Golden Taurus Aquapark Resort

Let's get the negatives out of the way first. We had a week here in mid October and found out 2 things on arrival. One was that everyone has to pay tourist tax (not mentioned anywhere) and the second blow was that the water park was closed (also no mention of this)
However, the hotel is massive, very clean with excellent facilities such as several swimming pools, plenty of bars and 2 pool tables. All of the staff were very professional, friendly and knowledgeable about the service and the local area. We didn't eat at restaurant mainly because we like exploring and going to little cafés and other restaurants. The bedroom had a stunning view of the pools and the beach.
Despite the two very trivial negative points I would happily give this top marks. I would definitely return, even if it was for a quick stop for a cocktail.

Spent four nights at the Golden Taurus in the middle of October. Despite winding down for finishing up for the season, there has been no let up in cleanliness, staff were grandly and welcoming, facilities were clean and even though I had no children with me, I could see that children of all ages were catered for.
The food in the restaurant was amazing for both breakfast and evening meals. Always plenty of food available.
I just wanted to say that one of the staff members ‘Kinga’ (I think her name was), was brilliant, she remembered who I was and as I had a crutch, she was straight over to see if I needed anything.
As for location, the area we were in was beautiful. We were a stones throw away from the beach, the train station was only 15 minute walk away, cheap travel to Barcelona €11 return, and a lovely town area with plenty of shopping.
I would recommend this place for anyone.

Top place to have a decent holiday. The location is just amazing. In front of the sea 🙂 We had a room with pool view, however it is amazing as u are waking up with the sea in front of you. So many activities for the kids. And also the resort has its own water park . A big big thanks to all staff from the reception cleaning chefs and literally all off the people working in there. 100000% going back . I also forgot the resort got so many outdoor pools and one indoor.

Stayed here from 1st August to 6th for a short break. Very clean hotel throughout, and the rooms were spotless. Could have done with a daily maid service but as we are a tidy couple, it wasn't a problem. We couldn't fault the food because the main hot dishes were changed every day as was the fish menu. Great tasty sweet dishes and a carvery of cheeses. Salads are basically the same but there was plenty of it and fruit as well. My grandson and I especially liked the soup and rolls. Plenty of activities for the children with evening entertainment for all ages. All the hotel staff we found were very helpful and friendly. We did encounter a couple of problems though. Our daughter had some items go missing from her room, which we reported and the management are looking into this. Also my wife was injured when a sun parasol was blown out of it's base due to high winds, and struck her on the arm, which is bruised, and hit her on the side if the head. Now we are back home, my wife is seeking medical help. The towns around the hotel are working areas, geared up for the local community, but still interesting to see.

Well what can I say WHAT AN AMAZING HOTEL. This hotel has it all amazing staff, fantastic rooms, incredible food, outstanding entertainment. If you go to this hotel and don't have an amazing time it's you and not the hotel. I really can not recommend this hotel enough 3 pools an aqua park with all the slides just an incredible hotel.

Overall a positive experience. Location is not that great but you have good connections and you can easily go to another beach. Food was diverse, entertainment diverse, pool area diverse. Of course it’s not perfect and there will always be bits and bobs to improve, but overall you can have a good time and relax.

Just arrived home after a fabulous stay at the Golden Taurus. Can’t fault the hotel at all, great food, drinks reasonably priced, great rooms and cleanliness spot on! Lots to keep you entertained, animation team work really hard and they put the best show of the week on to celebrate the hotel’s 60th anniversary and the fireworks were a lovely surprise which we watched from the balcony. Aqua park at the back of the hotel was great too. Waiting staff really pleasant and we’ve got to give a special mention to Berna who was lovely and nothing a bother to him. The hotel made our holiday, Thank you Golden Taurus.

Was here for 1 week. Was a really nice time here with girlfriend and other family members.
Honestly my only negative is not a massive amount to do around the area other than the beach and some shops to visit.
But on the otherside to that if you want to stay in the hotel grounds then this looked to be the best I saw around and the staff are excellent and helpful with anything you ask of them. Always something to do from the pool, beach over the road, little train going around the area outside the hotel, bus stop also right there. And entertainment on every day in the day and of an evening, and kids club seemed to always be doing something with the kids in the morning and even of an evening so you can watch the entertainment that night without the kids around your feet.

Just arrived home after a fab time here! We were a family of 5 adults and 2 children on arrival one of the rooms didn't seem to be as we had booked but the hotel were amazing and managed to change the room within hours. All the staff were great, reception, restaurant, bar staff to say the hotel was extremely busy nothing was too much for any of them even the life guard helped us find a parasol around the pool and we saw them helping people find sunbeds. The entertainment team were good and very energetic our children didn't use the kids club but the team still made time to say hello and chat if they saw them around the hotel. The TUI reps on site were also fab and very helpful. This is a super hotel for families it was our 2nd stay and we would definitely return in the future.

We had a great holiday here. It was our first family holiday and my 7 year old loved it, as did we. The hotel was really clean, with great facilities and the choice of pool areas was fabulous. We didn't do many of the afternoon activities that were arranged by the hotel as we went off most days to explore. The evening entertainment was good, especially the outside entertainment, we preferred this to the indoor entertainment.
We took the land train to Calella. The land train stops right outside the hotel, there are lots of shops in Calella if you want to go shopping. We also went into Pineda shopping area, which had some lovely little shops, much quieter than Calella.
If you want to go to Barcelona, the train station is only a 10-minute walk from the hotel. There are very regular trains to Barcelona, took us just over an hour to get there.
Some reviews on here have been negative about the food options at the Golden Taurus, but we thought it was really good with plenty of choice, the desserts are a must.
Overall we don't have a bad word to say about this hotel, it was pretty awesome

Great family style all inclusive resort. Food excellent. Very busy in July. Be early with your towels to claim a poolside lounger. Aquapark slides are great fun for adults and kids alike.

Rooms are very modern and very clean. Lovely rainfall shower.
Good selection of food varies daily. No tea bags at breakfast would have been my only gripe. Luckily, I brought my own.
2 very nice outdoor pools, plenty of sun beds.
Beach just across the road.

Amazing hotel, staff were excellent, wonderful place to stay. Enough to do for the family but also a quiet enough area to get some peace

We spent a wonderful week in this hotel.

Everything was perfect. I want to start with the stuff… from house keeping, reception, restaurant, bar, kids club to animation everybody was extremely friendly, helping and caring. We never experienced this kindness somewhere before.

The room was also perfect and clean. The house keeping kept it clean every single day.

The food in the restaurant was every day different and very tasty.

The slides were my kids dream come true. And the pool area was also very clean and nice to relax.

The area is very nice to make some trips.
Supermarket is also close.

We used a shuttle bus from the airport to the hotel (shuttle direct), which also worked out perfect.

One thing really disturbed us, but we can’t blame the hotel for it. There were a lot of adults the behaved very poorly, because of their alcohol consumption. It’s a family hotel, where everybody should feel safe and good. My son was even afraid to use the same elevator with those drunken people. I don’t know how this problem can be solved, but maybe the hotel management can do something about it.

We will surly come again 🤗

Lovely hotel, rooms very clean and clean in general. Pools are lovely Great space and good for the kids. The beach is literally 2 min walk from the hotel which I loved it.
Animation team are absolutely amazing, they are the best. My daughter loved every single activity, kids club, mini water disco and mini disco & face painting every night was the best part I even enjoyed the mini disco every night! Great guys, they come out of their way to please the kids and parents too. Thank you all the animation team for making this holiday so special for my little one! They also do activities for adults all day long, I tried the aqua fit class every morning which was very nice.
Restaurant is lovely too, great standard food and lots of fresh fruits! Very clean too . Water park was so much fun too very well organized especially the slides for the kids!
Receptionists were very helpful and polite and the cleaners too thank you guys! The only problem I had was the WiFi in my room wasn’t working at all. Not great especially when we use iPads and phones to connect everywhere so they did offer me to change the room which was nice but I believe the management team have to consider to get some boosters in the rooms on the second floor. Apart from that we had an amazing family holiday, most importantly kids friendly and I highly recommended it.
Lots of love to animation team from Penelope

Very very good hotel, they clean the room every day...very gentle people and good food. I will come back again. Thx for a very nice holiday with my father.

great hotel, clean, very good service, delicious food and reasonable prices; 40 minutes drive from Barcelona.

Just revisited, and it is probably the best hotel I've been to. The team, reception, bar staffs and cooks were incredible, and the facilities were great. Bit of a waiting time but quite busy, so it can't be faulted.

This is a lovely clean hotel with numerous pools, one with a pool bar. Staff are really friendly. Cleaners do a fantastic job. The buffets are really good, something different every day, alongside the staples, although in the morning, the baked beans are nearly cold, but there is a microwave near the drinks dispensers.

They do cater for different nationalities, and there is an amazing amount of choice so you'll always leave full up.
I did find some of the meat, chicken in particular, was hard/overcooked but that was was my only niggle. If you didn't like it, leave it and get something else.

Overall, one of the best hotels we've stayed in, just across the road from the beach.

I'm sure we would come back in the future, but have other destinations to explore first

Evening entertainment is so so. Once the mini disco is done, starts at 10pm, but leaves a lot to be desired IMHO.
There's no night life in Pineda that we found so head right for 10 or so minutes at the seafront to Calella.

Overall, excellent hotel and highly recommended.

Great place, great staff, and great food at great prices. The pool and water park are clean and well maintained, and the animation team are not overly pushy. Only one criticism - while the WLAN coverage is great, but the speeds are poor.