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Old Oct 27, 2023 | 6:09 pm
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Originally Posted by Larkin
KI-NRT,

Thank you for the feedback. We are going to book it and are going to do the Breakfast only as like you we usually don't have a big lunch if we are eating a big breakfast and dinner. We also will not use the activities and if the spa maybe I might get a massage once but my husband is not a spa person at all! Great news on the food and service and thanks for the heads up on the fish. Do you recommend the villa you had based on the location on Turtle Bay? We are going to request Turtle Bay side as we preferred it when we were there before but were unable to move as they did not have availability on that stay.

Thank you!
We enjoyed the Turtle Bay side. Our room #202 was within short walking distance to everything (all restaurants, concierge, water sports shack, etc.), so we didn't even need to ride the bikes anywhere, which was nice. That said, we felt the snorkeling was slightly better a bit further down (Villa 210 and higher.) In any case, you really can't go wrong on that side of the island, to be honest.

One more thing.. the Nami, the Teppanyaki restaurant was a good change of pace. No, it's not going to win any awards and will not remind you of similar establishments in Tokyo, but since we were there for 4 nights, it was good to have something different. Nami only serves 8 people in one sitting, so I'd suggest you reserve early if you'd like to dine there during your stay.
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