Bluesea Marina Parc

“A nice little family holiday, made even better by the onsite water park.”

The hotel is located across a large site in a more quiet area of Menorca. There’s a really good atmosphere about the place - the four pools all have a different vibe. We spent most of our time in the larger main pool, which had good tunes playing, with a nice bar serving drinks and snacks. One of t… more

The hotel is located across a large site in a more quiet area of Menorca. There’s a really good atmosphere about the place - the four pools all have a different vibe. We spent most of our time in the larger main pool, which had good tunes playing, with a nice bar serving drinks and snacks. One of the pools had slightly more hardcore music, and appeared to be more for the Spanish guests. Our room was small and incredibly basic - we went bed and breakfast, but assumed that we would have some sort of kitchen area to prepare other meals (we didn’t). However, the room was clean with excellent air conditioning. The restaurant was incredibly busy in the morning - there was actually a very decent selection each day, but if you went in past 9am it was often difficult to find a table. The staff in there often appeared stressed and moody, bashing around the place, but they were working hard. What made the trip was the onsite water park (just across the road). With seven excellent slides, a lazy river, two children’s areas and a wave pool, we’d spend hours there each day, and the kids loved it. There was also a lovely bar serving a range of drinks and snacks - Monica and Carolina were very friendly and helpful. Strangely, some of the slides would often close during the day, which was a little annoying, but it might have been something to do with staffing. There was also a daily battle for the double inflatable tubes that were required for smaller kids to ride one or two of the slides. The waves were only ever turned on at 3pm each day for about 10 minutes, which was also a bit frustrating. There was a wide range of entertainment each evening - the African Trio performing circus skills were particularly brilliant to watch. There was only one small bar at the entertainment area though, which meant that the queues were massive each evening, even for the all inclusive guests. Overall, we had a really good stay, and I would suggest that it was decent value for money for bed and breakfast. I can see why there are some negative reviews, but despite me highlighting some concerns in this review, and the fact that the place was a little run down in some areas, we had a great week mainly because of the waterpark, which the kids absolutely loved. The animation team were also great, and there was always plenty of activities for the kids to get involved in outside of the water park - waterpolo, football and killer pool were amongst their favourite activities. It was a ten minute walk to the lovely beach, and about a 15 minutes walk to the main area of shops and restaurants. A family would not be disappointed if they were to spend a week here.

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“Simple fixes would make this place great”

First time visit to Menorca and this hotel. I wanted to write an honest review that perhaps includes more information than you get from the hotel/ tour operator. Starting with the positives We found Menorca and this resort to be beautiful, calm and quiet, allowing a chilled and relaxing vibe to the… more

First time visit to Menorca and this hotel. I wanted to write an honest review that perhaps includes more information than you get from the hotel/ tour operator. Starting with the positives We found Menorca and this resort to be beautiful, calm and quiet, allowing a chilled and relaxing vibe to the holiday Transfer only 25 minutes to airport The hotel complex was nicely spread out and included a range of pools. The biggest pool included music and entertainment during the day, the second pool was much quieter and our preferred place to go. At times we had the pool to ourselves No sunbed wars at all- when moving from place to place we always found suitable sunbeds in peak season which was great The water park was fantastic- having researched the most about this prior to our visit it was as we expected. A range of rides suitable for our boys aged 8 and 12. I really enjoyed the lazy river. During our stay this was moderately busy and even at its busiest there were minimal queues. Pool shoes were definitely helpful The room we stayed in was fairly modernised, with loads of cupboard/ wardrobe space. It was also located near the restaurant and away from the evening entertainment so noise was not an issue The food was generally good. For an all inclusive 3 star it was as I expected. Breakfast was our preferred meal of the day but we all managed to eat well despite a fussy eater in our group. We tended to eat at the water park at lunchtime and only used the restaurant a couple of times at lunchtime but the salads and fruit variety was great every time In the evenings we often sat on the balcony outside of the reception block where again we often had the area to ourselves including our own pool table. This really surprised us during peak season. We didn’t watch the evening entertainment so cannot comment upon this We ate out at a place called backgammon where the food and service was really good, we would recommend this place Now the negative stuff All inclusive- we had booked with jet2 but didn’t get the correct AI bands until day 3 after meeting with our rep. The food and drinks at the waterpark are only included with jet 2 however not all food was included even after this. You still had to pay for pizza, and other foods except hotdogs, burger, nuggets and chips All inclusive- this is the first holiday AI where we have had to pay for ice cream. We were totally unprepared for this and shocked. Having questioned this with the jet2 rep we had a poor response. On the website it doesn’t say ice cream is included; however on the website neither does it say it is not included. There was no alternative offered either. The only ice cream included was the horrible Mr whippy style in the restaurant at dinner- we tried this once and never again after. The choice of ice cream to pay for was great and left with no choice as a family who enjoy ice cream on a holiday we indulged. However I will certainly be checking on any future bookings with jet2 to clarify in writing prior to booking in future to any AI as there response about AI in hotels can vary was really disappointing All inclusive-drinks. No sangria included in the AI , again we assumed staying on a Spanish island and having stayed in many other Spanish AI hotels this would be included it was not. Neither were any cocktails. As a family we don’t drink alcohol much so this again wasn’t a massive issue for us but again this was not clearly communicated anywhere prior to booking or after or at the hotel The hotel complex- generally needs a good spruce up. I get the impression we were lucky with our room and its pot luck. We stayed in a junior suite with literally a fridge. Other people we spoke to had a whole kitchen and dining space in their junior suite. Our air conditioning worked nicely except 2 nights it stopped working. After persisting to complain every 3 hours this eventually was fixed after the 4 th time . We got the impression that reception staff were good at saying things will be sorted but the site team not necessarily responding or some sort of communication issues often resulting in things being lost in translation or forgotten about Lockers- on arrival being charged for lockers to keep your belongings in as rooms are not ready until approximately 3.30pm. Another novelty of this hotel, all previous hotels usually have a locked room to store belongings without a charge The restaurant- the food was good however the dining experience had 3 main issues. The noise was a massive issue, even when not too busy at the start of dining periods it was still really noisy inside. However going outside was a bigger issue as you are immediately set upon by wasps. Wasps that are persistent and cause young children to want to leave immediately. There were no measures taken to reduce wasps that other hotels/ restaurants have used that we have stayed at. Staying inside particularly at dinner was an issue due to the heat and humidity. The air conditioning in the restaurant was poor if at all and therefore we started to eat out towards the end of our holiday The beach was further than we thought ( and advertised) so other than one evening we did not go as it was too hot we preferred to stay near the water park and pools with easy access to to drinks To conclude we had a lovely family holiday, the facilities that the hotel offered were great for us especially the water park and the pools. The relaxed, chilled quiet vibe was great for us. The feel of having the place to ourselves at times was great. However if you are looking for somewhere with abit more going on in and around the hotel this place is not for you. As an all inclusive holiday this fell well below our expectations but this is more about lines of communication between the hotel and tour operators aswell as their customers and could easily be improved by simple things such as clear menus that highlight food included/ not included, drinks included not included. On the whole a few simple changes such as include ice cream and all snacks ( milkshakes, pizza etc at the water park) sangria in the AI and improve the air conditioning in the water park and we would return again. However without these changes we would not

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“Moderate”

Not the best, not the worst The WiFi is absolutely terrible- all of my phone data has ran out because I had to use my data as it worked better than the WiFi The air conditioning does not work in our room and the restaurant The star3 entertainment team only speak Spanish ( which is fine but It woul… more

Not the best, not the worst The WiFi is absolutely terrible- all of my phone data has ran out because I had to use my data as it worked better than the WiFi The air conditioning does not work in our room and the restaurant The star3 entertainment team only speak Spanish ( which is fine but It would have been better for them to translate in English too) and the music they play in the main pool behind the reception is horrendous, so annoying… they only play Justin Bieber and Spanish music But the waterpark is good and the other 2 pools are good.. the BRAVO entertainment team play good music unlike star3

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