Hostal La Llagosta

Overall I did not enjoy this hotel/hostel but perhaps for the right person it could be good find. First, the good things: the location is excellent - right on the beach and the restaurant has a large outdoor seating area with a great view. The room was very clean - spotless really.||But, for us, these things just weren't enough to overcome the rest. Upon entering it was difficult to tell who (if anyone) was working the reception desk. Wait staff walked by us for quite some time before someone finally stopped to help. This happened repeatedly during our one night stay so I always felt like a bother even though I was only trying to check in/check out and confirm the details of our pre-arranged luggage transfer (difficult at best). We definitely had a language barrier but I don't think they have any actual reception staff. ||||The Room: The bathroom is small and dark and its window opens into the hallway so it doesn't air out exactly and it lacks some degree of privacy. The shower curtain was a thin shower curtain liner that sticks to you as you shower.||We were on the 2nd floor, back of the building, and from our room we could hear noise from the kitchen (via the open window), the hallway, and the street all night long so this was not a restful night. ||and lastly, the lights in the bathroom and room were blue! I suspect they had purchased cheap "environmentally friendly" bulbs and the color temperature was not great. So, more an unfortunate accident than anything to blame them for but the light tone was definitely not relaxing.||So, I think if you want a very basic, clean, well-located place to stay and don't mind wearing earplugs, then this might be a good deal. I suspect they charge a lot for their location (this room was arranged for us as part of a larger tour so I can't comment on price). There were a few staff who tried to be helpful but we had to win them over first. ||||For us, it felt too much like a roadhouse and I wouldn't recommend it to anyone who doesn't speak fluent Spanish (Catalan actually would be better, or French!). I don't require a lot of attention but I do prefer to stay in places where the guests are the focus of the business, and not made to be felt that they are in the way of the waitstaff when simply standing at the reception desk (hoping for someone to show up).