We spend a week at The Crane in August 2012 and really liked our room - high ceilings and a view out of this world! We left the windows open at night and did not have to turn on the air conditioning at all (beware if you do - they charge you per minute and it would be a hefty fee if you left it on all week). The surroundings of the resort are top notch. They are expanding the hotel though, so there is construction during the day and lots of workers taking care of the grounds. The resort is quite far removed from the action, but there is a shuttle that goes into Oistens on Friday evenings for the fish fry which I would definitely recomment (and this comes from a vegetarian!)... lots of fun and our favourite night out. There is also a shuttle that goes from the hotel into town to shop one morning. Cabs can be expensive ($50USD per way), so the shuttles are great. The service at the restaurants on the resort was very slow and the food was meh. We took advantage of the kitchen facilities and had some meals in.

This was our second trip to The Crane. We went in November 2012 for our 25th anniversary. Ee wanted to go to a special place. The Crane is a very special place. We love it there. We had a beautiful ocean front room. Thank you Mr. Korey Boyce for the upgrade, very grateful for that.

The grounds and views of the ocean are outstanding. Having breakfast at L'Azure while looking at the beautiful beach is breathtaking. As for the beach itself, it is outstanding. Beautiful pink sand and plenty of chairs with umbrellas. We were unable to go int o the ocean though. It was way to rough for us. Very few people actually went in. If you want a calm beach, go to Accra or Miami Beach, both wonderful.

We enjoyed all the restaurants, L'Azure and Zen our our favorites and both with gorgeous views of the beach.

The pool was great. As full as the resort was, you could always find a quiet place. I do agree with a prior post about the "towel cards". One towel per person and only if you have a card is a little silly for a 5 star resort in my opinion. We like one towel for the chair and one to dry off with, not possible with this system.

We found the staff to be extremely friendly, both times we were there in fact. Day or night if you walked past a staff member they would always have a smile and say hello. Housekeeping did a wonderful job everyday.

We are planning our next trip there as we speak.

My husband and I spent a week at The Crane in Building 5. Although the unit was a bit older, it was very well maintained and extremely spacious for a studio. The bed was very comfortable, the veranda was lovely, and the bathroom huge! We didn't see one bug, but did have a small finch visit us everyday from the garden. The grounds are beautiful and the singing of tree frogs was a refreshing reminder that we were in the tropics. Although the pools were a bit murky they were a welcome relief from the hot sun. We found the beach to be gorgeous to look at but too rough to go in. We had a car which was perfect, because we got to see a lot of the island and went into Oistins for fish almost every evening. Such a wonderful island and a memorable vacation at The Crane. We would most definitely visit again.

Whilst there is a touch of faulty towers about the restaurant lazure it's a super place to relax and unwind. Julie is a true gem, straight talking and incredibly helpful. If they upped their game on the service front they could be up there with the west coast hotels, although for the time being there is still quite a gap, no pun intended. The staff are really friendly, but the GM needs to focus on service levels.