Festival Village Review: What To REALLY Expect If You Stay (2024)

• Within a 15-minute walk of three beaches, including La Pineda promenade
• All apartments have kitchens and terraces or balconies
• Outdoor pool area including a kids' pool and a hot tub
• On-site buffet restaurant serving local and international cuisine
• Kids' club and extensive kids’ activities with mini-disco and outdoor playground
• Evening entertainment includes cabaret singers, bingo, tribute acts, and quizzes
• A snack bar and main bar serving beer, spirits, wine, and co*cktails
• All-inclusive plans are available
• 24-hour reception with currency exchange and free daily newspapers
• Several handy jump-on computers in the hotel lobby
• Free shuttle service to La Pineda Beach

• Dated, basic room decor, including tube-style TVs
• Fees for everything from safes to Wi-Fi
• Well outside of downtown Salou
• No on-site parking

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Festival Village

Scene

A family-oriented hotel with lively vibe and bland style

Salou may very well be home to the most average of the world's average hotels, and like the rest of the three-pearl options crammed into this part of Catalonia, Festival Village won't win any awards for style or ambience. Instead, expect a busy, family-friendly hotel that caters to an abundance of U.K. holiday-makers looking for reasonable rates and proximity to the Mediterranean. The large lobby is filled with light and marble, and there are cushioned wicker seating islands set throughout, but the look is austere. The on-site buffet restaurant, with white tablecloths, high-back brown leather chairs, and floor-to-ceiling windows, is a busy hub of guests coming and going -- there is also a lovely outdoor terrace with umbrella-shaded seating. The Night Bar,whose offerings range from quizzes to karaoke, resembles a food court, with its sea of white-plastic chairs set around small square wood-topped tables.The pool area, outdoor bar, and hot tub provide more areas where guests can gather and mingle outside their apartments. While design may be an afterthought here, the hotel is lively in high season, and a good deal of entertainment keeps families occupied until well into the night. Couples looking for a romantic escape, though, will want to consider hotels that are not in Salou.

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Location

Within a 15-minute walk of three beaches, outside of downtown Salou

Festival Village is not in central Salou, but three beaches are within a 10- to 15-minute walk, including Cala Font, Cala Cracs, and La Pineda Beach (the hotel provides free shuttle service to Pineda).PortAventura, apopular theme park, is an 11-minute drive from the hotel, and Costa CaribeAquatic Park is 13 minutes away by car. NecropolisPaleocristiana de Tarragona, a national archaeological museum with more than 2,000 tombs dating back to the third century,is a 15-minutedrive from the hotel. It's an eight-minute drive to Llevant Beach, which is Salou's largest and has a wide selection of restaurants and shops, plus a large waterfront promenade. The Gaudi Center Reus, which is dedicatedto the famous Catalan architect Antoni Gaudi (who was born in Reus), is a 25-minute drive from thehotel. The hotel is a 15-minutedrive to Salou train station, and around 20 minutes from regional Reus Airport. It takes just over an hour to reach Barcelona-El Prat Airport for international flights.

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Rooms

Basic apartments with kitchens and balconies

The hotel has 128 self-contained, basic units, include One- and Two-Bedroom apartments, and Suites, which are the same size as the Two-Bedroom Apartments but have additionalbathrooms. The look is not contemporary and apartments are downright spartan, with floral patterned bedspreads that match curtains and upholstery alongside peach tiled floors, and faded wall art. Wood laminate furniture comes in warm tones, but has a dorm-like quality to it. All units feature kitchens, which include microwaves,stove-top ranges, tea- and coffee-making facilities, and mini-fridges, and have living rooms plus balconies orterraces. Rooms also include old tube-style TVs and air-conditioning. Expect to pay fees or deposits to use things like Wi-Fi and safes. The white-tile bathrooms with peach-patterned trim are as no-frills as the rooms, with shower/ tub combos and bidets. Counter space is limited. Keep in mind that while there is daily housekeeping, linens are only changed twice per week and kitchens will not be cleaned during a stay here.

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Features

Two swimming pools, a hot tub, restaurant, kids' club, and entertainment

Festival Village has two outdoor swimming pools, including a kids' pool, a whirlpool, and twoon-site bars. The entertainment options at the hotel are extensive and generally keep guests happy and engaged. The Night Bar hosts events like bingo, quizzes, theme nights, and live shows. There's a kids' club with an outdoor playground and table tennis table, along with plenty of activities for the younger set. The Game Room has pool tables and arcade machines. The hotel offers free shuttle bus service to La Pineda Beach.Despite having self-catering kitchens in all units, the hotel is an all-inclusive resort, though there are certain restrictions attached to packages. The buffet style restaurant serves a hot breakfast that can include U.K. staples like beans, sausages, eggs, fresh pastries, fruit, and cereal for an additional fee. Local Spanish and international dishes are served at lunch and dinner buffets. Wi-Fi is available throughout the hotel, but comes with a fee.

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