Azuline Hotel Bergantin

Apart from a few initial niggles at check in (you have to pay for the safe?! In this day and age! Although our friends did have a small amount of cash stolen from their suitcase so might be worth bearing in mind/ but it still grates on me that a premium package still has extras) this hotel is big standard, 3 star and you sort of know what you are getting if you keep that in mind. If people are thinking it’s a fancy hotel it’s not. Don’t upgrade to the “premium” package as all rooms are “suites”. We were hoodwinked thinking we had exclusive access to the rooftop, we didn’t. We were told only those with purple “premium” wristbands were able to get all inclusive drinks on the roof, again this was not true, we saw staff serving all bands. We were then told we could use the sauna in the gym. Which was broken. So all in all I’d say premium is absolutely not worth it. The drinks are good. The 1€ deposit on the cup rule is a really good idea and keeps the place looking tidy. The food was bang average for a 3* hotel. Pasta, chips, bread, soup always on offer, even the fussiest diner would find something to eat. But don’t be expecting haute cuisine. The snack bar is a bit fried food and basic but good if you have missed breakfast. Had no issue with anything else, as I say., make sure your expectations are low and you won’t be disappointed. Good location. I would recommend bringing a plastic wine or champagne glass if you like drinking that as they only serve drinks in the blue plastic cups which isn’t the best. So bring your own! The adults only pool bar is good, the walks are a bit grubby and could do with a facelift but overall the place is sound and I would stay here again.

Positives and negatives! Clean room, branded alcohol, nice pool with shallow entrance for kids. Good kids club. However, food wasn’t nice, very basic, also ran out of ice creams. Snack bar limited choice but ok for kids. Bar had big queues, nothing on tap, not even water and the Euro deposit thing was bizarre (ended up with 7 cups as couldn’t be bothered queueing to give back in!) Sadly pool was very cold in October, 4 yr old wouldn’t go in. Sea better but very choppy. No fridge in room or tea/coffee facilities. There was a hairdryer and towels changed every day.

Just back from a 5 night half term break. We were very happy with this hotel from the food, staff and location. Its a lovely walk through to the town centre and the beach is nearby. The pillows in the room were fab and plentiful. The snack bar/bar area was very handy especially for inclement weather, with loads of chairs/tables etc. The situation with the cups was a little odd but I could see the benefit from a staff POV, annoying though when you leave your cups in your room. Excellent value for money.