Originally Posted by
Jasper2009
Here´s a question for those who have stayed at this hotel: Can one walk from the hotel to the hotel beach or does one have to take a buggy?
Also, did you tip any of the staff? There´s a mandatory gratuity of $10 per person per day and a $10 resort fee per person per day which should cover everything in my opinion, but just wanted to check back what the experience of other FTers was.
To your first question, yes one can easily walk to the hotel beach. Typically we walked down the hill to the beach and took the shuttle back up the hill to the hotel. The shuttle service is very prompt, there's even a phone at the pick-up area where you can call the hotel lobby to request pick-up.
Regarding tips, we only tipped the bell staff when they brought up our luggage. Gratuities of 17% are automatically added to any food/beverage bills. I did not get the impression that the staff looked for tips as they do in other Caribbean destinations. Hope this helped, please feel free to PM me with any other questions.