Atlantica Aegean Blue

It’s ok complex lovley well maintained hotel nice clean rooms location nothing much around here if you wand go Rhodes old town 60 euro one way or an hour half hour on a bus drinks the worse iv had no taste all u can taste is waterd down drinks no taste even pop flat food not really any good to be honest kids corner same every night very wierd nuggets and psts thts bout it wouldn’t come bk due to the drinks and location

Spent 10 nights in August 2 adults & one nine year old. We read the reviews before we came and we dont understand the bad reviews. We had a family room with swim up pool in Block G (try to contact the hotel before you go and request G it was great). We were 5 mins from everything, perfect location. The room was clean, large and well maintained, we could not hear the air conditioning at all. The room had a great area by the swim up pool big enough for 2 sunbeds, table and the 300 floaties we accumulated!!. Block G was very secluded and faced away from the resort. Special mention goes to the kids club, all of the staff were really friendly and my daughter really looked forward to going there. Overall the staff were really friendly and recognised us after a few days, made us feel really relaxed. The pools were really nice & we did not have to get up at stupid oclock to put the pool towels down. The food was great, we did not use any of the specialist restaurants as our 9 year old is too picky, but the main restaurant was more than adequate with varied options and great seafood (the grilled octopus was fantastic). They seemed to follow themed nights and the sushi was really good. We went in August so the resort was lively but not too noisy. The water park was really good with quite big slides for the kids. Free ice cream! We have been to some all incl. resorts and have had to pay!. They had a gym, i chose not to take my kit with me, but it was larger than the photos suggested and looked more than adeaquate. They had a nice shop to buy mementos, and floaties!. Beach towel replacement was in the shop. Reception had said change the towels every other day, but the shop never checked, staff really friendly. All the staff spoke reall good english, and were happy to help with my non existant greek. Overall a really fantastic experience and we would rate this 5 star for definite.

I contacted the hotel before I arrived to request a room away from the main bar/pool area as I wanted to ensure a peaceful night. On arrival I was very pleased to see our room was as requested, and apart from one night when we could still hear the entertainment until 10pm, it was completely silent. Room has everything you need, and was very clean. Food was varied, fresh and delicious every day, although the buffet did get very busy and hot at times. All the staff were lovely and helpful in the buffet. The Waterpark was excellent and kept my som entertained for hours. The lifeguards were attentive and ensured any minor injuries or infractions of the rules were taken care of. People were reserving sunbeds very early but as I prefer not to live around the pool it was not a problem for us. Our arrival was quite late, but the hotel kept a small area of the buffet open for people arriving at that time and I was very grateful for this. The beach was a little disappointing so we didn’t really spend any time here, preferring to go out on boats to snorkel. This was perfect for our 4 night stay, but think I would be bored to stay much longer. If laying by the pool is your thing, it’s fine. Some of the bar staff were lovely and friendly, some looked like they couldn’t care less. Cocktails were not great and definitely watered down.

Where to start...absolutely NOT 5*. We found some staff quite rude, our mini fridge WAS NOT RESTOCKED! We only received water???? I did speak to reception about this but to no avail...our room was pretty run down (premium family with partition), there is no privacy in the bathroom as its all open with a couple of glass doors...horrible! The main buffet restaurant is very poor...lots of choice, but it is overcomplicated which is needless. Our son who is adventurous with his eating found it all a bit too much, as did we...not everything had to be in some weird sauce of seasoning. The breakfast...pretty much inedible, ive never seen bacon like it, nor tasted sausages eggs, beans etc so bad...it was awful! Drinks, very questionable, nothing tastes as it should thetea very little fizz or flavour. The snack bar is absolutely awful, the food you'd expect from a dodgy corner takeaway after a skinfull on a Friday night 🤢🤮 Entertainment is poor, all done by 10pm and nothing exhilarating! Pools are great, majority of staff are helpful aircon is pretty much non existent (it was 40+°). Would we stay here again...what do you think? Honestly, if you are used to exceptional service, food and comfort, this Hotel is not for you.

We’ve just returned from a 7-night stay at Atlantica Aegean Blue and overall had a fantastic week. We’d highly recommend it, particularly for families with children. The staff throughout the hotel were amazing – from the bar and restaurant staff to the maids, everyone was friendly, polite and helpful. A special mention has to go to the entertainment team, who were absolutely exceptional. They genuinely seemed motivated to make sure families were having the best possible time and had endless energy throughout the day. Pool games, water aerobics, darts, football and evening activities – they were constantly involved. They learned our children’s names, regularly stopped to ask how we were and were always incredibly polite. They were a massive positive of the holiday. Food was very good overall. The à la carte restaurants were excellent and the main buffet was also good. We particularly liked the lunchtime snack bar – quick service, great quality and plenty of choice, in a really nice modern yet traditional walk-in restaurant. It meant there was no need to use the main buffet at lunchtime unless you wanted to. Our only criticism regarding the restaurants is the lack of effective air conditioning or ceiling fans. Most of the time the natural breeze made it manageable, but on the couple of days when there wasn’t much breeze, eating could become uncomfortably hot and sweaty. Some additional cooling would make a big difference. Our room was clean, modern and very well maintained, so we were extremely pleased with the accommodation. The on-site water park is another huge plus. This is a proper water park rather than simply a couple of slides attached to a swimming pool, and you can easily spend a couple of hours there. It’s considerably better than the water-park facilities we’ve experienced at many other family hotels. The one area we found genuinely frustrating was the evening entertainment, simply because it was so inconsistent. Our first night was probably the best family hotel entertainment we’ve ever experienced – a full kids pool party with DJ, limbo competition and a foam party on the adjacent grass. The atmosphere was brilliant and both adults and children absolutely loved it. Unfortunately, some subsequent evenings were the complete opposite. A few shows seemed poorly matched to the audience and didn’t particularly appeal to either the children or the predominantly 30/40-something parents. The Cuban-themed evening, for example, featured largely unfamiliar, non-English songs and seemed to lose much of the audience. Yet on another evening they absolutely nailed it again, with a great act, modern and recognisable music and exactly the sort of atmosphere you want on a family holiday. We were also disappointed when a rock band we’d been looking forward to simply didn’t turn up one evening so once the bingo was done, the evening was over. That inconsistency was noticeable because when Atlantica Aegean Blue gets the entertainment right, it gets it REALLY right. If the standard and demographic of the best nights could be replicated more consistently throughout the week, it would make a huge difference. Overall, though, we had a really enjoyable 7 nights and would highly recommend Atlantica Aegean Blue. Excellent staff, a superb entertainment team, very good food, lovely rooms, an impressive water park and plenty for families to do. The only thing that might make us hesitate about returning would be the inconsistency of the evening entertainment – improve that, along with some better cooling in the restaurants, and there would be nothing to criticise.