Blue Lagoon Princess

"We stopped for just the week , hotel location is very close to a quiet beach but in a secluded area. We found the hotel to be clean , staff were friendly in all areas of the hotel . We enjoyed the food and we were glad that they stuck to mostly a greek theme . Pools were well maintained and cleaned and all manned by life guards .As I mentioned early there isn't much in the local area , a supermarket is about a 10minute walk and there are a couple of coffee shops , gift shop and 2 old restaurants . Most people in this Kalives area are farmers and involved with growing olives 🫒 , so picturesque old Greek town it isn't. We booked on 2 trips through Tui , Afitos by night and a day trip to Thessaloniki , which we enjoyed and I'm glad we did because booking so late in the season we didn't get as much sun as we would have wanted . If you want explore Halkidiki like other reviewers have said it would be a good idea to hire a car . On a personal note our only downsides to the hotel is there wasn't much entertainment for adults and they catered for younger families really . Overall we enjoyed our week at the hotel and my criticisms are really personal preferences."

"Overall a very average hotel. Having stayed at multiple TUI blues previously this hotel falls far far below the standard I've gotten used to from blue hotels. Came end of September, entertainment had moved inside and for the first few nights you could hear the sound of them moving onstage over the sound from the speakers! Felt very sorry for the entertainment team who gave it their all regardless. Sound issues were resolved by the Saturday. The indoor entertainment area was cramped with only one person serving at the bar so big drink Ques were standard Food was below average most days in the dining area, although the green and grill and taverna were a highlight. I find a huge irony that they advertise a flat screen TV in your room as a selling point, if your planning on going as a family and thinking its ok because you can take the kids back to the room early to watch TV and have a drink! Don't bank on it unless BBC news 24 is the only channel you enjoy! We were told by the TUI rep that's the only English channel available! I did point out that's a very loose definition of English TV available. The fact the reception staff had a countdown to end of season actively displayed sums up the experience! They were waiting to close and it very much came across that way. The beach is lovely, and bar staff extremely friendly and helpful. The room was well maintained! I do however have to agree with many reviews here that this hotel falls far below expectations of a TUI blue let alone a 5* blue This hotel is definitely not worth the prices it advertises at. Feels such a shame to write such a negative review we've always enjoyed our TUI holidays this one just fell short, which is disappointing for our first holiday in Greece."

"Absolutely loved this hotel and had the best stay here. The food was lovely and so varied. The buffet is massive and has a proper kids food section with lots of different dishes aimed at kids. They also had little welcome drinks at the entrance for dinner time with little cocktails of the day, for adults and even for the kids. The pools were great and plenty for the kids to do, with a couple of slides and splash pool. There is plenty of bars. The lobby bar is open all day and is air conditioned, which is a bonus when you’re nap trapped and don’t want to sit in your room to keep the babies cool. The drinks were amazing. There was so much choice and they actually tasted great! There is constant activities for all ages, so it never felt like there wasn’t anything to do if you didn’t want to sit by the pool all day. The kids disco was by far, the best kids disco we have ever been to. It was so lively and upbeat and our toddler loved it! Even our 7.5 month old enjoyed it! This was by far the best holiday we have had, with so much to do but also being able to relax if you wanted to. Would absolutely be back!"