Just returned from a week at the Espanya. It was a last minute job and what I knew about The Espanya led me to believe that I wasn't going to be lavished in luxury. It is 2star and the rooms say it all. Very Spartan , but very clean and reasonably decorated. The bathroom was large enough and everything worked. However if you wanted aircon they would transfer you to a room with this facility but at a cost of 15 euros a night, a bit much I would say. The location is brill, right on the beautiful beach area of Calella. The staff are brill, very pleasant, helpful and of good appearance. However the food is an issue.Plenty of it but the food was of poor quality.For the last 3 days of our stay we dined in Calella and found a real gem of a restaurant- The Luna Gaucha where you could have a 4 course meal , of excellent content and quality for Euros 9.5.There were a lot of photos on display which showed the Espanya when it was a classy hotel It was even one voted the tp hotel in the Costa Brava- this will never be the case again.

Just got back yesterday and I have to say the hotel bar and reception were nice, but don't let that fool you, the rooms were small, cold and the fact that they have 1 plug per room (near the sink!!) was a bit useless. Good location tho. The view from my room was of other people's flats, and their underwear!!!!

Would not recommend the hotel, or the toen to be honest!!

the best thing i can say about the Hotel Espanya is it`s location, it is literally right on the beach, that`s a plus point! although seperating the hotel from the beach is the main railway line to Barcelona, you have to cross the tracks at crossing points to access the beach, but you get used to that and it`s not really a bother, the train station is about a quarter of a mile from the hotel and the train service to Barcelona is excellent! from the outside you can tell the hotel looks a bit dated, it`s nice when you enter the lobby, this area has obviously been recently re-furbished, so have the toilets, bar, dining area etc. another plus point was the staff, they where all really friendly & nice, especially the waiters & bar staff, now to the bad stuff about this hotel: it`s a mainly German dominated hotel, the German teenagers who stayed on our landing where a disgrace, as where most of the other German teens in the hotel at the time, loud music, drunk, shouting etc. however a lot of the German families who we met where really nice people, it`s just the teens who spoil it for the rest, the hotel rooms where a bit dirty & bit dated, it`s 2 star but really it`s 1 star, however the maids cleaned every day and left fresh towels, the breakfast was edible, some of it was actually nice, but if you like cereal, toast & coffee you`ll be o.k., the beer was o.k. too, 2.5€ a pint on draft, cocktails were about 4.5€, a litre of Sangria was 9.5€ and this was very nice, there is a pool on the roof but it was a bit smelly up there, smelt of a drains problem but was probably the astro-turf combining with years of dank water, i would`nt really recommend this hotel for couples or families unless you are on a really tight budget, if your a gang of teens looking for somewhere cheap & basic near the beach then this hotel will do, i would not check in here again myself but i would call in for a beer or 2.

Really pleasant stay in hotel Espanya. Rooms are quite small for two adults and two children but conform to **+ hotel in my opinion. Staff is very polite and friendly and restaurant is - simply the best. I can recommend this hotel for family holiday.