempt to even try to make a proper one. The food was bland and repetitive, not much choice for adults and the kids food was the exact same lunch or evening meal. We only ate in the restaurant on day one and ate out the rest of the week as we felt the food was awful. People genuinely struggled to fill thier plates and would walk round and round searching for something edable. Outside pool area very squashed in, the sun loungers were so close together you had to get on from the bottom end. Outside snack bar did the same basic burgers/hotdogs/pizza every day, this was also the exact same kids food served in the restaurant. Whilst the kid's entertainment tried really hard and were always smiling, it was the exact same music set and dances every single day, Which got very monotonous. Salou itself was very built up with lots of old blocks mixed in by the hotels, not very attractive. The main street down to the seafront was quite charming with lots of small shops and so called supermarkets. Mostly tat but there is a large very reasonably priced gift shop half way down. All in all I would not return here again. I didn't like the hotel and wasn't overly impressed by the area either."