Blue Sea Beach Affiliated by Melia

4.5 stars Just back from a week at Blue Sea Beach. We came as a family of 6 with 2 young adult children and two children aged 8 and (almost) 13. We were a bit worried before we came after reading some negative reviews but our expectations were far exceeded, we all had such a brilliant holiday. The hotel is beautiful, the views from the bar in particular are stunning. We really enjoyed the food, we came for classic Greek food and were not disappointed, there was a huge variety every day, and enough standard options for fussier children plus some non Greek options as well. I have no idea why some people say the food is awful and the meat processed as that was the opposite of our experience. There were also loads of salad and cooked veggie options each day. My partner has a gluten intolerance but always found plenty of GF options. The main issue for him was desserts but it did seem like most desserts had a biscuit crumb that made it not GF, would be good if they could just provide adaptations like this, in the end he just left the biscuit bit so he didn't get to miss out on all the delicious desserts. The pools were great and unlike some reviews really not too small for us. We liked the way the biggest pool was divided/flowed over a few sections so it felt like each pool was separate but in fact you could move across each section if you wanted. There's a fantastic 0.8 metre depth pool, perfect for our 8 year old who finally learnt to swim on her front on this holiday. A lot of resorts have a childrens pool that is not deep enough to swim and then main pools where they can't touch the ground. There was also a smaller toddler pool so really something to suit everyone. The staff here were just the loveliest bunch, so friendly and all seemed to take pride in their work. I actually felt sad that I didn't get the chance to say goodbye to some of our favorites who weren't around on our last day, especially Maria who always checked in with us during meal times. We did pay for late check out, which was fine and like other places we've stayed at couldn't be confirmed until the day. We were a bit disappointed that the AI ended at 6 when our pick up wasn't until 830pm (and we'd arrived well after midnight on our first day) but we made the most of it by having the fantastic Eva serve us Gyros from the snack bar for dinner before spending our last few hours with our final cocktail at the main bar. The staff at the bar were great, so attentive and we really loved the cocktails there. We were AI which was ideal for us as a big family group as it's hard to please children with different needs /ages. The snack bar was a godsend for the older children who didn't always get up for breakfast. We liked that there was an a la carte option and did enjoy the food at the a la carte although one of them main dishes was a bit bland. The other dishes there were lovely though. We were a bit confused by the drink options at the a la carte and were given the impressio

We had a pair massage (Cretan with peeling and aloe) it was awesome, i had some back pain but Petros did an amazong job at the massage. Very professional and gentle.

Tasty food, cleaned rooms, interesting evening attractions, nice garden, good sport activities, very nice view from balcony