i just wanted to say that I have read a lot of reviews on this property and was unsure of how my trip was going to go and what to expect.
The resort was gorgeous! The property was so beautifully landscaped and the entire pool area/restaurant area was amazing. It is a brand new resort and that being said the landscaping hasn't fully evolved. The food at the restaurant was delicious and the service was excellent. They must have had twenty people passing through out the restaurant. There was no sign of waiting 15 minutes for drinks like I had read. I ordered my food and my drink was always promptly refilled.
The kids club was also amazing. I had never been to a resort that had such a large area dedicated to children. The playground was a dream land for my daughter.
The rooms were so beautiful inside and large enough that a family of four is very comfortable. I especially loved the large bathroom and tub area.
The only additional thing I could say is the view was so gorgeous when the sun went down I did not want to leave. I will definitely go back next summer when I have some more vacation time.
I can not wait to see how everything looks the next time I go.

I stayed at the Verandah for a week in mid November and I have to say I enjoyed the holiday but the hotel has problems.

Firstly the construction of the rooms was poor and I doubt they would survive even a mild hurricane, especially as it's so exposed and the rooms are elevated on stilts!

The resort only had 50 rooms open and when it's fully open with 150+ there will be problems. Lack of sun beds, queues at the bar and crowding of the restaurants etc. It's also meant to be an eco-resort but that's rubbish. They've basically managed to fit as many rooms on the resort as possible with no regard for the countryside and some of the "bay views" are mainly of roof tops of other rooms. I spoke to some locals and they said they never wanted the resort to be built and didn't have many kind words for the developer.

The beaches were small and again only a few sun beds. The sun beds themselves were very uncomfortable and look very cheap. Not what you'd expect from a 4* resort.

The food was good and waiting saff friendly but I would re-iterate that the "fine dining" was the same menu every night and not worth the extra $25 you'll be expected to pay in the future.

They are also building 60 villas opposite the resort called Verandah Estates and that will add to the amount of people using the resort and in my opinion it will be too many.

On a positive note the staff were very pleasant and was the main reason I enjoyed my stay.

My view is to go now before it gets too crowed and don't pay full price.

We arrived back from the Verandah resort on Saturday 24 after our 2 week stay.

After reading some of the reviews I agree with some points but not other but I guess what people want and expect from a holiday do vary, although in my experience the Caribbean is much the same.

We were met by very friendly reception staff and offered a nice drink, we were then driven off in an electric buggy to the rooms. They have made great progress on the resort over the last 2 weeks before we arrived and more so whilst we were there. There seems to only be 2 villa shells left, shame they are on route to the available room, bad planning there even the green shielding around the bases would be a quick win.

Our room was great 176, we paid for an oceanfront room and it was great with a nice view, highly recommend rooms 162 onwards if you are on the front row. In typical Caribbean style the rooms are clean and practical but they certainly look very plain compared to the offerings in say Mauritius or Maldives etc.

During our stay we found the staff very friendly and helpful with good manners and what seemed like a genuine attitude. Some of the restaurant staff need more experience which I am sure will come with time but they need to ensure it is soon as it seems to be getting busier each day.

We were lucky enough that all 3 restaurants were open when we were there and the food standard was above average for an all-inclusive resort. The fine dinning restaurant that currently is included on AI was good but not worth the planned $25 surcharge they plan on charging.

The weather was great with only 1 morning and 2 hours 1 afternoon lost to the rain.

The pool is very nice, clean and had plenty of sun beds, as did the beach once they moved 20 from the other beach near reception.

During the managers evening he announced the kids pool was open along with the kids play area, also the tennis courts would be complete on the 1/11/07. They are all working very hard to get this place ready, we were advised that completion by end of December was now unlikely and end of Feb 2008 was more the case.

Overall and enjoyable stay in a nice resort that in 6 months time when it is all complete the dust has settled and the plants have grown a bit will be a genuine 4 star resort.

Paul

Just returned from the Veranda. Pleasant enough resort. I generally agree with previous reviews. However, PLEASE BE AWARE: My mobile phone
was stolen from my room. Someone with a master key entered the room as
it was impossible to get in any other way. The hotel staff were ok but
I had to insist that they allow me to make a free phone call from the room and also I had to pressure them to call the police. All these arrangements were carried out begrudgingly. Having read previous reviews, it seems this has happened before. This is not a good sign for a newly constructed resort!!!! I will NOT be going back to the Verandah