St Spyridon, Blue Bay Escape Review

Overall Rating

The situation of the hotel is fantastic if you are looking for a relaxed family holiday with a lovely sandy beach and to know that the children will meet lots of friends.

UNSURE AT THE 4* RATING... We were disappointed with our room. Twin beds and then bunk beds all in a room that was not very large. We had booked and paid for 3 adults and a young child, so not great. There are however lots of different types of rooms, we didn't get the one we had booked and couldn't move as others were full.

We have just returned from a wonderful relaxed 2 weeks at the Blue Bay Escape resort.

The hotel is spotlessly clean and the grounds are lovely. The staff are polite and helpful. I was embarrassed at how many people didn't say please and thank you to them, they work very hard. The hotel is mostly British but there are also families from Denmark, Russia, Italy, France, Germany and Greece. The pool is large and there are loads of sunbeds... yes lots of people seem to set their alarms to get their chosen beds. (we had a bad night and went down one morning at 6am and there were towels everywhere!...). Pool towels are not provided but we bought ours on arrival for 6 euros each, saves the weight and space.

The food was fine if not very exciting. There was always lots of choice of both hot and cold food and separate evening selection for children (or adults who wish chicken nuggets/ fish fingers and chips). The food does repeat every week, but it does in lots of hotels. If you don't eat everything each night, and there are lots of options, then like us it should not be an issue.

The hotel run a shuttle service to Kassiopi and Acharavi. Once in the morning and again in the evening. You need to book in advance at reception. Both places offer cash machines and the usual holiday shopping.
We hired a car and went to Albania with Kassiopi Travel, next door to the supermarket on the beach. The chap there was very helpful and both the trip and car were fantastic, MUCH cheaper than from the reps too.

This hotel is not for anyone that does not want to be around children and young families... I think this is who the hotel aim at. The children make a noise and this is because they are having fun... 90% plus of entertainment is aimed at the children. So come and try the art of conversation with friends...

We were also bitten by mozzies but not as badly as some would make out. Candles and sprays are available at the hotel market, reasonable prices. They certainly didn't spoil our holiday in any way.

We had a great holiday because that's what we went to have, met some lovely people and had a laugh along the way. We hope that you will go and do the same.