Name: Gran réserva playa
Address: Carrer de Fabra Pompeu 2, 17487 Empuriabrava, Spain, Empuriabrava, Empuriabrava, Empuriabrava, 17487, Spain
Rating: 5

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Minigolf Carmanso

Petita Beach

Girona-Costa Brava Airport

University of Perpignan

Palace of the Kings of Majorca

St. Jacques Church

Republic Square

Hyacinthe Rigaud Museum

Campo Santo

Palais de la Deputation

Place de la Loge

Perpignan Cathedral

Palais des Congres

Perpignan-Rivesaltes Airport

Cala Canyelles Beach

Sa Caleta Beach

Water World

Sant Joan Castle

Parish Church of Sant Roma

Lloret de Mar Beach

Pitch and Putt Papalus Golf Club

Santa Clotilde Gardens

Gnomo Park

Cala Boadella Beach

Santa Cristina Beach

Treumal Beach

Gran réserva playa

Empuriabrava

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This was generally quite a good apartment for the price. It was only about 50 m from the beach  and also close to many restaurants on a main street with lots of activity so perfect location. 

However,  despite what was advertised the Internet was basically nonexistent. You have to wake up at six in the morning to get a minimum bandwidth and just check your emails!  

The apartment could've been cleaned a little bit better unfortunately the floors are not cleaned every day so when you return to the beach sand can stay on the floor. The complete cleaning is only done once a week as announced. 

It is also quite noisy the building has not been renovated in a long time so the isolation between the rooms is not good in addition the doors do not close well so when closing people are forced to bang the doors. This was a general problem in the apartment which we had we could hear the doors closing on the fourth floor. 

Air conditioning was good and worked well quite important given the heat in this area!  

This is generally quite a good deal if going with 4 to 6 adults since the price quality ratio goes up. One other issue we had was with the beds these were old spring beds which are hard on the back after a long nights rest. 

Ok price quality,  NO INTERNET!

I'm being generous with three stars because after a very stressful experience arriving at our rental in France to find it double booked, we were very lucky to (eventually) find anywhere for four people to stay at very short notice on a Friday in peak season. The most positive comment is that the staff are very friendly and the parking is worth ten euros. The apartment was a long walk from reception in a grotty low rise block facing the sea, accessed down a dimly lit corridor off the seafront. And it was like staying in someone's granny's flat, last updated about 1975 - truly ugly and depressing. OK, Empuriabrava is completely not our kind of place full stop, but regardless of that I would not have been able to stick more than one night here. The only air-con unit was inside the front door near the bedrooms and we assumed better than nothing in that kind of heat. We were above a Chinese restaurant and thought the deafening racket outside the bedrooms must be caused by an industrial ventilation system that would stop when the restaurant closed, but no. It was only the next morning that we discovered, bleary-eyed after an awful night, that it was, unbelievably, coming from our own tiny AC outlet.  To top it all, the price we were charged for compulsory full board was more than if we'd bought the (basic) buffet dinner and breakfast walking in off the street. If you've come this far for a holiday, find somewhere better than this if you want to enjoy it.

Not our idea of a pleasant holiday lodging

The beach at Empuriabrava is superb and if you are looking for accommodation within easy walking distance of that then this may appeal to you, as it did to us.  We hadn't anticipated a 3rd floor apartment though with no lift to the top floor - it wasn't much fun dragging suitcases up there!

We had a two bedroomed apartment, which apparently sleeps up to 6 adults!  So we expected plenty of space for us 2 adults with 2 teenage kids.  The reality is the accommodation was quite compact with 2 small bedrooms with twin beds.  The other 2 beds were "sofa beds" in the small lounge - and these weren't exactly the type of "sofa beds" that English people will be familiar with.  Not a sofa that turns into a bed exactly, but just sofa's!  Fortunately we didn't need to use them but heaven knows how 6 people would have managed in that small space.

The beds weren't particularly comfortable either.  There was one shared shower room for all.

The kitchenette/lounge is quite small and sparsely equipped but you do at least have a few essentials, fridge, cooker, a few pots and pans and crockery.

There is a decent sized swimming pool (several of them actually around the various properties) which is shared.  But I guess it depends whether you like the look and feel of a Butlin's type holiday camp or not?  Because this is what the place looks and feels like.

The main advantage is the location which is within easy walking distance of the glorious beach.

For a cheap one or two night stay it's ok - but we wouldn't recommend it for anyone who has higher aspirations about the standard of accommodation on offer.

Good location near the beach - but pretty basic and not particularly comfortable accommodation in a holiday camp setting

The 2 bedroom apartment here is perfectly adequate & reasonably spacious. It could at a stretch sleep 6, making it very good value for money. It is equidistant to both the beach & the main shopping & restaurant street - a short walk of only a couple of minutes. There is a small swimming pool which would become extremely crowded in the height of the season. There are cafes & restaurants within the complex as well & we found the Internet Cafe to be a friendly place, ideal for a coffee or a bite to eat. 
Our main disappointment was the lack of amenities in the apartment. There was not even a dishcloth or detergent provided to do dishes. There were no coffee or sugar sachets & no bathroom products at all. On top of this free wifi is offered but it was absolutely useless. It flickered on & off all day & was not strong enough to download anything. It would be impossible if you wanted to do some business while away. Hence our enjoyment of the Internet cafe!!!  We did complain to reception but there was no improvement. So to sum up the apartment was fine : it just lacked refinements & the wifi definitely needs to be upgraded or not offered at all.

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