Blue Bay Platinum

We arrived in early hrs & was met & welcomed very nicely & showed 2 our rooms.we met the wonderful rep Paula for our morning welcome meeting,best tui rep I ve ever met,def 100% customer satisfaction.staff in the restaurant was very pleasant,esp the boss,found us a table very quickly .staff all around always seemed pleasant to me.then the lovely Antonio,such a pleasant man,from the spa,knew his products well & made us smile everytime we saw him,I booked a sports massage for our last day,the lovely mini did mine & would def recommend this lovely lady.paula booked us some great trips & nothing we asked was to much.only down side was wifi was not gd at all,we gave up in end & went 2 a bar ova rd if we needed a fix lol & not much on entertainment front,would stay at this hotel again,but believe very busy in season.food & drinks was what you would expect really,apart from the fantastic omelette s in the morning,omg,wanted to bring him home with me as my omelette maker.we had great weather to.we went end of oct-nov

This an honest overall review despite the underwhelming experience. Dates visited: October 18-21st 2019 Objective: Girls weekend away. Good points - Location: The hotel is centrally located on the main strip, where you will find an abundance of retail shops (including all your knock off goods) and restaurants. If you’re looking for THE best quality knock off shop then it has to be Authentic (or Authenticity) which is about a 15 min walk away (Outside of the hotel, immediately turn left and its directly opposite the Blue Port shopping Centre). The hotel is easily accessible to taxis (a taxi station right opposite from the entrance across the road) and buses. Rooms (We eventually ended up with 1115): After the 4th request on the 2nd day we ended up with the room that is advertised on most sites (with the blue decor) and this room is located right to the front of the hotel overlooking the main road, building 1. The good thing about this room is, its newer than the rest and its directly accessible from the main street lobby. Can be a little noisy but that’s to be expected. Staff: The staff were ok. The cleaner (Sefica, pronounced Shefica) was lovely, she would say hello every time we had seen her and would really make the effort to clean with the materials she had. The main restaurant: The food was good. A wide selection of foods to choose from but not covered over so get there early to avoid sitting flies and people breathing and hovering over foods. Indian night was the best night the pilau rice is a treat. Showers: Lovely, hot and powerful showers. Bad, the ugly: Snack Bar - If you like open aired buffet food, with a side of flies then you’re in the right place. The lunchtime (Out of hours dinner/breakfast) snack bar is situated in an outdoor area by the pool. Food is warmed in chaffers with lids that people will not put back on. The food is the usual oven chips, fried and fried again chicken, 3 day old reheated pizza and machine drinks. The pizzas are not covered over and if you've been to turkey before then you know that flies are your immediate neighbors. Seaview room – Now, if you’re looking to book this hotel it’s probably because you’ve notice my good points but most importantly the bright blue, fresh looking décor that’s advertised on most sites including TUI. Well we booked with BA and I booked a twin standard room and requested 2 single beds and that’s the picture that was advertised, so that’s the room I was hoping to get! When I checked in the lady asked me if I would mind sharing a bed, which I politely replied no and said she had an upgraded room us. It was a Seaview room located in the Seaview building at the back of the hotel. The hotel is made up of 4/5 tall building which resemble a council estate (which by no means I am opposed to, just not when I’m thinking I’ve booked a 5 star holiday) and the accessibility to get to this building is via a very small lift, pass the pool and in a very old looking building. Yes, you can see the sea, along with the un managed beach, the dirt track you have to go through to get to it and the most horribly looking sand. The rooms are old (we’ve seen 4 rooms in this building), tired and practically broken. See pictures! There were stains on the bed sheets, broken fridge and air-con system, toilet constantly flushing, noisy etc. Just old and smelly. Stay away from that building if you can. Drinks: Local alcohol is horrible and all soft drinks are made via machine, so no natural, freshly squeezed juices or fizz in a can/glass bottle, just powdered machine drinks. This is very important to know! Guests – This hotel is very popular with the local Muslim people, not that this is a bad thing but if you are on holiday and desire to strip off in a bikini by the pool or want to show your limbs then you may feel a little uncomfortable when being stared at. Food: Not authentic Turkish food, even at the A La Carte Italian (That you have to pay for). To be fair there isn’t one restaurant on the strip that will serve authentic food. There is a restaurant about a 5 min walk away from the resort called the Minder Ocakbasi ( 3 persona meal with starters, main and baklava cost around £40) and there you wish find stone oven food with authentic Turkish flavors and no machine drinks. Would I stay again, Yes! But I would only stay in block 1 and will not eat at the hotel. It’s a great base for retail shopping and once you’re in the newer room, it can be an OK stay.