Mareblue Beach - All Inclusive

Generally OK. However the hotel needs to update and manage a no smoking policy. My room stank of smoke and we even asked for pillows to be exchanged. If the hotel is to allow smoking in rooms the block needs to be allocated as smoking or not and guests asked for their wishes. (A single room is insufficient as the balconies are connected. I had neighbours who smoked preventing me from enjoying the balcony.) In addition smoking by the pools or in other public areas should be stopped

The hotel is in a lovely position. Near the beach and a small hamlet but with all convenience of an hotel. Down side is that it's very large and can therefore be impersonal. The dining hall is like a school canteen - and in the evening extremely bright which means there is no ambience at all! Dining hall seems badly laid out ,so by the time you've got your meal and a drink and a table, the food is cold.

The hotel grounds are beautifully maintained and the views over the Albanian mountains are breathtaking. The pool facilities, pool bar and animation programme are very good and the animation team friendly and full of energy. However the hotel staff are not very approachable and their customer care skills could do with improvement. The food was quite varied, lots of choice for everyone and overall quite good. The hotel is very remote though and there's not a lot to do in the evenings and nowhere to go for a post-dinner walk so you are stuck in the hotel with very average entertainment. This would have been just about bearable had it not been for the mosquito problem - they are everywhere! The hotel does not take measures to contain the problem so you are at risk of being bitten continuously - had I known there was an epidemic, I would not have booked!!! The beaches near the hotel are well worth visiting and I would highly recommend hiring a vehicle and exploring the island further a field as the coastline is beautiful. Overall a pretty average hotel in a beautiful setting.

Staff were really helpful and hotel was maintained daily. The main pool overlooks the beach and mountains and was very picturesque. Great value for money; would definitely recommend.

Disappointing no room cleaning/tidy service on sunday drinks in restuarant were weak/water and syrop mixed no fresh bottled water available restaruant waiters understaffed to clean away dirty dishes at 11pm drinks needed to be paid for bedrroms were outdated/tired bathroom, stray hairs from previous occupant no toiletries white (?) towels rough and grey and some with tears/holes in them

Great all inclusive hotel based very close to the beach. The staff were all so friendly, especially the waiters and waitresses in the buffet restaurant where the food was excellent. The swimming pools and bars were great and there were activities put on by the entertainment staff every day for young and old. There are a couple of small supermarkets/shops and a couple of bars/restaurants nearby but not an actual town so if you wanted to go out for the day you had to take a bus or taxi or hire a car but we found that the hotel and beach had everything we wanted for the week (especially as your food and drink is included in the price of the hotel).

9 days of relaxation, would definitely recommend this to friends

Great hotel, very close to the beach. Food was good plenty of variety, they even did a lamb BBQ on Easter Sunday which was nice. Entertainment team were great for the kids, disco every night with different characters. The rooms are very basic but got everything you need tbh. Tv. Bath. Shower. Little balcony. Air con. Would recommend

Very disappointing stay, reception area very pleasant, rooms quite nicely decorated but the small single sofa bed for our 16 year old daughter was rock hard and not long enough. The room size small for three and not enough storage. It would have been ample for a couple but not a family of three. There only seemed to be two of everything, two glasses, two mugs, two chairs! We started off with two towels each but by the middle of the week we ended up with maybe three towels one day all very small, another day one large and three small. Just not enough space over whole site, could do with another pool, another restaurant, there are way too many people crammed into a small area, adults only pool had small children in it fairly frequently, buffet restaurant felt like a canteen. "Afternoon tea" is just a toasted ham and cheese sandwich and a piece of dry cake if you are lucky. Not by any means a four star a real shame.

We stayed at the hotel in Aug 2016. I did a lot of research before choosing the hotel, but I still always assume that the reality will be less impressive than what you see on the Internet. However, this was an exception to the rule! The place is simply beautiful - both the facilities themselves (especially the pools) and the location where it is set. We were there 5 days & just couldn't get over the view. We are a family of 5 - kids are 5, 12,16, and they all enjoyed it. Supposedly they have kiddie activities, but I didn't see any (nor did I ask). We were happy just hanging by the family pool (they also have a "relaxing pool" for ages 18+), grabbing ice creams or other snacks, going to one of the small private beaches that are a 2 minute walk, and taking some short trips outside the hotel (we rented a car, which you need if you want to travel outside the hotel). Food was plentiful, and quite decent, as "all you can eat" goes. Be prepared for lots of oil though. There are also several restaurants at the hotel where you can buy dinner if you want something nicer. They also gave a gift of a 15 minute massage for anyone 16+. Obviously their goal was to sell up, but we enjoyed our 15 free minutes. Only thing that was frustrating (though I knew it in advance) was no free wifi - costs 3 EURO for an hour, 10 per day, or 35 per week! We got a small pre-paid data package from our provider and managed on that, including for use as GPS for trips.