Blue Sea Costa Bastian

Me encantó Estaba muy bien preparado

Good points - Staff very friendly, the weather :-) Bad points - Rooms (which are being slowly renovated) - Entertainment – Just wow, why bother? Put an adult disco on, it’s free and 100% better than what you seem to think is acceptable. - Food - We have never known anything like this in any all inclusive, while this is a budget hotel there is absolutely no thought going into the menu choices or common sense being used. On one morning we went in and the chef on the hot food section had about 50 fried eggs piled up and more on the go! That’s just one example, see my picture of the cheese burgers (i use the words loosely) put out in the evening. They may be on a budget but good food isn’t too hard to provide. There was only ever 1 meat choice and usually 2 fish, the rest was a variety of wet pasta or some kind of vegetable hidden in a sauce. The microwave becomes your best friend. Top tip, go out and buy a block of cathedral city, you then get to actually taste something nice. I’ve just read a previous reply from the manager when someone mentioned the state of the broken tiles around the place and rooms, he must walk round with a blindfold on as he replied how concerning this was to him. Just about shows that whoever they are, they don’t actually care. The place is receiving a lick of paint, I noted they seem to be making efforts to spruce the hotel up but none of that matters if you don’t do something about the food. It's a real shame, clearly needs an injection of new management and kitchen staff and the whole place would be so much better. But then I read similar comments about a lot of all inclusive hotels in the canaries, I guess you get what you pay for but this is being touted as 4 star where it's struggling to meet a 2 star standard. I will avoid the “Bluesea” brand of hotels in the future unless I read that they have changed significantly. To the manager, please use your time to go and manage your hotel rather than copy / paste another standard reply to this.

The hotel is very basic but the bad reviews are unwarranted. There were plenty of loungers- not necessarily next to the pool, good animation team and a variety at the buffet each day. Lots of Spanish options, shellfish, a different fish every day, different meat everyday, different soup everyday. The breakfast wasn’t great for a “fry” but there is yogurt and fruit etc. There is pasta with a choice of sauce every day for those that like beige food. Staff friendly. If you want a perfectly polished luxury hotel then pay for it. Don’t book here and then complain. It’s honestly fine. Ooh we stayed on the ground floor with a little garden terrace. That was my favourite for morning coffee. The plants are lovely. Not too far from coast. 20 min walk or cheap taxi. Bus at bottom of the road services the coast well. Me and mine had a really nice break and didn’t want to come home. Have realistic expectations though. A lot of moaning brits there that went out of an evening to go eat pasta because they hated the food that much and have the nerve to ask for money back from the travel agent. Cons: 1. the aviary at reception. I don’t like birds being caged. Please look in to releasing them. 2. The drinks are very, very, weak.