Medplaya Hotel Santa Monica

Great 😊

We stayed at the Hotel Santa Monica for our honeymoon in 1974 when it first opened. We returned 50 years later as part of our Golden Wedding celebrations and were so pleased we did. The hotel was so different to how we remembered it – the improvements and refurbishments over the years had bought it fully up-to-date and very comfortable. We let the hotel know in advance why we were returning, and they made us very welcome, the reception staff and management were just lovely. We had a record of which room we had stayed in first time around (on a top floor with a sea view) and asked for the same room as on our first visit ... the team were kind enough to do this, which made it extra special. More generally the hotel was lovely, restaurant and food good, and the plenty of sunbeds round the pool. Special thanks to Vicky and Minerva on reception and Juan the bar manager for making us so welcome. (Photos show our visits from 1974 and 2024!)

This is our 3rd stay at santa Monica in the last 3 years. We have stayed in the same room each time. We absolutely love Calella and this hotel is a great place to stay. The staff are friendly. There is plenty of choice at meal times , with fresh meat cooked on a hot plate at the buffet counter by a chef each evening. Entertainment is mainly Spanish , but the compares can translate into English ,especially for the Bingo each night. This hotel guests are mainly Spainish. Hotel close to stunning beaches , shops , restaurants and a train station with direct routes to Barcelona. €11.80 pp return. With love Calella and this hotel so much we have booked again for May 2025.

No daytime animation. Limited entertainment on a night! Generous portions of drinks served on AI package. Nice pool area. Good snacks available at bar. Better entertainment needed! Eg; multi cultural singers on a night 🤔 quicker transitions between events? ( 20 mins waiting for something to happen!)

The hotel was okay probably not a 4 star, lacks organisation in the dining room, long queues to get food. Our room was a sea view and was nice, very clean, plenty of sun beds as was more spanish people than english, pool was fine, the lifts were very slow and only had the one, lots of queues for this, location was very good, close to the beach and shops.

I do not recommend. 4-star Medplaya Santa Monica Hotel with low-quality infrastructure. Canteen - Small for so many guests that generate huge queues at meal times. The food is good but they only serve sparkling drinks, hot drinks are only available at breakfast. Bar - Ok, with access to any type of drinks. Excellent entertainers, very friendly but the repertoire is very repetitive, especially for children. Reception - Depends on the person on duty, they are generally not very attentive. Personel - Friendly and attentive but not very determined, perhaps due to the huge volume of tourists. Some of the customer service staff are Ukrainians and speak little or no Spanish and little English. Calella - Sand beaches with stones and access to the sea only for people who know how to swim, I don't recommend it for families with children. Coral Travel - Terrible quality, they are simply interested in making money, service and support does not exist. Excursions - The bus tour to Costa Brava, which includes a visit to Tossa del Mar, a boat trip and a gastronomic visit, was canceled without prior notice and there are no major alternatives due to the volume of tourists and lack of free seats. In general, the town of Calella, as well as the regions close to Costa Brava, despite being well rated, the high number of tourists and the low quality of beaches and service are not the right place to spend a peaceful and profitable holiday.

Spent 2 weeks at this hotel ,most of which we enjoyed .The rooms were nice and the pool was great ,no sunbed rush in a morning got a bed anytime ,not many English holiday makers. We went half board the food was average, the only reason we would not return are the queues in the dining room sometimes back up 2 flights of stairs, then once you get in another queue for food, tried different times but no better. Area was near to beaches and shops.

I give these 2 stars because of the location only. Nice beach and lots of activities available in beach area. But hotel is not as expected . we went there last week of May 2024 and temperature reached 25 Celsius. Although it indicates that air condition room in facilities, we got rooms without A/C. When I asked about it , I was told that whole hotel have a system that switch on a/c for all rooms at once and individual rooms can not switch on a/c itself. They are going to switch it on week after we finish our holiday which was a shame. Our room was so small for a family of 4 and room was so hot at night with no A/C. Kids didn’t get good sleep. Holiday was a disaster. Food was not great either. Evening entertainment is just a 20 minute of bingo daily during our stay and then just simply play music only. I’m surprised it is a 4 star hotel.