Saturday: review

I'm in the plane, so I thought I'd take some time to write a review of the resort.

As a disclaimer, I had a lot of fun there and would definitely do the trip again.


We'll start with the hit and miss items.
1. The food. Most of it was just ok, although we had some bad things and some very delicious things. For the most part it seemed to be substance rather than carefully prepared, although everyone had found some favorites by the end of the trip.
2. The service of the restaurants. Some days we were waited on promptly and never lacked for anything. One night we waited 45 minutes to place our orders and one morning I never got anything to drink at the buffet.
3. Towels. They usually had towels in the morning for the beach, but when we wanted them in the afternoon they were often out. They usually got more within an hour.
4. Housekeeping. One day our toilet didn't get cleaned (and it needed it) and we only had one bath towel. However, about twelve hours later housekeeping brought more towels and remade the bed after our nap. Besides that It was fine...nothing special nor anything bad.
5. Key cards. Everyone in our group had their key cards turn off a day or two before they were supposed to leave. I don't understand why, but it was rather annoying.
6. Room location. We had asked that all four rooms be close together and that was completely ignored. They couldn't have been further apart. I'm not sure if we could have asked sooner to prevent this or if they just ignored the email.
7. The Bulter. Some of our group had a very attentive butler, while we had a slightly hard time getting a hold of ours. He told us about the room service, but then didn't give us a menu.
8. aroma therapy. At the beginning they ask what aroma therapy you want in your room. Ben and I got something once, but no one else got anything.

And we'll end with the good things.
1. Grounds. They were beautiful, well maintained, and clean.
2. Rooms. The rooms were nice...a large open area, nice bed, sitting area, and balcony. The showers had a head on top and some side spouts. We could fit eight people in the room pretty easily.
3. Restaurant seating. I don't think we ever had to wait more than five minutes to be seated with a party of eight.
4. Things to do. We only attended a few shows at night, but between the shows and the daily activities there was no reason to be bored.
5. The beach. It was beautiful. The ocean bottom was a nice sand. there was some seaweed, but it wasn't bad. There were kayaks, boogie boards, and snorkel gear to use. (Although there wasn't much to see by our beach)
6. The special elegance club. This extra part was worth it. There were some snacks close to the beach and pool that you could just grab. It gave you access to close bars and emptier pools. It also provided a nice air conditioned area where eight people could play games.
7. The street vendors. If you negotiate well, you can get items much cheaper than the gift stores. However, they were only there one day for a limited time
8. Drinks. Drinks were easy to get.