La Blanche Island

Appalling hotel, better set up as a conference hotel. No holiday atmosphere. All the alacart restaurants were closed which was not pointed out to us when booking. The only thing we enjoyed was that the sun was shining and the decking area was nice at the beach (extra cost to use the huts) The snack restaurant had very little on offer other than a soggy burger and a donna kebab without any bread, this area was also plagued with wasps. There was no nice area’s to sit in the evening so we sat at a dirty table on the terrace and noticed rubbish around the terrace floor. We only found One bar open in the evening with only one person serving. The bar had no comfortable seating area and felt more like a corridor than a comfy bar to relax in. The corridor carpets were filthy and the room wasn’t much better. After reading some reviews from July 2018 the same was pointed out. The reply on this review from the management sums up why the hotel has not improved. (see my photos) The buffet restaurant was disjointed with canteen style tables and chairs. We found very little food that was Appetising or anywhere clean to sit. All in all not worth the £1,000 + per head for a late week away by a long way. We left as soon as we could (2 nights) and moved to a new hotel and WoW what an amazing difference and relief that was. Jet2 should be ashamed to offer this hotel as a luxury holiday destination. Its about time this hotel was removed from this beautiful landscape and rebuilt, Avoid!!!

We was 4 friends 8 days we take sweet with excellent sea view..they was clean the room every day ..but the hotel supposed to be 5 stars level and this level should include food but in 8 days they didnt change the food especially lunch and dinner ,which is supposed to be the highest level ..in addition to the swimming pool and the yard beside the pools specially the everyday food bar (burger+spagety...) and the balcony dining room always full of insects and bees i think they should have to solve this prpblem because any tourist need to relax and spend a holiday comfortably... according to me after 8 days in la blanche the hotel is 4 stars not 5 in rating of 6 only Thank you

I’m confused with the good reviews of this place! We booked Le Blanche Island in Bodrum for a week in the half term school October holiday & were in shock with the whole experience. We booked through Jet2 and the lady we spoke to on the phone when booking was as convinced as us that the write up indicated this was a luxury hotel. We read great reviews and online it looked lovely. We paid over £1000 each for a luxury 4* all inclusive holiday. What we received was far from this. Our experience was of an old, dirty, uncomfortable hotel with a very flat atmosphere. No pride had been taken in the upkeep of this hotel. Considering the amazing location, we were shocked how poor it was. I was disgusted with the cleanliness, the carpets were full of huge stains everywhere, we saw litter on the floor on the day we arrived and it was still there when we left. The bin in our bathroom was next to the toilet and full of rust from what I can only imagine was urine. The toilet had stains from previous guests and needed a good soak in bleach. Even the shower head had black mould on and the shower screen doors hadn’t been cleaned at all, full of black mould. I was horrified. The dining room was like a canteen where we found it really difficult to find anything appetising. We really struggled to find anything decent to eat and when we were ready to sit down it was a challenge to find anywhere clean. The tables weren’t set, they were dirty and uncomfortable. There was a main block of the seating area that the staff had blocked off with chairs to prevent people sitting down there, giving no options than to sit in unclean areas. Selection of food from the only snack bar open for lunch was a burger or a kebab. This was half hr into lunch time and the kebab came but they said they had no bread for it! So literally just brought a plate of meat. At no stage whilst booking or checking in were we told that the A la Carte restaurants would all be closed during our stay either but they were. Outdoors majority of the sunbeds were absolutely filthy, stains on them and stuffing coming out of the cushions. The beach area at the ‘new’ gazebo pier looked lovely but you had to pay a further €20 per person to sit there! In the evening there is only 1 bar open from 6pm and it was like a corridor, no comfy places to sit around the bar area, an outdoor seating area that was also far from relaxing with cheap chairs and tables, rarely anyone came to take finished glasses away and we didn’t see anyone at all clean the tables so we sat at a dirty one! It was far from what anyone would call a luxury hotel. Our mini bar was a joke! 1 beer, 1 bottle of water, 1 carton of orange juice, 1 coke & 1 sprite. For two people! This is not what we paid for. Day after we arrived we found the Jet 2 rep who was brilliant. We showed her some photos (attached to this review) and told her we are not staying here, it was a complete let down. This is not a 4* all inclusive, it’s a filthy dump, overpriced and for me I’d give it 2* at the most. The rep sent the photos to the hotel who then changed the bin and attempted to clean the shower head and shower door. Still no bleach or anything in the toilet though. They did put 2 of everything into the mini bar after our complaint but all of this should have been done without us complaining. We made it clear we were not staying in this hotel. Fortunately the rep saved the day and gave us options of staying in a neighbouring LUXURY hotel. So after 2 nights in Le Blanche, we were very relieved to move to another hotel that really was as advertised! Anyway - you have been warned - stay away from Le Blanche Island in Bodrum as the other hotel we moved to was considerable better. Don’t waste your money! We will be sending a complaint to Jet 2 for false advertising.