tygran37

I've got a couple questions ahead of my stay in April... I tried searching the thread but was having trouble finding anything.

1) What did you tip your butler? What about tips elsewhere, are they expected above the service charge? (edit: either I'm an idiot or searching the thread just wasn't working for me the other day as I'm now finding a fair amount of discussion on this point. I'll leave it in the post but feel free to ignore.)

2) Did anyone do the Coral Gardens snorkeling trip? Was it worth it over the house reef?

3) Did anyone do a Manta Ray/Whale Shark dive/snorkeling trip? I'm considering this one but it's *expensive*... (I was quoted $2700 for up to 4 people). Wonder if I can make 2 friends on the island who would want to go and split the cost? lol.

4) I may need a scuba refresher and I see they offer one (been a few years). Has anyone done this and what was your experience?

5) Can anyone confirm if the hotel will accept an American Express card?

Thank you!