Baix Penedès Vacations & Trips from $831

The room was clean and everything was in good shape. There didn’t seem to be much available besides our room and an outdoor seating area—no lounge or cafe; restaurant shuts after lunch. Breakfast is available but isn’t served till 9:00 am on Sundays. While the hotel is in an industrial area of the town, it’s within easy (driving) distance of old town Gelida, which has some historic sites and restaurants and was fun to walk around. (We coincided with the 4-day August festival which was very lively—fire breathing dragon, music, performances.)

I was genuinely excited to stay here, which made the experience even more disappointing. Unfortunately, we never felt particularly comfortable during our stay, and for the amount we paid, I expected a much higher standard. The room was spacious and looked modern and aesthetically pleasing at first, but the design was surprisingly impractical. Part of the bathroom door almost fell off, which felt genuinely dangerous, and I was disappointed with how the issue was handled. The bathroom layout in general made very little sense. The positioning of the toilet and sinks was awkward, the taps were blocked and overflowing, and the shower leaked so badly that water ended up soaking the curtains. There was also nowhere convenient to hang towels. We were only given two towels for a three-day stay, and because there was nowhere near the shower to put them, my husband would either have to hand me my towel or I would have to walk across the room wet to get it. It sounds like a small detail, but it summed up the overall problem with the room: it had clearly been designed with appearance in mind rather than how guests would actually use the space. The room was also constantly cold no matter how much we adjusted the temperature or fan. The bedding was another disappointment. The sheets were extremely thin, the pillows felt worn out, and the bed itself was not comfortable. After a full day of work, we just wanted to come back to a warm, cosy and comfortable room :(