Hotel Palas Pineda

“Amazing stay … if your French”

Just got back from a fantastic week in palas Pineda great location 20 mins from airport, quick walk to the bars/restraunts, water park is walking distance and beach just on your doorstep. Hotel food was really nice and a good variety we especially loved the bbq nights, room was good size modern bat… more

Just got back from a fantastic week in palas Pineda great location 20 mins from airport, quick walk to the bars/restraunts, water park is walking distance and beach just on your doorstep. Hotel food was really nice and a good variety we especially loved the bbq nights, room was good size modern bathroom bedrooms a little dated and not much space for clothes as Family of 4 we had to leave our clothes mainly in the cases. Pool was amazing and entertained the kids all day with slides and kids water play park and an area for smaller toddlers although it was salt water which I’ve never experienced before. The only downfall which is such a shame is the whole staff speak in entirely French and Spanish so we couldn’t understand ANY of the entertainment though they played English music, they did pool games in the day where we were never asked to join in and we didn’t understand what was going on we even heard one mutter English and walk right past us. The bar staff were also quite rude particularly 2 of the older ladies and they didn’t understand English at all, one wouldn’t even look at you as she was handing the ice creams over. I asked for a small rose with ice and a red wine and got a pint of red wine with ice one night. The staff that were quite helpful and were able to speak some English was Alex and Santos and a lovely Yorkshire lady behind the snack bar was really helpful! Shame because I’d go back if we were included a bit more as we found ourselves going out at night more to the bars spending money. Recommend a day out to Tarragona, market at salou on a Monday and water park, graffiti bar did amazing cocktails, and had a lovely meal on the beach at La Mariteka.

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“Hotel Palas pineda July 2026”

Advertised as a 4 star hotel in the resort of La pineda.and all in all it's okay. It has good access to Salou and to terragona on the buses. The rooms are basic but clean and the cleaners do a great job at keeping the rooms clean daily. The hotel is split into two buildings palas 1 where they have… more

Advertised as a 4 star hotel in the resort of La pineda.and all in all it's okay. It has good access to Salou and to terragona on the buses. The rooms are basic but clean and the cleaners do a great job at keeping the rooms clean daily. The hotel is split into two buildings palas 1 where they have some of the two story apartments which are really nice or the simple rooms with a bed and shower room. I'd recommend spending a bit more to get one of the two story rooms. The pool and facilities are good and the animation team are very enthusiastic, good with the kids and seem to work really hard. The entertainment on the evenings was very poor and repetitive and almost completely managed by the animation team who are not the best actors but great with the kids. Some of the staff were quite rude, I think that the management of the dining service is very strict, they don't like you moving a chair to a different table so that family can all sit together and there was a smell of sewage in the outside seating area The food has a good selection but is repetitive every day. Breakfast is carried over into lunch on the outside garden which doesn't look very appetising hours after it was first cooked. The guests at Palas pineda seemed to be largely French nationals and were quite rude and abrupt. Most of the staff seem to make announcements in French and in Spanish but not everybody speaks English which left me and my family feeling a little excluded. I most enjoyed the water zumba which is done at the same time every day and I wanted to take part in the pool party but this happened whilst we arrived on day one and unfortunately was only done once. The noise of the hotel can be a little loud in the morning with the maintainence team cutting grass and deliveries arriving at 0730 in the morning but during the day and night it's fine and lively with the entertainment team keeping guests active which is as to be expected. Nice hotel but I don't think I would stay again as we didn't get value out of all Inclusive opting to eat out and watch alternative entertainment due to the poor offering of what was on offer.

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“A fair hotel but don’t expect luxury!”

We stayed in Palas Pineda in Sept 25, as a group of 5 adults and 1 child. Four of us stayed in the apartments, two in the main hotel. Pros: - the hotel is in a great location. Very short walk to the beach and a very short walk to a supermarket and a strip of shops and bars/arcades. Lots to do in … more

We stayed in Palas Pineda in Sept 25, as a group of 5 adults and 1 child. Four of us stayed in the apartments, two in the main hotel. Pros: - the hotel is in a great location. Very short walk to the beach and a very short walk to a supermarket and a strip of shops and bars/arcades. Lots to do in the local area. - all the staff we met were friendly and helpful. - the animation team are lovely people who are full of energy and cheer! They do a great job with the kids mini-disco and the evening shows. - the kids play park and kids club area is lovely, the child in our group loved it. - the indoor pool is great, as is the indoor hot tub which was lovely and warm. - plenty of space around the pool / available sun-beds - drinks quality was good at the bars - the bar operates a system whereby you give a €1 deposit for your cup when you order a drink, each time you get another drink they supply you a fresh glass, and then you get your euro back at the end of the day when you hand your cup back in. Thought this was a great idea as it kept the pool/bar area free from cups blowing around everywhere. - the pool is great, three waterslides for the kids and a large shallow area that they can paddle around in. Then a smaller totally separate kids pool that’s only ankle deep. Cons: - cleanliness isn’t great. Upon our arrival my bedsheets had ink stains on them, my towel had mascara stains on it, the bin in the bathroom was so rusty it had holes in it. On the first day of our holiday we noticed blood droplets going up the stairs to our apartment - they were still there on the last day of our holiday, so it’s clear the floors hadn’t been cleaned in a week. The outdoor areas were quite dirty, especially around the pool. Lots of dirt and grime building up in the communal areas and around the pool drains and outdoor showers. The pool toilets were gross, they smelt really bad and one of the doors had no lock on it. - the snack bar. The snack bar just appeared to be what hadn’t been eaten at breakfast/lunch brought outside. The hot food and the pastries weren’t covered so they were always crawling with flies and wasps. There wasn’t very much choice, so we were all totally put off eating there. — Restaurant food was well cooked and there was a good choice, but as with most all inclusive hotels, it was very repetitive. One evening they had a BBQ evening but the burgers were all raw in the middle so we had to abandon ship on those! In conclusion, a nice hotel and you will have a nice time if you visit, but i don’t feel it’s worthy of its star rating and the outdoor areas could really do with a deep clean!!

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