A good campsite which doesn’t need much to make it great

19 July 2026 at 04:01:49
Really enjoyed our 2 weeks at Playa Montroig. It’s not perfect but overall very good and would consider coming back: it has a really good pool, fairly deep kept clean- there’s always space to sit, as no one is hugging the lounger or umbrella since there are none! -it’s not very comfortable sitting... for long time on astroturf so bring padded mat or your own umbrella!; the sports facilities are very good (although the mini golf needs tlc and the football pitches are on the other side of the A road accessed by a tunnel), there are a lot of activities throughout the day and the evening entertainment is very good with 2 locations (plaza or the Grill) to spread the crowd and offer different atmosphere- yet the atmosphere at the camp is very quiet, much appreciated in the evening if you want to sleep although we felt it lacked a good disco night for dancing and Spanish themed entertainment.
The restaurants are ok but service speed could be improved and food quality is that of a cafeteria at the Terrassa; the grill is better and has nice pizza and meat but no where does nice salad or seafood, you need to got out to La riviera restaurant a couple of minutes along the beach passed the end of our camp. The take away is very slow and pricey.
The supermarket and shop are big and well stocked, although would be better if they sold fresher bread/pain au chocolat, newspaper and books for adults or even a a swap book library.
Our accommodation (Royal Palm Villa) was spacious for 5 (2 adults, 3 late teens ) and offered nice shade outside all day and welcomed aircon but very dark inside all day(. needed lights all the time- please paint walls and ceilings white , it’s like a cave inside!) - we were right against the A road and there was only a small constant road noise which didn’t bother us and we couldn’t hear it inside, there is no bbq or plancha to cook outside and the hob doesn’t have a fan so limits your cooking - but anyway ustensiles and plates are so limited you couldn’t cook much and had to run dishwasher after each meal as we didn’t have more than 9 plates, 9 cutlery set for accommodation that sleeps 6- my main issue with accommodation is lack of cleanliness : cleaners should be using a hoover and dust headboards and pictures above beds and check for massive spider webs in the bedrooms; shower should be bleached and shower plug hole cleared - doors should be cleaned- I am not fussy but even in the dark, it showed how grubby everything was and had to clean on arrival night despite arriving at 11pm after the airline lost our luggage and we had to wait hours at airport to get info.
All the pitches are very shaded and sections of the campsite are extremely well maintained with nice greenery but there’s a huge ravine crossing the campsite : actual dried river water bed used when heavy rain surges - I guess it’s hard to make that feature look nice but it’s all we saw crossing it daily to go to the pool or the beach or the plaza with all the entertainment. Frankly more bridges and footpaths would be good.
The beach is ok a little too narrow and crowded for my liking but kids loved the puntoon at sea. The area is very nice with great beaches and towns to visit 15min away, a great hike at escales del Diablo 15mins away and 1hr30 from centre of Barcelona so very happy with location.
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