Well this trip put a positive on our past experience 30 years ago. We went to Nassau for our honeymoon, and did not like it! So... I mentioned to my husband we should take our kids and try it again at the Atlantis (which wasn't there in then). After reading reviews, I decided which hotel to stay at on the Atlantis property, I picked the Coral due to proximity to many things (movies, Marina Village, marine life pools, etc., and thinking we wouldn't be in the room much. I felt our room was just what I would expect from the pictures. It was updated and roomy. I loved the big mirrors to add space, and used them to get ready while others showered. It seemed clean and bathroom faucets and A/C worked great!! But, we paid for a premium ocean view...and got 50% the top of Virgils roof. (Room 5234) Hence the higher fee shouldn't be asked for these rooms. The far away distant view was pretty of palm trees, pool and bits of ocean. Maybe I am just used to the views I get in Kauai, Hawaii. My second complaint simply about our room..was that the tile floor could have been cleaned better. It always felt gritty, and our feet were dirty. (sand) The Coral was busy with families, so if you don't want that vibe stay at another. (If we come back, we will for sure do the Cove or possibly the Reef.) I tried my hand at Bingo, and won a puzzle, Karaoke looked fun, we loved the quick stop of 'Sun and Ice' in lobby for a fast Danish, bagel, ice cream or shake. We even grabbed lunch before a snorkel excursion. The employees there were always sweet. Plus, the line there was never as long as the Royal's grab and go Patisserie. We ended up never doing a movie as the times weren't great. I wish they did 8:00 showings more, or ones every three hours if it was raining. The pools were GREAT, but know seats get taken up fast, and people did seem to save with towels that weren't there most the day. (In fact we started telling people to take them, as no one had been there all day) We really could have tried a different pool each day, or a beach. But did the Mayan pool twice as it was close to the Rapid River and slides. (Challenger slides were closed I believe to injuries of fiberglass cuts/stitches--not sure why maintenance would fix that quickly..it had been two weeks) The Rapid River was fun, and a bit scary the first time around as we didn't know what to expect. You do get really wet! Take your phone covers...we forgot ours. I felt most the staff was friendly especially if you smiled and tried to talk to them. Only a few times did we laugh at the pool snack restaurants, as they did seem grumpy if we asked if they had any Dole whip, and they were out. (NO DOLE WHIP!) (We loved the raspberry ones). We laughed too at a few life guards falling asleep. But some life guards were so fun in the Rapid River and seemed to be enjoying their job by making it fun. Remember to thank them for helping your move as you float! I am a chicken and did not do the two slides, Abyss or Leap of Faith, like my family. My favorite which was nice and easy was the Serpent Slide into the tunnel of sharks!! The other slides could be rough, and I enjoyed them, but did get a huge 8 inch bruise on my butt!! So keep your butt up like the signs say. I would also recommend water shoes/tevas!! The cement would get soo hot. I did wear flip flops after the first day and hold them on the slides. Please know food was expensive. For our family of 4, we spent well over $2300 for a week, that's with a few little breakfasts from Sun and Ice, Starbucks, and Shake Shack. I did prebuy $1800 in food before going. Not knowing we would spend $300 at Nobu. But my family loved Nobu and we went there twice (so really $600). We also walked to Jimmy Buffet's one night (its really close- cut through the Marina Village) We loved the Junkanoo Bahamian "Rush Out" parade. We went to it twice!! The first night (Friday) had two very animated fun dancers. We missed out on the Goombay Nights as we had heavy rains that evening. We also did paddle boarding and kayaking with the dolphins at the Dolphin Cay. I wouldn't do that again. It was over priced for the time and ability to see the dolphins. We also didn't know we could have stayed at that beach area for the day with our pass. Which would have helped with personal pictures. Instead I paid $200 for 10 pictures they took. The swim with dolphins may be better, but our family had recently done that in the Cancun area of Quintana Roo We did the snorkel adventure through the company at the resort...way cheaper and we enjoyed it. They took us to Rose Island, and we stopped near Blue Lagoon and peeked over the walls from the boat to watch the dolphins play. We were not fed on that ...hence the cheaper price. There were cute kitties on the property. We would take our left overs often and feed them. They were very friendly. Over all, thirty years later... after a bit of big nudge to get my husband to go...he said he could come to Atlantis again. It was a success!!…
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