Le Méridien Ra Beach Hotel & Spa

We have chosen this hotel for its access to the beach, however we had a bad experience today that the front row on the beach is for 100 euros even if you are a hotel guest. Yesterday we settled in the front row area without any problems with family. However today early morning, we were told that if we wanted to use the sunbeds in the frontline, we had to pay 100 euros. For a public beach? The hotel is using the public beach and the local people can come and settle down anywhere they want on the beach, even in front of the hotel sunbed area. I think that A five star beach hotel must offer sunbeds and parasols without any charge to its guests. That’s the reason we stay here. Surprisingly, this application and the fee is not stated or written anywhere on the beach or in their website. I have never seen such a practice in any other Le meridien hotels or Marriotts. Last summer we have stayed in Le Meridien Beach Plaza in Monaco and there was nothing like that. It was totally a much better experience. In addition, the beach boy told us that they don’t make any reservations on the beach without the payment. However, we saw that they do. They make different arrangements for people. This morning our towels were taken by the beach boy and our sunbeds were changed, because they made reservations for another family. This was not unacceptable and understandable for us. We are very disappointed by the hotel’s beach. We wouldn’t choose it if we had known beforehand.

Gorgeous 😍 property with easy beach access! Concierge very helpful with explaining how to get to different attractions and points 👉 of interest. Included breakfast buffet a 5 star 🌟 experience with Mediterranean style food. Cappuccino/ coffee machines easy to understand and access. A/C in room adequate as the shower pressure was as well. Clean comfortable bed. Welcome 🙏 champagne 🍾 upon arrival and a full bottle of champagne 🍾 if it's your birthday 🎂 complete with local chocolates. A 5 star 🌟 experience that I would recommend to everyone! A true Gem!

I recently stayed at hotel, and while the hotel’s modern architecture and comfortable rooms were impressive, there were some disappointing aspects. The restaurants provided a good variety of food, but the beach experience was lacking. The hotel's policy of reserving front-row sunbeds for 100 Euros, even for guests, is unfair, especially since it's a public beach where anyone can set up their umbrellas just in front. Additionally, there are no proper showers at the beach, and guests are left with the inconvenient option of rinsing off with a bucket of water. This took away from an otherwise pleasant stay.

We checked out on the 2nd of July. They have some bizarre policy of taking payment twice!! It is now the 15th of July and my partners debit card has still not been refunded. I have made lots of phone calls and a fair few emails but still no refund ??????

Quick side trip to see a nice beach town just outside Barcelona and we are so glad we chose this hotel. It has historical significance as it used to be a children’s hospital & the way the old structure & modern architecture created a current hotel today is wonderfully done. Modern amenities in a small prime beachfront location who could ask for more!