Originally Posted by
PortlySpartacus
Very detailed write up, thank you. Now, give it a ranking out of five stars...
Maybe a little bit easier to rank each of the categories, because they vary considerably:
- Amenities (pool, gym, spa, kids club): 5 stars, easily.
- Lagoon View Suite: 5 stars, easily. One of my favorite hotel suites we've stayed in.
- Service: 4 stars, but that was with the resort half empty. I might be nervous it would fall if they were at full capacity.
- Food & Drink: 2 stars, given I have high expectations when paying $17 for a margarita. The good news, though, is the other resorts have great offerings and you can just head there.
One other thing I neglected to mention is that I think the resort will get much prettier as the plants grow in. It was really dry while we were there (never rained). There was a lot of recently planted sod that hadn't been properly watered (and was dying), but they are still getting their sprinkler systems set up. Eventually all the plants will be established and I think that will make the views look even better. Right now, it sometimes looks a little "scrubby" (ie. like they cut down a jungle to build a hotel, which is pretty much what happened).