Blue Sea Costa Bastian

“Great holiday with friends and kids”

Just got back from a week here, and before we went I have to admit I was a little anxious after reading some of the reviews. However, we had a great holiday! The rooms were spotless. The air conditioning could be a bit hit and miss at times, but after speaking to reception it definitely improved. I… more

Just got back from a week here, and before we went I have to admit I was a little anxious after reading some of the reviews. However, we had a great holiday! The rooms were spotless. The air conditioning could be a bit hit and miss at times, but after speaking to reception it definitely improved. If you wanted fresh towels, you just left the dirty ones in the bath and they were replaced with clean ones. The room was cleaned every day, and there was also a mini fridge plus tea and coffee making facilities, which was really handy. The food was absolutely fine. At every meal we found something we enjoyed. We found the smaller counter on the left as you walked in usually had the better selection. During the week we had kebabs, pork steaks, chicken, fish, pizzas, pasta, and there was always plenty of fresh fruit and salad. The pool bar had cheese, ham, bread and snacks, then between 3–5pm after lunch finished it served burgers, hot dogs, chicken nuggets, chips and nachos. You definitely won't go hungry! The drinks were good too. Sometimes there was a queue, but we never waited more than about five minutes. We paid the €1 refundable deposit for the reusable plastic cup, and it was swapped for a clean one every time we got another drink. The animation team worked really hard. My daughter loved the kids' club and went most days from 10–12 and 3–5pm. She did golf, drawing, trips to the park, water balloon fights and loads more. My 13-year-old son enjoyed the rifle shooting, archery, bowls and water polo. I joined in with the aqua gym and aqua bikes, which were great fun. There's a TV screen in reception that shows all the daily activities, entertainment and times, which was really useful. We went to the evening entertainment a few nights. Karaoke was a good laugh, and we also enjoyed the quiz night, live music and bingo. We liked the pool area. The sunbeds stay chained up until 10am, but we never had any trouble finding somewhere to sit. The slides were great. Adults aren't allowed on them, which we thought was understandable. You could use balls and inflatable rings in the smaller kids' pool but not in the main pool, which also made sense considering how busy it got. We walked to the local beach in about 15 minutes. It's quite rocky when you first get into the sea, but it stays shallow for a long way out. One evening we went to the local Chinese buffet, which was really good. It was €18 for adults and €10 for children. We also heard lots of people recommending the steakhouse nearby. Overall, for what we paid for an all-inclusive holiday, it was much better than we expected. Just wanted to share our experience because the reviews had me worried before we went, but we honestly had a lovely week!

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