La Blanche Island Bodrum

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 ☺️

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.

First time to Bodrum and we loved the area. The hotel itself is stunning, the grounds are beautiful and well kept. The hotel is clean, rooms are spacious and the air con works well. Good spacious bathrooms. We asked for a quiet room, but unfortunately had very noisy neighbours either side of us, the hotel in general is quite loud until about 1am. The pools are lovely and clean, beaches are stunning. Very calm in the morning. The island can get quite windy, which is a welcome breeze in the summer. The pool side bar was handy, my only complaint are the glasses are small and usually warm, which they do add ice but it fills all the cup and you are left with little to drink. The hotel main restaurant is clean, the food on the whole is nice, but quite repetitive which was the only downside. Waiters were also slow to take drink orders, so on a couple of occasions we had to go and get them ourselves which you aren't meant to do. The main restaurant could do with some changes each night just to help with the variety. The spa and wellness centre advertises as open 7am-7pm, I went down 5 out of the 7 days I was there and on 3 occasions the area was open but in darkness at 7.30am - none of the machines were working and people were using their phones in the dark for light. I reported it to reception but it took over an hour for them to come and switch everything on (must be centrally controlled), that was a pain when coming down. Should all be open at 7am if that is what the times are advertised as opening hours. The gym (when everything was working) was lovely, you need to make sure you turn the air con on as there are no fans. The evening entertainment was ok, some good ones, some poor. The main selling point for this hotel is the stunning views, clean pools and beautiful beaches. Definitely worth the visit. The hotel could do with improving food choices In the main buffet restaurant in the evenings.

We've just been to la blanche island for a week as a first holiday with our 8 month old I was a bit nervous due to the reviews but I honestly don't know what people are moaning about The place is spotless, the staff are ridiculously friendly even to the point of remembering our daughters name, there's so many choices of snack bars and places to sit and enjoy yourself depending on your mood i.e. beach bars, beach restaurant, pools, terrace bar, lobby - all of which have their own feel You can always get sun beds, there's always something to do The food was good, and if you didn't fancy something in the restaurant you've got snack bars or 24 hour food places It's not the place to go if you like going into towns and exploring I would think but there's not much else you'd need that isn't on the island The sea is gorgeous, the pools are clean, the rooms are nice If I had one bad comment it would be waiting for the lifts as that was annoying and it would be good to have an alternative, like easy access stairs but that's literally my only down thought and that wasn't even that bad If you've booked to go and you're worrying, please don't. It's the best holiday we've had!

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.

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,