La Vista Restaurant is aptly named as the view is appetizing, especially if you sit outside the restaurant. The few times we came here, we always sat outside and it was a particular pleasure one night when it was pouring sheets of rain, and I was getting pummeled sideways on my right shoulder.

Room service also is prepared from the La Vista Menu.

The first day we were here, I refused to lift a finger, so we had room service from La Vista. The room service menu is very limited; in addition to inflated pricing, they add a 17% service charge and a $2.50 trip charge. This is when beaming up the server would come in real handy!

Our dinner consisted of an exquisite orange and avocado salad with lime and coconut dressing; pinchos de mar , which are tuna kebabs with peppers and onions marinated and grilled with tropical chutney on the side. Foaming at the mouth yet? Not till you've had the piña colada cheesecake that even had Chuck raving.

The evening that we had dinner at La Isla Bonita and couldn't get a decent cup of tea, we came here afterwards, and I indulged in several cups while Chuck had a Passion Fruit float . We also had breakfast down here a couple of times.

If you get here really early, you can sit outside very comfortably, unless someone decides to blast the radio from the beach bar which did happen one morning. They offer an a la carte menu with everything you can imagine for breakfast, but it's best to take advantage of the buffet as it includes anything you might want to eat on the menu. So, it's pancakes for Chuck, healthy buffet for me which includes breads, pastries, cereals, yogurt, juices, fresh fruit (the melons were vinegary; I was mortified), compotes, bagels, cheeses, cold cuts. As we were eating, we were reviewing pictures from days prior and had hearty laughs.

On the day of our last breakfast here, I had granola, yogurt and dried fruits which I adore, but Chuck would rather have plain toast than yogurt. Our server was wonderful and feeling generous that morning. She decided to charge us for only one breakfast instead of two. You just never know what makes a person's day!