La Blanche Island Bodrum

We are leaving the hotel today after a week spent on this resort. Absolutely no issues in terms of views form your rooms and around the resort. Absolutely picturesque and beautiful (see attached pictures) however if you are expecting a holiday where service is above and beyond and you want to try new foods everyday then this isn’t the best in that area I have stayed in Turkey many times in my life (Antalya been the favourite) however this hotel was just a little lacklustre. Perhaps my standards can be seen as a little high however from the many hotels in Turkey I have stayed at, service is usually brilliant at coming up and asking what drinks you would like, even around the pool. This hotel was very ‘sort yourself out’ and get everything yourself (this was fine once we worked this out). Turkey is also becoming increasingly common in seeing the well known roller skaters on resorts- you will not see this here Lobby bar will just collect your drinks and rarely ask for a new order for you, but when eating they are very quick to ask for your drinks order- so a little hit and miss I won’t lie Hotel rooms are spacious but strange they have carpet? Maybe just me haha. The room doesn’t offer a mini fridge and a mini bar however do not be expecting snacks with the mini bar as this seems to just be for those in upgraded/ swim up rooms. However the bar does provide nuts As for the food, a lot of the reviews for this hotel was in mention to the buffet and how it isn’t brilliant. Me and my partner usually disregard reviews like this and like to try for ourself as everyone has a different pallet for food however I sadly would have to agree. The buffet at this hotel truly had to be one of the worst I’ve ever encountered, and sadly the thing that brought this hotel rating down for us. Despite this hotel been a 4 or 5 star resort I would actually rate the buffet alone a 2.5- absolutely terrible. If you are happy eating the same old every night this isn’t for you, and sadly unless you were happy paying for an al a carte every night you are stuck as the snack bars shut at 5. We would advise eating as much as possible at the great snack bars or pancake stands throughout the day and using the buffet as a top up if peckish By no means are me and my partner fussy, we will eat absolutely anything and will give everything a go but; Breakfast we only did twice in the whole holiday as everything was the same everyday. The only fruit available was apples pears and oranges until maybe the last 3 days of our trip where they every now and again brought out melon and cherries. The scrambled egg was like eating rice pudding and the beans were flavourless Lunch, we tried to avoid lunch buffet and use the snack bars, BECAUSE, if you went to the lunch buffet you were getting EXACTLY the same meals at dinner. Not anything different at all Snack bars we could not fault and were delicious. We just wished they stayed open till like 8pm to allow for extra food options if dinner w

A Very nice hotel. Family enjoyed their stay. However, the Love holiday representative that was allowed on site to book excursions cannot be trusted if any issue arises. My family and I booked a private boat for our family of 12. Seven adults and 5 children. Cost of trip £1062. The boat left the dock about 200 yards from the dock, but did not sail. There was engine problems, entering the boat, all family had to be helped as there was only one rail on right side to hold onto. Once on the boat, there were many metal contraptions, it was unsafe to allow the children to walk around.. Engineers came on board, still couldn't help. We couldn't sail for approximately 1 hour and fourty five minute or more. No real explanation was given, they then tried to offer another boat to enter on water with a big gap in between. We declined as we had something else booked that evening. Now we were told that they would look into our refund. But we were given the run around until we returned to the UK. We have been told there will be no refund as we cancelled. We did not cancel, we turned up, but what we were offered was never delivered. La Blanche is suppose to be a 5* hotel, so they really do need to monitor who comes into their hotel and rip customers off. It is a lot of money and I won't stop until I get my money back. Such a shame that this experience has left a sour taste in my mouth and a damper on our holiday. I thought a rep from such agents as Love Holiday was meant to support and make sure we are happy with our bookings to help enhance our stay. Now I don't feel able to trust these reps. I booked in good faith as they came through La Blanche hotel. I wonder if anyone else has had difficulty with excursions they have booked through this hotel?

This is a good value break - so the main restaurant is good and has good choice. The staff are lovely and the on-site private beach has some breathtaking views. The rooms are spacious but tired in areas. Things to watch out for. The beach bar food is not what the pictures are and is not very good quality. The main restaurant is where I would go. The drinks are ok but there is some training needed on how to mix cocktails and drinks as the measures are ridiculous. The main issue is ice creams you aren’t allowed one until 1.30pm and the kids are all watching the fridge - it’s not really an all inclusive without ice creams for kids As I said good value but better hotels are available in Turkey

4 star hotel at maximum. Amazing view ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Food ⭐️ ⭐️⭐️⭐️ Room ⭐️⭐️⭐️ Pools ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Beaches ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Entertainment ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Service ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Gym ⭐️⭐️ Kids area ⭐️⭐️ both below average really You get what you pay for… Overall I would recommend. We had a really nice time.

Beautiful scenery surrounding hotel. Arrival- Arrived very late at night after a long flight, checked in and went to find our room. No direction to where it is or anything. The room number we were given didn’t exist. Went back to reception and spoke to someone else who confirmed we had been given wrong number. I recommend booking restaurant in advance with guest relation as wasn’t many reservations available. Food- we ate at Italian and Turkish restaurants. Turkish restaurant was amazing and staff couldn’t do anymore for you. Italian restaurant we enjoyed but preferred Turkish. The buffet restaurant always had a good selection of food which was tasty. However, the food could have been hotter and labelled better. We arrived down at 7 for it opening to see if food was hotter but still cold. We enjoyed eating at Italian, Mexican restaurants for lunch and really enjoyed the Turkish pancakes the lovely ladies made fresh in front of you. Room- Spacious room with sea view that we paid extra for but definitely worth it. Bed very comfy however feel room could’ve been cleaner, especially the bathroom. Staff- Amazing service daily from the man serving in the Starbucks everyday. He deserves credit for what he does. However, we arrived back to our room one day to a cleaner sitting in our room charging his phone with our cable. Pier pavilion- We paid €150 for no. 5 pier pavilion which was a lovely experience with beautiful views and direct access into the sea. A big thank you to the man who looked after us for the full day. Nothing was too much hassle and he brought us some lovely treats throughout the day without asking. Evening entertainment- we went to one show and never went to any again. Very poor. Every single night it was the same entertainment for kids which was very repetitive and very annoying to listen to every single night. No adult only areas or pool which makes it hard to relax when there is a lot of screaming children who should be at school. We purposely go on holiday when it isn’t the school holidays to avoid. However, we were woke up during the night with screaming children in the hall outside our room and in neighbouring rooms to then listen to them screaming all day too. Perhaps an adult only pool to relax could be considered. The most negative experience of the full holiday was being hassled daily by the same people to book spa, hair, water sports. Sometimes you were hassled several times throughout the day. Not the relaxing holiday experience we went for. If we wanted to book spa for example we knew where to find it. Very pushy lady from spa who doesn’t like no as an answer. Tom from Shanghai spoke to us daily with the same chat even though we said politely we weren’t interested. He also changed prices for certain people as we were told €45 per person and then heard him talking to a couple beside us and he told them €55 per person. Again, don’t appreciate being hassled for the full holiday. We were there for 11 nights and b