Words cannot explain how wonderful this hotel/spa is.
The hotel itself is beautiful and very, very clean. There must be some aromatherputic smells they waft through the lobby area, because as soon as we arrived, I felt relaxed. The nice warm towel they give you when you arrive is just an extra bonus.
The staff- overall, were very attentive and friendly (especially the bellhops). The wait staff at the pool area had a lot of people to handle, so they did their best to be attentive.
The room was immaculate and gorgeous. The bed was extremely comfortable. **make sure you call to get some of their special pillows** the pillows on the bed origionally are fine, but the feather ones are top notch. The only downside to the room were the rock part of the floor, in which we continually stubbed our toes upon. I could honestly care less about the prices of the mini-bar. Yes, a Voss water is 12.00, but as other reviewers stated, you can buy water at the shop downstairs for a lot cheaper and take it back to your room. We did get turn-down service for only one of the nights. Seemed they came while we were showering to get ready and did not want a maid in the room. She would smile and give us fresh towels and chocolate, so thats nice enough~
The view--- from every room I imagine, is the best view. If you leave your balcony doors ajar, you can hear the ocean as you sleep (and also the wind, which can sound like a screaming banshee at times). However, I could spend an entire day just sitting on the balcony looking at the view. That alone made this a great hotel.
NO KIDS- what else can I say. I would come back here simply because of that reason....
The food: The breakfast at Siempre, was nothing exciting. I would simply just go to the small market and get a muffin or breakfast sandwich instead (the coffee is better there too)However, after a long few days we tried it again for dinner. It was delicious!!!! I enjoyed every bite of it...and I did not find it to be that over priced at all. For 4 people (who like to drink) our bill was only 300 USD and this included an appetizer for each, dinner and dessert, and drinks of course. The food at the pool was nice and always hit the spot after a long day in the sun. (shimp tempura tacos, yum)----
The timeshare deal- NO HASSLE at all! They could tell we were worn out from traveling and was basically stated a simple no, and they validated our drink tickets and off we went and never heard from them again. They did not even let us know they were timeshare people, we just assumed and found out later they were. HOWEVER, WHEN i go back-- I will take them up on the tour. I heard it was only 90 minutes from some of the guests and they got A TON of discounts for doing it...to include 100.00 bar tab, 200.00 for dinner and things to do in town. That is worth it (given that some of the drinks are pricey and if you like to have a cocktail like us)
Activities- we did participate in the scuba class and went scuba diving--- can't beat it! 60 USD for a long, beautiful dive. I watched the water aerobics, and they looked like they were having so much fun. The instructor bought the women a drink and they just swam around with their swim-noodles and chatted at the end and seemed as if they all became friends.
YOU JUST cannot beat this resort. It is beatuful, serene and top notch for your $$$.


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