In the resort there are little mini trains called - El Cuc…read more There are two routes that run, the blue route and the green route. The blue route goes through the resort along the promenade down to the Hotel Mercury, through the road underpass, along part of the beach front, then back through the underpass and out towards the old town of Santa Susanna via the steeped hillside residential area. This is a fun trip as you get to see some more of the resort leisurely plus you can get an insight into the local community. The train passes into the old town square and you can get off if you wish for a look around the shops, square or pop to a car or cafe for a drink. The train stops at many points enroute and outside many hotels so you can get on and off wherever you please. The pick up and drop off points are all well signposted. The round trip takes about an hour or so and the cost is a few euros with a reduction for children. The Green route takes you further out of the resort into the surrounding countryside and is a longer round trip. This train again takes you along the promenade through the resort picking up and dropping off along the way and then continues up into the countryside and the Montnegre Corredor park. The journeys is very piqturesque and on the route you will see things like the Font del Boter fountain and there is breathtaking scenery from the 241ft peak at Turó de la Guàrdia. You also can see a few churches and roman bridge and a really pretty aquaduct. You can do a round trip or get off and take in the scenery and local fauna and fauna or you can do one of the many countryside activities such as Segway or Horseriding. You can prebook tickets at little ticket booths situated along the promenade or pay the driver when you get on board.

The train station in Santa Susanna is not that exciting apart from it being set in an old tower,…read morethere are many dotted around the resort in the hillier parts, some round, some square. It is situated right opposite the Hotel Mercury and has a taxi pull in outside and a ramp for wheelchairs or wheeling your luggage up. The trains run through to Barcelona and along the coast to diverting away from the sea towards Girona. The trains do not go through directly though to Girona, you have to change but its and easy one. The trains run fairly regularly, are on time and are clean and the fares are amazingly cheap. If you fancy a change of scene you can nip on the train to Malgrat or any other of the resorts for a day or evening, do check the times of the last train back though! The early train to Barcelona is great for catching an earlyish flight however do make sure you get to the station handy as they do not open the ticket booth until a couple of minutes prior to the train arriving and you have to buy your ticket and validate it before boarding. Luckily we had got there early enough to be at the front of the queue or we may of missed the train. The machine for validating tickets is just across from the ticket booth on the platform, its simple, you just put your ticket in and it puts a date and time stamp on it.

Hotel rooms are abit outdated looking abit like the 70s they were clean though, the pool was big…read moreand very spacious However the food wasn't the best

This place deserves no stars. As we depart from Barcelona…read moretoday, I want to share the horrible experience we got at Mercury Hotel (where we were placed by our tour company. To start some of the rooms we got assigned were not ready by the time we had reached the hotel (8pm on a Tuesday night), by the time I was able to take a shower, all the water had flooded all over the bathroom floor. When I complained they basically told me to take a shorter shower. The service was horrible, most of the staff were rude, the food was old, unsanitary, and/or plain unappetizing. Do not stay there. Find another place!

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