Blau Apartments

“Pleasantly surprised!”

We arrived late after midnight but the Receotion is 24hrs which was really useful. Staff were super friendly and spoke some English - there is a small tourist tax and a cash deposit of €100 required at check-in. Our room was big with a separate bedroom on the 5th floor to the rear of the property… more

We arrived late after midnight but the Receotion is 24hrs which was really useful. Staff were super friendly and spoke some English - there is a small tourist tax and a cash deposit of €100 required at check-in. Our room was big with a separate bedroom on the 5th floor to the rear of the property, the balcony was smaller at the back than the rooms at the front that can fit 2 chairs and a table, but there was little noise being at the back. The kitchen has everything you need for making small meals and snacks with enough crockery and cutlery for 4 people. Whilst the rooms can accommodate 4, it would have been cosy. TV and aircon both worked well, towels were replaced every 2 days with enough towels to change daily. Clean sheets were provided after 1 week. Apartment was very clean if a little dated though light fittings in bedroom were very dusty and bathroom fan needed vacuuming due to build up of dust. Hot water was plentiful with washing up liquid and some soap and shampoo/conditioner sachets in the bathroom provided. Plenty of wardrobe storage for clothes with a safe for hire that we didn't need. You need to ask for a kettle and leave a deposit at Reception but we managed with the on-hob coffee maker and a pan. Layout of apartments mean all bedroom have an internal window off a communal atrium, this wasn't a huge issue but I did get woken up once at 3.30am and could imagine it being a nightmare in high season with people out until late - I'd definitely recommend ear-plugs. The location of the hotel is perfect, very central and minutes from the beach, though there is a Spar supermarket under the hotel we found it very expensive and made the trip out to Lidl a few times and went to Dia about 5 minutes away for daily bits. Swimming pool and solarium were great on the top floor with sea views, pool a little cold but great when it got hot. One thing we did have issues with were mosquitoes getting into the bathroom, they may have come through the air vents or just from the balcony when we opened the door but we had 3 or 4 over 10 days and got bitten quite badly - ensure you use repellent. Overall very pleasantly surprised with the hotel, for the price I'd defintely stay again, though maybe not in the high season due to its proximity to the strip and potentially noisy revellers but in October it was perfect.

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“Good stay”

Overall good hotel good for the price paid, Rooms need updating slightly but was clean, staff very friendly, No English speaking T.V Chanel’s and air con tricky(put it on 2-2 and 21c and will work fine but no instructions. Would recommend and would stay again, Balcony size very small only 2 chairs … more

Overall good hotel good for the price paid, Rooms need updating slightly but was clean, staff very friendly, No English speaking T.V Chanel’s and air con tricky(put it on 2-2 and 21c and will work fine but no instructions. Would recommend and would stay again, Balcony size very small only 2 chairs and no room after that.

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“Surprisingly very nice”

It was a late buy great price, Read it was on the "Main Strip" and read reviews regarding noise. Great location really in the heart of everything - Beach, Shopping, Clubs, and Bars. This is a blessing and a curse. Yes the noise outside is loud (it was expected) but if you close the balcony door and… more

It was a late buy great price, Read it was on the "Main Strip" and read reviews regarding noise. Great location really in the heart of everything - Beach, Shopping, Clubs, and Bars. This is a blessing and a curse. Yes the noise outside is loud (it was expected) but if you close the balcony door and it is almost silent from outside. The noise inside mainly from the younger element shouting, banging, singing etc was bad for the first three nights at 2/3 am in the morning..However, this improved for the remaining 7 nights, As I sort of hinted at, We expected a bit of rowdiness, but in the long run wasn't as bad as we feared. The apartment overall was pretty modern, very clean, and as I said great location. The front staff was professional and courteous at every time we saw them as we left or returned. Plenty of room in the apartment, and the balcony overlooking the main strip was small or as I say "Cozy" big enough for two. The bedroom and bathroom were perfectly adequate. There could have been a few more cooking utensils pans etc. The towels were replaced every 2 days and the bedding every 7 days although the sheets and pillowcases were just left for you to make the beds yourself, not a big issue but we are used to hotel rooms rather than apartments, so perhaps we expected the beds to be made. also, you have to take your own bags of rubbish out to bins near the reception The free wifi on the 4th floor was brilliant, no buffering at all and we were watching YouTube etc on the Kindle fire. The pool area on the roof was a nice quiet area and a nice place to read. We would return as we know more about the apartments and the local area

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