I visited this WHS in May 2014. Since I was arriving late from Andorra I decided to sleep at Hostatgeria de Poblet which is actually inside the Poblet Monastery Walls and it's great value for money especially considering that you get a 3 euro discount to visit the monastery too. Although the monastery opens at 10am, I still woke up early in time to listen to the monks' vespers at 07:30. After that I hiked the Espluga de Francoli loop trail around the monastery walls which took me around an hour during which I passed through olive groves, vineyards and orchards. The views of the monastery from here are wonderful in the early morning light (photo) while the best time to take pictures of the Monastery entrance is in the afternoon. Prices have gone up and it now costs 10euros for a guided tour in Spanish or 7.50euros to visit without a guide, although you will still have to wait for the guide to open the door at 10.30am (very Spanish!) and follow the guide's instructions to how much time you're allowed in each floor before she closes the door. Overall, I had more than enough time to visit the monastery (around 2 hours) and follow the brochure in English however it's a bit of a pain that you can't exit before you reach the end of the tour and that you can't spend more time inside if you so wanted. The highlight of my visit was the walking trail around the monastery together with the chance to view the royal tombs of Aragon. This is definitely the largest and most complete monastery I have visited and the fact that it's still an active monastery is definitely a plus point.