Bluesun Hotel Elaphusa

“Great Hotel in an even better location”

This is the second time we’ve been to this hotel and it genuinely punches above its weight in terms of 4 star hotels. The location in Bol is quite literally perfect. Firstly, if you have never been to Brac or Croatia, it is gorgeous, the transfer (as a UK traveller) is easy, and well worth it, i... more

This is the second time we’ve been to this hotel and it genuinely punches above its weight in terms of 4 star hotels. The location in Bol is quite literally perfect. Firstly, if you have never been to Brac or Croatia, it is gorgeous, the transfer (as a UK traveller) is easy, and well worth it, it genuinely is a hidden gem. It is filled with nice restaurants, cliff side bars, beaches and shops! The hotel itself is perfect in location,0 in that it is basically in the middle of the beach and town centre with them being a 10 and 20 minute walk respectively. The beach directly below the hotel is by far the best to go swimming especially if you walk right to the swimming area there! There are also plenty of water sport activities or excursions to other islands if thats what you are looking for! We have done the Nautica Bol excursion twice, and the small group excursion on a speed boat is well worth the money and picks up at the dock below the hotel (although the steps on and off the boat are not for those with mobility issues)! They also have sun beds on the beach below if you get vouchers from reception (and arrive early in the day). The pool has plenty of beds and the indoor pool is nice if the weather is bad although could do with a refurbishment! I had a massage in the spa as well which was incredible especially if it’s raining! In terms of the food, this is good quality, if you’re looking for a hotel with endless options, this isn’t it. But there was plenty of choice for us, although we are not picky, and the options there are, are fantastic! The rooms are lovely and clean, and I was lucky enough to get a free upgrade which was a lovely extra! They are also spacious! I know this isn’t the place to say it, but if you also want a good quality and value lunch with great views, go to Rosmarino Restaurant about a 5 minute walk towards Zlatini Rat beach! It is great! If you like wine, the Stina winery in Bol centre does a very good value and informative wine tasting, tour and nibbles at 5pm and 6pm every day about a 20 minute walk from the hotel! By far the best thing about this hotel though is the staff, they are kind, welcoming and incredibly good at their jobs all the time. There was one particular day during our stay when it was stormy and you couldn’t step outside without getting soaked, every restaurant, shop and bar outside the hotel was closed (you will learn quickly on this island that the weather is caribbean-like and when it rains, it pours). There was a large conference group that arrived for the weekend two days before and they crowded the only open bar in the hotel from 12pm until dinner time at 7pm. For us, that didn’t matter as we ordered room service for lunch (no extra service charge) and ordered a glass of wine from the bar each to take to the room and you can drink and eat on the covered balcony after a morning relaxing in the indoor pool and treatments! When we went back to the bar at 6.30pm for a pre-dinner drink there were around 80-100 people crowding around the bar having drank all day from said conference! The staff were clearly busy but handled it expertly and managed to serve literally everyone with less than a 5-10 minute wait! Not only that when all of those people descended on the restaurant for dinner 30 minutes later, there was no delay at all with service of drinks or dinner and no drop in quality of food! I want to stress that this was a one off in terms of amount of people caused by the weather, most of the time the place is quiet even with big groups! However the reason I mentioned this situation is that I was genuinely in awe of the grace, politeness and management that was brought to this situation by the staff! Whilst I appreciate it’s their job, on this occasion they did it under immense pressure and excelled in how they handled it. I would genuinely say the staff at this hotel on both my visits have been some of the best in Europe. If this isn’t enough to persuade you regarding the staff, we were going to book a taxi to another place on the island, the concierge/reception staff strongly advised against it and instead to hire a car for the day and explore the island! The people I was with (family) didn’t have driving licenses with them and so this wasn’t really an option for us, but it’s great that the staff consider this and advise against something due to value for money! I have to say I have seen some of the reviews about the staff on this site, and they do not reflect our experience. In my experience, at this hotel and across Croatia, if you are polite to the staff, they cannot do enough for you! All in all this place and this hotel is one of the best we’ve been to, we will be back again. If you are considering whether a trip to Bol or Brac is worth your time, go! We found this place by accident after our holiday elsewhere got cancelled last minute last year, if you are looking for an all inclusive, British holiday resort, this isn’t it but what this island is, is beautiful, incredible, special and welcoming!

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“Great location, comfortable hotel.”

The hotel is in a great location to walk to Zlatni Rat beach and Bol town. Our room was clean and well appointed, the hotel was spacious, clean and comfortable. The pool area had great views of the surrounding countryside. As the hotel markets itself as a wellness resort we were surprised by the ... more

The hotel is in a great location to walk to Zlatni Rat beach and Bol town. Our room was clean and well appointed, the hotel was spacious, clean and comfortable. The pool area had great views of the surrounding countryside. As the hotel markets itself as a wellness resort we were surprised by the large number of young children staying there. This made for a less relaxing time than we anticipated. In the dining room in particular some children were running around at every meal apparently unattended. As we were leaving early the hotel said they would provide a packed breakfast. I was handed a plastic bag of stale bread slices and some spreads with a juice drink (see photo) . Would we stay here again, maybe due to the location.

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“Good hotel, great location.”

Excellent location, easy to walk from hotel into town, 20 mins or to beach 10 mins. Good pool. Rooms very clean, great shower. We had a sea view with balcony. Breakfast buffet was fabulous, great choice.

“Beautiful location, nice hotel, sometimes bizarre, sometimes in your face.”

A very nice hotel with a variety of amenities. Beautiful location. For an American the food was frequently strange and it was a challenge to avoid lactose and weird spices. Employees were generally helpful albeit the front desk a bit in your face. The other humans were sometimes the problem. Ther... more

A very nice hotel with a variety of amenities. Beautiful location. For an American the food was frequently strange and it was a challenge to avoid lactose and weird spices. Employees were generally helpful albeit the front desk a bit in your face. The other humans were sometimes the problem. There were a bunch of lawyers there that were loud and disruptive and weren’t adverse to stealing wine out of the bartender’s ice bowl when they weren’t looking. Any other problem was the resort to north. They would have very loud concerts with chanting and screaming on random days (ie Thursday). They were going strong at 10:30 one night when we were trying to go to sleep and I called the front desk. The guy was basically annoyed that I called and said they’d be done at 11 (which is way later than allowed at most hotels). I think he thought I was talking about this hotel’s patio rather than the next resort. Bizarre and in your face sometimes.

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