Atlantica Aegean Blue - All Inclusive

“Great hotel with fab staff! Great for allergies.”

Visited this hotel back in August - at the height of the season, and i would 100% reccommend it. There are a few niggly things that could be improved, but overall a lovely place. Il start with allergies, as we booked this hotel based on the reviews of others of food allergy sufferers. My daughter … more

Visited this hotel back in August - at the height of the season, and i would 100% reccommend it. There are a few niggly things that could be improved, but overall a lovely place. Il start with allergies, as we booked this hotel based on the reviews of others of food allergy sufferers. My daughter and i both have nut allergy. I also have soya allergy. I read lots about the wait staff incl Jessie although i didnt have much dealings with her. Jessie was mainly at breakfast. Her sister Cindy, did lunch and dinner and she was just simply the best! Another huge thanks of apprecaition is Lefteris. I think he might be the dining room manager. Cindy and Lefteris made this holiday for us. They were INCREDIBLE!!!! Nothing was ever to much grief. We emailed the hotel before arrival and filled in some forms on our first day (il try and add them to this review). You also can fill in a daily request of what you would like to eat and hand in every evening for the nxt day (or you can do the week in advance). You can pick several things off the menu - so you could request 2 mains at the same time or 2 starters etc and have your own mini buffet with a selection. You can also add notes such as; please add chips etc... There wasnt any dessert options we could have and when i asked Cindi about this, she went to the kitchen and came back with a cake selection of marble cake, carrot cake and vanilla cake which we was over the moon with. If my daughter wanted ice cream either from the main restaurant or the ice cream parlour, they would open a brand new fresh tub for her every single time and take some out for her with a fresh scoop. Honestly, i cant fault the place. Going away with allergies is so sooo hard and stressful but this place was brilliant. The servers etc didnt have great English but Cindy and Lefteris was always around. The allergy meals are cooked in a separate part of the kitchen. Its all very well origanised. When you arrive at teh dining hall, you let them know you have an allergy meal and they bring it out after about 10-15 mins, so its all cooked fresh (il try and upload the menu choices). Also, all of the food in the restaurant has allergen labels. For the rest of the hotel, its lovely, clean and big. The rooms are nice. We had a premium family room which was nice and spacious with teh room divider. The bathroom is odd though (which others have mentioned) There is a huge window between the bedroom and bathroom which has a blind. Annoyingly the blind is controlled from the bedroom side so if you have annoying kids or an annoying husband, youre going to be exposed when you are in the shower haha!! There is also no bathroom door lock as the door is just a big swinging glass door. But none of this was an issue for us. Entertainment.. this is the only negative. There is none! There was bingo advertised one night and said it was starting at 8:30pm. We was still waiting at 9:30 and its cost i think 5 euro for one ticket and it was over within about 3 minutes!! And that was it. There is a little mini kids disco but we didnt have little kids so didnt go to this. There was a singer one night but was only on for about an hour. No shows, nothing interactive of an evening which is a major let down considering they have a stage and lots of space. We did the pool 'foam' party one night but that was such a waste of time.... They actually had a lovely set up with a bbq and donuts etc, but the foam cannon (if you can call it a cannon' was on the grass about 50 ft away from the pool and only sprayed like specks of snow. Not the foam party i imagined. It is heaving though and the music is going and everyone (the kids mainly) are splashing like crazy and there are balloons etc. It was alright but i was just expecting loads of foam and there was none. Tip - theres a tv advert screen outside the main restaurant that says whats going on as alot of people didnt know. The hotel 'beach'... Oh dear..... No, just no! Its awful! Worse than awful. Shingley, cut your feet, uncomfortable BUT Tsambika beach is only a 10 min bus journey away and its BEAUTIFUL!!! Huge, lovely sand, water sports, restaurants etc. Loved it here!!! Travelling. I dont do buses back in the UK and never do them on holiday either but there was 6 of us and cabs were mega expensive. The buses are brilliant and (most of the time) on time! They cost a couple of euro and stop right outside the hotel. They have the bus timetable at reception. We go the bus to Tasambika beach, Lindos and Rhodes town twice. Tip if youre going to Rhodes town (old or new) you have to prebuy your ticket from the ticket office at the bus stop before you get on to return. And get there early as the queues are awful!! All the other journeys, you can pay on the bus. The buses are air conditioned comfy coaches. Pools - great pools. Clean and fun. The swim park is good too. We was there in August 1st - 8th, and it wasnt busy at all. The lifeguards are strict in there and you have to be the right height to go on slides etc, but great to relax in with plenty of places to sit. Just bring your drink as the drinks there arent free as im sure the waterpark is shared with the hotel next door - but the free drinks are literally about 90 second walk away. Departure. We had a night flight but had to vacate our room quite early. Your luggage goes in hold room. You can book a 30 min slot in a room to shower and get ready after a day at the pool/out etc. These go quite fast, so book early. There is a really handy shop in the hotel (in the basement) which sells loads of random things from biscuits to flippers, to cigarettes to fridge magnets and tshirts and water inflatables and sweets and charger leads and power banks etc. Its not that cheap but its very handy. I would defo return here! I think ive covered the main things.... There is a facebook group for this hotel with lots of other questions, photos and advice too.

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