Excellent hotel! The loccation was good, very handy for the bus station. A little road train was meant to leave from outside the hotel every half hour, but only seemed to run on weekends as far as we could tell.
It was about 10 minutes walk to the beach, but you get to walk through the shops to get there so it's not to big a hassle.
The pool is fantastic, never a shortage of loungers, so no need to get up early! It'a big, clean pool too, with 2 jacuzzis. There's also a sports pool. If it's too cold for you the rooftop solarium has 2 small jacuzzis which seems warmer!

The entertainment staff were fantatic, there was no Thompsons kids club, but the entertainment staff ran activities all day and were very friendly, they even had an evening awards ceremony where everyone who won the daily activites had to get up and do a victory dance!

The evening entertainment varied in quality but was always enthusiastic, and the bar was packed every night for it! There was always a quiz and bingo, then the cabaret. A word of warning though, avoid the "MagMagic" show if you're an animal lover, they aren't quite as sensitive as the British are about use of animals, and some people were a bit offended by the way the animals were treated.
Also the evening entertainment at weekends was aimed more at the Spanosh who come for the weekend.

The piano bar was very relaxing too.

Drinks were reasonably priced, particularly in happy hour, from 8-9pm every night.

The only real problem was the food, I'd say it was edible rather than fantastic, not really good enough for a 4 star hotel. There was a lot of fish, so you might think differently if you were a real seafood fan! A lot of dishes were not labelled, which was a bit of a problem, and where they were labelled the translations weren't always great!
But there was lots of it, and you would always be able to find something you liked. I think a lot of it was aimed more at the French-speaking guests, who were in the majority. There were Gala and Oriental theme nights too, which were a nice change!

The rooms were good, ours had a double and a single, a decent sized balcony and nice bathroom, it was all very clean. There was a safe you could hire use of from reception.

There were several pool tables and mini-golf, and also a kids play area and football pitch, so plenty for kids to do.

The nearest supermarket is the Champion, head out of the main door and go straight on (instead of going right to head towards the town), cross a bridge and it's right there.

Tossa is a gorgeous resort, nice little shops and restaurants. I'd recommend climbing Vila Vella, go up from the back (ie, not the path from the beach) as it's a nicer walk, then walk down onto the beach. It's a bit of a climb, so don't do it in the middle of the day. But it's not too strenuous, old people and a guy on crutches were there the same day as us!

If you go to Waterworld you have to ask for a bus ticket to Lloret (it's free if you're going to waterworld) and then get the free Waterworld bus from there. We bought our tickets from the reps, it was the same price as the tickets at the park and you got the free bus ticket too.

The bus to Barcelona was 16 euros return, you have to specify a return time when you buy your ticket. You can also but the Barcelona tour bus tickets at Tossa bus station (you get a 10% discount, bringing price down to 14.40 euros.)

Don't get off at Barcelona bus station, wait until the next stop, it's more central.

The boats along to Lloret and other resorts are about every half hour, but don't run much after 5pm, so watch out for that! It's worth a trip though.

Overall it was a wonderful hotel (the best on the costa brava and dorada according to the reps!) and I'd definitely go back, so don't let the comments about the food put you off! You'll have a great time there!

We went to this hotel just 4 months after it opened and it was truly the worst hotel we have ever stayed in in our lives.

The air conditioning had stopped working, so the whole hotel was blistering hot and virtually un-barable to sleep in, The poolside (outside was full of broken glass, dirt and rubbish etc, the spa area and indoor pool was full of hairs, grit, dirt, and even dirty nappies!

The hotel staff when asked anything were always too busy to help us, not at all friendly!

Our room had a family of cockroaches living on the balcony which looked out onto the main road and building site, and our room was only cleaned once in a week (the day we vacated it!), so we had to go into the public toilets in reception to pinch a toilet roll every time ours ran out, the receptionist when told said we're dealing with it!

As for the food, well if pork Knuckle and cold chips (5 mins after the resturant opened) take your fancy then you'll be alright, but otherwise it's the night befores cakes for breakfast and the same menu every night.

As for entertainment.....What entertainment, the single entertainer told us that the other 11 entertainers had quit, so it was just him for spanish bingo every night.

Thomson reps... what can I say....Absolutely hopeless, if there at all!

Good points, there was a spectacular storm, roads, cars, a car park and fronts of shops washed away by the raging river and tidal waves never even seen before by the locals, what a sight, needless to say the only photos we've got are of the storm!

Rest assured, we wont ever go there again.

It's RUBBISH!!!

I went to Tossa 12 years ago and swore I'd go again. So I took the wife with me, and we weren't sure about staying in a new hotel.
First of all, let's get the minus point done. There were some works going on opposite the hotel front, so that didn't bother us (Pool view), but there were works going on the other side as well (not major - just noisy), but I daresay they are finished now, so don't worry about it.
We go there about 4AM and were stunned by the size of the place, particularly the big airy reception area with all that glass, and when lit up it was beautiful and spotless. All memebrs of the reception team spoke good English (what a relief as my Spanish isn't up to much), and they were incredibly helpful.
Up on the 2nd floor with a lovely pool view, we threw the cases on the beds and sat on the balcony to admire the view. Even at that ungodly hour it was nice.
Apart from the wife having a 5 hour nose bleed from the moment we got into the room, things went without a hitch (pretty much) from there.
FOOD.
Breakfast was a bit of a free for all and it took a bit of getting used to what was where in this huge dining room (spotless). But by day 3 were we into everything.
Main Meals were nice, but being a bit of a fussy eater, I tended to stick to the things I recognised (chicken etc), but when I got adventurous, even the things I'd never eaten before were nice.
The waiters/waitresses were running around like there was no tomorrow to keep everyone happy, and I think they managed it really well.
ROOM
Spotless. Excellent room facilities (particularly the coffee/tea things (still take my own tea bags, coffee and sweeteners mind you). It's just a shame there was no room for the tray with the kettle etc on to sit on the desktops. We eventually found it in one of the drawers. Maids seemed to be on the go all day.
There are vending machines on every floor by the lifts. They serve bottle of cold water, sweets, vrisps and you can even get ice.
POOL
Fantastic
INDOOR SECTION
Gym Sauna, massage, pool. You name it and it's there (within reason). Once again, spotless.
PIANO BAR
My favorite part of the hotel. The table service there was brilliant. After a day or 2, the staff got to know me and the wife and what we drank. They were really good. The guy playing the piano (sometimes the guitar) palyed a brand of music that was relaxing, and looking out onto the lit swimming pool from the bar or on the terrace) with the music playing was a joy. My only complaint was that thr music from the main concert hall could get a bit loud, and could sometimes be heard in the piano bar.
LOCATION
The hotel is only 10 - 15 miutes walk to the beach. A leisurely stroll through the main streets of Tossa brought back memories of the last time I was there. Obviously things have changed (a little busier), but the place still has it's charm, as well as loads of good places to eat.
ENTERTAINMENT
The wife and I don't go much for laid on entertainment,as we tend to wander around at our own pace, but it was noticeable how hard the entertainers (various nationalities) were working to keep everyone happy. The reps were excellent and earn every penny/euro they get.
We went on a Barcelona trip and it was far too much travelling on a bus in that heat. that is one thing I won't do again. We were off and on all day with just shorts stops to take breaks except for a couple of hours break to take in Las Ramblas.
It's 3 in the morning now, and can't be bothered to spell check. So I'm sorry for any errors or bits I've missed out. But I hope you find this useful.