On vacation in Malgrad de Mare was twice. The first time you can say randomly, and the second because the holiday was not overshadowed in the first arrival, the city was proven, just changed the hotel.
Immediately I would like to note that I still did not like it here. But this applies not only to Malgrad de Mara, but also all other towns of the resort zones of Costa Brava and Costa Dorada. All hotels that are three that four and five stars are located near residential neighborhoods.
Often the windows and balconies of houses come directly on the territory of hotels. Houses are mostly multi-storey. Never have to see the inhabitants who, as well as tourists from the balconies, watched animation shows passing in hotels in the evenings.
The second nuance, it is running along the entire coast of the train. She actually "cuts off" direct approach to the sea. It is necessary to overcome the way through the underground transition, good if he is near the hotel. Given the proximity of residential neighborhoods and the presence of an electric train, there was a feeling that you were not on vacation, but in the city. Just in this city a little less machines, noise, people, fuss, but still an urbanized city makes itself felt.
As for the weather, she even in July is quite a variable. Was cloudy and cool days. Without warm sweaters, you can not do.
There are no Russian-speaking staff in the hotels, except for your hotel guide, but it happens on certain days and hours. Therefore, all questions that arise from you or to resolve the problems you should contact the reception and communicate in English.
Hotels in the city are located in different remoteness from the sea. The first PAPI hotel was five minutes from the coast and since there were residential buildings, a cafe and shopping street nearby, then go to the sea in a swimsuit and a pareo is a movieton. We must be dressed. Yet city. On vacation for me it was a minus.
In the town of life basically "boils" near the trading rows.
Traders in most of the residents of Morocco. Here they are on seasonal earnings. They love to call in stores, will definitely greeted in Russian. Here I immediately remembered the monologue of E.Petrosyan about the trip abroad, where his hero was always surprised that everyone guess that he was Russian. So here. Maybe purely Slavic appearance issued. By the way, to say that in the city that the hotel has more tourists from Germany. Compatriots in the hotel I met extremely rarely, but we were in the minority.
As for Tipov, in Spain, as elsewhere. In cafes and restaurants about 10 percent of the cost of your order. Leave the tip and driver of the excursion bus, but it is at will approximately 1-2 euros. The same amount can be left the maid at the hotel per day before leaving. Just put money on the bed.
In almost every hotel, there is an Internet and Wi-Fi area, so you don't have to suffer information hunger, and it is convenient for communication with relatives. As for theft in hotels, either on the beach - here I have no answer on these issues. She did not come across such problems, all valuable things still preferred to store in a safe or suitcase with a code lock. Nothing disappeared.
In general, the quality of rest depends on ourselves. After all, many of the compatriots, coming on vacation to other countries and paying the tours, believe that they should be met as heroes, to have honors, almost abruptly. None of the personnel knows about it. Here people work, fulfill their duties, and their obligations to accommodate us, take, feed and serve. It's all in hotels at a great level. If something does not suit, do not need to scandal, scream and say that you paid for everything. What we pay, then we get. And it happens that Llyadi visited "Treshka", and they write in the recall, they were not seafood, animation, etc. Then you need to choose a hotel higher category. There is a choice. By the way, in most hotels in Spain after making food, it was customary to clean up. These are the rules and will have to follow them. They filed, the tray took and attributed to a special table, the remnants of food were thrown out, the plates folded. This is Europe and need to behave accordingly.
Despite the specified cons, rest in this glorious resort town liked. Malgrad de Mar himself also deserves attention, because his story goes in the 13th century and in the city there are notable places that you should visit.