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Hotel California Garden
Autovia de Tarragona a Salou, 13
7.7
2535 reviews
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- Hotel California Garden 3*, located in Salou (Costa Dorada).
- Available with Half Board and Full Board.
Travel Dates: until October 18, 2026.
Your perfect stay
Hotel California Garden: Salou, Sunshine and Mediterranean Fun
Discover the best of Salou at Hotel California Garden, a welcoming hotel designed for comfortable holidays just moments from the beach and the lively town centre.
Its fantastic location lets you stroll to the beach, the promenade, shops, restaurants and countless leisure options, making it easy to enjoy everything Salou has to offer.
The hotel features two outdoor swimming pools, a spa and wellness area, a gym and plenty of spaces to relax or have fun, making it an excellent choice for couples and families alike.
The bright, comfortable rooms include a private terrace, air conditioning and Wi-Fi, providing everything you need to unwind after a day in the Mediterranean sunshine.
Complete your stay with the varied buffet restaurant and the café, where you can enjoy relaxed meals throughout the day. Guests especially appreciate the cleanliness, friendly staff and excellent value for money.
A hotel you'll love from the very first day... and want to come back to.
Meals & more
Full Board? Here’s How the Meals Are Scheduled
If you choose Full Board, please note how the meal service works:
- You will start with dinner on the day of arrival.
- You will finish with lunch on the day of departure.
The accommodation informs us that this order cannot be changed, as restaurant capacity is managed to ensure a high-quality service.
Please note: this only applies to meals. Check the key collection and room check-out times to plan your stay properly.
Why this destination is a must-visit
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Salou: where the Costa Dorada truly sparkles
Did you know Salou literally shines? It’s not just a saying, the Costa Dorada gets its name from the quartz and mica in its sand, glowing like gold under the sun. But Salou is far more than stunning beaches, it’s a destination full of history and postcard-perfect corners.
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The sunset lighthouse: For that unforgettable holiday moment, stroll along the wooden path to the Salou Lighthouse. It’s the wildest stretch of coastline and the place where you’ll truly understand the magic behind every “sunset” escape.
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Footsteps of kings and pirates: The same seafront you walk today once saw King Jaume I set sail to conquer Mallorca. Follow the Camino de Ronda and you’ll trace ancient paths used by fishermen, and the occasional smuggler, hiding among hidden coves.
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More than adrenaline: Yes, PortAventura is just around the corner, but don’t miss the Luminous Fountain, a true work of art designed by the same visionary behind Barcelona’s iconic fountains.
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Our insider tip: Take an afternoon trip to nearby Reus, just 15 minutes away. Birthplace of Gaudí, home to stunning modernist architecture and the temple of vermouth culture. Order one in Plaça del Mercadal and experience Salou like a local.
Salou isn’t just a destination… it’s a glow you’ll never forget.
Costa Daurada: Spain’s ultimate family-friendly coastal destination
The Costa Daurada, located on the Mediterranean coast of Catalonia just south of Barcelona, is one of Spain’s most popular holiday regions for families and couples. Known for its long golden-sand beaches, relaxed atmosphere and excellent leisure options, it’s a destination that perfectly combines beach time, culture and fun.
Make sure you visit:
- Tarragona, with its impressive Roman ruins overlooking the sea.
- Salou, lively and ideal for families, with a beautiful seafront promenade.
- Cambrils, famous for its harbour and excellent restaurants.
- Reus, the birthplace of Gaudí, full of modernist architecture.
Beaches we think you’ll like:
- Llevant Beach (Salou): wide, well-equipped and family-friendly.
- Cambrils Beach: calm waters and a relaxed local feel.
- La Pineda Beach: long and spacious, perfect for walks by the sea.
- Cala Fonda: a more natural and scenic cove near Tarragona.
Family-friendly activities:
- Spend an unforgettable day at PortAventura World, one of Europe’s best theme parks.
- Enjoy safe, shallow waters ideal for children.
- Walk or cycle along the coastal promenades.
- Discover Roman history through open-air sites and museums.
Make sure you try these local delicacies:
- Traditional seafood paella and rice dishes.
- Fideuà, made with noodles instead of rice.
- Fresh grilled fish from the Mediterranean.
- Local wines and cava from nearby Penedès.
Make the most of your visit and go to...
- Tarragona (15–20 minutes): Roman heritage and charming old town.
- Reus (20 minutes): shopping and modernist routes.
- Barcelona (1 hour): culture, architecture and vibrant city life.
Pet Policy
Pets are not permitted in this accommodation.
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 0.99 € per person and night.
Personally chosen by our travel expert
Eric
Release date: 08/14/2026 at 23:00
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Very helpful staff
Pools too cold
Very good
Buen hotel para el precio q pagamos me sorprendió Solo mejorar un pelin los colchones pero vamos giay
The mattresses
Los colchones
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Very good
La piscina genial y el servicio también
The request we made for a double bed was not fulfilled
No se cumplió la petición que hicimos de la cama doble
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Very good
Cercanía a Port aventura y servicios y comida del hotel en general birn ,la piscina muy bien para los niños,el trato de todo el personal muy bueno
Perhaps the cleanliness of the rooms, for those who are fussy, could be improved somewhat
Quizás la limpieza de las habitaciones siendo tiquismiquis puede mejorar en algo
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Very good
Hotel recién reformado. Todo súper limpio y nuevo.Atención de 10 .
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Excellent
La ubicación es estupenda.
Las instalaciones en sí son buenas: piscina, restaurante, habitación…
What stood out most to us was the lack of cleanliness around the pool area: cups, cigarette butts on the floor, fingernails… considering people walk barefoot and small children crawl around, it’s certainly not very hygienic.
As a suggestion for improvement, it would also be advisable for the room air conditioning to have a more effective system so guests can programme the temperature they want rather than having one imposed on them.
Lo que más nos ha llamado la atención es la falta de limpieza en toda la zona de la piscina: vasos, cigarros en el suelo, uñas… teniendo en cuenta que se anda descalzo y hay niños pequeños gateando no es lo más higiénico desde luego.
Como aspecto de mejora también sería recomendable que el aire acondicionado de la habitación tuviera otro sistema más efectivo para que los clientes pudiéramos programar la tempera deseado y no la que nos imponen.
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Localización y atención del personal
There are signs saying sunbeds cannot be reserved, but the rule is not enforced. By 8am there are 200 towels covering them all, effectively booking them.
Hay carteles de que no se pueden reservar las tumbonas pero no hacen cumplir la norma. A las 8 de la mañana hay 200 toallas cubriéndolas todas y reservándolas.
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Very good
Quería dejar mi opinión sobre el hotel porque, sinceramente, esperaba encontrar algo diferente después de ver las imágenes.
Al entrar en la habitación encontramos bastante polvo y el aire acondicionado no se podía bajar de 25 °C. Para poder ponerlo a una temperatura más baja había que pagar aparte, y aun pagando, la temperatura no era la que esperábamos, así que pasamos bastante calor.
En cuanto a la comida, me pareció que había poca variedad y creo que podría mejorar bastante.
Lo positivo es que el hotel es muy tranquilo. Hemos podido descansar y desconectar porque no había mucho ruido, y eso sí que lo hemos agradecido.
En general, creo que las instalaciones y el servicio podrían estar más cuidados para que la experiencia esté a la altura de lo que muestran las imágenes.
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Habitaciones confortables y buffet bueno. Personal encantador. Todo muy limpio
No matter how many signs there were, we couldn't use any of the pool loungers during the three days we stayed. They were all reserved with towels from the early hours.
Por más carteles que hubiesen no pudimos disfrutar de ninguna amaca de la piscina en los 3 días que estuvimos. Todas con toallas reservadas desde la madrugada.
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Excellent
Habitación cómoda y limpia. Buffet bueno. Tanto la playa como Port Aventura están entre 15 y 20 minutos andando.
In three days we couldn’t get into any of the more than 100 sun loungers by the hotel pools. They were all reserved from the early hours.
En tres días no pudimos estar en ninguna amaca de las más de 100 que hay en las piscinas del hotel. Todas reservadas desde la madrugada
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La atención a los niñ@s
Improve the room cleaning; improve the food.
Mejoraría la limpieza de habitación, mejorar la comida,
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Lo que más me ha gustado las piscinas
The cleanliness could be better, a bedside lamp in the room, the air-conditioning control — there’s no remote so you can’t adjust it — and above all I find it outrageous that they want to charge for using the room fridge, trying to charge €8 per day; it’s a disgrace, the first hotel where this has happened to me.
La limpieza podría mejorar,una luz en la mesita de la habitación,el control del aire acondicionado pues no hay mando y no le puedes graduar y sobre todo me parece un abuso que que quieran cobrar por el uso de la nevera de la habitación y te quieran cobrar 8 € por día me parece una vergüenza es el primer hotel que me pasa
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Buena atención de todo el personal.
Instalaciones muy buenas.
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La comida tipo bufete normalita, la ubicación buena para ir a la playa en 10 minutos andando
The cleaning was almost non-existent. I stayed for eight days and they swept the room on day five; in a beach hotel that seems inappropriate since we arrived with sandy beach chairs and, whether you wanted to or not, the room had a lot of sand.
They made the beds daily — well, they really only smoothed the top sheet and the bedspread; they left the fitted sheet exactly as you had left it after sleeping.
The air conditioning worked perfectly, so well in fact that they had it set to 20 degrees, making it impossible to sleep because of how cold we were the first night. It had a switch next to the bathroom (no remote), so if you were cold you had to get up to switch it off and if you were hot you had to get up to switch it on. We had to go to reception three times for someone to come to the room to raise the temperature because we were freezing.
It was impossible to get a sunbed by the pool; they were only for foreigners because by about midnight they were already putting towels on them for the next day (according to a hotel employee). One day I went down to the pool at about 9:30 and all the sunbeds were reserved with towels, and most remained empty until 11:30. I reported this to the person in charge at the time, but they excused it by saying there were signs stating sunbeds could not be reserved, so they did not bother to do anything. What’s more, they wanted me to act like a police officer and tell them if a sunbed had been unoccupied for a long time so the security guard would remove the towels from that sunbed (an unacceptable response…).
La limpieza casi inexistente estuve 8 días y barrieron la habitación el día 5 , en un hotel de playa no me parece apropiado ya que llegábamos con las sillas de la playa y aunque no quisieras la habitación tenía mucha arena.
Las camas las hacían a diario bueno realmente solo estiraban la sábana de arriba y la colcha, la bajera la dejaban tal cual la habías dejado tu después de dormir.
El aire acondicionado funcionaba perfecto tan bien que nos lo tenían a 20 grados imposible dormir del frío que pasamos la primera noche con un interruptor al lado del baño (sin mando a distancia) por lo que si tenías frío te tenías q levantar a apagarlo y si tenías calor a levantarte para encenderlo tuvimos que ir a recepción 3 veces para que alguien fuera a la habitación para subir la temperatura porque moríamos por congelacion.
Las hamacas de la piscina imposible coger ni una, solo era para los extranjeros ya que por la noche sobre las 00:00 ya ponían las toallas del día siguiente( dicho por un trabajador del hotel) yo bajé un día a la piscina sobre las 9:30 y todas las hamacas reservadas con toallas y hasta las 11:30 la mayoría seguían vacías. Lo puse en conocimiento de la persona responsable en ese momentos pero se excusó diciendo que había carteles informando que no se podía reservar hamacas por lo que no se molestaron en hacer nada es más querían que actuara yo como policía e informar si una hamaca llevaba mucho tiempo sin ocuparse para que el de seguridad quitara las toallas de dicha hamaca (impresentable la respuesta…)
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Hotel playero bastante bien . Buena piscina . La comida bien , se quejarán los que comen caviar todos los días en su casa
Every day a battle is fought here in the so‑called sunbed war, basically because tourists reserve sunbeds — you even see them coming down before 7am to put their towel on them. Although management tries to control it, it’s hard to resolve. The solution is simple: go down and take any sunbed where there’s just a towel if no one is around, as I did. There may be some fuss afterwards, but they’re left grumbling.
Aquí se desarrolla diariamente una batalla en la denominada guerra de las hamacas , básicamente porque los guiris se reservan las hamacas , los ves incluso bajando antes de las 7 a ponerse la toalla . Aunque la dirección intenta controlarlo tiene mala solución . Pero es fácil , bajas y donde toalla si nadie la tiras y te pones , tal cual hice Yo , luego algo de jaleo pero ahí se quedan mascullando en guiri .
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El hotel en general bien,es la tercera vez que voy y esta vez lo vi mas flojo.
The sunbed control was awful — fully occupied by 7 a.m., with the pool still closed.
El control hamacas fatal,a las 7 la mañana llenas,estando cerrada la piscina.
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Nous avons aimer la proximité avec le centre ville et la page ainsi qu’avec le parc PortAventura
La piscine est inaccessible à moins de se lever à 06h du matin pour aller mettre les serviettes sur les transat bien que ce soit interdit par les règles de l’hôtel sinon en descendant à 08h pour aller petit déjeuner vous n’aurez plus de transat.
Nous avons déprécie le fait que les boissons ne soit pas incluse et qu’il faille payer la bouteille d’eau de 75cl 1€50 au niveau du buffet ne vous attendez pas à de grandes choses tous les jours les repas ce ressemble et ne sont pas de très grande qualités
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El buffet de comida era espectacular, todo bien organizado y todo muy variado.
The mattresses are worn and you can feel the springs.
El confort de los colchones están deteriorados y tocabas el muelle.
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El personal en general encantador, en comedor, recepción y servicio de habitaciones.
las camas son grandes y cómodas.
The food is rather repetitive, although it is tasty; there are too many fried dishes for our liking.
Large groups of young men — football teams, etc. — make it impossible to relax and create a lot of noise. The curtains are not blackout and a lot of light comes in. The nearby nightclub can be heard from the rooms all night. I have never tried such poor breakfast coffee; I think it could be improved.
Evening entertainment is limited, and when they play music by the pool it is very loud and you cannot rest properly.
La comida es bastante repetitiva, aunque está buena, demasiadas frituras para nuestro gusto.
Grupos grandes de chicos jóvenes-equipos de fútbol etc que no dejan descansar y producen mucho ruido.Las cortinas no son opacas y entra mucha luz.La discoteca cercana se escucha desde las habitaciones toda la noche la música.El café del desayuno nunca probé uno tan malo,creo que podrían mejorarlo.
La animación nocturna es escasa y cuando ponen música en la piscina es muy alta y no se puede descansar bien
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Ubicación, precio, habitaciones limpias, hotel muy reformado y las piscinas.
Animation, for meals they charge €1.5 for the water and they also accommodate numerous excursions for minors, and therefore there is no tranquillity.
Animacion, en las comidas cobran 1,5€ por el agua y además acogen a excursiones numerosas de menores y por lo tanto no hay tranquilidad
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Golden beaches and family fun in Salou
Hotel California Garden
7.7
2535 reviews
Salou, Costa Dorada
