Description: We visited this resort as part of a wedding party - two close friends of ours, a south African and a Kiwi decided to get married here having visited there on a previous romantic break.
So I guess that we knew we were in for a bit of a treat as it must have been good for them to go back!
We arrived stupidly late at night due to a Virgin flight being 12 hours late. 30 of us pitching up at 1.30 AM was not what the night porter wanted.
This was probably the only negative experience that I had at this resort. The night porter really couldn't cope and it took 2 hours to check us all in to our rooms. We were provided with some free apple juice to drink which was nice but really this should have been done more quickly!
However once we got to our rooms they were cool and clean and we fell into bed.
On waking up the next morning we were pleasantly surprised with the rooms. Ours was on the ground floor right by the swimming pool (and bar) and all rooms had a private balcony bit with sun loungers. We also had a table and chairs which we could eat on.
Inside the rooms were spotless - there was a bedroom, bathroom and kitchenette complete with grill, hob and microwave, toaster and kettle plus a fridge. There was a "welcome box" for us which had orange juice, milk, coffee, tea, bread, eggs and jam so were able to make breakfast. After that we just went out to the supermarket for supplies for breakfast as the hotel breakfast was £25 per person per day and apparently not very nice (we didn't try it!!!)
The bedroom was air conditioned and had a large TV with lots of English speaking channels so if you dragged yourself away from the beach you could cool down inside.
The room was cleaned daily by staff who were polite and friendly.
Facilities
The hotel had 2 pools which were huge and thousands of sun loungers and umbrellas for keeping off the very strong sun. There was a gym (if you could bare it), a games room and a spa. It also had a private beach with free use of Kayaks and other boating equipment. If you get up really early as we did you may be lucky enough to see sea turtle hatchlings going to the sea!
The bars in the hotel are numerous and serve reasonably priced drinks (but not cheap) except in Happy Hour when they are two for one - obviously the reason that you have to drink copious amounts of rum punch from 1500 - 1600 every day!
The concierge will help you book any activities from car hire to scuba to horse riding on the beach!
There is also a giant chess board, a croquet lawn and probably best of all free gas BBQs that you have to book but can use to cook food bought from the supermarket or fish market. This is a great way to reduce the cost of eating out.
The hotel are fine if you buy your own booze too and drink it in the hotel!
There is also a library - when you have finished your book hand it in and take another - great idea if you get through hundreds of books like me on holiday!
Staff
Cannot do enough for you - extremely helpful!
Price
All important - well we paid £780 for flights and accommodation for 7 nights through Virgin Holidays so not too expensive!
Location
As I mentioned - right on a private beach with amazing views - you are a taxi ride away from the main tourist restaurant area which will cost around $3-5 return so is not too bad. The supermarket is 15 mins walk away and there are cafes / convenience stores much closer!
The advantage is that you are in a gorgeous location but don't have the noisy drinkers shouting in the corridors at 3 am - perfect!
Overall
An amazing place to stay - the wedding was perfect and I would definitely return!
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