School music tours to Costa Brava

Overall Review

Lucy is (as always!) absolutely amazing! Her willingness to really want to see each trip succeed and her highly personalised service makes planning and refining trips a joy. I always 100% trust Lucy's judgement when suggesting trips, visits and locations. Just brilliant! Sabine is a joy to work with! No request is too silly and she genuinely cares about the details of the tour, each group's requirements and always works 100% to ensure that the tour is a success. Thank you as always Sabine. Communication is always great. The portal is a brilliant addition! Smashed it this year Club Europe! 100% on all counts - simply brilliant! Stunning, excellent and it ticked all the boxes - thank you Club Europe!

Concerts Review

[On a concert in a cathedral] Once our organist arranged for us to use the grand organ, the concert was a success. Great venue, great audience! [On a concert in a monastery] Simply stunning!! Huge audience (almost at capacity) and a brilliant experience! [On a concert in an auditorium] Stunning venue, great audience and a great concert! All venues were perfect!

Accommodation Review

Our pre-visit really helped frame expectations and on the whole the hotel did not disappoint. Staff were really helpful, accommodating and made the experience excellent. Would definitely recommended!

Rep Review

Victor was excellent. Great communicator with the children. He kept us on time, he was communicative, used his initiative to help us solve mini unforeseen problems, as well as going out of his way to ensure that the group were enjoying themselves! Thanks Victor - you were great!

Overall Review

Hannah was absolutely fantastic from start to finish. She always provided accurate and relevant information and is always able to put my mind at rest and answer my questions. I was really impressed with Hannah and her detailed communication. This is out second tour with Club Europe and the experience again was fantastic from the word go, from the initial planning to customising the itinerary to the stunning performance venues. I cannot recommend Club Europe enough to other colleagues in the profession. Bravo Club Europe!

Concerts Review

[On playing in Barcelona Cathedral]  A fantastic performing venue. The acoustics were stunning and we were all blown away by the beauty of the setting.

Accommodation Review

The hotel worked well for the tour party and was suitable with a variety of rooms to cater for our needs.

Transport Review

Excellent. Beyond our expectations. The coach drivers can either make or break a trip and they were great.

Overall Review

Alahree is always excellent. Professional and friendly and makes the whole experience straightforward. Always quick to respond to emails and phone calls. The pre-tour experience is managed very well and the communication between Club Europe and the school is very good. Overall I was most impressed with the personal touch. An excellent tour all round.

Visits Review

We had an impromptu ‘coach tour’ of Barcelona before being dropped off at Las Ramblas. This was excellent and is thanks to the coach drivers local knowledge.

Accommodation Review

The destination is excellent. Tossa de Mar is a small and friendly town, where the pupils feel very safe. There is plenty for them to do in spare time.

Transport Review

Excellent. They had a great sense of humour.

Overall Review

Lucy was excellent – clear, helpful and prompt.  Problems were dealt with efficiently when they cropped up. Sabine was also excellent. She had a good understanding of what we were looking for, and gave good advice. Club Europe put together a really enjoyable tour for our pupils, which gave them exactly what they needed and were hoping for.

Accommodation Review

It worked very well for our group; a pleasant town, a busy resort but not too busy, and with nothing that made me feel it was inappropriate for our group.

Rep Review

Nil was excellent. He was helpful and well informed about our excursions and concert venues, and made very useful and practical suggestions about how to manage them. 

Transport Review

Excellent. Very responsive to our needs and wishes, and outstandingly professional in terms of safety and capability. The drivers were extremely helpful and friendly. They were extremely professional, but also good company.

Overall Review

Alahree and Sabine were always very helpful and their responses were quick when I needed a question answered. It felt more like a holiday than a school trip thanks to the smooth running of the trip from everyone's effort.

Concerts Review

[On a plaza concert]  We had a great audience that came off the beach to listen to us perform. [On an outdoor cocnert] It was a gorgeous setting with the castle in the background.

Accommodation Review

The hotel was fantastic for our needs. The food in particular was exceptional in catering to everyone's food needs.Comfortable beds and air con. Nice pool. Excellent games room. The location was perfect as students were able to walk in to the town or to the local shop safely.

Rep Review

She was very useful, especially when I did the preliminary visit in May and was shown all the venues.

Overall Review

Alahree was excellent. Very understanding and informative as well as happy to help and go the extra mile. Sabine similarly worked really hard to tailor the programme and itinerary to our needs. Overall: relaxing, enjoyable and fun.

Accommodation Review

Perfect. Food was excellent and the staff were incredibly helpful. The facilities on site were very good and the evening entertainment was thoroughly enjoyed by all. The location was great. We felt things were busy enough to keep pupils occupied at night but quiet enough for us to let them off on their own. This was the perfect balance.

Rep Review

Gemma was excellent. Her knowledge of the areas and her organising of the venues was great. She didn’t try and control the trip but was there as a safety net and for advice. This is the perfect tour manager.

Transport Review

Top notch. They were incredibly professional and friendly. The drivers built meaningful relationships with staff and pupils. They had a real professionalism behind the things they did. We would want to travel with them every time.

Overall Review

“Right from the start (Club Europe) staff were professional giving clear deadline dates. Overall, a fabulous week which the students from will never forget.”

Accommodation Review

“Fabulous. It was safe for the students and I had no concerns. The hotel was also very accommodating to our timings.”

Overall Review

“An incredible week of cultural and musical experience which will stay with staff and pupils for a long time to come. It was just fantastic at every point, from arranging it to actually doing it. I wouldn’t hesitate to recommend [Club Europe] to other schools and have no intention of using other providers.”

Concerts Review

“[On a concert in a square] I would go as far to say that this was one of the best concerts we’ve ever done. The audience were so supportive and the conga line that emerged during one of our songs is a memory that will last for a long time! “

Accommodation Review

“The hotel was ideal – clean, friendly, spacious and with an excellent restaurant – perfect for a school trip. Its proximity to both the beach and the town made it perfect for allowing students some independent time to explore.”

Transport Review

“Brilliant. I felt Bev and Paul went above and beyond what was expected of them and they really felt like part of our group by the end of the week.”

Overall Review

“Alberto was a very friendly and professional member of your team. He did a great job with the itinerary. Most importantly, he did a fantastic job setting up our four concerts, which were all well-advertised, well-attended and in appropriate venues where we flourished. Overall: an exciting, worthwhile and well-organised trip that our students will remember forever.”

Concerts Review

“[On a concert in a square] This was a lovely town square with lots of people in situ having a drink and eating, so this provided the perfect relaxed audience for our pop repertoire. [On a concert in a hotel] It was great to be the official entertainment for the evening. The hotel residents stayed right through until the end and were very supportive and an excellent audience.”

Accommodation Review

“It was fabulous – the students loved the pool and beach to use in their downtime and the proximity of the pedestrianised centre of Malgrat was perfect. Sandra, our tour guide, was excellent and it made a big difference having her staying with us and leading the tour. “

Transport Review

“Spot on!”

Overall Review

“Absolutely amazing time had by all, great location, activities and concerts. Thanks to all for organising the trip. As a member of staff I felt as though I was on holiday rather than on a school trip.”

Accommodation Review

“Great accommodation - very suitable for our group. Really good, safe location.”

Transport Review

“Great, they were keen to do their job properly and were very friendly.”

Overall Review

“A fantastic week as always. Thank you for another fantastic experience.”

Rep Review

“Jordi was a very friendly man who clearly knew a great deal about Barcelona and the surrounding area. He was very welcoming and fitted in with my staff easily. I’m very grateful for all that he did. There were definitely times when I wouldn’t have coped without him and his Spanish!”

Transport Review

“Very friendly (but not overly so) at all times. Came and watched our concerts and were very enthusiastic towards the students.”

Overall Review

“A perfect location for our group, everyone at the hotel was helpful and welcoming, the concert venues were great and the students loved the excursions. The portal was also brilliant - so helpful to have everything organised and accessible in one place.”

Concerts Review

“[on an open air concert] The setting was idyllic. It was our most memorable concert of the tour.”

Accommodation Review

“It was perfect and exceeded expectations. The accommodation was ideal for school groups. The girls loved their time there.”

Transport Review

“Friendly and professional.”

Overall Review

“Club Europe helped us put together a wonderful tour to a fantastic city combining art and music. Their agents in the UK and in Barcelona helped us to gain full value from the tremendous experience. The most important things on the tour were right and we thank Club Europe for this. The concert venues were appropriate and inspirational. The accommodation was appropriate for the most part. The choices of where to eat our main meals were excellent. The Tour Manager worked with us. The transfers were punctual and comfortable and the excursions lived up to (and surpassed) expectations.”

Concerts Review

“[On a concert in a monastery] This was a fantastic setting. The choir sang acapella. The sound was beautiful.”

Rep Review

“Ali was lovely. Very supportive and helpful. It is very important to have a tour manager who can tune in to your needs and smooth the path that you wish to take.”

Transport Review

“The coach driver, Jose, was excellent too.”

Overall Review

“Excellent. Alahree is always helpful, understanding and utterly sensible. Really appreciated her advice as to where we should go in the first instance. She really understands our group. Thanks for a fabulous tour. We had an absolutely brilliant time. Our annual tour is the glue that holds our fabulous music department together.”

Concerts Review

“[On a concert in a school] We were made very welcome and had captive audience. [On a concert in a bandstand] This concert was brilliant, helped by lovely weather and a very appreciative audience.”

Accommodation Review

“Brilliant! Just right. Great location right next to an empty sandy beach. Super helpful staff and great food.”

Rep Review

“I cannot fault their organisation and helpfulness, and skill in knowing when to intervene and when to leave us alone.”

Transport Review

“Excellent drivers and the best coach we’ve ever had.”

Overall Review

“I was most impressed with the promptness of response and flexibility when requesting changes, right up to the last minute. Great to be doing tours with this company again.”

Accommodation Review

“Fantastic for school groups. Very friendly and accommodating. Surpassed expectations. Have done several tours before with Club Europe and other companies and this was the best by far. Great for students to have some free time in a reasonably safe and secure environment.”

Transport Review

“Excellent throughout. The best I’ve worked with so far.”

Overall Review

“One of our students who has travelled frequently with us said it was the best trip she ever had.”

Concerts Review

“[On an outdoor concert] It was a great success. There were very many favourable comments on our performance. A local dignitary also spoke to me and invited us to take part in the International Competition in October.”

Accommodation Review

“The hotel was in an ideal location being close to the beach with life guards and it had a swimming pool with a life guard present at all times. Perfect location to suit all aspects of our trip. We used the pool, lounge, bar, dining room, pool table and basement room for storing instruments.”

Overall Review

“My most treasured memory of our tour would have to be the extraordinary moment when the large audience in San Gaieta Church rose to their feet, as one, to sing ‘Rosa d’Abril’ with the choir. We had no idea that this Catalan hymn would elicit such an enthusiastic and emotional response. It was an extremely moving moment: international, intimate, yet also intensely local - we really felt part of the community. I will treasure the looks on the faces of the choir, as they acknowledged a rousing standing ovation, for a very long time.”

Accommodation Review

“Excellent: mid-way between Barcelona and Girona, in a safe and fairly low-key resort. Just what I wanted -next to the beach, close to shops, 10 minutes from the main coastal motorway, but on a quiet road - just about perfect. The staff were lovely. They took a genuine interest in the choir and where we were singing.”

Overall Review

“We had an excellent tour. Everything ran very smoothly and on time. Our rep was extremely helpful and flexible, including hiring a car to drive around the electric keyboard. We will definitely book with Club Europe again.”

Overall Review

Hannah was incredibly helpful throughout the planning process and was quick to respond to queries. A huge thanks to Hannah for being part of our initial parents evening to give information to parents. Sabine was really helpful through the latter stages of the planning process. Really pleased with the professionalism from all. I am also thankful to Tim for joining us at fairly short notice for our final parents evening to go through COVID expectations which helped us and parents a lot. Thank you. It was an exciting, fun-filled, musical learning experience for all.

Concerts Review

[On a concert in a square] Yes a success. Received lots of positive feedback from the audience, and some were dancing by the end! The help we received in loading the two small vehicles to get the larger instruments to the venue was appreciated. [On anoher concert in a square] Stunning location and acoustics sounded good in the square.

Accommodation Review

The hotel was suited to large groups. The lounge waiting area was really helpful as a meeting point. The reception staff were very helpful

Rep Review

Paz was smiling, professional, liaised with all parties involved to ensure the get in, set up, rehearsal and concerts ran smoothly. Absolutely brilliant. She was incredibly helpful, especially when we needed help with sorting things at the hotel.