La Blanche Island

On arrival on the 5th of October our initial impressoins of the hotel were great. The hotel is in a wonderful location. The hotel itself if of good quality but not the 5* it is reported to be. There are lots of bars and a barista coffee bar and a star bucks which were really nice touches. However on day 3 of our holiday both my wife and I became violently ill around midnight. We had only eaten at the hotel specifically the Pina restaurante and had only had 2 drinks that night. We were back in the room by around 9pm. This was clearly food poisoning. I had to call for extra toilet rolls and water. We spent the whole day in the room without leaving at all. We reported this to the staff who were helpful. We advised we were not comfortable eating in the main restaurante and tge gave is a paid restaurante voucher and advised we could use Pina 24. Unfortunately on the last day of our holiday we had another major issue. This also involved food. We had gone to the Pina 24. My wife for the first time since the illness ordered a proper meal. She ordered the chicken. Fortunately on cutting into the chicken she looked into it before eating it. The chicken was not just undercooked it was raw. We took a picture, left the food and went straight to the reception to report this. They advised they would bring thisbup with the manager. To top all of this off there there was an ongoing conference in the main area to the resyaurante and lifts which made is uncomdortable. Being forced to walk around whilst photos were being taken and the staff being more interested in those than the holiday makers. It is such a shame as the hotel, its location and beaches were fantastic.

First impressions were good however over the course of the holiday, this slowly deteriorated. Food 3/5 - Snack bar food was much better than the evening buffet. Buffet food was usually the same food night after night. Having been to All Inc plenty of times before we were used to themed nights. This buffet never had any. Service 3/5.. lots of staff but not a lot actually doing anything other than walking around. Depending where you ordered a drink, depends on how strong or weak the drink was. No consistency, it would appear that as the hotel is closing for the season, it was get what your given. Sunbeds and pool 4/5 - lovely and relaxed, can get enough towels at your leisure. Beach front was stunning also. Late check out, we was advised €30 per hour however, depends who you ask as this varied deals of €80, Free of charge, so again no consistency. No clear information on what evening entertainment was on each night. Don't book at day trip to Bodrum through TUI as the hotel do a trip for €10 return which is a bargain. Overall definitely not a 5* hotel. The lower end of 4 is more suited.

Currently on holiday. Having an amazing time, highly recommend. Andy has been amazing. I will definitely be coming back here. Even at the end of October the weather and service has been excellent.

Rooms are great, plenty of room, this was our 2nd time staying here and could not believe the changes! There are now very steep and dangerous escalators going down to the entertainment on the beach!? not well lit and kept breaking down, very dangerous if you'd had few drinks!! not suitable for children, pushchairs, infirm or elderly, an accident waiting to happen, entertainment was hit and miss if you didnt have any then it's all sat in lobby listening to piano music! boring! Staff there hardly speak ANY English at all plus the food does NOT cater for the English people, lots of people complaining about the food! we won't be returning here again,

Wow where do I start? We booked over a year ago and were looking forward to it but recent reviews on here and Facebook did make me ponder however I tend to roll my eyes at negative English reviews as they focus on spirits (why?) and food. Well I need not have worried! Firstly it’s important to note it cost us £1900 for a week for 2 adults and 1 child in half term, so my expectations are low, as long as we can swim and there’s at least chips and salad we will survive! Food Considering we are here for the last week of the season I found the food to be fantastic. Slow roasted lamb, beef short ribs, fresh fish and local pasta dishes plus lots of salad and bread choices. Delicious soups. Fabulous omelette bar at breakfast again with lots of options but breakfast is breakfast! I can see why some British don’t like it, there’s no chicken nuggets for a start 😂 or pork. So if these things are important book elsewhere. Ala cartes we tried were the two open, Turkish & fish. Both are brilliant. The coffee shop and patisserie are lovely. Ice creams on the beach good too. We don’t drink alcohol so doesn’t phase us. Good soft drink selection. Probably the best coffee I’ve ever had at an AI (swerve the Starbucks imo). Cafe Blanche really is lovely. Location Gorgeous location, so lovely and quiet with a beautiful beach. Again seen lots of moaning about this but honestly it’s the end of October the sea and pool will be cooler! All 3 of us had no issues in swimming though. The sea is my preferred choice. The slides were good fun too ☺️ lots of lovely snorkelling able to be done! We also got a free room upgrade which was AMAZING! I really love that you can get your steps in round this hotel. Spa Had a fantastic deal from Andy, going to try and book another for our last day! Yes they have conferences on but this is the norm in low season across Europe too. None of us were offended by knitted body parts 😂 Staff Staff are fantastic, I learnt basic Turkish and would recommend people do this. Really lovely service when tipping people properly. They even charged my kindle at reception for me! The only “negatives” are that entertainment starts at midnight 😂 but that doesn’t bother us. I’ve never stayed at the same hotel twice but we are coming back next October we enjoyed it that much ☺️