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Hotel California Garden
Autovia de Tarragona a Salou, 13
7.7
2507 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 Dorada: Spain’s ultimate family-friendly coastal destination
The Costa Dorada, 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: 07/21/2026 at 23:00
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Very helpful staff
Pools too cold
Very good
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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Excellent
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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Excellent
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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Very good
La ubicacion
El hotel en general està muy bien, para repetir
Renovate the room decor, but they’re fine.
Renovar decoracion habitaciones, pero estan bien
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Hola, pues estuvimos muy bien, nos trataron y nos atendieron muy bien, los empleados tanto en recepción, como Buffet, limpieza, volveremos.
I think one thing that could be improved would be to have a few more elevators, but I think that’s impossible; anyway, overall it was a good stay, thank you.
Creo que una cosa, que mejoraria, seria que hubiera, algun asensor más, pero, creo que es imposible, pero de todas formas a sino una estancia buena en general, gracias.
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Excellent
Destacar la atención del personal de recepción, que tanto a la entrada como a la salida fueron muy amables, educadas y atentas. La habitación grande, con dos camas de matrimonio y comodas.
We stayed with Half Board and, fortunately, we did not take the full-board option. They must immediately improve the quality of the food; it is dreadful, insipid (you’d eat better in a hospital with a strict diet), with very little variety, buffet replenishment is very slow, queues form while waiting for any of the dishes that come back in no more than 4 seconds (2 mains, 1 tray of chips, meat stew) so don’t expect much more. As a first course, spaghetti and salad. For breakfast, the best you can eat is bread with butter. A buffet horror, to call it that, the worst I have ever had. It has been a complete disappointment. Urgent renovation of the bathroom is needed. The air conditioning is a Split unit (very good and it cools a lot), above the bed, so when it’s on it blows cold air directly onto your head. The temperature cannot be adjusted; it’s fixed at 22°C, and in the middle of the night you have to get up to switch it off at the switch. I will not return.
Estuvimos en media pensión y menos mal que no contratamos la completa. Deben mejorar de forma inmediata la calidad de la comida, es pésima, insulsa, (comes mejor en un hospital con dieta estringente), variedad muy escasa, reposición en el buffet muy lenta, se hacen filas esperando para que repongan alguno de los no más de 4 segundos platos (2 pecados, 1 bandeja patatas fritas, guiso de carne) no esperes encontrar mucho más. Como primero espaguetis y ensalada. Para el desayuno, lo mejor que podrás comer, pan con mantequilla. Un horror de buffet, por llamarlo así, el peor de toda mí vida. Ha sido una completa decepción. Falta renovación urgente del baño. El aíre acondicionado es un Split (muy bueno y enfría mucho), está encima de la cama, así que cuando lo tengas encendido te dará todo el aire frío directamente a la cabeza. No se puede regular la temperatura, está fija a 22° y a mitad de la noche te tienes que levantar a desconectarlo del interruptor. No repetiré.
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La estancia en el hotel ha sido breve ya que apenas hay actividades ni otro tipo de ambientación programada. En las piscinas estuvimos muy a gusto ya que estando junio había poca gente y habían tumbonas.
The room was a nightmare! The bedspreads looked as though they had been on the bed since the hotel opened, the mattresses were extremely hard, the pillows were so uncomfortable we slept without them, and the wardrobes had a horrible smell of old wood, so we couldn’t put our clothes there; we kept our clothes in the suitcases for the entire stay. The food lacked variety and was of poor quality, and anything not spent on the food was used for the dinner. Verdura was scarce. The breakfast was fairly extensive.
La habitación un horror! Las colchas estarán desde que se abrió el hotel, los colchones durísimos, las almohadas mejor dormir sin y los armarios un olor a madera vieja horrible que no pudimos meter la ropa ahi, estuvimos con la ropa en las maletas toda la estancia. La comida sin variedad y de mala calidad y ademas lo que no se gastaba en la comida se ponía para la cena. Escasa verdura. El desayuno bastante completo.
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La piscina genial!
Y todo muy bien limpio y buena atención.
La situación inmejorable.
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Excellent
Que está cercana a la playa y fuente luminosa
The hotel is fine, but being next to a nightclub makes it difficult to rest.
El hotel esta bien la pena que está al lado una discoteca lo cual dificulta el descanso
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El hotel muy bonito y el personal encantador, agradable y amable.
I would improve the buffet.
Mejoraría el bufet
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Excellent
Me parece peligroso que no tenga garradores de seguridad dentro de la bañera.Me parece lamentable que la nevera de las habitaciones ,no sean gratuitas, actualmente están con llave y tienes que pagar 2€ por noche .
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Todo muy bien solo k del tren asta hotel está muy lejos
The pool has to close later
La piscina tienen que cerrar más tarde
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Excellent
El Hotel es una pasada, no parece que tenga solo 3 estrellas, volveré
The only downside is that we have to leave so early, at 10:00h.
Lo que menos la hora de salida tan pronto a las 10:00 de la mañana
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Ha sido todo genial!!
Just one: that they pave the hotel car park lot
Solo una que asfaltaran la zona de parking del hotel
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Excellent
Muy cerca de port aventura, unos 15 min andando y de tiendas
The buffet was very sparse and the food was terrible... the juices and coffee at breakfast tasted like nothing—they were just water
Buffet muy escaso y comida muy mala...los zumos y el café del desayuno no sabían a nada, eran agua
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Tranquilidad,y precio ajustado.
Improve the quality and variety of the breakfast, and also do not remove the food trays before the last hour of lunch or dinner service; it leaves a very bad impression on guests if food is missing or being cleared away prematurely during the hours set by the hotel.
A mejorar la calidad y variedad del desayuno,y también no retirar las bandejas de comida antes de la última hora de servicio de almuerzo o cena,queda muy mal de cara al cliente que dentro del horario establecido por el hotel falte comida o se esté retirando de forma prematura.
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Very good
Trabajo en 5 estrellas gran lujo !!!
No es el mismo servicio naturalmente pero ha sido una experiencia fantastica!
El buffet increible!
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Golden beaches and family fun in Salou
Hotel California Garden
7.7
2507 reviews
Salou, Costa Dorada
