Hi fellow travelers. Just made it to the resort yesterday. In contrast to many travelers in this thread I haven't been to that many higher end properties around the world so I guess my expectations are probably not as high. But so far, almost everything has been great. The staff at the airport lounge as well as the wait staff at the resort and our butler. All of them knew our names and the purpose of our visit and were very attentive. One minor thing was that our butler erroneously thought we had booked a dinner at Decanter.

We booked a regular OWV and were put into a panoramic OWV (524). I like the privacy but the pool does stay rather cold. I asked if we could either try a SOWV or the regular OWV if one becomes available. But according to our butler the property is currently running at 90% capacity so it's rather unlikely that we will be able to switch.

If there is any other people here interested in a whale shark tour this week, let me know!

Edit:
How do you tip wait staff at the restaurants? Via the bill or leave some cash on the table?