We stayed here for 9 nights and by the end of our trip were ready to go home. Everything was good, but nothing was exceptional. The best part of the trip was that the flight was just three hours! THREE HOURS. AWESOME.
We had fantastic weather the entire time we were there and that was perfect. No rain, no clouds, not even a day under 80*F.
The room, while bright- was sparsely decorated. Some wicker. It was not like a Fairmont in the States. However it was clean and that is the most important element. There was no wifi in the room which was second-rate . When on vacation, we turn off our cell phones, but we do check in via email.
We had an ocean front suite, which was huge. It had an enormous patio which we used daily for breakfast. My husband is a breakfast kind of guy and he enjoyed having oatmeal and French toast while enjoying the view. Me? A strong cup of coffee and I was fine.
The pool is by far the best feature with its beach entry. They truly put a lot of thought into its design. There are a lot of waterfalls, and birds such as peacocks and flamingos tooling around. We would get there early and snag a couple extra to create a buffer zone.
The beach was better in theory than concept- unless you like being hounded to buy something. We don’t. The hotel sits on a beautiful stretch of sand but unfortunately it is public so there are people peddling everything from hair braiding, to silver rings, ice cream bars and phone cards. After a quick walk around the beach we never went back.
The biggest distraction is the nigh club. It appears the use a lot of bass in their speakers and it reverberated thru out the resort- all day and all night.
One day we took a walk to the local Price Club. It resembled a Price Club that could have been anywhere. They let us in to shop with our membership card from home but we noticed they had daily rates for visitors as well. Great idea for tourists. When leaving the parking area we noticed 3 armed security guys on the roof of the Price Club with AK 47’s.
The Princess has a high wall around their compound with glass shards along the top. Although its efficiency at keeping bad guys out is yet to be rated, it was a demonstration of true labor. and we enjoyed looking at it.
Room Tip: Ocean front is the way to go
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