Cala Font

“Room info required please”

Visiting in June,have paid for a sea view and have read on here that the refurbished rooms are a lot nicer, unfortunately nobody has said their specific room number....any help will be appreciated,1st holiday with my Fiancée and want it to be the best possible.thanks folks

“Not suitable for people with mobility issues”

Cala font review. This hotel is not suitable for anyone with mobility issues however slight. Hills and steps everywhere. Taxi’s don’t come to the front door for pick up - you have to go up the hill to the main road. The taxi service is abysmal anyway. Neither Salou taxis or La Pineda taxis (situa... more

Cala font review. This hotel is not suitable for anyone with mobility issues however slight. Hills and steps everywhere. Taxi’s don’t come to the front door for pick up - you have to go up the hill to the main road. The taxi service is abysmal anyway. Neither Salou taxis or La Pineda taxis (situated either side of Cap Salou) want to come out. We waited 1 and a half hours the first time and 1 hour and fifty minutes the second time just to get to Salou. Despite several phone calls to the taxi company and reassurance that we were high priority and next free cab etc. they never arrived! We also went to Pineda and then couldn’t get back easily. We had to ring that specific taxi company and needed more Spanish than I have to tell them what we wanted and where we were. There is a bus station which is up 2 hills from the hotel and down another, but if you are in a wheelchair like me it was impossible to access. Buses are frequent and go all along the coast. Tickets are relatively cheap. The food at Cala Font is very bland and ‘samey, samey every day. And you have to queue to get into the dining room for every meal while they tick your room number off just like being back at school. Self service and fight for a table each time. Lots of Brits here but also lots of Spanish and Germans, so it is nice to hear different languages. The staff are faultless and very efficient, especially all the cleaning staff. Superb!! The rules on towels on sunbeds was not followed by the staff. There is only 1 lifeguard at the pool and if he is distracted there is no one watching the water. There is a bar at the pool but don’t try and take any drinks purchased from there into the dining room to have with dinner. They won’t let you. You have to buy more drinks there. Same hotel and one assumes the same revenue coming in from both departments, so not understanding that. There is a beautiful beach but you have to be really fit to master the hill back up to the hotel.

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“Lovely hotel, shame about the food”

We went to hotel Cala Font 27th September for a week half board. When we arrived at the hotel our rooms were not yet ready but we had read this beforehand. When we eventually got in the rooms about an hour or so later (approx 2pm) the rooms we were given were beautiful. We had been given pool/sea... more

We went to hotel Cala Font 27th September for a week half board. When we arrived at the hotel our rooms were not yet ready but we had read this beforehand. When we eventually got in the rooms about an hour or so later (approx 2pm) the rooms we were given were beautiful. We had been given pool/sea view rooms and the view was stunning, we had not paid to upgrade to these rooms so it was a nice surprise as I had seen other peoples views from the lift which wasn't so good. The food really lets this hotel down, there was 4 of us I am a picky eater anyway so knew I would struggle but the rest are not and really struggled to put together a meal in the evenings. The bacon and eggs were dripping in oil at breakfast as well. Microwave was filthy and you was waiting a while for the waiters to clear tables. The entertainment was very mediocre we had a live singer, karaoke, a dancer etc it starts at 10pm which is quite late! The location itself is very secluded, 45 min walk into Salou which is so much busier. Around the hotel there is hills everywhere to go in any direction you're going up or down steep hills and back up the other side. There is a pharmacy opposite the hotel and round a bit, a bit further down there was a good place to eat a few doors down from the Irish bar, they do usual english meals plus some spanish and Indian food, we ate there most lunches and one or two evenings that was lovely would highly recommend, great value for money and service. Pint of lager at the hotel is 3 euro. Hotel itself is clean the rooms are lovely and beautiful view if you get pool view. Beach stunning also just at the end of the street. We wouldn't return to this hotel due to the food and location.

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“Lovely location, bad food”

When we were dropped off by the Transfer company, we had to walk to the hotel which was very difficult with our luggage as its very hilly, would have been nice to be dropped off in front of the hotel! First impressions were of the lobby, very nice and modern, we arrived quite late around midnigh... more

When we were dropped off by the Transfer company, we had to walk to the hotel which was very difficult with our luggage as its very hilly, would have been nice to be dropped off in front of the hotel! First impressions were of the lobby, very nice and modern, we arrived quite late around midnight, checked in, was quite surprised that we had to hire a kettle as there are no tea making facilities in the rooms. We had a lovely room on the 4th floor overlooking the sea, it was lovely to lie in bed and see the sea right in front of us. The room was clean but somewhat outdate, there was only one double socket in the room where the tv and fridge were plugged in, luckily we brought an adapter so were able to use that to charge our phones one at a time. We tried to switch the table lamp on only to find the the lead lead to nowhere as there was no socket so I guess it was just for show! Now where do I start with the food! It was the worst food I had ever had in any hotel I have stayed in. It was repetitive, bland and of poor quality. There was little choice at dinner time and no drinks were included with your meal. The breakfast was a little better with a choice of warm breakfast and continental. We ended up eating out or getting a takeaway pizza as we could not stomach the food. The hotel is situated in front of a lovely cove, Plenty of sunbeds, we never had a problem getting one. A nice quiet location and a short bus ride into Salou town Centre if you fancied somewhere a bit more livelier I would advise not to stay half board as you would be wasting your money but the sea view room and location made up for the lack of decent food. Lots of Spanish holiday makers in the hotel. No entertainment whatsoever around the pool. The bar was a bit dull for me, felt like I was in a old peoples home. I would not stay here again, but if you are looking for somewhere quiet to stay then this would be for you!

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