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19 years 2 months ago
I first stayed in this hotel in 1995 and it doesnt look like the rooms and apartments have been updaated since then, the beds and furniture is very old and unconfortable, the rooms are clean but the paint is peeling from the walls and are of very untidy appearance the sunbeds are squashed together around the pool area so you cant stand inbetween them and the germans claim all the beds which are in the sun before sunrise
Travel operator: thompsons
19 years 3 months ago
On arrival at the hotel the reception staff took our details and gave us a card to our room. On entering the room we noticed that people were still staying in the room.We were given another room straight away.
The hotel staff were not friendly at all, the cleaner was a lovely lady. This hotel runs an all inclusive package you have to fight your way to the bar and there is only one bar man serving at a time once you have your drink you then have to go and pay the cashier,by this time you have drank your drink and are ready for another one.
If you are not up at 6:30am you will not get a sun bed there is not enough for everyone who is staying in the hotel.The brochure stated that there was a mini bar in the room, this was a mini fridge that was not cold and had no alchol in it.
I would not visit this hotel again and would not rate it as a 4* the rooms are very basic.
The hotel staff were not friendly at all, the cleaner was a lovely lady. This hotel runs an all inclusive package you have to fight your way to the bar and there is only one bar man serving at a time once you have your drink you then have to go and pay the cashier,by this time you have drank your drink and are ready for another one.
If you are not up at 6:30am you will not get a sun bed there is not enough for everyone who is staying in the hotel.The brochure stated that there was a mini bar in the room, this was a mini fridge that was not cold and had no alchol in it.
I would not visit this hotel again and would not rate it as a 4* the rooms are very basic.
Travel operator: manos
19 years 3 months ago
I only just come back from Turkey this morning and I thought the holiday was great.
In the hotel there was not a lot to do for older people just mainly for kids.
The food at the bar takes about an hour to come to you.
The cleaners are very nice well except from 1 cleaner let's just say I 'lost'
In the hotel there was not a lot to do for older people just mainly for kids.
The food at the bar takes about an hour to come to you.
The cleaners are very nice well except from 1 cleaner let's just say I 'lost'
Travel operator: first choice
Recommended
19 years 3 months ago
We booked through Cosmos 9 hours after visiting Turkey in 2004 and were due to stay at the Portobello Apartments which is a 5 Min walk from Blue Bays. 5 days before we were due to fly we were told we had to move and were upgraded to a 4* hotel. On arrival the outside looked nice, the reception staff smile I don't think they would know what that was neither acknowledgement.
We were put at the back of the bar above the Green bar, the room well 2 bedrooms people have kitchens bigger than the room and there were 5 of us. The bath was yellow the ceiling was leaking, formica tops bodged up, sink in bathroom was rusty where it joined the tops, there was mould on the ceiling. I could have cried as I knew what to expect in the other hotel we should have been in.
We tried to see the rep we eventually got to see him on the night before we were due to fly back, we were asked why we didnt call the emergency number we are brought up that the emergency number is for injuries and proper emergency not room problems as you should see the rep. 5 times out of 14 we had to call for more towels as they only gave us 2 for 5 people.
I had tried to change money at the reception they couldnt even say i shall be a minute, I could see that they were changing over staff but they talk amongst themselves but won't speak to you, once they tried to short change me.
We kept our room and paid for it but they could not tell us till 10am if we had to move room or even have a room to stay in a hotel this size must have prior knowledge as to which room people will be in.
We never ate in the hotel all we did was sleep and wash we left the room in the morning and spent the whole day at Portobello.
This is no where near a 4* hotel and I would not recommend these apartments to anyone, in my opionion Portobello is 4* and this Blue Bays Apartments is 2* if lucky .
We were put at the back of the bar above the Green bar, the room well 2 bedrooms people have kitchens bigger than the room and there were 5 of us. The bath was yellow the ceiling was leaking, formica tops bodged up, sink in bathroom was rusty where it joined the tops, there was mould on the ceiling. I could have cried as I knew what to expect in the other hotel we should have been in.
We tried to see the rep we eventually got to see him on the night before we were due to fly back, we were asked why we didnt call the emergency number we are brought up that the emergency number is for injuries and proper emergency not room problems as you should see the rep. 5 times out of 14 we had to call for more towels as they only gave us 2 for 5 people.
I had tried to change money at the reception they couldnt even say i shall be a minute, I could see that they were changing over staff but they talk amongst themselves but won't speak to you, once they tried to short change me.
We kept our room and paid for it but they could not tell us till 10am if we had to move room or even have a room to stay in a hotel this size must have prior knowledge as to which room people will be in.
We never ate in the hotel all we did was sleep and wash we left the room in the morning and spent the whole day at Portobello.
This is no where near a 4* hotel and I would not recommend these apartments to anyone, in my opionion Portobello is 4* and this Blue Bays Apartments is 2* if lucky .
Travel operator: Cosmos
19 years 3 months ago
The hotel was beautiful and very clean, the food was awful Ive never had chicken and rice every day for 2weeks before!!
The restaurant staff were great as were the reception staff, it was only the bar staff that had terrible manners.
Its location is perfect so you can go and find entertainment round the corner..a good job because the hotel doesn't provide any! although it states on the notice board and in the brochure entertainment every night!
I would recommend the hotel to anyone but certainly not if you are looking for all inclusive you get treat like dirt.
The restaurant staff were great as were the reception staff, it was only the bar staff that had terrible manners.
Its location is perfect so you can go and find entertainment round the corner..a good job because the hotel doesn't provide any! although it states on the notice board and in the brochure entertainment every night!
I would recommend the hotel to anyone but certainly not if you are looking for all inclusive you get treat like dirt.
Travel operator: first choice premier
19 years 3 months ago
Gorgeous hotel shame about everything else.
The food was disgusting it was the same food every day that I wouldn't even feed my cat! This forced us to eat out every day.
The staff were rude, very unco-operative and definatley lacked people skills!
Its location is perfect just across from the beach and bars which is handy as no entertainment was provided throughout the stay yet first choice advertise 'daily entertainment'and the on site night club was the biggest joke out!
It was a little room with no bar just a DJ box which was only open from midnight to 1ish! The bar was a big dissapointment by closing at 11.30pm yet again first choice advertise a 2am close and if you are in a group you have to get your drinks yourself you can't fetch drinks for each other!
I could write all day about this place but I can't be bothered because it winds me up!!
The food was disgusting it was the same food every day that I wouldn't even feed my cat! This forced us to eat out every day.
The staff were rude, very unco-operative and definatley lacked people skills!
Its location is perfect just across from the beach and bars which is handy as no entertainment was provided throughout the stay yet first choice advertise 'daily entertainment'and the on site night club was the biggest joke out!
It was a little room with no bar just a DJ box which was only open from midnight to 1ish! The bar was a big dissapointment by closing at 11.30pm yet again first choice advertise a 2am close and if you are in a group you have to get your drinks yourself you can't fetch drinks for each other!
I could write all day about this place but I can't be bothered because it winds me up!!
Travel operator: first choice premier
19 years 3 months ago
I found the hotel very very clean and the staff were very hospitable. the room was more of a 5 star and was excellent.
I would recomend this hotel to anyone with the children or just going with friends.
The location was great and the food was of excelent variety.
On arrival we were seen to immediatly and shown straight to our rooms with the children.
We will definatly be back before the end of the year.
I would recomend this hotel to anyone with the children or just going with friends.
The location was great and the food was of excelent variety.
On arrival we were seen to immediatly and shown straight to our rooms with the children.
We will definatly be back before the end of the year.
Travel operator: thomas cook
Recommended
19 years 3 months ago
The hotel to look at is very beautiful and posh well so it should for a 5*. We went all inclusive for 2 weeks and after a couple of days the food gets very boring and repetative.
I am a vegetarian which gave me a great option salad and bread mmmmmmm yummy, the restaurant staff and reception staff were great really helpful, but the bar staff were a nightmare, because we were in a group of 18 they would only let us have one drink each and in the brochure it said unlimited drinks this was clearly not the case.
They were always checking your room number everytime you ordered a drink even though we all had all inclusive bands on and they would come round and count how many beers you had on the table, it just felt like we were being watched all the time, there attitude was awful.
Entertainment well that was non existent, they played the same cd at the bar 24/7.
When the bar closes at 11pm even if there are people still finshing drinks or just talking they turned off all the lights which was dangerous as my Mum found out, she could not see the step fell and broke her ankle, so she was in a wheelchair for a week and a half.
You can not fault the location of the hotel its close to the beach, shops and lots of bars and restaurants so there was always somewhere to go to escape.
We did have a good holiday but I would not go back to this hotel if you paid me to!!!!!
I am a vegetarian which gave me a great option salad and bread mmmmmmm yummy, the restaurant staff and reception staff were great really helpful, but the bar staff were a nightmare, because we were in a group of 18 they would only let us have one drink each and in the brochure it said unlimited drinks this was clearly not the case.
They were always checking your room number everytime you ordered a drink even though we all had all inclusive bands on and they would come round and count how many beers you had on the table, it just felt like we were being watched all the time, there attitude was awful.
Entertainment well that was non existent, they played the same cd at the bar 24/7.
When the bar closes at 11pm even if there are people still finshing drinks or just talking they turned off all the lights which was dangerous as my Mum found out, she could not see the step fell and broke her ankle, so she was in a wheelchair for a week and a half.
You can not fault the location of the hotel its close to the beach, shops and lots of bars and restaurants so there was always somewhere to go to escape.
We did have a good holiday but I would not go back to this hotel if you paid me to!!!!!
Travel operator: first choice premiere
19 years 3 months ago
We went to the Blue Bay for a birthday treat and it was no treat.
The kids were ok they liked the pool and it was a good job they did not need sunbeds because there was not any left to use by about 9am.
The apartment was dirty the sofa bed was broken. The maid did spot check she just walked in one morning.
The only good thing about it was the location to the supermarket.
The apartment looked nice from the outside but remember looks can be deceiving.
There was a good restraurant called Alfresco.
We will not be going back to the Bluebays again.
The kids were ok they liked the pool and it was a good job they did not need sunbeds because there was not any left to use by about 9am.
The apartment was dirty the sofa bed was broken. The maid did spot check she just walked in one morning.
The only good thing about it was the location to the supermarket.
The apartment looked nice from the outside but remember looks can be deceiving.
There was a good restraurant called Alfresco.
We will not be going back to the Bluebays again.
Travel operator: first choice
19 years 3 months ago
We have stayed in Bluebays hotel for the 4th year running now and we find it great. Yvonne the geordie lass is fantastic, so is the hotel manager. The cleaners well they are brill.
We never ate our evening meal there. We used to go to Andys Eriden along the main road best food in Marmaris. We have also stayed in the sister hotel too called the Meridian this is a lot smaller but great too.
Overall we loved it , and yes were coming back in August 2006.
We never ate our evening meal there. We used to go to Andys Eriden along the main road best food in Marmaris. We have also stayed in the sister hotel too called the Meridian this is a lot smaller but great too.
Overall we loved it , and yes were coming back in August 2006.
Travel operator: coop travel
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