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mr p johns from doncaster travelled to Ocean Blue Hotel with
last minute
on a family holiday.
There were 2 adults and 0 child(ren) in the party. The travel date was 10 2007 |
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| said: the hotel is very clean but food was always luke warm even though a good choice .hotel right under airport flight path so noisy beach. pebbles so not pleasant to use.not any other places to go or walk to at night
so besr bet is taxi ride to rhodes town which cost 10 euros.this is definately not a five star hotel more like a three
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Wino from london travelled to Ocean Blue Hotel with
On The Beach
on a couples holiday.
There were 2 adults and 0 child(ren) in the party. The travel date was 10 2007 |
rated the Ocean Blue Hotel as follows:| Cleanliness | | | Location | | | Staff | | | Food | | |
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| said: I would have given this hotel a much more positive review apart from 3 things - 1, the management had sent all but one of the entertainment team away by the time we got there. 2, the owner decided to host his daughters wedding in the middle of our stay, thus rendering 90% of the hotel out of bounds for paying customers and 3, the owner treats the place like a private members club for his hangers-on and switches off the entertainment and has people moved from tables etc. monopolises the staff and has zero respect for the guest lining his pockets.
On the positive side our room was great, with modern fittings and pool. The food was about average for a greek all inclusive but we never eat in the hotel all the time anyway as Rhodes is too spectacular to limit yourself to just one place.
The maids were incredibly hard working and friendly, the non-greek staff such as the dining room and waiter staff were barely civil but most could speak only a little english so perhaps this is the reason. Entertainment was pants and scarce (see above) and there is a pervading stench of sewage coming from a plant room behind the hotel gift shop which is nasty if you are staying that side of the hotel. The smell was there all the time except it miraculously disappeared on the day of the wedding probably due to the tons of disinfectant the had been poured down the drains.
The wedding was a ludicrous. There was no prior notice, in fact there was no notice at all and we only found out through word of mouth. All the holiday guests were crammed into the small a la carte venue that was closed for the rest of the stay despite appearing in the hotel website as being available. This was a nightmare as it was far too small to house all the all-inc guests on a buffet basis and had a slippery ramp and a pool-like water feature running through it so it was a real hazard. The food on the day in question was dire as well. Hardly what you expect from a so-called 5 star hotel. The bar was out of bounds to guests, this was acheived by the cunning method of ignoring them till they went away so we did just that and went to watch the rugby final. We found out later that the groom was the son of some big cheese and that the grounds were being patrolled by machine gun toting goons, nice!
I wouldn't recommend that anyone books until the owner realises that you cannot take people's money and then treat the place like a private club.
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daz from wakefield travelled to Ocean Blue Hotel with
thomas cook
on a family holiday.
There were 4 adults and 1 child(ren) in the party. The travel date was 10 2007 |
rated the Ocean Blue Hotel as follows:| Cleanliness |  | | Location | | | Staff | | | Food | | |
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| said: this hotel has just been refurbished throughout and so is very clean and decorated. the room we had was a good size with a pool and sea view, jacuzzi bath/shower,with clean towels and cleaned room every day. the lifts and corridors were kept clean and so were the other areas of the hotel. the food was good with a good selection but may get boring for 2 weeks. after reading others' comments about the catering i was a bit reserved about going to this hotel but found it wasn't that bad. the staff were good in the resturaunt and bars but the entertainment was not that good in the evenings unfortunatly.
this hotel is directly under the flight path into Rhodes airport that is only 10/15 mins away so prepare yourself for aircraft noise. you do get used to it tho'. in all a good holiday at a nice time of year and would look at going back if i wanted a break without doing too much.
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Kath from Scotland travelled to Ocean Blue Hotel with
going on holiday
on a couples holiday.
There were 2 adults and 0 child(ren) in the party. The travel date was 09 2007 |
rated the Ocean Blue Hotel as follows:| Cleanliness | | | Location | | | Staff | | | Food | | |
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| said: Please do not waste your money on going to this hotel. On the positive side, our room was modern and clean. Then there were the negatives: The food was always warm, never hot. We usually opted for salad as the other options were typically cold fish fingers, poor cuts of meat, pizza or a lucky dip (once opted for pork in some kind of sauce that turned out to be boiling beef and on another occasion, what was advertised as beef turned out to be liver - close I guess). Don't expect traditional Greek cuisine. The restaurant seemed more like a canteen. Note: the only staff in the canteen are those who clear tables whether you have finished your meal or not and don't seem to speak English (don't leave your meal unattended - when we got back to our table with drinks our meals had been removed and Italians have taken our places).
Our deal was supposed to be 5* (I'd give it 3* max')and all inclusive but local spirits with local mixers are not free in the afternoon or after 23.00. Don't get clever and ask for something like a "B52". The house wine is not pleasant either. Snacks at the snack bar were left over from the previous mealtime.
Although the pool outside our room felt private the main pool area was untidy and the seating grubby (don't sit down in your best evening wear before checking if the seats are dry and clean).
The staff were unfriendly.
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Miss A Rogerson from Cheshire travelled to Ocean Blue Hotel with
Olympic Holidays
on a couples holiday.
There were 2 adults and 0 child(ren) in the party. The travel date was 07 2007 |
rated the Ocean Blue Hotel as follows:| Cleanliness | | | Location | | | Staff | | | Food | | |
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| said: Please take note of all the bad reviews on this hotel and take my advice, don't waste your hard earned money.
It is not 4 or 5* standard. The fixtures & fittings are lovely, very modern and trendy. But there were so many other things that all added to my disappointment of the holiday overall.
Food - always just warm, never hot. No variation, struggle to put together a decent meal. Breakfast was not bad, also lunch ok if you like salads, but evening meal was rubbish. We ate out twice, once in Rhodes Town and once in the taverna next door to the All Inclusive Hotel!
Information - we were not told any times for meals, snacks, drinks etc so we missed breakfast once and arrived for lucnch one day when they were clearing away the food! No signs or leaflets were available to share this information with you.
Room - we were given a room with a square on the floor in the bathroom for the shower, no fitting on the wall. We went back to reception and asked for the room we were promised as advertised on their website "all rooms have a luxurious jacuzzi". They were happy to oblige and moved us to a room with the jacuzzi bath!
Staff - Reception staff were quite helpful to be honest, bar, restaurant and snack staff were unhelpful. Being told we could not have a drink of lemonade as they had no cups.... we had to go to the next bar to be told they had none either! Soory, but on an AI holiday drinks should be readily available as and when required. Their response was we never have enough cups.... then buy some more!
Aircraft - Noise is pretty much every 10 minutes but once the plane has passed its quiet again. You do get used to that.
Entertainment - oh my god, horrendous. I'm 27 & my boyfriend is 25, we like a laugh and a bit of fun but unless you like the okey kokey, head shoulders knees & toes, hey baby & follow the leader every single night then you will love it. We didn't so spent majority of our time sat on our balcony. This went on til about 12 then finally a bit a peace.
Other things to do - other than a couple of bars and tavernas theres not a great deal in the surrounding area to keep you entertained.
Gym - what gym??? This has been converted into a Rent a Car place, so don't look forward to a work out!
All in all, it is a great hotel to look at, a lot of money has been spent on it and this is great. They are just not quite up to scratch with the things that really count for an enjoyable holiday, especially when spending over £1,000 for a weeks stay. Hopefully, changes will be made and maybe in a year or so they will have bucked up their ideas a little and it will be a great hotel. Good luck to them as it really could be a great place.
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Rod & Val from Coleraine travelled to Ocean Blue Hotel with
Planet Holidays
on a couples holiday.
There were 2 adults and 0 child(ren) in the party. The travel date was 06 2007 |
rated the Ocean Blue Hotel as follows:| Cleanliness | | | Location | | | Staff | | | Food | | |
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| said: We stayed at the Ocean Blue for two weeks and thoroughly enjoyed our stay. The Hotel has recently been refurbished to a good standard.
We had a room with a balcony overlooking the pool. The bathroom had a Jacuzzi Bath (which is very small), as most of the rooms do. This looks very good but is impractical to use as a shower as the flexy hose is not long enough to use standing up.
The hotel staff could not have been more helpful and friendly. Meals were served in a self service restaurant and were of a good standard.
The hotel gardens lead down to a stoney/sandy beach at the sea. There is a nice breeze coming off the sea all the time we stayed there.
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