Top Royal Sun

just had 10 days at the Royal Sun, anybody who complains about this hotel is very hard to please. It is spotlessly clean with staff around all the time, food is plentiful and varied, bar service was excellent although i can imagine it will be annoying and hectic in high season. It rained for 7 of our 10 days but thanks to the great hotel it did not spoil our holiday. In the words of some ice cream company "try it and see"

Karen & Nick Doyle, cumbria
Group of Mature Friends/Couples

Excellent hotel. Although the entertainment was not to our taste, it was exactly as we had expected! All the staff were excellent, polite and cheerful - particularly the reception staff. All our requests (of which there were a few!) were dealt with promptly and efficiently. the hotel was comfortable, clean and well-maintained. There are a lot of steps - so I would not recommend it to anyone with walking difficulties. Good value for money - we went all-inclusive and certainly got our money's worth!

Martin Butler, Preston
Mature Couple (36+)

we stayed for 2 nights,all inclusive,have stayed in lots of h-top hotels,this one the best of them all,no complaints about anything,people who are saying food is bad are talking rubbish,will go back anytime

graham marsh, southampton
Mature Couple (36+)

hotel was good in every way untill it came to the food, it was DISGUSTING AND COLD. The younger members of the barstaff were good and friendly but the older members of the barstaff were very ignorant and arrogant, if you are staying AI you will notice that they will ignore you if there is a chance of atip elsewhere

steve dalby, lincolnshire
Family with Children 11 and Under

Hotel was very good for price we paid. Breakfast - good range of hot and cold - eat as much as you want - repetitive every day though. Location good - only problem was noise at night from street-louts going home at all-hours singing - a room to rear should avert this. We booked an airport transfer from Girona approx. €15 each on Net - way cheaper than a taxi, especially if u arrive late in evening. Trip to Barecelona approx. one hour by train at arround €5 worthwhile. We were beside elevators and on ground floor. I reckon each web company gets different rooms, depending on what is charged - ours was €25 each per night which included evening meal so we were not in a position to complain. I never got to eat the evening meal as we were always out! Lots of people on All Inclusive - word of warning for parents - there did not seem to be any age restriction on who got served. Overall a good hotel.

BERNIE, IRELAND
Family with teenagers 12+

The Royal Sun was a wonderful hotel.  We stayed all inclusive and was amazed by how well treated we were. The staff were very friendly and were lovely with our young children, who were very trying especially at meal times.  we have stayed three times in santa susanna and will be back again before the end of the year.  The resort is lovely and we love the whole relaxation of the place not to mention the excellent value for money. We would love to go back to the Royal Sun, but we cant get in, it is fully booked for school hols, but we will definitely be back next year.  The Aqua Marina is also a wonderfuly hotel.

Amanda Gallagher, Morecambe/England
Family with Children 11 and Under

the hotel was in a wonderful position right on beach,staff very friendly,hotel spotless, food good in spanish style which we like,however the whole thing was spoilt by the 'all inclusive' offer in the hotel,   The british nature is not suited to this and the order of the day by people from mainly southampton,and scotland was to get as much down your neck as you can,and to hell with anyone who would have liked to use the lounge in the evening for dancing and listening to the group and having a civilised drink.  The drunks were crashing into people, the language was apalling,fights broke out two evenings and one scotsman spent the rest of his holiday nursing a really bad black eye.  Two of the yobs fell in the pool at midnight but unfortunately got out, so they could carry on ruining everyones holiday.  The manager received so many complaints that he had to spend the last two nights we were there at the bar turning the freeloaders away as they could hardly stand up.  He was greatly at fault as they should have been chucked out of the hotel especially the louts from southampton.  We were facing the pools which also led to the bar and the screaming went on until 3.0am.
Luckily we had hired a car and explored the area in the day and never went back for lunch on two days as they were just as bad in the dining room,unfortunately they all made us sad to be British.  We told the manager we would love to come back but only if they stop the all inclusive fiasco.

david heywood, bournemouth england
Family with Children 11 and Under

Stayed for 4 nights in March 07,read other reveiws  some good some not. We found the hotel very good, rooms comfortable with side location. We were all inclusive at a cheap price. 3 good meals,snacks also 3 tmes a day. Drinks were local but were good,and staff were friendly and helpful.10 minute walk from Santa Susanna station,less than 7 euros from Barcelona airport, change at Santes.A little quiet in local area,but fine in Malgrat. Lack of parking a hastle, but with train so easy and cheap why bother. We are 55years young and would certainly stay at this hotel again.If you want to stay there most of the day, all you need is there. If you want to roam a bit,there are lots of choice resorts to visit. Cost us less than £38per night for the two of us.

CYRIL FORD, Stockport / England
Mature Couple (36+)

I just came back from the Royal Sun in Costa Brava yesterday and had a fantastic time. I went with my boyfriend and although its clearly a family / older people resort we had a blast.
The food is fab and plenty of it all day. All inclusive drink choice is amazing - you only pay for named imported drinks but the measures are so huge of the local stuff your better off drinking that anyway. The only thing you have to pay for ( if your all inc ) is the game machines and crisps, only 1euro per bag and they are lovely. There is a tv room and internet also. The pool is great and there's also a 'kids pool' on the upper layer which is all shallow which is great for your boyf who cant swim!!! The sun id better up there too.
The shops are good, I paid 60euros for a louis viutton and gucci bag which seems alot for fakes abroad but they look so real you would never tell ( there is only the 1 shop with such good fakes tho and its on the middle of the boulevard ) there are shops and stalls everywhere that sells belts, wallets, hats, sunglasses, clothes etc and they are cheap as chips.
There are some really good bars too, the Tropicana bar is the best. You pay 10euros to get in but you get 2 drinks vouchers and a card to use for the duration of your holiday which also gives you 2 free drinks when you fgo in ( so if you wanted you could just go in for your 2 drinks!! )
There is a bar called waikiki that have litre cocktails, or whatever for 5euros which is awesome.
The beach is right in front of the hotel.
The only downside was that the hotel is so tall the sun goes behind it so you have to move about a bit and there were lots of older people there ( 60+ ) but they were never about in the day and were in the main room in the night so we just went outside to get away for a bit.
Enjoy your holl we certainly did

Claire Protheroe, Cardiff
Young Couple (18-35)

the rooms were really clean as was the hotel, the staff were very friendly, good entertainment especially if you had children - would definitely go back.

louise keeton, nottingham
Mature Couple (36+)

I stayed in this hotel for only 3 nights and that was enough. Outside my room window was the main Barcelona route railway line and the main road through Santa Susanna, you have to go through an under pass to gain access to the hotel. No mention of this is made in any brochure or website i have found, they only mention that its on the beach with lovely sea views, none of these rooms were available. The food in the restaurant is barely edible and if you don't like pork don't visit this hotel. the hotel staff are friendly and helpful but that is not enough of a plus to recommend this hotel.

Gary Connor, Glasgow
Mature Couple (36+)