When we booked our holiday andread the reviews on this apt we were having bad feelings about going but when we got there we made the most of it.

The apts are very very basic as you can not cater for yourself as you only have afridge and 2 cooking rings. The apts are clean(ish)and they are cleaned 2 or 3 times a week.All the apts have balconeys and are sea view.

The pool area was clean and the pool was cleaned every morning The pool side bar was ok but needed smarting up and this closed at 6pm so after that you had to go out as the hotel doesnt have another bar.

The hotel as a shop which is well stocked and isnt expensive.

The apts are not air con which is arful at night as it gets to hot (but we did hire a fan even though it didnt do much)While we was there we did see some cockroches but only saw 2 in our room.

The hotel staff was ok but i didnt find them to helpful.I wouldnt go to these apts again as they are not air con and you have to hire everything to cater for your self .

The Blue Star are very basic apartments but they are clean and airy with a lovely sea breeze going through the apartment. We spent alot of time at the pool which was great for us as parents and great for my 2 boys aged 14 and 10. They met kids of all ages at the pool and we had a brilliant time. The pool bar was good with lovely toasties and cold beer and not expensive. The views from our apartment were fantastic and as I said the breeze was lovely especially at night. We all got a good sleep at night as where the apartments were situated there was no noise and they were cool at night actually some nights we needed a sheet over us. The apartments were situated at the top of Puerto Rico and just a 5 minute walk from the Europa Centre which we preferred to the centre at the bottom, and the Hotel Staff were happy to order you a taxi if required (you will need one if you go down the bottom to Puerto Rico Centre). I would certainly recommend the Blue Star if you are not looking for anything to fancy, and myself and my family intend to return next year I can't wait. We really had a great time and the apartments are absolutely fine.

Well what can I say but this hotel has to be the worst we have ever stayed in. When we first arrived we were amazed at the state of the lift to the rooms, it was like Doctor Whos tardace.

The rooms were very basic, which at first was not a problem. But then the lock to the front door broke and this took about 7 days to be fixed. The hotel does not have air con, and after several promises from staff that we could have a fan this was not granted and so didnt get one decent night sleep at all throughout the whole holiday.


If you like waking up and finding cockcroches strolling up your tummy and finding about seven in your room after a night out then definately visit.

Overall the hotel was a total joke and wouldn't put a monkey in it. However had a brill holiday.

These are the worst apartments in the world

DONT GO!!!!!!

Can't believe some of the postings

Blue Star is an excellent economy aparthotel. You get what you pay for.

Positives:-

Clean basic apartments with brilliant views,
Great balcony, friendly staff, good on site shop
Good size pool,
Close to Europa centre which has bars, restaurants entertainment shops etc.
Money exchange on site
Sun all day on balcony

negatives:-

Need taxi to get to beach (

The Blue star was an excellent hotel and I would definately visit again. The only draw back was the lift (AKA the Ski lift!) It was always occupied by the cleaners and occaisionally had the desire to go up and down the floors before taking you to where you wanted. Good news though - a new lift was there ready and waiting to be fitted when the season ended!

The Pool was of a good size and very clean and with the sun terrace positioned so well you got the sun all day long - very hot! The pool side bar was well presented and served a wide variety of food as well as alcohol (My main preorgative!).

The apartments are situated 2 min walk away from the Europa center where you can find more shops (all selling at duty free prices) lots of bars for all tastes young - old, especially good is Fridays a family bar with entertainment all night. Also at the Europa you can find outdoor tennis courts with rock climbing and a bungee (Only open during peak season).

The appartments are situated at the top of the hill so to get to the main beach or amadores is easily accessed by taxi or bus, both reasonably priced and not too far away - Taxi ranks beside the Europa center as well as the bus stop.

The Blue star had no entertainment which didn't particuarly bother me as there was enough near by.

The rooms are cleaned twice a week with fresh towells and bedding provided. Within the rooms you can find a sofa/bed, dining table with chairs, small kitchen with sink, fridge and two hobs, a fully functioning sat TV (You have to put euros into this for it to work - 1 euro will give you 1 hours veiwing) the bathroom is fitted with WC and shower and the bedrooms with two single beds easily pushed together if you feel the need! The balconys are spacious and all overlook the harbour giving you a good view in the morning of how the weather will be.

The Hotels restaraunt is seperately run and served lovely food at a high price with not too good service - not recomended! The shop is well equiped with everything that you need from drinks to sun cream, post cards and english newspapers. Within the reception area you can find a computer with internet access and the staff are very helpfull speaking full english. At night security keep an eye on the premises (very friendly) and will escort you back to your room just incase you cant remember where it is!
Outside of the apartments near the reception area you can find a prety waterfall alongside bird cages holding cockateils and a few african grey parrots who will talk to you as you pass by!

All in all I would say that my stay at the Blue Star apartments was very pleasent and I would deffinately recomend it for anybody of all ages!

This is the 3rd time we came to Puerto Rico. Blue Star was a late booking. Normally we do package deals but this time we booked flights separately with BA and accommodation through Hotel beds. We booked transfers through HolidayTaxis.com.

There were 8 of us traveling so it was worth it splitting the taxi fare (minibus) and not having to deal with tour operator

When arriving at the hotel all seemed well, the rooms were spacious and clean to begin with and there were plenty of other couples about. It was about the forth night when I found a cockroach on its back in the bathroom; it all went down hill from then. Every night there was at least one cockroach sharing our apartment. We found them in the bath, in the wardrobe, on our clothes, in the cutlery tray, in the bed, everywhere. It was like we were infested with them and the spray provided was no good.

There was a lot of building work going on in the room above us.

The pool area was of a reasonable standard and as for the lift, oh my god it was like being in a caravan that was about to fall apart, when it worked that was.

The hotel staff were friendly but when it came to our complaint about the infestation of cockroaches they made no attempt to move us until the second to last day of our 14 day holiday.

The location of the apartments was not too bad but not really ideal for entertainment as it

I've just returned from 2 weeks in the Blue Star. Not a single @#%$ roach, very clean, very quiet. Rooms cleaned every other day along with the rubbish removal.

Avoid the Europa centre 2 minutes walk away, the bars are disgraceful, particularly Yates. The Baracoa is the worse cabaret ever, it's so bad it could be good. We saw the only Elvis impersonator who doesn't sing Elvis songs - doh!

The main action is in the Puerta Rico Centro commercial. But be warned it's loud and lively. Youngsters will hassle you to go to their bars, the trick is to smile and say that you are going somewhere else, it's the same with the restaurants, just say that you have already eaten. Some bars won't let you buy a single drink, they force you into 2 for 1 which makes you stay longer than you wanted (unless you leave the drinks). Avoid MGMs, staff unfriendly and full of underage kids. Linekers is surprisingly good, but only if you like football. All bars have theme nights which are unbelievably naff.

The apartments are a 15 minute downhill walk to amadores beach, which is the best beach in G/Canaria, the beach side bars sell cheap food and drink, the sea is blue and clean. Get a taxi back up the hill for 2 euros (

Having just returned (two days ago) from staying at the Blue Star apartments, I personally would give it a big thumbs down. Although the staff were friendly and helpful and the supermarket was okay, that was about it. Situated right at the top of the hill, it was a very long trip down to the bus station and the other main shops (the Europa Centre was about a five minute walk away). Although the apartments were spacious, they were very basic - although they were full of cockroaches and ants! There are nine floors, the reception is on the 9th floor which is the top one. You then travel down on a glass framed lift to whichever floor you need. We were on the 2nd floor from the bottom (next to the tennis court), nobody in their right mind would have played in the children's area on floor one. Although there were some people in the swimming pool on the fourth floor, most of these were children and the pool appeared filthy. In fact, one guest told me you couldn't see the bottom of the pool. My friend whom I went with, suffers from vertigo and so we were forced to walk up and down seven flights of steps each and every time we went out of the apartment. The dining room/restaurant was never open, nor the games room, which seems very strange for August. When we turned on the kitchen tap, the shower came on in the bathroom. There was only one plug for kitchen sink, bath and handbasin. Rubbish from the apartment only got collected once during the week we were there. Finally we had had enough and managed to get another apartment on the 6th floor above us - this had been renovated in comparison to the previous one and was better than the first one. At least we had some sort of view from there as in the first apartment, all we could see was a flat roof with what I presume was some sort of storage tank on top, which was not particularly attractive. Although the public areas were clean enough, the cleaners would hog the main lift (there was another one near the swimming pool but didn't cover all floors) for their cleaning baskets, etc in the mornings so you could easily wait for more than ten minutes to use the lift. There was not one guest that we spoke to that had a good word for the complex. Many were going to complain to their respective tour operators as we intend to do also. Definitely not a place for the infirm. If you like sharing your pad with cockroaches scampering all around you - fine, it not, I should find somewhere else.