One reviewer on this site claimed if "you don't lilke Cap Juluca you must be insane." Well lock me up and hand me the thorazine. I am no jet setter, but have travelled and stayed in the best and worst of Greece, the UK, Paris, Serbia, Columbia, and the list does go on. I have stayed in places big shots live large, and slept on a flat board with a stale cigarette smoke as a blanket in eastern Europe. That being said, I have learned to roll with the punches in different situations. But, when you start putting down the big bucks, you expect a little something in return.
Cap Juluca is not a good return on your investment. You are treated to lots of smiles and nonsense, but if you want "anything," forget it.
Here is a list of the good and the bad:
the good-
1) Cap Juluca does have an outstanding beach, beautiful water
2) the room was very nice
3) the staff that cleaned the rooms do a great job
4) a very nice gym to workout
The bad-
1) want a drink at the bar? you may want to learn how to distill your own hooch instead.
I believe that a good bartender is as important as a good lawyer, doctor, and priest, and if you are a big drinker (and I am), look elsewhere. I am a good tipper, but that seemed to have no effect.
2) Want good food? IT IS NOT HERE! I was completely dissappointed in the food at Georges and Pimms. I've had better food at cheesy Amercian brass and fern resturants than Cap Juluca. When you plant 300+ for a meal, it better make a good impression.
3) I could care less about celebreties. Staff members would tell me about different hollywood types who come there, and I am thinking "why are they telling me this, and what makes them think I care?"
4) want room service for you and your main squeeze, have FedEx send it. Here is an example: we decided to order some food and a bottle of wine from Georges. A year later the food arrived. The guy doesn't even open the bottle of red wine for us, but no matter, he had no wine glasses. He returns another year later with champagne glasses for red wine. Now that may be trivial to many readers, but as I said before, pay big bucks, get good service. If I wanted to drink ripple wine straight from the screwtop bottle, I'll do that for two dollars and stay at a Hotel Six in Jersey City.
Maybe I sound like the ugly American. Well, I'm not much to look at, but I am a good guy. I never send food back, I rarely treat service people like servants, and always tip, and usually more than 20 percent. I have been on the receiving end in the food service world, so it's hard for me to be gruff to staff. All I ask is for courteous service (not butt kissing), and a decent time frame for my gubb. If there is a problem, I will understand, just inform me as a courtesy.
It really does come down to investment when travelling, especially in this area of the globe. I know that the staff of most places at the islands are laid back to the point of being a little rude, but this was ridiculous. Put your money down, get a good return. I still think with some sort of decent mangement, this resort could be truly first class.
Just a side note, if you want to have a good time stay at the Ladera in St. Lucia, or go way back up north and stay at the Ariel Sands in Bermuda. Both good investments with happy returns.








