Aside from initiatives taken by the local planning and regulatory body CRT and Port Aventura, Golden Costa Salou is the first hotel to have been built in the borough of Salou in 15 years. The group, Golden Hotels, has owned the land, in Cap Salou, between Vaporet and Ermitanet Street, for the last 40 years and has invested 15 million euros in the new luxury four-star hotel. Golden Costa Salou has 168 rooms, a restaurant and underground car park. It has three swimming pools, one on the fourth floor, one with spa facilities on the first floor and another, outdoor one. The group works mainly with tour operators in the U.K and Russia, and judging by the interest shown on the group’s website, is proving to be popular tourists from these destinations.