Santa Susanna is a pleasant resort on the Costa Maresme about an hour from Barcelona and on the…read morecoastal train route so access is quite easy. If arriving from Girona airport you can do public transport usuing train and or bus or spcialist coach transfers. All options are relatively easy and quite reasonable too. It is a long flat resort with an expanse of beach on one side of a rail track with some hotels and campsites and the promenade and hotels on the other side of the track with the older town further back. The resort is quite mixed we found. we stayed at the end near the railway station (the start of the resort) and it was much quieter than the end verging into Malgrat. The bars and restaurants were pleasant and felt quite classy and the menu choices were spanish or european (not british bars etc) We found further along that a few more britsih orientated bars were dotted about but not in excess, if thats your thing Santa Susanna isnt for you. Its a relatively quiet resort with most entertainment being hotel based but you can stop at any hotel for a drink and watch the shows should you wish, we however were happy to stroll along the pedestianised area taking in the little stalls that set up each evening selling a variety of goods, most high quality unique items, many handmade things, wooden, silver, some gorgeous unique jewellery and handbags, not all your usual tourist tat which was a pleasant surprise. There were lots of lovely bars to stop at for sangria or whatever, the sangria comes in huge bowl like glasses, a real must of you like it, it was lovely! There was also a little fairground offfering a few rides, bouncy castles and a pretty carousel for younger children. The rides were all around a couple of euros a go so wouldnt break the bank to let the children do one or two an evening. There is seating all along the promenade so you could take a break if you just wanted to sit and people watch or needed a rest between stalls! There are a few supermarkets and an indoor mall which has a few good shops inside too. There is a minitrain which runs up and down the resort but i will review that seperately as they do different tours. This resort is family orientated however the beach does shelve and is shingle, it isnt rowdy and wouldnt suit anyone wanting buzzing nightlife, Malgrat or Lloret would be better for that. The old town is a walk back from the main hotel area. We went as far as the huge hypermarket that has a couple of bars/restaurants and lots of great value shopping. It had a huge wine shop/bodega where you could buy wine from barrels in whatever quantity you wanted, the choice was fantastic! You can look on the website for more information on festivals and things like that.

Staying at The Santa Susanna Resort Hotel..... Santa Susanna…read moreis a lovely little town in Northern Spain. We flew to Gerona and took a transfer to the Santa Susanna resort hotel, a swiss-chalet style hotel. The reception staff were really friendly, and we found our room easily. We were a little disappointed with the room, as there were 5 of us we'd booked a family room...the beds were all right next to each other, side-by-side! Also, the tv was around a corner, so one couldn't see it from the bed. We asked to move rooms, the staff were very accomodating and did move us to a much bigger, better room, but we had to pay 20 euros for the pleasure. The pool was lovely, however, with a small kiddies pool area, the all-inclusive snack bar was great, and in general the food in the restaurant was good, if a bit repetative. The beach at Santa Susanna is mostly shingle sand, and there is quite a deep shelf not far off shore, so keep a careful eye on children, especially later in the afternoon where the waves become enormous! My 6ft 2", 16-stone husband was literally taken off his feet by 10-foot waves!! There are the usual gift shops along the front, the BEST ice cream shops (cherry! yum!) and lots of bars. All-in-all, a lovely, family-centric resort, no crazy clubs or loud drinking holes, so good for families!