On the Beach Reviews 

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TrustScore 4 out of 5

3.9

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Evaluating 908 reviews, reviewers had a great experience with this company. Customers consistently found the website clear, easy to navigate, and user-friendly, simplifying their search for holidays. The booking process itself was described as smooth, straightforward, and simple, often allowing for flexible payment options like installments. Many consumers appreciated the competitive pricing and value, finding good deals and choices across various budgets. However, some customers also noted difficulties with post-booking support, experiencing unresponsiveness when trying to make changes or resolve issues. A few other people also felt that there were occasional problems with specific holiday components, such as overbooked hotel rooms, missing pre-booked transfers, or unexpected airline flight changes.

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Rated 4 out of 5 stars

Otb offeres a range of holidays within a decent price range however, what lets the company down is the customer support.... expecting a customer to wait to chat to staff online for hours when most peo... See more

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Rated 4 out of 5 stars

Positives Clear and concise website easily navigated and tailored to my search criteria. The €100 welcome credit was a very nice touch and swung the business your way Negatives On payment... See more

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Rated 4 out of 5 stars

We recently booked our holiday with On the Beach, and the whole experience was smooth from start to finish. The booking process was easy, and everything was well organised. The only issue we had... See more

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Rated 4 out of 5 stars

It was my first time using on the beach. The initial booking was a bit slow as I made my booking and paid my money and got no confirmation for a few days but after I got that sorted everything else wa... See more

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About On the Beach

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We’re On the Beach and we’re proud to be one of Europe's leading online retailers of beach holidays. From humble beginnings in 2004 as a start-up business in a terraced house in Macclesfield, England, to our 2015 listing on the London Stock Exchange; we now send over 1.5 million happy customers away on their perfect beach holiday every year and have won lots of awards doing it. Visit our site

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  • The easiest way to reach us is through our handy Live Chat feature. You can find this under the 'Help and Contact' section of your My Bookings account, and one of our beach buddies will be happy to help you on your way., Ireland

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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Do not use this site

Do not use this site, no customer service, a person cannot speak to anyone in the company if you have a problem,
Be warned ,
My Daughter needed to change the dates of her holidays and called the nominated number and emailed the company no reply , lost her money,

May 31, 2026
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Reply from On the Beach

Hi David,

I am sorry to read this, I have requested some more information from you and if you can let us know what we can assist you with, we will try and point you in the right direction.

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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Paid for private transfers

Paid for private transfers, got a beat up van , broken seatbelts, metal sticking out of the seats and a driver that drove like a complete maniac and hit 2 vehicles but carried on, the return transfer made us very late getting to airport as they dent a standard car for 4 medium cases and 4 adults which would not fit in the boot after the driver kept smashing boot lid down on cases we used my wife's scarf to hold boot down as we would have missed our flight, on the beach were not interested even though we sent pics and videos the worse company to deal with once they have your money they are not interested I urge people not to use them

May 13, 2026
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Reply from On the Beach

Thank you for your review! We've sent you a request for some additional details to help us better understand your experience. Once we receive those, we'll follow up with a full response.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Absolute safeguarding failure

Absolute safeguarding failure. Separating a 15yo minor from legal guardians.

I spent two weeks trying to get through to a human at On the Beach, only to finally get through to an agent with zero humanity. Following an airline flight change for our June 29th holiday, they moved the parents to Gatwick Airport but left our 15-year-old minor child flying out of Luton—70 miles away without his legal guardians!

When I raised this severe child safeguarding issue, agent Vanessa flatly told me "there is nothing we can do"and then she abruptly slammed the chat window shut.

They are refusing to keep our family unit safe and refusing to process a legally mandated full refund under the Package Travel Regulations 2018. I have now been forced to initiate Section 75 breach of contract claims across THREE separate credit cards to claw back our installments. Absolute cowboys. Avoid at all costs.

June 10, 2026
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Reply from On the Beach

Thank you for your review! We've sent you a request for some additional details to help us better understand your experience. Once we receive those, we'll follow up with a full response.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

Good value for money holiday

Good value for money holiday, however my booking was cancelled by on the beach as there was an increase of over 100 euro on the price of our flights and when I asked the question about an earlier alternative, the booking was immediately cancelled. I did receive my refund but had to make contact (only by email) with an operator before it came back to my account. I have rebooked and the second booking went perfect once the flights and hotel were still available.

June 8, 2026
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Reply from On the Beach

Hi Anne,

We appreciate you sharing your experience. We are sorry to hear about the initial cancellation and the inconvenience you faced with the refund process. We are glad your rebooked holiday went smoothly, and we will review our communication and cancellation procedures to prevent similar issues.

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Ideal holidays

Great holidays great prices very easy booking app highly recommend just back from an amazing holiday and just booked my next one.

June 9, 2026
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Reply from On the Beach

We're delighted you enjoyed your amazing holiday and found our app easy to use for booking! We appreciate your recommendation and look forward to your next trip!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

So easy to book

So easy to book. Lots of information and a big choice. The best price, so much cheaper than all the others. Thank you..

June 8, 2026
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Reply from On the Beach

Thanks Maria! Brilliant to hear we made booking so straightforward for you. Easy booking + best prices = the perfect combo for getting your holiday sorted 😎 We'll be here whenever you're ready for your next getaway!

The Team at On the Beach

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Easy booking

Easy booking, cheap holidays.

June 8, 2026
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Reply from On the Beach

We're so happy you found booking easy and our holidays affordable. We appreciate your feedback!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Great Week away

Used on the beach for a weeks holiday in Lanzarote at the end of may.
No problems at all, easy to book, good payment plans no issues with anything had great week away and have booked again in September

April 29, 2026
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Reply from On the Beach

We're so glad you had a great week in Lanzarote and found our booking and payment plans easy to use. We truly appreciate your positive feedback and are delighted you've booked with us again for September!

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

First time use review of On the Beach

I liked the range of facilities that On the Beach had available via their website.
I didn't like the fact that over the couple of days I was looking at the holiday the price kept going up and when I did finally book my €100 welcome bonus for activating an account was not deducted from the total bill...it appears to be still sitting on my account.

June 7, 2026
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Reply from On the Beach

Hi Shirely,

Sorry to read this, are you able to reach out to us with evidence of the welcome bonus and we'd be happy to look into this for you?

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

My second year booking with on the…

My second year booking with on the beach. That alone says a lot.

June 5, 2026
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Reply from On the Beach

Thanks for your loyalty! Second year running means we're doing something right 😊 Here's to many more holidays ahead!

The Team at On the Beach

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Clear & Simple 100%

The booking process was extremely simple and clear. A great company for prices and deposit. We booked a year in advance and will continue to do this from now on. This is my first experience booking with on the beach and I am more than happy with the service this far.

June 7, 2026
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Reply from On the Beach

We are so glad to hear you found the booking process simple and clear, and that you are happy with our service so far. We appreciate your positive feedback and look forward to assisting you with future bookings.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Awful!

Awful!
First time we have booked an all inclusive holiday and will never be using this company ever again
Just hassle from the beginning with zero communication
Flight with sun express on way back was delayed by over 5 hours! As a result we landed at 2am with no trains running. Had to get a taxi back at the eye watering cost of £130! We want to receive compensation for this element but trying to contact them is an absolute farce! There is no way of getting hold of anyone! I have no idea how they get away with it
i have been all around the houses - phoning and being linked back to your live chat which IS NOT EVEN WORKING!! Trying to contact anyone is ridiculous
Please can you respond and let me know how I go about this before I escalate this further - not impressed

June 2, 2026
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Reply from On the Beach

Hi Gemma,

I am very sorry to read of the issues you had on your holiday.

If you would like to make a complaint, please follow the procedure via our website and it will advise you here.

Have a great weekend
On the Beach

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

Flight cancellation

My booking isn’t until the end of August. Everything looks fine on the app. No cancellations. I went to book our seats for the flights and it would allow me to do it for the outbound flight but not the inbound. So I decided to go straight to the SunExpress website and attempt to book the same flights to see their availability. As it turns out, there are no flights on the date I booked to return home. Which explains why on the beach wouldn’t allow me to book any seats. I have confirmed with SunExpress that my flight must have been cancelled. On the beach have not contacted me nor changed any detail on my booking. The only way to contact them is via an automated chat which isn’t helpful at all. I now have to wait 7 days for a response and from what I’ve read, they do not respond. So now I’m in limbo with what to do. I can’t cancel the booking because I won’t receive a refund even though I know it has been cancelled. This is the first time I have booked through on the beach and this has definitely put me off from booking again.

June 7, 2026
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Reply from On the Beach

Hi Kelly,

I am very sorry to read this.

I have requested some more information so we can take a look at this for you.

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

The app is very easy use and costs are…

The app is very easy use and costs are all up front and transparent.

I did forget to use my €100 credit when booking recently. However, this was remedied by the team (although I was in a chat queue for 2.5 hours)

June 3, 2026
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Reply from On the Beach

We are so glad you found our app easy to use and transparent! We appreciate you highlighting our team's help with your credit, and we are reviewing our chat queue times to improve.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

Don't like they have to check if…

Don't like they have to check if available after you pay for your holiday. Booking process is good. Price was good.

June 5, 2026
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Reply from On the Beach

We appreciate your feedback and are glad you found the booking process and price good. We acknowledge your concern about availability checks after payment and are reviewing our process.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

Live seat function availability

Please add a live seat-selection feature during the holiday booking process, similar to Loveholidays. As disabled travelers, we require extra legroom seats. Currently, we must open a dummy booking, check the airline's site for seat availability, return to your site to book the holiday, and then log into the airline to buy the seats. This multi-step process is a major accessibility barrier. Booking flights and seats together would fix this pain point.

June 5, 2026
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Reply from On the Beach

Hi,

Thank you for sharing your valuable feedback. We recognize the challenges you face with our current seat selection process, especially requiring extra legroom.

We are actively exploring ways to integrate a live seat-selection feature to improve accessibility and streamline your booking experience.

Your insights are crucial for our ongoing improvements.

On the Beach

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