H-TOP Calella Palace Family & SPA

Near the main pool area is a bar with outdoor seating that serves pizza and cocktails. Guests on the all-inclusive plan have to return their glasses to the bar in order to get another drink, which leaves many areas free of empty glasses but can be an inconvenience for guests. Inside, the bar has a stage and holds disco lights for the evening entertainment. The roof terrace offers a spot for guests to relax on lounge chairs or in the whirlpool and take in the views of the sea and mountains. An outdoor kids’ pool area features a small pool just for the little ones, and inside the hotel is a huge kids’ club with wooden floors, bright-blue walls, a playhouse, and a small ball pit kids can climb into. A wall displays the colorful artwork children have created at the club. 

H TOP Calella is on a residential street within a 10-minute walk from the beach. There are restaurants as well as bars and shops within a short walk. One of its sister hotels, H TOP Olympic, where guests can use the pool facilities, is less than a five-minute walk away. Barcelona and Girona are both around a 45-minute drive. There’s also a train station in Calella that provides service to coastal towns. 

Rooms at the Calella Palace are clean and bright with salmon-colored walls and tile floors. Tropical pictures, along with floral curtains and bedspreads create a colorful space. Rooms have wall-mounted flat-screen TVs, and some have small, furnished balconies with mountain views. Bathrooms have makeup mirrors and shower/tub combinations. Guests complain that rooms can be  noisy, and recommend requesting rooms on higher floors to avoid the noise from the pool area. 

The hotel has a large kids’ club, a small outdoor play area, and two children’s pools. There’s outdoor seating for the bar near the pool, and a roof terrace offers loungers and a whirlpool with views of the sea. A second whirlpool is located inside the hotel. For indoor recreation, there is a small fitness center and billiards, air hockey, and Ping-Pong. There’s an Internet corner with five pay-per-use computers. All H Top hotels offer free access to sister properties in the area, so those who want to check out other pools can use those facilities as well.