The apartment is as nice as it looks from the photos. It is very modern and clean and was cool with the full height French doors open. It had everything we needed including efficient washing machine and dishwasher. The terrace is a lovely place to eat. The 8-storey block is set in a private garden which is beautifully maintained and shaded by pine trees. There are 2 sets of steps that lead directly down to the beach (private gates at the bottom). There are loungers and sun umbrellas for hire (along with paddle boards and kayaks) on the beach, as well as a nearby beach cafe (we also took down the two loungers from the apartment). The beach is idyllic (very fine stone, so not painful like pebbles, and not annoying like sand!) and very clean. The water shelves quite steeply and the large swimming areas are clearly marked. The water is very clean and the bottom is the same fine shingle. The caretaker of the block, Rodrigo, was extremely helpful when our hire car broke down just outside. We hired bikes (bike hire right at the other end of the main street, beyond the funfair) - there is a lovely undulating ride along an old railway line towards Girona (we went as far as Port de la Selva where we had a €12 bargain set menu at the unprepossessing cafe in the central square, comprising 3 courses, bread, wine and water). While Platja d'Aro is clearly a tourist town, it is so more in the sense of a place where Spaniards have second homes, and it very much has a family vibe (we went with our 19-yr old daughter and a friend and they reported that there was little in the way of clubbing-style nightlife, although they had a lovely time chilling on the beach and enjoying cocktails).