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Reviews of Altafulla Mar Hotel

4 out of 5
Altafulla Mar Hotel
Via Augusta, 13-21, Altafulla

Reviews

9.2

Wonderful

Rating 10 - Excellent. 115 out of 188 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 61 out of 188 reviews" "
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9.4/10

Cleanliness

9.2/10

Staff & service

9.0/10

Amenities

9.4/10

Property conditions & facilities

8.8/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Steven

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Really enjoyed the ambience, felt like an oasis. Staff very helpful and friendly. Good location and nice views from our balcony. Would definitely return
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2023

10/10 Excellent

Fiona

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great place to stay. Very convenient for beach and many restaurants and bars. Staff super friendly. hotel spotlessly clean. Nice pool area and plenty of sun beds. If I was being picky the only criticism I would have is that we got a voucher for a welcome drink. In all the other hotels on this trip we were offered a glass of caca so expectations were high! Turns out it is just orange juice with grenadine so manage your expectations! Overall thiugh a really terrific place to stay and would highly recommend it!
Stayed 6 nights in Sep 2023

10/10 Excellent

Mike

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
A really nice option if you plan to visit Altafula
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2023
Response from Thank you on 30 Jul 2023
Thank you very much for your evaluation, we hope to see you again very soon. Best regards from our whole team. Sincerely, Jordi Ferré Alzúria – Hotel Manager

10/10 Excellent

Desmond

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great location, friendly staff
This hotel, is excellent, it is ideally located, close to a beautiful, beach, and many great restaurants. It is a great hotel, to travel, to Tarragona, or Sitges. The staff, are really friendly, the rooms are excellent, and the pool, is excellent. There, is a choice of 3 restaurants in the hotel. The buffet, breakfast, was really good also.
Stayed 5 nights in May 2023

10/10 Excellent

Amy

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
A lovely, friendly hotel. Superb location, 5 min walk to the beach and on the main square - but you weren’t aware of the noise at all. The breakfast buffet had good options for gluten free diets as well as anything you could possibly fancy! My boys thought it was one of the highlights of the day. The pool was family friendly - a little too many young children for us but it was so close the the beach that it wasn’t an issue. (And there was an adult only pool in the roof if you had certain rooms - unfortunately our tweenagers didn’t quite fit into either camp) There were also activities and entertainments if you wanted to join in but it was subtle enough that they weren’t in your face. We’d definitely go back and stay there. It was a lovely town with a good atmosphere. Very few English families and you should make a little effort to speak Catalan or Spanish. The beach is beautiful, sandy and clean. The sea is warm but very wavy when we were there, my boys loved it! At the other end of the beach here’s a Roman villa that is open to look around and has lots of information. Up the hill is the ‘old town’ that is definitly worth an explore as well - if the heat allows! It was also really easy to get the train there from Barcelona airport. (Change at Barcelona-Sants then it’s just over an hour) and it was less than a 5 min walk to the station so we were able to discover lots of the local area. Tarragona is fantastic for Roman ruins! We clearly enjoyed it!
Stayed 8 nights in Aug 2022

8/10 Good

Ms Alice

Travelled with family
Liked: Property conditions & facilities
Good but not great
Lovely hotel but failed to meet our expectations of a 4 star. 1 night might be ok but 4 was too many here. Pros - lovely coastal village with history - large pool with sun-beds & lots of other outside seating - large selection at breakfast & usually restocked - pay to use rooftop over 18s pool with free water - token for free juice at bar on arrival - family friendly - front desk staff helpful for organising taxis/trains etc Cons - No pool towels available any of the 4 days we asked - No early check in - No shampoo or conditioner or any extra amenities in room so along with decor it felt very basic like a 3 star hotel - No coffee maker or kettle in room - Asked for an iron & was given a broken one - A lot of guests & very noisy! Rooms not sound proofed, with room doors banging at night & kids running & screaming around the pool & at breakfast. - Don’t go to breakfast too late as no tables available inside by 9.45/10. - Despite no other apparent covid restrictions booking required for gym & no gym slots were available our whole stay! - Daily charge of €9 pp for premium level rooftop pool seems steep. We paid one day to use it & found a guy smoking & later a family brought in a young child - both not supposed to be allowed. Didn’t seem to be monitored & no toilets up there. - Parking extra also.
Stayed 4 nights in Aug 2022

10/10 Excellent

Susan L

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Buffet offered a great fresh selection of food. Staff super helpful, So very disappointing that pool closed so early in the evening
Stayed 5 nights in Aug 2022

10/10 Excellent

Abbe

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Altafulla Mar - fabulous hotel
The check in was very smooth, hotel rooms clean and large bed. Pool was fabulous, easy to get a sun bed and swim at any time of the day. Bar staff attentive. Breakfast had loads of choice and suited all our needs. Def recommend this hotel.
Stayed 5 nights in Jul 2022

8/10 Good

Chris

Stayed 1 night in Jul 2022

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
It had all the basic needs we needed, big room, crib for the baby, clean, swimming pool and dinning opportunity in the hotel. The staff is friendly, however slow to respond to phone or WhatsApp. The parking is a minus, it's very hard to drive in and out as it's one entrance only and doesn't feel safe, you have to go through a different entrance first to reach the elevator. Still we see it as a minor thing in the overall stay there.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2021

10/10 Excellent

Rory

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 4 nights in Sep 2019

10/10 Excellent

Wayne

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
The Foxon’s review of Hotel Mar Altafulla
Had a lovely stay, only for one night while we waited for our beach side apartment. Staff were great, they could not do enough for us. We were upgraded to a better room which was lovely. We would highly recommend, and will definitely be going back.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
July holiday
Loved everything about the hotel & brilliant location. Exceeded expectations. Staff were super helpful, kind & friendly. Very very clean everywhere & breakfast was excellent. The only snag was the air con in my room kept failing. This was always rectified by reporting it but a nuisance
Stayed 10 nights in Jul 2019

10/10 Excellent

Anusha

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Brilliant hotel x
This was a fantastic holiday. The hotel was clean and staff were absolutely brilliant. The only downsides was the room was small for a family of four once you put the beds in the room. I would say there was not enough storage for clothes. The hotel also say they do babysitting/childminding service. This is the kids club which operate during the day in two time slots. I asked whether they do babysitting service in the evening however this service they do not provide. Apart from this, this hotel is highly recommended and I am coming back with my family. I was extremely impressed with the level of service.
Stayed 10 nights in Jul 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Travelled with family, Travelled with family and small children, Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The staff are very nice and friendly and rooms are spacious and clean. Breakfast buffe is wonderful.
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2019

10/10 Excellent

Boris

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Enjoyed the stay very much.
Great hotel with friendly staff. Rooms were very clean and well taken care off.
Stayed 4 nights in Jun 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Beautiful
Beautiful hotel with great staff. Check in and check out were a breeze. The hotel is a short walk from the beach and restaurants.
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2019

8/10 Good

Héctor

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Great resort by the beach
Great hotel. Modest room equipment for a 4*. Two twin beds instead of a queen bed. Minibar only stores two tiny bottles of water
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Beautiful hotel, sleek, modern furnishings with excellent facilities and professional, efficient staff. We particularly loved the outside area, very comfortable outdoor furniture great for lounging with friends around the very nicely kept and pretty gardens adjoining a lovely pool. Excellent choice at breakfast (although did find some of the ‘hot’ breakfast items were lukewarm and the English breakfast tea was an acquired taste), would have liked the provision of beverage making facilities in the bedroom, which were very well presented with comfortable beds and lovely bathrooms. One of the nicer hotels we have recently stayed in and so close to a beautiful and quiet promenade/beach and picturesque old town void of commercialisation.
Stayed 4 nights in May 2019

10/10 Excellent

Julian, Stockport, England

Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Faultless in every way. Great setting in a quiet spotless town! 👍
Stayed 7 nights in Oct 2018

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Very nice
Rooms are pleasant and clean, great breakfast. Close to the beach. Staff were helpful and helped us to arrange taxis.
Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2018

10/10 Excellent

Danielle

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Fantastic Hotel! Great staff.
Fantastic stay. The hotel is clean and modern. Breakfast was delicious, a huge range of choice and was very fresh. The staff could not have been more helpful, they even helped us with train times and things going on in the area. The hotel is near the beach, just a couple of minutes walk. There isn't a tonne of things in the local area, but for a quiet spot it was perfect. I would absolutely recommend staying here.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2018

10/10 Excellent

Paul, Ireland

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Lovely quiet hotel, great staff, excellent pool.
We had a great week, 2 mins from a beautiful beach. Staff were so helpful and could answer all our queries about restaurants, etc.
Stayed 7 nights in Sep 2018

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

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Stayed 9 nights in Jun 2018

10/10 Excellent

Fausto, Arlington, Virginia

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great hotel with top facilities close to a long and clean beach. It has a wonderful pool and great restaurants where you can enjoy free performances every night. Staff is amazing, especially Edward, Anne, Nuria and Paula. Edward was a manager that was everywhere from breakfast time to late night performances. He was there greeting all guests in different languages and trying to make your stay as pleasant as possible. Most guests wondered how he could keep going all day doing that. Hotel is also close to Altafulla historical sites, as well as to Tarragona and a short drive to Barcelona. This hotel offers great hospitality to everyone, including singles, couples, families and retirees. A Free and safe public parking is just across the street.
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2018

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
nice hotel but internet slow and out of 44 TV channels not one English working - could get Russian , Dutch and any other language - is this pay back for Brexit !!
Stayed 8 nights in May 2018

8/10 Good

Medy, Boise, Idaho

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Nice hotel close to the beach
The staff are very nice, and speak good English. The rooms are big and very clean. It is in a good location, just outside of Tarragona. There is a train station within short walking distance from the hotel. Breakfast is of good variety and fresh.
Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2017

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Disliked: Staff & service
3 star hotel with a very good restaurant.
The hotel is more like a 3 stars instead of 4. The restaurant is very good, the pool area also nice, but the rooms are, as mentioned, at a 3 star hotel level.
Stayed 4 nights in Oct 2017

8/10 Good

Richard

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
One night near Barcelona
A very well appointed hotel and although the stay was only for one night it was most enjoyable. Excellent restaurant and bar. A very nice comfortable room although there were problems with the air con and television. When pointed out the hotel responded immediately.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2017

10/10 Excellent

Kristy, California

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Beach hotel near the beach and nice short walk to old town.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2017
Response from Jordi Ferré - Hotel Manager on 7 Oct 2017
Thank you so much! Bets regards.

10/10 Excellent

Laura

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Amazing local hotel. Would stay again.
Stayed 4 nights in Sep 2017
Response from Jordi Ferre on 7 Oct 2017
Thank you very much. Jordi Ferré - Hotel Manager

10/10 Excellent

Nath, London

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Incredible hotel
Amazing hotel with amazing staff! Friendly and always there to help. Great for couples as this is in a quiet area of the island but only 40mins from Barcelona so close to the city.
Stayed 4 nights in Sep 2017
Response from Jordi Ferré - Hotel Manager on 7 Oct 2017
Thank you very much! Best regards.

10/10 Excellent

Camilo E

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2017
Response from Jordi Ferre on 7 Oct 2017
Muchas gracias! Jordi Ferré - Director

8/10 Good

Luis, Montreal

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
nice hotel close to the beach and the train statio
Great experience with close walking distance to many places and the train station. friendly staff and the room was very comfortable
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2017
Response from Hotel Manager on 10 Sept 2017
Thank you so much. Jordi Ferré - Hotel Manager

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Nice short stay
The underground parking kept our car cool and safe. The staff was very friendly and multilingual. Breakfast was very good. Great selection!! Our dinner in the restaurant was nice, but not enough variety and flavor. But, all in all I would recommend this hotel.
Response from Jordi Ferré - Hotel Manager on 19 Jun 2017
Thanks for sharing your experience! We hope to see you soon. Jordi Ferré - Hotel Manager

10/10 Excellent

Bhupendra, Shrewsbury, UK

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Lovely Hotel and an amazing staff.
We decided to book this hotel via Expedia for a 4 night stay. We were a group of 4 Adults and 3 kids. We had booked 2 rooms. The whole holiday was an unforgettable experience. The hotel was clean, the food was amazing, the rooms are large with good views. The facilities at the hotel are very well maintained and usable. The staff is extremely friendly and very prompt with your requests. We had gone for Half board and the food for our entire stay was delicious and spot on, even the kids were happy. They also have a restaurant attached to the Hotel which we tried and even that is highly recommended.
Response from Jordi Ferré - Hotel Manager on 3 Jul 2017
Thank you so much for your incredible opinion and your amazing photos! We're so happy. Hope to see you soon! Best regards from the whole team. Jordi Ferré - Hotel Manager

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

10/10 Excellent

Heide

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Pleasant surprise
A pleasant surprise. Just moments off the beach. Easy distance to Tarragon and all the Roman ruins and updated modern city.

10/10 Excellent

YW

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
New hotel 4 stars+++
Nice atmosphere very modern. Look deffernt from all the hotels in this area. Good value for money!!!! I recommended to all !!! Only 3 minutes from the beach!!!

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
A very good location good pool, nice beach
The hotel is very well located within 2 mins walk to an excellent, but not overcrowded beach. The hotel has a very good swimming pool - but the 'open hours' are too short and it should be available for longer. It is a very good family hotel. Nearby there are a number of interesting historical sights and some very nice hinterland villages to be explored.

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Lovely clean friendly hotel
Had a lovely week. Very very clean. All staff are friendly and really helpful with a good level of English. Highly recommend

10/10 Excellent

Hashim

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Excellent
Was very impressed

10/10 Excellent

Sinead, Dublin, Ireland

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Lovely hotel in great location near the beach
Stayed in the Altafulla Mar Hotel for four nights. Absolutely loved it. Our first impression – the reception staff were super professional and very welcoming. We were checked in quickly and without fuss. All reception staff appear to speak excellent English. Our bedroom was spacious with very comfortable beds. Fantastic shower. Nice touch leaving two small bottles of water in the fridge upon arrival. Delicious breakfast with superb choice. Fabulous swimming pool – great for kids or if you want to get some exercise and do laps! We also loved the seating area in the garden near the pool – it was so relaxing. The hotel is about five minutes’ walk to the gorgeous beach in Altafulla. Lots of free parking on the street outside the hotel. We will definitely be back.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Room comfort
Everything is new. No beach towels, terrible food, inconsistent room cleaning
Response from Jordi Ferré - Director on 12 Feb 2016
Thank you very much for your constructive comments, we will consider it if we have more of them. We have rental towels for the beach and we consider that we have a very good food offer and a very good cleaning team, we're sorry about your opinion. Best regards from Altafulla.

10/10 Excellent

Omar, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great hotel
I go to Altafulla every summer and I used to stay in 2-star hotels. This is something else, a 4-star hotel for the right price!
Response from Jordi Ferré - Hotel Manager on 12 Feb 2016
Thank you very much Mr. Omar for sharing your opinion. We have new and better internet service for this season. We hope to see you son again. Best regards from sunny Altafulla.

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2023