La Tomatina - 3 Day - 3* Hotel

Traveler Reviews

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  Climbing

  September 29th, 2022
  5
  La Tomatina 2022 - This was a bucket lister for me. My wife and I carried out a fair bit of research and went with PP...
  La Tomatina 2022 - This was a bucket lister for me. My wife and I carried out a fair bit of research and went with PP Travel. Absolutely fantastic experience and a great company to do business with. From the personal phone calls to ensure I was happy with everything to the quality of the hotel we stayed in. The event did not disappoint nor did PP Travel.Show more
  Traveled in August 2022
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  Snow

  September 16th, 2022
  2
  The actual event was a fun time. Although, I was a bit let down by the overall experience. The 'parties' were a total...
  The actual event was a fun time. Although, I was a bit let down by the overall experience. The 'parties' were a total bust so it seems like the whole cost was for organization of the lodging and buses to the event. I've traveled with other tour groups that seemed to have a much greater interest in the tour participants, especially those traveling solo. I found several female travelers traveling solo that bluntly asked if they could follow me since they didn't know anyone else and were headed to a crowd of 20,000+. No tips or advice for navigating in the event or how to get back to the busses. And answers given to specific questions asked in the briefing were not what happened the day of. I also heard one participant mention people taking things that didn't below to them from below the buss but the PP staff brushed it off and walked off. Even sending the follow up email asking for reviews, was sent over 2 weeks after the event took place so it maybe these aren't full time jobs for the staff at PP? But if you're looking for a company that has transportation and lodging coordinated, this would be a fit for you.Show more
  Traveled in August 2022
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  AntonioSpellman

  September 14th, 2022
  5
  Doooooo ittttttt!!!!!!
  Traveled in August 2022
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  DebStratford

  September 14th, 2022
  4
  Be aware that being with PP there is only 1 entrance you can gain entrance to Tomatina on the day and it is quite out...
  Be aware that being with PP there is only 1 entrance you can gain entrance to Tomatina on the day and it is quite out of the way and difficult to find. We took an hour to eventually find it with another group that was lost as they had a friend who could guide us in on their phone! Also we left the after party at 2am and there were no taxis and we couldn’t find one to come and collect us. The coach arrived eventually so that was our only option as it was a very remote location.Show more
  Traveled in August 2022
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  Karen

  September 3rd, 2022
  4
  I really enjoyed La Tomatina and thought that PP Travel did a good job overall and would recommend. The hotel was...
  I really enjoyed La Tomatina and thought that PP Travel did a good job overall and would recommend. The hotel was nice--located right near the arts & sciences museums with their impressive modern architecture, and a short cab ride to the beach in one direction and to the historic center of town in another direction. The overall tomatina experience was intense, but fun! I know I'm not the typical tomatina participant since I'm a bit older. (Most participants seemed to be in their 20s and 30s, but there were enough middle-aged people at the festival that I didn't feel out of place.) But here are some suggestions for what I think could be done better, and also tips for anyone going in subsequent years. One big disappointment I have is that I don't have any photos to show for it. The guides strongly discouraged us from taking our phones, so my sister and I followed their advice. We were told that we COULD buy phone cases, but it wasn't recommended. In retrospect, I wish I had brought my camera and purchased a plastic case from any one of the countless vendors trying to sell them. Although we were pelted hard with a lot of tomatoes where we were, I think with a plastic phone case and the phone tucked under my shirt during the tomato-throwing, it probably would've been fine. Sure, there was a chance it could've taken a direct hit with an aggressively thrown tomato (of which there were many), but probably not. But if we really didn't want to risk damaging our phones, ideally, one of the PP travel guides could've stayed out of the fray and been the designated photographer, who could post the images to a photo-sharing site to be downloaded later. If that person had stood (maybe with a PP flag?) at a designated location, he/she could've captured the tour-goers in their epic tomato-covered glory. :-) So I hope that's something PP Travel would consider for next year's event. It also might've been nice to have had some kind of crude map of the town and where the activities would take place. Even though a paper map would be useless after everyone was soaked in water and tomatoes and water again, it could've been helpful before--I would've liked to have checked out the main town square where the ham-pole was, but I didn't have an idea where to find it. A map printed on cloth/kerchief could've been useful throughout the day and could've also made a nice souvenier (just a suggestion). Trying to find our way back from Tomato Street to the bus was difficult until some helpful Canadians told us to follow a blue line spray painted in the street--it's possible our guides told us that and we missed it, but that definitely would've been good information to know. Another thing I would've liked to have known was that there was a baggage check right by the entrance. If we had known that, we would've held onto our things for longer and then checked them in closer to tomato-throwing time instead of having them locked on the bus the whole time. My sister has type-1 diabetes, so it was stressful to be away from her testing kit/insulin for so long. It would've been nicer to have known there was a different option. The area near where the buses were parked and near the bag-check area seemed to have the same sangria/beer/paella/sandwich options as what was available down at the official pre-party area, so I wouldn't have felt like I was missing out if we hadn't gone down to that. One other suggestion I would have would be to consider cutting down on the amount of time we were in Bunol. Three hours is a long time to wait in the sun before the event--it might've been nicer to have had at least a half-hour more sleep that morning. And I think 90% of our bus was full at least a half-hour before we were scheduled to leave--at that point most people were tired and smelly and just wanted to get home, shower the regurtitated-looking and smelling tomatoes out of our hair and take a siesta. I think the designated time to return to the bus/take off could've been set a little earlier without taking away from everyone's experience. I hope my suggestions are helpful. Again, (despite my long-winded comments above) I think PP travel and their guides overall did a great job and I had a lot of fun!Show more
  Traveled in August 2022
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  Marco

  September 2nd, 2022
  5
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  Organisation war super. Rundum Top ????
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  Traveled in August 2022
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  Gemma

  September 2nd, 2022
  5
  Had the most amazing time! Bomber and Tom were fantastic and so helpful! Everything was very well organised. Would...
  Had the most amazing time! Bomber and Tom were fantastic and so helpful! Everything was very well organised. Would definitely recommend PP TravelShow more
  Traveled in August 2022
  

  Reply from: PP Travel

  Thanks Gemma. Great to hear you had an amazing time at La Tomatina. Your comments have been passed on to Bomber and Tom.

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  April

  September 16th, 2019
  5
  Had an awesome time - tour was organized well and hotel was so luxurious!
  Traveled in August 2019
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  Craig

  August 31st, 2017
  4
  The accommodation was good, and the tour was well organised - even more so after speaking to some other groups. We...
  The accommodation was good, and the tour was well organised - even more so after speaking to some other groups. We arrived at the hotel to find the team there ready to greet is and give us the information we needed for a great day at La Tomatina. Show more
  Traveled in August 2017
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  Clare

  November 7th, 2016
  4
  The whole experience was very organised and extremely fun! Only advise if you are going to ride out the fight near...
  The whole experience was very organised and extremely fun! Only advise if you are going to ride out the fight near the ham pole, either get past it or be on the side of the street with the pole. I was on the other side of the street and when the trucks were coming we were squashed against the wall six people deep. Show more
  Traveled in August 2016
  

  Reply from: PP Travel

  Thanks for your comments Clare. Great to hear you enjoyed your time in Valencia and at La Tomatina. It sure is busy down round the pole where the ham is. You are correct that it can be a little less busy at the far ends of the street.

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