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Last year our group travelled to Costa Dorada with Fleetway and stayed in a 4* all inclusive hotel. This hotel is NOT a 4* hotel!!

The hotel is clean and the staff are very friendly but they are the only good points!

The food is terrible. The choice is minimal. Unless you like cold and greasy food DO NOT stay here! Our group existed on chips and bread rolls most of the week. Luckily there is a shop across the road so i could get my children something to eat.The all-inclusive food during the day is chips, chips and more chips. If you want anything to eat you have to remain in the dining room and they will not let you in unless you are dry and dressed. We were lucky on a couple of occasions we did manage to sneak some ice-creams out for the children!

You are only allowed 2 drinks per adult and one for children which is ok when you're only in a small group but there were 8 of us! The queues were generally very long so be prepared to be queuing and not sun-bathing! We went out of the school holidays so i dread to think what it must be like in high season.

The location was ok but noisy at night. The entertainment was also ok but always indoors. It is much nicer enjoying the Spanish evenings outside rather than in a smoky bar. The air-conditioning is also very powerful so most of the time you are sat feeling very cold!

We did visit a nearby waterpark which was very good.

I know everyones opinion is different but this hotel really is bad! I would never stay at the hotel again and we are currently speaking to Fleetway about the mis-selling of this hotel. The Royal Beach is NOT 4*.In our opinion this hotel is 2* maximum.

We went to Hotel royal Beach Lloret de mar Spain in July 2005.

The hotel was very clean and in a very good posistion only a couple of hundred metres from the beach.

This hotel is a 4 star but the food and drinks make it more like a 2/3 star. Somedays we had no choice but to eat out because the food was awful and as for the drinks it was like drinking value soft drinks value coke etc. Adults can only get 2 drinks at a time and children only one.

The rooms were very clean the maids worked exceptionally hard.

All in All I must agree with some of the other guests you get what you pay for and we didnt pay much for this hotel and will definatly NOT be going back to this hotel.

Although we visited the Royal Star just down the road and that was 10 times better but further from the beach.

Arrived at the hotel at just before midnight. My first impression was that it didn't look much like a four star hotel. You know what thay say about first impressions!

We got into our room which was clean and tidy with a huge balcony. We were fortunate that we had a room on the 1st floor corner hence the extra balcony space. Whilst having a glass of beer in the bar opposite, two Police vans pulled up outside the hotel and several officers ran into the hotel. Not sure what was going on but this didn't look hopeful.

The bar downstairs was always busy and the queues long. The drinks during the day are served in what can only be described as thin plastic cigar tubes. The all inclusive guests seem to make use of this facility a great deal hence the long waits for drinks.

The meals were awful. Warm, overcooked, soggy and without any pride taken, it was presented badly and the ingredients used were clearly very poor indeed to maximise profits. We ate in the restaurant 3 times. The last involved us having sausage and chips. Well you can't go wrong there can you? Wrong! Cut into the sausage and found a two inch piece of what could have been bone or plastic. That was it for us. We then ate out all the time. I persoanlly would not feed the swill they served to a dog. Not even a starving one!

The rave reviews I read about this hotel before hand led me to believe that the 4 stars were justified. I think it is important to note that the average guest at this place is of a less fortunate disposition and so you have to weigh up reviews against who you imagine would be writing them.

I would not go back to this hotel, Ever.

we have been to this hotel twice and are going again september 7th the only let down can be the food but theres plenty of choice and snacks for everyone .the staff are not so bad but the hotel is very busy so i can understand them getting stressed .great free laundry room which can be a godsend .the hotel is clean and the maids work so hard its worth leaving loose change for them .they really appreciate that.not a bad selection of free drinks plenty for everyone .no baileys but i think they call theres willy,yes thats right.looking forward to going next week.

Arrived after midnight, the all Inc had finished but the guy on reception told us that the Robin Hood bar (over the road) was open till 3am, and that we had to return for our photo cards the next morning before we went to breakfast.

Hotel rooms are very clean, done every morning, towels and beds changed every day. Maids very friendly and always spoke.

The hotel is immaculate even pool side toilets which I was very surprised at.

2 pools one being for children and plenty of beds and chairs to lounge on.

Food was a bit hit and miss but there was usually something for everyone and all the staff were polite and friendly.

The entertainment was also hit and miss but if you could stand it for an hour or so then the disco was on afterwards until midnight, in which the entertainment team joined in with adults and kids.2 drinks per card at the bar at a time and also every day they had a "cocktail of the day" which were very nice.

Fennels beach only 2 mins walk from hotel and 15 min walk into Lloret centre.

Lovely holiday, my husband and I would go back.

We have just got back from the Royal Beach, we wish we could have stayed longer, we didn't want to come home!!

The hotel is spotless, maids are in your room every day to change your bedding & change your towels.

The food is o.k not much choice for children and a bit of a combination. Every day pork was on the menu, but you did get days when the variety was lovely.

The location was great, 2 mins walk to Fenals beach and about 10 mins walk to Lloret centre, but there is a regular bus that stops right outside the hotel.

The majority of the bar staff where friendly when you get to know them.

The entertainment staff are lovely, please say Hi to them from us!

We arrived at around 3:30pm, had our photos done for f/i cards and were advised on the eating arrangements, had we wished to eat as soon as we arrived.

The hotel is immaculate and the cleaners were always cleaning and emptying ashtrays etc all the time. Other staff were very helpful, even if the job in hand was not theirs, they were always happy to assist you.

Rooms spacious and Clean, with a portable tv. You can get a remote control from reception for a small fee/deposit which is part returnable when returned.

Food was of a wide variety, although I am a picky eater and tended to stick to what I know, my husband was more adventurous and tryed out the many different dishes and desserts that were available. There was plenty of unlimited food and ice cream and plenty of variety for different tastes, the kitchen staff were continously filling the trays back up. In the canteen their were 2 sides you could queue on, both filled with the same food, so if you could'nt find what you wanted on your side, you could go to the other side. When we say queue, people tended to just move on to what they wanted whilst others were dishing theirs out, so you went through very quickly. Again the staff were very efficient in cleaning up tables and laying them out again and very polite.

Snacks consisted of the nicest chips ever!, salad, burgers, hotdog sausages, cheese slices, and any meat that was left over from the previous meal time. There was also always a variety of bread rolls, croissants, and bread available both at snacks and meal times, with small butter and margerine packs. There is also a bar in the canteen where you can get wine, pop etc for with your meal. They have sauce, mayo, mustard machines and also provided a few bottles of HP Brown sauce for those who had requested it. There is a cool toaster available at all times. There is also a microwave available at all times although we never felt the need to use it, our food was always hot no matter what time we ate. Breakfast was served from 8am -10am, lunch 12:30 -2:30pm, dinner 6:30pm - 8:30pm, whilst snacks were available all times in between up until 12am.

At the main bar for the pool and evenings the staff are very polite and fun, and again there was a lot of variety available for the fully inclusive including tia maria etc. They show their appreciation for small tips etc by ringing a big bell, so everyone knows you tipped them, which the kids found fun. Adult cards serve 2 drinks at a time, childrens 1 drink, but theres nohing stopping you, from getting served and going back to the back of the queue again, which goes down very quickly.

Entertainment was fairly good, The entertainment team were very nice and very with the children learning them dance routines etc and getting them really involved. Ramon, was a lovely guy, who remembers almost everyone by name and gets you feeling involved. Throughout the day the entertainment team, hold games competitions, including Crossbow, pool, pool polo, shuffleboard, skittles etc etc. These games are for both adults and children, in the evenings after the kids mini disco, they have a presentation each night were 1st place for all games recieve a medal and certificate and 2nd, 3rd place recieve certificates. After this the main entertainment comes on, be it a magic show, traditional dancing, or singers, one night we even had karaoke which was fun. Once the main act is finished they put on the disco songs again, this is when the adults usually join in after they have had a good few :) Depending on the crowd, they will cater for all types of music, throwing in the odd oldie for the older folks to have a jive or whatever. When the song Amirillo comes on the whole club get up and form a chain around the club, very fun.

There are 3 computers provided in the large hotel entrance, it cost 1 euro for 20 mins which you can top up with cents if you need to. There is a small gift/sweet shop also in the main entrance where you can buy novelties, crisps etc.

There are 3 main lifts, all were in working order for the duration of our stay and there is one glass lift behind reception which goes up the side of the building, nice view, also always in working order.

There is a rooftop where there are 2 large jacuzzi's and a small pool, and a bar. In some brochures it says children are not allowed up there, but they are. There are plenty of sun loungers provided up there, and its obviously a little quieter than being by the main pool downstairs.

The main pool, is the biggest I saw while I was there, there is also a little pool attached and seperated by a small metal fence to ensure the little ones were safe to play, although they all seemed to play together in the big pool. You are allowed to take all sorts of inflatables in to the pool, and there is an enourmous ammount of beds available both pool side and they also have a seperate part on the next level were if you did'nt want to chance being splashed you could go up there and bathe instead. Also lots of tables and chairs and umberellas around both areas. Their is also a childrens park area. If you get a room overlooking the pool its very nice as all rooms have balconies.

After dinner there is a seating area in the main entrance with couches were you can go sit to cool off or to have a smoke and a coffee etc.

There is a kwiksave right opposite the hotel, and both sides of the street are lined with clothes, shoes, gifts,food shops, which was very handy.

The beach is a stones throw away, although you can't see it from the hotel, its just through a side road, it doesnt even take a minute to walk to it, it is a gravel beach, so does'nt get as messy as normal sand. There are pedalos and boat trips to other beaches etc available from there. Very nice. There is also a bus stop right outside the hotel.

This hotel is situated in a very good location with in 15 mins access to everything in Loret including the local Water world which we would reccomend you visit, a free bus is lay on for this, and many other excursions which you can book through the hotel.

I could go on all day telling you about this hotel, I think I've covered most things, we loved it!, our only regret is we have to wait for another year to go back!

Our children are aged between 11 and 15 and all loved it, they did'nt want to come home, we also had my sister in law and her 6 yr old son meet us there, and they too loved the whole thing. Hope this helps somebody to choose a great holiday.

We went to this hotel not expecting much at all, we paid peanuts for it (

Only just back form this hotel. We made our own arrangements i.e. flight with Ryanair, our own taxis and booked the hotel with late rooms.com. All in this cost