All Senses Ocean Blue Sea Side Resort

Everything was good but the two bartenders (Daniel and Jordan) were the ones that made our vacation special. I really enjoyed my stay there.

Here now going home tonight. We arrived around midnight and were given a sandwich as we’d missed dinner, which was a nice touch. However, things quickly went downhill. Despite the hotel knowing we had a baby, pram etc they placed us on the top highest floor. The lift broke down twice with us inside, with the baby in it! which was not only terrifying but completely unacceptable. We refused to return to that room and demanded to be moved to the ground floor as we had originally requested. They did move us in the end, first saying no rooms available then magically one appeared. The next morning, we were told they wanted to move us again! We had to formally complain to stop that from happening. Absolutely not the stress you want on holiday. Food: The food is average at best. Breakfast is poor – slimey cocktail sausages, beans , tasteless eggs, and cheese croissants. Pretty much the same every day. We ended up eating at a lovely place called ideal tavern just one minute up the road that did a proper English breakfast. Lunch and dinner seemed okay for the first two days but became repetitive and poor after that. That said, the staff cleaned tables quickly and efficiently, which I appreciated. Room: As you’ll see in my photos, the rooms are damaged and tired-looking. If you’re put on the top floor, be warned – no balcony! Luckily, once we were moved to a ground floor room, it had its own pool, which was a bonus. Still, the condition of the place is not up to 4-star standards. Cracked stairs broken tiles and drains see pics. Accessibility: This hotel is not pram-friendly, and certainly not suitable for wheelchair users. There are steps everywhere – to the pool, to the restaurant, and even over small bridges between rooms. No ramps in sight. Luckily I had my partner to lift it every time. Positives: The animation team is brilliant. Mikey and Jenny were standouts – they learned our baby’s name within a day and made us feel welcome. The mini disco was fantastic, led also by a lovely young lady with long hair (didn’t catch her name), and there was fun entertainment around the pool each day. They also sell personalised t-shirts (e.g. “Rhodes Summer + your child’s name”), which they hand out in the evenings and make a fuss over – a really nice touch for kids, however they are €20 each! Outside the resort: There are lots of great restaurants nearby – I highly recommend Canton Chinese, just 8 minutes’ walk away. Delicious food. You can also rent a car directly from the resort for just €50 for the day (9am–9pm), which is well worth doing to explore the island. A taxi to Rhodes Old Town costs €23 each way. Planes fly overhead constantly, often until after midnight – at first it didn’t bother me, but it gets annoying with a baby sleeping . Other notes: The hotel is not a true 4-star – it’s more like a 3-star pretending to be 4-star, likely just to charge higher tourist tax, which was €70 per room on arrival. The beach is just a 1-minute walk, but it’s p

Pros: • We were allowed to check in at 1 PM instead of 3 PM. • The food was delicious. Staff in the restaurant and bar is amazing, animation team is also working hard Cons: 1. Room cleaning: They cleaned the rooms around ours, clearly knowing we return at the same time every day with a kid. The cleaner would wait until we got back with our child and then knock, so we had to refuse the cleaning. Sometimes we were out the entire day — and still, the room wasn’t cleaned. 2. When you receive your room keys, you’re required to wait for a staff member to bring your luggage. But then he doesn’t leave the room until you directly tell him you don’t have cash to tip, in case he’s expecting one. 3. The bathroom was moldy and stained. Silicone was applied over the mold, and water was leaking from under the bathtub. 4. A “French balcony” means there’s no real balcony. Maybe this was obvious to some people, but we saw balcony photos and assumed there would be an actual balcony,- so probably it’s not a con, it’s our fault while booking a room 5. There is no beach in front of the hotel. The photos show one, and maybe there was one in the past, but now it’s just a narrow 2-meter ***** between the road and the sea. 6. We rented a bicycle( not in the hotel, professional expensive bicycle) and when we asked to park it on car parking in the hotel- they don’t allow it