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Esplendid
Avda. Mediterrani, 17, Blanes
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What you need to know about this deal
This deal includes
- Hotel Esplendid 3* in Blanes (Costa Brava).
- Available with Half Board and Full Board.
Extras not included
- Tourist tax of Catalonia, to be paid directly at destination.
Personally Chosen by Our Travel Expert
Carles
Release date: 04/09/2025 at 18:22
Travel Dates: until September 20.
Information regarding Single Rooms and Family Discounts
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Babies aged 0 to 1: the first baby stays free of charge when sharing a bed with two adults in double rooms.
- If you need to include 2 babies in the same room, make sure to contact us here to check if this is possible.
- If you need to include 2 babies in the same room, make sure to contact us here to check if this is possible.
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Children aged 2 to 12: first child stays for free.
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Good to know: Discounts for children apply only when the child shares the room with two adults or two people paying the adult rate.
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Maximum room occupancy: 3 people.
- Good to know: The accommodation does not allow a fourth person in the same room, whether adult, child or baby.
- Good to know: The accommodation does not allow a fourth person in the same room, whether adult, child or baby.
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Travelling solo? The price for a single room is the same as the total price for a double room. This accommodation does not offer discounts for single rooms.
Tourism tax
The tourism tax isn't included in the booking price, as it's mandatory to pay this tax directly at the hotel reception. Children under the age of 16 are exempt from this tax.
The tourism tax in a 3 * Hotel is 0.66 € per person and night.
Pet Policy
Pets are not permitted in this accommodation.
Important information
- In accordance with hotel policy, no alcoholic beverages or pork are served.
Board Basis
If you're booking Full Board:
- This hotel is super flexible! Would you like to start your stay with lunch or dinner?
- Simply inform the reception desk upon arrival.
You don't have to make any arrangements! When you arrive at the accommodation, tell them what meal you want to start with and they will help you with everything.
Good to know: This only refers to catering. Check the key drop-off and check-out times to plan your stay.
Destination
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Blanes, known as the 'Gateway to the Costa Brava', is a beautiful coastal town in Catalonia, famous for its unspoilt beaches, botanical gardens and relaxed Mediterranean charm. Just an hour from Barcelona, Blanes offers the perfect mix of relaxation, outdoor adventure and cultural experiences.
Top attractions:
- Jardí Botànic Marimurtra: One of the most beautiful botanical gardens in Europe, perched on a cliff with spectacular views of the Mediterranean. It contains exotic plants from all over the world.
- Pinya de Rosa Botanical Garden: Another stunning botanical garden, famous for its diverse collection of cacti and tropical plants.
- Castillo de Sant Joan: A medieval castle with stunning panoramic views over Blanes and the Costa Brava. It's a short walk, but well worth it for the scenery.
- Sa Palomera Rock: A natural rock formation that marks the start of the Costa Brava, a great spot for photos and sunset views.
- Blanes old town: A charming area with narrow streets, traditional Catalan houses and lively markets. Visit the Plaça d'Espanya for local cafes and shopping.
The best beaches in Blanes:
- Platja de Blanes: The main beach, ideal for families, with soft golden sand and clear waters. It has plenty of facilities, including sunbeds, beach bars and water sports.
- Cala Sant Francesc (Cala Bona): A secluded, picturesque cove with turquoise waters surrounded by pine trees. Perfect for snorkelling and relaxing away from the crowds.
- Platja de S'Abanell: The longest beach in Blanes, ideal for long walks, swimming and beach sports.
- Cala Treumal: A hidden gem with crystal clear waters close to the Pinya de Rosa Botanical Garden.
Family friendly activities:
- Gnomo Park: A theme park for children with adventure courses, mini golf and a play area.
- Marineland Catalunya (Palafolls): A fantastic water park and dolphinarium just a short drive from Blanes.
- Blanes Weekly Market: Held every Monday, this traditional market is a great place to buy local handicrafts, fresh produce and souvenirs.
- Mini Train Tour: A fun way to explore the town and its main attractions.
Local gastronomy:
- Suquet de Peix: A delicious Catalan fish stew made with fresh seafood and potatoes in a savoury broth.
- Fideuà: A noodle-based version of paella, often served with seafood and alioli sauce.
- Coca de Recapte: A savoury Catalan-style flatbread topped with vegetables and anchovies.
- Crema Catalana: A traditional Catalan dessert similar to crème brûlée, flavoured with citrus fruits and cinnamon.
- Local wines and cava: Enjoy white wines from the Empordà region or a glass of Catalan sparkling wine (cava).
Day Trips & Nearby Attractions:
- Tossa de Mar (30 min drive): A stunning medieval coastal town with a historic castle and beautiful beaches.
- Girona (45 min drive): A historic city with medieval walls, colourful riverside houses and Game of Thrones filming locations.
- Barcelona (1 hour drive): Visit La Sagrada Familia, Park Güell and Las Ramblas for a mix of culture and entertainment.
- Lloret de Mar (15 minutes drive): A lively town known for its beaches, nightlife and historic sites.
- Cadaqués & Cap de Creus (2 hours drive): A charming whitewashed village and rugged natural park, once home to Salvador Dalí.
What our customers are saying about the accommodation
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La zona de piscina y la proximidad a la playa es lo mejor, aunque no está en primera línea de mar, está relativame te cerca. Tiene gimnasio y piscina interior, que aunque es de agua fría, permite bañarte más tranquilo porque nunca hay nadie. En la piscina exterior hay tumbonas libres siempre.
Es un hotel que ha quedado desfasado, aunque en su momento debería ser muy bueno. Todo el recinto está bastante antiguo y bastante dejado, aunque limpio. El bufet no tiene mucha variedad de comida pero está buena. La parte de los postres, cuando se acaban no los reponen por lo que hay que coger lo que quieras y guardarlo en la mesa. Es un hotel muy muy sencillo y justito en todo.
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En general hemos estado a gusto. El hotel es viejo y necesita una buena reforma. El personal es muy amable. Estupenda calidad precio.
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El personal es muy amable desde los camareros asta las camareras de pisos
La comida es poco variada pero está buena de sabor
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- Rooms with dirty sheets.
- Hotel without alcohol (not even a single beer) and without pork (not even a piece of bacon at breakfast could we try). I think this is something that should be prominently advertised when you offer it. It is something very important when deciding on this hotel...thank goodness it was for 3 nights because otherwise you would ruin our holiday.
- Animation practically non-existent and without any charm. No bingo, no shows, no games for adults or children...truly boring. We had to go out to the surrounding bars every night.
- Indoor pool with murky water and an unbearable smell of dampness.
- Frozen and dirty outdoor pool.
- Pool safety: they have a speaker connected a meter away from the pool that could easily fall in if a child runs by...they don't move it from there because, according to them, "nothing has ever happened".
They also have the stones where the umbrellas go with the iron poles sticking out and broken, if a child falls on them, they could get seriously hurt. Additionally, I stumbled with my baby in my arms and we almost fell.
- Disgusting and broken sunbeds.
- The entrance guard: my daughter was playing in the reception (which was empty) and he looked at her and made a gesture as if he was going to hit her. Later, my youngest daughter was crying on the floor and he approached us very seriously asking what was wrong with the girl and telling us to let her cry and not pick her up. But who is he to tell me what to do with my 2-year-old daughter? Unbelievable.
- Elevators: unsafe, broken, dirty, and sometimes didn't even reach the 3rd floor. We've waited up to 10 minutes for them to arrive.
- Bar: they advertise products they don't have. The pool bar closed in the mornings.
- Restaurant: Very dirty plates and glasses. More than one glass with lipstick marks or other things we couldn't identify. Terrible juices from the machine. Some machines were broken. Overpriced bottled water. Mexican-themed party, with loud music that didn't let you even talk to people at your table.
- Cleanliness: the cleaners were using a supermarket cart to carry clean sheets. Also, they left them in the middle of the hallway all day, not very pretty or hygienic.
- Maintenance: We had a blackout at 3 am and it didn't come back until noon the next day. Having to go to the bathroom with the flashlight from your phone after paying for a hotel seems outrageous to me. Balcony door broken, we asked them to check it and no one came, anyone could have entered.
- Animation: they told us they were having a two-hour pool party, the entertainer got in the water to swim, gave a ball that was hitting people in the head, and everything happened. The pool party consisted of the "entertainer" jumping into the pool and throwing the kids in. Unprecedented fun, really.
Overall, a hotel nightmare that I can't believe you offer on your website. Outrageous what we paid for the service received.
-Habitaciones con sábanas sucias.
- Hotel sin alcohol (ni una mísera cerveza) y sin cerdo (ni un trocito de bacon en el desayuno hemos podido probar) Creo que es algo que se debería anunciar en grande cuando lo ofreceis. Es algo muy importante para decantarte por este hotel...menos mal que fueron 3 noches porque si no nos arruináis las vacaciones.
-Animación prácticamente nula y sin ninguna gracia. Ni bingo, ni espectáculos, ni juegos para adultos o niños...un verdadero aburrimiento. Nos tocó salir cada noche a los bares de alrededor.
-Piscina interior con agua turbia y un olor insoportable a humedad.
-Piscina exterior congelada y sucía.
-Seguridad en la piscina: tienen un bafle conectado a un metro de la piscina que puede caer perfectamente dentro si pasa algun niño corriendo...según ellos que no lo mueven de ahí porque: "nunca ha pasado nada".
También tiene las piedras donde van las sombrillas con los palos de hierro sobresaliendo y rotos, si un niño se cae encima se puede hacer mucho daño, además, me tropecé con mi bebé en brazos y casi nos caemos las dos.
-hamacas asquerosas y rotas.
-El vigilante de la entrada: estaba mi hija jugando en recepción (vacía por cierto) y él la miró y le hizo el gesto de que le iba a pegar. Luego mi hija pequeña estaba llorando en el suelo y se nos acercó muy serio preguntando qué le pasaba a la niña y diciéndonos que la dejaramos llorar y no la cogiesemos. Pero quién es él para decirme lo que tengo que hacer con mi hija de 2 años? Alucinante.
-Ascensores: inseguros, rotos, sucios y en algunos momentos no llegaban al piso 3. Hemos llegado a estar esperando 10 minutos a que suban.
-Bar: anuncian productos que no tienen. El bar de la piscina cerrado por las mañanas.
-Restaurante: Platos y vasos muy sucios. Más de un vaso con marcas de pintalabios o otras cosas que no sabíamos identificar. Zumos de la máquina, malísimos. Algunas máquinas estropeadas. Botella de agua a precios desorbitados. Fiesta de temática Mexicana, con música a tope que no te dejaba ni hablar con la gente de tu mesa.
-Limpieza: las limpiadoras iban con un carro de supermercado para llevar las sábanas limpias. Además los dejaban en medio del pasillo durante todo el día, no queda muy bonito ni higiénico.
-Mantenimiento: Se nos fue la luz a las 3 am y no volvió hasta el día siguiente al medio día. Tener que ir al lavabo con la linterna del móvil después de haber pagado un hotel me parece indignante. Puerta del balcón rota, pedimos que nos lo mirasen y no vino nadie, podría haber entrado cualquiera.
-Animación: nos dijeron que hacían una pool party de dos horas, el animador se metió en el agua a bañarse, dio una pelota que reventaba cabezas y pasó de todo. La pool party consistió en el "animador" tirándose a la piscina en bomba y tirando a los niños dentro. Una diversión sin precedentes, vaya.
En definitiva, un horror de hotel que alucino que ofrezcais en vuestra página. Indignante lo que hemos pagado por el servicio recibido.
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La comida es sabrosa y variada
The hotel itself requires major repairs.
El hotel en sí requiere reparaciones importantes
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El personal de recepción fue muy seco y poco amable. Nunca limpiaron la habitación, solo cambiaban las toallas, y siempre venían a horas en las que estábamos dentro, impidiendo descansar.
Los vecinos jóvenes se comportaban de manera ruidosa e irrespetuosa. Los pasillos estaban sucios y nunca hicieron limpieza en la habitación.
El personal del comedor, en cambio, fue muy educado. La comida estaba más o menos bien, se podía encontrar algo que gustara, pero no estaba señalizada, así que había que tomarla al azar. Cuando preguntábamos a los empleados qué era cada plato, no sabían responder.
Una experiencia muy desagradable en general.
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La ubicación es buena, la playa está cerca del hotel y tiene supermercados cerca… fácil acceso
The lobby and dining area do not have air conditioning. They gave us a superior room and I can't imagine what an inferior one would be like, you could feel the springs in the mattress, the air didn't cool, the fridge didn't cool either, we stayed for 3 nights and they only cleaned one day... the elevators are in very bad condition, deteriorated and seemed like they were going to fall, the doors slammed shut... The food was scarce, without labels for what each thing was and little variety, I don't know how it has 3 stars.
El lobby y comedor no tiene aire acondicionado. Nos dieron una habitación superior y no me imagino como sería una inferior, el colchón se le sentía los resortes, el aire no enfriaba, la nevera tampoco enfriaba , estuvimos 3 noches y solo un día limpiaron … los ascensores están en muy mal estados , deteriorados y parecía que se fueran a caer , las puertas cerraban de golpe.. La comida escasa, sin nombres de lo que era cada cosa y poca variedad, no sé cómo tiene 3 estrellas.
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Hôtel et la restauration
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The food is disgusting, every day the same and with the leftovers from the previous day. There have been days when I entered the dining room and immediately left to eat outside. No variety at all, every day rice, macaroni, hake, the desserts all the same and they serve them frozen. The pool full of dirt, the water was brown, couldn't even swim. A 3-star hotel has nothing, it's more like a hostel, everything half broken, there were about 30 pool loungers for 200 rooms... The worst holiday of my life without a doubt. When I arrived and saw it, because I had already paid for it, I wanted to leave immediately. Don't go to this hotel, for a little more you can go to a real hotel. And I won't even talk about the facilities, everything was a shame.
La comida un asco,todos los dias lo mismo y con las sobras del dia anterior ha habido dias que he entrado al comedor y directamente salir y tener que ir a comer fuera nada de variedad todos los dias arroz macarrones merluza los postres todos los mismo y los sacan conjelados la piscina llena de mierda el agua estaba marron ni poder bañarse de hotel de 3estrellas no tiene nada es mas bien una pension todo medio roto las hamacas de la piscina habria unas 30 para 200 habitaciones …. El peor viaje de mi vida sin duda cuando llegue y lo vi por que ya lo tenia pagado pero ganas de marcharse no valláis a este hotel por un poco mas vais a un hotel de verdad y ya no voy hablar de las instalaciones por todo de verguenza
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No encuentro ningún aspecto positivo que mencionar
The hotel needs a complete renovation, everything is terrible. The room smelled really bad, the closets were destroyed, the mattresses were very old and in a disgusting state, the pillows were even older, the food was too recycled with hard bread and lots of spices. I could go on but I think my opinion of this hotel is clear.
El hotel necesita una reforma integral, está todo fatal. La habitación olía muy mal, los armarios estaban destrozados, los colchones eran muy muy viejos y estaban en un estado asqueroso, las almohadas eran todavía más viejas, la comida demasiado reciclada con pan duro y muchísimas especias. Podría seguir pero creo que queda clara mi opinión de este hotel
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