Blue Sea Costa Bastian

"Absolutely shocking experience from start to finish. The food was extremely disappointing. The same meals were served every day, and most of the food was barely even warm. On one occasion, I sat down and noticed that the meat was still pink and clearly undercooked. I immediately brought this to a member of staff's attention, who took it straight to the kitchen to inform the head chef. Serving raw or undercooked food to guests is completely unacceptable and raises serious concerns about food safety standards. Upon arrival at the hotel, our room was not ready despite arriving at 11am. We were also unable to access the Wi-Fi until we had been assigned a room number, which was very inconvenient. The location was equally disappointing. There is a half-built hotel next door that appears to be occupied by homeless individuals, which did not create a particularly unsafe or unwelcoming atmosphere. In addition, the surrounding houses to the left of the property gave a poor first impression when we first arrived by coach. Overall, this was a very disappointing stay. Between the poor food quality, lack of organisation, and unattractive surroundings, I would not stay at this hotel again and would not recommend it to others."

"This is not a 5 star resort, nor does it claim to be! It has exceeded expectations after reading the torrent of negative reviews and we would really recommend; as long you’re willing to embrace a solid 3 star Spanish experience. Pros: Excellent room - really modern, spacious and immaculately clean. We had a pool view room on the third floor which ticked all the boxes. Comfy beds, coffee machine, fridge and loads of storage. The room was cleaned each day and staff were courteous and kind. The WiFi was great and reached all areas of the hotel. Pool area is large and with it not being the height of the season, we had plenty of choice for loungers etc. The pool is cold as you would expect, but really refreshing once in. The little shop was well stocked and although pricer than the local Lidl, this is what you’d expect! The all inclusive drinks were excellent and good quality. San Miguel beer, branded spirits and varied cocktails “of the day”. I really liked the Bailey’s coffee. Food was fine! Lunch being our favourite of the day. It’s obviously not Michelin, but there was always something and we probably put on a few pounds! I would agree that some of the dishes were luke warm, but there are microwaves if this is something that irks you. You could get sandwiches and other snacks during the day and we liked the nachos and hot dogs. A taxi into Teguise was €5 and we walked back in around 20 mins. It was a bit of a ghost town, but I’m sure would liven up during the height of the season. I really liked that there were lots of different nationalities staying at the hotel so you didn’t just feel like brits abroad having it large! I honestly can’t think of any major cons, it was just a lovely and well needed break. The entertainment wasn’t to our taste, but we did have a chuckle at be guy dressed as Elsa in 6 inch stilettos! Overall, for the absolute bargain price we paid, you can’t go wrong! Be careful with the windy weather - my partner got quite lobsteresque! Also, 11 mins from the airport so no annoying transfers!"

"Hotel is very clean. Our room was spotless on arrival. Checked in early as room was ready. Pool is beautiful and kept well. Location wise it’s only 4 mins taxi to town where there are plenty of restaurants. Food needs serious improvement. Very little to chose from maybe 2-3 main dishes. And it’s bland . Not impressed at all. It really lets the hotel down. My advice is to eat out in Costa teguise town, cheap and plenty of choice. You can also rent a car down there to explore the island which we did as it was cloudy 2 days. Plenty of sunbeds but not comfortable my back is sore. Entertainment is quiet at the moment as it’s out of season. So it’s in the bar usually bingo or karaoke. In summer the theatre is open. Drinks are nice enough , but can’t chose your own cocktail on all inclusive it’s only cocktail of the day or you pay!! Wouldn’t come back."