It was cold, processed and not much variety.

The pools are not heated and are quite cold for our liking.

Food a bit cold, aside from the two items selected to have grilled.

There were some cold dishes, including the bacon at breakfast

I was disappointed in the cold temperatures and general salty taste to most dishes.

Drinking Water:
The hotel offers freely available cold water bottles that are single use plastic.

but cold hot dogs and ham and cheese toasties (with barely any cheese and one tiny thin bit of ham) , on the third day it looked like someone has taken a bite of it then kicked it round the room.

We didn’t ever have to get out because we were getting too cold.

- Mosquitos - saw 2
- Cold food - was all fine
- Lack of food variety - Besides breakfast (which I’d expect to be similar) there was so much variety if you don’t have the pallet of a child
- Grilling your own food at green and grill - loved it! Something a bit different and the waiters were really helpful (specifically Vasilis who made time to help out, explain how it worked and I could tell he really loved Greece!)

one child was sat there waiting for his pizza  he received it after everyone had finished eating and it was burnt and cold.

We found the selection at each meal time to be extensive with plenty of options on hot and cold food, so that we never got bored of the food in our 10 day stay.

however food is cold all the time unless it’s fresh from a chef bringing out to restock.

Pools - 

People moaning about the pools being cold, honestly get a grip.

Sadly my little boy wasn't really able to use the pools as they were to cold for him, he was shivering after 2 minutes or so in the water.

It can be quite repetitive and mostly either luke warm or cold.

Food - 
Overall ok - can agree with the other reviews that I found it a bit bland and also can be cold.

We stayed in a private pool room which was the highlight of the holiday.

but great for family’s.All in all had a fantastic holiday and would return with family, but would class it a 4 star hotel.

Having just returned from an 11 night holiday at the TUI Blue Lagoon Princess, I will try to give an honest & constructive review from my/our point of view.

Tuis Kids club was the saving grace (used for 5 morning sessions for the elder 2 and 2 evening parties) and our ability to create our own fun and games as a family saved the holiday for us.

but fantastic reviews and recommendations we was so looking forward to our first family holiday abroad!

This was heartbreaking to hear, as he had been so excited about going on holiday.

We thank her very much because she made our vacation even more beautiful!

Overall very pleased with our holiday, I would travel here again!

We stayed at the Blue Lagoon in August and as our first family holiday we had a great time for 7 nights.

Whether this was due to time restraints we do not know 

A great resort, brilliant holiday.

Honest review from a family who were in need of a well deserved break.

So much space around the pools, no need to reserve beds which we have never experienced during school holidays and i put this down to them having so many swim up rooms.

In summary, if you want a pretty good value for money family holiday, with everything onsite you need, you wont go far wrong with this hotel.

We enjoyed our holiday mainly because our three year old had such a good time.

The longest I waited was 10 minutes which in honesty I didn’t mind as gave me a break from the kids and a read of my book while I waited.

The Watersports team are so professional and definitely a highlight of our holiday.

We are here now on day 2 and I’m already dreading our holiday ending.

The tui reps came out and did a splash time session in the baby pool occasionally which was nice!

Especially when there are so many kids, you’d expect them to all be in the pools,

Tui's girls Marit, Linea, Rosie, Shannon, Cloe, Nicola.

Laura, Lilley, Chloe and Mia were absolutely brilliant and I cannot be more thankful to them for putting smiles on my children's faces and allowing us some time each day as a couple.

Kids didn’t mind tho, slides very good as well.

The kids / baby club is brilliant, the tui staff are amazing, my daughter loved going, she was there twice a day!

All the staff seemed happy to be there and were always pleasant and great with kids.

My grandson uses a buggy and this was catered for.

KID FRIENDLY & ENTERTAINMENT- You couldn’t ask for more from the TUI entertainment staff, never a dull moment and always smiling, they really do put on a show for you.

Loungers on beach 2 star hotel standard

Over all if you have toddlers good hotel..but even then you have problems with your buggy as there is so many parked in reception you might lose yours.

Our son is Gluten free and they were AMAZING with this!

It was my little ones first time in baby club and the girls were brilliant!

We spent quite alot of time at the pool with the waterfall beside the snack bar, my son had swimming lessons with Isa (who also was amazing).

If we didn’t enjoy watching our daughter have so much fun it wouldn’t have been a nice holiday.

although I think additional staff would be beneficial for this as the poor waiter was running back & forth trying to deal with diners in the Sea Resto Amphitrite at the same time as dealing with us.

Why I’ve given it a star less, they are very poor, especially the beer.

Our poor son was so bored, constantly asking to go home everyday.

The hustle and bustle and the lack of cleanliness in the usual main dining room - simply not at the level of 5 stars, maybe 2/3 stars, dirt, food on the floor, poor service from the waiters, unbearable noise, a very, very big disappointment, there was simply no desire to eat breakfasts and dinners .

Due to the poor quality of the main restaurant, we checked “the grill”, advertised as a fancier restaurant.

but the quality was very poor and a lot of the time was far too salty.

They missed at least 5 of our 11 nights there which feels poor.

Unfortunately some of the cocktails are really poor quality tasting.

I expect the reviews saying the food variety was poor are because they only eat beige food.

but this ruined our evening and upset the wife, really really poor.

We resorted to going to a nearby bar to get drinks as the service was that poor and they won’t serve alcoholic drinks unless beer or wine.

However,  poor communication skills on TUIs behalf.

On the other hand, the drinks service was poor and several times we had an entire meal without being offered a single drink.

Main let down was the food , very poor , don't bother with the alacart it's just as bad , we went out too eat last 5 nights even though we were all-inclusive,  Drinks are very poor aswell , beer about 3% , had no towels in our room last might of stay

but everything else was pretty poor quality with much of it dry and luke warm.

Very friendly and always came back to a lovely clean room.

Our room was kept spotlessly clean and the whole hotel and grounds are kept immaculately tidy and this extends to the beach.

Main positives
+ amazing beach 
+ super friendly staff 
+ the upgrade of our room
+ cleanliness (rooms, communal bathrooms etc) 
+ we had a very late flight and the hotel had organised sandwiches and water for us which was very much appreciated 
+ kids club!

No dust etc 

Room: we had a junior swim up suite which was perfect for our family of 2 adults, a 4 yr old and an 8month old.

The rooms are clean and tidy everyday and the housekeeping staff will go out their way to help.

Lovely hotel and rooms are immaculate which are cleaned everyday and coffee pods replaced daily.

Hotel and rooms very clean cleaners working hard all day everyday.

The hotel and rooms are spotless and the gardens well cared for - the housekeeping staff change the beds and towels daily and are super friendly.

Housekeeping staff were great and our room was always kept clean.

Always very happy with how clean the rooms were 

Entertainment 

Really good.

We had been waiting 3 years for our holiday similar to a lot of other people so was really looking forward to it 
The hotel is clean and the rooms were spacious and well equipped we were lucky to have a swim up room 
Food was ok

Hotel Room - swim up pool was brilliant, rooms were clean and well equipped.

Rooms were very clean, and had a lovely large balcony.

The grounds are lovely, well maintained, clean, staff are helpful and friendly, the pools are great and the rooms very clean and modern.

Pros
- rooms very clean and nicely decorated
- nice pool areas, plenty of sun beds, lifeguards on every pool 
- snack bar was great!

Rooms were clean, we paid for a junior suite, and it wasn't much of a suite to what we have stayed in before.

Beautiful resort.the entertainment is amazing, all staff are great with kids.

This was followed by a show featuring either the TBots or Captain T for the children which was bearable and our 9 year old enjoyed the #Live section

Quiz was more fun & silent disco was good,

The hotel had evening entertainment for adults in the sea resto amphitheater upon booking and in the main bar, as well as for children in the outdoor theatre.

Entertainment - our daughter loved watching the evening entertainment.

Entertainment through the day looked good, didn’t get involved

but every night is the same, more of a mini disco would be great for the younger ones!

Wouldn’t rate the entertainment for adults.

but definitely not as good as mini discos we’ve been to before :(

When we wanted premium drinks (ie Frozen Strawberry daiquiri/ pornstar martini) we were made to feel like we were really putting the staff out or they weren’t well enough equipped with the right ingredients- don’t advertise them if you can’t provide them.

Rooms good 4 star standard
Food 4 star standard
3 aps required
No entertainment if over 7 years old.

ENTERTAINMENT 
Our 2 year old went to baby club every morning for 2 hours and it was exceptional.

All of the staff at the hotel are wonderful, amazing pool bar team and outstanding animation team!

but worth the wait
7) Swimming pools really clean
8) Outdoor theatre - staff try really hard to put on a variety of shows, some are better than others
9) Food - breakfast, you couldn't possibly want for more, they cook eggs on request, the omelette is amazing, lunch, I prefer the taverna just because of the sea view, food is different everyday and tasty.

Childrens Activities:
There are also some children’s activities on a daily basis including a Kids Club and evening entertainment such as a singing, dancing and light shows etc.

The kids entertainment early evening is great too with something catered to each age group.

TUI BLUE Lagoon Princess

cold

poor

kid friendly

show

holiday trip

Meat and fish were all overcooked and basically inedible, I survived on chips and salad for the entire week as did my partner who is vegetarian, the vegetarian options were extremely poor and was there was, was either undercooked, especially the pasta, or cold.

Small note for people with signs of a cold: due to Greek regulations, the hotel may bring you a Corona self-test to the room which you must take and the results of which will also be checked.

The food was terrible cold Evey night people taking food out when they want children unattended spreading through on segways this holiday was not catered to English at all sadly we wouldn't return

We did have a problem with water in our room and had to get maintence out on 4/5 separate occasions as was either scorching hot or freezing cold.

Water in the hotel pool was a little cold, the sea was warmer.

however with some of the fish being overcooked and some meats were a bit cold.

The only thing that came in May and the weather was cold,

May season needs to be somewhat "observed": due to cold sea and consequently low prices, a lot of booz-lovers choose this all-inclusive hotel.

At the beginning of the holiday we’re in road view room and the bed was very uncomfortable 
Thanks to the potidea palace team they changed room and our holiday became very nice.

Overall our holiday has been very pleasant in the Potidea Palace hotel.

Overall I would recommend this hotel for a relaxing stress free family beach holiday.

Recently returned from our holiday in this hotel.

I am very satisfied with my vacation, thank you!

where do I do start , me and my family stayed for 2 weeks in May and had the most incredible holiday ever .

It was real pleasure to spend our holiday here.

Just had a weeks holiday here with my friend and wanted to share how fantastic our trip was.

Congrats to the whole hotel crew and thanks for the unforgettable holiday.

I want to say honestly thank u to animation team Yanina and Anastasiia u girls made our holidays more fun and interesting and active !

For the price that we paid, we had an excellent holiday.

We have had our vacation  just WONDERFUL 😍🔥❤️🫶
Thank you for that and we will return for sure❤️

I had a wonderful stay with my husband and daughter.

There are many things you can do here in the evening there are many entertainers for adults and kids starting from 10:30 am till 11:00pm which makes your holiday more enjoyable.

The kids club was brilliant - my eldest daughter (8) loved going - the staff were very warm and welcoming.

We stayed at this all inclusive hotel with our 10 and 8 year old children in July 2023.

The mini club for kids was really organized and fun.

Kids club was so well run that kids flocked to it.

They were great, dedicated and learned kids a lot.

It has an amazing animation team and kids club (Pathos Greece) which kept us entertained all the time, many different things, sport, water activities among others, difficult to recognize just one, as all of them were great, Anastasia,  Harris etc., The food was really good, in terms of quality and variety.

It has an amazing animation team and kids club (Pathos Greece) which kept my daughter and the adults entertained all the time, many different things, sport, water activities among others, difficult to recognize just one, as all of them were great, Harris, Dorian, Paryia, Esther, Greta, Giannina, Dimitri, Ovidjius, and keep going.

the entertainment for children is very well organized, in the sense that there are activities outside around.

First time we saw a night show by animators that include the kids!

but some cake and fruit will be great for kids to eat in the afternoon.

If you have any questions girls at the reception will always help you.

Kids Entertainment Team and Playgrounds: This resort is a paradise for families with children.

A special praise to the bar girl, Stella.

It's also very friendly and suitable for families with small children. 2.

the kids‘ club team 2023, namely Greta, Suzanna, Harris and Ovidijus, is really great and devoted to all the little ones!

but walks around outside hoping for a titbit and some water, the children love her.Definately returning.

The reception handled everything correctly minute we arrived and rooms were very clean and spacious just the way I had requested.

People are friendly, the area and rooms are so clean and well taken care of, the food options are great and the food is excellent.

Our room was kept very clean throughout our stay.

Clean rooms, well-kept grounds, delicious food and very friendly staff.

Fine and clean rooms with comfortable beds.

The room itself was clean and tidy, the safe offers enough storage space and especially nice was the large shower jet from above.

The food was great, the beach was clean and the rooms very comfortable.

Our room was very clean and it was clean all around the hotel, the food was very good and the beach was great, the cleanest I've seen in this part of Greece.

The hotel stuff was very kind, rooms were clean, food was nothing special,

Pros:
- the surroundings are beautiful - the gardens are well kept
- the rooms are clean

Cons:
- They have a video advertising the hotel which is blatant misselling.

The rooms are clean, modern and bright and the beds were really comfortable!

Nice and polite staff, clean room, best food service.

I will stress on the positives which will bring us back next year - easy, fast and friendly welcoming and check out at reception desk, absolutely spotless rooms with great service by the friendly and smiling maids, good variety of delicious salads and main dishes, quick and unobtrusive service at the main restaurant, great improvements at the kids playground - the kids loved the new slide, perfectly maintained beach.

Internet is fast and stable , rooms are clean.

Supreme style room was clean, well kitted out and AC / minibar/ flat screen etc all there.

Cleanliness everywhere in the rooms, on the territory perfect
Minuses.

Super clean rooms and facilities, very good food!

Honorable mentions to Vaidas who is good at every sport even when he will say he is just lucky, Anastasiia for believing in me winning a diploma and the Greek Slim Shady for an amazing duet of Stan on my final day. Efcharisto Potidea Palace :)

In hotel, there are also working a great animation team (Pathos Greece) which organized every day activities and games.

The animation team is wonderful- a lot of activities for kid, cooking class, craft and adventure games and mini disco every night.

The hotel does offer a daily activity schedule with the animation team who are well run and enthusiastic!

We were also amazed by the animation team.

Shows were good highlighted by Greek night.

This time special acknowledgement goes to kids club animation team with Suzzana as team leader!

but what really surprised us was the animation team!

Each night was different and they had lots of great shows and programs for each night that kept everyone engaged and entertained!

The animators are professionals, they give motivation and support, they are always friendly and welcoming.

We had a very good time with the entertainment team, we enjoyed the activities every day, especially we loved the water gym and yoga  on the beach.

And ofcourse, BIG shoutout to the the animation team, they made the whole experience 10 times better <3

They have also provided an animation crew, who are very motivated and come up with all sorts of sporty and fun activities throughout the whole day, and even creating great shows at night(big shout out here to Anastasiia and Yanina, the most amazing entertainers and remarkable dancers, just being around them can cure depression).

At no point did the hotel feel crowded and despite reviews stating the opposite, there were always sun loungers free around the pool and on the beach.

One housekeeping lady didn’t respect the DND sign (most of them don’t speak english at all) and woke all 5 family members during afternoon nap.

but here is your card you can do it yourself (champs attitude lol)
- both minibar and cleaning staff do not obey do not disturb sign (woke up one of my children as they stormed in,  luckily child is a good sleeper so he recovered and continued to sleep)
- nobody told us that indoor pool needs to be booked due to bad weather; that was clear for sauna at all times,  but not for the pool,  apoarently a new rule was made and we were not told.

The mechanism appears to have been removed which now means the tables are hardly used during the day.

Only problem is sun beds reservation buy quests which should be forbidden.

They replied again within a couple of days again stating that the hotel would be closed.

Here like times to attach signs a la "towels are changed only if lying on the floor".

Notice: 
Suspicius - check how many reviews has been written from TA members who wrote only one review - about only this hotel.

The service in the restaurant is slow- in average 12 tables are covered by 7 waiters and it is still general situation that the used plates stay on the table until you ask them to remove them, Coca Cola is being waited for 20 mins and food arrives to the table in a stochastic manner- main course before appetizer.

However, they do state that nobody should be leaving towels or bags as they will be removed.

The only tiny, tiny recommendation is to put "Wet floor signs" in the common toilets and the restaurant and bar area, because they get very slippery when wet.

There is also a sign saying reserving sun beds is strictly forbidden

I came here and first i notice that The double deluxe room is very small , The Cleaning team doesent do a greate job , The Food is Boring same Food every every day . .

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This is the best 5* All-Inclusive we have ever stayed at!

The food is brilliant and the drinks equally so (I’d be surprised to get better at another all inclusive resort)

To keep this short and sweet, the overall experience is fantastic.

Where as Sani is full board (you pay for drinks) Ikos group of hotels are all inclusive.

Then at four pm, out comes the reassuring gin trolly to take advantage of, remember all inclusive.

The IKOS all inclusive / Infinite Lifestyle concept truly is something special in the hotel business,

It's the staff, food and overall attentiveness that make this resort stand out from any other All Inclusive hotels we've visited.

Ikos Olivia is one of the best 5 star All inclusive hotels that someone can visit.

Normally with all inclusive there is compromise on the quality of the food

It’s voted the Best All-inclusive Hotel and I feel they deserve to have this title.

but as it’s all inclusive you can order whatever you like and more than 1 dish.

Just back from an amazing week in IKOS Olivia, had been reading all the reviews before we went & we certainly weren’t disappointed, having been to many 5star AI IKOS is by far the best, can’t imagine going anywhere else now that we’ve discovered this gem.

Overall, this resort is the best all inclusive experience we have had, and we have stayed at many over the years.

My partner and I returned from Ikos Olivia recently, and this was definitely the best all inclusive experience we've had to date.

I am happy to garantee the quality of the list of the drinks as the best i've had in an all inclusive!

So in summary, if AI is your thing, IKOS Olivia can't be faulted.

As a couple with no children we would not normally choose an AI Resort, simply because we enjoy going out and eating outside the hotel.

We made use of the mini on offer (included in the all inclusive) and had a fab day out exploring another island.

Forget about any all inclusive resort you have ever been to.

Possibly one of the best all inclusive hotels we have visited so far.

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